A family extending from Pakistan to California, deals with generations of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness
Lahore, Pakistan. Then. Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and open the Clouds' Rest Inn Motel, hoping for a new start. Juniper, California. Now. Salahudin and Noor are more than best friends; they are family. Growing up as outcasts in the small desert town of Juniper, California, they understand each other the way no one else does. Until The Fight, which destroys their bond with the swift fury of a star exploding. Now, Sal scrambles to run the family motel as his mother Misbah's health fails and his grieving father loses himself to alcoholism. Noor, meanwhile, walks a harrowing tightrope: working at her wrathful uncle's liquor store while hiding the fact that she's applying to college so she can escape him--and Juniper--forever. When Sal's attempts to save the motel spiral out of control, he and Noor must ask themselves what friendship is worth--and what it takes to defeat the monsters in their pasts and the ones in their midst. From one of today's most cherished and bestselling young adult authors comes a breathtaking novel of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness--one that's both tragic and poignant in its tender ferocity

When an urban legend rumored to trap people inside subway tunnels seems to be behind mysterious disappearances in the Bronx, sixteen-year-old Raquel and her friends team up to save their city--and confront a dark episode in its history in the process
For over a year the Bronx has been plagued by unexplained disappearances. Raquel does her best to ignore it: after all, the police only look for the white kids. Then her crush Charlize's cousin goes missing-- and Raquel's mom comes down with a mysterious illness that seems linked to the disappearances. Raquel and Charlize discover that everything is tied to a terrifying urban legend called the Echo Game. The game is rumored to trap people in a sinister world underneath the city, and the rules are based on a particularly dark chapter in New York's past. If the friends want to save their home-- and everyone they love--, they will have to play the game and destroy the evil. Or die trying. -- adapted from jacket

After seventeen-year-olds Chloe and Shara, Chloe's rival for valedictorian, kiss, Shara vanishes leaving Chloe and two boys, who are also enamored with Shara, to follow the trail of clues she left behind, but during the search, Chloe starts to suspect there might be more to Shara and her small Alabama town than she thought

Sixteen-year-old Mexican American Yami Flores starts Catholic school, determined to keep her brother out of trouble and keep herself closeted, but her priorities shift when Yami discovers that her openly gay classmate Bo is also annoyingly cute

Hoodie Rosen's life isn't that bad. Sure, his entire Orthodox Jewish community has just picked up and moved to the quiet, mostly non-Jewish town of Tregaron, but Hoodie's world hasn't changed that much. He's got basketball to play, studies to avoid, and a supermarket full of delicious kosher snacks to eat. The people of Tregaron aren't happy that so many Orthodox Jews are moving in at once, but that's not Hoodie's problem. That is, until he meets and falls for Anna-Marie Diaz-O'Leary - who happens to be the daughter of the obstinate mayor trying to keep Hoodie's community out of the town. And things only get more complicated when Tregaron is struck by a series of antisemitic crimes that quickly escalate to deadly violence. As his community turns on him for siding with the enemy, Hoodie finds himself caught between his first love and the only world he's ever known.
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New York City, 1922. Nicolas Caraveo, a 17-year-old Latinx transgender boy from Minnesota, has no interest in the city's glamour. He rents a small house in West Egg from his 18-year-old cousin, Daisy Fabrega, who lives in fashionable East Egg near her wealthy fiance - and Nick is shocked to find that his cousin now goes by Daisy Fay and passes seamlessly as white. Nick's neighbour in West Egg is a mysterious young man named Jay Gatsby, whose mansion is the stage for parties so extravagant that they both dazzle and terrify. As Nick is pulled deeper into the glittery culture of decadence, his feelings grow more complicated when he finds himself falling hard for Jay's openness, idealism, and unfounded faith in the American Dream.
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Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths
Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, either in her hometown or on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of college, but when her family is struck by tragedy she puts her future on hold to care for her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, a new recruit on her brother Levi's hockey team. When Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, she reluctantly agrees to go undercover, drawing on her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine to track down the source of a new drug. How far will she go to protect her community, if it threatens to tear apart the only world she's ever known? -- adapted from jacket

"Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, Xiomara Batista has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. She pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers--especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. Mami is determined to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, and Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. When she is invited to join her school's slam poetry club, she can't stop thinking about performing her poems"--Dust jacket.

