Amielynn Abellera
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Gold medal-winning Olympic gymnast and Dancing with the Stars favorite Laurie Hernandez shares her story in her own words in this debut book for fans of all ages. At sixteen years old, Laurie Hernandez has already made many of her dreams come true--and yet it's only the beginning for this highly accomplished athlete. A Latina Jersey girl, Laurie saw her life take a dramatic turn last summer when she was chosen to be a part of the 2016 US Olympic gymnastics...
3) You go first
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Charlotte, twelve, and Ben, eleven, are highly-skilled competitors at online Scrabble and that connection helps both as they face family issues and the turmoil of middle school.
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"One of Marisol's least-favorite things is gym class--especially when Coach Decker announces that they will be playing kickball--so Marisol and her best friend Jada ask the best (and stinkiest) athlete they know--Marisol's big brother Oz--for help" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Harper doesn't trust her new home from the moment she steps inside, and the rumors are that the Raine family's new house is haunted. Harper isn't sure she believes those rumors, until her younger brother, Michael, starts acting strangely. She knows that the memories she's blocking will help make sense of her brother's behavior and the strange and threatening sensations she feels in this house, but will she be able to put the pieces together in time?...
6) I, Claudia
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Publication Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Over the course of her high school years, awkward Claudia McCarthy finds herself unwittingly drawn into the dark side of her school's student government, with dire consequences.-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Ruby Santos, grappling with her mother's death and financial struggles, discovers her father's secret life as a magical underworld delivery person, leading her to take over his station and jump train lines, only to realize the perilous nature of the job and the dangerous world she has entered.
9) Zen and gone
Author
Publisher
Soho Teen
Publication Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Because their mother is usually high, Essa, seventeen, must be responsible for her sister, nine-year-old Puck, but when Puck disappears during a hike outside of Boulder, Essa must rely on her newfound spiritual strength and boyfriend Oliver.
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Marisol and her best friend Jada love to ride their bikes, except when they have to ride past a dangerous beast they call Daggers, but when Daggers gets loose, Marisol unexpectedly rescues him, conquering one of her biggest fears.
Author
Publisher
Soho Teen
Publication Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In 1984, while grappling with her parents' divorce and her mother's remarriage to an African-American man, sixteen-year-old Laura wins a walk-on role in the nuclear holocaust movie being filmed in her Arkansas town, but when the scripted nuclear explosion occurs, nobody seems to know if a real nuclear bomb has detonated or not. Inspired by a real event.
12) Something wicked
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Harper is dealing with too many new changes in her house. Her cousin, Leo, is now living with them; her sister, Kelly, has started working at a local makeup store, Jeune; and Harper's spirit hunter abilities have grown increasingly more powerful and uncontrollable, making her a target for possession. But when Harper and Dayo uncover a dangerous plot to steal youth from millions of innocent people, Harper must use all her powers to destroy an ancient...
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Marisol, who has a big imagination and likes to name inanimate objects, has a tree in her backyard named Peppina...but she's way too scared to climb it. Will Marisol find the courage to climb Peppina? Maybe-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Language
English
Description
When New York City native Becket Branch moves to the country with her family to help run her grandmother's farm and store, she finds that new friends, hostile chickens, sour lemonade and mischief are only the beginnings of her new life.-- WorldCat.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Publication Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Harper Raine faces new challenges ahead when her parents take the whole family to a remote tropical island for vacation. As Harper starts to have visions of the resort's history of disappearances and discovers more about the island's dark and fabled past, she must use her newly acquired spirit hunting talents to save everyone on the island from murderous spirits on the attack.
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
"Under normal circumstances, Marisol loves language arts class. Mrs. Ruby is her favorite teacher and always makes her feel special...until the day Mrs. Ruby makes a horrible, terrible, downright dreadful All the kids have to write their own haiku. As if that's not bad enough, they have to read their haiku in front of the whole class! Marisol would rather swim through a pack of jellyfish than get up in front of the whole class to read anything, much...
17) Damned if you do
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Seven years ago, Cordelia Scott's abusive father left without a word, and life has been normal ever since. The seventeen-year-old spends her days stage managing the school play (which is going great, if anyone asks), pining over her best friend, Veronica, and failing one too many pop quizzes. She's never been sad that her father left, but she knows something is... missing. When her school guidance counselor, Fred, reveals during a session that he's...
18) 36 righteous men
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When detectives James Manning and Covina "Dewey" Duwai are called in to investigate a series of bizarre murders, they make a shocking discovery: the legend of the hidden righteous ones, the 36 who preserve the world from destruction, is no legend at all. They are real, and they are being murdered. As the bodies pile up and the world tilts into chaos, Manning and Dewey must protect the righteous ones from a ruthless killer able to beguile his victims...
19) Dauntless
Author
Publisher
Swoon Reads
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Seri, Borderland teen and new assistant to Eshai Unbroken, local commander of the Valiants, may be the only person who can bridge the divide between the People who build their dwellings in the spreading trees and the "beasts" who roam the forest floors.



