former friends. Throughout the day and night, the Joe decides it’s finally time to get rid of the excuses and
group of outsiders learn that they have more things in spend all the time he can with his brother, no matter
common than they realized, and it’s their newly formed what the truth of his crime is, as they fight for appeals
bond that will be the key to their survival. Bikes might to save his life. How do you find yourself while in the
get damaged and bones might get broken, but their midst of losing others? When your family has been
newly formed friendship will thrive in this desert town. broken, how do you make yourself whole?
Captain Superlative by J.S. Puller Whisper by Lynette Noni
a
Janey Silverman doesn’t know “Words are too precious to throw
what to make of the girls with around carelessly. Words demand
the red mask, blue wig, silver respect. They are beautiful; they
swimsuit, high top sneakers and are terrible. They are a gift and a
cape. She’s determined to find curse. I will never forget what
out more about the girl who runs they can do. Because words have
through the halls of Deerwood cost me everything.” For over
Park Middle school championing two years, she hasn’t spoken
good deeds and standing up to bullies. When she tries a word. She hasn’t even uttered her name. Known
out her secret identity, she gets more than she bargains simply as Subject Six Eight Four or Jane Doe, only she
for as Captain Superlative’s new sidekick. Janey also knows the secret power of her words -- something her
finds out some secrets about herself and what makes a evaluators at Lengard, a secret government facility,
good here, and a good friend. cannot imagine. Enduring experiments and finding that
she doesn’t know who to trust, will Jane Doe learn to
trust herself enough to risk? What if the power of your
Grades 9-12
words could change the world? Would you speak?
Moonrise by Sarah Crossan
“You can know all the facts
you want about a person ...
but you’ll never know for
sure what’s driving his heart.”
Joe, Ed, and Angela grew up
without a dad and with a junkie
mom, but at least they had each
other. Until the day Ed doesn’t
come home. It’s been 10 years
since Joe last saw Ed when he hears that Ed finally has
been given his execution date as he waits on death row.
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