No fixed address

No fixed address 

by Susin Nielsen-Fernlund 

Language: English 

London : Andersen Press, 2020. ©2018. 

276 pages ; 20 cm. 

ISBN: 9781783448326 ; 1783448326 

Summary: Felix Knutsson is nearly thirteen, lives with his mother and pet gerbil Horatio, and is brilliant at memorizing facts and trivia. But Felix and his mom Astrid have a secret: they are living in a van. Astrid promises it's only for a while until she finds a new job, and begs Felix not to breathe a word about it. So when Felix starts at a new school, he does his very best to hide the fact that most of his clothes are in storage, he only showers weekly at the community center, and that he doesn't have enough to eat. When his friends Dylan and Winnie ask to visit, Felix always has an excuse. But Felix has a plan to turn his and Astrid's lives around. All he needs is a little luck and a lot of brainpower. 

Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1524768375/

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza 
by Shaun David Hutchinson 
Language: English 
Simon Pulse, 2018. 
448 p. ; cm. 
ISBN: 1481498541 ; 9781481498548 
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Elena Mendoza is the product of a virgin birth. This can be scientifically explained (it’s called parthenogenesis), but what can’t be explained is how Elena is able to heal Freddie, the girl she’s had a crush on for years, from a gunshot wound in a Starbucks parking lot. Or why the boy who shot Freddie, David Combs, disappeared from the same parking lot minutes later after getting sucked up into the clouds. What also can’t be explained is the talking girl on the front of a tampon box, or the reasons that David Combs shot Freddie in the first place. As more unbelievable things occur, and Elena continues to perform miracles, the only remaining explanation is the least logical of all—that the world is actually coming to an end, and Elena is possibly the only one who can do something about it. 
Available: https://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Elena-Mendoza-Shaun-Hutchinson/dp/1481498541/

The Lotterys more or less

The Lotterys more or less 
by Emma Donoghue 
illus. by Caroline Hadilaksono 
Language: English 
London, England : Macmillan Children's Books, 2018. ©2018. 
277 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. 
ISBN: 9781509883844 ; 1509883843 
Summary: Nine-year-old Sumac Lottery considers it her job to make sure none of the Lottery celebrations are forgotten, especially now at Christmas time, and in her large, gay, and multiethnic family there are a lot of occasions for celebration in the house they all call Camelottery--but when a terrible ice storm hits Toronto, one of her dads, and her favourite brother cannot make it home from India, and it becomes increasingly difficult to hang on to the holiday spirit. 
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1338207539/

Your own worst enemy

Your own worst enemy 
by Gordon Jack 
Language: English 
New York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018] ©2018. 
436 pages ; 22 cm. 
ISBN: 9780062399427 ; 006239942X 
Summary: Stacey Wynn was the clear front-runner for Lincoln High student council president. But then French-Canadian transfer student Julia Romero entered the race…and put the moves on Stacey’s best friend/campaign adviser, Brian. Stacey also didn’t count on Tony Guo, resident stoner, whose sole focus is on removing the school’s ban of his favorite chocolate milk, becoming the voice of the little guy, thanks to a freshman political “mastermind” with a blue Mohawk. Three candidates, three platforms, and a whirlwind of social media, gaffes, high school drama, and protests make for a ridiculously hilarious political circus that just may hold some poignant truth somewhere in the mix. 
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006239942X/

Jack of hearts (and other parts)

Jack of hearts (and other parts) 
by L.C. Rosen 
Language: English 
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018. 
352 pages 
ISBN: 9780316480536 0316480533 
Summary: Jack has a lot of sex--and he's not ashamed of it. While he's sometimes ostracized, and gossip constantly rages about his sex life, Jack always believes that "it could be worse." But then, the worse unexpectedly strikes: When Jack starts writing a teen sex advice column for an online site, he begins to receive creepy and threatening love letters that attempt to force Jack to curb his sexuality and personality. Now it's up to Jack and his best friends to uncover the stalker--before their love becomes dangerous. Ground-breaking and page-turning, Jack of Hearts (and other parts) celebrates the freedom to be oneself, especially in the face of adversity. 
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316480533/

The south wind

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/

806 : a novel

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/

Fade to us

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/

The summer of broken things

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

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/