Steam by Shaenon K.Garrity - OPTIONAL

Steam by Shaenon K.Garrity, 208 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL Margaret K. McElderry (Simon and Schuster), 2026. $15. 

Language: PG (3 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: PG (man in briefs no shirt, kissing) Violence: PG (theme of captive humans in an experiment) 

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL 

APPEALS TO: SOME 

Ruby is one of many humanoid subjects of an experiment conducted by a university. She is remarkably intelligent and has been programmed to solve problems. When she solves a problem of her own, and escapes the lab, Ruby gets a job as a barista and begins to make love matches with the employees and customers. But does she consider that there might be a match for her? 

Definitely a college setting, though only a few of the characters are actual students. The science was cool - Ruby can process so much information and figure out solutions. No wonder she's so valuable to the University. High School students would probably enjoy it, it's not very edgy though. It's almost like it was written for middle schoolers. While not specified, the characters are a mix of races. 

Lisa Librarian  

The Danger of Small Things by Caryl Lewis - OPTIONAL

The Danger of Small Things by Caryl Lewis, 272 pages. Simon & Schuster, 2026. $20

Language: PG (4 swears, 0 ‘f'); Mature Content: PG-13 (Forced child marriages, homophobia, kissing); Violence: PG-13 (Off-page sexual abuse, physical abuse, murder)

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL

APPEALS TO: SOME

After the bees died, the military took control. All girls ages 11-16 are forced to pollinate plants by hand using brushes. 13yo Jess postponed that fate for two years thanks to her rebellious mother who lied about her and her brother’s ages. Unlike many of the other girls at the camp, Jess learned stories of the past, how to read, and how to paint. Jess makes friends with 14yo Cass, who is starting to worry. Once they have their periods, they are biologically matched to a husband and forced to marry. With time running out, Jess feels the stirrings of her own rebellious spirit.

With such a heavy subject matter and premise, I appreciate the novel’s focus on hope, the value of art, and the power of community in the face of oppression. The plot itself is not very action-forward, but the characters’ themselves kept me reading. It’s reminiscent of The Handmaid’s Tale but appropriate for a teenage audience. 

Secondary characters are diverse including LGBT+ (spoiler if reveal who).

Ms. Megan, HS Librarian 

Rising Thunder by Neal Shusterman - ESSENTIAL

Rising Thunder (Scythe prequel, First Blades #1) by Neal Shusterman, 560 pages. Simon and Schuster, DECEMBER 2026. $25

Language: PG-13 (55 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG-13 (deaths mentioned, some bloody)

BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ESSENTIAL

APPEALS TO: MANY

Who created Thunderhead? Who were the first Scythes and why did they start their gruesome business? How did humankind create immortality?

Welcome back to the beginnings of the world of Scythes where you will find as many questions as you do answers and love every minute of it. Shusterman crafts interesting, complicated, and thoughtful narratives and he does not disappoint as he unveils the first scythes and how they “got the job”. I can’t wait for others to read this so that I have people to talk to about it!

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS 

Last Chance Live! by Helena Haywoode Henry - OPTIONAL

Last Chance Live! by Helena Haywoode Henry, 544 pages. Penguin, 2025. $22

Language: R (91 swears, 4 ‘f'); Mature Content: G; Violence: R (gruesome ways to kill someone mentioned, detailed murder scenes committed by characters, rape mentioned, capital punishment)

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL 

APPEALS TO: MANY

Eternity is 18yo  and on death row for aiding the murder of some extended family members and is desperate to be chosen to compete in a reality show in hopes of winning her freedom. Getting cast on the show could win her clemency from her sentence and give her the opportunity to live the life she always dreamed of outside of prison bars.   The only catch, she must convince America to vote off the other 9 competing death row inmates and guarantee her freedom.  

