

Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Steve Harmon is sixteen years old. He is in jail and on trial. His future is in the jury’s hands. This powerful story alternates...
libbyames
Feb 9, 2021


Far Away by Lisa Graff
CJ loves her unique life. She lives in a tour bus and travels the United States with her Aunt Nic’s psychic medium show. When CJ gets...
Michael Ames
Jul 9, 2019


The Luster of Lost Things by Sophie Chen Keller
Walter Lavender Jr. has a talent for finding lost things. However, he can’t seem to find his own most important lost thing--his father....
Michael Ames
Jun 28, 2019


The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
Dillard Early is an outcast. Living in a small, southern town, he is trapped by both his father and grandfather’s history. No one can...
Michael Ames
Apr 1, 2019


Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya
As the biggest and toughest looking boy in the eighth grade, Marcus Vega is a protector, but also a threat. When he gets in a fight...
Michael Ames
Feb 21, 2019


Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
When Ms. Laverne gives her six students their Friday afternoon assignment, at first they don’t know what to do. Six kids from Brooklyn,...
Michael Ames
Jan 2, 2019


Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster has lived a normal life, but never felt like she fit in. On top of that, she can hear the thoughts of...
Michael Ames
Nov 17, 2018


As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds
When Genie’s parents send him and his older brother Ernie to Virginia for the summer, they are in for some surprises. Their Grandma has a...
Michael Ames
Aug 24, 2018


Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Julia Marks wouldn’t call herself short, because she hates that word and refuses to use it. She also hates that everyone sees her that...
Michael Ames
Aug 3, 2018


Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt
Jack knows that Joseph isn’t an ordinary foster brother. Joseph tried to kill a teacher. He spent time in a correctional facility. He...
Michael Ames
Jul 24, 2018
