teenage boys

"In a showdown with Black Vinegar Middle School's shadow gang leader, Teru, Mob sticks to his policy of nonviolence and refrains from using his powers--and gets knocked out! The fight seems over for Mob . . . but something then awakens in Mob, beyond the confines of his conscious mind! And in the aftermath, a new story develops with Ritsu, Mob's conflictedyounger brother who enjoys the social success Mob desires . . . yet still longs for what Mob has that Ritsu lacks--psychic power!"--Provided by publisher.

"When a distant storm knocks out the power at Cam's high school, he heads out of town for burgers with his friends before going to pick up his little brother, Peter, at the school bus stop. But suddenly they are caught in a deadly tornado and Cam barely makes it out alive. Rushing home, he returns to find that Peter is missing, his house is in ruins and his parents are locked in a big fight. Cam must battle extreme weather conditions to find his brother and try to keep his already fragile family from being torn apart"--Provided by publisher.

"When he was fifteen, Kevin took a car for a joyride and got in an accident that seriously injured a pedestrian. Known inside juvie as Strider, he has spent more than two years locked up, and has learned the hard way to survive inside. When his parole officer suggest that he apply for early parole. Strider realized that it would be hard for him to survive on the outside"--Back of cover.

"It's the summer between middle school and high school, and Aiden Navarro is away at camp. Everyone's going through changes--but for Aiden, the stakes feel higher. As he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can't stop thinking about), he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance"--Back cover.

"The second set of the Miyagi Prefecture Qualifier Tournament continues as Tsukishima and Nishinoya lead the defense against Shiratorizawa! The game heats up in a tense back-and-forth--both teams refusing to give way to the other. Which team will manage to get a break point and pull away from the stalemate first?!"--Back cover.

"In this high-interest novel for middle readers, thirteen-year-old Mark adjusts to the long ride home on the school bus after moving to a small town to live with his grandmother"--Provided by publisher.

"Bloomington High School Lions' star goalie Sebastian Hughes should be excited about his senior year: His teammates are amazing, and he's got a coach who doesn't ask anyone to hide their sexuality. But when his estranged childhood-best-friend Emir Shah shows up at summer training camp, Sebastian realizes the team's success may end up in the hands of the one guy who hates him. Determined to reconnect with Emir for the sake of the Lions, he sets out to regain Emir's trust. But to Sebastian's surprise, sweaty days on the pitch, wandering the town's streets, and bonding on the weekends spark more than just friendship between them"--Publishers description.

"... Tony Hayes, a sixteen-year-old with Tourette syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. For almost a decade the number ten has ruled his life. Fed up with the humiliation, loneliness, and physical pain he experiences on a daily basis, Troy makes a plan he intends to complete on the tenth anniversary of his diagnosis-- a list of nine goals to accomplish before the grand finale, number ten, commit suicide. But the process of working his way through the list changes Troy's life, and becomes friends with Khory, a classmate who has her own troubled history. Khory unwittingly helps Troy cross off items on his list, moving him ever closer to item ten, even as she shows him that life may offer more options"--Jacket flap.

Kleo dreams of becoming a gallant, monster-slaying hero, and when a twist of fate sees him whisked off to a strange and distant land, it seems he's finally got his chance. But the king doesn't want Kleo slaying monsters--he wants him training them, preparing mighty creatures to fight against the forces of darkness. Unfortunately, the kingdom's a little short on monsters at the moment...and Kleo's journey begins with only one sassy slime to back him up. It's a quirky quest with one majorly reluctant hero!.

"All it takes is one hit on the football field, and suddenly Ash's life doesn't look quite the way he remembers it. Impossible though it seems, he's been hit into another dimension--and keeps on bouncing through worlds that are almost-but-not-really his own. The changes start small, but they quickly spiral out of control as Ash slides into universes where he has everything he's ever wanted, universes where society is stuck in the past . . . universes where he finds himself looking at life through entirely different eyes"--Publisher's description.