The story is told in both present and past tense, helping the reader truly understand Eternity's heart and life.  The novel is full of powerful narratives that plague Eternity's mind and soul.  Readers will cheer for, cry for, and become endeared to this main character and her plea to be given a chance to prove she is worth something.  Every reality TV binge watcher will love this deeply human teen novel.  Henry does a masterful job getting the reader inside of Eternity's head and heart. The self-talk doesn't excuse Eternity's actions, yet the truth about race and socioeconomic status is such a defining reality.  I did think that the violence was a bit to bear with the age suggestion being 12-17, but I am protective of what my children read.  The real world really is a tough place for a lot of people! I really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down.  The concept of a reality show freeing a death row inmate was a unique and controversial idea for sure.

Eternity is a black girl from Dallas. 

S. Lewis

These Vengeful Gods by Gabe Cole Novoa - OPTIONAL

These Vengeful Gods by Gabe Cole Novoa, 432 pages. Random House Children's Books (Penguin Random House), 2025. $20.

Language: R (122 swears, 36 “f”); Mature Content: PG (some kissing, no underage drinking or drug use); Violence: R (repeated bloody, graphic violence, with the on-page & off-page death of several minor characters)

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: MANY

In the sci-fi fantasy dystopian world of Escal, 16yo Crow is one of the Deathchildren, a minority that was nearly wiped out 10 years earlier by the Gods, and has had to grow up hiding his true nature. He wants to save his uncles, who have been arrested for helping Deathchildren escape the city, but with no money or political sway as he grew up in the wretchedly poor Shallows ghetto, Crow chooses to compete in the Tournament of Gods for the slight chance to save his uncle's lives. It’s quite literally a fight to the death in the gladiator-style combat competition, but in between matches, Crow and his friends begin to uncover a greater conspiracy that the Gods and the government are trying desperately to keep hidden.

I was fully invested in Crow’s story almost from the beginning and by the end of the novel, I just wanted to watch the whole world burn with him. Novoa excels at worldbuilding, establishing a setting where Crow is isolated at first, not by his queer identity, but rather by the systemic inequalities and prejudices directed by the government against his minority population. I thought the book was an interesting mix of sci-fi, dystopian, & fantasy elements. It was kind of like Percy Jackson meets The Hunger Games meets the Fifth Element. It is incredibly violent and contains strong graphic language, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Teens who love dystopian worlds will devour this one.

Reviewer: Kiera Beddes, ELA teacher #bookswithbeddes 

Building 903 by Lois Lowry - ESSENTIAL

Building 903 by Lois Lowry, 240 pages. HarperCollins, September 2026. $20 

Language: G (0 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: G; Violence: G 

BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ESSENTIAL 

APPEALS TO: MANY 

14yo Tessa lives in a dystopian state in 2099 where music, art, and books are banned. Everything is controlled by a ruler who has abolished elections and has tight control of everyone and everything. Tessa's father is an inventor, her mother a security officer and her brilliant twin brother - well, he is missing. When their neighbor is moved into Elder Care, she slips Tessa a key. What she finds in the hidden closet could change everything. 

I loved Building 903 for so many reasons. There are famous children's book first lines quoted which made me cry, as I was living in Tessa's world and thinking of them not only banned but illegal broke my heart. Some interesting twists in the story certainly kept me reading. Building 903 is a winner - I wouldn't be surprised if it replaces The Giver in classrooms. The family default white 

Lisa Librarian  

Fledgling (The Keeper's Records of Revolution #1) by S.K. Ali, - OPTIONAL

Fledgling (The Keeper's Records of Revolution #1) by S.K. Ali, 544 pages. Penguin Random House, 2024. $22.00

Language: PG (8 swears, 0 ‘f'); Mature Content: PG-13 (kissing, off page sex); Violence: PG-13 (bride houses where women are sold to men, fighting, torture, murder, gruesome injuries)

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL

APPEALS TO: SOME

After the Great Catastrophe left only one safe zone on earth, the elite moved to a new city located above it fittingly named Upper Earth where technology continued to thrive and scalplinks linked everyone to the world’s knowledge. Those on Lower Earth struggled to survive, with the middle class living near The Bridge between the two. Tensions and strife exist between the levels. Raisa, who lives in Upper Earth and is the daughter of its ruler, is supposed to marry Leon, the Crown Prince of Lower Earth. As part of this celebration, all Lower Earth citizens will be scalplinked to bring in an era of supposed peace. On Lower Earth, 19yo twins Nada and Nayf were forcibly imprisoned after their grandmother, the past Lower Earth ruler, was murdered. Nada is part of a rebel group trying to keep Lower Earth free from the scalplinks that Upper Earth may use to program and control them.

