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Ace and the Misfits

In his debut novel, Eddie Kawooya presents a fish-out-of-water story of immigration and the pains and joys of integration into a new and sometimes frightening environment. Loosely based on… Read More →

  • Lexile: 710
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2024

Dark Side

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

Emerson Yeung seems to have every reason to be happy—he gets good grades, has some friends and has a part-time job. But his parents' pressure to be the perfect son and his father's physical… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017
18 titles

Lorimer Real Love — Paperback Set

From the Series Lorimer Real Love

Real Love is a new collection of high/low YA novels that focus on realistic teen relationships. The novels feature diverse teen characters in contemporary settings as they experience love,… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2021
  • Paperback
  • List Price: $161.82
  • Your Price: $153.73
  • 18 titles
7 titles

Lorimer SideStreets — Hardcover Set

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

Edgy high/low fiction for teen reluctant readers. Each SideStreets novel deals with real-world issues and features contemporary teen characters, many from diverse backgrounds. Male and female Read More →

  • Copyright: 2021
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $195.93
  • Your Price: $146.95
  • 7 titles

No One's Baby

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

Adopted by Caucasian parents, biracial teen Lizzie has never felt like she belongs. After the death of her father, Lizzie starts acting out—dating, staying away from home for days, and giving Read More →

  • Lexile: 620
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021

Powwow Summer

River is teased about her Indigenous heritage as a young girl, and she struggles with her identity. When she travels to spend the summer with her Indigenous father and grandmother, she finds… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2020

Rez Runaway

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

Raised on an Indian reserve, seventeen-year-old Joe Littlechief tries to be like the other guys. But Joe knows he's different—he's more interested in guys than girls. One night Joe makes a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

Riot School

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

In the middle of the night, five teens break into a small-town high school to protest the decision to close the school and move them to a big city school. Led by Bilan, whose experience with… Read More →

  • Lexile: 700
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017
Cover: The Secret Life of Kitty Granger
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The Secret Life of Kitty Granger

Sixteen-year-old Kitty Granger has always known that others consider her peculiar. She hates noise and crowds, tends to fixate on patterns, and often feels acutely aware of her surroundings… Read More →

  • Lexile: 720
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: The Truth Is
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The Truth Is

Named one of the best YA Latinx books of 2019 by Remezcla and HipLatina. A Bustle Book Club Selection A powerful exploration of love, identity, and self-worth through the eyes of a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2019

True to You

From the Series Lorimer Real Love

After a fight at school leaves him expelled, Jorge Gomez starts training to become a pro wrestler and finds that he has the talent to make it a promising career. At his first wrestling show,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 550
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2019