RESISTANCE By Jennifer A. Nielsen
IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN By Anne Sibley O’Brien
FREAK THE MIGHTY By Rodman Philbrick
THE GIRL FROM THE SEA By Molly Knox Ostertag
This Sydney Taylor Notable book for teens tells the extraordinary story of a Jewish girl’s courageous efforts to resist the Nazis by traveling between the Jewish ghettos of Poland to smuggle food, papers, and even people. Paperback • 4OO833149 Ages: 13–18 • 400 pages List price $7.99 • Your price $5.99 Audio CD and digital download available
North Korea is known as the most repressive country on Earth. Not the best place for a family vacation. Yet that’s exactly where Mia Andrews finds herself, on a tour with her aid-worker father and fractious older brother, Simon, in this tale of courage and survival.
The powerful story of a unique friendship between a troubled, oversized boy and the tiny, physically challenged genius who proves that courage comes in all sizes. This simple yet timeless story explores many themes, including bullying. Paperback • 4OO928606 Ages: 12 and up • 192 pages List price $7.99 • Your price $5.99
Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can’t wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. Then one night, Morgan is saved from drowning by a mysterious girl named Keltie. The two become friends and suddenly life on the island doesn’t seem so stifling anymore. Paperback • 4OO854057 Ages: 12 and up • 256 pages List price $12.99 • Your price $9.74
Paperback • 4OO821619 Ages: 12–15 • 336 pages
List price $8.95 • Your price $6.71 Digital audio download available
WORDS IN THE DUST By Trent Reedy
TRULY MADLY ROYALLY By Debbie Rigaud
THE DREAMER By PamMuñoz Ryan Illustrated by Peter Sís Inspired by the early life and evolution of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, and combining elements of magical realism with biography, poetry, historical fiction, and transporting illustrations, Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter Sís take readers on a rare journey of the heart and imagination. Paperback • 4OO926998 Ages: 12 and up • 384 pages
SIMONE BREAKS ALL THE RULES By Debbie Rigaud It’s senior year, and Simone Thibodeaux is ready to shake things up. Until now, her life has been sealed in a boy-proof container, thanks to her strict Haitian immigrant parents, who enforce no-dating rules and send Simone to an all-girls high school. Hardcover • 4OO701159 Ages: 12 and up • 320 pages List price $18.99 • Your price $14.24
Zulaikha hopes for peace now that the Taliban have been driven from Afghanistan, a good relationship with her stepmother, and even to go to school one day or have her cleft palate fixed. Paperback • 4OO526126 Ages: 12–15 • 272 pages List price $7.99 • Your price $5.99 Audio CD and digital download available
Zora’s summer gets complicated when she meets a boy who turns out to be a prince. Debbie Rigaud brings sparkling humor and insight to this #ownvoices romance that’s all about ruling your own destiny.
Paperback • 4OO833272 Ages: 13–16 • 304 pages List price $9.99 • Your price $7.49
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ENDANGERED By Eliot Schrefer
MY NAME IS NOT FRIDAY By Jon Walter In this heartbreaking yet hopeful story, Samuel and his younger brother Joshua are freeborn Black boys living in an orphanage during the end of the Civil War. When Samuel takes the blame for Joshua’s latest prank, he’s taken from the orphanage, given a new name—Friday—and sold into slavery.
ON THE HOOK By Francisco X. Stork
From National Book Award Finalist Eliot Schrefer comes the compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos— and herself—from a violent coup while visiting her researcher mother in Congo.
Hector has always minded his own business until Joey, whose older brother, Chavo, is head of the Discípulos gang, singles him out. And when a fight between Chavo and Hector’s brother escalates, Hector is left with no choice but to take a stand. Hardcover • 4OO704680 Ages: 12 and up • 304 pages List price $17.99 • Your price $13.49
Paperback • 4OO516577 Ages: 12–16 • 288 pages List price $10.99 • Your price $8.24
Paperback • 4OO816064 Ages: 13–18 • 384 pages
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Illustration © 2021 from On the Hook by Francisco X. Stork
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