Ali structures the novel as a historical record of what happened during the revolution which requires the reader to pay close attention to the narrative. I enjoyed the multiple points of view as they provide a rich character field that allows the reader to see how both sides view one another. This first part of a proposed dystopian duology is a strong example of character development and world-building, but the pacing felt off at times, and it was a bit challenging to follow. It contains some features common to the genre, including propaganda, underlying romance, and a promised savior of the Fledgling. Hand to fans of dystopian novels willing to put in some reading effort.

Raisa has brown skin. 

Ms Megan, High School Librarian

Unforgotten by Jessica Brody - OPTIONAL

Unforgotten (Unremembered #2) by Jessica Brody, 399 pages. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014. $18.

Language: PG (2 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG13 (implied alcohol use, illegal activity, kissing, and nudity); Violence: PG13 (assault, torture, blood and gore, and mentions of suicide and murder)

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL

APPEALS TO: SEVERAL

Having narrowly escaped the clutches of Diotech, Sera (16yo) and Zen (18yo) are living the lives they dreamed of by traveling back in time to 1609. Zen is a natural at fitting in, but Sera sees suspicion in the eyes of those around them who can sense that she’s different. In 2013, Sera was called a miracle; in 1609, she’s called a witch.

The progression of the story was logical without being overly predictable, and it continued to be fast-paced. Brody introduced a host of problems as Sera learned more about the transession gene and Diotech—and the consequences of letting both continue unrestricted. With everything going wrong for Sera at the end of this book, it will be interesting to see what kind of solutions Brody comes up with in the next book. Sera and Zen are implied White.

Reviewer: Carolina Johnson

Shiny Happy People by Clay McLeod Chapman, - OPTIONAL

Shiny Happy People by Clay McLeod Chapman, 368 pages. Penguin Random House, 2025. $20.

Language:  R (99 swears, 12 ‘f'); Mature Content: R (repeated drug usage, drinking, smoking, passionate kissing); Violence: PG-13 (child neglect, fighting, body horror)

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL

APPEALS TO: SOME

16yo Kyra lives with the shadows of her past. Her birth mother was addicted to drugs and lost custody of Kyra when she was a child. Kyra is now in a stable household, but she is afraid of becoming like her mother so she avoids the town's prevalent party scene. Then, a new drug challenge called Sporing goes viral. Simultaneously, she notices that the people around her seem to change: her brother is saying the right things to her for once but seems emotionally dulled; her best friend is no longer her edgy self and won’t respond to Kyra’s messages. And they keep repeating similar phrases. Kyra and new student Logan wonder what’s going on in the background of this seemingly shiny small town where drug company BoTanic has fully integrated itself.

I wish there was more to this novel as there are missing scenes that could have had some strong impacts. At the same time, the explanation for the mystery felt off and muddled the plotline, genre, and theming. The secondary characters including Logan are not well-developed and fall flat. However, the depictions of Kyra’s struggles with anxiety are strong, and the social commentary regarding big pharma was interesting. 

Kyra’s friend Cody is LGBT+, and her friend Sean is South Asian. 

