Being Fishkill
by Lehrer Ruth
Language: English
Massachusetts : Candlewick Press,U.S., 2018.
210 x 140mm.
ISBN: 9780763684426 ; 0763684422
Summary: Fishkill Carmel fends for herself, with her fists if need be -- until a thwarted lunch theft introduces her to strange, sunny Duck-Duck and a chance for a new start. Born in the backseat of a moving car, Carmel Fishkill was unceremoniously pushed into a world that refuses to offer her security, stability, love. At age thirteen, she begins to fight back. Carmel Fishkill becomes Fishkill Carmel, who deflects her tormenters with a strong left hook and conceals her secrets from teachers and social workers. But Fishkill's fierce defenses falter when she meets eccentric optimist Duck-Duck Farina, and soon they, along with Duck-Duck's mother, Molly, form a tentative family, even as Fishkill struggles to understand her place in it. This fragile new beginning is threatened by the reappearance of Fishkill's unstable mother -- and by unfathomable tragedy. Poet Ruth Lehrer's young adult debut is a stunning, revelatory look at what defines and sustains family. And, just as it does for Fishkill, meeting Duck-Duck Farina and her mother will leave readers forever changed.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/Being-Fishkill-Ruth-Lehrer/dp/0763684422
The south wind
by Michael Phayer
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2018.
436 p. ; cm.
ISBN: 1547191031 ; 9781547191031
Summary: Seventeen year old John Hawk begins his adult life during World War II with the specific intention of someday winning back the land the United States government had taken from his people, the Kaw Nation. His life experiences bring about the realization that he is an American as well as a Native American. Still, he partially fulfills his youthful resolution with the help of his beloved grandson, Jack Bond.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/South-Wind-Michael-Phayer/dp/1547191031/
The incredible magic of being
by Kathryn Erskine
Language: English
New York : Scholastic Press, 2017. ©2017.
256 p. : cm.
ISBN: 9781338148510 ; 1338148516
Summary: Nine-year-old Julian almost died when he was born and he believes that he has a special connection to the universe because of that, and he wants to make his two moms and his sister (who turned into a black hole of discontentment when she turned fourteen) happy because he is convinced that soon he will die and travel to the dog star--but now they have moved to Maine and he resolves to also use his "uni-sense" ability to help Mr. X, their neighbor, who is in desparate need of healing.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/Incredible-Magic-Being-Kathryn-Erskine/dp/1338148516/
806 : a novel
by Cynthia Weil
Language: English
Indianapolis, IN : Tanglewood, [2018] ©2018.
232 pages ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 9781939100146 ; 1939100143
Summary: KT, sixteen, learns that her father was Donor 806, discovers two half-brothers, and travels with them from Missouri to California to meet their biological father, redefining their notions of "family" along the way.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/806-Novel-Cynthia-Weil/dp/1939100143/
The Day Always Comes
by Richard Osborn
Language: English
Archway 2017.
p. : cm.
ISBN: 9781480843998 ; 1480843997
Summary: Mike Gibbons, who was conceived through artificial insemination, is just four when his single mother is killed in a car accident. After he is sent to live with his grandparents, Mike grows into a popular young high school athlete. Unfortunately, Mike is still angry about his mother's sudden death and not knowing his father's identity. When he enlists in the navy after graduation, he befriends Mary without any idea she is about to change his life forever. One night after Mike tells Mary about his family history, she encourages him to search for his donor father. Even as Mike's internal struggles continue and his release date from the navy quickly approaches, he decides to try to locate his father. But when his research leads him to believe he has finally found the man who gave him life, Mike is left to wonder whether this man is truly his father or whether there is something much darker lurking in the shadows, just waiting to be revealed. In this mystery thriller, a young man searching for his birth father is led down a dark path he never could have imagined.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1480843997/
The gardener
by S. A. Bodeen
Language: English
New York : Square Fish, 2011.
