Fault in Our Stars
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.
An Abundance of Katherines
Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships.
Looking for Alaska
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.
If I Stay
While in a coma following an automobile accident that killed her parents and younger brother, seventeen-year-old Mia, a gifted cellist, weighs whether to live with her grief or join her family in death.
The Fight
Sixteen-year-old Jayd Jackson is determined to start her junior year drama free, but she soon learns that life in her new predominately white high school is not the same as her tough inner city school as she tries to stop a fight that could ruin everything she has worked for.
The Pact
Indigo Summer and her boyfriend Marcus Carter decide to see other people while they are on summer vacation, but when Indigo gets in over her head while staying with her independent cousin, she knows Marcus is the only person who can help her.
Complete Persepolis
MarjaneSatrapi recounts her childhood and coming of age in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution, as well as her self-imposed exile from her native country, through comic strips that reflect how her own history is tied to the history of Iran.Brave New World
A satirical novel about the utopia of the future, a world in which babies are decanted from bottles and the great Ford is worshipped.
Dope Sick
Seeing no way out of his difficult life in Harlem, seventeen-year-old Jeremy "Lil J" Dance flees into a house after a drug deal goes awry and meets a strange man who reveals different turning points in Lil J's life when he could have made better choices.
The Promise
The rumor mill gets busy when seventeen-year-old Courtland Murphy breaks up with basketball player Allen Benson, who has enlisted his fellow players in making her life miserable, but new star player Aidan Calhoun makes it clear he supports her involvement in the Worth-the-Wait club, and though Courtland has vowed not to date another athlete, she finds herself falling fast.
City of Bones
Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizarre world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.
World War Z
Max Brooks chronicles the fictitious "zombie wars" that nearly decimated the human population, with first-hand accounts from people who have had a brush with the undead and facts and figures documenting how many undead currently roam the planet.
Blood of Olympus
"The Greek and Roman demigods must simultaneously prevent the earth mother, Gaea, from waking and stop war from breaking out at Camp Half-Blood"--Provided by publisher.
Maximum Ride: The Manga, v. 1
Max, Fang, and Nudge set out for Death Valley to save Angel, who has been kidnapped by a sinister scientist.
Encyclopedia of Dance
Presents nearly two thousand alphabetized, cross-referenced entries on dance around the world, throughout history, covering genres, dancers, choreographers, companies, works, movements and techniques, the roles of dance in various cultures, and other related topics.
Career Discovery Encyclopedia
Contains alphabetically arranged articles that provide descriptions of over 650 careers, covering earnings, educational and training requirements, outlook, and other topics, and including resources for more information, photographs, cross-references, glossaries, and indexes.Thirteen Reasons Why
High school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mail containing seven cassette tapes recorded by his crush, Hannah Baker, who committed suicide, and spends a bewildering and heartbreaking night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah's voice recounting the events leading up to her death.
Twisted
After finally getting noticed by someone other than school bullies and his ever-angry father, seventeen-year-old Tyler enjoys his tough new reputation and the attentions of a popular girl, but when life starts to go bad again, he must choose between transforming himself or giving in to his destructive thoughts.
True Story
Eighteen-year-old college student Seven McKnight, having moved on from her ex-boyfriend Josiah Whitaker, is surprised when he comes back into her life and makes her start to question if she wants to be with him or her new boyfriend, Zaire St. James.It I Was Your Girl
With school, bills to pay, and a baby to take care of, seventeen-year-old mother Toi McKnight does not need to be distracted from her other responsibilities by Harlem, who is six-foot-two and irresistible, but Toican not seem to shake her lust.
Crank
Kristina Georgia Snow's life is turned upside-down, when she visits her absentee father, gets turned on to the drug "crank", becomes addicted, and is led down a desperate path that threatens her mind, soul, and her life.
Impulse
Three teens who meet at Reno, Nevada's Aspen Springs mental hospital after each has attempted suicide connect with each other in a way they never have with their parents or anyone else in their lives.
Divergent
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
Hunger Games
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.
Getting Played
Kenisha is forced to contend with a new string of problems when she learns that her father and grandmother are suffering financial difficulties--which means she will be stuck in public school and may have to get a part-time job--and not only was her boyfriend, Terrence, involved in a series of robberies, but he cheated on Kenisha with an old girlfriend.
Chasing Romeo
Anjenai, Kierra and Tyler, having grown up in an Atlanta housing project, find their friendship tested when they start fighting for the attention of the star football player.
La Otra Vide de Caz
Caz is forced to take a long hard look at her actions when one of her classmates, a girl who was constantly bullied or ignored, commits suicide.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
The Heffley family road trip starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns--with everything from a fender bender to crazed seagulls--but even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure, and this is one the Heffleys will not soon forget.
Rave Master, v. 1
Sixteen-year-old Haru Glory says good-bye to his carefree existence on Garage Island and goes in search of the five missing RAVE stones in order to rid his home of the destructive Dark Bring.
Attack on Titan, v. 1
Giant seemingly unintelligent humanoids known as Titans have been killing humans for years, and for about a century the remaining people have hidden in a large city surrounded by three tall walls. When a gigantic Titan suddenly appears, everything changes.
Outlaws, Mobsters & Crooks
Presents the lives of seventy-five North American criminals including the nature of their crimes, their motivations, and information relating to the law officers who challenged them.
There Are No Children Here
Explores life in an inner city Chicago housing project discussing the residents' daily encounters with neighborhood violence, drugs, and gangs.