The Complete Book of Aspen

The Complete Book of Aspen 

by Danna Smith 

Language: English 

Plumbago, 2022. 

304 p. 

ISBN: 0578332485; 9780578332482 

Summary: The death of Aspen's father breaks her small family. Aspen's mother slips into depression, leaving Aspen and her brother, Cooper, to hold together the broken pieces of their lives. Time, love, and medical attention allow Aspen's mom to heal, and their family begins to find a new normal. But just as the sun starts to peek out from the dark clouds of depression and loss, Aspen and her friend Sophie get the results of their DNA tests. Learning that her beloved late father was not her biological father—and that her mother had deceived her—ignites a wild storm of emotions. Aspen struggles with her identity and the burden of being the gatekeeper of this closely guarded family secret. When her mother refuses to reveal her biological father's name, Aspen sets out on a courageous journey to find him. A heartbreakingly hopeful young adult novel told in narrative and creative verse by award-winning author and poet Danna Smith, based on her true DNA experience. 

Available: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578332485

In the key of us

In the key of us 

by Mariama Lockington 

Language: English 

Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, 2022. 

348 pages : map ; 22 cm. 

ISBN: 9780374314101; 0374314101 

Summary: While twelve-year-old Andi has suffered from anxiety attacks ever since her mother died ten months ago, Zora starting hurting herself whenever she feels out of control; they are both at Camp Harmony, an elite summer music camp, trying to deal with their problems and also the stress of competition--but as the summer passes they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other, and maybe not just as friends.

Available: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374314101

The edge of being

The edge of being 

by James Brandon 

Language: English 

Nancy Paulsen Books, New York, 2022. 

277, 8 pages ; 21 cm. 

ISBN: 9780525517672; 0525517677 

Summary: Seventeen-year-old Isaac Griffin sets out to find the father he has never met, only to discover that perhaps the missing pieces of his life were never missing at all. Includes author's note.

Available: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0525517677

How to excavate a heart

How to excavate a heart 

by Jake Maia Arlow 

Language: English 

HarperTeen, New York, NY, 2022. 

369 pages ; 22 cm. 

ISBN: 9780063078727; 0063078724 

Summary: Snowy weather and fish fossils help bring together two Jewish college freshmen spending winter break in Washington, D.C. 

Available: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063078724

You Know, Sex: Bodies, Gender, Puberty, and Other Things

You know, sex : a book about bodies, gender, puberty, and other things 

by Cory Silverberg 

illus. by Fiona Smyth 

Language: English 

New York : Seven Stories Press, 2022. 

432 p. : col. ill. ; cm. 

ISBN: 9781644210802 ; 1644210800 

Summary: In a bright graphic format featuring four dynamic middle schoolers, You Know, Sex grounds sex education in social justice, covering not only the big three of puberty—hormones, reproduction, and development—but also power, pleasure, and how to be a decent human being. Centering young people’s experiences of pressures and joy, risk and reward, and confusion and discovery, there are chapters on body autonomy, disclosure, stigma, harassment, pornography, trauma, masturbation, consent, boundaries and safety in our media-saturated world, puberty and reproduction that includes trans, non-binary, and intersex bodies and experience, and more. Racially and ethnically diverse, inclusive of cross-disability experience, this is a book for every kind of young person and every kind of family. You Know, Sex is the first thoroughly modern sex ed book for every body navigating puberty and adolesence, essential for kids, everyone who knows a kid, and anyone who has ever been a kid. 

Available: https://www.amazon.com/You-Know-Sex-Bodies-Puberty/dp/1644210800/

Hjalte Donut 3

Værste bedste sommer (Hjalte Donut, 3) 

by Anja Hitz 

Language: Danish 

[Helsingør] : ABC, 2022. 

140 sider : ill. i farver 

ISBN: 9788775890194 

Summary: ”Det bliver bare mit livs bedste sommerferie,” siger Krusemynte. Det giver et lille stik i maven. Jeg ved ikke hvorfor. Hver dag må gerne være hendes livs bedste. Men en hel måned uden mig. Hvordan kan hun glæde sig så meget til det? ”Men jeg kommer selvfølgelig til at savne jer begge to helt vildt,” siger hun og blinker til mig. ”Jeg får ikke tid til at savne jer en skid,” udbryder Viktor. ”Jeg får alt for travlt med at skyde med harpun nede på bunden af havet.” Lalandia! tænker jeg. Det kan også noget. Især når man er i det helt rigtige selskab ... Sjette klasse er slut for altid. Krusemynte og Viktor er væk det meste af ferien, men så har Hjalte heldigvis gode planer med Alex og den nye familie. Eller har han? Pludselig er ferien fyldt med Selina og ting, der går galt. Selv Mulle har ændret sig... Dette er den tredje bog i serien om Hjalte Donut.

