Our Teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that have Red and Pink Covers!!! As we celebrate Valentine's Day, let us get into the spirit of this holiday by reading some books that feature the two primary colors of this day. Since we are choosing these books based on their front covers, then we have an amazing selection that are all completely different from realistic to historical, romance to mystery, and even some award winners!These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag #yacolorfulcovers as well as on Libby and Hoopla. Check back next week for a new teen book spotlight and if you have any book suggestions, please let us know!!
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson--When Claudia comes back from summer vacation, her best friend Monday is gone. They've been friends since childhood, and now no one can tell her what happened. In fact, nobody even seems concerned about Monday's disappearance. Claudia is determined to find out where her friend is and what happened to her.
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas--Seventeen-year-old Maverick "Mav" Carter begins dealing drugs for the King Lords as a way to help support his family while his father is in jail. When he learns that his girlfriend is pregnant, his focus shifts and he tries to make a clean break from drug dealing. However, a loved one's murder makes it difficult to forget his old ties, and he must figure out for himself the meaning of loyalty, manhood, and responsibility.
Girl, Unframed by Deb Caletti--In the opening pages, the reader learns a crime has been committed, and young sixteen-year-old Sydney Reilly is involved. At the end of the school year, Sydney is dreading leaving her friends in Seattle to live with her famous mother Lila Shore and her boyfriend Jake Antonetti in San Francisco for the summer. She doesn't trust Jake as soon as she meets him and feels his eyes on her constantly. She also discovers other men leering at her in town and escapes to the beach with Jake's dog Max. There she meets a boy named Nicco for whom she develops a friendship and an attraction. But Jake takes it upon himself to be her protector and circumstances unravel into dangerous territory.
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon--Natasha wakes up with one goal—to prevent the deportation of her family back to Jamaica. And she only has 12 hours to do it. Daniel is a poet, torn between the life he wants and the life his Korean family expects of him as he makes his way toward an interview that will secure his place in an Ivy League medical program. When the two meet on the busy streets of NYC, they are both surprised to fall quickly and deeply in love as fate seems to unexpectedly intertwine their lives.
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros--Seventeen-year-old Jewish typesetting apprentice Alter Rosen works hard with the hope that one day he'll save enough money to bring his mother and sisters to Chicago from Romania. His goal is disrupted when his roommate and best friend Yakov is murdered and Yakov's dybbuk possesses him. His only hope of putting Yakov's spirit to rest is to find his killer, putting him in the path of an old boyfriend, Frankie. Together, Frankie and Alter traverse the streets of Chicago during the 1893 World's Fair and hope they can reveal the killer before they become the next victim.
Pumpkin by Julie Murphy--Chubby, gay high school senior Waylon Brewer, who lives in small-town West Texas, auditions for a drag queen reality show and the tape gets accidentally shared with the whole school. Now nominated for prom queen as a cruel joke alongside his twin sister's girlfriend, who's been nominated for prom king, Waylon decides to leave high school with a bang and turn all his efforts towards running and being the best prom queen ever.