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The space between here & now

Suk, Sarah,


Pub Weekly, August 2023. Kirkus Review, September 2023. Pub Weekly. Kirkus Review. "Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has Sensory Time Warp Syndrome, a rare condition that causes her to time travel to a moment in her life when she smells something linked to that memory. . . . Aimee's fear of vanishing at random has kept her from living a normal life. When Aimee disappears for nine hours into a memory of her estranged mom . . . she becomes distraught. Not only was this her longest disappearance yet, but the memory doesn't match up with the story of how her mom left, at least, not the version she's always heard from her dad. Desperate for answers, Aimee travels to Korea, where she unravels the mystery of her memories, the truth about her mother, and the reason she keeps returning to certain moments in her life"--OCLC.
Date Published:2023

Pub Weekly, August 2023. Kirkus Review, September 2023. Pub Weekly. Kirkus Review. "Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has Sensory Time Warp Syndrome, a rare condition that causes her to time travel to a moment in her life when she smells something linked to that memory. . . . Aimee's fear of vanishing at random has kept her from living a normal life. When Aimee disappears for nine hours into a memory of her estranged mom . . . she becomes distraught. Not only was this her longest disappearance yet, but the memory doesn't match up with the story of how her mom left, at least, not the version she's always heard from her dad. Desperate for answers, Aimee travels to Korea, where she unravels the mystery of her memories, the truth about her mother, and the reason she keeps returning to certain moments in her life"--OCLC.

