Indie Girl: From Starting a Band to Launching a Fashion Company, Nine Ways to Turn Your Creative Talent Into Reality by Arne Johnson
Start a band! Launch your own fashion line! Do whatever it is you do best--and use this book to guide you.
Pirates of the Retail Wasteland by Adam Selzer
Leon and his friends aren't going to let their favorite coffeehouse go out of business without a fight.
Cirque du Freak (series) by Darren Shan
After attending an illegal freak show, Darren makes a choice that changes his life forever.
Catch this series from the beginning. Also available in graphic novel format & as a movie!
Ten Cents a Dance by Christine Fletcher
In 1940s Chicago, fifteen-year-old Ruby hopes to escape poverty by becoming a taxi dancer in a nightclub, but the work has unforeseen dangers and hiding the truth from her family and friends becomes increasingly difficult.
The Brothers Torres by Coert Voorhees
After competing for the attentions of the same girl, Frankie finds himself in a battle with a classmate that ultimately involves his family and a local gang.
Time Thriller Trilogy by Paul McCusker
Will their faith be strong enough when teens are stuck in a space-time continuum?
1. Ripple Effect
2. Out of Time
3. Memory's Gate
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle
Poems that explore Cuba's fight for independence follow Rosa, a nurse who turns hidden caves into hospitals for those who know how to find her, and where she does her best to help everyone, with no regard to race or nationality.
The Patron Saint of Butterflies, by Cecilia Galante
Living in a religious commune, Agnes and Honey--along with the other Believers--keep quiet a violent secret, but when Agnes's grandmother makes an unexpected visit to the commune and learns the truth, she seizes the opportunity to remove the children. As the girls try to negotiate the world outside of Mount Blessing, Agnes clings to the faith she loves while Honey looks toward a future free of control, cruelty, and preferential treatment.
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
After terrorists attack San Francisco, 17-year-old tech-smart Marcus finds that the Department of Homeland Security has the city in a stranglehold. But trading personal freedom for security does not sit well with him...
Life Sucks by Jessica Abel, Gabe Soria, and Warren Pleece
Life is tough for Dave Miller, and the fact that it will never, ever end does nothing to cheer him up. Two years ago, Dave was turned into a vampire, and now he's stuck working as an assistant manager in charge of the night shift at a local Los Angeles convenience store. To make matters worse, Dave's in love with Rosa, a goth girl with an unhealthy attraction for all things dark and otherworldly, which includes her having a crush on Dracula-wannabe Alistair. Normally, a poseur like Alistair wouldn't be much competition for an actual vampire, except that Dave is a vegetarian. Poor Dave. But when Rosa catches the eye of Wes, a psychotic undead surfer, can Dave get it together fast enough to save the girl before the sun comes up?
