Literary - Teens Ficton

Rediscover America's most honored writer of children's literature in this deluxe collector's edition of her finest work: five classic novels about African American young people confronting the world and its many challenges Playing out themes of memory, folklore, and tradition in enthralling, often wildly...

The Carnival at Bray meets West Side Story in Sarah Carlson's powerful YA debut; set in post-conflict Belfast (Northern Ireland), alternating between two teenagers, both trying to understand their past and preserve their future. Seventeen-year-olds, Fiona and Danny must choose between their dreams and...

Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë--faced with an ailing father and an alcoholic brother--pursue independence through art in this graphic vision of the lives of three legendary writers. Despite their family's stormy fortunes, the Brontë sisters resolved to write. To thwart the nineteenth century's double...

An electric romance set against a rebel art scene sparks lethal danger for two girls in She's Too Pretty to Burn, an expertly plotted YA thriller by Wendy Heard. The summer is winding down in San Diego. Veronica is bored, caustically charismatic, and uninspired...

"An insightful, eye-opening, and inventive story. C.J. Farley has penned a novel that sheds an important light on real issues facing young people today." --Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U GiveIn early March 2020 in New Rochelle, New York, teenager Geth Montego is...

A powerful and thrilling debut. Join this adventure and discover the secrets that lie just beneath their feet as Phoenix comes to terms with his darkest truth. Phoenix has always struggled with himself, doubting his self-worth. When someone from his past surfaces and brings...

Rules of becoming a Melon: 1. Receive eight hours of sleep per night on the weekends.2. Stay uncomfortable while performing uncomfortable acts.3. Enjoy spending time in your friends' basement.4. Never openly admit your feelings to the person you're crushing on.5. Break rule number 4.A...

A dark, engrossing, blood-drenched tale of the familiar threats to female power--and one girl's journey to regain it. Five starred reviews greeted this powerful story from Elana K. Arnold, author of the Printz Honor winner Damsel.You are alone in the woods, seen only by...

A Freeman Award Winner for Young Adult LiteratureFor two teens, falling in love is going to make a world of difference in this beautifully translated, bold, and endearing novel about love, loss, and the pain of racial discrimination.As a Korean student in a Japanese...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Monster Calls comes a richly illustrated and lyrical tale, one that asks harrowing questions about power, loyalty, obsession, and the monsters we make of others.With harpoons strapped to their backs, the proud whales of...

Best friends b and Rang are all each other have. Their parents are absent, their teachers avert their eyes when they walk by. Everyone else in town acts like they live in Seoul even though it's painfully obvious they don't. When Rang begins to...

*A 2019 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book*A dark, twisted, unforgettable fairy tale from Elana K. Arnold, author of the National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made OfThe rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: When the king dies, his...

Naomi, an Indigenous chambermaid in a busy downtown hotel, amuses herself by imagining the past, present and future lives of five hotel guests, whom she observed in passing, in the hotel lobby and through relics left in their rooms. Struck by their remains, their...

World Fantasy Award winner Patricia A. McKillip tells "an enchanting fantasy that is tinged with realism and romance." (School Library Journal) Since the day her father's fishing boat returned without him, Peri and her mother have mourned his loss. Her mother sinks into a...

A dark, engrossing, blood-drenched tale of the familiar threats to female power--and one girl's journey to regain it. Five starred reviews greeted this powerful story from Elana K. Arnold, author of the Printz Honor winner Damsel.You are alone in the woods, seen only by...

Published in 1993, America Street was the very first collection of stories about young people growing up in our diverse society. It has informed and inspired hundreds of thousands of readers. Now this influential and much-loved anthology is expanded and updated for a new...

When Ever's father passes away suddenly, she is devastated. Not long after that, her mom has a stroke and Ever's anguish becomes almost unbearable. That's when she gets the idea to form a group she calls Boys and Girls Screaming. Ever brings together kids...

"In his unflinching and resonant new novel, Bryan Bliss shows that there is no straight line through trauma, no easy recipe for healing. Instead, in three loosely connected stories of young people bound by an all-too familiar tragedy, he deftly illuminates the small moments...

