which is a very strange school indeed. In
order to get to the bottom of the school’s
mysterious secrets, Hopper and her friends
must put their coding skills into action.

“Out of the Box” by Jemma Westing
Explore this wealth of ideas for crafts and
engineering projects that use mostly recycled
cardboard and some simple household items
like tape and markers.

“The Cardboard Kingdom”
by Chad Sell
A group of kids with wildly different
personalities and lives create an entire fantasy
world together out of cardboard in this
graphic novel that might inspire the creation
of some original cardboard kingdoms.

TEENS (AGES 13-19)
“The Encyclopedia of Origami
Techniques” by Nick Robinson
Learn step-by-step instructions for basic folds
and techniques as well as 30-plus projects to
work on. All origami students will need to
bring is a little paper and a little patience.

“Can’t Stop Won’t Stop (Young
Adult Edition): A Hip-Hop History”
by Jeff Chang & Dave “Davey D” Cook
Music lovers can spend a cold day reading
along to a soundtrack with this history of
hip-hop that stretches from 1969 all the way
through the present day.

“Slay” by Brittney Morris
Kiera attends Jefferson Academy by day, but at
night, she is secretly the creator and developer
of SLAY, a multiplayer online role-playing
game community that celebrates Black culture.

When online fighting turns into real-world
violence toward a SLAY player, Kiera fights to
protect her safe space and identity.

“Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate
the Magic of Reading and Writing YA”
created and edited by Emily X.R. Pan
and Nova Ren Suma
Thirteen engaging short stories from a range
of genres are interspersed with notes from the
author about writing techniques and tips to
encourage and inspire young writers.

“The Poet X”
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Between school, family and society’s
expectations, 15-year-old Xiomara Batista
has a lot going on in her head and heart.

She writes every bit of it in her poetry
book, suited for poets and non-poets. P
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