NEW BOOKS and RESOURCES

• Weatherfod, Carol Boston. The Roots of Rap. 16 bars on the 4 pillars of hip-hop
• Mabry, Samantha.Clever Creatures of the Night. Drea is missing, and something bad happened in this house.
• Yolen, Jane. Briar Rose. A classic retailing of the German folktale Briar Rose – Sleepy Beauty, set in the forests of World War II. 
• Lim, Elizabeth. So This is Love. A twisted retelling of the classic Cinderella story in which she cannot actually prove she’s the missing princess. 
• Rochon, Farrah. Almost There. A twisted retelling of the classic Princess and the Frog story in which Tiana gets her restaraunt but New Orleans has become strange.
• Martinez, Andres Vera. Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust. a graphic novel of real hopes and dreams that came true during the Holocaust
• Greenwald, Tommy. Dinged. Football star Caleb Springer is the town celebrity, but his NFL star dad is changing and showing signs of forgetfulness and anger from years in the sport. Will Caleb keep playing? 
• Tarshis, Lauren. I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964. Jackson survives a fire that destroyed his cabin, only to face an earthquake of terrifying strength followed by tsumami waves crashing the coast. How to be tough
• Libenson, Terri. Remarkably ruby.They used to be friends, but now they have nothing in common anymore...or do they?
• Hubbard, Ben. Survivors: Inspiring True Stories of Survival. Prepare to be amazed by these inspiring tales of strength and determination in the face of disaster. 
• Peppins, Brianna. As Long As We’re Together. When 18 year old Novah’s parents die in a car wreck, she convinces a judge to give her temporary custody of her six siblings. Can she keep them all together? 
• Holt, K.A.. This Is Not A Drill. The first rule of a lockdown: find a safe place to hide. After a really bad day, Ava must survive an intruder in the building. 
• Craft, Jerry. School Trip. Heading out on a school trip to Paris, Jordan’s trip changes drastically at the last minute when their faculty guide is replaced. Will they be able to navigate a foreign city with someone they barely know? From the author of New Kid
• Dee, Barbara. Maybe He Just Likes You. How do you know when it’s harmless flirting or something more? Mila must figure it out, and seeks help in a karate class.
• James, Lebron. We Are Family. On the first day of basketball try-outs, Jayden is blindsided when the coach tells them he is sick and can’t coach the team. Hoop group is more than just a team. They are a family. An original story from legendary NBA superstar Lebron James
• Burgess, Rebecca. Speak Up! Mia is torn between trying to fit in and be herself. She listens to her music to tune out the bullying. Throwing herself into music, she creates an alter-ego, Elle-Q, a viral singer. Then she’s asked to preform live. What will she do?
• Greene, Joshua M. The Girl Who Fought Back. When Vladka’s family is deported to a Polish concentration camp, she joins a group of young people in the ghetto which is secretely smuggling messages and weapons back over the ghetto wall. A true story
• Roth, Veronica. Four. Newly initiated, Four must claim his place in the Dauntless hierarchy. His decisions will affect future initiates and uncover threatening secrets. A Divergent novel

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