Cruisers by Myers, Walter Dean 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2010)

BTSB #: P01214 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-13   


Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Race relations - Fiction School stories Freedom of speech - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Newspapers - Fiction Harlem (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: Friends Zander, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi, caught in the middle of a mock Civil War at DaVinci Academy, learn the true cost of freedom of speech when they use their alternative newspaper, The Cruiser, to try to make peace.

Hive by Lyga, Barry 

BTSB Prebound(Kids Can Press, 2019)

BTSB #: 590975 In Bindery

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
Lexile: 730 HL

Genres: Science Fiction

Subjects: Social media - Fiction Online social networks - Fiction Censorship - Fiction Freedom of speech - Fiction Fugitives from justice - Fiction High schools - Fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction

Summary: Social media used to be out of control with trolls, doxxers, and hackers. But then the Hive came. Entering her senior year of high school, filled with grief over an unexpected loss, Cassie is primed to lash out. Egged on by new friends, she makes an edgy joke online. Cassie doubts anyone will notice. But the Hive notices everything. And as her viral comment whips an entire country into a frenzy, the Hive demands retribution, and Cassie is now running for her life.