This HelMet English Reading Diploma is for 7-9 grade students.
When you have read ten (10) books, you get a diploma. You can select books from this list or select books that are interesting to you that are not found on this list. Ask your teacher if books not on the list can be used for the Reading Diploma. You can also ask a librarian for ideas.
You can also read audiobooks and e-books.
When you have completed the Reading Diploma you can then complete a bonus diploma by reading ten (10) different books. Ask for help from your teacher and or a librarian. The Reading Diploma should be completed before the end of April.
This poetry anthology provides poems to comfort, uplift, and delight.
A book about basketball, family, and staying true to yourself.
Tekijä: Alexander, Kwame
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A book about basketball, family, and staying true to yourself.
“This book is filled with the accidents, serendipities, bloodlines, tidal waves, sunrises, disasters, passport stamps, criminals, cafeterias, nightmares, fever dreams, readers, portents, and whispers that have shaped me so far.”
Tekijä: Anderson, Laurie Halse
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“This book is filled with the accidents, serendipities, bloodlines, tidal waves, sunrises, disasters, passport stamps, criminals, cafeterias, nightmares, fever dreams, readers, portents, and whispers that have shaped me so far.”
An achingly beautiful collection of poems about one week in a secondary school where everything happens all at once.
Tekijä: Camden, Steven
Sivumäärä: 119 sivua.
An achingly beautiful collection of poems about one week in a secondary school where everything happens all at once.
Stories, poetry, and art on the theme of pride.
Tekijä: Dawson, Juno
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Stories, poetry, and art on the theme of pride.
Who needs a handsome prince? Not these girls!
Tekijä: Don, Lari
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Who needs a handsome prince? Not these girls!
A Poem For Every Night of the Year is a magnificent collection of 366 poems compiled by Allie Esiri, one to share for every night of the year. The poems - together with introductory paragraphs - have a link to the date on which they appear.
Tekijä: Esiri, Allie
Sivumäärä: 523 sivua.
A Poem For Every Night of the Year is a magnificent collection of 366 poems compiled by Allie Esiri, one to share for every night of the year. The poems - together with introductory paragraphs - have a link to the date on which they appear.
100 true stories of ladies who have changes history in one way or another. Get to know the other side of humanity's advancements in science and culture. Despite the name, this book is suitable for boys as well.
Tekijä: Favilli, Elena
Sivumäärä: 212 sivua.
100 true stories of ladies who have changes history in one way or another. Get to know the other side of humanity's advancements in science and culture. Despite the name, this book is suitable for boys as well.
A beautiful retelling of Sleeping Beauty.
Tekijä: Gaiman, Neil
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A beautiful retelling of Sleeping Beauty.
The story of a princess turned damsel turned queen.
Tekijä: Lovelace, Amanda
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The story of a princess turned damsel turned queen.
You may choose between one of these two collections.
Tekijä: Riddell, Chris
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You may choose between one of these two collections.
Brave, bold and beautiful poems written by women.
Tekijä: Sampson, Ana
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Brave, bold and beautiful poems written by women.
Witchcraft, superstition, murder - it's all here!
Tekijä: Shakespeare, William
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Witchcraft, superstition, murder - it's all here!
A collection of retellings of traditional fairy tales from Cinderella to Beauty and the Beast.
Tekijä: Sullivan, Deirdre
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A collection of retellings of traditional fairy tales from Cinderella to Beauty and the Beast.
These unintimidating poems offer girls a message of self-acceptance and strength, giving them permission to let go of shame and perfectionism,
Tekijä: Whitney, Diana
Sivumäärä: 165 sivua.
These unintimidating poems offer girls a message of self-acceptance and strength, giving them permission to let go of shame and perfectionism,
It’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Gravity Falls and features five butt-kicking, rad teenage girls wailing on monsters and solving a mystery with the whole world at stake.
It’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Gravity Falls and features five butt-kicking, rad teenage girls wailing on monsters and solving a mystery with the whole world at stake.
Vega's parents force her to attend a summer camp. When strange things start to happen at the camp, Vega needs to team up with her bunkmates to find out what's going on.
