Genre: Young Adult

Far From Normal by Becky Wallace

Far From Normal by Becky Wallace

Maddie McPherson is sick of Normal—both her hometown of Normal, Illinois and being the ‘normal’ sibling. But when she lands a summer internship with a sports marketing firm, she finally has a chance to crawl out of her genius brother’s shadow. Not to mention, a glowing letter of recommendation secure her admission to her dream college. But Maddie’s nickname is “CalaMaddie” for a reason, and […]

September 22, 2020 / 0 Comments
Displaced by Dean Hughes

Displaced by Dean Hughes

Two Syrian refugee teens trying to make a living on the street corners of Beirut must decide how far they’re willing to go to make a home for their family in an unwelcoming country. Thirteen-year-old Hadi Toma and his family are displaced. At least that’s what the Lebanese government calls them and the thousands of other Syrian refugees that have flooded into Beirut. But as […]

September 8, 2020 / 0 Comments
Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon  Hale

Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale

There’s nothing worse than peaking in high school. Nobody knows that better than Josie Pie. She was kind of a big deal—she dropped out of high school to be a star! But the bigger you are, the harder you fall. And Josie fell. Hard. Ouch. Broadway dream: dead. Meanwhile, her life keeps imploding. Best friend: distant. Boyfriend: busy. Mom: not playing with a full deck? […]

August 25, 2020 / 0 Comments
Cheer for Me by Julie L. Spencer

Cheer for Me by Julie L. Spencer

Doug refuses to join the cheer team, no matter how badly they need him or how talented he is. As the best wide receiver on the Buccaneers’ football team, his Friday nights are full. But when his next-door neighbor and best friend, Emma, asks him to help her teach the new kid, Preston, how to perform stunts, Doug can’t refuse. Especially now that he realizes […]

August 25, 2020 / 0 Comments
The Big Easy & Other Lies by Melanie Jacobson

The Big Easy & Other Lies by Melanie Jacobson

Seventeen-year-old New Orleans native Camille Landry has one shot to get into the prestigious SoHo School of Fashion Design, but it means producing an insane, even socially suicidal, collection from the bizarre innards of the hoard in her great aunt’s house. Until now, Cam’s main goal in life has been to escape three things: the dead end of New Orleans, the unpredictable wrath of her […]

August 12, 2020 / 0 Comments
Chasing Starlight by Teri Bailey Black

Chasing Starlight by Teri Bailey Black

1938. The Golden Age of Hollywood. Palm trees and movie stars. Film studios pumping out musicals and gangster films at a furious pace. Everyone wants to be a star—except society girl and aspiring astronomer Kate Hildebrand. She’s already famous after a childhood tragedy turned her into a newspaper headline. What she craves now is stability. But when Kate has to move to Hollywood to live […]

August 11, 2020 / 0 Comments
My Secret Star by Jaclyn Weist

My Secret Star by Jaclyn Weist

Everyone in the world seems to be crazy for Liam Hanks, a teenage boy with a swoony singing voice that melts everyone’s hearts. Me? I could do with a little less Liam. Too bad Dad (who happens to be our city mayor) had to choose Liam as this year’s Fourth of July concert celebrity. Even worse? I’m the one in charge of making sure Liam […]

July 23, 2020 / 0 Comments
First: Get Caught: A Stalker’s Guide to Love by Crystal Liechty

First: Get Caught: A Stalker’s Guide to Love by Crystal Liechty

Abigail Bean’s leather-bound journal is quickly filling up with all things Ben Song, but she has no intention of doing anything about her feelings. She knows there’s no chance the most sought-after boy in her grade would be into her, but the doodles and daydreams serve as a mindless distraction from her parent’s recent divorce. Though Pruitt Preparatory Academy is a small boarding school, valedictorian […]

July 15, 2020 / 0 Comments
The Perfect Game by Britney M. Mills

The Perfect Game by Britney M. Mills

He may be an ace on the mound but when it comes to talking to girls, he can barely get out two words. Until she comes along. Ben Clark is a shy overachiever, not something anyone expects from Rosemont’s star pitcher. He’s got an internship at a physical therapy clinic and it’s the one thing besides baseball that he can talk about nonstop. When Serena […]

May 27, 2020 / 0 Comments
The Running Back and the Prima Donna by Anne-Marie Meyer & Maggie Dallen

The Running Back and the Prima Donna by Anne-Marie Meyer & Maggie Dallen

Bianca Everyone at the ballet academy think they know me—the prima donna. The diva. The mean girl. They’re wrong. What they don’t know is that I’m moments away from losing my meticulously planned out life. I’m not one to show weakness but my ankle has a different agenda. Adding Ryan to that equation only complicates things more and suddenly the only person who can save […]

April 27, 2020 / 0 Comments