Megan, HS Librarian 

An Ocean Apart by Jill Tew - ADVISABLE

An Ocean Apart by Jill Tew, 339 pages. Joy Revolution (Random), 2025. $20

Language: PG-13 (28 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG (kissing); Violence: G

BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ADVISABLE

APPEALS TO: SEVERAL

18yo Eden loves her Miami, which is falling apart and is easy prey for the Ministers, who are corporate overlords, billionaires, who rule the world through their “government”. Cruisers are the wealthy, who live permanently on luxury liners, taking from those stuck on land. Eden is determined to help her people survive, so when a contest is announced to pick the wife of Theo, the son of the Minister of Water, Eden is easily convinced to remake herself as Skye - a candidate perfect for Theo - and one more than willing to steal the Aquadictum fortune for redistribution to the people of the Marshes.

Think Selection series, but this protagonist has more skin in the game and is much more willing to manipulate what she has to in her desperate bid to save her people. Love triangle? Check. The characters cue white, though it does mention locs in “Skye’s” hair.

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS 

Lies My Memory Told Me by Sacha Wunsch - ADVISABLE

Lies My Memory Told Me by Sacha Wunsch, 320 pages. Inkyard Press (HarperCollins), 2021. $19.

Language: R (73 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: SEVERAL

Enhanced memory (EM) technology does so much good for the world, and Nova’s parents are the ones who invented it! Nova (17yo) doesn’t know anyone who doesn’t enjoy it—until she meets Kade. Kade’s experiences show Nova a dark side to EM, a side of secrets that gets darker than either of them ever imagined.

Here come a couple of teenagers out to save the world from the evils of technology misuse. I appreciate the commentary on being mindful of technology addictions and making sure that we spend time living our lives beyond screentime, and Wunsch wraps all that up in a story that eventually becomes life-or-death serious. With amazing tech, amateur sleuthing, family confrontations, and questions of identity, it’s hard to put down.

Nova is White, and Kade is half Indian half English. Andie is described as “pale” and is transgender. The mature content rating is for alcohol use, kissing, illegal activity, innuendo, and mentions of drugs, pornography, and sex. The violence rating is for corpses, blood and gore, gun use, and murder.

Reviewer: Carolina Johnson

This Moth Saw Brightness by A. A. Vacharat - OPTIONAL

This Moth Saw Brightness by A. A. Vacharat, 448 pages. Penguin, 2025. $21.

Language: R (14 swears, 5 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG-13 (Mental health, sexual innuendos);

Violence: PG-13 (Discussion of unethical research studies)                    

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL                      

APPEALS TO: SOME             

In the near future, 17yo ‘Wayne (the “D” is invisible) feels that he is not living up to his potential. He’s struggling in school, disappointing his father, and can’t find the courage to talk to his crush Jane. Then, he receives a mysterious letter in the mail inviting him to participate in a research study, the rewards for which include a letter of recommendation. Feeling this could be his chance and spotting Jane at the research study's entrance exam, he decides to enroll.  ‘Wayne is not bothered by the study’s required daily tasks nor by wearing a health-tracking wristband, but he does hesitate at taking the mysterious white pill. Conspiracy theories around the study abound, and ‘Wayne, Jane, and his technologically-skilled friend Kermit decide to investigate the actual purpose of the study.     

Overall, I found the novel’s pace a little slow. Nonetheless, its short chapters and unconventional features including footnotes, screen shots of text conversations, and fourth-wall breaking made for a unique, enjoyable reading experience. I was also happily surprised by the well-developed, memorable characters. For example, the love interest Jane is an origami expert, autistic, and lost her mom to suicide.           

Wayne is BIPOC, and his younger cousin who lives with them is Vietnamese.  

Megan, HS Librarian

Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker - SEVERAL

Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker, 496 pages. Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2025. $17

Language: R (123 swears, 40 ‘f'); Mature Content: PG-13 (passionate kissing); Violence: PG (gunshot wound and fighting)

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL

APPEALS TO: SEVERAL

18yo Sivon loves her twin sister best friends, Vivi and Corah, who have helped her prepare to attend the institute to learn about her soul's past lives through the kirling process. Now it’s Sivon’s turn to attend the kirling and she arrives at the institute full of anxiety. Her mom has always told Sivon she’s hard to read and Sivon discovers why, as she learns more about herself and her shocking experiences from her past lives. When her soul identity is revealed after her kirling, Sivon has a new world of possibilities opened up to her. Vivi and Corah are there to support her every step of the way - even into the danger for all around her.