Vega's parents force her to attend a summer camp. When strange things start to happen at the camp, Vega needs to team up with her bunkmates to find out what's going on.
In the spirit of "Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls", Bagieu's collection of short stories introduce the reader to a variety of daring women who by their actions have helped shape history.
Tekijä: Bagieu, Pénélope
Sivumäärä: 291 sivua.
In the spirit of "Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls", Bagieu's collection of short stories introduce the reader to a variety of daring women who by their actions have helped shape history.
Hélène has been inexplicably ostracized by the girls who were once her friends. Her school life is full of whispers and lies — Hélène weighs 216; she smells like BO. Her loving mother is too tired to be any help. Fortunately, Hélène has one consolation, Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre.
Tekijä: Britt, Fanny
Sivumäärä: 101 sivua.
Hélène has been inexplicably ostracized by the girls who were once her friends. Her school life is full of whispers and lies — Hélène weighs 216; she smells like BO. Her loving mother is too tired to be any help. Fortunately, Hélène has one consolation, Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre.
Vera wants nothing more than to be one of the girls. But she is too Russian and too poor to fit in. So when she hears of a Russian summer camp, she figures it'll be the perfect place for her. Sadly, things are not as simple as all that.
Tekijä: Brosgol, Vera
Sivumäärä: 256 sivua.
Vera wants nothing more than to be one of the girls. But she is too Russian and too poor to fit in. So when she hears of a Russian summer camp, she figures it'll be the perfect place for her. Sadly, things are not as simple as all that.
Tale told in very few words, Alone tells the story of a lone lighthouse keeper that no one has ever seen. A boat bring him supplies and by the time the boat arrives again, the supplies are gone. Moving tale in the spirit of Wonder.
Tekijä: Chabouté,
Sivumäärä: 384 sivua.
Tale told in very few words, Alone tells the story of a lone lighthouse keeper that no one has ever seen. A boat bring him supplies and by the time the boat arrives again, the supplies are gone. Moving tale in the spirit of Wonder.
Have you ever wondered what perils refugees must go through to make it to Europe? Illegal is the story of one boy, Ebo. Ebo's brother leaves to look for their sister, and Ebo can't bear to be left behind. Instead, he follows Kwame on a journey to look for Sisi.
Tekijä: Colfer, Eoin
Sivumäärä: 122 sivua.
Have you ever wondered what perils refugees must go through to make it to Europe? Illegal is the story of one boy, Ebo. Ebo's brother leaves to look for their sister, and Ebo can't bear to be left behind. Instead, he follows Kwame on a journey to look for Sisi.
Anda spends most of her free time playing a massive-multiplayer role playing game. It's a place where she can be whoever she wants. But the world of online gaming is not that straightforward...
Tekijä: Doctorow, Cory
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Anda spends most of her free time playing a massive-multiplayer role playing game. It's a place where she can be whoever she wants. But the world of online gaming is not that straightforward...
A graphic novel adaptation of one of the world's most famous books.
Tekijä: Folman, Ari
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A graphic novel adaptation of one of the world's most famous books.
Robin's life changes overnight when she moves from Korea to the United States.
Tekijä: Ha, Robin
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Robin's life changes overnight when she moves from Korea to the United States.
Winning a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, Juniper endures bullying from a popular queen bee before investigating rumors about a mythical beast in the nearby forest.
Tekijä: Hicks, Faith Erin
Sivumäärä: 166 sivua.
Winning a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, Juniper endures bullying from a popular queen bee before investigating rumors about a mythical beast in the nearby forest.
In a world where 80% of the population have superpowers, Izuku Midoriya is the odd one out.
Tekijä: Horikoshi, Kohei
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In a world where 80% of the population have superpowers, Izuku Midoriya is the odd one out.
Bina's best friend Austin has been acting strange and now he's going away for the whole summer to a soccer camp. Bina's left behind to wonder how to fill her days, when she makes friends with Austin's older sister. She can't help but wonder, what's wrong with Austin?
Tekijä: Larson, Hope
Sivumäärä: 172 sivua.