"Everything I love in a book."--Victoria Schwab, author of #1 New York Times bestseller This Savage Song"The kind of taut, atmospheric thriller that gets your heart racing and sets your imagination on fire. Sensational."--Claire Legrand, New York Times-bestselling author of FurybornFinalist for the Minnesota...

"Alive with vibrant, raw emotion." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review"Along with the relatively uncommon theme of living with an addicted parent, this emotionally intense tale offers... an engaging picture of two teens circling and closing as they discover common ground." - School Library Journal
Seventeen-year-old Rose...

"Frankenstein impresses us with a high idea of the author's original genius and happy power of expression." Sir Walter Scott"Frankenstein, the genesis of the horror genre, began with friends gathered around a campfire telling ghost stories. For a modern generation raised on Goosebumps it's...

From the New York Times bestselling authors of All the Bright Places and Every Day comes a story of hope, siblinghood, and finding your home in the people who matter the most. Subject: You. Missing. Ezra Ahern wakes up one day to find his...

This edition of King Lear is perfect for students, with the complete play in an accessible format, on-page notes, introduction setting the context, timeline, character and theme indexes. Demystify vocabulary with notes on the page and concise commentary. Set the scene with perfectly pitched...

"Stephanie Kuehn writes fearlessly, honestly, and tenderly about the challenges of recovery"--Courtney Summers, New York Times best-selling author of Sadie and The Project Dani comes from the richest, most famous Black family in Texas and has everything a girl could want. So why does...

A selection of the most thrilling detective stories ever written by the master storyteller.Sherlock Holmes, the world's cleverest detective, sets forth in this collection of six extraordinary stories to solve some of the most intriguing cases of his career. What was the mysterious 'speckled...

Teenage burn survivor Wilder Tate faces the challenges of high school but in the aftermath of tragedy he discovers the capacity to forgive and empathize-- learning the importance of healing from the inside out.Author: Fred VenturiniISBN-10: 1684423937ISBN-13: 9781684423934Publisher: TurnerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/22/2019Pages: 304Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.17lbsSize:...

"Content note: One of the many story strands in this collection is connected to sexual abuse (not graphic), which may be a sensitive issue for some readers."--Title page verso.Author: Bonnie-Sue HitchcockISBN-10: 1984892622ISBN-13: 9781984892621Publisher: EmberLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/12/2022Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.50d

Heartfelt poems and engaging stories for and about children by one of the greatest writers of Indian literature.In The Crescent Moon, Rabindranath Tagore brings alive the world of a child--in some poems he describes the simple joys of children at play, while in others,...

Teenage burn survivor Wilder Tate faces the challenges of high school but in the aftermath of tragedy he discovers the capacity to forgive and empathize-- learning the importance of healing from the inside out.Author: Fred VenturiniISBN-10: 1684423929ISBN-13: 9781684423927Publisher: TurnerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/22/2019Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize:...

The Sun Is Also a Star meets Jumanji when two teens meet and fall in love during a layover-gone-wrong at the Atlanta airport in this thrilling new novel from the author of Let's Get Lost James and Michelle find themselves in the Atlanta airport...

Dills can't talk about the day the shooter came into the school library and opened fire. The memories are too raw. He certainly can't share that the shooter is his stepdad, Jesse. And Dills definitely can't tell anyone that Jesse has always been his...

WINNER of 2018 RED RIBBON AWARD (The Wishing Shelf Book Awards)Can you ever escape the past? Kiran Wells, a mid-30's professional living on the West Coast, thought he was safe until an anonymous letter arrives from his hometown. Its only contents- an old newspaper...

For eighteen-year-old Shannon Lightley, life's been an endless parade across Europe, following either her actress mother or her renowned journalist father. Paris, Milan, London--Shannon has been everywhere, but somewhere along the way, she realizes she's really...nowhere.Having graduated from high school and about to board...

