Nic Stone
1) Chaos theory
Author
Pub. Date
2023
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Description
"Since Shelbi enrolled at Windward Academy as a senior and won't be there very long, she hasn't bothered making friends. What her classmates don't know about her can't be used to hurt her--you know, like it did at her last school. Andy Criddle is not okay. At all. He's had far too much to drink. Again. Which is bad. And things are about to get worse. When Shelbi sees Andy at his lowest, she can relate. So she doesn't resist reaching out. And there's...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Formats
Description
"For the life of him, William "Scoob" Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble--and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can say FREEDOM. With G'ma's old maps and a strange pamphlet called the 'Travelers' Green Book' at their side, the pair takes off on a journey down G'ma's memory lane. But adventure quickly turns...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Description
"The royal palace of Wakanda is one of, if not the most, secure facilities on this planet--or any other. So the anxiety Shuri feels when she's jolted out of sleep by the queen mother with the news that someone attempted to break into the palace--and succeeded--is significant. And as quickly as they broke in, they vanished. The search for this interloper, a mysterious "symbiote" with superhuman speed and strength, will lead Shuri to the Jabari Lands,...
4) Fast pitch
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Description
"Shenice Lockwood dreams of leading the Fulton Firebirds to the U12 softball regional championship. But Shenice's focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending-and family-name-ruining-crime may have been a setup. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her family's past-and fast-before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever"--
5) Odd one out
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Description
High school juniors and best friends Courtney and Jupe, and new sophomore Rae, explore their sexuality and their budding attractions for one another.
6) Shuri
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 8
Description
For centuries, the Chieftain of Wakanda (the Black Panther) has gained his powers through the juices of the Heart-Shaped Herb. Much like Vibranium, the Heart-Shaped Herb is essential to the survival and prosperity of Wakanda. But something is wrong. The plants are dying. No matter what the people of Wakanda do, they can't save them. And their supply is running short. It's up to Shuri to travel from Wakanda in order to discover what is killing the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
Description
"With the heart-shaped herb thriving, a group of Wakanda's finest engineers working on expanding its dome technology, and the borders more fortified than ever, Princess Shuri can finally focus on what matters most: her training. But soon, a bigger problem rears its head. The princess hears whispers of exceptionally talented young girls across the world going missing; a young environmental scientist in Kenya, a French physics prodigy -- the list of...
8) Jackpot
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 11
Description
"When Rico sells a jackpot-winning lotto ticket, she thinks maybe her luck will finally change, but only if she and her popular and wildly rich classmate, Zan can find the ticket holder who hasn't claimed the prize"-- Rico, a high school senior and afternoon-shift cashier at the Gas 'n' Go, then races home to take care of her younger brother. When Rico sells a jackpot-winning lotto ticket, she thinks maybe her luck will finally change, but the ticket...
Author
Publisher
Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"The #1 New York Times bestseller that sparked international dialogue is now a book for young adults! Based on the adult bestseller by Ibram X. Kendi, and co-authored by bestselling author Nic Stone, How to be a (Young) Antiracist will serve as a guide for teens seeking a way forward in acknowledging, identifying, and dismantling racism and injustice"--
We can let racism stand, or we can stand against it. Readers will follow a young Kendi as he learns...
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Description
In Atlanta, just before Christmas, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology of her life during the storm of the century, which results in a magical moment that changes everything.
11) Blackout
Publisher
Harpercollins Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
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Description
"Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious, and heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark"--
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, Harper Collins
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
Description
A collection of short stories explore what it is like to be young and black, centering on the experiences of black teenagers and emphasizing that one person's experiences, reality, and personal identity are different than someone else's.
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 11
Description
A collection of essays and original stories by some of today's most influential young adult authors that speaks directly to teens on how to find hope and comfort in today's turbulent society
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Formats
Description
Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teens in love to this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming novel that shines a bright light through the dark.
A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks...
A first meeting.
Long-time friends.
Bitter
...