Bina's best friend Austin has been acting strange and now he's going away for the whole summer to a soccer camp. Bina's left behind to wonder how to fill her days, when she makes friends with Austin's older sister. She can't help but wonder, what's wrong with Austin?
Welcome to the end of 1920's, the time of gangsters, prohibition and well made suits. Firo Prochainezo wants to make a name for himself, but as the youngest of a not-so-big of a family, he'll need to work hard and use all the tricks up his sleeves.
Tekijä: Narita, Ryohgo
Sivumäärä: 163 sivua.
Welcome to the end of 1920's, the time of gangsters, prohibition and well made suits. Firo Prochainezo wants to make a name for himself, but as the youngest of a not-so-big of a family, he'll need to work hard and use all the tricks up his sleeves.
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love.
Tekijä: Oseman, Alice
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Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love.
If you like Percy Jackson and Harry Potter, if magic and mythical kind of life interests you, this comic book is made for you.
Tekijä: Ostertag, Molly Knox
Sivumäärä: 218 sivua.
If you like Percy Jackson and Harry Potter, if magic and mythical kind of life interests you, this comic book is made for you.
A powerful graphic-novel memoir of the Holocaust, not for the most sensitive readers.
Tekijä: Spiegelman, Art
Sivumäärä: 296 sivua.
A powerful graphic-novel memoir of the Holocaust, not for the most sensitive readers.
Thirteen-year-old Moth discovers that she's a half-witch!
Tekijä: Steinkellner, Emma
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Thirteen-year-old Moth discovers that she's a half-witch!
Every summer, Rose goes to a lake house with her family to their own private paradise. But this summer is different.
Tekijä: Tamaki, Mariko
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Every summer, Rose goes to a lake house with her family to their own private paradise. But this summer is different.
Callie loves theater, but she's a terrible singer. Instead she ends up working as a set designer for the stage crew.
Tekijä: Telgemeier, Raina
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Callie loves theater, but she's a terrible singer. Instead she ends up working as a set designer for the stage crew.
Marjorie feels like a ghost. Wendell IS a ghost. When their worlds collide, their lives are changed for good.
Tekijä: Thummler, Brenna
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Marjorie feels like a ghost. Wendell IS a ghost. When their worlds collide, their lives are changed for good.
A time shift futuristic graphic story which chronicles the life of Mia – who lives in space and fixes broken buildings in far-flung edges of the galaxy.
Tekijä: Walden, Tillie
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A time shift futuristic graphic story which chronicles the life of Mia – who lives in space and fixes broken buildings in far-flung edges of the galaxy.
This graphic novel covers the topic of consent.
Tekijä: Wallis, Pete
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This graphic novel covers the topic of consent.
Frances gets a new job as a seamstress for crown prince Sebastian. But the prince has a secret...
Tekijä: Wang, Jen
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Frances gets a new job as a seamstress for crown prince Sebastian. But the prince has a secret...
When a group of best friends notice that the boys have brand-new football uniforms and equipment while the girls bathrooms are still shamefully bereft of feminine hygiene products, they decide to take matters into their own hands.
Tekijä: Williams, Lily
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When a group of best friends notice that the boys have brand-new football uniforms and equipment while the girls bathrooms are still shamefully bereft of feminine hygiene products, they decide to take matters into their own hands.
A thrilling underwater adventure in the spirit of Jules Verne.
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A thrilling underwater adventure in the spirit of Jules Verne.
They killed my mother. They took our magic. They tried to bury us. NOW WE RISE.
Tekijä: Adeyemi, Tomi
Sivumäärä: 531 sivua.
They killed my mother. They took our magic. They tried to bury us. NOW WE RISE.
The Reds are commoners, ruled by the elite of Silvers, who possess supernatural powers. Mare Barrow is a young Red girl who ends up working in a Silver palace. But there's more to Mare than meets the eye...
Tekijä: Aveyard, Victoria
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The Reds are commoners, ruled by the elite of Silvers, who possess supernatural powers. Mare Barrow is a young Red girl who ends up working in a Silver palace. But there's more to Mare than meets the eye...
Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free.
Tekijä: Bardugo, Leigh
Sivumäärä: 308 sivua.
Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free.
Kaz Brekker is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams - but he can't pull it off alone: he must assemble a crew.
Tekijä: Bardugo, Leigh
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Kaz Brekker is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams - but he can't pull it off alone: he must assemble a crew.
When Peter puts the lake-bound sanctuary of Wranglestone in danger by allowing a stranger to come ashore, he's forced to leave and help rancher Cooper herd the dead from their shores. But as love blossoms, a dark discovery reveals the sanctuary's secret past.
Tekijä: Charlton, Darren
Sivumäärä: 371 sivua.
When Peter puts the lake-bound sanctuary of Wranglestone in danger by allowing a stranger to come ashore, he's forced to leave and help rancher Cooper herd the dead from their shores. But as love blossoms, a dark discovery reveals the sanctuary's secret past.
Violet Choudry is one of the few brown students in a small Illinois town – and she also happens to see ghosts.
Tekijä: Das, Mintie
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Violet Choudry is one of the few brown students in a small Illinois town – and she also happens to see ghosts.
After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape - until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus.
Tekijä: Deonn, Tracy
Sivumäärä: 501 sivua.
After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape - until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus.
Welcome to Caraval, where nothing is quite what it seems...
Tekijä: Garber, Stephanie
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Welcome to Caraval, where nothing is quite what it seems...
A princess, a traitor, a soldier, a hunter and a thief. Follow the journey of five teenagers with the fate of the world in their hands.
Tekijä: Green, Sally
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A princess, a traitor, a soldier, a hunter and a thief. Follow the journey of five teenagers with the fate of the world in their hands.
An alternate history set in the 19th century U.S.A. The Civil War ends when zombies emerge from their graves. The enslaved are freed, but Black and Indigenous children are trained to fight the undead and protect the nation.
Tekijä: Ireland, Justina
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An alternate history set in the 19th century U.S.A. The Civil War ends when zombies emerge from their graves. The enslaved are freed, but Black and Indigenous children are trained to fight the undead and protect the nation.
No one speaks about the grace year. It's forbidden.
Tekijä: Liggett, Kim
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No one speaks about the grace year. It's forbidden.
Meet Celaena Sardothien. Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness.
Tekijä: Maas, Sarah J.
Sivumäärä: 432 sivua.
Meet Celaena Sardothien. Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness.
YA Cinder is a sixteen-year-old cyborg, being a cyborg does have its benefits. But on the downside she is considered a technological mistake by most of society and a burden by her stepmother.
Tekijä: Meyer, Marissa
Sivumäärä: 390 sivua.
YA Cinder is a sixteen-year-old cyborg, being a cyborg does have its benefits. But on the downside she is considered a technological mistake by most of society and a burden by her stepmother.
Mikey is just an ordinary guy that isn’t supposed ti fight zombies or whatever the heck this new this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death?
Tekijä: Ness, Patrick
Sivumäärä: 344 sivua.
Mikey is just an ordinary guy that isn’t supposed ti fight zombies or whatever the heck this new this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death?
A century ago, scientists theorised that a habitable planet existed in a nearby solar system. Today, ten astronauts will leave a dying Earth to find it.
Tekijä: Oh, Temi
Sivumäärä: 520 sivua.
A century ago, scientists theorised that a habitable planet existed in a nearby solar system. Today, ten astronauts will leave a dying Earth to find it.
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs.
Tekijä: Riggs, Ransom
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A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs.
Elisabeth has been raised in one of Austermeer's Great Libraries, surrounded by magical books. When a dangerous book is released from the library, Elisabeth needs to seek alliance with a young sorcerer Nathaniel Thorne.
Tekijä: Rogerson, Margaret
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Elisabeth has been raised in one of Austermeer's Great Libraries, surrounded by magical books. When a dangerous book is released from the library, Elisabeth needs to seek alliance with a young sorcerer Nathaniel Thorne.
Life is not easy for the most powerful magician in history.