Date Published:2023

Space exploration


Why explore space? The value of space: Why go to space / NASA, 2022 - Astronomers detect a possible signature of life on a distant planet / Carl Zimmer, The New York Times, April 16 2025 - Understanding the psychological hazards of spaceflight on the space station / NASA. 2022 - Taking Aristotle to the moon and beyond / G. Ryan Faith, Issues in Science and Technology, Spring 2024 - Space exploration is not a luxury, it's a necessity / Daniel Fillion, The Conversation, April 15, 2024 - Is it worth it? The costs and benefits of space exploration / Matthew S. Williams, Interesting Engineering, May 29, 2025 - Earth from space. The impact of space science: Space station leads to breakthroughs in human health on earth / NASA, 2022 - Space technology has a profound effect on our daily lives, says this expert: here's how / Emma Charlton, World Economic Forum, September 27, 2024 - Humans have big plans for mining in space but there are many things holding us back / Michael Dello-Iacovo and Serkan Saydam, The Conversation, May 15, 2022 - Microbiology in microgravity / NASA, 2022 - How space law aims to regulate "space junk" and protect earth / Addison Dunlap, NYU News, March 31, 2025 - Private and commercial space exploration. Partnerships and competition: Space tourism's slow ascent / Brinley Hineman, Travel Weekly, June 9, 2025 - 3D-printed rocket engines: the technology driving the private sector space race / Oliver Hitchens, The Conversation, September 17, 2021 - Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon / Same Skove, Politico, August 4, 2025 - "Democratizing space" is more than just adding new players it comes with questions around sustainability and sovereignty / Timiebi Aganaba, Adam Fish, Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles, and Tony Milligan, The Conversation, July 21, 2025 - The California Coastal Commission's fight with Elon Musk's Space X is back on / Alex Nieves, Politico, August 5, 2025 - Americans' views of space: U.S. role, NASA priorities, and impact of private companies / Brian Kennedy and Alec Tyson, PEw Research Center, July 20, 2023 - Virgin Galactic's president explains how VSS unity is now flying frequently / Eric Berger, Ars Technica, October 17, 2024 - Space in popular culture. Fantastic fantasies and prescient predictions: AI in space: exploration, research, and innovation / James Barney, American Public University, December 31, 2024 - A self-declared space nation called Asgardia is planning a fully functioning space economy and wants help from Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos / Martin Coulter, Business Insider, November 23, 2019 - Is there a place for spirituality in space science? / Adam Shapiro, Undark, January 27, 2022 - Space nation issues declaration of independence / Clive Simpson, Room: Space Journal of Asgardia, august 16, 2024 - The uber-optimistic history and prolonged future of space tourism: Popular Science predicted luxury space vacation by 2007 / Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, November 1, 2024 - "Who gets to leave earth?" / Sam Skove, Politico, April 24, 2025 - To Mars and beyond. Martians and exoplanets: So you want to be a space farmer... / NASA, 2022 - Space tech: experts name 12 transformative technologies reshaping our cosmic future / Kaiser Kuo, World Economic Forum, February 13, 2025 - Can the human body endure a voyage to Mars? / Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, February 10, 2025 - How a scientist and cartoonist envision living on the moon and Mars / Ramin Skibba, Wired, November 8, 2023 - Technology tested in space is preparing us for the moon and Mars / NASA, 2022. "From Yuri Gagarin's 1961 journey to outer space, which marked the first time a human had ever ventured outside of Earth's atmosphere, to the modern-day privatization of space and the growing space tourism industry, the topic of space exploration has prompted both excitement and debate in the public sphere for decades.The Reference Shelf: Space Exploration looks at a variety of relevant topics including the psychological hazards of spaceflight, the costs and benefits of space exploration, mining in space, space tourism, AI in space exploration, and more.This volume begins with a preface, outlining the history of space travel and exploring the variety of issues that have surfaced as space-related technology has progressed over the years. The preface also provides introductory information regarding the future of space exploration and modern debates surrounding this exciting topic."-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Why explore space? The value of space: Why go to space / NASA, 2022 - Astronomers detect a possible signature of life on a distant planet / Carl Zimmer, The New York Times, April 16 2025 - Understanding the psychological hazards of spaceflight on the space station / NASA. 2022 - Taking Aristotle to the moon and beyond / G. Ryan Faith, Issues in Science and Technology, Spring 2024 - Space exploration is not a luxury, it's a necessity / Daniel Fillion, The Conversation, April 15, 2024 - Is it worth it? The costs and benefits of space exploration / Matthew S. Williams, Interesting Engineering, May 29, 2025 - Earth from space. The impact of space science: Space station leads to breakthroughs in human health on earth / NASA, 2022 - Space technology has a profound effect on our daily lives, says this expert: here's how / Emma Charlton, World Economic Forum, September 27, 2024 - Humans have big plans for mining in space but there are many things holding us back / Michael Dello-Iacovo and Serkan Saydam, The Conversation, May 15, 2022 - Microbiology in microgravity / NASA, 2022 - How space law aims to regulate "space junk" and protect earth / Addison Dunlap, NYU News, March 31, 2025 - Private and commercial space exploration. Partnerships and competition: Space tourism's slow ascent / Brinley Hineman, Travel Weekly, June 9, 2025 - 3D-printed rocket engines: the technology driving the private sector space race / Oliver Hitchens, The Conversation, September 17, 2021 - Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon / Same Skove, Politico, August 4, 2025 - "Democratizing space" is more than just adding new players it comes with questions around sustainability and sovereignty / Timiebi Aganaba, Adam Fish, Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles, and Tony Milligan, The Conversation, July 21, 2025 - The California Coastal Commission's fight with Elon Musk's Space X is back on / Alex Nieves, Politico, August 5, 2025 - Americans' views of space: U.S. role, NASA priorities, and impact of private companies / Brian Kennedy and Alec Tyson, PEw Research Center, July 20, 2023 - Virgin Galactic's president explains how VSS unity is now flying frequently / Eric Berger, Ars Technica, October 17, 2024 - Space in popular culture. Fantastic fantasies and prescient predictions: AI in space: exploration, research, and innovation / James Barney, American Public University, December 31, 2024 - A self-declared space nation called Asgardia is planning a fully functioning space economy and wants help from Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos / Martin Coulter, Business Insider, November 23, 2019 - Is there a place for spirituality in space science? / Adam Shapiro, Undark, January 27, 2022 - Space nation issues declaration of independence / Clive Simpson, Room: Space Journal of Asgardia, august 16, 2024 - The uber-optimistic history and prolonged future of space tourism: Popular Science predicted luxury space vacation by 2007 / Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, November 1, 2024 - "Who gets to leave earth?" / Sam Skove, Politico, April 24, 2025 - To Mars and beyond. Martians and exoplanets: So you want to be a space farmer... / NASA, 2022 - Space tech: experts name 12 transformative technologies reshaping our cosmic future / Kaiser Kuo, World Economic Forum, February 13, 2025 - Can the human body endure a voyage to Mars? / Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, February 10, 2025 - How a scientist and cartoonist envision living on the moon and Mars / Ramin Skibba, Wired, November 8, 2023 - Technology tested in space is preparing us for the moon and Mars / NASA, 2022. "From Yuri Gagarin's 1961 journey to outer space, which marked the first time a human had ever ventured outside of Earth's atmosphere, to the modern-day privatization of space and the growing space tourism industry, the topic of space exploration has prompted both excitement and debate in the public sphere for decades.The Reference Shelf: Space Exploration looks at a variety of relevant topics including the psychological hazards of spaceflight, the costs and benefits of space exploration, mining in space, space tourism, AI in space exploration, and more.This volume begins with a preface, outlining the history of space travel and exploring the variety of issues that have surfaced as space-related technology has progressed over the years. The preface also provides introductory information regarding the future of space exploration and modern debates surrounding this exciting topic."-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Policing in 2020


