In the Margins (ITM) is proud to present the official
nominations for our 2015 book list, to date. New titles are still being
considered, and ITM is seeking teen feedback to assist in producing a list of
finalists. Anyone is welcome to nominate a title; click here for the nomination
form. A committee member will review the information and consider it for
official nomination.
ITM, under the umbrella of Library Services for Youth in
Custody, strives to bring to light self-published and small press published
titles by, for, and about people in poverty, on the streets, in custody, or
otherwise living in the margins. Books from larger publishers are also
considered if they fit our charge. Teens are the target audience for the lists
we create and promote.
We hope our book list will empower librarians working in
difficult situations to legitimize their book choices in order to promote
positive reading and literacy activities for teens in the margins.
We will have openings to serve in January 2015 for the
2016 list (click here for membership application). Please let us know of your
interest!!
In the Margins Official Nominations, 2015
Beaty, Daniel. Knock, Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me.
Little, Brown. December 2013. 40p. HC $18.00. ISBN 9780316209175. Why isn't his
dad around to play Knock, Knock jokes anymore?
Booth, Coe. Kinda Like Brothers. Scholastic. August 2014.
256p. HC $17.99. ISBN 9780545224963. Jarrett is kinda mad he has to share a
room with Kevon, a foster kid. They aren’t friends, they aren’t brothers, and
they aren’t exactly enemies. But sometimes it sure feels like it.
Burgess, Melvin. The Hit. Chicken House. February 2014.
304p. HC $17.99. ISBN 9780545556996. Take the hit. Live the most intense week
of your life. Then die. Is life during these hard times so bad that this sounds
like a great idea?
Butler, Pacc. From God’s Monster to the Devil’s Angel.
CreateSpace. January 2014. 170p. PB $14.95. ISBN 9781494771669. After a
childhood full of abuse, is a life of crime on the streets with gangs his only
option?
Canion, Ebony. Left for Dead. Life Changing Books.
February 2014. 228p. PB $15.99. ISBN 9781934230596. Ebony's tragedy-filled life
takes a deadly turn when a woman with a grudge deliberately drives over her and
drags her body through the street under her car.
Chappell, Crissa-Jean. More Than Good Enough. Flux.
January 2014. 216p. PB $8.99. ISBN 978-0738736440. Trent doesn’t fit in on the
Rez with his dad, who just got out of jail, or with his mom, who dumped him,
but he does fit with Pippa. Will her acceptance be enough to help him realize
that it’s enough to just be himself?
De Vries, Maggie. Rabbit Ears. HarperTrophy Canada.
September 2014. 288p. PB $8.99. ISBN 9780062332905. Will Kaya escape her demons
on the drug-infested streets?
Dragon, Laura Roach. Hurricane Boy. Pelican. March 2014.
160p. PB $8.95. ISBN 9781455619160. When their broken family is left homeless
and separated from their sick grandmother, siblings must struggle to stay
together after Hurricane Katrina.
Ewing, Lynne. The Lure. Balzer + Bray. February 2014.
288p. HC $17.99. ISBN 9780062206886. Gangs, girls, and guns: a deadly
combination.
Giles, Gail. Girls Like Us. Candlewick. May 2014. 224p.
HC $16.99. ISBN 9780763662677. Quincy and Biddy rely on their natural sense of
survival to make it in the real world after a lifetime of abuse and
abandonment.
Hall, Shyima. Hidden Girl: The True Story of a Modern-Day
Child Slave. Simon & Schuster. January 2014. 240p. HC $17.99. ISBN
9781442481688. Sold into servitude by her Egyptian parents, Shyima sees no hope
of escape when her captors bring her to the United States.
Hillman, Bill. The Old Neighborhood. Curbside Splendor.
April 2014. 500p. PB $15.95. 9781940430003. Joe can’t seem to escape his
destiny as a Chicago gang member, even as drug addiction and violence threaten
to destroy his family and friends.
Jones, Patrick. Bridge. Darby Creek. August 2014. 96p. HC
$27.99. ISBN 9781467739030. PB $7.95. ISBN 9781467744829. José’s life just got
harder when his dad has a medical emergency and lands in jail.
Jones, Patrick. Controlled. Darby Creek. August 2014.
112p. HC $27.99. ISBN 9781467739023. PB $7.95. ISBN 978-1467744836. Misty is
out of control, especially since her mother just died. But it's nothing new -
except to Rachel, her cousin. Because now Misty is moving in with Rachel and
taking over. Drama, trouble and just possibly, good girl Rachel going bad.