The more I read this book, the more I wanted to read. Unique story! More complex than I thought it would be when I picked up the book. The author expresses ethnicity through skin tones, but not through actions.

LynnDell Watson, DHS Librarian, Delta, Utah 

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins - ESSENTIAL

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, 400 pages. Scholastic, 2025. $28

Language: G (0 swears,  0 “f”); Mature Content: PG (undescribed naked mentioned); Violence: PG-13 (many deaths mentioned, decapitation, spilled guts, bones,)

BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ESSENTIAL

APPEALS TO: MANY

Haymitch’s 16th birthday and reaping day - a potent combination. It is the day of the Quarter Quell, the 50th Hunger Games, and 4 tributes will be chosen from each District to fight to the death in the Capitol’s arena of choice.

What more do you need to know?  Collins has written a tear-jerker, a heart-breaking look at Haymitch and the Games he “won”. The level of violence is similar to all of the other books in the series. You will not be sorry you read it - and you will hate President Snow even more than you already did before the end. 

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS

The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly - ESSENTIAL

The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly, 253 pages. Greenwillow Books (HarperCollins), 2024. $20.

Language: PG (5 swears (diety) 0 'f'); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (bully)

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ESSENTIAL 

APPEALS TO: SEVERAL

12yo Michael is worried about Y2K. He has heard that everything might shut down and he's started stockpiling a few things under his bed, things his mom would like, like peaches.  But when 17yo Ridge appears at the apartment complex, and tells Michael and 16yo Ginny he's a time traveler from 200 years in the future, Michael really wants to know what the future holds for him and the world. But Ridge is in trouble with his own family, and shouldn't be here in the first place, he's not going to risk breaking protocol and causing a break in the time continuum. He just wants to go home.

I really liked how Kelly tells the story from both times, so it's Science Fiction told in an Historical Period. The action is exciting, it's fun reading about Ridge experiencing things he's only studied about. The science talk in the future isn't over our heads; all the technical stuff is really just jargon, the pages about the future are in a different font which helps readers keep track of which time.  Although there's a time traveling kid with his own problems, the story is really about Michael, who has a mom who works a lot, he worries about starting 7th grade and the stuff going on around his neighborhood. The cover illustration shows Michael as Black.

Lisa Librarian

The Factory by Catherine Egan - OPTIONAL

The Factory by Catherine Egan, NOV 2024. $9 (paperback only)

Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (kids are punished by spending extra time in their pods)

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - OPTIONAL

APPEALS TO: SOME

8th grader Asher is lucky to be one of eight new kids chosen to join a top secret experimental program. As the secret love child of an important senator, Asher told again and again how lucky he is - especially because his mother is in trouble with some very shady characters and this will help her get out from under her debt. From the very beginning Asher finds the experiment to be suspect - they teens are immersed in fluid and it feels like something vital is being pulled from their bodies. Asher is determined and desperate to expose the experiment.

Egan has set this in a dystopian near future.  In flavor it reminds me a lot of Will Sleator’s science fiction from the 1990’s.  Since it is only in paperback, I may buy it and see how it does in the short term.

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS

The Legend of Last Library by Frank L. Cole - ADVISABLE

The Legend of Last Library by Frank L. Cole, 288 pages. Shadow Mountain Publishing, 2024. $19.

Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE

APPEALS TO: SEVERAL

When scavenging for paper can pay for her grandfather’s medical bills, Juni (13yo) is willing to go anywhere to find a scrap of it. After Juni convinces her two friends to check the off limits buildings in Harker’s Village, Quaze (14yo) hits the jackpot: ten entire pages. But Quaze keeps the pages for herself and abandons the group, not knowing that the plastic Juni takes will lead to more paper than they could ever dream of.