1. Police force -- Understanding police brutality -- The long, painful history of police brutality in the U.S. / Katie Nodjimbadem -- What the police really believe / Zack Beauchamp -- George Floyd and the history of police brutality in America / Kadijatou Diallo and John Shattuck -- 10 things we know about race and policing in the U.S. / Drew DeSilver, Michael Lipka, and Dalia Fahmy -- Why statistics don't capture the full extent of the systemic bias in policing / Laura Bronner -- 2. Policing in place -- Community policing and the role of police -- Polling finds a divide in how Americans view police and protestors / Timothy Rich, et al. -- The negative consequences of entangling local policing and immigration enforcement / Danyelle Solomon, Tom Jawetz, and Sanam Malik -- Has ICE found a way to get around sanctuary policies? / Jack Herrera -- Calls for reform bring renewed focus to community policing, but does it work? / Candice Norwood -- 3. Plague policing -- Policing in the age of COVID-19 -- Policing during the coronavirus pandemic / Ed Chung, Betsy Pearl, and Lea Hunter -- Explainer: why police will be crucial players in the battle against coronavirus / Terry Goldsworthy and Robyn Lincoln -- Do we really need the COVID-19 police? / Marc Siegel -- U.S. policing after wave one of COVID-19 / Vanda Felbab-Brown -- COVID-19 curbs community policing at a time of diminishing trust / David Montgomery -- 4. Training days -- Police education and policy -- Police reformers push for de-escalation training, but the jury is out on its effectiveness / Erin Schumaker -- Private company moves to profit from New York's police reforms / Alice Speri -- Police reforms stall around the country, despite new wave of activism / Nolan D. McCaskill -- Could "insight policing" have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others? / Megan Price -- 5. Steps toward reform -- Solving problems for a better policing system -- Perfect storm: defund the police, COVID-19 lead to biggest police budget cuts in decade / Kevin Johnson and Kristine Phillips -- Los Angeles cuts LAPD spending, taking police staffing to its lowest level in 12 years / David Zahniser, Dakota Smith, Emily Alpert Reyes -- What exactly does it mean to defund the police? / Amanda Arnold -- The defunding debate / Jack Herrera -- 6. Policing the digital citizen -- Technology in policing -- The Microsoft police state: mass surveillance, facial recognition, and the azure cloud / Michael Kwet -- Cops in Miami, NYC arrest protesters from facial recognition matches / Kate Cox -- Police are using facial recognition for minor crimes because they can / Alfred Ng -- Body cameras are seen as key to police reform: but do they increase accountability? / Candice Norwood -- Body cameras may not be the easy answer everyone was looking for / Lindsey Van Ness -- Amazon's doorbell camera Ring is working with police--and controlling what they say / Kari Paul -- How to reform police monitoring of social media / Rachel Levinson-Waldman and Angel Diaz. This volume of The Reference Shelf looks at the challenges facing police, from funding and staffing shortages to the influence of political polarization. The changing public perception of police and calls for reform are also examined. The controversial "Defund the Police" and "Black Lives Matter" protests against police brutality are covered, while other articles explore policing and immigration enforcement, mental health and de-escalation training, and law enforcement during civil rights protests. Also explored are the ways in which the onset of COVID-19 has changed policing and how these changes might impact the future of policing after the pandemic.
Date Published:2021

