Cambridge High School Library 2024

By: Paul Griffin Location: FIC GRI Genre: Dogs, tough living, libraries and a boys best mat e  "It's utterly lovely, yet explores issues of abandonment, domestic violence, homelessness, illness, grief and socioeconomic diversity. It was utterly beautiful and has stayed with me long after the final page was turned. " - Kelly What a combo, dogs, life and librarians! I get that, I really do. We had a dog one, REX the Dog. He was a foxxy, wicked, hilarious, kind, mean, beautiful, cunning, and our sons best friend. Dog are like that. They do for you what people sometimes cant. Ben in this story is a foster kid, an outsider, a sci-fi reader who plays it safe in the library.  Then he meets another fellow book lover, a girl. Then a scruffy dog follows him home and they become mates. Finally Ben feels he belongs somewhere! he has a community, a village- at last! Then he faces deep loss, heartbreak- is there enough around Ben, to hold him through it all? I love ho...

By: A stack of nightmare writers! Location: FIC SLA Genre: Short stories of paranormal horror. For fans of Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, American Horror Story  and The Walking Dead  comes a powerhouse anthology featuring some of the best thriller and horror writers in YA Stefan Bachmann, Leigh Bardugo, Kendare Blake, A. G. Howard, Jay Kristoff, Marie Lu, Jonathan Maberry, Danielle Paige, Carrie Ryan, Megan Shepherd, Nova Ren Suma, McCormick Templeman, April Genevieve Tucholke, Cat Winters .. now that is a formible list of scariness.   “It took strength to be quiet. It took strength to be kind. It took strength to let other people's cruelty bounce right off of you.” ― April Genevieve Tucholke, Slasher Girls & Monster Boys A host of the sharpest young adult authors come together in this collection of terrifying tales and psychological thrillers. Each author draws from a...

By: Andrea Portes Location: FIC POR Genre: We Were Liars meets Looking for Alaska “So you're like… living in the margins, making your case in the margins, trying to make a difference maybe, from the margins...but nobody really wants to listen to you. To see you. 'Cause you’re not the story they want to tell.” ― Andrea Portes, The Fall of Butterflies   This is the story of Willa and Remy, two girls who become amazing friends while at an ivy league high school. Willa has a mother that is famous for her brain, while her father is just a regular guy. Willa grew up with her father so he had a rather normal upbringing, except for when it came to what Willa did academically. That is when her mother kicked into gear and did her best to dictate what happen. Remy is the type of girl with an infectious personality, everyone just wants to be friends with her. Remy does Willa a favor when she befriends her and allows her into her crazy world. Each girl h...

By: Catherine Saunier-Tanec   Location: NF 791.43 but probably it will never be there, it will on some table or under a beanbag Genre: Star Wars nerds- charts, maps, infographics and plans! This book is stunning.. How fast is a Satr destroyer? How big is a death star? What is the lifespan of a wookie? How many people can fit inside the Cantina? Includes all you need to know about the ships, characters, locations and movie moments from the first six films in the franchise.

By: John Corey Whaley Location: FIC WHA Genre: Young Adult Contemporary LGBGT I watched The Room last weekend, it got me thinking about how I would do life if I was isolated, if I was totally alone, how would I keep it real. It was not a nice thought path.... In this book- aloneless is a choice, being isolated is the plan. Sixteen year old Solomon has agoraphobia. He hasn't left his house in three years, which is fine by him. At home, he is the master of his own kingdom--even if his kingdom doesn't extend outside of the house. Ambitious Lisa desperately wants to go to a top tier psychiatry program. She'll do anything to get in. When Lisa finds out about Solomon's solitary existence, she comes up with a plan sure to net her a scholarship: befriend Solomon. Treat his condition. And write a paper on her findings. To earn Solomon's trust, Lisa begins letting him into her life, introducing him to her boyfriend Clark, and telling him her secrets. Soon, Sol...

 By:Brittany Cavallaro Location: FIC CAV Genre: Mystery This book is a goody- it is a novel about Sherlock Holmes great great great grandaughter who has inherited not only Sherlock’s genius but also his volatile temperament.It is also about a rugby star called Jamie Watson- of course! Its about a murder mystery that needs solving and of course there is a romance! Check it our here and get the book from our library

By: Famous Kiwis Location: 920 SAL Genre: Famous Kiwis I love this book- it speaks of us, our people doing our stuff in our place. Truth Wisdom Beauty and other stuff that matters for sixty New Zealanders in the middle of interesting lives! Chelsea Winter, Steve Hanson, Mahe Drysdale, Valerie Adams,Rhys darby, we know these names, but do we know who they really are and what are the drivers in their lives. It may surprise you to read what they have to say! Then there are famous Kiwis I dont know about- Zoe Bell, Sir George Fistonich, Joel Tobeck- who are these movers and shalers that have helped define us and we dont even know about them! This book is a classic coffee table book- or in our place- library beanbag book. Read, by inspired and challenged to go and do exploits and peruse the talents and giftings you have been blessed to be given!

By: Daniel Jose Older Location: FIC OLD Genre:  Paranormal Fantasy Series: Shadowshaper#1 PAINT A MURAL START A BATTLE CHANGE THE WORLD. Rick Riordan reviewed this book far better than I can..   "Im a big fan of Older's adult urban fantasy series Bone Street Rumba, so I was curious to see how his style would translate into a young adult novel. The answer is beautifully. Sierra Santiago is a typical Brooklyn teenager just starting her summer vacation. She plans to hang out with her friends, have some fun, and finish painting her dragon mural on the wall of an old half-finished high-rise development called the Tower, which otherwise is an unwelcome eyesore in the neighborhood. Sierra's summer plans go sideways when she notices other murals in the neighborhood beginning to change. The colors fade. The faces cry and change expression. Her grandfather, debilitated from a stroke, becomes lucid just long enough to warn her: She is in danger. Her whole family...

By: Justin Cronin Location: FIC CRO Genre: Horror  A epic story about a world destroyed by a virus that creates vampires!!!  The Passage: Something is coming The Twelve: Fear the Dark The  City of Mirrors:  Its Time Miss Bigge asked me to get these books into the library- so I have, even though I hate horror. I am never going to read them, but you might! So I have borrowed a few reviews from Goodreads for you! In"The Passage "and" The Twelve, "Justin Cronin brilliantly imagined the fall of civilization and humanity s desperate fight to survive. Now all is quiet on the horizon but does silence promise the nightmare s end or the second coming of unspeakable darkness? At last, this bestselling epic races to its breathtaking finale- The City of Mirrors "The world we knew is gone. What world will rise in its place?" The Twelve have been destroyed and the hundred-year reign of darkness that descended upon the world has ended. The su...