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Secrets of the Sphinx

Giblin, James.


School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.). Booklist starred. School Library Journal, November 2004. Book Links (A.L.A.), November 2004. Booklist starred, September 2004. Horn Book, November 2004. Kirkus Review, September 2004. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. Horn Book Starred, April 2005. Discusses some of Egypt's most famous artifacts and monuments, including the pyramids, the Rosetta Stone, and, especially, the Great Sphinx, presenting research and speculation about their origins and their future.
Date Published:2004

School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.). Booklist starred. School Library Journal, November 2004. Book Links (A.L.A.), November 2004. Booklist starred, September 2004. Horn Book, November 2004. Kirkus Review, September 2004. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. Horn Book Starred, April 2005. Discusses some of Egypt's most famous artifacts and monuments, including the pyramids, the Rosetta Stone, and, especially, the Great Sphinx, presenting research and speculation about their origins and their future.

Date Published:2004

Wright brothers

Kratoville, Betty Lou.



Date Published:2000

The last message received

Trunko, Emily,


Named one of the Top 10 Most Viral Blogs by Mashable, the Tumblr The Last Message Received--created by 16-year-old Emily Trunko--is now available as a gift book! What if a message someone sends you today is the last you'll ever receive from them? Would you respond differently, or even at all, if you knew that the end of a friendship, a brutal breakup, or worse might be coming, and that this might be your only chance? The collection The Last Message Received includes over a hundred final text messages, social media posts, emails, and more. Adapted from the popular Tumblr The Last Message Received--followed by more than 85,000 people and selected as a finalist for the Shorty Award--the Last Message Received book features sudden endings and the type of loss that will inspire readers to reflect on what's essential in their own lives and the importance of celebrating the people they love every day. Includes exclusive content not available on Tumblr!
Date Published:2017

Named one of the Top 10 Most Viral Blogs by Mashable, the Tumblr The Last Message Received--created by 16-year-old Emily Trunko--is now available as a gift book! What if a message someone sends you today is the last you'll ever receive from them? Would you respond differently, or even at all, if you knew that the end of a friendship, a brutal breakup, or worse might be coming, and that this might be your only chance? The collection The Last Message Received includes over a hundred final text messages, social media posts, emails, and more. Adapted from the popular Tumblr The Last Message Received--followed by more than 85,000 people and selected as a finalist for the Shorty Award--the Last Message Received book features sudden endings and the type of loss that will inspire readers to reflect on what's essential in their own lives and the importance of celebrating the people they love every day. Includes exclusive content not available on Tumblr!

Date Published:2017

Yummy : the last days of a Southside Shorty /

Neri, Greg.


"A graphic novel based on the true story of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, an eleven-year old African American gang member from Chicago who shot a young girl and was then shot by his own gang members"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2010

Young Hag and the witches' quest

Greenberg, Isabel,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal, Once, there were dragons and wizards and knights and kings in Britain, but now the doors to the Otherworld have closed and magic has disappeared from the land. Young Hag lives with her mother and grandmother, Ancient Crone, who tells her that they are the last of the witches in Britain. But when they find a changeling baby in the woods, Ancient Crone knows it means that a door somewhere has been opened. Young Hag finds herself embarking on a quest to return magic to Britain, with her grandmother recounting the ancient legends of those who came before her along the way.
Date Published:2024

Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal, Once, there were dragons and wizards and knights and kings in Britain, but now the doors to the Otherworld have closed and magic has disappeared from the land. Young Hag lives with her mother and grandmother, Ancient Crone, who tells her that they are the last of the witches in Britain. But when they find a changeling baby in the woods, Ancient Crone knows it means that a door somewhere has been opened. Young Hag finds herself embarking on a quest to return magic to Britain, with her grandmother recounting the ancient legends of those who came before her along the way.

Date Published:2024

White House secrets : medical lies and cover-ups /

Jarrow, Gail,


Welcome to the White House -- Doomed by dirty fingers : James Garfield -- The hidden diagnosis : Chester Arthur -- The vanishing president : Grover Cleveland -- Missing in action : Woodrow Wilson -- The deadly voyage : Warren Harding -- An image manipulated : Franklin Roosevelt -- Tarnished hero : John Kennedy -- The next in line -- Cheating death : Ronald Reagan -- The disastrous debate : Joseph Biden. Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal Starred, Examines the history of presidential medical cover-ups by members of the White House. Explores nine presidents who had serious medical conditions that were hidden from the American public, from James Garfield to Joe Biden, and discusses what the medical conditions were and why they were hidden. Also debates the question of medical privacy vs. responsibility to run the government and the details of presidential succession. Includes a timeline, a glossary of medical terms, and further resources.
Date Published:2025