• Part I. In the beginning was the word: Friday, August 24: Stoop-sitting ; Unhide-able ; Mira, muchacha ; Names ; The first words ; Mami works
• Tuesday, August 28: Confirmation class ; God ; "Mami," I say to her on the walk home ; When you're born to old parents ; When you're born to old parents, continued ; When you're born to old parents, continued again ; The last word on being born to old parents ; Rumor has it
• Tuesday, September 4: First confirmation class ; Father Sean ; Haiku ; Boys ; Caridad and I shouldn't be friends ; Questions I have
• Wednesday, September 5: Night before the first day of school
• Thursday, September 6: H.S ; Ms. Galiano ; Rough draft of assignment 1 : write about the most impactful day of your life ; Final draft of assignment 1 (what I actually turn in) ; The routine ; Altar boy ; Twin's name ; More about Twin
• Tuesday, September 11: It's only the first week of tenth grade ; How I feel about attention
• Saturday, September 15: Games ; After ; Okay?
• Sunday, September 16: On Sunday ; During communion ; Church mass ; Not even close to haikus ; Holy water ; People say ; On Papi ; All over a damn water
• Monday, September 17: The flyer ; After the buzz dies down
• Tuesday, September 18: Aman ; Whispering with Caridad later that day ; What Twin be knowing ; Sharing ; Questions for Ms. Galiano ; Spoken word ; Wait ; Holding a poem in your hand ; J. Cole vs. Kendrick Lamar ; Asylum ; What I tell Aman ; Dreaming of him tonight
• Thursday, September 20: The thing about dreams ; Date ; Mami's dating rules ; Clarification on dating rules
• Friday, September 21: Feeling myself

• Part II. And the word was made flesh: Smoke parks ; I decided a long time ago ; Why Twin is a terrible twin ; Why Twin is a terrible twin, for real ; Why Twin is a terrible twin (last and most important reason) ; But why Twin is still the only boy I'll ever love
• Sunday, September 23: Communication ; About A
• Monday, September 24: Catching feelings ; Notes with Aman
• Tuesday, September 25: What I didn't say to Caridad in confirmation class Lectures ; Ms. Galiano's sticky note on top of assignment 1 ; Sometimes someone says something
• Friday, September 28: Listening ; Mother business And then he does ; Warmth
• Tuesday, October 9: The next couple of weeks ; Eve ; I think the story of Genesis is mad stupid ; As we are packing to leave ; Father Sean ; Answers ; Rough draft assignment 2 : last paragraphs of my biography ; Final draft of assignment 2 (What I actually turn in) ; Hands ; Fingers
• Tuesday, October 16: Talking church ; Swoon ; Telephone ; Over breakfast ; Angry cat, happy X
• Friday, October 19: About being in like ; Music
• Tuesday, October 23: Ring the alarm ; The day ; Wants ; At my train stop ; What I don't tell Aman ; Kiss stamps ; The last fifteen-year-old ; Concerns ; What Twin knows ; Hanging over my head
• Friday, October 26: Friday ; Black & blue ; Tight
• Saturday, October 27: Excuses ; Costume ready ; Reuben's house party ; One dance ; Stoop-sitting--with Aman ; Convos with Caridad
• Sunday, October 28: Braiding
• Monday, October 29: Fights ; Scrapping ; What we don't say ; Gay ; Feeling off when Twin is mad ; Rough draft of assignment 3 : describe someone you consider misunderstood by society ; Final draft of assignment 3 (what I actually turn in)
• Wednesday, November 7: Announcements ; Ice-skating ; Until ; Love
• Thursday, November 8: Around and around we go ; After skating ; This body on fire ; The shit & the fan ; Miracles ; Fear ; Ants ; I am no ant ; Diplomas ; Cuero ; Mami says ; Repetition ; Another thing you think while your kneeling on rice that have nothing to do with repentance Things you think while your kneeling on rice that have nothing to do with repentance ; The last thing you think while your kneeling on rice that have nothing to do with repentance ; Leaving ; What do you need from me? ; Consequences ; Late that night
• Friday, November 9: In front of my locker

