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Featured Titles - March 2024
The Blood Years by Elana K. Arnold
Based on the author's grandmother's true experiences during the Holocaust in Romania, this harrowing story follows Rieke Teitler as she must decide whether holding on to her life might mean letting go of everything that has ever mattered to her. Gr. 9+
Bunt: Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu
[Graphic Novel] Molly Bauer's first year of college is off to a rough start when she discovers that—through some horrible twist of fate—her full-ride scholarship has vanished! However, according to ancient school texts, if Molly and 9 other art students win a single game of softball, they'll receive a massive athletic scholarship. Can Molly's crew of ragtag artists succeed without dropping the ball? Gr. 10+
Every Single Lie by Rachel Vincent
High school junior Beckett's life is turned upside-down when she discovers a dead baby in her small-town high school's locker room, and her police detective mother investigates while cyberbullies claim it is Beck's child. Grade 9+
Gather by Kenneth Cadow
A resourceful teenager in rural Vermont struggles to hold on to the family home while his mom recovers from addiction in this striking debut novel. Gr. 9+
Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Alan Gratz
Aboard the battleship the USS Utah with their Navy pilot fathers during WWII when the ship is attacked by the Japanese, Frank and Stanley find their friendship — and dreams — in jeopardy when Stanley is seen as the “enemy” because his mother is Japanese American. Grade 5+
That's Not My Name by Megan Lally
Reuniting Tori Spring, her little brother Charlie, and Charlie's boyfriend Nick, this novella sees the Spring siblings brave a particularly difficult festive season. Grade 9+