Who Will Tell My Brother?
by Marlene Carvell
A Native American teenager crusades to remove an offensive mascot from his high school. (2004)

Sweetgrass Basket
Two Mohawk sisters describe their life at the Carlisle Indian School, established in 1879 to assimilate Native Americans into white culture. Historical Fiction (2006)

Love That Dog
by Sharon Creech
A young student begins to write his own poetry as his class teacher presents different types of poetry. (2001)

The Braid
by Helen Frost
Eloquent language is twisted together to tell the story of two sisters; one emigrates from Scotland to Canada, the other stays behind to help her grandmother. Each carries a length of hair braided into their own linking them together. Historical Fiction (2006)

Keesha's House
by Helen Frost
Seven teens facing contemporary problems of abuse, pregnancy and gender issues describes where they found a “home.” Printz Honor Book (2003)

Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?
Split Image
by Mel Glenn
These titles are written with many voices from students, teachers, counselors and others to tell a story. The reader is able to differentiate between the perspectives and solve the mysteries.

Out of the Dust
by Karen Hesse
15-year-old Billie Jo reveals the hardships of growing up on her family’s wheat farm during the dust bowl years of the Depression. Historical Fiction (1997) Newberry Medal Winner

Witness
by Karen Hesse
A series of poems express the views of various people in a small Vermont town, includes a young black girl and a young Jewish girl during the 1920’s when the Ku Klux Klan tries to infiltrate the town. Historical Fiction (2001)

The Secret of Me
by Meg Kearney
Being adopted into a wonderful family is not enough for Lizzie. How can she talk about this? Her poetry lead her to answers. (2005)

The Brimstone Journals
by Ron Koertge
In a series of short interconnected poems, students at a high school reveal the violence existing and growing in their lives. (2001)

Shakespeare Bats Cleanup
by Ron Koertge
A 14-year-old baseball player experiments with poetry in his journal while recuperating from mononucleosis. (2003)

Street Love
by Walter Dean Myers
An evocative tale of star-crossed urban love. (2006)

Yellow Star
by Jennifer Roy
From 1939 to 1945, a little Jewish girl and her family survive in Poland's Lodz ghetto during the Nazi occupation. (Based on the childhood of the author's aunt). Historical Fiction (2006)

What My Mother Doesn't Know
by Sonya Sones
Sophie describes her relationship with boys as she searches for Mr. Right. (2001)

What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know
by Sonya Sones
Sequel to What My Mother Doesn’t Know from the boyfriend's point of view. (2007)

One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies
by Sonya Sones
15-year-old Ruby must leave everything in Boston to live with her father, a famous movie star who divorced her mother before Ruby was born. (2004)

Hard Hit
by Ann Turner
A rising high school baseball star faces his most difficult challenge when his father is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. (2006)

Jinx
by Margaret Wild
Jen outgrows her nickname as she deals with the loss of two boys she was involved with. (2001)

Make Lemonade
True Believer
by Virginia Euwer Wolff
LaVaughn is a girl with ambition. In the first book, she babysits for a very poor family and learns that she wants more out of life. The second book inspires LaVaughn to learn from mentors and to embrace life. (1993), (2001)

Rubber Houses
by Ellen Yeomans
Examines the many stages of grief, as Kit’s younger brother is diagnosed with and dies from cancer. (2007)