Catalog Search Results
801) The other mother
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"From Matthew Dicks, the beloved author of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, comes The Other Mother, a novel about a teenage boy coping with the rupture of his family by viewing his mother in an unusual light. The one he loves most, is the one he knows least. Thirteen-year-old Michael Parsons is dealing with a lot. His father's sudden death; his mother's new husband, Glen, who he loathes; his two younger siblings, who he looks after more and more now...
805) Road tripped
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Steven "Stiggy" Gabel tries to cope with his father's suicide, his mother's depression, and his girlfriend's departure by taking off down the Great River Road from Minnesota to Louisiana.
806) The edge of being
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Isaac Griffin sets out to find the father he has never met, only to discover that perhaps the missing pieces of his life were never missing at all. Includes author's note.
807) Jane Eyre
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
Español
Description
When a penniless governess falls in love with the brooding master of Thornfield, she is unaware of the tragic events that will follow.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Orphan Nicolo Zen is all alone in 1700s Venice, save for his clarinet, enchanted by a mysterious magician to allow its first player to perform expertly. Soon Nicolo is a famous virtuoso, wealthy beyond his dreams, but he can't stop wondering if he earned the success -- or the girl he met in Venice is safe from the harm"--
809) Just my luck
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
While working as a housekeeper at the ritzy Grand Palms hotel in Maui, Marty made it a habit to steal small items from the guests. What better way to stick it to the rich snobs they have to clean up after? But now she's having terrible luck, and to turn it around Marty knows she just has to return all of the items she stole. She meets a new guest, Will, who is different from the other guests at the hotel. After a string of misunderstandings and accidents...
Author
Series
Alan Cole volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Alan Cole can't stand up to his cruel brother, Nathan. He can't escape the wrath of his demanding father, who thinks he's about as exceptional as a goldfish. And -- scariest of all -- he can't let the cute boy across the cafeteria know he has a crush on him. But when Nathan discovers Alan's secret, his older brother announces a high-stakes round of Cole vs. Cole. Each brother must complete seven nearly impossible tasks; whoever finishes the most wins...
811) Moongarden
Author
Series
Plotting the stars volume Bk. 1
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Crumbling under the pressure at her elite school on the moon, misfit Myra Hodger discovers a lab full of toxic plants and uses her botanical magic to weed out its secrets, but quickly discovers some will do anything to take those secrets to the grave.
Centuries ago, Earth's plants turned toxic, rendering life on the planet impossible, and humanity took to space to cultivate new homes. Myra Porter is in her first year at an elite school on the Moon...
812) Bang!
Author
Pub. Date
p2006
Language
English
Description
A teenage boy must face the harsh realities of inner city life, a disintegrating family, and destructive temptations as he struggles to find his identity as a young man.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Known as the Roadkill Kid due to his mother's job, middle schooler Jack becomes his mom's assistant as he deals with his parents' divorce, even though he just wants to finally talk to Zoe, his conservationist classmate with the bright green eyes."--
814) Warrior of the wild
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
An eighteen-year-old chieftain's daughter must find a way to kill her village's oppressive deity if she ever wants to return home in this Viking-inspired YA standalone fantasy from Tricia Levenseller, author of Daughter of the Pirate King. How do you kill a god? As her father's chosen heir, eighteen-year-old Rasmira has trained her whole life to become a warrior and lead her village. But when her coming-of-age trial is sabotaged and she fails the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Izzy is used to keeping her thoughts to herself--in school, where her boyfriend does the talking for her, and at home, where it's impossible to compete with her older siblings and high-powered parents. When she mistakenly walks into a stand-up comedy club and performs, the experience is surprisingly cathartic. After the show, she meets Mo, an aspiring comic who's everything Izzy's not: bold, confident, comfortable in her skin. Mo...
816) Factotum
Author
Series
Monster blood tattoo volume 3
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Accused of being a monster instead of human, Rossamünd Bookchild looks to monster-hunter Branden Rose for help, but powerful forces are after them both, believing that Rossamünd holds the secret to perpetual youth.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
At sixteen, Maddy has loyal friends, a mother with whom she's unusually close, a father she's never met, devoted grandparents, and a crush on a boy named Jack. Maddy also has cancer. Living in the shadow of uncertainty, Maddy seeks out her first romantic relationship, finds solace in music and art, gets involved in the battle against climate change, and tracks down her father. Meanwhile her mother, Eve, must come to terms with the daughter she only...
818) Eli over easy
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The last few months have been pretty tough for Eli. He moved to New York City and left his small town in Minnesota with his extended family and everyone he knows. He hasn't made any new friends. And his mom died unexpectedly, shattering his whole world. He misses Mom more and more every day, but Dad refuses to talk about her, leaving Eli alone in his grief. Then Eli finds a stash of instructional cooking videos his mom made, revealing her dream of...
819) Dream, Annie, dream
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese American girl grapples with, and ultimately rises above, the racism and trials of middle school she experiences while chasing her dreams. As the daughter of immigrants who came to America for a better life, Annie Inoue was raised to dream big. And at the start of seventh grade, she's channeling that irrepressible hope into becoming the lead in her school...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request