A Million Shades of Gray Cynthia Kadohata All Y’Tin ever wanted was to be an elephant handler, and at thirteen, he is the youngest handler in his Dega village. He has big dreams of one day opening a training school for elephant handlers, the would-be first in Vietnam. But war […]
The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman This Newbery Award winner tells the fascinating tale of Nobody Owens. Bod has spent his entire childhood living in a graveyard, raised and loved by ghosts, and watched over by guardian Silas, a man neither alive nor dead. While desperate to see more of the […]
Graceling Kristin Cashore Katsa is graced, and her grace is that she can kill. Anyone, anytime. Her royal uncle provides her with a place to live, controlling her through guilt and powerful threats, and it serves him to keep Katsa’s fighting skills practiced. But Katsa longs to break free and […]
Lips Touch : Three Times Laini Taylor, illustrated by Jim DiBartolo Lips Touch is the compilation of three separate stories, all with a similar nature. Whether it’s goblins, demons, humans, or spirits, love can lead to unexpected things. In “Goblin Fruit,” Kizzy’s heart begs to be loved and for just […]
Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Pena Danny doesn’t know where he fits in. He relates most to his Mexican heritage, feeling more comfortable with his extended Mexican family than with his white mother. When his mom moves to San Francisco with her new boyfriend, Danny decides to stay the […]
Breathless by Jessica Warman Katie Kitrell’s life is a mess. It was when her mom finally became a successful artist and her dad started a psychiatry practice and the family actually had some money that Katie first started to feel the true burden of hatred and jealousy. The only friend […]
