Every other week we showcase new and noteworthy fiction and non-fiction titles in the Young Adult world. Each title can be found at Citizens Library and multiple copies are available through the WAGGIN system. Some ebook and audiobook versions are on our Overdrive site. Links to these resources are below. Enjoy!
New
Injustice: Gods Among Us
by Tom Taylor
by Tom Taylor
Fans of the game and of our favorite DC superheroes will enjoy this comic. It sets up the back story to the popular video game and provides an alternate, new universe to explore. Joker's diabolical plan unleashes an evil Superman upon the world and superheroes choose sides in a war over Earth.
Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina
by Michaela DePrince
This memoir tells the incredible true story of Michaela DePrince. From the war torn land of Sierra Leone where she was sold to an orphanage and witnessed horrible acts of humanity, to the attaining her goals of becoming a ballerina in a white dominated profession, readers will feel moved by her struggles and applaud her triumphs.
Noteworthy
Second Star
by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
In a modern, twisting tale of Peter Pan, Wendy is searching for her lost, surfer brothers who went missing after a terrible storm. She stumbles upon Pete and his friends and becomes entangled with them. Wendy begins to love surfing, the runaways and Pete, but things become even more complicated when she meets Jas, Pete's nemesis and a drug dealer who might have a connection to her brothers. This books straddles the line between real and not real and leaves you wondering just what might have really happened.
I am Malala
by Malala Yousafzai
by Malala Yousafzai
I Am Malala is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.
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