Tekijä: Rowell, Rainbow
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Life is not easy for the most powerful magician in history.
Two boys, alone in space.
Tekijä: Schefer, Eliot
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Two boys, alone in space.
Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him.When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo.
Tekijä: Thomas, Aiden
Sivumäärä: 344 sivua.
Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him.When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo.
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first part of the epic adventure The Lord of the Rings. Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care.
Tekijä: Tolkien, J.R.R.
Sivumäärä: 407 sivua.
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first part of the epic adventure The Lord of the Rings. Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care.
Maresi lives in the Red Abbey on an island inhabited solely by women. But there are forces that wish to destroy their utopia.
Tekijä: Turtschaninoff, Maria
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Maresi lives in the Red Abbey on an island inhabited solely by women. But there are forces that wish to destroy their utopia.
When both her parents die, Grace has to enter a boarding school. But the moment she sets her foot inside the school, Grace realizes there's nothing normal about Katmere Academy.
Tekijä: Wolff, Tracy
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When both her parents die, Grace has to enter a boarding school. But the moment she sets her foot inside the school, Grace realizes there's nothing normal about Katmere Academy.
A collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid!
A collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid!
A collection of stories by six Black YA writers. When a heatwave plunges New York City into darkness, sparks fly for thirteen teenagers caught up in the blackout.
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A collection of stories by six Black YA writers. When a heatwave plunges New York City into darkness, sparks fly for thirteen teenagers caught up in the blackout.
Xiomara has always kept her words to herself. When it comes to standing her ground in her Harlem neighbourhood, she lets her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
Tekijä: Acevedo, Elizabeth
Sivumäärä: 361 sivua.
Xiomara has always kept her words to herself. When it comes to standing her ground in her Harlem neighbourhood, she lets her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
Simon is sixteen and trying to work out his sexual identity. When one of his emails gets into the wrong hands, things get complicated.
Tekijä: Albertalli, Becky
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Simon is sixteen and trying to work out his sexual identity. When one of his emails gets into the wrong hands, things get complicated.
Meet Ben and Arthur. Ben is a battered dreamer who's shipping his ex-boyfriend's things back to him. Arthur is new to New York and struggling to fit in.
Tekijä: Albertalli, Becky
Sivumäärä: 437 sivua.
Meet Ben and Arthur. Ben is a battered dreamer who's shipping his ex-boyfriend's things back to him. Arthur is new to New York and struggling to fit in.
Avery's life changes when she inherits an eccentric billionaire.
Tekijä: Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
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Avery's life changes when she inherits an eccentric billionaire.
Felix Love has never been in love--and, yes, he's painfully aware of the irony. He desperately wants to know what it's like and why it seems so easy for everyone but him to find someone.
Tekijä: Callender, Kacen
Sivumäärä: 354 sivua.
Felix Love has never been in love--and, yes, he's painfully aware of the irony. He desperately wants to know what it's like and why it seems so easy for everyone but him to find someone.
Grace and Tippi are conjoined twins. When they have to quit homeschooling and move to a real school, their lives will change for good.
Tekijä: Crossan, Sarah
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Grace and Tippi are conjoined twins. When they have to quit homeschooling and move to a real school, their lives will change for good.
Jana is an ordinary girl from a south London estate, lifted to unimaginable heights. But the further you rise, the more devastating your fall.
Tekijä: Dawson, Juno
Sivumäärä: 401 sivua.
Jana is an ordinary girl from a south London estate, lifted to unimaginable heights. But the further you rise, the more devastating your fall.
When Alice's troubled friend Bunny goes missing, she becomes obsessed with finding her. She discovers a mysterious invitation to 'Wonderland': the party to end all parties - three days of hedonistic excess to which only the elite are welcome. Will she find Bunny there? Or is this really a case of finding herself?
Tekijä: Dawson, Juno
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When Alice's troubled friend Bunny goes missing, she becomes obsessed with finding her. She discovers a mysterious invitation to 'Wonderland': the party to end all parties - three days of hedonistic excess to which only the elite are welcome. Will she find Bunny there? Or is this really a case of finding herself?
