The Start Of Me And You
Paige Hancock starts junior year with a list of ways to take back her life, rather than spending another year as "The Girl Whose Boyfriend Drowned," and finding out that Ryan Chase, her long-term crush, is available again might be the key.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 28
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 690
subjects: self-actualization (psychology) [X], best friends, friendship, high schools, schools, indiana, families [X], family life
Drag Teen
JT is a gay high school senior determined to get out of Clearwater, Florida, and be the first person in his family to go to college, even though he can not figure out how to pay for it--until his friends convince him to compete in a drag teen competition where the first prize is a college scholarship.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 850
subjects: gays, drag shows, contests, self-realization, family life, clearwater (fla.), gay teenagers, self-actualization (psychology) [X], families [X], friendship
Knockout
Told in assonant free verse, Levi was once a premature baby who suffered from respiratory problems; he recovered, and now in seventh grade, he struggles to demonstrate to his divorced mother and overprotective brother that he is okay--so when his father suggests he take up boxing he falls in love with the sport, but he still must find a way to convince his family to set him free to follow his dream.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 42
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 610
subjects: self-actualization (psychology) [X], brothers, fathers and sons, mothers and sons, divorce, boxing, novels in verse, boxing stories, children of divorced parents, prematurely born children, boys, families [X], family life, self-realization, novels in verse, sports fiction, humorous fiction
The Start Of Me And You
Paige Hancock starts junior year with a list of ways to take back her life, rather than spending another year as "The Girl Whose Boyfriend Drowned," and finding out that Ryan Chase, her long-term crush, is available again might be the key.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: self-actualization (psychology) [X], best friends, friendship, high schools, schools, families [X], family life, self-realization, school stories, indiana
Lulu And Milagro's Search For Clarity
"Overachiever Luz 'Lulu' Zavala has straight As, perfect attendance, and a solid ten-year plan.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 31
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: sisters, families [X], high school students, female friendship, self-actualization (psychology) [X], family life
Rubi Ramos's Recipe For Success
As seventeen-year-old Rubi secretly juggles participating in a baking competition, improving her grades for college admission, and a newfound romance, she soon realizes she must learn how to manage her family's expectations while finding her own path.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: self-actualization (psychology) [X], bakeries, contests, families [X], cuban americans, self-actualization, bakers and bakeries, family life
When A Brown Girl Flees
Eighteen-year-old Pakistani American Zahra makes an impulsive decision to run away from home and move to New York in an attempt to heal, learn to love herself, and renew her faith in family while navigating mental health and religious guilt.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: self-actualization (psychology) [X], families [X], muslims, pakistani americans, self-actualization, family life, self-realization, long island (n.y.)