by Bryan Lee O’Malley Have you ever wondered what would happen if you could change the past? Katie is about to find out in this new stand-alone graphic novel from best-selling cartoonist Bryan Lee O’Malley. Katie is a young restaurant owner who lives in an apartment above her restaurant. One night she discovers that there […]
by David Levithan’A’ is a soul who wakes up in a different body every single day. This has been happening since the day he/she was born. Every day ‘A’, who is of indeterminate gender, race and physical appearance, gets to be the person whose body he/she is inhibiting, and has access to their memories and […]
Stone in the SkyBy Cecil CastellucciHave you ever gone to the library to pick up the newest book series only to find that the first book in the series is out. Well that is what happened here but I decided to try reading the second book first and see how it went. I was not disappointed […]
100 Sideways Milesby Andrew Smith Here’s what you need to know about Finn Easton: He has one blue eye and one green eye. He lives in the shadow of his father’s cult-classic book, in which the main character bears an uncanny resemblance to Finn. He measures the world in miles instead of minutes. He plays […]
by Sarah Lynn Scheerger Gabi, a senior in high school, is an over-achiever. She volunteers, gets straight As, and has already submitted early action applications to her colleges of choice. Things are going according to plan, until a bomb scare at her school turns her life upside down. The cops are able to find the […]
Things I know about LoveBy Kate Le VannI was looking to read a little something with some romance and this popped out at me from the shelf. I was intrigued because of the premise; a young woman travels half way across the world to visit her brother after she has won a battle with Leukaemia, […]
By Sarah DessenSydney has lived her whole life in the shadow of her older brother Peyton. Everyone in her life, especially her parents, dote on him despite his continued troubles with the law. Then one night, her brother gets in real trouble when he drives drunk and hits a boy on a bike. Now Sydney […]
Alex as WellBy Alyssa BrugmanThis is the complicated story about a young teen who is trying to figure out who they are. Many teens are trying to figure themselves out but for Alex things are a little more complicated because Alex, our main character, was born a little different. Alex was born intersexed. What is […]
Emmy & Oliverby Robin BenwayEmmy and Oliver are best friends up until grade 2 when the unthinkable happens, Oliver is kidnapped by his dad. Oliver’s friends and family are all devastated when he disappears and for 10 years Oliver is always in everyone’s minds – lost, but not forgotten. One day they receive the news […]
The Truth Commission By Susan Juby As the subtitle explains, this is the story of “how three intrepid art students got to the bottom of one unexpectedly dark secret.” Normandy Pale is a student at a prestigious art high school in Nanaimo, Everyone has secrets, and rumours are everywhere. Normandy and her two best friends […]