233, 8 pages ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 9780312659424 ; 0312659423
Summary: When high school sophomore Mason finds a beautiful but catatonic girl in the nursing home where his mother works, the discovery leads him to revelations about a series of disturbing human experiments that have a connection to his own life.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312659423/
Replica
by Lauren Oliver
Language: English
New York, NY Harper, 2017. ©2016.
236, 6 pages, 284, 10 pages ; 21 cm.
Summary: Lyra's story begins in the Haven Institute, a building tucked away on a private island off the coast of Florida that from a distance looks serene. But up close the locked doors, military guards and bio-hazard suits tell a different story. Haven is a clandestine research facility where thousands of replicas, or human models, are born, raised and observed. When a surprise attack is launched, two of its young experimental subjects, Lyra, or 24, and the boy known only as 72, manage to escape. Gemma has been in and out of hospitals for as long as she can remember. A lonely teen, her life is circumscribed by home, school and her best friend, April. But after she is nearly abducted by a stranger claiming to know her, Gemma starts to investigate her family's past and discovers her father's mysterious connection to the secretive Haven research facility. Hungry for answers, she travels to Florida, only to stumble upon two replicas and a completely new set of questions. While the stories of Lyra and Gemma mirror each other, each contains revelations critically important to the other story. A flip book, each story can be read separately or in alternating chapters.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062394169/
The Lotterys plus one
by Emma Donoghue
Language: English
London: Macmillan Children's Books, 2017.
ISBN: 0545925843 ; 9780545925846
Summary: Once upon a time, two couples with Jamaican, Native American, Indian, and Scottish ethnic roots won the lottery and bought a big house where all of them, four adults and seven adopted and biological children, could live together in harmony--but change is inevitable, especially when a disagreeable grandfather comes to stay.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0545925819/
Children of Eden
by Michael Beeney
Language: English
Underwood : InHouse Publishing. 2016.
p. : cm.
ISBN: 9781925497052 ; 1925497054
Summary: Children of Eden by Michael Beeney takes us into the world of Harry Lester from London. Harry, like many others, took part in visiting unregulated infertility clinics when he was a medical student. Harry easily donated his genetic material to allow couples who were infertile to seek help. Twenty years after his donation period, Harry has given in to his wanderlust and is a doctor on a cruise ship. This allows him to work, but also travel as much as his heart desires. Harry's lifestyle is luxurious, carefree and fun. Twenty-year-old Jason Brown was born to a mother who desperately wanted him. He was the product of one of those unregulated infertility clinics, his father only ever known as a donor to him. That is until he becomes obsessed with finding out who his father is, and the drive to find this knowledge leads him on a journey around the world.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1857764307/
Along the way
by Jacqueline A. Kolosov
Language: English
Carmel, Indiana : Luminis Books, [2015].
285 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9781941311479 ; 1941311474
Summary: Piper Rose, Dani Shapiro, and Alexandra ‘Tessa’ Louise De Mille Morrow share a history that goes back to their preschool years in Chicago when their families were still intact. Now Piper lives in Evanston with her divorced dad, her estranged, unstable mother popping in and out of her life at random moments. Meanwhile, Dani’s been living in Santa Fe with a psychologist mom pregnant with her fiancé’s IVF babies. The blueblood Tessa resides on a prominent street in Boston and dreams of a romantic and well-heeled love story like that of her great-grandmother who went to France during World War II. Now that it’s the summer before college, these radically different friends decide to celebrate their history and their future by walking the legendary pilgrimage along the Way of St. James, from the French Pyrenees to the Spanish city of Santiago. Along the way, each young woman must learn to believe in herself as well as in her friends, as their collective journey unfolds into the experience of a lifetime.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1941311482/
Fade to us
by Julia Day
Language: English
New York : Wednesday Books, 2018.
