Cat I never named : a true story of love, war, and survival by Sabic-El-Rayess, Amra 

BTSB Prebound(Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 774280 Available

Dewey: 949.703/AAges: 13-17   
AR: 5.5 UG

Genres:

Subjects: Sabic-El-Rayess, Amra - Childhood and youth Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bihac Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 - Bosnian personal narratives Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Muslim personal narratives Muslims - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bihac - Biography Children and war - Bosnia and Herzegovina Bihac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - History - Siege, 1992-1995 - Bosnian personal narratives Bosnia and Herzegovina - Ethnic relations - History|y20th century

Summary: In Bihac, Bosnia, in 1992, sixteen-year-old Amra and her family face starvation and the threat of brutal ethnic violence as Serbs and Bosnians clash, while a stray cat, Maci, provides solace.

Good girl's guide to murder [Good girl's guide to murder]by Jackson, Holly 

Paperback(Delacorte Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 482748 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 5.4 UG Lexile: 700 HL

Genres: Mystery Fiction

Subjects: Cold cases (Criminal investigation) - Fiction Homicide - Fiction Mystery fiction High schools - Fiction

Summary: As her senior capstone project, Pip is determined to find the real killer in a closed, local murder case, that determined Sal Singh killed his popular girlfriend, Andie Bell, and then himself five years ago, but not everyone wants her meddling in the past.

Parachutes by Yang, Kelly 

Paperback(HarperCollins, 2021)

BTSB #: 971377 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 4.4 UG

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Chinese - Fiction High school students - Fiction Conduct of life - Fiction Private schools - Fiction School stories Sexual abuse - Fiction California - Fiction Shanghai (China) - Fiction

Summary: They're called parachutes: teenagers dropped off to live in private homes and study in the US while their wealthy parents remain in Asia. Claire Wang never thought she'd be one of them, until her parents pluck her from her privileged life in Shanghai and enroll her at a high school in California. Suddenly she finds herself living in a stranger's house, with no one to tell her what to do for the first time in her life. She soon embraces her newfound freedom, especially when the hottest and most eligible parachute, Jay, asks her out. Dani De La Cruz, Claire's new host sister, couldn't be less thrilled that her mom rented out a room to Claire. An academic and debate-team star, Dani is determined to earn her way into Yale. Dani and Claire find themselves on a collision course, intertwining in deeper and more complicated ways, as they grapple with life-altering experiences.

Punching the air by Zoboi, Ibi Aanu 

Paperback(HarperCollins, 2021)

BTSB #: 924644 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 5.7 UG Lexile: NP

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: African Americans - Fiction Artists - Fiction Race discrimination - Fiction Administration of criminal justice - Fiction Race relations - Fiction Novels in verse

Summary: Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, because of a biased system he's seen as disruptive and unmotivated. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy.

Punching the air by Zoboi, Ibi Aanu 

BTSB Prebound(HarperCollins, 2020)

BTSB #: 924656 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 5.7 UG Lexile: NP

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: African Americans - Fiction Artists - Fiction Race discrimination - Fiction Administration of criminal justice - Fiction Race relations - Fiction Novels in verse

Summary: Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, because of a biased system he's seen as disruptive and unmotivated. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy.

With the fire on high by Acevedo, Elizabeth 

Paperback(Quill Tree Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 040599 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-17   
AR: 5.2 UG RC: 5.3 9-12 Lexile: 810

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Teenage mothers - Fiction Cooking - Fiction Bildungsromans

Summary: Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago has been doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. She dreams of working as a chef after she graduates, but knows that is impossible. But once Emoni starts cooking, her only choice is to let her talent break free.

With the fire on high by Acevedo, Elizabeth 

BTSB Prebound(HarperTeen, 2019)

BTSB #: 040621 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-17   
AR: 5.2 UG RC: 5.3 9-12 Lexile: 810

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Teenage mothers - Fiction Cooking - Fiction Bildungsromans

Summary: Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago has been doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. She dreams of working as a chef after she graduates, but knows that is impossible. But once Emoni starts cooking, her only choice is to let her talent break free.