What if you tried to solve a decade old mystery? What if you weren't in highschool but in rehab? What if you were fighting a war and met a soldier on the opposite side? Check out one of these titles, to look outside yourself, and live someone else's story.

	Albyn, Carole Lisa The Multicultural Cookbook for Students Presents a collection of recipes from over 120 countries and briefly discusses the culture and culinary habits of each country.

	Anthony, Lawrence Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo What happens to zoo animals during times of war? The author, a South African conservationist, can answered that very question. After the American invasion of Iraq, he rescued the remaining animals in Baghdad's zoo.

	Barakat, Ibtisam Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood The author recounts how, as a child, her world was shattered by the Six-Day War.

	Bolden, Tonya And Not Afraid to Dare: The Stories of Ten African-American Women Biographical portraits of ten African-American women including Leontyne Price, Toni Morrison, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

	Ellis, Deborah I Am a Taxi Living with his family in a prison in Bolivia, twelve-year-old Diego does his best to live a normal life. But when his mother receives additional fines, Diego risks everything to earn quick money.

	Grant, Helen The Vanishing of Katharina Linden: A Novel This small German town has a past....decades-ago several local girls went missing. Can Pia and her best friend solve this cold case?

	Kicked Out "In the U.S., 40% of homeless youth identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer(LGBTQ). Kicked out brings together the voices of current and former homeless LGBTQ youth and tells the forgotten stories of some of our nation's most vulnerable citizens"--P. [4] of cover.

	McCormick, Patricia Sold One girl's struggle to survive after being sold into prostitution by her stepfather.

	Perkins, Mitali Bamboo People: A Novel Two Burmese boys, one a Karenni refugee and the other the son of an imprisoned Burmese doctor, meet in the jungle and in order to survive they must learn to trust each other.

	Saenz, Benjamin Alire Last Night I Sang to the Monster: A Novel Eighteen-year-old Zach does not remember how he came to be in a treatment center for alcoholics, but through therapy and caring friends, his amnesia fades and he learns to face his past while working toward a better future.

	Yang, Gene American Born Chinese A graphic novel that alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture.

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