Welcome to the White House -- Doomed by dirty fingers : James Garfield -- The hidden diagnosis : Chester Arthur -- The vanishing president : Grover Cleveland -- Missing in action : Woodrow Wilson -- The deadly voyage : Warren Harding -- An image manipulated : Franklin Roosevelt -- Tarnished hero : John Kennedy -- The next in line -- Cheating death : Ronald Reagan -- The disastrous debate : Joseph Biden. Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal Starred, Examines the history of presidential medical cover-ups by members of the White House. Explores nine presidents who had serious medical conditions that were hidden from the American public, from James Garfield to Joe Biden, and discusses what the medical conditions were and why they were hidden. Also debates the question of medical privacy vs. responsibility to run the government and the details of presidential succession. Includes a timeline, a glossary of medical terms, and further resources.

Date Published:2025

Wake now in the fire : a story of censorship, action, love, and hope /

Dapier, Jarrett,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, When all copies of "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi are removed from classrooms and libraries in Chicago Public Schools in 2013, a group of students come together to protest censorship by leading a school-wide walkout and library sit-in and making their voices heard online and in the press, and they show everyone the power of youth-led resistance.
Date Published:2026

Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, When all copies of "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi are removed from classrooms and libraries in Chicago Public Schools in 2013, a group of students come together to protest censorship by leading a school-wide walkout and library sit-in and making their voices heard online and in the press, and they show everyone the power of youth-led resistance.

Date Published:2026

Until the clock strikes midnight

Dow, Alechia,


Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Darling is an overachieving Guardian given the Mortal Outcome Council mentorship, where she is tasked with turning around the life of Lucy Addlesberg. Darling figures it won't be a problem until she meets Lucy and learns about her failing bookshop in her downtrodden village to her doomed flirtation with the princess of Lumina, and she quickly realizes she has her work cut out for her. Meanwhile, Calamity, a talented Misfortune, is also given a shot at the Mortal Outcome Council mentorship, where he is tasked with continuing her bad luck to ensure she learns what the real world is like. As Darling and Calam face off against each other to decide Lucy's fate, they try to get close to Lucy by posing as a betrothed couple, but as they spend more time together, they are surprised to find themselves falling in love.
Date Published:2026

Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Darling is an overachieving Guardian given the Mortal Outcome Council mentorship, where she is tasked with turning around the life of Lucy Addlesberg. Darling figures it won't be a problem until she meets Lucy and learns about her failing bookshop in her downtrodden village to her doomed flirtation with the princess of Lumina, and she quickly realizes she has her work cut out for her. Meanwhile, Calamity, a talented Misfortune, is also given a shot at the Mortal Outcome Council mentorship, where he is tasked with continuing her bad luck to ensure she learns what the real world is like. As Darling and Calam face off against each other to decide Lucy's fate, they try to get close to Lucy by posing as a betrothed couple, but as they spend more time together, they are surprised to find themselves falling in love.

Date Published:2026

The uninvited

Banks, Nancy, (Young adult author),


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, When seventeen-year-old Tosh Reeves moves from Portland, Oregon to Paris, France, she quickly immerses herself in the city's street life, makes new friends, and meets a charming expat boy, Nick, who introduces her to the sights tourists never see. But things take a dangerous turn when a series of brutal vampiric attacks sweep across the city, and Tosh soon finds herself uncovering the dark side of the city of light.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, When seventeen-year-old Tosh Reeves moves from Portland, Oregon to Paris, France, she quickly immerses herself in the city's street life, makes new friends, and meets a charming expat boy, Nick, who introduces her to the sights tourists never see. But things take a dangerous turn when a series of brutal vampiric attacks sweep across the city, and Tosh soon finds herself uncovering the dark side of the city of light.

Date Published:2025

Twin tides

Nguyen, Hien, 1991-,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Heiress and influencer Caliste Ha lives a glamorous life in Los Angeles while Aria Nguyen is a freshman at Georgetown University. They learn their long-missing mother has been found dead in a small Minnesota town. When they arrive, they are shocked to see they are identical twins. Together they try to uncover the secrets surrounding their mother's death and their separation, but a sinister force is watching and working against them.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Heiress and influencer Caliste Ha lives a glamorous life in Los Angeles while Aria Nguyen is a freshman at Georgetown University. They learn their long-missing mother has been found dead in a small Minnesota town. When they arrive, they are shocked to see they are identical twins. Together they try to uncover the secrets surrounding their mother's death and their separation, but a sinister force is watching and working against them.