Cole plays with the effects of having little to no paper in a post-apocalyptic world. Juni’s story offers one possibility while the roles of technology and paper in the book invite readers to think about their importance in our own lives. The adventure is wrought with emotional pitfalls, physical danger, and the temptation to help oneself instead of mankind as a whole. The only negative is that the story felt too short.

The majority of characters, including Juni, are implied White. Kobyn is implied Latino, and Lutz is described as having “dark” skin. The mature content rating is for illegal activity, and the violence rating is for assault.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen

Snowglobe by Soyoung Park - OPTIONAL

Snowglobe by Soyoung Park 384 pages. Delacorte Press 2024 $16 

Language: R (49 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: PG-13 (underage drinking) Violence: PG (death) 

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

17yo Jeon lives with her twin brother, mother, and grandmother in the extremely harsh environment surrounding Snowglobe. The main job for residents is producing power by running on giant hamster wheels for ten hours each day. Jeon is asked to leave her home and family to be a replacement for the Snowglobe star Goh Haeri. Jeon is thrilled because this means her family will be taken care of and her mother will no longer have to work but can stay home with her grandmother instead. Jeon arrives in Snowglobe excited and happy but things aren’t adding up and when she discovers secret passages by accident, her existence is threatened.

Strange concept that’s hard to grasp and become engrossed in. I enjoyed the mystery behind Goh Haeri. The story has an interesting and unique concept. The ethnicity is predominantly Korean. 

LynnDell Watson, DHS Librarian

Snowglobe by Soyoung Park - MANY

Snowglobe by Soyoung Park, 384 pgs. Delacorte Press, 2024. $21

Language: PG (23 swears, no ‘f’); Mature Content: PG-13 (alcoholism, mention of suicide throughout, enslaved people); Violence: PG-13 (assault, on-page death: not gory)

BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS-ADVISABLE

APPEALS TO: MANY

After the Warring Age, which resulted from extreme climate change, the world has become an icy tundra. Snowglobe is the only place left that means warmth, comfort, and a life those outside the dome only dream of. However, this dream life comes at a price. Residents of Snowglobe must consent to their lives being broadcast to the people outside the dome as 24/7 television programs. When one of the most popular actors dies, instead of letting her adoring fans know, a plot is devised to replace her with a lookalike and keep her show going. Chobahm, who lives a brutal existence in one of the outside settlements, is given this opportunity, but is this chance at the good life really a dream come true or the beginning of a nightmare?

Fast-paced and captivating, the engaging character development and action scenes makes for an enjoyable read. The book has a clever plot twist that is fully explained before a cliffhanger is served up at the end that sets up the next book nicely. Necessary trigger warning for continual mention of suicide should be in place for potential readers. 

Reviewer: AEB

The Chaperone by M. Hendrix - OPTIONAL

The Chaperone by M. Hendrix, 448 pages. Sourcebooks Fire, 2023. $15 

Language: R (50 swears 4 'f'); Mature Content: R (underage drinking, implied gang rape, drug use, implied rape, touching genitalia.) Violence: PG-13 (homemade bomb description, missing girls, death by poisoning) 

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Stella is a 17yo teenager living in New America with her mother, father, sister 7yo Shea, and 60 year old Sister Helen, the family chaperone. When Sister Helen collapses and dies, after giving Stella a pendant and saying the word Angel, Stella is distraught. Stella knows that she needs to stay pure so she’ll be eligible to marry soon, since girls don’t have many options besides becoming a wife and having children. She searches for reasons to continue to live at home but doesn’t find much that keeps her happy. When Stella discovers a way to get out of her situation, can she trust it or will her plan implode and make her life worse? 

The author repeats the concept of having to be pure for marriage as though readers won’t understand the first few times it’s mentioned. Dystopian novel that didn’t really pull my interest. Bonita is Black, Mateo is Latino and Stella is white. 

LynnDell Watson, Delta High School Librarian