Breath too late by Callen, Rocky 

Paperback(Square Fish, 2021)

BTSB #: 183837 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 4.5 UG Lexile: 640 HL

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Suicide - Fiction High school students - Fiction Domestic violence - Fiction Friendship - Fiction

Summary: After committing suicide just before high school graduation, Ellie Walker haunts her home and school, reflecting on her life of domestic violence, friendship with August, and dreams of a writing career. Includes list of resources for people in crisis.

If these wings could fly by McCauley, Kyrie 

Paperback New title.(HarperCollins, 2021)

BTSB #: 618743 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 4.4 UG

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Domestic violence - Fiction Family problems - Fiction Sisters - Fiction High schools - Fiction School stories Dating (Social customs) - Fiction Crows - Fiction

Summary: In Auburn, Pennsylvania, a farming community overrun with crows, high school senior Leighton struggles to keep herself and her sisters safe from their abusive father even as she starts a relationship.

If these wings could fly by McCauley, Kyrie 

BTSB Prebound(HarperCollins, 2020)

BTSB #: 618744 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 4.4 UG

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Domestic violence - Fiction Family problems - Fiction Sisters - Fiction High schools - Fiction School stories Dating (Social customs) - Fiction Crows - Fiction

Summary: In Auburn, Pennsylvania, a farming community overrun with crows, high school senior Leighton struggles to keep herself and her sisters safe from their abusive father even as she starts a relationship.

Mary underwater by Doleski, Shannon 

BTSB Prebound(Amulet Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 284305 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 3.6 MG+ F&P: Z

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Domestic violence - Fiction Ex-convicts - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Submersibles - Fiction Catholic schools - Fiction School stories

Summary: Gaining courage from Joan of Arc, fourteen-year-old Mary Murphy navigates the waters of Chesapeake Bay in a submersible built with her friend, Kip, escaping the home where her violent father has just returned from prison. Includes facts about domestic violence and submersibles.

Star outside my window by Rauf, Onjali Q. 

Paperback(Yearling, 2022)

BTSB #: 740530 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 890

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Foster children - Fiction Foster home care - Fiction Siblings - Fiction Domestic violence - Fiction

Summary: Ten-year-old Aniyah and her little brother Noah find themselves living in foster care after the sudden disappearance of their mom, but with her life in disarray, Aniyah knows just one thing for sure--her mom is not gone forever.

When we were infinite by Gilbert, Kelly Loy 

Paperback(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022)

BTSB #: 379134 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
Lexile: 910

Genres: Family Life Multicultural

Subjects: Friendship - Fiction Suicide - Fiction Domestic violence - Fiction High school students - Fiction

Summary: All Beth wants is for her tight-knit circle of friends--Grace Nakamura, Brandon Lin, Sunny Chen, and Jason Tsou--to stay together. With her family splintered and her future a question mark, these friends are all she has--even if she sometimes wonders if she truly fits in with them. Besides, she's certain she'll never be able to tell Jason how she really feels about him. When Beth witnesses a private act of violence in Jason's home, the whole group is shaken and makes a pact to protect him.