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Featured books

These books are available through the Wake County Public Library. The formats and call numbers are listed below. 
The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh (YA AHDIEH, ebook, audiobook)
Celine, a dressmaker from Paris, arrives in 1870s New Orleans looking for a new start after an incident drives her from her home. But when Odette, a mysterious woman, commissions Celine to make a dress for her, Celine is pulled into the Cour des Lions, an enigmatic society whose members don't seem entirely human. Soon after, a killer begins to stalk Celine and she must decide whether she can trust her heart, which is pulling her to Bastien, a man at the center of the dangerous Cour des Lions.
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I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn (YA KUHN, ebook, audiobook)
Kimi Nakamura is a high school senior in California trying to please her artist mother by pursuing painting next year at a fine arts academy. But Kimi has a secret - she dropped out of her art class and prefers to design whimsical clothes for herself and her friends, a passion her mother thinks is frivolous. When Kimi’s mom finds out about the dropped class, she is furious. With tensions running high in the Nakamura household, an invitation comes from Kimi’s grandparents asking her to visit them at their home in Kyoto, Japan for spring break. Eager to get away from her mother’s disappointment, Kimi embarks on the trip, hoping it will provide her with some clarity for her future. Readers join Kimi on her beautifully described journey, as she makes discoveries about her family, herself, and love along the way. 

The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee (YA LEE, ebook, audiobook)
Jo Kuan has a secret - during the day she works as lady’s maid for the difficult daughter of a wealthy Atlanta family, but at night she writes as Miss Sweetie, an outspoken advice columnist pushing for change in the repressive and racist Reconstruction-era South. Jo must keep her identity as Miss Sweetie hidden, because if anyone found out their favorite columnist was Chinese-American, her life could be in danger. Stacey Lee’s book is a fast-paced historical fiction novel that explores Jo's bravery as she finds a platform for her voice.

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (YA EMEZI, ebook, and audiobook)
Jam is a person of few words. She usually signs to communicate with her parents and even her best friend, Redemption. She hasn’t spoken much since the huge tantrum she threw as a toddler when some “well-meaning” adult called her a “handsome little boy.”..But when a bizarre and slightly terrifying talking creature emerges from one of her mother’s paintings and alerts her that something awful is happening in Redemption’s home, she begins to discover her voice.
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I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver (YA DEAVER, print)
When Ben de Backer comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they find themselves suddenly homeless in the middle of winter, with no other choice but to reach out to their estranged sister for help. Hannah and her husband, a high school teacher, help Ben get back on their feet and back in school for their senior year, but with a whole new set of problems to navigate, including what to make of Nathan Allan, a boy who takes a special interest in them on the first day of class.

Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka  (YA B KROSOCZK, ebook)
Jarrett Krosoczka is known for his work as a successful illustrator and graphic novelist but as a kid he often felt anxious and abandoned. He didn’t know his father, and never knew when his mother might drift in or out of his life as she struggled with addiction to heroin. His grandparents, Joe and Shirley, were the ones who stepped in as default parents and later legal guardians, who made sure he ate breakfast before school, gave him Christmas presents, who taught him how to drive, and paid for him to attend art classes. They also had fights that terrified Jarrett, and his grandmother could go from caring to incredibly cruel without warning. By high school, comic-style art was the only reliable thing in an uncertain future where more surprises about his family -- both heartbreaking and wonderful -- awaited him.

The GHHS library does not charge late fees, and will be extending all book check out periods for as long as school is closed. Thanks!