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Bang
by Barry Lyga
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Young Adults
Jun 2017
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Young Adults
Bangby Barry Lyga
Sebastian Cody did something horrible, something no one—not even Sebastian himself—can forgive. At the age of four, he accidentally shot and killed his infant sister. ISBN
9780316315500
Awards & Honors
Green Mountain Book Award 2018—2019 Nominee
Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Awards 2019 Nominee
YALSA 2018 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers Selection
YALSA 2018 Best Fiction for Young Adults New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2017 Los Angeles Public Library Best of 2017: Teen Books Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Bull
by David Elliott
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High-Interest High Plus
Jun 2017
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High-Interest High Plus
Bullby David Elliott
David Elliott turns a classic on its head in form and approach, updating the timeless story of Theseus and the Minotaur for a new generation. Author's notes about the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur and the poetic forms used. ISBN
9780544610606
Awards & Honors
Green Mountain Book Award 2018—2019 Nominee
2018 Capitol Choices, Ages Fourteen and Up
YALSA 2018 Best Fiction for Young Adults Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Teen Books Amazon.com Best Books of 2017, Young Adult Booklist Top of the List Editor’s Choice, Fiction Older Readers YALSA 2018 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers Nominee New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2017 The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 2017 Blue Ribbons, Fiction Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Train I Ride
by Paul Mosier
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Advanced Readers
May 2017
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Advanced Readers
Train I Rideby Paul Mosier
Rydr is on a train heading east, leaving California. Her gramma can't take care of her anymore, so she's traveling to Chicago to live with a relative she's never met. ISBN
9780062455734
Awards & Honors
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award 2018—2019 Nominee
2018 Capitol Choices, Ages Ten to Fourteen
MSL Cream of the Crop - 2018 Booklist Top of the List Editor’s Choice, Fiction Middle Readers New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017 Los Angeles Public Library Best of 2017: Children’s Books Potentially Sensitive Areas
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The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found
by Martin W. Sandler
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History High
Apr 2017
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History High
The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Foundby Martin W. Sandler
Explore the exciting true story of the captaincy, wreck, and discovery of the Whydah —the only pirate ship ever found—and the incredible mysteries it revealed. Source notes. Bibliography. Index. Black-and-white photographs and reproductions of historical documents, illustrations, and maps. ISBN
9780763680336
Awards & Honors
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award 2018—2019 Nominee
2018 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist
ALSC Notable Children’s Books 2018, Older 2017 CYBILS Award Winner, Junior High Non-Fiction School Library Journal’s Best Books of 2017, Nonfiction New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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You’re Welcome, Universe
by Whitney Gardner
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High-Interest High Plus
Mar 2017
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You’re Welcome, Universeby Whitney Gardner
When Julia finds a slur about her best friend scrawled across the back of the Kingston School for the Deaf, she covers it up with a beautiful (albeit illegal) graffiti mural. ISBN
9780399551420
Awards & Honors
2018 Schneider Family Book Awards Winner, Best Teen Book
Spring 2017 Kids’ Indies Next List, For Teens New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2017 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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