https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba It's fine to include the same book in multiple categories, but please be sure to include recommended grade levels. Thanks! en-us 2018-11-02 03:50:04 UTC 2025-10-03 03:46:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/31458/5f74badc0cfcbdc5aa40cb528d6baf7d/libgirlupandawayw.png jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299666066 Upper Elementary/Middle Grades]]> 2018-11-02 04:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299666066 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299666492 High School]]> 2018-11-02 04:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299666492 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299666619 All Ages]]> 2018-11-02 04:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299666619 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299666698 Middle Grades ]]> 2018-11-02 04:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299666698 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299666777 High School]]> 2018-11-02 04:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299666777 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299666825 All Ages]]> 2018-11-02 04:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299666825 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299666911 Middle Grades]]> 2018-11-02 04:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299666911 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299667009 High School]]> 2018-11-02 04:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299667009 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299667029 High School]]> 2018-11-02 04:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299667029 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299667156 High School]]> 2018-11-02 04:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299667156 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299667260 High School]]> 2018-11-02 04:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299667260 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299667330 High School]]> 2018-11-02 04:20:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299667330 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299667494 Upper Elementary/Middle Grades]]> 2018-11-02 04:22:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299667494 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299667646 Middle Grades]]> 2018-11-02 04:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299667646 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299669107 Upper Elementary/Middle Grades]]> 2018-11-02 04:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299669107 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299669252 High School]]> 2018-11-02 04:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299669252 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299669330 High School]]> 2018-11-02 04:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299669330 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299669471 2018-11-02 04:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299669471 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299669585 High School]]> 2018-11-02 04:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299669585 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299669615 Middle Grades]]> 2018-11-02 04:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299669615 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299669848 Upper Elementary/Middle Grades]]> 2018-11-02 04:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299669848 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299670030 Middle Grades]]> 2018-11-02 04:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299670030 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299670169 All Ages]]> 2018-11-02 04:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299670169 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299708650 A community comes together during a fearful night of the LA riots. Grades 2-5]]> 2018-11-02 10:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299708650 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299715861 All Ages

My favorite to combat the negativity we are inundated with. I also love the diversity displayed in the illustrations.]]> 2018-11-02 11:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299715861 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299718787 (Gun violence and control. Upper elementary/middle school)]]> 2018-11-02 11:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299718787 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299774954 2018-11-02 13:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299774954 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299870498 All Ages]]> 2018-11-02 16:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299870498 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299871257 All ages]]> 2018-11-02 16:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299871257 jlagarde https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299871703 All Ages]]> 2018-11-02 16:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299871703 kristen_smith9 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299958706 Upper Elementary/Middle Grades

]]> 2018-11-02 19:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299958706 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299983644 Great story that shows many perspectives on how a shooting went down and the ripple effects created in the remaining community members ]]> 2018-11-02 20:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299983644 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299984363 Interesting exploration of the culture of white, male, cisgender, privilege at kind of elite school attended by Brett Kavanaugh—whose Supreme Court vetting was in the news at the time of publication. Told from the perspective of the “radical” feminist girl and the scholarship athletic recruit, it shines an interesting light on rape culture.]]> 2018-11-02 20:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299984363 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299986522 Deals with rape culture and white, male privilege in small town America. I most appreciated how Summers went into depth on the stigmatization of the victim and how she used the narrative to show the mental state of the victim and how complex and confusing traumatic memories are. An intense and upsetting story that is extremely well researched and written ]]> 2018-11-02 20:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299986522 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299987773 Brilliant novel, the movie just doesn’t do it justice. ]]> 2018-11-02 20:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299987773 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299988169 Explores the gaps between ability/intelligence, privilege, and race as well as police brutality while examining whether Dr. King’s teachings still apply to today’s world.]]> 2018-11-02 20:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/299988169 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/300021818 Junior high and up
*Also great read for mental illness, specifically agoraphobia ]]> 2018-11-03 01:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/300021818 ashley_cooksey2 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/300022443 Middle school & up]]> 2018-11-03 01:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/300022443 ashley_cooksey2 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/300022507 Elementary]]> 2018-11-03 01:57:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/300022507 ashley_cooksey2 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/300022725 Middle School and up]]> 2018-11-03 02:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/300022725 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/300115544 By Zana Fraillon]]> 2018-11-03 22:10:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/300115544 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/300172035 Middle grade readers ]]> 2018-11-04 12:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/300172035 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/300177032 For all ages
Discusses racial injustice from a Caucasian & African American families’ perspectives in language that younger students are able to comprehend. Ithe  incident involves a shooting of an African Amarican man & the police.]]> 2018-11-04 13:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/300177032 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/302878610 middle and hugh]]> 2018-11-10 16:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/302878610 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/302879045 high school]]> 2018-11-10 16:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/302879045 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/302879128 middle and high]]> 2018-11-10 16:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/302879128 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/302879354 high school]]> 2018-11-10 16:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/302879354 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333401592 Amazing story of being the brother of a school shooter. It’s written in a journal/diary format and very easy to talk about because Henry is an interesting character. Set in Vancouver, B.C. The family is struggling and the news connection is one that doesn’t get much attention. What if it was your family? ]]> 2019-02-20 21:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333401592 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333401629 2019-02-20 21:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333401629 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333401637 All ages]]> 2019-02-20 21:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333401637 levystu https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333401774 Middle School/High School]]> 2019-02-20 21:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333401774 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333401794 A classic novel (20th anniversary this year) recently released in graphic novel form as well. 8th grade and up.]]> 2019-02-20 21:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333401794 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333401835 High School]]> 2019-02-20 21:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333401835 aberton1 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333401855 5th Grade and Up]]> 2019-02-20 21:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333401855 levystu https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402089 Middle School/High School]]> 2019-02-20 21:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402089 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402188  High School]]> 2019-02-20 21:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402188 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402257 9-12

