Gone to the woods : surviving a lost childhood by Paulsen, Gary 

BTSB Prebound(Farrar Straus Giroux, 2021)

BTSB #: 704260 Available

Dewey: 813/AAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.9 MG+ Lexile: 1030

Genres:

Subjects: Paulsen, Gary - Childhood and youth Autobiography American authors - Biography Life change events Survival skills

Summary: Gary Paulsen portrays a series of life-altering moments in his turbulent childhood as his own original survival story.

Hold back the tide by Salisbury, Melinda 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 774786 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-16   
AR: 4.9 UG

Genres: Scary/Horror Stories

Subjects: Father-daughter relationship - Fiction Monsters - Fiction City and town life - Fiction

Summary: Everyone in this quiet lakeside community knows that Alva's father killed her mother, all those years ago. There wasn't enough proof to arrest him, so Alva's been forced to live with her mother's murderer. One of her chores is to monitor water levels in the loch-a task her father takes very seriously. It's a cold, lonely task, and she swears she feels someone watching her. Rumors spread of dark creatures rising from the loch and Alva realizes the horror may connect to secrets of her past.

I must betray you by Sepetys, Ruta 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel Books, 2022)

BTSB #: 800253 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-16   
AR: 4.3 UG Lexile: 500 HL

Genres: Family Life Historical Fiction

Subjects: Spies - Fiction Family life - Romania - Fiction Dictatorship - Fiction Revolutions - Fiction Romania - History|y1989, Revolution - Fiction Bucharest (Romania) - History|y20th century - Fiction

Summary: In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country.

Me (Moth) by McBride, Amber 

BTSB Prebound(Feiwel and Friends, 2021)

BTSB #: 617341 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 4.8 UG Lexile: 750 HL

Genres: Multicultural Supernatural

Subjects: Novels in verse African Americans - Fiction Navajo Indians - Fiction Native Americans - United States - Fiction Grief - Fiction Depression (Psychology) - Fiction

Summary: Moth, who lost her family in an accident, and Sani, who is battling ongoing depression, take a road trip that has them chasing ghosts and searching for ancestors, which helps them move forward in surprising, powerful and unforgettable ways.

Similars [Similars Volume: 1]by Hanover, Rebecca 

Paperback(Sourcebooks Fire, 2019)

BTSB #: 418316 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 4.8 UG Lexile: 680 HL

Genres: Science Fiction

Subjects: Cloning - Fiction Experiments - Fiction Private schools - Fiction Schools - Fiction Science fiction

Summary: When six clones join Emmaline's prestigious boarding school, she must confront the heartbreak of seeing her dead best friend's face each day in class.

You should see me in a crown by Johnson, Leah 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 497096 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-18   
AR: 5.9 UG

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: High schools - Fiction School stories Proms - Fiction Identity (Psychology) - Fiction Friendship - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Lesbians - Fiction

Summary: Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever. When the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down.