Date Published:2025

To the death

Tang, Andrea,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Eighteen-year-old Samantha Chan is desperate to avenge her brother who was killed in an illegal magical duel with Mateus Blackwood, so she begins training with legitimate dueling champion Lysander Rook to take down her brother's killer. Tamsin Blackwood wants to prove herself in the magical dueling circuit and step out of the shadow of her father and coach, Mateus Blackwood, so when she receives a challenge from the undefeated Lysander and his assistant Sam, she quickly agrees. But things get complicated as Tasmin and Sam find themselves drawn to each other, and the women must decide where their loyalties truly lie.
Date Published:2026

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Eighteen-year-old Samantha Chan is desperate to avenge her brother who was killed in an illegal magical duel with Mateus Blackwood, so she begins training with legitimate dueling champion Lysander Rook to take down her brother's killer. Tamsin Blackwood wants to prove herself in the magical dueling circuit and step out of the shadow of her father and coach, Mateus Blackwood, so when she receives a challenge from the undefeated Lysander and his assistant Sam, she quickly agrees. But things get complicated as Tasmin and Sam find themselves drawn to each other, and the women must decide where their loyalties truly lie.

Date Published:2026

To kill a mockingbird : a graphic novel /

Fordham, Fred, 1985-


Graphic novel adaptation of Harper Lee's To kill a mockingbird. School Library Journal, December 2018. Publishers Weekly, September 2018. Booklist, October 2018. Library Journal web only, October 2018. Scout Finch, the young daughter of a local attorney in the Deep South during the 1930s, tells of her father's defense of an African-American man charged with the rape of a white girl.
Date Published:2018

Tell me every lie

Hagan, Ellen,


Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, John Paul Reyes is desperate for a fresh start so while staying at Majestic Mountain resort with his Tita Abrigo's wealthy family, he sees a way to escape his normal life by becoming JP Abrigo. Mia Malik works at Majestic Mountain so she can afford the prestigious art program she was accepted into, but she's sick of the privileged guests who have everything they could ever dream of and don't really even see her. When another staffer dares Mia to make one of the guests fall for her, she takes the bet and sets her sights on JP, but what starts as a little white lie for Mia to make some money slowly turns into something real.
Date Published:2025

Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, John Paul Reyes is desperate for a fresh start so while staying at Majestic Mountain resort with his Tita Abrigo's wealthy family, he sees a way to escape his normal life by becoming JP Abrigo. Mia Malik works at Majestic Mountain so she can afford the prestigious art program she was accepted into, but she's sick of the privileged guests who have everything they could ever dream of and don't really even see her. When another staffer dares Mia to make one of the guests fall for her, she takes the bet and sets her sights on JP, but what starts as a little white lie for Mia to make some money slowly turns into something real.

Date Published:2025

Sundown girls

Stratton, L. S.,


Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Sixteen-year-old Naomi Ward's family vacation in a Virginia town with a violent past turns into a terrifying ordeal when a ghost appears at her window pleading for help, starting Naomi on a chilling search for two missing girls that forces her to confront both local dangers and her own haunting memories.
Date Published:2026

Stephen King : his life, work, and influences /

Vincent, Bev,


The future artist as a young man (1950-1969) -- The Doubleday years (1970s) -- Midas touch (1980s) -- Experimentation and change (1990s) -- After the accident (2000s) -- King of crime (2010 and beyond) -- The test of time. Booklist, Provides a young readers' guide to Stephen King's life and works including books, short stories, writings, movies, series, and other adaptations. Explores the themes, evolution, and influences of King's career as a writer. Features personal and professional correspondences, handwritten manuscript pages, book covers, movie stills, excerpts from his poems, quotes, and color and black-and-white photographs.
Date Published:2024

The future artist as a young man (1950-1969) -- The Doubleday years (1970s) -- Midas touch (1980s) -- Experimentation and change (1990s) -- After the accident (2000s) -- King of crime (2010 and beyond) -- The test of time. Booklist, Provides a young readers' guide to Stephen King's life and works including books, short stories, writings, movies, series, and other adaptations. Explores the themes, evolution, and influences of King's career as a writer. Features personal and professional correspondences, handwritten manuscript pages, book covers, movie stills, excerpts from his poems, quotes, and color and black-and-white photographs.

Date Published:2024

Steam

Garrity, Shaenon K.,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, A humanoid named Ruby breaks out of the university lab where she was created and gets a job at a local coffee shop to explore life as a human. There, she sets her sights on solving her customers' problems. She deduces that ideal romantic partnerships make humans happy and focuses her time on helping those around her find their soulmates. Meanwhile, the scientist who created her considers her a danger to society and tracks her down, and Ruby wonders if she'll ever have the freedom to become human and pursue love like her newfound friends.
Date Published:2026

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, A humanoid named Ruby breaks out of the university lab where she was created and gets a job at a local coffee shop to explore life as a human. There, she sets her sights on solving her customers' problems. She deduces that ideal romantic partnerships make humans happy and focuses her time on helping those around her find their soulmates. Meanwhile, the scientist who created her considers her a danger to society and tracks her down, and Ruby wonders if she'll ever have the freedom to become human and pursue love like her newfound friends.