YA Even though Amelie has impeccable taste in music, she somehow finds herself backstage at the Keep’s only UK gig. She expects to hate being there with the boyband, but she feels a grudging respect…
Tekijä: Denton, Rebecca
Sivumäärä: 325 sivua.
YA Even though Amelie has impeccable taste in music, she somehow finds herself backstage at the Keep’s only UK gig. She expects to hate being there with the boyband, but she feels a grudging respect…
Lara Jean keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. One day, her secret letters are mailed, and Lara's love life gets all over the place!
Tekijä: Han, Jenny
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Lara Jean keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. One day, her secret letters are mailed, and Lara's love life gets all over the place!
Izumi is just another Japanese-American teenage girl... until she discovers that her father is the crown prince of Japan!
Tekijä: Jean, Emiko
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Izumi is just another Japanese-American teenage girl... until she discovers that her father is the crown prince of Japan!
Liz considers herself too black, too poor and too awkward to attend prom, but when she realizes being a prom queen might give her a college scholarship, she will give it a try!
Tekijä: Johnson, Leah
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Liz considers herself too black, too poor and too awkward to attend prom, but when she realizes being a prom queen might give her a college scholarship, she will give it a try!
Carrie White is no ordinary girl: she has the gift of telekinesis.
Tekijä: King, Stephen
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Carrie White is no ordinary girl: she has the gift of telekinesis.
Shirin moves to a high school. It's 2002, a year after 9/11, and life is not easy for a muslim girl wearing hijab.
Tekijä: Mafi, Tahereh
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Shirin moves to a high school. It's 2002, a year after 9/11, and life is not easy for a muslim girl wearing hijab.
Vivian is fed up with everyday sexism in her school and creates Moxie, a feminist zine that she distributes anonymously to her classmates.
Tekijä: Mathieu, Jennifer
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Vivian is fed up with everyday sexism in her school and creates Moxie, a feminist zine that she distributes anonymously to her classmates.
The Washingtons have ruled America for almost 250 years. They're gorgeous, fiercely famous and the beating heart of the most glorious royal court in the world. But behind the glittering ballrooms, elegant gowns, and seemingly perfect public personas lie forbidden romances and scandalous secrets.
Tekijä: McGee, Katharine
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The Washingtons have ruled America for almost 250 years. They're gorgeous, fiercely famous and the beating heart of the most glorious royal court in the world. But behind the glittering ballrooms, elegant gowns, and seemingly perfect public personas lie forbidden romances and scandalous secrets.
Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive.
Tekijä: McManus, Karen
Sivumäärä: 359 sivua.
Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive.
Anna's father decides to send her all the way to Paris - 4383 miles away from her home. On her own.
Tekijä: Perkins, Stephanie
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Anna's father decides to send her all the way to Paris - 4383 miles away from her home. On her own.
YA Eleanor is the new girl and she couldn't stick out more. Park is the quiet boy and thinks he's made himself invisible. But slowly, steadily, through late-night conversations and an ever growing stack of mix tapes, they fall for each other.
Tekijä: Rowell, Rainbow
Sivumäärä: 324 sivua.
YA Eleanor is the new girl and she couldn't stick out more. Park is the quiet boy and thinks he's made himself invisible. But slowly, steadily, through late-night conversations and an ever growing stack of mix tapes, they fall for each other.
A tale of fanfiction, family, and first love.
Tekijä: Rowell, Rainbow
Sivumäärä: 459 sivua.
A tale of fanfiction, family, and first love.
A love story with a difference.
Tekijä: Silvera, Adam
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A love story with a difference.
Choose your favorite from Angie Thomas' three books!
Tekijä: Thomas, Angie
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Choose your favorite from Angie Thomas' three books!
Choose your favorite from Nicola Yoon's two books.
Tekijä: Yoon, Nicola
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Choose your favorite from Nicola Yoon's two books.
17-year-old Emoni lives together with her small child and her grandmother. Her greatest passion is cooking, but it's not always easy to pursue one's dreams as a single mother.
