Ala Best Fiction For Young Adults - April 2024

Speak

The first ten lies they tell you in high school."Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her art class offers any solace, and it is through her work on an art project that she is finally able to... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312674392
• ASIN: 0312674392
• ISBN: 0312674392
• Brand: Square Fish
• Manufacturer: Square Fish

Americanah (Ala Notable Books for Adults)

The bestselling novel from the award-winning author of We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele. “From one of the world’s great contemporary writers comes the story of two Nigerians making their way in the U.S. and the UK, raising universal questions of race and belonging, the overseas experience for the African diaspora, and the search for identity and a home.” —Barack ObamaIfemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00A9ET4MC
• ASIN: B00A9ET4MC
• Manufacturer: Anchor

The Kyler Collection: A High School Bully Romance Box Set (The Kennedy Boys)

This box set includes the first three books in the highly-addictive Kennedy Boys series from USA Today bestselling author, Siobhan Davis, and is over 950 pages of heart-stopping drama, intriguing twists and turns, and angsty romance. Complete trilogy that has a happy ending and no cliffhanger.Two fractured hearts and a forbidden love they can’t deny.You shouldn’t want what you can’t have…Faye Donovan has lost everything. After her parent’s tragic death, she’s whisked away from her home in Ireland when an unknown uncle surfaces as her new guardian. Dropped smack-dab into the All-Ame... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07697Y1M8
• ASIN: B07697Y1M8

The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

The Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan—from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of Bud, Not Buddy, a Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott Award Winner.Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, who's thirteen and an "official juvenile delinquent."When Byron gets to be too much trouble, they head South to Birmingham to visit Grandma, the one person who can shape him up. And they happen to be in Birmingham when Grandma's church is blown ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0440414121
• ASIN: 0440414121
• ISBN: 9780440414124
• Brand: Curtis, Christopher Paul
• Manufacturer: Yearling

Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East (ALA Notable Books for Adults)

• ASIN: B00BH0VSPI
• ASIN: B00BH0VSPI
• Manufacturer: Anchor

Alas, Babylon

"Alas, Babylon." Those fateful words heralded the end. When a nuclear holocaust ravages the United States, a thousand years of civilization are stripped away overnight, and tens of millions of people are killed instantly. But for one small town in Florida, miraculously spared, the struggle is just beginning, as men and women of all backgrounds join together to confront the darkness.

• ASIN: 0060741872
• ASIN: 0060741872
• ISBN: 9780060741877
• Brand: Harper Perennial
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

Hello, Universe

Winner of the Newbery Medal“A charming, intriguingly plotted novel.”—Washington PostNewbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly’s Hello, Universe is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships.Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani (hero). “Readers will be instantly engrossed in this relatable neighborhood adventure and its eclectic cast of misfits.”—BooklistIn one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01HBPP12S
• ASIN: B01HBPP12S
• Manufacturer: Greenwillow Books

Atlas Shrugged

Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand’s magnum opus: a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. Who is John Galt? When he says that he will stop the motor of the world, is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but against those who need him most? Why does he fight his hardest battle against the woman he loves?You will know the answer to these... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0451191145
• ASIN: 0451191145
• ISBN: 9780451191144
• Brand: Signet
• Manufacturer: Signet

The Boxcar Children Books 1-4

The paperback editions of The Boxcar Children Mysteries: #1, The Boxcar Children; #2, Surprise Island; #3, The Yellow House Mystery; and #4, Mystery Ranch are offered together in a cardboard case.

• ASIN: 0807508543
• ASIN: 0807508543
• ISBN: 9780807508541
• Brand: Albert Whitman Company
• Manufacturer: Albert Whitman & Company

Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"

New York Times Bestseller • Amazon's Best History Book of the Year 201 • TIME Magazine’s Best Nonfiction Book of 2018 • New York Public Library’s Best Book of 2018 • NPR’s Book Concierge Best Book of 2018 • Economist Book of the Year • SELF.com’s Best Books of 2018 • Audible’s Best of the Year • BookRiot’s Best Audio Books of 2018 • The Atlantic’s Books Briefing: History, Reconsidered • Atlanta Journal Constitution, Best Southern Books 2018  • The Christian Science Monitor’s Best Books 2018 • Barnes & Noble’s Best Books of the ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B071YRWK84
• ASIN: B071YRWK84
• Manufacturer: Amistad

The Complete Persepolis

Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed graphic memoir.Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0375714839
• ASIN: 0375714839
• ISBN: 9780375714832
• Brand: Pantheon Books
• Manufacturer: Pantheon

