The Bridge  

by Bill Konigsberg 

Aaron and Tillie are strangers until they  lock eyes as each is about to jump off the  George Washington Bridge to their death.  Readers will hear four different captivating  narratives that explore the impact of mental  illness, suicide, and recovery. 

Firekeeper’s Daughter  by Angeline Boulley  

Daunis Fountaine, a biracial eighteen year  old, has never felt like she fits in with her  Ojibwe or white heritage. Her dreams of  going to college take a turn when several  tragedies strike her family and the town.  Daunis is pulled into the complex, high  stakes investigation and she soon realizes  nothing she has known is what it appears 

Girls Like Us  

by Randi Pink 

Set in 1972, this historical fiction novel  explores the lives of 4 teenage girls from  different walks of life dealing with  unplanned pregnancies; Sue, the daughter  of a senator, Mississippi, a 14 year old with  very little education, and Izella and Ola,  daughters trying to keep their secret from  an intensely strict mother.  

How Moon Fuentez Fell in  Love With the Universe  by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland Moon Fuentez lives in the background of her life  and in the shadow of her sister, a social media  star. On the summer bus tour with beautiful  influencers, Moon uses her photography skills to  capture her sister’s cultivated image and sells  merch with sullen, but super-handsome,  Santiago. Accepting the good and bad in  relationships with her family, Santiago, and  herself, Moon discovers she is the center of her  universe. 

In the Wild Light  

by Jeff Zentner  

Would you leave the only place you've ever  known and the people who love you to follow a  dream? Cash and Delaney take a chance and  leave rural Tennessee for an elite prep school in  CT where their bond of friendship is more  important than ever. 

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko Tarisai has been raised in isolation by her absent  mother known as The Lady. Tarisai has finally  come of age and is sent to the capital to compete  to be one of the Crown Prince’s Council of  Eleven. If chosen, she’ll join the others through  the Ray, a bond stronger than blood. This  closeness is all Tarisai has ever wanted. But The  Lady has other plans, including a magical wish  that Tarisai is compelled to obey: gain the  Prince’s trust and kill him.  

Three Things I Know Are  True by Betty Culley 

Liv’s brother Jonah accidentally shot himself  with his best friend’s father’s gun. Now, his 24/7  medical needs and an ugly lawsuit threaten to  dominate their lives. In this haunting novel in  verse, Liv must harness the power of forgiveness  to forge a new path through the aftermath of  tragedy. 

Today, Tonight, Tomorrow  by Rachel Lynn Solomon 

Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have been bitter  rivals for all of high school. They have one last  chance to best each other in Howl, a senior class  game on the last night of high school. After  being targeted by other students they reluctantly  join forces, at least until they are the last two  players standing.