Budhos, Marina Tamar. WATCHED
New York : Wendy Lamb, 2016
IL YAISBN 0553534181
Meet Naeem Rahman. He spends his days cutting classes and running the streets of Queens. Since his family immigrated from Bangledesh, he feels like he has to keep running. When a friend tricks him into shoplifting, Naeem's life takes a drastic turn. Instead of feeling he is being watched by all the cameras and police, Naeem agrees to become the one watching. To stay out of jail, he agrees to spy on his neighbors and report back about suspicious activities. From the mosque to the streets to the people in the neighborhood, Naeem reports on them all.
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/5PNBJlBNpfQmn
Tremayne, Peter. ABSOLUTION BY MURDER : A SISTER FIDELMA MYSTERY
New York : Signet, 1994
IL AD
ISBN 0451192990
The story takes place in medieval England in the seventh-century. King Oswy of Northunbria has called an assembly of representatives from Ireland, Britain and Rome to determine which Church doctrine the Kingdom of Northumbria will follow. There is a divide between the Irish faction and the Roman faction. But all this takes a new direction when one of the main speakers is murdered. Sister Fidelma, an advocate of the courts of Ireland, is called upon to solve the murder. Did the murder have anything to do with the assembly? Or were there other motives involved? This is the first of a series about Sister Fidelma.
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/dR9HUZLqt98lU
Sarn, Amelie.
I LOVE I HATE I MISS MY SISTER
New York : Delacorte Press, 2014
IL YA
ISBN 0385743769
Two sisters are very different but very close. Sohane is in her last year of high school and is very serious about her studies. Her sister Djelila is a year younger and loves playing basketball, wearing tight jeans and makeup. And her boyfriend. The girls live in France in a housing project with many other Muslim refugees. France has outlawed the wearing of head scarves by Muslim girls in school. But Sohane decides that she wants to wear one and is expelled from school when she refuses to take it off. On the other side of the issue, Djelila is being harassed by the boys in the housing complex for being too modern. The two side of the issue lead to a tragic outcome.
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/XEBdcQr8gR4Ip
Carbone, Courtney. DARCY SWIPES LEFT
New York : Random House, 2016
IL YA
ISBN 1101940522
One of my favorite classics is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. It is a romantic love story between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Have you read it? Well, not like this you haven't. Imagine the story told entirely in text messages and emojis. How will that change the story? Or will it? And don't worry if you are not all that fluent with text. There is a glossary at the back!
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/bzsxJrZMsWxXC
Garner, Em. CONTAMINATED
New York : Egmont USA, 2013
IL YA
ISBN 1606843540
Imagine a diet soda that
helps you lose weight! Of course it becomes popular.
Who doesn't want to enjoy a soda and also lose a few
pounds? The drink becomes so popular that the company
can't keep up with the demand. They cut a few corners to
make the main ingredient. Unfortunately they discover too late
that there are some side effects to the contaminated
drink. Well, side effects is a bit mild. It turns
perfectly normal people into raging, violent animals.
During the first wave, many of these affected people are
killed. But then the "connies" as they are called are able to be controlled
by drugs and shock collars. The public is encouraged to
claim their relatives and take them home. Velvet has been
caring for her younger sister since her parents became
"connies". Her dad was killed but now she learns that her
mother is still alive and available for placement. People
are still terribly afraid of the connies and don't want them
around. Can Velvet find the courage to take care of her
mother? Will she and her sister be safe if she does?
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/26hLVWKY3mfJG
- Waudby, Jeannie.
- ONE OF US
- New York : Running Press Teens, 2015
- IL YA
- ISBN 9780762457991
K lives in a group home and will soon be on her own as she ages out of the system. Her parents were killed in a bombing years ago. Then the unthinkable happens. On her way to school, another bomb explodes and she is caught in this one. She recovers but her life is about to take a dramatic turn. She falls for a young man who convinces her to infiltrate the Brotherhood, the plaid-wearing group that has been responsible for the bombings in the past. K is given a new identity and moves into the school with the Brotherhood. But what she finds is not what she expected. As she gets to know the teens in the Brotherhood, she becomes torn between the two groups. Who is on the right side? The Brotherhood or the Citizens?podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/r1wTi0E4
Vande Velde, Vivian.23 MINUTES
New York : Boyds Mills Press. 2016
IL YA
ISBN 1629794414Have you ever done something and wished for a do-over? Maybe it was something embarrassing that you would love to erase! What would you do if you suddenly had the ability to do just that? Zoe isn't sure why she got the ability to turn back time but she knows it saved her best friend's life. And got her classified as crazy and now she is stuck in a group home. When she ducks into a bank to get out of the rain, she finds herself in a very bad situation. Should she use her ability to play back 23 minutes and change things? Or walk away? What if she makes things worse?
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/ryQm1Q44
Budhos, Marina Tamar. WATCHED
