GREAT BOOKS for kids A collection of great books, apps, toys and gift ideas. These titles (and more!) are available for purchase at discounted prices at offtheshelfbooks.org. AGES 14 – 18 Miles Morales Save the Date AGES 14 – 15 by Jason Reynolds by Morgan Matson Marvel, an imprint of Disney Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay Can a kid from Brooklyn save the world, keep Father of the Bride meets Sixteen Candles in a scholarship to his preppy boarding school the latest novel from New York Times best-selling Houghton Miffl in Harcourt and convince a girl he’s cool? Miles Morales is author Morgan Matson. Charlie Grant’s older Told from alternating perspectives, After the a thrilling and powerful superhero novel by sister is getting married this weekend at their Shot Drops is a heart-pounding story about National Book Award honoree Jason Reynolds. family home, and Charlie can’t wait – for the fi rst the responsibilities of great talent and the time in years, all four of her older siblings will be importance of compassion. It’s a powerful Moxie under one roof. The only problem? The weekend novel about friendship, basketball and one by Jennifer Mathieu is shaping up to be an absolute disaster. teen’s mission to create a better life for his Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan family in the tradition of Jason Reynolds, Warcross An unlikely teenager named Vivian Carter starts Matt de la Peña and Walter Dean Myers. by Marie Lu a feminist revolution at a small-town Texas high G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Children of Blood and Bone school in the new novel from Jennifer Mathieu, by Tomi Adeyemi author of The Truth About Alice. As Viv forges When bounty hunter Emika Chen is recruited friendships with other young women across the by a mysterious tech billionaire to investigate Henry Holt and Company, an imprint of Macmillan divides of cliques and popularity rankings, she a conspiracy in a vast virtual reality game, she A princess and an orphan fi nd their paths realizes that what she has started is nothing short accepts a pulse-racing mission with a team intertwined as the kingdom battles over the fate of a girl revolution. of athlete-gamers and hackers. Warcross is of magic and those who can wield it. Tomi recommended for fans of Ready Player One. Adeyemi’s West African-inspired fantasy debut conjures a world of magic and danger, perfect The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sabaa Tahir. HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins AGES 16 – 18 Dear Martin Thoughtful and empowering, this novel in verse by Nic Stone is told through fi ery 15-year-old Xiomara’s journal American Panda Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House entries, where she releases frustrations of feeling at by Gloria Chao once trapped and “unhide-able.” If Xiomara can Simon Pulse An African-American high school senior who fi nd a way to join her school’s slam poetry club, This laugh-out-loud story features a Taiwanese- attends an elite prep school begins writing to her words may just save her. Gritty and intense, Martin Luther King Jr. as he tries to fi nd his place American teen whose parents want her to be a poignant and beautiful – you won’t want to miss doctor and marry a Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer despite within the two worlds he lives. Dear Martin is raw, one powerful word! captivating and undeniably real, and Nic Stone her squeamishness about germs and crush on a joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter Japanese classmate. Debut author Gloria Chao Dean Myers as she boldly tackles American race The Prince and the Dressmaker presents a hilarious, heartfelt tale of how unlike the by Jen Wang relations in this stunning New York Times best- panda, life isn’t always so black and white. selling debut, a William C. Morris Award fi nalist. First Second, an imprint of Macmillan The relationship that blooms when gender- Brazen Mary’s Monster fl uid Prince Sebastian teams up with dynamic by Pénélope Bagieu by Lita Judge dressmaker Frances unfolds brilliantly through English translation by Montana Kane Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan vibrant, expressive illustrations in graphic novel First Second, an imprint of Macmillan format. Jen Wang weaves an exuberantly romantic Pairing free verse with more than 300 pages of tale of identity, young love, art and family. With her characteristic wit and dazzling black-and-white watercolor illustrations, Mary’s drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Pénélope Monster is a unique and stunning biography of Bagieu profi les the lives of these feisty female role Mary Shelley, the pregnant teenage runaway who models, some world famous, some little known. became one of the greatest authors of all time. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies. GREAT BOOKS FOR KIDS • Ages 14 – 18 • Page 1 of 2 Down and Across The Pros of Cons by Arvin Ahmadi by Alison Cherry, Lindsay Ribar and Michelle Schusterman Viking, an imprint of Penguin Scholastic With college applications looming and his parents As one hotel hosts three very different conventions, pushing him to settle on a “practical” career, three girls find out they have more in common Scott Ferdowski sneaks off to Washington, D.C., than they thought. A crazy mix-up in the lobby seeking guidance from a famous psychologist who brings them together, forming an unlikely friendship claims to know the secret to success. Adventure against a chaotic background of cosplay, ensues as Scott seeks the truth about who he is competition and carcasses! and what he wants to be. Ahmadi’s debut novel is a knockout for those readers who are struggling Truly Devious with the pressures of what direction to pursue by Maureen Johnson after high school. Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Dread Nation New York Times best-selling author Maureen Johnson weaves a delicate tale of murder and by Justina Ireland mystery in the first book of a striking new series, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and E. Lockhart. At once provocative, terrifying and darkly The two interwoven mysteries of this first book in subversive, Dread Nation is Justina Ireland’s the Truly Devious series dovetail brilliantly, and stunning vision of an America both foreign Stevie Bell will continue her relentless quest for and familiar – a country on the brink, at the the murderers in books two and three. explosive crossroads where race, humanity and survival meet. How I Resist edited by Tim Federle and Maureen Johnson Wednesday Books, an imprint of Macmillan This book is a collection of essays, songs, illustrations and interviews that give young people hope and direction in their endeavors to enact change. In How I Resist, readers will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent and instructive. Landscape With Invisible Hand by M.T. Anderson Candlewick Press Adam and Chloe must get creative to survive the invasion of the vuvv. National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson returns to future Earth in a sharply wrought satire of art and truth in the midst of colonization. Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed Soho Teen Maya Aziz has a lot going on. She’s making films, deciding between two potential boyfriends and trying to convince her protective Indian parents to let her go to NYU in the fall. But when a bomb goes off in a nearby city and the main suspect shares her last name, everything changes, and she must face the ugly realities of life in her small town. Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen Viking, an imprint of Penguin Her name is Sarah. She’s blond, blue-eyed and Jewish in 1939 Germany. And her act of resistance is about to change the world. Orphan Monster Spy is perfect for readers looking for a fast-paced spy thriller. GREAT BOOKS FOR KIDS • Ages 14 – 18 • Page 2 of 2 .