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Adam Silvera
In a near-future New York City, a service tells people on the day they will die. Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio receive those calls shortly after midnight and learn that they have only that day left. The two strangers meet through the Last Friend app. On their final day, Mateo and Rufus face the task of trying to live fully while making up for time and mistakes they feel they have lost.
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History Is All You Left MeAdam SilveraEighteen-year-old Griffin Jennings grieves Theo McIntyre, his former boyfriend and first love, after Theo dies in a drowning. Griffin and Theo had ended their relationship a year earlier; Theo later moved to California for college and began dating Jackson. In the aftermath, Griffin struggles to move forward, while Jackson becomes the person who understands his heartbreak. Secrets and Griffin's obsessive compulsions further complicate his grief.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
When Morning ComesArushi RainaIn 1976, four young people from differing backgrounds recount intersecting lives during the Soweto student uprising in South Africa. Zanele, an African student who also sings in a nightclub, secretly organizes opposition to the Afrikaans Medium Decree Act, which requires English and Afrikaans in schools. Her friend Thabo is not politically involved; he leads a local gang that takes money from an Indian shopkeeper. The shopkeeper’s daughter, Meena, sympathizes with the students.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Things I Should Have KnownClaire LaZebnikWith college approaching, Chloe worries that Ivy, her older autistic sister, will be alone. She thinks Ethan Fields, a boy from Ivy's special-needs class who loves movies, could be a good companion for Ivy. Because Ivy and Ethan do not feel ready to go out together unaccompanied, Chloe and Ethan's brother David join them. Chloe cannot simply avoid David as the four spend time together.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details