Ness, Patrick.
RELEASE
New York : HarperTeen, 2017
IL YA
ISBN 0062403192
A day in the life of Adam, a
rising senior who is having a very full day. It may just be the worst
day of his life. His ex-boyfriend is leaving. His best friend has been
murdered by her meth-addicted boyfriend. He is being harassed by his
boss. And he is going to come out to his homophobic evangelical pastor
father. Oh, did I mention that his brother who is a seminary student
has gotten his girlfriend pregnant? What a day. Come along with Adam as he tries to get through it all.
Zoboi, Ibi.
AMERICAN STREET
New York : Balzer + Bray, 2017
IL YA
ISBN 0062473042
Fabiola Toussaint and her mother are on their way to America. Life in
Haiti is hard and they are looking forward moving to Detroit with her
aunt and cousins. But at the airport, the unthinkable happens. Fabiola's
mother is detained by ICE and taken away. She tells Fabiola to keep
going and get to Detroit. This is not how it is supposed to be. But
Fabiola has no other option. She arrives in Detroit and is taken in by
her family. But this is not the way she pictured life. The life in
Detroit is not easy. There is abuse and drugs everywhere. Fabiola must
survive in this and she must find a way to get her mother here. This is a
stark look at what many immigrants find on their search for the
American dream.
Bardugo, Leigh.
WONDER WOMAN : WARBRINGER
New York : Random House, 2017
IL YA
ISBN 0399549730
I know, I know. You have heard the backstory of Wonder Woman many times. But I think this one is new and enjoyable. Yes all the things you love about Wonder Woman are here but it is a new story. We meet Diana on the island and she is trying to prove herself to the others. But she can't leave a teenage girl out in the ocean to die. So she rescues Alia from a shipwreck and brings her back to the island. This is not just any girl. The oracle tells Diana that Alia is the warbringer and unless the two can reach Themyscira, global war will be inevitable. Alia doesn't make it easy though.
Aguirre, Ann.
VANGUARD
New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2017
IL YA
ISBN 1250089824
The war is over and now we find our heroes settling into ordinary
life. But not Tegan. She still longs for adventure and is not
content just living this new life. So she takes her medical skills
and signs on as a ship's doctor. Accompanying her is Millie
and Morrow. And the Uroch Vanguard, Szorak. He is on a
mission to find a new homeland for his people. Tegan decides to
help him and the two will find adventure enough to last a
lifetime. And maybe more than they could have hoped for.
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.
Ness, Patrick.
