This story is about a girl named Emma, a teen who is quiet and very shy. She despises being in the spotlight and would rather reside in the shadows, but this is not possible. She soon learns she is not who she thinks she is. Everything changes when a new guy named Connor moves to town.
Look Both Ways in the Barrio Blanco is a realistic adventure about Jacinta, a girl who is making her way in America. Miss, a reporter on TV, becomes Jacinta’s amiga, her friend, and helps her do just that. This book describes the hardships of being Mexican-American in an unfamiliar place. Jacinta lives in Maplewood, New Mexico, and the book provides a glimpse of how hard it is to cross the border in and out of Mexico. Jacinta is smart and has many interests. She learns French, gymnastics, and attends ballet performances.
In the book Firefly Hollow by Alison McGee all the fireflies, crickets, and water voles are always told not to interact with the "giants,", also known as humans. Not Firefly, Cricket, and Water Vole. They like the miniature giant, Peter. They even want to do things like giants. Firefly wants to fly to the moon and Cricket wants to play catch. All Water Vole wants to do is find his family that was washed down the river in a big storm. When Firefly and Cricket's nations find out about their secrets, the pair decide to leave.
Cameo, by Tanille Edwards, is a book about a high school girl named Nia who thinks that someone is after her. One time she hears someone snicker and run past her bedroom door. Later, she is locked in the bathroom and punch is poured under the door. Nia needs to find out who is doing this. Is it more than one person? She needs to find out fast.
Uncertain Glory is an amazing story inspired by true events. Joe Wood is the main character of the story. In this captivating tale, Joe must earn enough money to pay back a man who lent him cash so he could begin a printing press. Amid the chaos of the U.S. Civil War and the opinionated war of white men vs. black, Joe must help his African friend, Owen.
“Make it personal” was one of world leader Talis’ main rules. Greta is just a girl, well, one of royalty, that is caught up in this new world. When two countries go to war, both of their heirs die, no matter who started it. After witnessing the death of a boy, and witnessing the arrival of another, everything changes. War breaks out and Greta’s the next one in line to die. There’s never been a way out, but maybe there is one last way to escape... to break the rule no one thought possible.
A Song for Ella Grey is a modern retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. The story is told from the point of view of Claire. Claire watches as her best friend Ella Grey falls in love with Orpheus, a wandering musician. Ella falls hard and fast, determined it is true love while Claire watches, unable to begin to comprehend the full extent of the love between Orpheus and Claire. However, Orpheus and Claire are doomed lovers and soon tragedy strikes. Suddenly Claire's best friend is taken from her and Claire's world turns upside down.
The year of Luminous Love is about three teen-aged girls. Ciana, a cowgirl with her home at stake and a cowboy she can't be with. Arie, a girl who has suffered from cancer her whole life and then there's Eden. A daughter of a mental mom, she also has a boyfriend named Tony who becomes controlling and overprotective. Eden becomes frightened by him and needs to escape. So, when Ciana inherits money from her grandma's will, she decides to use it to get herself and her friends a trip to Italy and Eden sees her chance to escape her crazy boyfriend, Tony.
All American Boys is a book about two boys - one white, one black and the adventure they both go on. Rashad is the black boy and Quinn is the white and they both attend ROTC and play on the school’s basketball team. The story starts on a Friday night as the boys head out with their separate groups to go partying. Rashad stops to get chips before meeting his boys at the party and one incident later he’s beaten by a white cop and put into the hospital. Quinn sees the whole thing go down and knows the cop, Paul Gulluzo, who beats the boy.
The juniors at Adams High in Alabama are every bit as cliché and stereotyped as one would expect students in a southern high school to be. The sun is hot, the summer is ending, and the popularity contest is up and running. Carolyn Lessing, having just moved from New Jersey, is the new girl and is quickly becoming the new golden girl, making waves as she starts to usurp former popular girl Brooke.
