Hello, UniverseBy Erin Entrada Kelly Virgil Salinas is a shy boy who finds himself the target of bullying by Chet “the Bull” Bullens. Virgil desperately wants to stand up for himself, but he just doesn’t have the confidence to do it. Even his parents call him “Turtle” because he is so quiet. The nickname makes […]
The Lost Girls of Camp ForevermoreBy Kim Fu Located on the wild coast of British Columbia, Camp Forevermore is a place that girls dream of going. A week away from parents while hiking, swimming, doing archery and kayaking is a thrilling experience for most. No one imagines what can go wrong. Nita, Andee, Dina, Siobhan […]
Roller GirlBy Victoria Jamieson Twelve-year-old Astrid has been best friends with Nicole since grade 2. Nicole loves ballet and is starting to like boys, and Astrid just isn’t interested. But when Astrid’s mom takes them to see roller derby, Astrid knows exactly what she wants to do. Immediately, she signs up for roller derby camp. […]
The Geography of Bliss:One grump’s search for the happiest place on earth. The title says it all really. Using data from the Happiness Research Institute, Eric Weiner travels the globe to explore the world’s happiest and least happy places. His mission? To find out conclusively what makes people happy! He explores a variety of different […]
See You In The CosmosBy Jack Cheng Alex is only eleven years old but already he’s very independent. He has to be. He lives with his mom, but she can hardly get out of bed most of the time. Alex makes all the meals, gets himself to school, and takes on much more responsibility than […]
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera It is not too far into the future and the government’s new department, Death-Cast, knows when everyone will die. You don’t know exactly when or how, but when your phone rings and it’s Death-Cast calling, you know you have only got your end day to […]
SliderBy Pete Hautman David is fourteen years old and pretty average. His older sister, Bridgette, is a model student and succeeds at everything. His younger brother, Mal, is autistic. The only thing that sets David apart is his ability to eat. He can eat a sixteen-inch pepperoni pizza in four minutes and thirty-six seconds. But […]
Genuine Fraud by e. Lockhart is a psychological thriller following the life of Jule, a self-proclaimed vigilante super hero on the run from unlawful incarceration. The reader first encounters Jule in a five star hotel where she is being tracked down by the police. From here, the story works its way backwards through a crazy […]
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal is a family saga, mystery, comedy, and romance twisted together through a teasing multi-storyline tale. The main storyline follows Nikki, an independent university drop out in her early 20s struggling to find her path. The daughter of Punjabi immigrants, she has spent much of her life […]
the shadow year The Shadow Year, by Hannah Richell, begins with Lila receiving a mysterious envelope from a solicitor. The envelope contains a key, deeds to a cottage, and a map to the remote Peak District, but we don’t know who has left Lila this property or why. Lila is in a state of grief […]