• Part III. The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Silent world
• Sunday, November 11: Heavy ; My confession ; Father Sean says ; Prayers ; How I can tell ; Before we walk in the house ; My heart is a hand
• Wednesday, November 14: A poem Mami will never read ; In translation ; Heartbreak ; Reminders ; Writing ; What I'd like to tell Aman when he sends another apology message
• Wednesday, November 21: Favors ; Pulled back
• Thursday, November 22: On Thanksgiving ; Haiku : the best part about Thanksgiving was when Mami ; Rough draft of assignment 4 : when was the last time you felt free? ; Rough draft of assignment 4 : when was the last time you felt free? ; Rough draft of assignment 4 : when was the last time you felt free? ; Final draft of assignment 4 (what I actually turn in) ; Gone
• Monday, December 10: Zeros ; Possibilities ; Can't tell me nothing
• Tuesday, December 11: Isabelle ; First poetry club meeting ; Nerves ; When I'm done ; Compliments ; Caridad is standing outside the church ; Hope is a thing with wings
• Thursday, December 13: Here ; Haikus ; Offering ; Holding Twin ; Cody ; Problems ; Dominican Spanish lesson ; Permission
• Friday, December 14: Open mic night ; Signed up ; The mic is open ; Invitation
• Sunday, December 16: All the way hype
• Monday, December 17: At lunch on Monday
• Tuesday, December 18: At poetry club ; Every day after English class
• Monday, December 24: Christmas Eve ; It's a rosary
• Wednesday, December 26-Tuesday, January 1: Longest week
• Wednesday, January 2: The waiting game
• Tuesday, January 8: Birthdays ; The good ; The bad ; The ugly ; Let me explain ; If your hand causes you to sin ; Verses ; Burn ; Where there is smoke ; Things you think about in the split second your notebook is burning ; Other things you think about in the split second your notebook is burning ; My mother tries to grab me Returning ; On the walk to the train ; The ride ; No turning back ; Taking care ; In Aman's arms ; And I also know ; Tangled ; The next move ; there are words
• Wednesday, January 9: Facing it ; "You don't have to do anything you don't want to do" ; What I say to Ms. Galiano after she passes me a Kleenex; Going home ; Aman, Twin, and Caridad ; Divine intervention ; Homecoming ; My mother and I
• Thursday, January 24: Stronger ; Slam prep ; Ms. Galiano explains the five rules of slam ; Xiomara's secret rules of slam ; The poetry club's real rules of slam
• Friday, February 1: Poetic justice
• Friday, February 8: The aftermath of the slam ; At the New York citywide slam ; Celebrate with me ; Assignment 5 : first and final draft

THE WINNER OF THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 'I fell in love at slam poetry. This one will stay with you a long time.' - Angie Thomas, bestselling author of The Hate U Give 'This was the type of book where "I'll just do 50 pages" turned into finishing it in 2 reads. I felt very emotional, not just because the story and the words themselves were so beautiful but because I knew it was going to make so many teens who felt like no one cares about them or listens to them feel seen.' - Tomi Adeyemi, bestselling author of The Children of Blood and Bone "Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice." -Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation "An incredibly potent debut." -Jason Reynolds, author of the National Book Award Finalist Ghost "Acevedo has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero." -Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street THE POET X - a stunning New York Times bestseller with a powerful and unforgettable YA voice. Perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi's The Children of Blood and Bone, Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give and Sarah Crossan's One. Xiomara has always kept her words to herself. When it comes to standing her ground in her Harlem neighbourhood, she lets her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But X has secrets - her feelings for a boy in her bio class, and the notebook full of poems that she keeps under her bed. And a slam poetry club that will pull those secrets into the spotlight. Because in spite of a world that might not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to stay silent. A novel about finding your voice and standing up for what you believe in, no matter how hard it is to say. Brave, bold and beautifully written - dealing with issues of race, feminism and faith - this is perfect for fans of Orangeboy, Nicola Yoon's Everything Everything and Zoella Book Club choice Moxie. 'A story that will slam the power of poetry and love back into your heart.' - Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Speakand Chains 'Acevedo breathes words instead of air' - Lisa Heathfield, author of award-winning Paper Butterflies 'Powerful, finely crafted verse . . . Readers will yearn to finish this verse novel in a single sitting, but its echoes will remain with them much longer' Guardian ELIZABETH ACEVEDO was born and raised in New York City and her poetry is infused with Dominican bolero and her beloved city's tough grit. The Poet X is her debut novel and a National Book Award winner. With over twelve years of performance experience, Acevedo has been a featured performer on BET and Mun2, as well as delivered several TED Talks. She has performed internationally and her poetry has been featured in Cosmopolitan, The Huffington Post and Teen Vogue. Acevedo is a National Slam Champion, Beltway Grand Slam Champion, and the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam representative for Washington, D.C, where she lives and works.
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"Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits--smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try"-- Provided by publisher.