Jones, Patrick. Target. Darby Creek. August 2014. 128p.
HC $27.99. ISBN 9781467739009. PB $7.95. ISBN 9781467744850. Native American Frankie's trying to leave the
gang and start new at Rondo High. His mom moved so that he would get away from
the negative influences he had before. His dad's in prison and is egging him on
to take revenge, and his cousins are in his new neighborhood doing the same.
What will Frankie do?
Knight, Michelle. Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a
Life Reclaimed. Weinstein. May 2014. 280p. HC $14.98. ISBN 9781602862562.
Kidnapped and tortured for 11 years, Michelle survives the horrors of captivity
under the control of psychopath Ariel Castro.
Kuehn, Stephanie. Complicit. St. Martin’s Griffin. June
2014. 256p. HC $19.95. ISBN 9781250044594.
Jamie has tried hard to fit in with his adoptive parents, but his sister hasn’t
done anything but get into trouble, finally landing in jail for attempted
murder. Now she’s out, and Jamie is sure she’s coming for him.
K’Wan. Black Lotus. Akashic. May 2014. 128p. HC $19.95.
ISBN 9781617752650. PB $11.95. ISBN 9781617752667. Murder! Mystery! Intrigue!
Can you figure out the assassin's game?
Miles, Michelle. The High Price I Had to Pay 2: Sentenced
to 30 Years as a Nonviolent, First Time Offender. Voices International.
November 2013. 66p. PB $7.99. ISBN
9780991104109. She had it all and didn’t think twice until she got arrested by
the Feds.
Morgan, Kass. The 100. September 2013. Little, Brown.
336p. HC $18.00. ISBN 978-0316234474. PB $10.00. ISBN 978-0316234498. One
hundred teens, chosen to return to Earth after nuclear war has exiled humanity
to life on spaceships, have one thing in common: criminal pasts. Given no
choice, they face a dangerous world and a more dangerous enemy – each other.
Reynolds, Jason. When I Was the Greatest. Atheneum.
January 2014. 240p. HC $17.99. ISBN 9781442459472. Friends + bad choices =
deadly circumstances.
Shiraz, Yasmin. Accused. Still Eye Rise. May 2014. 274p.
PB $11.95. ISBN 9780971817487. Date rapist on campus. Can Tashera stop him? Can
Ahmed prove it's not him?
Sitomer, Alan Lawrence. Caged Warrior. Disney Hyperion.
May 2014. 224p. HC $15.99. ISBN 9781423171249. Will M.D.’s killer instincts in
MMA lead him to a better life?
Stein, Deborah Jiang. Prison Baby. Beacon. March 2014.
176p. PB $14.00. ISBN 9780807098103. Born in a prison to an addicted mother,
can Deborah ever fit in?
Van Diepen, Allison. On the Edge. HarperTeen. November
2014. 304p. HC $17.99. ISBN 9780062303448. The only witness to a homicide,
Maddie is protected by Lobos, the sexy leader of Destino's gang.
Workman, P.D. Ruby: Between the Cracks. PD Workman.
February 2014. 486p. PB $16.90. ISBN 978-0992153953. Ruby's life is filled with
gangs, drugs, foster families, and pregnancies but she is tough and wants to
run her life on her terms. Can she ever
find happiness?
Yamini, Omar. What’s Wrong With You! Smashwords. January
2014. PB $19.95. ISBN 9780991574605. A gritty eyewitness account of life behind
bars that tears to shreds its hip-hop illusion of urban coolness.
Zusman, Angela Beth. The Griots of Oakland. Story for
All. October 2013. 206p. HC $59.99. ISBN 9780988763111. PB $14.99. ISBN
978-0988763104. 100 African-American young men from Oakland, California tell it
like it is.
Current committee:
Chair: Amy Cheney, Librarian, Juvenile Justice Center,
Alameda County, CA Sabrina Carnesi, Librarian, Crittenden Middle School, VA
Dale Clark, Fraser Park Secondary, Burnaby Youth Custody Services, Burnaby, BC
Canada Joe Coyle, Project Coordinator, Mix IT Up!, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, IL Marvin DeBose Sr., Adult – Teen Librarian, Free Library of
Philadelphia, PA.
Mackenzie Magee, Maggie Novario, Teen Librarian, Fort Vancouver Regional
Library District, WA Dr. Kerry Sutherland, Youth Services Librarian,
Akron-Summit County Public Library, OH Amy Wander, Public Services Manager,
Lafayette Public Library, LA
Contact:
Amy Cheney
Write to Read Juvenile Hall Literacy
San Leandro, CA 94578
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