Explode Your Holds List with New Nonfiction!

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See what's new in nonfiction:

being-jazzBeing Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings (CD audio, read by the author)

Teen activist and trailblazer Jazz Jennings--named one of "The 25 most influential teens" of the year by Time--shares her very public transgender journey, as she inspires people to accept the differences in others while they embrace their own truths.

same-but-differentSame but Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express by Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete and RJ Peete

Teenagers Ryan Elizabeth Peete and RJ Peete discuss what it is like for RJ as a teenager with autism and Ryan as a teenager with an autistic sibling.

Shakespeare series:

srsly-hamletsrsly Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Courtney Carbone

William Shakespeare's tragedy told in the style of texts, tweets, and status posts.

yolo-julietYOLO Juliet by William Shakespeare + Brett Wright

Two families at war. A boy and a girl in love. A secret marriage gone oh-so-wrong. What if those star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet had smartphones? The classic Shakespeare play told through its characters texting with emojis, checking in at certain locations, and updating their relationship statuses.

macbeth-killingitMacbeth #killingit by William Shakespeare and Courtney Carbone

William Shakespeare's tragedy told in the style of texts, tweets, and status posts.

a-midsummer-night-nofilterA Midsummer Night #nofilter by William Shakespeare and Brett Wright

A retelling of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream--with emojis.