1. Police force -- Understanding police brutality -- The long, painful history of police brutality in the U.S. / Katie Nodjimbadem -- What the police really believe / Zack Beauchamp -- George Floyd and the history of police brutality in America / Kadijatou Diallo and John Shattuck -- 10 things we know about race and policing in the U.S. / Drew DeSilver, Michael Lipka, and Dalia Fahmy -- Why statistics don't capture the full extent of the systemic bias in policing / Laura Bronner -- 2. Policing in place -- Community policing and the role of police -- Polling finds a divide in how Americans view police and protestors / Timothy Rich, et al. -- The negative consequences of entangling local policing and immigration enforcement / Danyelle Solomon, Tom Jawetz, and Sanam Malik -- Has ICE found a way to get around sanctuary policies? / Jack Herrera -- Calls for reform bring renewed focus to community policing, but does it work? / Candice Norwood -- 3. Plague policing -- Policing in the age of COVID-19 -- Policing during the coronavirus pandemic / Ed Chung, Betsy Pearl, and Lea Hunter -- Explainer: why police will be crucial players in the battle against coronavirus / Terry Goldsworthy and Robyn Lincoln -- Do we really need the COVID-19 police? / Marc Siegel -- U.S. policing after wave one of COVID-19 / Vanda Felbab-Brown -- COVID-19 curbs community policing at a time of diminishing trust / David Montgomery -- 4. Training days -- Police education and policy -- Police reformers push for de-escalation training, but the jury is out on its effectiveness / Erin Schumaker -- Private company moves to profit from New York's police reforms / Alice Speri -- Police reforms stall around the country, despite new wave of activism / Nolan D. McCaskill -- Could "insight policing" have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others? / Megan Price -- 5. Steps toward reform -- Solving problems for a better policing system -- Perfect storm: defund the police, COVID-19 lead to biggest police budget cuts in decade / Kevin Johnson and Kristine Phillips -- Los Angeles cuts LAPD spending, taking police staffing to its lowest level in 12 years / David Zahniser, Dakota Smith, Emily Alpert Reyes -- What exactly does it mean to defund the police? / Amanda Arnold -- The defunding debate / Jack Herrera -- 6. Policing the digital citizen -- Technology in policing -- The Microsoft police state: mass surveillance, facial recognition, and the azure cloud / Michael Kwet -- Cops in Miami, NYC arrest protesters from facial recognition matches / Kate Cox -- Police are using facial recognition for minor crimes because they can / Alfred Ng -- Body cameras are seen as key to police reform: but do they increase accountability? / Candice Norwood -- Body cameras may not be the easy answer everyone was looking for / Lindsey Van Ness -- Amazon's doorbell camera Ring is working with police--and controlling what they say / Kari Paul -- How to reform police monitoring of social media / Rachel Levinson-Waldman and Angel Diaz. This volume of The Reference Shelf looks at the challenges facing police, from funding and staffing shortages to the influence of political polarization. The changing public perception of police and calls for reform are also examined. The controversial "Defund the Police" and "Black Lives Matter" protests against police brutality are covered, while other articles explore policing and immigration enforcement, mental health and de-escalation training, and law enforcement during civil rights protests. Also explored are the ways in which the onset of COVID-19 has changed policing and how these changes might impact the future of policing after the pandemic.

Date Published:2021

Friends with boys

Hicks, Faith Erin,


School Library Journal starred, March 2012. Publisher's Weekly, February 2012. Kirkus Starred, January 2012. Booklist, February 2012. After an idyllic childhood of homeschooling with her mother and three older brothers, Maggie enrolls in public high school, where interacting with her peers is complicated by the melancholy ghost that has followed her throughout her entire life.
Date Published:2012

The last little blue envelope

Johnson, Maureen, 1973-,


Sequel to: 13 little blue envelopes. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal, August 2011. Horn Book Starred, May 2011. Publisher's Weekly, April 2011. Booklist, May 2011. Horn Book, October 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2011. Kirkus Review, March 2011. Seventeen-year-old Ginny Blackstone precipitously travels from her home in New Jersey to London when she receives a message from an unknown man telling her he has the letters that were stolen just before she completed a series of mysterious tasks assigned by her now dead aunt, an artist.
Date Published:2011

Sequel to: 13 little blue envelopes. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal, August 2011. Horn Book Starred, May 2011. Publisher's Weekly, April 2011. Booklist, May 2011. Horn Book, October 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2011. Kirkus Review, March 2011. Seventeen-year-old Ginny Blackstone precipitously travels from her home in New Jersey to London when she receives a message from an unknown man telling her he has the letters that were stolen just before she completed a series of mysterious tasks assigned by her now dead aunt, an artist.

