juvenile fiction

Told in alternating voices, ex-best friends Meghna and Rani team up to expose their cheating boyfriend at a science competition and fall for each other in the process.

Set in Jamestown in 1609, indentured servant Ellis suffers through the winter, bearing witness to the horrors committed by starving settlers.

After a public break-up goes viral, seventeen-year-old Prince Jadon of Iles de la Reveri stays in America to clean up his image and finds an unexpected romance as he navigates redemption in the eyes of his country and family.

A Brooklyn-born pop star who discovers that being famous isn't all it's cracked up to be enlists the help of an Iowa farm girl look-alike.

". . . follow the rise of the Mongol Empire from its founding through its expansion into the Golden Horde in the West under the leadership of Batu and his successors and the Yuan Dynasty in the East under Kublai Khan. It also features the Mongol Empire's important role in the development of trade between the East and the West during the Middle Ages, particularly as recorded by Venetian merchant Marco Polo"--Provided by publisher.

"Teens from Guatemala escape through Mexico and attempt to reach the U.S. border"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a graphic novel adaptation of the story of Dr. Frankenstein and his obsessive experiment that leads to the creation of a monstrous and deadly creature.

"A girl's grandpa and her neighbors help her grow an olive tree in a war-torn land"--Provided by publisher.

"It's May 1963, and twelve-year-old Nina Norris is answering a call from civil rights leaders in Birmingham, Alabama. Black Americans are demanding the right to vote, but adults who protest risk losing their jobs. So, children are protesting in their place. As Nina prepares for her day, she knows she will likely be arrested and put in jail, but it's a price she is willing to pay so that all people can have a say in their government. Readers can learn the real story of the Birmingham Children's Crusade from the nonfiction back matter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided"--.

During the evacuation after Hurricane Katrina, twelve-year-old Claudia and her younger sister are separated from the rest of their family, and now it is up to Claudia to protect and comfort her sister through the tragedy.