FantasticLand: A Novel

Since the 1970s, FantasticLand has been the theme park where “Fun is Guaranteed!” But when a hurricane ravages the Florida coast and isolates the park, the employees find it anything but fun. Five weeks later, the authorities who rescue the survivors encounter a scene of horror. Photos soon emerge online of heads on spikes outside of rides and viscera and human bones littering the gift shops, breaking records for hits, views, likes, clicks, and shares. How could a group of survivors, mostly teenagers, commit such terrible acts?Presented as a fact-finding investigation and a series of first-... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01HDVCAGK
• ASIN: B01HDVCAGK
• Manufacturer: Skyhorse

I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards))

A dab of blue here, a splash of red there, a goopy smear of green . . . everywhere. To the tune of "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," one creative kid floods his world with color, painting first the walls, then the ceiling, then HIMSELF! Before this feisty artist is through, he'll have painted his head, back, hands, legs, feet, and . . . Oh no--here comes Mama!Karen Beaumont's zippy text and David Catrow's zany illustrations turn an infamous childhood activity into raucous storytime fun, giving a silly twist to the fine art of self-expression.

• ASIN: 0152024883
• ASIN: 0152024883
• ISBN: 0152024883
• Brand: Harcourt Children's Books
• Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers

The BFG

• ASIN: B00INIXTKY
• ASIN: B00INIXTKY
• Manufacturer: Puffin Books

The Only Road

PURA BELPRÉ HONOR BOOK ALA NOTABLE BOOK “An important, must-have addition to the growing body of literature with immigrant themes.” —School Library Journal (starred review) Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous and life-changing journey from his home in Guatemala to live with his older brother in the United States in this “powerful and timely” (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel.Jaime is sitting on his bed drawing when he hears a scream. Instantly, he knows: Miguel, his cousin and best friend, is dead. Everyone in Jaime’s small town in Guatemala knows someone who h... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1481457519
• ASIN: 1481457519
• ISBN: 1481457519
• Brand: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books

Jesus Calling : Enjoying Peace in His Presence (with Scripture References)

Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence is a unique devotional guide for every day of the year. Jesus Calling by Sarah Young was created when she decided to “listen” to God with pen in

• UPC: 2605557
• Rating: 4.897

Year’s Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2014 - eBook

Fans of Kaleidoscope will find more tales of wonder, adventure, diversity, and variety in this collection devoted to stories with teen protagonists. Table of ContentsLeft Foot, Right - Nalo HopkinsonSelfies - Lavie TidharThe Vitruvian Farmer - Marcelina VizcarraThe Lady and the

• UPC: 642771736

100 Best Books for Children : A Parent's Guide to Making the Right Choices for Your Young Reader, Toddler to Preteen

From classics to new favorites, 100 Best Books for Children “points parents in the right direction [to] 100 titles no child should miss” (Booklist). With thirty-five years of experience at the heart of children’s publishing,

• UPC: 3952349
• Rating: 4.667

Year's Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2015

Our goal is to uncover the best young adult short fiction of the year published in the anthologies dedicated to the form, the occasional special edition of a magazine, and individual pieces appearing in otherwise

• UPC: 900598910

Bound to Rise (1873). by : Horatio Alger: Horatio Alger Jr. ( January 13, 1832 - July 18, 1899) Was a Prolific 19th-Century American Writer, Best Known for His Many Young Adult Novels.

Bound to Rise (1873). by: Horatio Alger: Horatio Alger Jr. ( January 13, 1832 - July 18, 1899) Was a Prolific 19th-Century American Writer,

• UPC: 245785062

The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens : First Annual Collection

Award-winning anthologists Jane Yolen and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have combed through a year's worth of books and magazines and websites to find the most outstanding fantasy and science fiction stories of 2004--and collected them into

• UPC: 25948870

A Girl's Best Friend

Still recuperating from her latest romantic disaster, Isabel becomes convinced that the only male she needs in her life is Henry, her faithful canine companion, until she meets

• UPC: 2191256
• Rating: 4.0

Interviews with Best-Selling Young Adult Writers : Pennsylvania Literary Journal

This special issue of the "Pennsylvania Literary Journal" includes interviews with Cinda Williams Chima, James Dashner, and Carrie Ryan, all "New York Times-"bestselling young adult fiction writers, who share their experiences with writing in a

• UPC: 777276346

Jesus Always : Embracing Joy in His Presence

"Life today is full of difficulties--loss, sadness, fear. In the midst of these challenges, joy often feels impossible or out of reach. But Jesus has more for His followers than a life of striving, pain,

• UPC: 51799060
• Rating: 5.0

To Best the Boys

In a new fantasy novel from Mary Weber, bestselling author of the Storm Siren series and the Sofi Snow books, one girl makes a stand against society and enters a world made exclusively for

• UPC: 902789937
• Rating: 4.667

Good Night, Mr. Tom ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults, ALA Notable Children 1410

• UPC: 273794263667
• Category: Romane & Erzählungen
• Price: 8 EUR