Young Adult (14 - 18)

Ia Cōcha never thought she'd be working for the Olympus Commonwealth. But that was before she found out her trusted brother Einn was trying to tear apart the universe. Now, Ia, the Blood Wolf of the Skies, has agreed to help the Royal Star Force on...

The true story behind the acclaimed movie 12 Years a Slave, this book is based on the life of Solomon Northup, a free black man from New York who was captured in the United States and sold into slavery in Louisiana. Solomon Northup awoke in the middle of...

Inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion, Where the Rhythm Takes You is a romantic, mesmerizing novel of first love and second chances. Seventeen-year-old Reyna has spent most of her life at the Plumeria, her family's gorgeous seaside resort in Tobago. But...

A Fire Destroys . . . A Treasure Appears . . . A Crime Unfolds . . . An Edgar Award Winner, Best YA Novel 2015 A Chicago Public Library "Best of the Best" 2014 A Booklist Editors' Choice, Books for Youth 2014 A Booklist Top Ten Crime Fiction for Youth...

The audio version adds to the authenticity even more as she narrates her own words, bringing the listener into her world. -- School Library Journal, starred review This program includes a foreword read by Angela Davis Patrisse Cullors' and asha bandele's...

For fans of The Librarian Of Auschwitz, This Light Between Us is a powerfully affecting story of World War II about the unlikeliest of pen pals--a Japanese American boy and a French Jewish girl--as they fight to maintain hope in a time of war. "I...

Sometimes the difference between a love story and a horror story is where the ending comes ...While Jude fought for power in the Court of Elfhame against the cruel Prince Cardan, her sister Taryn began to fall in love with the trickster, Locke...

Learn all about the fascinating lives and tremendous impact of 100 extraordinary Black Americans with this fact-filled biography collection for kids. From Benjamin Banneker to Harriet Tubman, Duke Ellington to Rosa Parks, Malcolm X to John Lewis and many...

From Printz honoree and National Book Award Finalist Candice Iloh, a prose novel about a teenager reckoning with her family's--and her home town's--secrets. Yaminah Okar left Obsidian and the wreckage of her family years ago. She and her father have made...

Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award!7 starred reviews! Monumental. --Booklist (starred review) * A marathon masterpiece.--Kirkus (starred review) * Necessary.--SLJ (starred review) * Shocking and dramatic.--Shelf Awareness (starred review) *...

In Backfield Boys, renowned sports journalist and New York Times-bestselling author John Feinstein tells a thrilling story of friendship, football, and a fight for justice. Freshman footballers Jason Roddin and Tom Jefferson are a perfect pair: Jason is...

An unforgettable novel based on the life of Ricky Richard Anywar, who at age fourteen was forced to fight as a soldier in the guerrilla army of notorious Ugandan warlord Joseph KonySoldier Boy begins with the story of Ricky Richard Anywar, abducted in...