Starsight
Spensa’s people are under threat of annihilation. Imprisoned on a remote planet, they’ve been guarded by a race they call the Krell. In the past, the Krell would only raid Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on May 15, 2020
Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court
An inspiring memoir for young readers by one of basketball’s greatest players, Becoming Kareem is not just for sports fans. This 2021 Rebecca Caudill award nominee and NY Times Bestseller Read more...
Posted by Kristi M. on May 14, 2020
Serpent & Dove
In a fantastical city where witches are burned at the stake – Lou finds herself living on the streets, suppressing her powers, and doing everything she can to stay away Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on May 12, 2020
Sawkill Girls
“Beware of the woods and the dark, dank deep. He’ll follow you home and won’t let you sleep.” is the legend that haunts the island of Sawkill Rock. The Collector, Read more...
The Lost Coast
When Danny and her mother move to Tempest, California, Danny thinks this move was to get away from her old life. But in Tempest, Danny finds the Grays: a group Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on March 5, 2020
Poet X
Fifteen-year-old Xiomara tires to be invisible. However with her body being “unhide-able” because it grew curves, and the quick fists she uses to defend herself and her twin brother, Xiomara Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on February 20, 2020
Odd One Out
Odd One Out tells the story of three teenagers dealing with sexuality, gender identity, labels, and the pressures that come with each. Courtney, Rae, and Jupiter all get the opportunity to share their side of a complex story which begins by looking at Courtney and Jupiter’s friendship that began when they were children. Courtney, a heterosexual boy, suffers from a classic case of unrequited love for the girl next door Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on February 6, 2020
Geekerella (Once Upon a Con #1)
"Look to the stars. Aim. Ignite." Nerd and fan-girl extraordinaire Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, her favorite science fiction world. Growing up in the shadow of her stepsisters and Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on January 23, 2020
We Set the Dark on Fire
Daniela Vargas is a top student at the Medio School for Girls, where young women are trained to be prestigious wives to young rich men of high social status. Dani, Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on January 16, 2020
Wild Bird
“3:47 a.m. That’s when they arrive for Wren Clemmens. She’s hustled out of her house and into a waiting car, then a plane, and then taken on a forced march Read more...
Posted by Kristi M. on January 9, 2020
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles)
If you like fairytale retellings, this book is the one for you! This Cinderella story set in a futuristic Earth with cyborgs and Lunar beings is the perfect start to Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on January 2, 2020
Steelheart
Twelve years ago, a red star named Calamity appeared in the sky. Its appearance coincided with people manifesting all sorts of comic book hero style powers. These people are called Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on December 5, 2019
Long Way Down
Written in free verse narrative, the book beings with Will’s brother getting shot in the streets of their neighborhood. After his death, Will finds his brother’s gun and sets out to find the guy responsible, in order to follow the rules: “The Rules / No. 1: Crying / Don’t. / No matter what. / Don’t.” pg 31. “No. 2: Snitching / Don’t. / No matter what. / Don’t.” pg 32. Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on November 21, 2019
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
Jay Reguero had always felt a bit out of place. With a Filipino father and an American mother, there was always a part of him that struggled with his own Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on October 5, 2019
Skyward
Humanity lives underground on an alien world, under threat of annihilation by a race called the Krell, who they know nothing about. Spensa is a seventeen year old girl with Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on August 20, 2019