If I Should Die Before I Wake
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But no one knows what to think of Adrienne when she claims she's seen Jesus.
Adrienne's vision splits the God-fearing community between believers and nonbelievers, and Charity is stuck in the middle, questioning her father, her religion—and herself.
This small town is praying for a miracle, but heading for disaster.
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
A Parents' Choice Award Winner
A YALSA Popular Paperback
for Young Adults
*"Hilarious."
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
*"Thought-provoking."
—School Library Journal (starred review)
*"The plot is intricate, sharp, and invigorating."
—Booklist (starred review)
Born Blue
She has no last name.
She has no real home. But she has a dream.
Janie ... Leshaya ... whatever she's called ... she's a survivor.
Rescued from the brink of death, this child of a heroin addict has seen it all: revolving foster homes, physical abuse, an unwanted pregnancy. Now her childhood is coming to an end, and she is determined to make a life for herself by doing the only thing that makes her feel whole ... singing.
Can this girl, born to a life of hardship, find the strength and courage to break away from her past and become the legend she is meant to be?
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
*"Raw, rough, and riveting ... Superb."
—School Library Journal (starred review)
*"Genuinely moving."
—The Bulletin
*"Powerful and gut-wrenching."
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
A Face in Every Window
Life spins out of control in an instant.
JP's once safe and secure world quickly unravels with the death of his beloved grandmother. Grandma Mary had always been the guiding hand of the O'Brien family, lovingly raising his mentally challenged Pap and allowing Mam to remain free of adult responsibility.
Without Grandma Mary, nothing goes smoothly. Things only get worse when Mam wins a farmhouse in an essay contest and insists on sharing her good fortune with the neighborhood outcasts. As JP sees both Pap and himself being replaced in mother's life, his anger takes over.
National Book Award-winning author Han Nolan skillfully draws readers into JP's life and challenges them to experience both his loneliness and his strength as he struggles to learn what it means to forgive.
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
*"Uplifting, intriguing, and memorable."
—Booklist (starred review)
*"Poignant ... An emotional roller-coaster."
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
*"Satisfying."
—School Library Journal (starred review)