309 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 1250097371 ; 9781250097378
Summary: Brooke's summer is going to be EPIC -- having fun with her friends and a job that lets her buy a car. Then her new stepfather announces his daughter is moving in. Brooke has always longed for a sibling, so she's excited about spending more time with her stepsister. But she worries, too. Natalie has Asperger's--and Brooke's not sure how to be the big sister that Natalie needs. After Natalie joins a musical theater program, Brooke sacrifices her job to volunteer for the backstage crew. She's mostly there for Natalie, but Brooke soon discovers how much she enjoys being part of the show. Especially sweet is the chance to work closely with charming and fascinating Micah--the production's stage manager. When her summer finally comes to an end, will Brooke finally have the family she so desperately wants--and the love she's only dreamed about?
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250097371/
Tarnished
by Kate Jarvik Birch
Language: English
Fort Collins, CO : Entangled Teen, an imprint of Entangled Publishing, LLC., [2018] ©2015.
299 pages ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 1633759040 ; 9781633759046
Summary: Ella was genetically engineered to be the perfect pet-graceful, demure...and kept. In a daring move, she escaped her captivity and took refuge in Canada. But while she can think and act as she pleases, the life of a liberated pet is just as confining as the Congressman's gilded cage. Her escape triggered a backlash, and now no one's safe, least of all the other pets. But she's trapped, unable to get back to Penn-the boy she loves-or help the girls who need her. Back in the United States, pets are turning up dead. With help from a very unexpected source, Ella slips deep into the dangerous black market, posing as a tarnished pet available to buy or sell. If she's lucky, she'll be able to rescue Penn and expose the truth about the breeding program. If she fails, Ella will pay not only with her life, but the lives of everyone she's tried to save.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1633751279/
The tree-sitter : a novel
by Suzanne Matson
Language: English
New York ; London : W.W. Norton, 2007.
pages cm.
ISBN: 9780393329445 ; 0393329445
Summary: A passionate and tensely pitched tale of first love and idealism set in the Oregon forests. Julie Prince is a top college student, destined for conventional success. But then she falls in love with Neil, a radical graduate student, and abandons her privileged East Coast life to tree-sit in the forests of Oregon. At first it is a romantic field trip; soon, though, Julie finds herself increasingly moved by the magnificence of the endangered forest and, like Neil, invested in its protection. Eventually pulled into a militant act of sabotage, Julie is forced to reassess her deepest held loyalties and beliefs.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393329445/
The summer of broken things
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Language: English
New York : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, [2018].
393 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9781481417648 ; 1481417649
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Avery Armisted is athletic, rich, and pretty. Sixteen-year-old Kayla Butts is known as “butt-girl” at school. The two girls were friends as little kids, but that’s ancient history now. So it’s a huge surprise when Avery’s father offers to bring Kayla along on a summer trip to Spain. Avery is horrified that her father thinks he can choose her friends—and make her miss soccer camp. Kayla struggles just to imagine leaving the confines of her small town.
But in Spain, the two uncover a secret their families had hidden from both of them their entire lives. Maybe the girls can put aside their differences and work through it together. Or maybe the lies and betrayal will only push them—and their families—farther apart.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Broken-Things-Margaret-Peterson/dp/1481417649/
Sparrow
by Sarah Moon
Language: English
New York : Scholastic US , 2018.
272 p.
ISBN: 9781338032581 ; 1338032585
Summary: Sparrow has always had a difficult time making friends. She would always rather have stayed home on the weekends with her mother, an affluent IT Executive at a Brooklyn bank, reading, or watching the birds, then playing with other kids. And that's made school a lonely experience for her. It's made LIFE a lonely experience. But when the one teacher who really understood her -- Mrs. Wexler, the school librarian, a woman who let her eat her lunch in the library office rather than hide in a bathroom stall, a woman who shared her passion for novels and knew just the ones she'd love -- is killed in a freak car accident, Sparrow's world unravels and she's found on the roof of her school in an apparent suicide attempt. With the help of an insightful therapist, Sparrow finally reveals the truth of her inner life. And it's here that she discovers an outlet in Rock & Roll music.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1338032585/
Le suivant sur la liste : l'intégrale
by Manon Fargetton
Language: French
Paris : Rageot, DL 2017.