]]> 2019-02-20 21:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402257 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402293 Adult for YA

This non-fiction title will appeal to teens interested in real life tragedies, in terms of examining school shooting/violence, issues of how the media portrays/romanticizes the perpetrators, mental illness/suicide/homicide. It's a difficult topic but manages to humanize someone we may otherwise  categorize as "a monster" without excusing or minimizing the horrific acts. Highly compelling and heartfelt.]]> 2019-02-20 21:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402293 aberton1 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402508 High School]]> 2019-02-20 21:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402508 levystu https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402525 2019-02-20 21:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402525 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402835 9-12]]> 2019-02-20 21:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402835 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402847 Ellen Hopkins. Based loosely on the real life addictions of her daughter to crystal meth. GR. 8 and up]]> 2019-02-20 21:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402847 levystu https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402938 Middle School/High School. Novel about the Tulsa race riots]]> 2019-02-20 21:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402938 christie_boen https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402951 Middle & High]]> 2019-02-20 21:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333402951 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403279 High School]]> 2019-02-20 21:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403279 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403357 High School]]> 2019-02-20 21:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403357 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403375 Upper Middle/High School]]> 2019-02-20 21:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403375 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403495 It's the summer of 1977 and all Nora López wants to do is get old enough to move out and live on her own. Her home life is difficult, as her father left home when she was little and will only occasionally send them money to cover the family's rent - something made more vital when Nora's mother begins to gain fewer hours at work. Nora's younger brother Hector is violent and abusive. MS/HS]]> 2019-02-20 21:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403495 christie_boen https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403526 Upper Elementary/Middle]]> 2019-02-20 21:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403526 levystu https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403622 Middle School/High School]]> 2019-02-20 21:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403622 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403714 Just won the Newbery and it explores the complex issues of being different and being helped out. Cuban family living in Florida.]]> 2019-02-20 21:34:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403714 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403748 All ages]]> 2019-02-20 21:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403748 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403876 All ages]]> 2019-02-20 21:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333403876 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333404041 A disturbing yet very important discussion about violence in schools/families and ignoring vs. confronting signs of mental illness and emotional disturbance.]]> 2019-02-20 21:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333404041 christie_boen https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333404104 High School]]> 2019-02-20 21:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333404104 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333404111 Melody Brooks is an eleven-year-old girl who was born with cerebral palsy. Her parents have done everything they can to help her live a normal life, but life is often frustrating for Melody since she cannot speak, move, or communicate her wishes. As a result, Melody has to fight to get her wishes.]]> 2019-02-20 21:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333404111 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333404355 upper middle and high school]]> 2019-02-20 21:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333404355 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333404398  It tells the story of a girl from Nepal named Lakshmi, who is sold into sexual slavery in India. The novel is written in a series of short, vignette-style chapters, from the point of view of the main character.]]> 2019-02-20 21:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333404398 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333404646 High School]]> 2019-02-20 21:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333404646 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333404891 2019-02-20 21:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333404891 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333405099 2019-02-20 21:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333405099 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333405138 https://bookriot.com/2018/09/09/ya-books-about-school-shootings-to-build-empathy-sympathy-and-understanding/]]> 2019-02-20 21:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333405138 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333405359 2019-02-20 21:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333405359 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333405738 What a great book and you won’t love the protagonist. Great to pair with Restart by Gordon Korman. ]]> 2019-02-20 21:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333405738 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333406272 Middle/High School]]> 2019-02-20 21:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333406272 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333856113