Date Published:2011

Other

Kincy, Karen, 1986-,


School Library Journal, July 2010. Booklist, June 2010. Library Media Connection, October 2010. Shapeshifting teenager Gwen Williams, having spent her life hiding who she really is, meets a cute Japanese fox spirit who encourages her to accept herself and helps her find the courage to track a killer who is targeting individuals like Gwen.
Date Published:2010

Defending Jacob : a novel /

Landay, William,


Library Journal Starred, December 2011. Booklist starred, January 2012. Pub Weekly, October 2011. Kirkus Review, December 2011. When his 14-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student, assistant district attorney Andy Barber is torn between loyalty and justice as facts come to light that lead him to question how well he knows his own son.
Date Published:2012

The flight of Gemma Hardy : a novel /

Livesey, Margot,


"Homage to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre"--Dust jacket. Library Journal, November 2011. Pub Weekly, October 2011. Booklist, December 2011. New York Times, January 2012. Gemma Hardy, an orphan originally from Iceland, sets out on a journey to escape her oppressive upbringing, and finds independence and love.
Date Published:2012

--Or not

Mandabach, Brian,


School Library Journal, March 2008. Booklist, September 2007. Kirkus Review, September 2007. Kliatt, September 2007. When fourteen-year-old Cassie Sullivan stands up for her beliefs, the Christian majority at her conservative Colorado school begin to torment her, leaving Cassie scared and confused, with only her journal to confide in as she wonders if standing up for what she believes in in the post-9/11 world is really worth the trouble.
Date Published:2007

School Library Journal, March 2008. Booklist, September 2007. Kirkus Review, September 2007. Kliatt, September 2007. When fourteen-year-old Cassie Sullivan stands up for her beliefs, the Christian majority at her conservative Colorado school begin to torment her, leaving Cassie scared and confused, with only her journal to confide in as she wonders if standing up for what she believes in in the post-9/11 world is really worth the trouble.

Date Published:2007

Getting over Garrett Delaney

McDonald, Abby,


School Library Journal, February 2012. Publisher's Weekly, December 2011. Booklist, February 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 2012. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2012. Kirkus Review, December 2011. Seventeen-year-old Sadie Allen has spent the last two years pining for her best friend, Garrett, but when he heads off to literary camp for the summer without her, she decides to kick her unrequited crush for good, with the help of her co-workers, another boy, and her own summer twelve-step program.
Date Published:2012

School Library Journal, February 2012. Publisher's Weekly, December 2011. Booklist, February 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 2012. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2012. Kirkus Review, December 2011. Seventeen-year-old Sadie Allen has spent the last two years pining for her best friend, Garrett, but when he heads off to literary camp for the summer without her, she decides to kick her unrequited crush for good, with the help of her co-workers, another boy, and her own summer twelve-step program.

Date Published:2012

Migrant mother : how a photograph defined the Great Depression /

Nardo, Don, 1947-,


Snapping an iconic photo -- A nation fallen on hard times -- To capture the careworn -- A truth as old as humanity -- Timeline -- Glossary. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. Booklist, April 2011. Library Media Connection, October 2011. Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Dorothea Lange photograph of a migrant mother and her children.
Date Published:2011

There is no long distance now : very short stories /

Nye, Naomi Shihab,


School Library Journal starred, November 2011. Kirkus Starred, August 2011. Booklist, December 2011. Horn Book, November 2011. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2011. Presents forty extremely short stories by award-winning author and poet, Naomi Shihab Nye.
Date Published:2011

Bittersweet

Ockler, Sarah,


Booklist, February 2012. Hudson Avery gave up a promising competitive ice skating career after her parents divorced when she was fourteen years old and now spends her time baking cupcakes and helping out in her mother's upstate New York diner, but when she gets a chance at a scholarship and starts coaching the boys' hockey team, she realizes that she is not through with ice skating after all.
Date Published:2012

Rin Tin Tin : the life and the legend /

Orlean, Susan,


Library Journal Starred, August 2011. Booklist starred, August 2011. Publisher's Weekly, July 2011. Kirkus Starred, July 2011. New York Times, October 2011. An examination of the life and legacy of Rin Tin Tin, an orphaned German shepherd that was found on a World War I battlefield in France, taken home to California by a soldier, and made into a movie star.
Date Published:2011