Available: https://www.gucca.dk/hjalte-donut-3-bog-p565418

Where the sky llives

Where the Sky Lives 

by Margaret Dilloway 

Language: English 

HarperCollins Publishers 2022. 

336 p. 

ISBN: 9780063047242 ; 0063047241 

Summary: When life doesn’t make sense, twelve-year-old amateur astronomer Tuesday Beals has always looked to the stars above Zion National Park, where she lives. Her beloved late uncle Ezra taught her astronomy, but now their special stargazing sites are all she has left of him, along with his ashes and a poem that may be a riddle. Then a new housing development next door threatens to ruin the night skies and her favorite astronomy spots. Desperate to focus on something besides the growing uncle-sized chasm between her and her mother, the park archeologist, Tuesday takes up photography with her best friend, Carter, after they find an abandoned camera. With this new way of seeing the universe, she tries to solve her uncle’s riddle to save the land. But one day, a photo reveals clues about an endangered animal—one that could halt construction. Will the discovery be enough to save the park and keep the rest of her world from falling apart?

Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0063047241/

I Kissed Shara Wheeler

I Kissed Shara Wheeler 

by Casey McQuiston 

Language: English 

Wednesday Books, 2022. 

368 p. ; cm. 

ISBN: 1250244455 ; 9781250244451 

Summary: After seventeen-year-olds Chloe and Shara, Chloe's rival for valedictorian, kiss, Shara vanishes leaving Chloe and two boys, who are also enamored with Shara, to follow the trail of clues she left behind, but during the search, Chloe starts to suspect there might be more to Shara and her small Alabama town than she thought. 

Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250244455/

Maizy Chen's last chance

Maizy Chen's last chance 

by Lisa Yee 

Language: English 

New York : Random House, [2022] ©2022. 

276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. 

ISBN: 9781984830258 ; 1984830252 

Summary: Eleven-year-old Maizy Chen visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family's history and herself. 

Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1984830252/

Triple Helix : My donor-conceived story

Triple Helix : My donor-conceived story 

by Lauren Burns 

Language: English 

St. Lucia, Qld : University of Queensland Press, 2022. 

v. ; 23 cm. 

ISBN: 9780702265433 ; 0702265438 

Summary: The compelling story of one woman's journey to find out the truth about her paternity-and to come to grips with the rewriting of her own history and sense of identity. 

Available: https://www.amazon.com/Triple-Helix-My-donor-conceived-story-ebook/dp/B09SM3TVN9/

Uprooted : family trauma, unknown origins, and the secretive history of artificial insemination

Uprooted : family trauma, unknown origins, and the secretive history of artificial insemination 

by Peter J. Boni 

Language: English 

Austin, Texas : Greenleaf Book Group Press, [2022]. 

xv, 268 pages ; 24 cm. 

ISBN: 162634907X ; 9781626349070 

Summary: How a journey of self-discovery unearthed the scandalous evolution of artificial insemination. Just before his fiftieth birthday, Peter's seventy-five-year-old mother unveiled a bombshell: His deceased father was not biological. Peter was conceived in 1945 via an anonymous sperm donor. 

Available: https://www.amazon.com/Uprooted-Origins-Secretive-Artificial-Insemination/dp/162634907X/

The Science of Being Angry

The Science of Being Angry 

by Nicole Melleby 

Language: English 

Chapel Hill, NC : Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 2022. 

288 p. : cm. 

ISBN: 1643750372 ; 9781643750378 

Summary: Eleven-year-old Joey navigates family, friendships, and her first crush, while looking for answers to why she feels so angry sometimes and by searching for the donor her moms chose.

Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643750372/

The Epic Story of Every Living Thing

The Epic Story of Every Living Thing 

by Deb Caletti 

Language: English 

New York : Labyrinth Road, 2022. 

p. ; cm. 

ISBN: 0593485513 ; 9780593485514 

Summary: Harper Proulx has lived her whole life with unanswered questions about her anonymous sperm donor father. She's convinced that without knowing him, she can't know herself. When a chance Instagram post connects Harper to a half-sibling, that connection yields many more and ultimately leads Harper to uncover her father's identity. 

Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593485505/

Love somebody

Love somebody 

by Rachel Roasek 

Language: English 

New York : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2022. 

357 pages ; 22 cm. 

ISBN: 0374388962 ; 978-0374388966

• Summary: Seventeen-year-old overachiever Sam attempts to encourage a love connection between her athletic ex-boyfriend Christian and her academic rival Ros while trying not to fall for Ros herself. 

Available: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Somebody-Rachel-Roasek/dp/0374388962/