Grace Harlowe s First Year at Overton College (Paperback)

Pigture Perfect: A Wish Novel (paperback) - by Jenny Goebel

Twelve-year-old Grace is desperate for a puppy. All she wants is someone to love -- and to love her back. Someone who won't disappear on her like her dad did. Someone who'll make her new stepfather's house feel like home. Christmas morning, Grace... ... more

A History of College Church in Wheaton The First Years

College English: the first year

First Year Experience FYE at Harper College

Peachy and Keen #1: A School Tail (paperback) - by J. B. Rose and Jason Tharp

It's the first week of school, and Peachy couldn't be happier. This year, she can finally join the school newspaper! She's always pictured herself as a star reporter, writing articles that make a difference. But when Peachy goes to sign up--and drags... ... more

The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #8: Logan Likes Mary Anne (paperback) - by Ann M. Martin

It's the first day of a new school year, and while Mary Anne doesn't know what to expect from the eighth grade, she's looking forward to getting back into the swing of things. One thing she definitely doesn't expect is to meet Logan Bruno, who just... ... more

A Corner of the Universe (paperback) - by Ann M. Martin

The summer Hattie turns 12, her predictable small-town life is turned on end when her uncle Adam returns home for the first time in over 10 years. Hattie has never met him, never known about him. He's been institutionalized his condition involves... ... more

Shiver (paperback) - by Maggie Stiefvater

From a dazzlingly talented young writer, a haunting and original supernatural romance in the vein of TWILIGHT.For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf--her wolf--is a chilling presence she can't seem... ... more

The Rise: 1978 (paperback) - by Nel Yomtov

The year 1978 was one of steps toward equality in the civil rights movement. In February, Max Robinson successfully became the first African American broadcast network anchor for ABC news. In June, the Supreme Court case California v. Bakke ruled that... ... more

Plotting the Stars: Moongarden (paperback) - by Michelle A. Barry

Centuries ago, Earths plants turned toxic, rendering life on the planet impossible, and humanity took to space to cultivate new homes. Myra Hodger is in her first year at an elite school on the Moon to train and develop her Creer in math as a Number... ... more

King and the Dragonflies (paperback) - by Kacen Callender

FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Booklist School Library Journal Publishers Weekly The Horn Book Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was his first skin for... ... more

Life Beyond College: Everything They Didn't Teach You About Your First 10 Years After Graduation

Finally Seen (paperback) - by Kelly Yang

When ten-year-old Lina Gao steps off the plane in Los Angeles, its her first time in America and the first time seeing her parents and her little sister in five years! Shes been waiting for this moment every day while she lived with her grandmother in... ... more

The Marvellers (paperback) - by Dhonielle Clayton

Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, a magic school in the clouds where Marvellers from around the world practice their cultural arts, like brewing Indian spice elixirs and bartering with pesky... ... more

A Duet for Home (paperback) - by Karina Yan Glaser

At first, June cant believe it: their new home is a homeless shelter?When shes told she cant bring her cherished viola inside, shes convinced the worst luck in the world landed her at Huey House.But Tyrell has lived at Huey House for three years, and... ... more