When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she's ever known.
Since her best friend Oliver was kidnapped ten years ago, Emmy's parents have smothered her with their relentless worry, and when Oliver suddenly reappears in his hometown, he and Emmy struggle to face the messy, confusing consequences of the crime.ġ0 Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland StoneĬonsumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off, a girl coping with Purely- Obsessional OCD learns to accept herself and take control of her life through her experiences in poetry club.īy Nicola Yoon The story of a teenage girl who's literally allergic to the outside world. Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs.
Interracial half-siblings come together for the first time and embark on a cross-country road trip to confront their absentee father before he dies. What makes this all even worse is that she doesn’t want her newest “cute guy” friend to find out her secrets.īy Tara Sullivan Frantically working to escape punishment by their overseers, Ivory Coast child slaves Amadou and Seydou befriend a slave newcomer whose constant attempts to escape compel the brothers to plan their own flight.īy Lance Rubin In a world where everyone knows the day they will die, a teenage boy is determined to outlive his upcoming expiration date.īy Kathryn Holmes Sophomore Hallie Calhoun, her former friend Jonah, and new friend Rachel leave a church youth group hike in the Great Smoky Mountains and become lost for five days, struggling to survive as Hallie finally speaks about the incident that made her a social pariah and Jonah admits why it hurt him so much. She hides what has happened from her friends until her next door neighbor who is known as a “bad boy” threatens to expose her secrets. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints.Īfter her family’s economic status changes from very well off to rather poor, Ivy has to move to the poor side of town. When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Presentation on theme: "SC Young Adult Book Award"- Presentation transcript:Ģ All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
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