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Carli and Rex have an immediate connection, an understanding that must mean first love, but family secrets, disappointments–and basketball, which holds center stage in both their lives–all create complications. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
Henri “Halti” Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. But his easy smiles mask an ambition to attend his dream college, Columbia University. There is only one person who seems immune to Henri’s charms–his classmate and neighbor Corinne Troy. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
Felix Love, a transgender seventeen-year-old, attempts to get revenge by catfishing his anonymous bully, but lands in a quasi-love triangle with his former enemy and his best friend. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby, as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby, as eBook on Hoopla or as eAudio on Hoopla.
When Winnie is crowned Summer Queen in the small town of Misty Haven, she has to balance her new responsibilities with her friendships, a new romance and her job at her granny’s diner. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
When Tyson Trice finds himself tossed into the wealthy coastal community of Pacific Hills, he’s ready for the questions, the stares and the feeling of not belonging. Not that he cares. After recovering from being shot and surviving the rough streets of Lindenwood, he doesn’t care about anyone or anything, much less how the rest of his life will play out. Golden girl Nandy Smith has spent most of her life building the pristine image that it takes to fit in when it comes to her hometown Pacific Hills where image is everything. After learning that her parents are taking in a troubled teen boy, Nandy fears her summer plans, as well as her reputation, will go up in flames. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby, as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on Hoopla.
This modern retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice tells the story of Eury, who leaves Puerto Rico for the Bronx after the devastation of a hurricane, meeting Pheus, a bachata musician, and some evil spirits along the way.
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High school junior Del Rainey unwittingly joins a Purity Pledge class at church, hoping to get closer to his long-term crush, Kiera. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby, as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby, as eBook on Hoopla or as eAudio on Hoopla.
When an aspiring actress wrecks her big shot, she needs her grandmother’s help to salvage her career. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
Challenging herself to overcome long-held insecurities at the beginning of her junior year, Liv lands an unexpected role in her high school’s hip-hopera production of Othello that helps launch her journey of self-empowerment. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on Hoopla.
The first year they are eligible to vote, Marva and Duke meet at their polling place and, over the course of one crazy day, fall in love. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby, as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby, as eBook on Hoopla or as eAudio on Hoopla.