Date Published:2026

Skipshock

O'Donoghue, Caroline,


Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, After the death of her father, sixteen-year-old Margo has begun to rebel and is on a train ride back to boarding school when the train suddenly stops in a tunnel. After it restarts, she realizes she's on a different train and in another world altogether. On the train she meets Moon, a traveling salesman, who realizes that it's an anomaly that she is there and decides to help her navigate the world. Time speeds up or slows down, depending on which region of the world they are in, and only salesman are allowed to traverse between worlds on the train. As authorities try to track her down, she and Moon are sent on an adventure that both fosters their budding feelings for one another and threatens their lives.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, After the death of her father, sixteen-year-old Margo has begun to rebel and is on a train ride back to boarding school when the train suddenly stops in a tunnel. After it restarts, she realizes she's on a different train and in another world altogether. On the train she meets Moon, a traveling salesman, who realizes that it's an anomaly that she is there and decides to help her navigate the world. Time speeds up or slows down, depending on which region of the world they are in, and only salesman are allowed to traverse between worlds on the train. As authorities try to track her down, she and Moon are sent on an adventure that both fosters their budding feelings for one another and threatens their lives.

Date Published:2025

Shiny happy people

Chapman, Clay McLeod,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Sixteen-year-old Kyra teams up with new boy Logan to discover the truth behind a mysterious drug with disturbing side effects that is plaguing their town.
Date Published:2025

Shift happens : the history of labor in the United States /

Mann, J. Albert,


The age of discovery to the Civil War, 1492-1865 -- The Industrial Revolution to the Gilded Age, 1873-1900 -- The progressive era, 1900-1916 -- World War I and the first Red Scare, 1917-1920 -- The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1938 -- The Second World War, the second Red Scare, and the start of the Cold War, 1938-1955 -- The golden age of capitalism and labor peace, 1955-1975 -- Neoliberalism and the labor movement decline, 1975-2008 -- Progressive neoliberialism, 2008-present. Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Chronicles the history of the labor movement in the United States from the origins of the country to the present day, and highlights the actions of the working class that created weekends, pay equality, desegregation, and an end to child labor.
Date Published:2024

The age of discovery to the Civil War, 1492-1865 -- The Industrial Revolution to the Gilded Age, 1873-1900 -- The progressive era, 1900-1916 -- World War I and the first Red Scare, 1917-1920 -- The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1938 -- The Second World War, the second Red Scare, and the start of the Cold War, 1938-1955 -- The golden age of capitalism and labor peace, 1955-1975 -- Neoliberalism and the labor movement decline, 1975-2008 -- Progressive neoliberialism, 2008-present. Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Chronicles the history of the labor movement in the United States from the origins of the country to the present day, and highlights the actions of the working class that created weekends, pay equality, desegregation, and an end to child labor.

Date Published:2024

Queen of faces

Lord, Petra,


Maps on end papers. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Anabelle Gage is trapped in a male body, but even though she lives in Caimor, where the magical elite can buy and sell designer bodies like clothes, Ana does not have the means to buy a new body. Her last hope at getting a new body is getting accepted into the prestigious Paragon Academy, but when she fails the entrance exam, she uses her illusion magic to steal a healthy chassis in an act of desperation. When she's found out by the headmaster of Paragon Academy, he offers her a deal: face execution for her crime or become a mercenary at his command. As a rebellion led by the infamous dark witch known as the Black Wraith consumes Caimor's dangerous underworld, Ana finds herself at a crossroads and she must decide where her loyalties truly lie.
Date Published:2026

Maps on end papers. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Anabelle Gage is trapped in a male body, but even though she lives in Caimor, where the magical elite can buy and sell designer bodies like clothes, Ana does not have the means to buy a new body. Her last hope at getting a new body is getting accepted into the prestigious Paragon Academy, but when she fails the entrance exam, she uses her illusion magic to steal a healthy chassis in an act of desperation. When she's found out by the headmaster of Paragon Academy, he offers her a deal: face execution for her crime or become a mercenary at his command. As a rebellion led by the infamous dark witch known as the Black Wraith consumes Caimor's dangerous underworld, Ana finds herself at a crossroads and she must decide where her loyalties truly lie.

Date Published:2026