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TANABATA WISH
TANABATA WISH
TANABATA WISH
Phoenix-native Skyler Doucet’s plans with her BFF are ruined when her mom and Japanese stepfather move the entire family to Nagoya, Japan for the summer before her senior year. But when David Takamatsu, a biracial Japanese-American boy, invades Skyler’s space (and her heart), this fish out of water in Japan starts to wonder if it’s the pond back home that might be too small.
Young Adult Contemporary Novel set in Japan
BREATHE
TANABATA WISH
TANABATA WISH
After being pressed into service as a nurse, seventeen-year-old Virginia discovers her innate talent, begins a clandestine romance with her father's Italian assistant, and learns what it truly means to be a modern woman during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918.
Young Adult Historical Fiction
EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN'T
EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN'T
EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN'T
Sixteen-year-old figure skater Olivia Kennedy's Olympic dreams have ended. She's bitter, but enjoying life as a regular teenager instead of trying to live up to the expectations of being the daughter of Olympians Midori Nakashima and Michael Kennedy...until Jonah Choi starts training at her family's struggling rink. Jonah's driven, talented, going for the Olympics in speed skating, completely annoying...and totally gorgeous. Between teasing Jonah, helping her best friend try out for the roller derby, figuring out life as a normal teen and keeping the family business running, Olivia's got her hands full. But will rivalry bring her closer to Jonah, or drive them apart?
NPR named EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN'T a Best Book of 2020!
YA Contemporary Novel
FAKING REALITY
EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN'T
EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN'T
Fifteen-year-old Dakota McDonald has literally been on TV since the day she was born. But now her family's HGTV show is coming to an end, and this talented builder and maker is struggling to figure out who she is outside the spotlight. Leo Matsuda, who works too much in his family's Japanese restaurant, wishes he could be an average teen too. One who has free time and a social life and maybe even a girlfriend. These two teens have been best friends since childhood, but now they're getting older and the hormones are kicking in. Life gets messy when you accidentally fall in love with your best friend. Especially when he's dating another girl.
YA Contemporary Novel