Helping Students Navigate the World of Books
Promise Boys Author: Nick Brooks Published: January 31st, 2023 by Henry Holt and Co. Summary: Promise Boys is a blockbuster, dark academia mystery about three teens of color who must investigate their principal’s murder to clear their own names. This page-turning thriller is perfect for fans of Karen McManus, Jason Reynolds, Angie Thomas, and Holly … Read more
Last Gate of the Emperor Authors: Kwame Mbalia & Prince Joel Makonnen Published: May 4th, 2021 by Scholastic Press Summary: An Afrofuturist adventure about a mythical Ethiopian empire. Sci-fi and fantasy combine in this journey to the stars. Yared Heywat lives an isolated life in Addis Prime — a hardscrabble city with rundown tech, lots … Read more
The Rumor Game Author: Dhonielle Clayton & Sona Charaipotra Published: March 1st, 2022 by Disney Summary: All it takes is one spark to start a blaze. At Foxham Prep, a posh private school for the children of DC’s elite, a single rumor has the power to ruin a life. Nobody knows that better than Bryn. … Read more
Symptoms of a Heartbreak Author: Sona Charaipotra Published: July 2nd, 2019 by Imprint Summary: The youngest doctor in America, an Indian-American teen makes her rounds―and falls head over heels―in the contemporary romantic comedy Symptoms of a Heartbreak. Fresh from med school, sixteen-year-old medical prodigy Saira arrives for her first day at her new job: treating … Read more
Conjure Island Author: Eden Royce Published June 27th, 2023 by Walden Pond Press Summary: If you ask Delphinia Baker, she’d tell you she has all the family she needs. Sure, her mom passed away when she was young, her dad is often away on deployment, and she’s had to move so much that she’s never had … Read more
A Match Made in Mehendi Author: Nandini Bajpai Published: September 10th, 2019 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Summary: Fifteen-year-old Simran “Simi” Sangha comes from a long line of Indian vichole-matchmakers-with a rich history for helping parents find good matches for their grown children. When Simi accidentally sets up her cousin and a soon-to-be … Read more
The Quiet Boat Ride and Other Stories (Fox + Chick #2) Author and Illustrator: Sergio Ruzzier Published: March 5th, 2019 Summary: Opposite personalities attract for these two unlikely friends: In the second book of this lauded series, Fox and Chick are off on three new adventures involving a boat ride, a mysterious box, and an … Read more
