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TITLE: A Heart in a Body in the World
AUTHOR: Deb Caletti WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Cal - NOVELS SUMMARY: Followed by Grandpa Ed in his RV and backed by her brother and friends, Annabelle, runs from Seattle to Washington, D.C., becoming a reluctant activist as people connect her journey to her recent trauma. |
TITLE: When Stars Are Scattered
AUTHOR: Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Jam - GRAPHIC SUMMARY: Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp. |
TITLE: Run: Book One
AUTHOR: John Lewis WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 323 Lew - GRAPHIC SUMMARY: Tells the true story of John Lewis and his colleagues in the movement following the historic success of the Selma campaign and the Voting Rights Act. |
TITLE: Brave Face
AUTHOR: Shaun David Hutchinson WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 921 Hut SUMMARY: Describes the author's struggles as a teen and young adult growing up gay in an intolerant atmosphere in the 1990s, the factors that led him to attempt suicide, and how he ultimately found internal and external acceptance. |
TITLE: The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali
AUTHOR: Sabina Khan WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Kha - NOVELS SUMMARY: Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali is looking forward to going to Caltech and getting away from her conservative Muslim parents' expectation that she will marry, especially since she is in love with her girlfriend Ariana--but when her parents catch her kissing Ariana, they whisk Rukhsana off to Bangladesh and a world of tradition and arranged marriages, and she must find the courage to fight for the right to choose her own path. |
TITLE: Shout
AUTHOR: Laurie Halse Anderson WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 921 And SUMMARY: A memoir in verse shares the author's life, covering her rape at thirteen, her difficult early childhood, and her experiences surrounding her publication of Speak. |
TITLE: Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
AUTHOR: Liza Mundy WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 940.54 Mun SUMMARY: Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment. |
TITLE: Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
AUTHOR: Brené Brown WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 158.2 Bro SUMMARY: Draws on new research to challenge conventional beliefs about fitting in to offer advice on the skills required to achieve actual belonging while being true to oneself. |
TITLE: The Closest I've Come
AUTHOR: Fred Aceves WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Ace - NOVELS SUMMARY: Enduring abuse at the hands of his mother's racist boyfriend and his gritty peers, gentle-hearted Marcus dreams of escaping his disadvantaged neighborhood and is placed in an after-school program for promising at-risk teens, where new friendships inspire him to think about his future in different ways. |
TITLE: The Librarian of Auschwitz
AUTHOR: Antonio Iturbe WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Itu - HISTORICAL SUMMARY: Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust. Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the librarian of Auschwitz. Out of one of the darkest chapters of human history comes this extraordinary story of courage and hope. |
TITLE: Wild Bird
AUTHOR: Wendelin Van Draanen WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Van - NOVELS SUMMARY: When her behavior escalates out of control, fourteen-year-old Wren is taken away to a wilderness therapy camp where she is forced to develop new skills, including the courage to ask for help. |
TITLE: As Brave As You
AUTHOR: Wendelin Van Draanen WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Van - NOVELS SUMMARY: When Genie and his older brother spend their summer in the country with their grandparents, he learns a secret about his grandfather and what it means to be brave. |
TITLE: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
AUTHOR: Brené Brown WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 158 Bro SUMMARY: Drawing upon extensive research, the author presents an alternative to the pressure to conform, and explores being strong by embracing vulnerability and being who one really is. |
TITLE: Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickels: America's First Black Paratroopers
AUTHOR: Tanya Lee Stone WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 940.54 Sto SUMMARY: Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought against little-known attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II. |
TITLE: The Lightning Dreamer
AUTHOR: Margarita Engle WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Eng - HISTORICAL SUMMARY: In free verse, evokes the voice of Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, a book-loving writer, feminist, and abolitionist who courageously fought injustice in nineteenth-century Cuba. Includes historical notes, excerpts from her writings, biographical information, and source notes. |
TITLE: Code Name Verity
AUTHOR: Elizabeth Wein WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Wei - HISTORICAL SUMMARY: In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as she relates what she must to survive while keeping secret all that she can. |
TITLE: Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community
AUTHOR: Lady Gaga and the Born This Way Foundation WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 362.2 Cha SUMMARY: The global superstar and her mother collect stories from their Channel Kindness nonprofit to celebrate the quiet influence of kindness in today's world and the examples of young people whose acts of bravery and resilience demonstrate the universal power of caring for others. |
TITLE: The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One
AUTHOR: Amanda Lovelace WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 811 Lov SUMMARY: A collection of poems that encourage resilience and inspire women to take control of their own stories. |
TITLE: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
AUTHOR: Laura Hillenbrand WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 940.54 Hil SUMMARY: A biography of Olympic runner and World War II bombardier, Louis Zamperini, who had been rambunctious in childhood before succeeding in track and eventually serving in the military, which led to a trial in which he was forced to find a way to survive in the open ocean after being shot down. |
TITLE: Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage
AUTHOR: Noah Andre Trudeau WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 973.7 Tru SUMMARY: Presents an account of the July 1, 1863, Civil War battle, covering heightening campaign tensions, commander decisions, and the struggles faced by thousands of soldiers. |
TITLE: Women of Courage: Intimate Stories from Afghanistan
AUTHOR: Katherine Kiviat and Scott Heidler WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 305.48 Kiv SUMMARY: The inspiring women who are building a new future in Afghanistan and are playing a crucial in the changing landscape of this turbulent nation share their experiences in a collection of firsthand stories and profiles that include a beekeeper, a presidential candidate, an Olympic sprinter, and a schoolteacher, among others. |
TITLE: Maggot Moon
AUTHOR: Sally Gardner WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Gar - SCIENCE FICTION SUMMARY: Friendship and trust inspire Standish to rise up against an oppressive regime and expose the truth about a planned moon landing. |
TITLE: Divergent
AUTHOR: Veronica Roth WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Rot - SCIENCE FICTION SUMMARY: In a future Chicago, Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she does not fit into any one group. |
TITLE: The Hunger Games
AUTHOR: Suzanne Collins WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Col - SCIENCE FICTION SUMMARY: Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death. |