Code Talkers, Joseph Bruchac (Historical Fiction)
Code Talkers, Joseph Bruchac (Historical Fiction)
Touching Spirit Bear, Ben Mikaelsen (Fiction)
Touching Spirit Bear, Ben Mikaelsen (Fiction)
The Book Thief, Markus Zusac (Historical Fiction)
The Book Thief, Markus Zusac (Historical Fiction)
The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman (Fiction)
The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman (Fiction)
A Night Divided, Jennifer Nielsen (Historical Fiction)
From NYT bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen comes a stunning thriller about a girl who must escape to freedom after the Berlin Wall divides her family between east and west. With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. Gerta knows it is dangerous to watch the wall, to think forbidden thoughts of freedom, yet she can't help herself. She sees the East German soldiers with their guns trained on their own citizens; she, her family, her neighbors and friends are prisoners in their own city. But one day, while on her way to school, Gerta spots her father on a viewing platform on the western side, pantomiming a peculiar dance. Then, when she receives a mysterious drawing, Gerta puts two and two together and concludes that her father wants Gerta and Fritz to tunnel beneath the wall, out of East Berlin. However, if they are caught, the consequences will be deadly. No one can be trusted. Will Gerta and her family find their way to freedom?A Night Divided, Jennifer Nielsen (Historical Fiction)
Faceless, Alyssa Sheinme (Realistic Fiction)
When Maisie Winters wakes up, she’s in the hospital. The last thing she remembers is running through the hills of her neighborhood one misty morning. Slowly, she puts the pieces together. Before she could make it home, a storm gathered. Lightning hit a power line and sparks rained down, the hot-burning electrical fire consuming her. Destroying her face. Where her nose, cheeks, and chin used to be, now there is…nothing. Maisie’s lucky enough to qualify for a rare medical treatment: a face transplant. At least, everyone says she’s lucky. But with someone else’s features staring back at her in the mirror, Maisie looks—and feels—like a stranger. The doctors promised that the transplant was her chance to live a normal life again, but nothing feels normal anymore. Before, she knew who she was—a regular girl who ran track and got good grades, who loved her boyfriend and her best friend. Now, she can’t even recognize herself. New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Sheinmel has created a gripping and gorgeously written tale of identity and love. This is a story of losing yourself and the long, hard fight to find your way back. Faceless, Alyssa Sheinme (Realistic Fiction)
The Selection, Kiera Cass (Fiction, Dystopia)
The Selection, Kiera Cass (Fiction, Dystopia)
The Unteachables, Gordon Kormon (Fiction)
The Unteachables are a notorious class of misfits, delinquents, and academic train wrecks. Aldo has anger management issues; Parker can’t read; Kiana, who doesn’t even belong in the class—or any class; and Elaine (rhymes with pain). The Unteachables have been removed from the student body and isolated in room 117. Their teacher is Mr. Kermit, the most burned-out teacher in all of Greenwich. He was once a rising star, but his career was shattered by a cheating scandal that still haunts him. He is finally one year away from early retirement. But the superintendent has his own plans to torpedo that idea—and it involves assigning Mr. Kermit to the Unteachables.The Unteachables never thought they’d find a teacher who had a worse attitude than they did. Mr. Kermit never thought he would actually care about teaching again. Over the course of a school year, room 117 will experience mayhem, destruction—and maybe even a shot at redemption. The Unteachables, Gordon Kormon (Fiction)
The Hate You Give, Angie Thomas (Fiction)
The Hate You Give, Angie Thomas (Fiction)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick (Historical Fiction/Mystery)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick (Historical Fiction/Mystery)
They Both Die at the End, Adam Silvera (Science Fiction)
They Both Die at the End, Adam Silvera (Science Fiction)
Up From the Sea, Leza Lowitz (Fiction)
Up From the Sea, Leza Lowitz (Fiction)