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17-year-old Emoni lives together with her small child and her grandmother. Her greatest passion is cooking, but it's not always easy to pursue one's dreams as a single mother.
A tale of two sisters who find out about each other's existence when their father dies.
Tekijä: Acevedo, Elizabeth
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A tale of two sisters who find out about each other's existence when their father dies.
You can't stop the future. You can't rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.
Tekijä: Asher, Jay
Sivumäärä: 288 sivua.
You can't stop the future. You can't rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.
When 16-year-old Gracie gives up her baby for adoption, she decides to find out more about her biological mother. In the process, she discovers that she actually has two biological siblings.
Tekijä: Benway, Robin
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When 16-year-old Gracie gives up her baby for adoption, she decides to find out more about her biological mother. In the process, she discovers that she actually has two biological siblings.
Amelie is trying to recover from a toxic relationship by revisiting all the places where she has cried in public.
Tekijä: Bourne, Holly
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Amelie is trying to recover from a toxic relationship by revisiting all the places where she has cried in public.
Paige is used to staying quiet. But when she ends up working on a school yearbook project together with the school bullies, she is forced to find her own voice.
Tekijä: Bourne, Holly
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Paige is used to staying quiet. But when she ends up working on a school yearbook project together with the school bullies, she is forced to find her own voice.
I am not who I say I am, and Marla isn't who she thinks she is. I am a girl trying to forget. She is a woman trying to remember.
Tekijä: Crossan, Sarah
Sivumäärä: 398 sivua.
I am not who I say I am, and Marla isn't who she thinks she is. I am a girl trying to forget. She is a woman trying to remember.
Everything happens for a reason. At least that's what everyone keeps telling Liam Cooper after his older brother Ethan is killed suddenly in a hit-and-run.
Tekijä: Deaver, Mason
Sivumäärä: 317 sivua.
Everything happens for a reason. At least that's what everyone keeps telling Liam Cooper after his older brother Ethan is killed suddenly in a hit-and-run.
Cody’s best friend Meg has committed suicide. Heartbroken and alone Cody tries to understand what drove Meg to take her own life.
Tekijä: Forman, Gayle
Sivumäärä: 270 sivua.
Cody’s best friend Meg has committed suicide. Heartbroken and alone Cody tries to understand what drove Meg to take her own life.
Youngsters in a small Oklahoma town have split into two gangs, divided by money, tastes and attitude.
Tekijä: Hinton, S. E.
Sivumäärä: 215 sivua.
Youngsters in a small Oklahoma town have split into two gangs, divided by money, tastes and attitude.
Darius is half Persian from his mother's side - and has clinical depression. He's travelling to Iran for the first time in his life and has to explain his medication to his grandparents.
Tekijä: Khorram, Adib
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Darius is half Persian from his mother's side - and has clinical depression. He's travelling to Iran for the first time in his life and has to explain his medication to his grandparents.
Can you love someone you can never touch? Two teens fall in love with just one minor complication - they can't get within a few feet of each other without risking their lives.
Tekijä: Lippincott, Rachael
Sivumäärä: 276 sivua.
Can you love someone you can never touch? Two teens fall in love with just one minor complication - they can't get within a few feet of each other without risking their lives.
A beautiful and rich family spends their summers on a private island. But all families have secrets.
Tekijä: Lockhart, E.
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A beautiful and rich family spends their summers on a private island. But all families have secrets.
One elevator ride may take an eternity.
Tekijä: Reynolds, Jason
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One elevator ride may take an eternity.
Lumikki Andersson is used to minding her own business... Until she finds thousands of worth of washed bank notes in her school's darkroom.
Tekijä: Simukka, Salla
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Lumikki Andersson is used to minding her own business... Until she finds thousands of worth of washed bank notes in her school's darkroom.
When Sadie's sister Mattie is found dead, her life crumbles. She is determined to find Mattie's killer and embarks on a road trip across the country to bring him to justice.
Tekijä: Summers, Courtney
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When Sadie's sister Mattie is found dead, her life crumbles. She is determined to find Mattie's killer and embarks on a road trip across the country to bring him to justice.
