The Con Code

by | Aug 14, 2020 | Mystery

A teen forger and thief forms a criminal crew from her high school friends (and crush) to perform a series of heists leading to the location of her missing mother in this action-packed contemporary YA novel, The Con Code. By day, seventeen-year-old Fiona Spangler runs...

All Our Worst Ideas

by | Aug 14, 2020 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction

Two teens who have nothing in common work together at a record store in All Our Worst Ideas, a powerful and voice-driven YA novel from Vicky Skinner. When Amy, on her way to becoming valedictorian of her graduating class and getting accepted to her dream school, gets...

Six Angry Girls

by | Aug 14, 2020 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction

Adrienne Kisner’s Six Angry Girls is a story of mock trial, feminism, and the inherent power found in a pair of knitting needles. Raina Petree is crushing her senior year, until her boyfriend dumps her, the drama club (basically) dumps her, the college of her...

Good For Nothings

by | Aug 14, 2020 | Science Fiction

Whip-smart and utterly charming, Danielle Banas’s irreverent YA sci-fi adventure The Good for Nothings is perfect for fans of Guardians of the Galaxy, The Lunar Chronicles, and Firefly. Cora Saros is just trying her best to join the family business of theft and...

All Eyes On Her

by | Aug 14, 2020 | Mystery

Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and We Were Liars, All Eyes on Her by L.E. Flynn is a gripping young adult thriller told from the perspective of everyone except the alleged killer―a seventeen-year-old girl. You heard the story on the news. A girl and a boy went...

A Map to the Sun

by | Aug 14, 2020 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga

A Map to the Sun is a gripping YA graphic novel about five principle players in a struggling girls’ basketball team. One summer day, Ren meets Luna at a beachside basketball court and a friendship is born. But when Luna moves to back to Oahu, Ren’s messages to...

Circle Sphere (Storytelling Math)

by | Aug 13, 2020 | Picture Book

Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid, everywhere! Manny and his friends Olivia and Mei blow bubbles in this playful introduction to geometry. Manny’s wand is a circle. Olivia’s wand is a square. Mei’s wand is a heart. What...

What Will Fit (Storytelling Math)

by | Aug 13, 2020 | Picture Book

Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid, everywhere! Take a trip to the farmers’ market in this playful story about spatial sense. Olivia is searching for something just the right size to fill her basket. The apple is so small that it...