2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist
Recommended by Holly Black, author of The Cruel Prince.
In near-future Shanghai, a group of teens have their world turned upside down when one of their own is kidnapped in this action-packed follow-up to the “positively chilling” sci-fi thriller Want.
Recommended by Holly Black, author of The Cruel Prince.
Recommended by Renee Ahdeih, author of The Wrath and the Dawn.
Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.
And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.
Recommended by Renee Ahdeih, author of The Wrath and the Dawn.
Recommended by Ally Condie, author of Matched.
A sweeping, multi-layered romance with a divine twist, by the Printz Honor-winning author of The Passion of Dolssa, set in the perilous days of World Wars I and II.
Recommended by Ally Condie, author of Matched.
No one believes in them. But soon no one will forget them.
Recommended by Ally Condie, author of Matched.
Having just been dumped by his girlfriend, British-born Hugo is still determined to take his last-hurrah-before-college train trip across the United States. One snag: the companion ticket is already booked under the name of his ex, Margaret Campbell. Nontransferable, no exceptions.
Recommended by Adam Silver, author of They Both Die at the End.
A fresh, charming rom-com perfect for fans of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Boy Meets Boy about Nathan Bird, who has sworn off happy endings but is sorely tested when his former best friend, Ollie, moves back to town.
Nathan Bird doesn’t believe in happy endings.
Recommended by Adam Silver, author of They Both Die at the End.
Ramona was only five years old when Hurricane Katrina changed her life forever.
Recommended by Adam Silver, author of They Both Die at the End.
I’ve been chased my whole life. As a fugitive refugee in the territory controlled by the tyrannical Mercer corporation, I’ve always had to hide who I am. Until I found Excalibur.
Now I’m done hiding.
My name is Ari Helix. I have a magic sword, a cranky wizard, and a revolution to start.