Shadi is named for joy, but she's haunted by sorrow. Her brother is dead, her father is dying, her mother is falling apart, and her best friend has mysteriously dropped out of her life. And then, of course, there's the small matter of her heart - it's broken.
Tekijä: Tahereh M, Mafi
Sivumäärä: 248 sivua.
Shadi is named for joy, but she's haunted by sorrow. Her brother is dead, her father is dying, her mother is falling apart, and her best friend has mysteriously dropped out of her life. And then, of course, there's the small matter of her heart - it's broken.
What was it like to grow up as a brown girl in the 60's and 70's?
Tekijä: Woodson, Jacqueline
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What was it like to grow up as a brown girl in the 60's and 70's?
ZoellaMaddy is allergic to the world; stepping outside the sterile sanctuary of her home could kill her.
Tekijä: Yoon, Nicola
Sivumäärä: 310 sivua.
ZoellaMaddy is allergic to the world; stepping outside the sterile sanctuary of her home could kill her.
"The story that I thought was my life didn't start on the day I was born." A powerful novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated.
Tekijä: Zoboi, Ibi
Sivumäärä: 386 sivua.
"The story that I thought was my life didn't start on the day I was born." A powerful novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated.
Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.
Tekijä: Zusak, Markus
Sivumäärä: 533 sivua.
Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.
What does feminism mean today?
Tekijä: Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
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What does feminism mean today?
From identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion, Queer explores how we came to view sex, gender and sexuality in the ways that we do; how these ideas get tangled up with our culture and our understanding of biology, psychology and sexology; and how these views have been disputed and challenged.
Tekijä: Barker, Meg-John
Sivumäärä: 175 sivua.
From identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion, Queer explores how we came to view sex, gender and sexuality in the ways that we do; how these ideas get tangled up with our culture and our understanding of biology, psychology and sexology; and how these views have been disputed and challenged.
Bill Bryson's challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn't some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science.
Tekijä: Bryson, Bill
Sivumäärä: 666 sivua.
Bill Bryson's challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn't some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science.
This book will help you learn to love your body, your friends, and your family.
Tekijä: Cairney, Gemma
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This book will help you learn to love your body, your friends, and your family.
In this book over 70 people share their stories exploring their own mental health.
Tekijä: Curtis, Scarlett
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In this book over 70 people share their stories exploring their own mental health.
What exactly is consent? Why does it matter? How can you negotiate your place in the world while respecting other people's boundaries, and have them respect yours?
Tekijä: Hancock, Justin
Sivumäärä: 159 sivua.
What exactly is consent? Why does it matter? How can you negotiate your place in the world while respecting other people's boundaries, and have them respect yours?
What exactly is consent? Why does it matter? How can you respect other people’s boundaries, and have them respect yours?
Tekijä: Hancock, Justin
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What exactly is consent? Why does it matter? How can you respect other people’s boundaries, and have them respect yours?
The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen takes the reader into the heart of the action at grands prix around the world, behind the scenes as race strategies are planned, and opens up the private side of his life that he normally guards so carefully.
Tekijä: Hotakainen, Kari
Sivumäärä: 301 sivua.
The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen takes the reader into the heart of the action at grands prix around the world, behind the scenes as race strategies are planned, and opens up the private side of his life that he normally guards so carefully.
This short story collection is a call-to-action that invites readers to be anti-racist and advocates for change. Thirty diverse, authors and illustrators engage young people in frank discussions about racism, identity, and self-esteem.
Tekijä: Hudson, Wade
Sivumäärä: 148 sivua.
This short story collection is a call-to-action that invites readers to be anti-racist and advocates for change. Thirty diverse, authors and illustrators engage young people in frank discussions about racism, identity, and self-esteem.
What is racism? Where does it come from? Why does it exist? What can we do to fight it?
Tekijä: Jewell, Tiffany
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What is racism? Where does it come from? Why does it exist? What can we do to fight it?
In a series of personal essays, journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia.
Tekijä: Johnson, George M.
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