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21) If I go missing
Author
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Language
English
Description
A powerfully illustrated graphic novel for teens about the subject of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Combining graphic fiction and non-fiction, this young adult graphic novel serves as a window into one of the unique dangers of being an Indigenous teen in Canada today. The text of the book is derived from excerpts of a letter written to the Winnipeg Chief of Police by fourteen-year-old Brianna Jonnie -- a letter that went viral and in which,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Formats
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Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist!
The gripping true story of the only women to fly in combat in World War II-from Elizabeth Wein, award-winning author of Code Name Verity
In the early years of World War II, Josef Stalin issued an order that made the Soviet Union the first country in the world to allow female pilots to fly in combat. Led by Marina Raskova, these three regiments, including the 588th Night Bomber Regiment-nicknamed...
23) Out of the Fire
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Sadie meets One of Us is Lying in a mind-blowingly twisty, feminist thriller that will grab you from the very first page and keep your heart pounding until the shocking conclusion.
We were like fire, the four of us. Catching each other's sparks until the flames grew, spread, raged beyond our control.
We'll give them back the damage they left us with, burden them with the weight of our pain.
We may be temporarily broken, but we will leave...
24) Guardian
Author
Series
Publisher
A Tom Doherty Associates book, Tor Teen
Language
English
Description
When Josiah is accused of assassinating the prime minister, Anglet Sutonga resolves to prove her friend's innocence and launches an investigation throughout the city of Bar-Selehm, where she uncovers a political power grab.
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Language
English
Description
"The Secret Loves of geek girls is a non-fiction anthology mixing prose, comics, and illustrated stories on the lives and loves of an amazing cast of female creators. Featuring work by Margaret Atwood (The heart goes last), Mariko Tamaki (This one summer), Trina Robbins (Wonder woman), Marguerite Bennett (Marvel's A-Force), Noelle Stevenson (Nimona), Marjorie Liu (monstress), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), and over fifty more creators. It's a compilation...
27) Grown
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another riveting, ripped-from-the-headlines mystery that exposes horrific secrets hiding behind the limelight and embraces the power of a young woman's voice.
When legendary R& B artist Korey Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition, her dreams of being a famous singer take flight. Until Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night. Who killed Korey Fields?...
28) Sherwood
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Description
Fans of Danielle Paige, Marissa Meyer, and Alex Flinn will devour New York Times bestselling author Meagan Spooner's next fierce fairy tale-inspired story, which Illuminae author Amie Kaufman calls "a kick-ass, gender-flipped feminist retelling." Robin of Locksley is dead. Maid Marian doesn't know how she'll go on, but the people of Locksley town, persecuted by the Sheriff of Nottingham, need a protector. And the dreadful Guy of Gisborne, the Sheriff's...
30) Firebrand
Author
Publisher
Tor Teen, a Tom Doherty Associates book
Language
English
Description
When government plans for a secret weapon are stolen and sold to a rogue enemy, Anglet goes undercover as a foreign princess to infiltrate an exclusive social club while navigating formidable political and cultural challenges.
31) Always human
Author
Series
Always human volume 1
Publisher
Yellow Jacket
Language
English
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32) Will I see?
Author
Publisher
Highwater Press
Language
English
Description
May and her newly adopted cat finds keepsakes strewn about the city streets, and she soon realizes that these trinkets once belonged to a fellow First Nations girl who was murdered.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
From bestselling and award-winning author Kathryn Lasky comes an explosive adventure following the teen girl fighter pilots who took on Hitler's army . . . and won.
16-year-old Valya knows what it feels like to fly. She's a pilot who's always felt more at home soaring through the sky than down on earth. But since the Germans surrounded Stalingrad, Valya's been forced to stay on the ground and watch her city crumble.When her mother is killed during...
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Language
English
Description
"Kara Danvers isn't any different than any other teenager in her hometown. Problems with school. Problems with boys. Problems with friends. But while growing pains shake up Kara's world, a series of earth-shaking events hits her hometown, leaving her withwith the choice of blending in with the crowd, or being different"-- Publisher.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This guide explains the whats, whys, and hows of styling, whether you're looking to update your wardrobe or curate your closet. Accomplished stylist Somer Flaherty helps readers figure out what their look is (or ought to be), and how to tailor that look to their own particular body type. Learn the skills necessary to style others and even to turn styling into a career. Additionally, the book includes:
Color illustrations for all of the looks, body...
38) Blood family
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Language
English
Description
A boy with an abusive father grows up and fears that he has the same potential for violence as his father has.
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