1 vol. (547 p.) ; 210 cm.
ISBN: 9782700253252 ; 2700253256
Summary: Guidés par Nathan, leur ami décédé et réincarné en intelligence artificielle, Izia, Samuel, Morgane et Timothée découvrent qu'ils sont nés dans la même clinique par procréation médicalement assistée. Leurs capacités exceptionnelles sont-elles le fruit de manipulations génétiques ? Lorsqu'ils apprennent que la mort de Nathan n'est pas due au hasard et qu'ils se sentent menacés à leur tour, ils se lancent à la recherche de leur concepteur.
Available: https://www.amazon.fr/suivant-sur-liste-Lint%C3%A9grale/dp/2700253256
Prunelle de mes yeux
by Marion Muller-Colard
Language: French
Paris : Gallimard-Jeunesse, 2011.
(88 p.) ; 18 x 13 cm.
ISBN: 9782070638123 ; 207063812X
Summary: Il faut dire aussi qu'on m'a appelée Prunelle. Et après on s'étonne que je fasse une adolescence précoce. Quatorze ans, d'ailleurs, c'est plutôt l'adolescence tout court, voire l'adolescence un peu à la bourre… Et l'un des problèmes avec ma mère, c'est qu'elle n'a jamais sérieusement envisagé que je puisse grandir. Comment j'ai pu marcher aussi longtemps dans ses délires ? Ce n'est pas une mère, c'est un garde du corps. Mais ça cache quoi, au juste, tout ça?
Available: https://www.amazon.fr/Prunelle-mes-yeux-Marion-Muller-Colard/dp/207063812X/
Les effets du hasard
by Marie Leymarie
Language: French
Paris : Syros, DL 2016.
1 vol. (204 p.) ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9782748520941 ; 2748520947
Summary: Maïa a été choisie sur catalogue par ses parents. Et si elle ne répondait pas à leurs attentes ?...
Maïa a les yeux noisette, les cheveux châtains, un petit nez légèrement retroussé et un QI de 117. Elle correspond en tout point aux critères choisis par ses parents sur catalogue, quinze ans plus tôt. Un soir, elle est abordée par Anthony, un garçon aux yeux verts. Maïa accepte de prendre un verre avec lui, bien qu'il lui semble beaucoup trop intelligent pour elle. Et dans sa tête tourne en boucle l'avertissement de sa prof de biologie : " Si vous tombez amoureux, ne vous affolez pas... ça fait partie des maladies bénignes de l'adolescence. Quelques comprimés de Deluvio 300, et c'est réglé."
Available: https://www.amazon.fr/effets-du-hasard-Marie-Leymarie/dp/2748520947
Donneur XT55
by Patrice Guiraud
Language: French
Saint-Denis : Édilivre, DL 2015.
1 vol. (104 p.) ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 9782332952981 ; 2332952985
Summary: Deux familles que rien ne pouvait réunir croisent leur destin au travers de la maladie et de l’acharnement d’un enfant qui veut donner un sens à sa vie en tentant de rechercher ses origines. Mais il ne se doutait pas que sa découverte sauverait une vie.
Available: https://livre.fnac.com/a8769664/Patrice-Guiraud-Donneur-XT55&prev=search
Chaîne de vie
by Roger Judenne
Language: French
Paris : Oskar jeunesse, 2008.
1 vol. (70 p.) ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 9782350002828 2350002829
Summary: Ou découvre brutalement que son papa adoré n'est pas son père biologique, parce qu'il est dans l'incapacité de faire des enfants. Sa mère a été inséminée artificiellement avec le sperme d'un donneur anonyme. Cette nouvelle bouleverse Lou, et connaître ses origines devient son obsession. Heureusement, il y a Internet...
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