Back to School Books

by Lexi, Day-Riverside Branch

Summer is already over?! We wish we could tell you otherwise, but we can’t. If you’re looking for ways to try to jumpstart your scholastic enthusiasm, (or ways to drag your Kingdoms of Wonder summer spirit to school with you), check out some of these back to school reads!
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Geography Club 
by Brent Hartinger 
(Available as a Book or eBook). 

What do you do when you’re not allowed to meet officially? That’s right! You meet under a guise! Russel Middlebrook felt truly alone in his High School, keeping his sexual orientation a secret from his close friends and family. When he discovers other students who feel they have to hide who they are, the group decides to form a “Gay/Bi/Straight Alliance group” for support. What do they call this covert group? Why, Geography Club, of course!

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It’s Not Like It’s a Secret 
by Misa Sugiura
(Available as a Book)

But it is like it’s a secret! In fact, Sana Kiyohara is balancing many secrets - both her own and others’. When she and her family move to California, new, intoxicating friends start to show up and Sana finds herself starting to wonder if honesty could simplify her life.



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The Backstagers 
by James Tynion
(Available as a Book) 

This series of graphic novels highlights the beauty of stage crew. When Jory transfers to an all-boys private school, he’s branded as the “new kid”. It’s the “backstagers” who don’t treat him like an outcast, and it’s with this crew that Jory is introduced to a brand new world that lives beyond the stage curtain.









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The Authentics
by Abdi Nazemian
(Available as a Book) 

What do you do when a school research project upends your whole identity? When Daria Esfandyar’s assignment reveals something shocking about her past, she suddenly finds she can’t focus on her over-the-top sweet sixteen party or off-limits crush. Join her in her search for her identity, as she walks the halls of Beverly Hills High.







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Anatomy of a Misfit
by Andrea Portes
(Available as a Book)

Anika Dragomir may seem the picture of perfection - she is, after all, the third most popular girl in school. But, deep inside, she’s hiding her inner “freak”. When nerdy, mysterious Logan shows up she must decide: maintain her lifestyle as queen bee? Or throw away her social status to explore her darker self with a black-leather-jacket-wearing nerd?