Becoming Dr. Q : my journey from migrant farm worker to brain surgeon /

Quiñones-Hinojosa, Alfredo,


"A Naomi Schneider book"--P. facing t.p. Starry Nights -- Faraway -- The Kaliman Maneuver -- Lessons from the fields -- Where the road doesn't lead -- Green eyes -- From harvest to Harvard -- In the land of giants -- Question the rules, when possible make your own -- Brainstorm -- Hopkins -- Gray matter -- Seeing the light -- Finding the steel in your soul. Booklist starred, October 2011. Kirkus Review, September 2011. Tells the life story of Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa from impoverished childhood in a tiny village in Mexico to illegal immigrant, American citizen, student at the University of California, on to Harvard Medical School, and becoming an internationally renowned neurosurgeon.
Date Published:2011

"A Naomi Schneider book"--P. facing t.p. Starry Nights -- Faraway -- The Kaliman Maneuver -- Lessons from the fields -- Where the road doesn't lead -- Green eyes -- From harvest to Harvard -- In the land of giants -- Question the rules, when possible make your own -- Brainstorm -- Hopkins -- Gray matter -- Seeing the light -- Finding the steel in your soul. Booklist starred, October 2011. Kirkus Review, September 2011. Tells the life story of Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa from impoverished childhood in a tiny village in Mexico to illegal immigrant, American citizen, student at the University of California, on to Harvard Medical School, and becoming an internationally renowned neurosurgeon.

Date Published:2011

A blue so dark

Schindler, Holly, 1977-


Wilson's Senior High School, February 2011. School Library Journal, June 2010. Booklist starred, May 2010. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2010. Library Media Connection, August 2010. As fifteen-year-old Aura struggles alone to cope with the increasingly severe symptoms of her mother's schizophrenia, she wishes only for a normal life, but fears that her artistic ability and genes will one day result in her own insanity.
Date Published:2010

Wilson's Senior High School, February 2011. School Library Journal, June 2010. Booklist starred, May 2010. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2010. Library Media Connection, August 2010. As fifteen-year-old Aura struggles alone to cope with the increasingly severe symptoms of her mother's schizophrenia, she wishes only for a normal life, but fears that her artistic ability and genes will one day result in her own insanity.

Date Published:2010

Remember this

Underdahl, S. T.,


Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2008. Kliatt, November 2008. When Lucy is almost sixteen years old, she spends a summer losing her best friend, dating a boy she previously despised, and watching her beloved grandmother fall victim to Alzheimer's disease.
Date Published:2008

Island's end

Venkatraman, Padma,


School Library Journal starred, August 2011. Booklist starred, September 2011. Pub Weekly, June 2011. Kirkus Starred, June 2011. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2011. Teacher Librarian, February 2012. Library Media Connection, November 2011. A young girl trains to be the new spiritual leader of her remote Andaman Island tribe, while facing increasing threats from the modern world.
Date Published:2011

School Library Journal starred, August 2011. Booklist starred, September 2011. Pub Weekly, June 2011. Kirkus Starred, June 2011. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2011. Teacher Librarian, February 2012. Library Media Connection, November 2011. A young girl trains to be the new spiritual leader of her remote Andaman Island tribe, while facing increasing threats from the modern world.

Date Published:2011

The rivals

Whitney, Daisy,


Library Media Connection, January 2012. Alex's role in the Mockingbirds, an underground student justice system at her elite boarding school, is challenged when she tries to stop a group of students using prescription drugs to help other students cheat, as school officials turn a blind eye to the wrong-doing.
Date Published:2012

Beneath a meth moon : an elegy /

Woodson, Jacqueline,


School Library Journal starred, February 2012. Pub Weekly, January 2012. Booklist, December 2011. Kirkus Starred, January 2012. Horn Book, March 2012. Laurel Daneau, having lost her mother, grandmother, and home in Hurricane Katrina, thinks things are going well with her new life as a cheerleader and the girlfriend of basketball start T-Boom, but after T-Boom introduces her to meth and she finds the drug helps her deal with her past, she must rely on the help of an artist named Moses and her friend Kaylee to overcome the addiction.
Date Published:2012

School Library Journal starred, February 2012. Pub Weekly, January 2012. Booklist, December 2011. Kirkus Starred, January 2012. Horn Book, March 2012. Laurel Daneau, having lost her mother, grandmother, and home in Hurricane Katrina, thinks things are going well with her new life as a cheerleader and the girlfriend of basketball start T-Boom, but after T-Boom introduces her to meth and she finds the drug helps her deal with her past, she must rely on the help of an artist named Moses and her friend Kaylee to overcome the addiction.

Date Published:2012