TEEN FICTION Alkaf, Hanna. The Weight of Our Sky Amidst the Chinese-Malay conflict in Kuala Lumpur in 1969, sixteen-year-old Melati must overcome prejudice, violence, and her own OCD to find her way back to her mother. Anderson, M.T. Fatal Throne They are the queens of Henry VIII, charismatic, extravagant, and obsessive--six ill-fated women. Each will attempt to survive their unpredictable king, and each is bound for divorce, or beheading, or death. Anstey, Cindy. The Hummingbird Dagger A young woman awakens in 1833 with no memory but recurring nightmare of a hummingbird, blood dripping from its steel beak. Calling the woman Beth, James and his sister, Caroline try to solve the mystery of her identity and the appalling events that brought her to their door. Bannen, Megan. The Bird and the Blade In the 13th century Mongol Empire, Jinghua loses everything and is forced to serve the exiled prince she loves as he risks his life in a desperate effort to forge a political marriage with a powerful and deadly princess. Barker, Michelle. The House of One Thousand Eyes After the death of her parents in 1980s East Germany, Lena is sent to live with her aunt, a devot-ed member of the Communist party. When her uncle disappears, along with all his belongings and records, she decides to risk any danger to find him.

Hand, Cynthia. My Plain Jane Orphan Jane Eyre, aspiring author Charlotte Bronte, and supernatural investigator Alexander Blackwood are about to be drawn together on the most epic ghost hunt this side of Wuthering Heights. Hesse, Monica. The War Outside Teens Haruko, a Japanese American, and Margot, a German American, form a life-changing friendship as everything around them starts falling apart in the Crystal City family internment camp during World War II. Hiranandani, Veera. The Night Diary Half-Muslim, half-Hindu Nisha doesn't know where she belongs, or what her country is anymore. India, newly independent of British rule, has been separat-ed into two countries. When Papa decides it's too dangerous to stay in what is now Pakistan, Nisha and her family become refugees. Ireland, Justina. Dread Nation Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever. Now Negro girls like her study at Miss Prescott’s School of Combat to become Attendants for rich families. But before she can finish her studies and return home, Baltimore families begin to go miss-ing. Landman, Tanya. Hell and High Water Caleb is the mixed race son of a poor puppeteer trav-elling the coast of Britain, until his father is exiled to the American colonies. Caleb is forced to live with his estranged aunt, where he falls into a web of danger while trying to clear his father’s name.

Berry, Julie. Lovely War When Aphrodite is caught with Ares by her jealous husband, the goddess of passion must face judgment on Mount Olympus. To plead her case, she spins a tale of four mortals whose lives and love entwined in the crucible of World War I. Bolden, Tonya. Inventing Victoria As a young black woman in 1880s Savannah, Essie is ashamed of her beginnings, but unwilling to accept the path currently available to her. She feels trapped until she meets Dorcas Vashon, the richest and most cultured black woman she's ever encountered. Carlton, Susan Kaplan. In the Neighborhood of True In the very homogeneous world of Altlanta society in 1958, New York transplant Ruth decides not to tell her new high school friends and boyfriend that she is Jewish. But when a violent act rocks the city, Ruth must figure out where her loyalties lie. Chokshi, Roshani. The Gilded Wolves The Order of Babel seeks out Séverin Montagnet-Alarie to help them locate an ancient artifact with un-told powers in Paris in 1889. What they find might change the world, but only if they can stay alive. de la Cruz, Melissa. All for One Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler are on top of the world, but even as they plan for a new arrival, Alex's latest case brings a perilous threat that may destroy everything. (Series.) DeWoskin, Rachel. Someday We Will Fly The year is 1940 and Lillia is 15 when her mother, Alenka, disappears and her father flees with Lillia and her younger sister to Shanghai, one of the few places that will accept Jews without visas.

Lasky, Kathryn. Night Witches Valya is a pilot who's always felt more at home soar-ing through the sky than down on earth. So when the Germans surround Stalingrad, Valya does what it takes to join her sister as a member of the famous and feared Night Witches-a brigade of young female pilots. Lee, Mackenzi. The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy Felicity Montague must use all her womanly wits and wiles to achieve her dreams of becoming a doctor--even if she has to scheme her way across Europe to do it. McCall, Guadalupe Garcia. All the Stars Denied In the heart of the Great Depression, Rancho Las Mo-ras, is gripped by the drought of the Dust Bowl. Re-sentment is building among white farmers against Mexican Americans. When Estrella organizes a pro-test against the treatment of tejanos in their town, her whole family becomes a target of efforts to send Mex-icans back to Mexico whether they were ever Mexi-can citizens or not. McCullough, Joy. Blood Water Paint She was one of Rome's most talented painters, even if no one knew her name. But Rome in 1610 was a city where men took what they wanted from women, and in the aftermath of rape Artemisia had to choose between silence or truth. Nazemian, Abdi. Like a Love Story It's 1989, and Reza has just moved to New York City. He's terrified that someone will guess the truth he can barely acknowledge about himself. Reza knows he's gay, but all he knows of gay life are the media's imag-es of men dying of AIDS.

Ostrom, Melissa. The Beloved Wild In 1807, Harriet Winter leaves her family's New Hamp-shire farm with her brother to settle in the Genesee Valley to avoid being pushed into marriage with her neighbor, Daniel Long.

Powell, Patricia Hruby. Loving vs Virginia In 1955, in Caroline County, Virginia, amidst segrega-tion and prejudice, two teenagers fell in love. Their life together broke the law, but ultimately changed it. Rich-ard and Mildred Loving took their fight all the way to the Supreme Court in the case that legalized mar-riage between races. White, Kiersten. Bright We Burn To build the country she wants, Lada, the brutal ruler of Wallachia, must destroy everything that came be-fore, including her relationships with brother Radu and former love Mehmed, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Wilson, Kip. White Rose Disillusioned by the propaganda of Nazi Germany, Sophie Scholl, her brother, and his fellow soldiers form a non-violent resistance group they write and distribute anonymous letters criticizing the Nazi re-gime, a crime punishable by death. Young, Adrienne. Sky in the Deep Raised to be a warrior, Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient rivalry against the Riki clan, but when faced with her brother's betrayal, and driven by a growing love for her brother's friend Fiske, she attempts to unite the two clans.

Morse Institute Library

14 East Central Street Natick, MA 01760

508-647-6521 morseinstitute.org

Last updated 7.19 SA

TEEN BOOKLIST