Annie John
Set on the island of Antigua, this is a coming-of-age story of a young girl questioning her place in the world. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on Hoopla.
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Set on the island of Antigua, this is a coming-of-age story of a young girl questioning her place in the world. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on Hoopla.
Born in a blizzard, orphaned, and believed to be raised by wolves, Weylyn Grey is someone who inspires endless curiosity in everyone he’s ever met. What makes him different? How does he possess the ability to transform others’ lives? This is Weylyn’s journey, told from the perspective of those who knew him, loved him or were bewildered by him along the way. This title is also available as an eBook on Overdrive or as an audiobook on Hoopla.
A suburban family struggles with the tragedy that follows a pattern of keeping secrets. Each member questions how he or she may be accountable for the loss. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
Fifteen-year-old Pearl is squatting in an abandoned boathouse with her father, a disgraced college professor, and two other grown men, deep in the swamps of the American South. They live on the fringe, scavenging what they can. Despite the isolation, Pearl feels at home with her makeshift family: the three men care for Pearl and teach her what they know of the world.
A teenage girl and her father secretly live in a park outside of Portland, Oregon, until a small mistake forces them join a world that doesn’t understand them. You can also check out this title as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby, as eBook on Hoopla or as eAudio on Hoopla.
14-year-old Turtle lives in a run-down house on the Northern California coast near Mendocino with her survivalist, abusive father, and is treated like an outcast in her middle school. That is, until she meets Jacob, a high school student who shows interest in her, and Turtle starts to question her upbringing. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
Emmeline lives an enchanted childhood on a remote island with her father, who teaches her about the natural world through her senses. Eventually, Emmeline is vaulted out into the real world—a place of love, betrayal, ambition, and revenge. To understand her past, Emmeline must unlock the clues to her identity, a quest that challenges her heart and imagination. This title is also available as an eBook on Overdrive, an audiobook on Overdrive, or as an audiobook on Hoopla.
After a loving, childless couple creates a child out of snow on their wilderness homestead, their lives are forever transformed as a strange, yellow-haired girl appears as the snow melts. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
A story of love, grief, and renewal as two lonely people become the unlikeliest of friends and find that sometimes you don’t know you’ve lost someone until you’ve found them. You can also check out this title as eAudio on Overdrive/Libby or as eBook on Overdrive/Libby.