Hoodie is an Orthodox Jewish teenager. Anna-Marie is not Jewish—and her mom, the mayor, is trying to prevent more Jewish families from moving into town. Can witty and charming Hoodie be with Anna-Marie without getting disowned by his community?
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Books for Grades 8-9
Check out these fiction and nonfiction books of interest to teens in 8th and 9th grades.
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In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers
the Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years After the 9/11 Attacks
Brown, Don, 1949-A graphic novel account of the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11. Tells what happened in the days and years afterwards.- Desperate for change, Rus kneels during the national anthem. In one instant, he falls from local stardom and becomes a target for hatred. With the help of his best friend and an unlikely ally, Rus will fight for his dreams, and for justice.
- TJ Powar—a pretty, popular debater—and her cousin have become the subject of a meme. In protest, she ditches her razors and cancels her waxing appointments. TJ realizes that winning this debate may cost her more than the space between her eyebrows.
- This graphic novel follows Althalia, a bruja apprentice who is still learning about her magical powers and history. As she comes into her powers, threats from the past emerge. She must stop the church's mission, which is to destroy the last bruja.
- Mahalia can’t afford to have a sweet sixteen birthday party. She’s also struggling with how to tell her mom she’ queer. When her best friend suggests throwing a coming out party instead, Mahalia decides it’s a great way to solve both issues.
- Jay is living his best life at Karloff Country, one of the world's most famous resorts. The world outside is plagued with climate change, poverty, and racism. Now there's trouble in Karloff. The resort has been selling rooms for the end-of-the-world.
- Classmates Alice and Iris team up to investigate the murder of a young girl who is found dead after a party. Using Agatha Christie as their guide, the two teens set out to uncover the truth and dig up dirty secrets about their small town.
- Goldie and her two best friends spend summers working as camp counselors at Camp Alpine. They share everything with each other. Then a dead body is found at the camp, threatening to expose long buried secrets each girl carries.
- Robin’s life changes overnight when she learns the vacation to Alabama from South Korea was permanent. She faces many challenges as a teen immigrant but finds comfort in a comic drawing class. A graphic novel memoir.
- No one believes that Virgil Knox was attacked by a monster in the swamp. It must have been an animal. His family wants him to let it go, but he knows the monster is still out there, and fears he might become one too.
- Xiang and Anh hunt the South China Sea for the fabled treasure of pirate queen Zheng Yi Sao. A retelling of the classic Treasure Island story.
- Princess Shiori must stop the curse that turned her brothers into cranes. She faces impossible odds as she tries to defeat her stepmother and save her country.
- Set in 1910, the Davenports are one of the few wealthy Black families in Chicago. The story follows the lives of four strong-willed young Black women and their place in society. They navigate family expectations and love for the first time.
- Two non-binary teens are pulled into a magical world under a lake. Can they keep their worlds above water intact?
- Biracial twin sisters-one who presents as black and the other as white-were secretly separated at birth. They reunite to put an end to a deadly curse in a racially divided town.
- Mary Surratt was the first woman executed by the U.S. government. Her execution was decided by a military tribunal, not a jury. This nonfiction book explores Surratt's unconventional trial and the tense final days of her life.
- Alejandra Kim doesn't feel like she belongs. At school, her Spanish name and Korean face do not compute. In her neighborhood, she's not Latinx enough. It's worse since Papi's body was found. Can she find a place for herself?
- Cicely lives for the West Indian Day Parade. She loves waving the Haitian flag, delicious foods, and the floats. She’ll hang with her aunt, an influencer known for dabbling in Haitian Vodou, and her dreamy crush, Kwame. But fate has other ideas.
- Alyssa and Garrett struggle to survive during a drought in southern California.
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