Catalog Search Results
21) A perfect blank
Author
Publisher
West 44 Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Project Apogee had one mission: to create biologically engineered perfect teenagers. The teenagers were supposed to be expressions of a perfect genetic mapping of traits, an example of the New Human. But when the teens go before the project committee, they are found to be utterly normal and unremarkable - a disappointment. Then there's Alex, the lost teen who failed years ago, who might just be the most remarkable of them all.
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Baylee goes from having never been kissed to navigating two potential relationships, one with her long-time crush Freddie and the other with funny barista Alex, as the world begins to shut down from COVID-19.
Author
Publisher
Denpa LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"High school can be a stressful time for many young people. The change means a new commute, new friends, new courses...new teachers. For Shino Oshima the change could have meant an opportunity to blossom into adulthood. Unfortunately, things go wrong on her first day - she fails to even say her name during her homeroom introduction. From then on Shino is a part-mute part-stuttering mess. Ostracized and afraid she struggles to find her place in this...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school--six stories above the ground--it's unclear who saves whom. Soon it's only with Violet that Finch can be himself. And it's only with Finch that Violet forgets to count away the days and starts living them. But as Violet's world grows, Finch's begins to shrink... All the bright place is a heart-wrenching, unflinching story of love shared, life lived, and two teens who find each other...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
When new-girl Cirrus mistakes self-described nerd Sunny Dae as the lead in a rock band, Sunny rolls with it forming a fake band with his friends, but as the lies continue he risks losing both Cirrus and his friends.
When self-proclaimed nerd Sunny Dae meets Cirrus Soh, she mistakes Sunny's older brother Gray's bedroom, with its electric guitars and rock posters, for Sunny's own. He sort of, kind of, accidentally winds up telling her he's the front...
Series
Condition called love (Manga) volume 3
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Wise men say only fools rush in... After extending the length of their "trial relationship," Hotaru has done what she thought was impossible: developed romantic feelings for Hananoi-kun! But just as she starts to face this reality, she is reunited with a boy from her past..."--
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you. Just ask Zoey Redbird - she's become an expert on suckiness. In one week she has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a close group of friends who trusted and supported her, to being an outcast. Speaking of friends, the only two Zoey has left are undead and unMarked. And Neferet has declared war on humans, which Zoey knows in her heart is wrong. But will anyone listen to...
28) What makes us
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Eran Sharon knows nothing of his father except that he left when Eran was a baby. Now a senior in high school and living with his protective but tight-lipped mother, Eran is a passionate young man deeply interested in social justice and equality. When he learns that the Houston police have launched a program to increase traffic stops, Eran organizes a peaceful protest. But a heated moment at the protest goes viral, and a reporter connects the Sharon...
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Ash does not remember the day she fell out of her friend Solomon's tree house, but ever since that day Solomon has retreated into a dark fantasy world and Ash believes the key to saving him is recovering her lost memory.
When they were twelve, Ash fell from Solomon's tree house. She's lost all memory of the events leading up to the fall but since then Solomon has retreated further and further into a world that he seems to have created in his own...
Series
Komi can't communicate volume 24
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's Valentine's Day again, and Itan High is a chocolatsravaganza! But while most of the students are giving out goodies to celebrate friendships, Komi and Manbagi have a different goal--Tadano's heart! But do either of them have the courage to actually tell him that...?" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Cassidy Rain Berghoff didn't know that the very night she decided to get a life would be the night that Galen would lose his. It's been six months since her best friend died, and up until now Rain has succeeded in shutting herself off from the world. But when controversy arises around her aunt Georgia's Indian Camp in their mostly white Midwestern community, Rain decides to face the outside world again -- at least through the lens of her camera. Hired...
32) In a heartbeat
Author
Series
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Set in a small BC town, this is not a typical LGBTQ+ romance. Seventeen-year-old Lucien has a supportive family and community in Toronto but wants to make a new start somewhere nobody knows him. Going to stay with his aunt in Vernon, BC, presents challenges to fitting in -- he is not comfortable with his hockey-watching, hard-partying cousins or the other kids at school. Eventually, Lucien finds a community of creative teens and meets the mysterious...
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Haylah Swinton is an ace best friend, a loving daughter, and an incredibly patient sister to a four-year-old nutcase of a brother. Best of all, she's pretty confident she's mastered making light of every situation--from her mom's new boyfriend to unsolicited remarks on her plus-sized figure. Haylah's learning to embrace all of her curvy parts and, besides, she has a secret: one day, she'll be a stand-up comedian star. So when impossibly cool and...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
©2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Chiko isn't a fighter by nature. He's a book-smart Burmese boy whose father, a doctor, is in prison for resisting the government. When Chiko is forced into the army by trickery, he must find the courage to survive the mental and physical punishment meted out by the training facility's menacing captain. Tu Reh can't forget the image of the Burmese soldiers burning his home and the bamboo fields of his oppressed Karenni people, one of the many ethnic...
Author
Publisher
V&R Editoras
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
Establecido en el siglo XVIII, Henry "Monty" Montague es un sęor brit̀nico bisexual que est̀ muy enamorado de su mejor amigo Percy. Durante un viaje de un ąo por toda Europa, decide coquetear con Percy de Par̕s a Roma. Una decisi̤n imprudente lo obliga a reevaluar su vida y su relaci̤n con su amigo.
Henry "Monty" Montague was bred to be a gentleman. His passions for gambling halls, late nights spent with a bottle of spirits, or waking up in...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Six moments lead us to two girls, one kiss, and three little words that were maybe always true in this gorgeous novel perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Jenny Han. After years of bickering, Penny and Tate have called a truce: they’ll play nice. They have to. Their mothers (life-long best friends) need them to be perfect, drama-free daughters when Penny’s mother becomes a living liver donor to Tate’s mom. Forced to live together as the Moms...
Series
Hirano and Kagiura volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Okay, so his first attempt didn't work. Hirano somehow managed to turn Kagi's attempt at a confession into nothing. If it was intentional, then does that mean he...doesn't like Kagi back? Indulging him at every turn, treating him differently than anyone else-it's not possible that Hirano sees him as just a friend. Is it?"-- provided by publisher.
Series
Hirano and Kagiura volume 3
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Akira Kagiura--his roommate and underclassman. That's all he is, right? At least, Hirano thought so, but ever since Kagi's declaration, he's been seeing Kagi in a different light. Hirano doesn't really want anything to change, but is that even possible...especially if they'll be living together for another year?"--
Series
Condition called love (Manga) volume 5
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Hotaru and her boyfriend, Hananoi-kun, prepare for the beginning of their second year of high school, and their feelings for each other grow stronger by the day. Just as Hananoi-kun begins to show signs that he's ready to come out of his shell, Yao-kun, his rival in love, discovers his secret, and he's determined to make him come clean to Hotaru..."--
Series
Hirano and Kagiura volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Akira Kagiura has decided. He will marry him. Taiga Hirano, roommate--and the most perfect man who has ever existed! After all, Hirano's bad boy vibe doesn't really matter when he acts so sweet. Like when he wakes Kagi up every morning or cheers him on when he's feeling down...So now there's only one thing left to do: enact his grand plan and overcome the first hurdle--confessing his feelings!"-- provided by publisher.
Interlibrary Loan Request
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Des Moines Public Library can be requested from other libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? If the item was published recently, submit a purchase suggestion. Submit Request