When We Were Infinite
"All Beth wants is for her tight-knit circle of friends--Grace Nakamura, Brandon Lin, Sunny Chen, and Jason Tsou--to stay together.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 26
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 910
subjects: asian americans, dysfunctional families, family violence, friendship, high school students, romance fiction, family problems, love, domestic violence, romance fiction, social problem fiction [X], family life
Somewhere Between Bitter And Sweet
Told in two voices, Pen, whose dream of taking over her family's restaurant has been destroyed, and Xander, a new, undocumented, employee seeking his father, form a bond.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: mexican americans, families, restaurants, cooking, mexican, fathers, immigrants, illegal aliens, family life, love, social problem fiction [X], romance fiction, illegal immigration, noncitizens, mexican cooking, unauthorized immigrants
Kneel
"For guys like Russell Boudreaux, football is the only way out of their small town.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 37
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: african american football players, football stories, high school athletes, justice, racism, african americans, football players, football, louisiana, social problem fiction [X], sports fiction
Only The Pretty Lies
"Convention doesn't carry much weight in Alder Creek. It doesn't in Amoris Westmore's family either.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
The Cot In The Living Room
A young Dominican American girl in New York City moves from jealousy to empathy as her parents babysit children whose families work the overnight shift in this picture book debut.
FIC
year:
copies: 17
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: empathy, envy, babysitting, dominican american children, dominican americans, washington heights (new york, n.y.), new york (n.y.), new york (state), didactic fiction, fiction, juvenile works, picture books, social problem fiction [X], children's stories
The Kate In Between
Twelve-year-old Kate becomes the face of an anti-bullying movement after a heroic act goes viral, but her world is turned upside-down when the truth about her involvement is revealed.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: bullying, heroes, middle schools, schools, friendship, fathers and daughters, bullies, heroes and heroines, school stories, father-daughter relationship, realistic fiction, social problem fiction [X], school fiction
His Only Wife
"An intelligent and funny debut about a relatable, indomitable heroine: a young seamstress in Ghana who agrees to an arranged marriage, only to realize that some compromises are too extreme to accept, illuminating what it means to be a woman in a rapidly changing world"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: marriage, women, humorous stories, ghana, domestic fiction, humorous fiction, social problem fiction [X]
The Sentence
"A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store's most annoying customer.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: bookstores, haunted places, all souls' day, ex-convicts, minneapolis (minn.), ghost stories, social problem fiction [X], paranormal fiction
Open Secrets
"The #MeToo movement has revealed the prevalence of sexual assault in society, especially as committed by powerful men.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
We Are Not Like Them
Jen and Riley have been friends forever even though their adult lives have gone in opposite directions.
FIC
year:
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
The Chandler Legacies
"At Chandler, the elite boarding school, these five teens are brought together in the Circle, a coveted writing group where life-changing friendships are born--and secrets are revealed.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 26
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: boarding schools, schools, friendship, abused teenagers, hazing, secrecy, secrets, school fiction, social problem fiction [X]
When The World Turned Upside Down
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, four friends who live in the same New York City apartment complex--African American Shayla, Indonesian American Ai, Latinx Ben, and White Liam--were beginning to see cracks in their friendships.
FIC
year:
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: covid-19 (disease), epidemics, social justice, racism, friendship, quarantine, youth protest movements, social problem fiction [X]
Mirror Girls
"Biracial twin sisters--one who presents as black and the other as white--are determined to put the ghosts of the past to rest and to uncover the truth behind their parents' murders in the Jim Crow South"--OCLC.
FIC
year:
copies: 37
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: racially mixed people, twins, sisters, race relations, african americans, ghosts, georgia, historical fiction, social problem fiction [X], ghost stories
New From Here
Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 60
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 630
subjects: covid-19 (disease), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, chinese americans, racially mixed people, money-making projects for children, families, moneymaking projects, family life, attention deficit disorder, social problem fiction [X]
A Duet For Home
"It's June's first day at Huey House, and...[she] can't bring her cherished viola inside.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 22
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: homeless families, shelters for the homeless, musicians, friendship, housing policy, poverty, homeless persons, public housing, housing, social problem fiction [X]