

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...
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,...
Jan 2, 2019


A Taste for Monsters by Matthew J. Kirby
After phosphorus contamination leaves her face severely disfigured, Evelyn has been scrambling to survive the streets of London. She...
Oct 21, 2018


No Talking by Andrew Clements
Dave Packer is determined to go for two days without talking. But what started out as an experiment inspired by his report on Mahatma...
Sep 28, 2018


The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
In June of 1832, Charlotte Doyle boards the ship Seahawk on a voyage from Liverpool, England to Rhode Island. Things on the ship are...
Sep 20, 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...
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...
Aug 3, 2018


Soundless by Richelle Mead
Fei lives in a small town at the top of a mountain where for generations no one has been able to hear. Trapped by a rockslide with no...
Aug 2, 2018


Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Starting two days before September 11, this story follows the lives of four kids in different parts of the country. Each have their own...
Aug 2, 2018


The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya
Arturo loves his summers in Miami. Days are filled with playing basketball, helping at the family restaurant, and enjoying the canals and...
Jul 31, 2018

