Skogen, Jennifer
Summary: What really happened during the Fire of 1966? Go back in time and see the famous tragedy through the eyes of student Henry Grey, and history teacher Lorna Evans. Henry's uncle, Principle Grey, is teaching Henry to fight ghosts, but is there something his uncle isn't telling him? Lorna returns to Grey Hills after inheriting her father's house. She also inherits an urn of her grandfather's ashes,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC SKOHorikoshi, Kōhei
Summary: "Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn't got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny..." -- Back of book.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2015
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1 available in Manga, Call number: YA FIC HORHorikoshi, Kōhei
Summary: What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called "Quirks"? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless? The confrontation between the heroes and the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 MYSellet, Amanda
Summary: As a devotee of classic novels, Mary Porter-Malcolm knows all about Mistakes That Have Been Made, especially by her favorite literary heroines. When some new friends seem to be falling for the same tricks employed since the days of Austen and Tolstoy, she starts compiling the Scoundrel Survival Guide, to help them spot red flags in the dating department. But Mary is better at dishing out advice...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SELLevithan, David
Summary: Badly in need of self-confidence and a change of image, high school nerd Jeremy Heere swallows a pill-sized super computer that is supposed to help him get whatever he wants.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 LEVWerlin, Nancy
Summary: Planning is Zoe Rosenthal's superpower. She has faith in a properly organized to-do list and avoids unnecessary risks. Her mental checklist goes something like this: 1) Meet soulmate: DONE! 2) Make commitment: DONE! 3) Marriage: TO COME! (after college). She isn't sure which college yet, but it will have a strong political science department, since her perfect boyfriend, Simon, plans to "save...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC WERMcQuiston, Casey
Summary: Chloe Green is so close to winning. After her moms moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she₂s spent the past four years dodging gossipy classmates and a puritanical administration at Willowgrove Christian Academy. The thing that₂s kept her going: winning valedictorian. Her only rival: prom queen Shara Wheeler, the principal's perfect progeny. But a month before graduation, Shara...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC MCQSmith, Clete Barrett
Summary: "Matt Nolan is the high school drug dealer, deadbeat, and soon-to-be dropout according to everyone at his school. His vice principal is counting down the days until Mr. 60% (aka Matt) finally flunks out and is no longer his problem. What no one knows is the only reason Matt sells drugs is to take care of his uncle Jack, who is dying of cancer. Meet Amanda. The overly cheerful social outcast...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2017