]]> 2019-02-21 19:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/333856113 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339381673 Upper elementary and middle school]]> 2019-03-08 16:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339381673 rejordan https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339381751 High School]]> 2019-03-08 16:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339381751 lsteed https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339382155 Recommended for High ]]> 2019-03-08 16:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339382155 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339382645 Upper Elementary]]> 2019-03-08 16:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339382645 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339382707 Mosquitoland 
8th grade-high school]]> 2019-03-08 16:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339382707 jenniferlee2 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339383134 "Something Happened in Our Town follows two families — one White, one Black — as they discuss a police shooting of a Black man in their community. The story aims to answer children's questions about such traumatic events, and to help children identify and counter racial injustice in their own lives." - APA
Written by three psychologists for the RIF social emotional learning collection.

]]> 2019-03-08 16:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339383134 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339383689 High school age group - a teenage girl defending her innocence after being convicted of murdering a baby]]> 2019-03-08 16:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339383689 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339383751 The Day The World Came To Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
Grades 7 - 12]]> 2019-03-08 16:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339383751 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339384280 This Is Where It Ends
High School]]> 2019-03-08 16:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339384280 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339384390 High School]]> 2019-03-08 16:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339384390 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339384574 High School - teenage girls rebelling against gender stereotypes & racial stereotypes]]> 2019-03-08 16:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339384574 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339385028 High School]]> 2019-03-08 16:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339385028 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339385455 High school - A teenage girl becomes addicted to oxycodone after being in a car accident]]> 2019-03-08 16:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339385455 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339385509 2019-03-08 16:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339385509 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339385878 The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
K-3 (640L) but really, any age level]]> 2019-03-08 17:00:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339385878 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339385956 Ruby on the Outside - middle grades
Eleven-year-old Ruby Danes has a real best friend for the first time ever, but agonizes over whether or not to tell her a secret she has never shared with anyone, that her mother has been in prison since Ruby was five, and over whether to express her anger to her mother.]]> 2019-03-08 17:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339385956 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339385959 High School]]> 2019-03-08 17:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339385959 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339386776 High school - In a modern dystopia, the main character is among a group of Muslims sent to a concentration camp in the American southwest.]]> 2019-03-08 17:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339386776 rejordan https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339386858 High School (upper)

