Macgregor, Virginia.
WISHBONES
New York : HQ, 2017
IL YA
ISBN 0008217297
When Feather returns home on New Year's Eve, she finds her mother unconscious on the floor. When the paramedics come to take her to the hospital, they are faced with a difficult task. You see, Feather's mom is overweight. Not just overweight but morbidly overweight. She weighs over 500 pounds and the paramedics need to get a crane to lift her out of the house. Needless to say, there are a lot of people watching, laughing and taking pictures. This is why she never leaves the house. Feather overhears the nurses in the hospital say that Jo has only about 6 months to live if she doesn't do something about the weight. And now Feather is determined to get her mother healthy through diet and exercise. It won't be easy when her mother won't cooperate and her father won't help. Feather enlists the help of her best friend and the new boy in the neighborhood who if fighting his own battles. Can Feather find out why her mother is like this? Will she be able to help her mother?
Reynolds, Jason.
LONG WAY DOWN
New York : Atheneum, 2017
IL YA
ISBN 1481438255
Will is on his way to avenge his brother's shooting. That's the rule. The rules that Shawn taught him. "Don’t cry, don’t snitch, always get revenge." And now 15-year-old Will has his brother's gun tucked into his waistband and he will get revenge. He gets in the elevator and pushes the button on the way to his brother's killer. Seven floors away. At each floor, the elevator stops and someone gets in. But these are people who Will knows. And they are all people who have died from gun violence. As Will takes the short ride in the elevator, he begins to learn about the Rules. And what they have cost.
Farish, Terry.
THE GOOD BRAIDER
New York : Skyscrape, 2012
IL YA
ISBN 1477816283
Viola's life began in Juba in Sudan. The country is a war and it isn't safe for anyone. The family would love to leave but the village is surrounded by land mines and trying to escape is a very dangerous venture. But Viola, her mother and younger brother are able to get out and make the long trek to Khartoum and eventually Cairo. After years in the refugee camp, they finally get their paperwork to go to the United States. But they have lost so much on the way, including her brother. Life in Portland Maine is so different and Viola reflects on her life and the differences between her old life and the new one.
Alexander, Kwame.
SOLO
New York : Blink, 2017
IL YA
ISBN 0310761832
Boy, you would think that Blade has it made! He is the son of a
famous rock star. He lives in a mansion and has everything he could
possible want. And he is smart. He is even asked to give the commencement speech at
graduation. Blade writes a song for the event and is looking forward to
sharing it with everyone. But just as he starts to play, up rides a
crazy man on a motorcycle, screaming and hooting and crashing into the
stage. Yep, this is the famous rock star -- Rutherford. And he is drunk
again. And he has ruined Blade's big day. Blade has had enough of this
fool and his antics. But his sister begs him to give her father another
chance. In a heated argument with her, the truth comes out. Blade is
adopted. How could he not know that? This is when his journey begins. He
is determined to find his birth mother and ask her why she gave him up.
The journey eventually takes him to Africa and to some truths that he
could never have imagine.
Adams, Sabrina.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TROLLS AND CYBERMOBS
New York : Rosen YA, 2018
IL YA
ISBN 1508174202
The Internet is so great. It lets us keep in touch with our family and friends. And we have the world at our fingertips. But social media has also brought us a new way of bullying. And it is getting bad. There is something about anonymous bullying that empowers people. So we hear a lot more about cyberbullying and trolling. What can you do to avoid it? How do you protect yourself? And how do you repair your reputation if you are a victim?
Whaley, John Lorey.
HIGHLY ILLOGICAL BEHAVIOR
New York : Dial Books, 2016
ILYA
When it is really cold outside, or really hot, I wish that I didn't have to leave the house. I think about how great it would be if I didn't have to go to school or work or run errands. Just stay home where it is safe. Of course most people feel like that at times but Solomon feels that way all the time. As a matter of fact, he hasn't left the house since middle school. That time his panic attack was so bad that he tore off his clothes and jumped into the school fountain. He now lives with comic books, card games and homeschooling. Therapy hasn't worked and his parents worry that he will never be able to leave the house without having a panic attack. When Lisa, a high school junior who used to be a classmate, contacts him and wants to visit, Sol has some big decisions to make. Will he let the outside world in even if he can't go out? And why does Lisa want to see him? Will this be a good thing for Sol or put him further inside?
Macgregor, Virginia.
