Juvenile & Young Adult / Boys & Men

Dear Life, You Suck

by Scott Blagden

In this emotionally powerful, funny debut, Cricket Cherpin needs to figure out what to do with his life before he turns eighteen. But life sucks--so why not just give up?

Building Blocks

by Cynthia Voigt

What would it be like to be older than your father?

Brann Connell is sick of hearing his parents argue all the time. Seems to Brann his dad could stand up for himself more, instead of building a wall of excuses...

Red thrill

by Jacky 0

"Red Thrill" by Jacky O, it's more than just a collection of four tales, of four tracks. It's not even only a video containing the "Ghist Track" Jacky O is an amalgam of worlds. He has the delicate talent to...

Iceman

by Chris Lynch

Is Eric as cold as the ice he skates on? A fiery tour de force from the author of Inexcusable, a National Book Award finalist.

The other guys on Eric’s hockey team call him the Iceman, because he’s a heartless...

Shadow Boxer

by Chris Lynch

Boxing is the family sport—but it’s killing the family in this riveting read from the author of Inexcusable, a National Book Award finalist.

It’s been five years since his father died, and fourteen-year-old...

When We Wuz Famous

by Greg Takoudes

Francisco Ortiz, a handsome straight-A student and gifted basketball player from the barrio, wins a full scholarship to an elite boarding school. His future seems promising. But soon after Francisco moves...

What We Become

by Jesse Karp

In this high-octane, mind-bending thriller, Mal and Laura, two teens, must fight an enemy known only as the Old Man who is intent on gaining absolute power. If they lose, every human being in the world...

The Crisscross Crime

by Franklin W. Dixon

Bank alarms are going off all over Bayport, but the robberies are actually happening at banks on the other side of town. The Hardys realize that the crooks are using a crisscross plan as a diversion, but what...

The Chase for the Mystery Twister

by Franklin W. Dixon

The Hardy Boys head to Oklahoma, where crime is spinning out of control in the wide-open spaces of tornado alley. Frank and Joe encounter a bizarre phenomenon: the aftermath of a fierce twister that defies scientific...

How to Lead a Life of Crime

by Kirsten Miller

A Meth Dealer. A  Prostitute. A Serial Killer.

Anywhere else, they’d be vermin. At the Mandel Academy, they’re called

prodigies. The most exclusive school in New York City has been training young

criminals...

The Tell-Tale Start

by Gordon McAlpine & Sam Zuppardi

Meet Edgar and Allan Poe -- twelve-year-old identical twins, the great-great-great-great-grandnephews of Edgar Allan Poe. They look and act so much alike that they're almost one mischievous, prank-playing boy...

I Saw Santa

by Thelma Carey-Thompson

Little Dwayne grew up in rural Jamaica. When Canadians visited his school and a tall white man with a white beard got off the bus, Dwayne just knew this was Santa Claus.

Vietnam #4: Casualties of War

by Chris Lynch

"The best Vietnam War novels yet for this age range." - Kirkus Reviews Morris, Rudi, Ivan, and Beck are best friends for life. So when one of the teens is drafted into the Vietnam War, the others sign up, too....

Perry's Killer Playlist

by Joe Schreiber

Double crossings, kidnappings, CIA agents, arms dealers, boat chases in Venetian canals, and a shoot out in the middle of a Santa Claus convention ensue in this laugh out-loud action packed sequel to the critically...

The Twinning Project

by Robert Lipsyte

Back to the Future meets When You Reach Me in this provocative, funny novel about time, space, and middle school. Tom has an imaginary twin on another planet—but Eddie and his planet are as real as Tom and...

Cadillac Chronicles

by Brett Hartman

Sixteen year-old Alex Riley’s top priorities in life are to find his long-absent father and a girl with a decent set of breasts. But his mother has a knack for sabotaging his plans. To advance her political...

Super Friends: Going Bananas (DC Super Friends)

by Ben Harper & Random House

DC★Super Friends are big heroes for little boys!

Gorilla Grodd is on the loose and causing mayhem everywhere he goes. It’s up to Superman, along with Batman and the rest of the Super Friends, to put an end...

Time Flies When You're Chasing Spies

by Allison Maher

Andrew's mother, Marion, works for Epsom Electronics, a security company that makes high-tech spy gear to keep world leaders safe. When she goes missing on the eve of a G8 summit in Halifax, Andrew and his father...

Darren Shan: First Bites

by Darren Shan

Horror fans, it's time to feast on three FULL novels from Darren Shan! The New York Times bestselling author invites you to devour the first books in each of his best-loved series. Craving something creepy?...

Lindsey Lost

by Suzanne Phillips

The Bourne Identity meets I Am the Cheese in this taut thriller

Even though Micah's a star pitcher, his older sister Lindsey is the real deal--a runner so good, she has a shot at the Olympics. The two of them...