• The black eye of the month club
• Why chicken means so much to me
• Revenge is my middle name
• Because geometry is not a country somewhere near France
• Hope against hope
• Go means go
• Rowdy sings the blues
• How to fight monsters
• Grandmother gives me some advice
• Tears of a clown
• Halloween
• Slouching toward Thanksgiving
• My sister sends me an E-mail
• Thanksgiving
• Hunder pains
• Rowdy gives me advice about love
• Dance, dance, dance
• Don't trust your computer
• My sister sends me a letter
• Reindeer games
• And a partridge in a pear tree
• Red versus white
• Wake
• Valentine heart
• In like a lion
• Rowdy and I have a long and serious discussion about basketball
• Because Russian guys are not always geniuses
• My final freshman year report card
• Remembering
• Talking about turtles
• Discussion guide
• Interview with Ellen Forney.

In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney, that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.
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Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he thought he was destined to live. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Alexie's YA debut, released in hardcover to instant success, recieving seven starred reviews, hitting numerous bestseller lists, and winning the 2007 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
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• Story 1: "All Jin Wing wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he's the only Chinese American student at the school. Jocki and his bullies pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he falls in love with an all-American girl." Story 2: "Born to rule over all the monkeys in the world, the story of the Monkey King is one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables. Adored by his subjects, master of the arts of kung-fu, he is the most powerful monkey on Earth. But the Monkey King doesn't want to be a monkey. He wants to be hailed as a god ..." Story 3: "Chin-Kee is the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, and he's ruining his cousin Danny's life. Danny's a basketball player, a popular kid at school, but every year Chin-Kee comes to visit, and every year Danny has to transfer to a new school to escape the shame. This year, though, things quickly go from bad to worse"
• Publisher's description.

Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. But Katniss has been close to death before - and survival, for her, is second nature. The Hunger Games is a searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present. Welcome to the deadliest reality TV show ever...
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In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney, that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.
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When Clay Jenkins receives a box containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends the night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah's voice recounting the events leading up to her death.

This is a tour-de-force new work by rising indie comics star Gene Yang. "American Born Chinese" maps the adolescent Chinese-American experience through three separate but interwoven stories. One story centres on Jin Wang, a Chinese-American student at an all-white California high school. Jin is plagued by jocks and bullies, so when another Chinese student transfers to the school, Jin wants nothing to do with him. Next is a comic update of the legendary story of the Monkey King, an ancient Chinese morality tale. Finally, there's the gross and surreal stereotype of Chin-Kee, the ultimate negative Chinese cliche, complete with a sitcom-style "laugh track". These three apparently unrelated tales come together in an astonishing climax - all with a mighty blast of humour, surprising poignancy and skilled artistry.
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Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.

Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon is on trial for murder. Guilty or innocent, Steve becomes a pawn in the hands of the "system". As a way of coping with the horrific events that entangle him, Steve, an amateur film-maker, decides to transcribe his trial into a script.
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