Borders

Borders by Thomas King; Natasha Donovan

Borders What happens when your nation is divided by someone else’s border and your citizenship isn’t acknowledged? Hang out in the gray area between borders known as the duty-free parking lot. When will they be able to leave?

The Last Cuentista

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

The Last Cuentista 12-year-old Petra is among the chosen few to board a spaceship for another planet when Earth is going to be destroyed by a comet. Hundreds of years later she awakes to discover she is the only one aboard who still remembers Earth or any of its stories. An amazing combination of sci-fi … Read more

Roll for Initiative

Roll for Initiative by Jaime Formato

Roll for Initiative 12-year-old Riley is learning to survive middle school without her older brother’s help. As she makes friends, she realizes that she can run the D&D games she used to play with her brother. When he comes home from college early, she has to prove her independence.

Lucy in the Sky

Lucy in the Sky by Kiara Brinkman; Sean Chiki

Lucy in the Sky 7th grader Lucy is struggling with some family issues and feels her friends are drifting away. She discovers some of her parent’s old Beatles albums, gets a drum set, and decides to start a girl band. Can she keep the band together?

Stuntboy, in the Meantime

Stuntboy, in the Meantime by Jason Reynolds; Raúl the Third

Stuntboy, in the Meantime A novel with short comic sections tells the story of a boy whose alter ego is Stuntboy, the greatest superhero you’ve never heard of. Told as a television series with each chapter as an episode, we see Stuntboy using his powers to protect those he loves.

Dragons in a Bag

Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott

Dragons in a Bag 9-year-old Jax didn’t realize how easy it would be to break the 2 rules of caring for newborn dragons: 1. Don’t let them out of the bag. 2. Don’t feed them anything sweet. Read to find out what happens next!