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Heartstopper

Book

Movie streaming on Netflix. Watch Trailer


Shy Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A friendship follows that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own...


Dear Evan Hansen

Book | Film


When a letter that was never meant to be seen by anyone draws high school senior Evan Hansen into a family's grief over the loss of their son, he is given the chance of a lifetime: to belong.




Dumplin'

Book

Movie streaming on Netflix. Watch Trailer


Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom) sets out to take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: entering the Miss Clover City pageant.


The Hate U Give

Book | Movie


Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice.





Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda/

Love, Simon

Book | Movie


Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight.



Speak

Book | Movie


An utterly believable heroine with a bitterly ironic voice delivers a blow to the hypocritical world of high school. She speaks for many a disenfranchised teenager while demonstrating the importance of speaking up for oneself.



Monster

Book

Movie streaming on Netflix. Watch Trailer


Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I'll call it what the lady who is the prosecutor called me. Monster.


The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Book | Movie


Standing on the fringes of life...

offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see

what it looks like from the dance floor.





The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Book | Movie


Nobody knows why, but the pants fit everyone perfectly. Over a few bags of cheese puffs, they decide to form a sisterhood and take the vow of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants . . .




To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Book

Movie streaming on Netflix. Watch Trailer


Lara Jean has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. One day she discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed.


The Outsiders

Book | Movie


The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. Ponyboy is a greaser, and he's always been proud of it, until one terrible night when his friend Johnny kills a soc.



The Book Thief

Book | Movie


It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.


By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow.


The Letter for the King

Book

Series streaming on Netflix. Watch Trailer


A young messenger. A secret mission. A kingdom in peril. It is the dead of night. Young Tiuri must spend hours locked in a chapel if he is to be knighted the next day. Then, he hears a knock at the door and a voice desperately asking for help.


Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Book | Movie


Jacob discovers clues to a mystery and stumbles upon Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. However the mystery is deeper than he had thought, as he gets to know the residents and learn about their special powers. Jacob discovers that only his own special peculiarity can save his new friends.


A Monster Calls

Book | Movie


Conor has the same dream every night, ever since his mother first fell ill, ever since she started the treatments that don't quite seem to be working. But tonight is different. Tonight, when he wakes, there's a visitor at his window.


Shadow and Bone

Book

Series streaming on Netflix. Watch Trailer


The once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.


The Mortal Instruments City of Bones

Book | Movie


When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder― much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air.


The Fifth Wave

Book | Movie


After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.


Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave...











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