]]> 2019-03-08 17:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339386858 lesliepope1 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339386917 High School]]> 2019-03-08 17:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339386917 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339387454 High school - Marjory Stoneman Douglas students tell their story: not just the events of February 14, 2018 but also what it was like becoming student activists and what it's like to report the news when you're also part of the news.]]> 2019-03-08 17:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339387454 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339387921  High School]]> 2019-03-08 17:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339387921 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339388237 High School]]> 2019-03-08 17:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339388237 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339388856 MG/YA - A group of friends living in a city and dealing with the threat of gun violence in their everyday life]]> 2019-03-08 17:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339388856 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339389624 High school - This collection of short stories by a variety of excellent Black YA authors has both uplifting and upsetting stories about the experiences of Black teenagers.]]> 2019-03-08 17:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339389624 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339389987 High School]]> 2019-03-08 17:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339389987 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339390492 High school - Inspired by the Sandy Hook massacre, two high school senior boys are the only survivors of a shooting in their elementary school classroom and are dealing with its aftereffects long into their teenage years.]]> 2019-03-08 17:10:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339390492 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339391619  High school (some profanity) - this graphic novel memoir by Allie Brosh is fabulous in its funny but realistic depiction of depression.]]> 2019-03-08 17:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339391619 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339392106 High school - the protagonist was born with a perfect tunnel through her torso, right beside her navel. She's kept it hidden for most of her life but things change when people become aware of the hole in her middle.]]> 2019-03-08 17:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339392106 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339392757 High school - inspired by the death of Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, a group of friends try to make their friend's rap music famous posthumously while trying to figure out the truth behind their friend's shooting death.]]> 2019-03-08 17:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339392757 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339393471  High school - After years of bullying, Peter shoots and kills 13 classmates and a teacher. The book is told from multiple perspectives, including Peter's, his mother's, and the girl he was once friends with as children.]]> 2019-03-08 17:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339393471 rejordan https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339395149 2019-03-08 17:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339395149 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339395671 High school - the protagonist is homeless and doing her best to keep anyone, including her best friends, from knowing.]]> 2019-03-08 17:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339395671 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339397051 High school - A high school senior has spent years building the perfect resume to get into college, only to find out senior year that her family is not in the United States legally.]]> 2019-03-08 17:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339397051 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339397548 Upper middle/high school - Everyone expects that Blade has an amazing life because his dad is a rock star, but they don't see the reality of having a famous dad with a major addiction problem.]]> 2019-03-08 17:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339397548 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339398501 High school - Tyler's twin brother Marvin is left behind to mourn his brother's shooting death at a party.]]> 2019-03-08 17:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339398501 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339399186 High school - a commentary about teenage relationships and sexual pressure.]]> 2019-03-08 17:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339399186 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339399663 High school - The protagonist's mother is arrested for murdering her abusive spouse and the protagonist and her siblings are left to deal with the aftermath.]]> 2019-03-08 17:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339399663 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339400344 High school - Finch and Violet are both suicidal and befriend one another to try to save each other's lives.]]> 2019-03-08 17:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339400344 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339400666 High school - It's Leonard Peacock's 18th birthday, and before the end of the day, he plans to give gifts to the 4 people who have given him a reason to live and then kill himself.]]> 2019-03-08 17:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339400666 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339402115 High school - A nonfiction account of the life and death of Madison Halloran, a track star at the University of Pennsylvania who died by suicide after putting on a "perfect Instagram" facade for years.]]> 2019-03-08 17:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339402115 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339901387 All ages.
A beautiful story about a child whose mother is in detention being able to use her voice to bring her home.]]> 2019-03-11 12:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/339901387 elizabeth_bruch https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/343414091 High School and beyond

Amazing, powerful book dealing with relationships between mental health, police violence (in school and beyond), racism, classism, ableism, immigration status, activism, community cohesion, and power. It features LGBTQA+ characters, all of whom are treated as whole people. 2019 ALA Schneider Family Book Award Teen Winner & lots of other recognition. I can't do it justice in this blurb.]]> 2019-03-20 16:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/343414091 debraholzbergphd https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/345978744 High School
Topic: OCD
Tara, who prays, counts cracks, organizes her food, and kisses doorknobs, wonders if she is crazy like her family thinks she is. She learns the meaning of a new term called obsessive-compulsive disorder on her journey toward wholeness. 
.]]> 2019-03-28 03:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/345978744 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/346304211 high school (does get graphic, but brought about conversations in my library that would never have happened otherwise!) ]]> 2019-03-28 18:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/346304211 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/360010448 9th grade + Also a graphic novel. Girl is assaulted but never told...until she can't hold it in.]]> 2019-05-14 17:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/360010448 nckincai https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/648687005 High School ]]> 2020-07-06 22:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/648687005 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/1865303304 Upper middle/ high school (YA):
This gritty realistic fiction story is a mix of autobiography, magical realism, and compelling family drama. Echo's mother is addicted to drugs and this book looks at how difficult that is for her and for her community as a whole.]]> 2021-11-03 16:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/1865303304 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/1865312194 Gr. 8 and up -
This novel in verse is perfect for readers who want a compelling take on the school to prison pipeline as well as how art can transform a child's life when they're facing major obstacles. ]]> 2021-11-03 16:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/1865312194 https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/1865321171 Grades 9 and up - 
Multiple trigger warnings, deals with sexual assault, grooming, as well as physical abuse. Though not based on the R. Kelly trials, there is definite similarity to those girls' stories here. Inspirational, but very intense.]]> 2021-11-03 16:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jlagarde/m5mtfro58pba/wish/1865321171