Frank Carlson Library

After being stung by a bee, sixteen-year-old Hannah discovers she has the power to heal.

Sent to live with her sister in New York while her parents travel for the summer, Hope starts a new friendship with a local girl that turns into something she didn't quite expect, in a tale about love, acceptance, and self-awareness.

"Chill's foot dragged behind him like a murder victim being taken to a shallow grave by a killer too weak to do the job-but he still stood straighter than any other kid in school." CHILL HAS ALWAYS BEEN different, but the way he deals with his disability, and his art, have given him the power to survive the horrors of high school. When a new teacher arrives, determined to crush his students' spirit, Chill decides to fight back and risk everything....

"When I pick up my guitar and my fingers find the strings, and that first riff comes screaming out of the amp, the only thing that matters is sound." Jay, Kelvin and Cia are The Lunar Ticks, a dedicated band, convinced they are on their way to the top. They hope to win an upcoming battle of the bands where the first prize is a full day in a recording studio. Jay is struggling to write new material but finds he lacks the experience to come up with...

"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, amateur filmmaker Rainey has to deal with the aftermath of a prank gone wrong."-- Sixteen-year-old Rainey is surprised when a video he made of a schoolyard fight goes viral. Two schoolmates, Jordan and Rowan, convince him to make another one, this time about a mysterious figure in the woods. Soon rumors are circulating that someone is out there kidnapping kids. Or maybe it's a ghost. The teens...

When Emily sees a photograph in which her now-deceased Aunt Donna is pregnant, but in which her mother is not, she begins to suspect that her aunt is actually her mother.

Zane thinks it's just another boring day at his lame gas station job until he gets carjacked by a masked gunman. Zane has no idea where they're going, or what will happen when they get there. He tries to reason with the guy, and when that fails, he tries a couple of daring stunts to get free, but they backfire. Zane starts to wonder who this guy is and what he really wants.

"He said they want to talk to you, David." "They?" I said. "The cops?" She nodded. "What for?" I don't think I ever worked harder at getting just two words out of my mouth. I tried to sound like I had no idea what the cops would want with me." When his stepfather, Phil, is shot dead in an apparent robbery, David becomes the prime suspect. Where was David that night, and what does he know about Phil? David has figured out the truth about his stepfather,...

Concerned about the effects of eating fast-foods, Ian begins a campaign to make everyone stop eating at the local hang-out, Frankie's, but when legal action is taken against him and his protesting friends, Ian must stand steadfast in his beliefs while convincing his nervous classmates to do the same.

Teenaged Evie regrets her decision to relinquish legal custody of her newborn and kidnaps the baby girl, oblivious of the consequences of starting a new life as a single parent on the run.