Black enough : stories of being young & black in America

Paperback(HarperCollins, 2020)

BTSB #: 040589 Available

Dewey: 808/SAges: 13-17   
AR: 5.1 UG

Genres:

Subjects: African American teenagers - Fiction Race relations - Fiction Life change events - Fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction

Summary: A collection of short stories explore what it is like to be young and black, centering on the experiences of black teenagers and emphasizing that one person's experiences, reality, and personal identity are different than someone else.

Coming up Cuban by Manzano, Sonia 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 602395 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-16   
AR: 4.1 MG Lexile: 620

Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: Cubans - Fiction Life change events - Fiction Cuba - History|y1958-1959, Revolution

Summary: Examines the impact of the 1959 Cuban Revolution on four children from very different walks of life. In the wake of a new regime in Cuba, Ana, Miguel, Zulema, and Juan learn to find a place for themselves in a world forever changed.

Girl from widow hills : a novel by Miranda, Megan 

Paperback(Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2021)

BTSB #: 649482 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   


Genres: Scary/Horror Stories

Subjects: Life change events - Fiction Sleepwalking - Fiction Psychological fiction

Summary: A psychological suspense about a young woman plagued by night terrors after a childhood trauma who wakes one evening to find a corpse at her feet.

Home fire by Shamsie, Kamila 

Paperback(Riverhead Books, 2017)

BTSB #: 834511 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 7.1 UG RC: 9.6 9-12 Lexile: 1070

Genres: Family Life Multicultural

Subjects: Families - Fiction Life change events - Fiction Terrorism - Fiction Muslims - Fiction

Summary: The suspenseful and heartbreaking story of a family ripped apart by secrets and driven to pit love against loyalty, with devastating consequences. Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother's death, an invitation from a mentor in America has allowed her to resume a dream long deferred.

Muck & Magic by Morpurgo, Michael 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 659278 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 5 MG

Genres: Animals Sports

Subjects: Farm life - Fiction Life change events - Fiction Horses - Fiction Bicyclists - Fiction Drawing - Fiction Sculptors - Fiction

Summary: Twelve-year-old Bonny has always wanted to be a world-champion cyclist, maybe even an Olympic medalist, and her parents have cheered her on all the way. But when a flat tire draws Bonny to a horse farm, her predictable world starts to change.

Night bus hero by Rauf, Onjali Q. 

BTSB Prebound(Delacorte Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 740527 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
Lexile: 840 F&P: X

Genres: Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Practical jokes - Fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction Life change events - Fiction Conduct of life - Fiction

Summary: Getting in trouble is what Hector does best. He gets some of his most brilliant prank ideas while sitting in detention. When Hector plays a prank on a homeless man and is seen and shamed by a schoolmate, he reaches a turning point. But will anyone take his heartfelt change seriously?

Paper planes by Wood, Jennie 

Paperback(Maverick, 2023)

BTSB #: 963277 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 14-18   


Genres:

Subjects: LGBTQ people - Fiction Life change events - Fiction Camps - Fiction Graphic novels

Summary: Former best friends Dylan Render and Leighton Worthington attempt to successfully navigate their way through a summer camp for troubled youth. They both need a good evaluation at the camp. Otherwise, they'll be sent away, unable to attend high school with their friends. While participating in camp activities and chores, Dylan and Leighton rexamine the events that led up to the incident that sent them to camp. In graphic novel format.

Stranger than fanfiction by Colfer, Chris 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2017)

BTSB #: P03692 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   


Genres:

Subjects: Celebrities - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Secrets - Fiction Fame - Fiction Life change events - Fiction

Summary: Cash Carter is the young, world famous lead actor of the hit television show Wiz Kids. When four fans jokingly invite him on a cross-country road trip, they are shocked that he actually takes them up on it. Chased by paparazzi and hounded by reporters, this unlikely crew takes off on a journey of a lifetime-- but along the way they discover that the star they love has deep secrets he's been keeping. What they come to learn about the life of the mysterious person they thought they knew will teach them about the power of empathy and the unbreakable bond of true friendship.

When things aren't right, go left by Colagiovanni, Marc 

BTSB Prebound(Orchard Books, 2022)

BTSB #: 226364 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.4 LG

Genres: Fantasy Fiction

Subjects: Life change events - Fiction Optimism - Fiction Emotions - Fiction

Summary: A boy who encounters life's challenges forges ahead on his path with optimism, pushing aside all of the negative creatures who wish to stop his progress.