The book of the month is The Raft, by S. A. Bodeen.
Robie, an experienced traveler, is on a flight from Honolulu to the Midway Atoll. A storm hits, and soon she finds herself and the plane’s co-pilot, Max, trapped on a raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They have no water, and their only food is a bag of Skittles. There are sharks. There is an island. … Read more T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 9/4/24 at 6 PM
The book of the month is The Raft, by S. A. Bodeen.
Robie, an experienced traveler, is on a flight from Honolulu to the Midway Atoll. A storm hits, and soon she finds herself and the plane’s co-pilot, Max, trapped on a raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They have no water, and their only food is a bag of Skittles. There are sharks. There is an island. … Read more 
The book of the month is Hatchet by Gary Paulsen.
On his way to visit his estranged father, Brian’s plane crash-lands in a lake, leaving him stranded in the remote Canadian wilderness, with only his clothes and the hatchet his mother gave to him before his departure. Now alone, exhausted, terrified, and hungry, with no special knowledge of the woods, Brian must brave circumstances beyond his experience, meet each day’s… 
The book of the month is “Never Fall Down,” by Patricia McCormick.
When soldiers arrive in his hometown, Arn is just a normal little boy. But after the soldiers march the entire population into the countryside, his life is changed forever…
This is the unforgettable story of Arn Chorn-Pond, who defied the odds to survive the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979 and the labor camps of the Khmer Rouge. Authentically told… 
The book of the month is “Waiting For Normal,” by Leslie Connor.
This is a poignant and joyful novel, one filled with meaningful moments and emotional resonance.
This is the story of Addie, who is waiting for normal, with a bipolar mother who has an all-or-nothing approach to life — her way, or no way — and is keeping Addie from a normal life with her half-sisters and her step-father. … 
The book of the month is a graphic novel called “Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy,” with a story by Rey Terciero and penciled by Bre Indigo.
In the mood for a modern re-telling of Little Women?
It’s been quite the year for Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Their father is off with the military, and they must work overtime to make ends meet. In addition, each of the girls is… 
The book of the month is “The Cat I Never Named,” by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival.
The stunning memoir of a Muslim teen struggling to survive the Bosnian genocide — and the stray cat who served as a guardian angel.
Just as Serbian tanks rolled into her town of Bihac, Amra’s family was saddled with a stray cat, one they couldn’t afford and almost…