New Nonfiction Books for Teens

We Are Here to Stay: Voices of Undocumented Young Adults

Kuklin, Susan

Meet nine courageous young adults who have lived in the United States with a secret for much of their lives: they are not U.S. citizens. They came from Colombia, Mexico, Ghana, Independent Samoa, and Korea. They came seeking education, fleeing violence, and escaping poverty. All have heartbreaking and hopeful stories about leaving their homelands and starting a new life in America. And all are weary of living in the shadows.

Format: Book - 2019

Holds: 0 on 7 copies

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A Velocity of Being: Letters to A Young Reader

"A collection of 121 letters by authors, artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, and philosophers about the impact reading has had on their lives. Every letter is accompanied by a full page illustration"--

Format: Book - 2018

Holds: 71 on 14 copies

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The Asperkid's Secret Book of Social Rules: The Handbook of Not-so-obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens With Asperger Syndrome

O'Toole, Jennifer Cook

Being a teen or tween isn't easy for anyone but it's especially tough for Asperkids. I know. I was one, I taught a whole bunch, and I am going to be raising three! That's also why I know that Asperkdis deserve their very own guide to all of the hidden social rules that are awfully confusing to us, even if they seem obvious to everyone else. "The Asperkids' (Secret) Rule Book of Social Rules." This isn't your momma's Emily Post, and there is no "don't do this" finger wagging or patronizing "high and mighty preaching" here. Instead, the "Secret" Book gives Asperkids (aged 10-17) respectful, funny insights written "for Aspies by an Aspie." Chock full of illustrations, logic and even a practice session or six (in comic strip style, thank you very much!), this is the handbook every adult Aspie wishes we'd had growing up, but never did.

Format: Book - 2013

Holds: 1 on 6 copies

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide

Covey, Sean

Explores the adolescent years and draws on extensive research to offer teens practical ways to cope with such important issues as peers, parents, relationships, school choices, and the future.

Format: Book - 2014

Holds: 2 on 12 copies

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Dear Heartbreak: YA Authors and Teens on the Dark Side of Love

In this powerful collection, such YA authors as Gayle Forman, Adi Alsaid, and Mike Curato answer real letters from teens about the dark side of love: dating violence, break-ups, cheating, betrayals, and loneliness. Their responses are autobiographical, unflinching, and filled with love and hope for the anonymous teen writers.

Format: Book - 2018

Holds: 0 on 5 copies

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Creative Coding in Python: 30+ Programming Projects in Art, Games, and More

Vaidyanathan, Sheena

Creative Coding in Python presents over 30 creative projects that teach kids how to code in the easy and intuitive programming language, Python. Creative Coding in Python teaches the fundamentals of computer programming and demonstrates how to code 30+ fun, creative projects using Python, a free, intuitive, open-source programming language that's one of the top five most popular worldwide and one of the most popular Google search terms in the U.S. Computer science educator Sheena Vaidyanathan helps kids understand the fundamental ideas of computer programming and the process of computational thinking using illustrations, flowcharts, and pseudocode, then shows how to apply those essentials to code exciting projects in Python: Chatbots: Discover variables, strings, integers, and more to design conversational programs. Geometric art: Use turtle graphics to create original masterpieces. Interactive fiction: Explore booleans and conditionals to invent "create your own adventure" games. Dice games: Reuse code to devise games of chance. Arcade games and apps: Understand GUI (graphical user interfaces) and create your own arcade games and apps. What's next? Look at exciting ways to use your powerful new skills and expand your knowledge of coding in Python. Creative Coding in Python gives kids the tools they need to create their own computer programs. (syndetics)

Format: Book - 2019

Holds: 0 on 7 copies

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Let Me Tell You My Story: Refugee Stories of Hope, Courage, and Humanity

"Over the course of two years, a group of award-winning photographers, filmmakers, painters, and writers trailed and documented the flood of refugees pouring into the West from the Middle East and Africa, recording the refugees' firsthand accounts of who they are and what made them refugees. Spare, haunting, utterly magnificent, and profoundly human, this inspiring collection creates a portrait of the greatest humanitarian crisis of modern history. From the pregnant mother in the dusty warehouse-turned-refugee-camp in Greece; to the young Afghan refugee with a broken prosthetic leg, living under a bridge in Paris; to the woman who fled her village's cult and survived Libyan imprisonment--the people inside this remarkable volume of exquisite photography and stories of resilience will teach you that the surest way to draw humans together begins with the words "I want to tell you my story....""--back cover

Format: Book - 2018

Holds: 0 on 4 copies

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Bloom Into You 6 [Release Date Mar. 26, 2019]

Nio, Nakatani

THE CURTAINS RISE... The student council play has finally begun! Who will Touko's character choose to be at the end? And how will Touko herself feel when the play is over and her dearest wish has been realized? (syndetics)

Format: Book - 2019

Holds: 2 on 5 copies

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2018: Our World: Poems

Shashidhar, Khushi

"2018: Our World is a collection of poems that is divided into five sections: gun control, mother earth, equality, freedom, and awareness. This poetry book is about the year 2018, and is written to serve as a reminder for future generations."--

Format: Book - 2018

Holds: 0 on 5 copies

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Code Girls: The True Story of the American Women Who Secretly Broke Codes in World War II

Mundy, Liza

"A nonfiction chronicle of the courageous efforts of remarkable young women recruited by the US government to crack German and Japanese military codes during World War II."--Provided by publisher. (1/17/2019 3:06:17 PM)

Format: Book - 2018

Holds: 0 on 7 copies

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