"In his unflinching and resonant new novel, Bryan Bliss shows that there is no straight line through trauma, no easy recipe for healing. Instead, in three loosely connected stories of young people bound by an all-too familiar tragedy, he deftly illuminates the small moments...

This classic edition of A Midsummer Night's Dream is perfect for readers of all ages: it comes complete with the play, plus an introduction providing context, on page notes, timeline, and a character and theme index.Demystify vocabulary with notes on the page and concise...

For fans of literary classics such as The Catcher in the Rye and The Perks of Being a Wallflower comes a stirring new thought-provoking novel from debut author Sam Miller about a loss shrouded in mystery with twists and turns down every railway.Arthur Louis...

"If Twain was hinting that Huck Finn had no worldview or deeper meaning in it whatsoever, then he was trying to pull the wool over your eyes-because no great stories are shallow." From Douglas Wilson's Introduction"All modern American literature comes from one book by...

Noble Tiger Lily of the Piccaninny Tribe is young and beautiful ... but behind those almond-shaped eyes, she harbors a deep sadness. When Tiger Lily was barely of walking age, her mother and infant brother died during childbirth, leaving only Tiger Lily and her...

Winner of the 2021 American Fiction Award for Historical FantasyWinner of the 2020 Chanticleer International Book Award for Paranormal FictionFinalist for the 2020 Readers' Favorite Book Award for Paranormal Fiction"A strong literary fantasy novel about race, family, and time-traveling." -- IndependentBookReview.com SYNOPSIS: Amara saw...

Winner of the Ottawa Book Award, English Fiction, 2019 Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2018 Named to the Globe 100, 2018 CBC Books, Top YA Pick for 2018 Named to Best Books for Kids and Teens, Fall 2018 Named to Chicago Public...

A fast-paced fantasy YA novel that explores vital themes in today's society - such as climate change and the environment - within the context of an exciting page-turner. This timely adventure story will empower and excite young people at the same timeAuthor: Charlotte MendelISBN-10:...

This edition of Othello is perfect for students, with the complete play in an accessible format, on-page notes, introduction setting the context, timeline, character and theme indexes. Demystify vocabulary with notes on the page and concise commentary. Set the scene with perfectly pitched introductions...

"Like The Breakfast Club set during a New England summer...One Stupid Thing captures the nuances of power and self-doubt that shape the lives of today's text-obsessed youth." --Foreword Reviews It was just one stupid thing that happened... Summer on Nantucket island. Three high school...

Everything's Not Fine is a story about discovering resilience in the face of things you can't control, learning to trust friends and family to help carry your burdens, and challenging ourselves to love the addict and hate the addiction.Author: Sarah CarlsonISBN-10: 1684424119ISBN-13: 9781684424115Publisher: TurnerLanguage:...

It's been almost a decade since the end of the war, when the telegram first arrived at their house on Lennox Lane.Four years since the apartment on Harker Street, where food was scarce and nights were long and their mother slept away her grief.Three...

YA Crossover. What's it like to be a teen influencer? Sixteen-year-old Amanda Dizon is an ordinary girl in an ordinary town in Iowa. But when she falls into an abandoned well in her backyard during presidential primary campaign season, the national media post the...

This classic edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is perfect for all ages: it comes complete with the novel, plus an introduction providing context and a glossary explaining key terms. - Fantastic value for Conan Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes book -...

Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë--faced with an ailing father and an alcoholic brother--pursue independence through art in this graphic vision of the lives of three legendary writers. Despite their family's stormy fortunes, the Brontë sisters resolved to write. To thwart the nineteenth century's double...

--Around Harvard Square is the winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Youth/Teens)"This coming-of-age novel, set in the '90s, follows Jamaican-American Tosh Livingston and his group of friends -- Lao, Meera, and Zippa -- on their quest to land coveted spots...

I'm the fat Puerto Rican-Polish girl who doesn't feel like she belongs in her skin, or anywhere else for that matter. I've always been too much and yet not enough.Sugar Legowski-Gracia wasn't always fat, but fat is what she is now at age seventeen....