Seventh grader Marshall and fifth grader Tamaya always walk home together from Woodbridge Academy. When the school troublemaker, Chad, challenges Marshall to a fight after school one day, Marshall and Tamaya head into the off-limits woods as a “shortcut” home. Read More …
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My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand
You may think you know the story. Penniless orphan Jane Eyre begins a new life as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets one dark, brooding Mr. Rochester–and, Reader, she marries him. Or does she? Prepare for an adventure of Gothic Read More …
Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
“I’ve left some clues for you. If you want them, turn the page. If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.” 16-year-old Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on her favorite bookstore shelf, waiting Read More …
A Treasury of Victorian Murder by Rick Geary
A Treasury of Victorian Murder Compendium Vol. 1 is a graphic nonfiction teen read that offers delightfully detailed (and sometimes gruesome) depictions of infamous crimes of the nineteenth century. This collection of stories, compiled and illustrated by Rick Geary, reads Read More …
One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus
Five students walk into Bayview High detention. Only four walk out…. Simon was the creator of a high school gossip app. He planned to post juicy reveals about his four high-profile classmates. When he dies before detention is over, is one of them a murderer– or Read More …