Books with title Finding Your Roots!

*** Young Adult Sweet Romance ***-Some would call it the greatest first date ever. Cassy was mortified. There is nothing worse than being set up on a blind date by your mother. The only thing worse is when the guy turns out to be hotter than a guy has a right to be. How could her mother do this to her. Eric is coerced into a blind date. The plan is a quick meal with limited small talk, a speedy goodnight, and then an evening with the guys. His plans and any chance of fun are ruined when Cassy decides to teach her mother a lesson by staying out all night. He’s sort of obligated to stay with her. After all, he can’t abandon her to wander around Manhattan all night.Sometimes we find each other when we least expect it.

Taken from home and family, all they have is each other: a young woman learns to rely on her inner strength in this suspenseful debut that celebrates the power of true love and never giving up.Isla is kidnapped from a train platform in broad daylight and thrust into a nightmare when she is sold to a sadistic aristocrat. Locked in a dungeon with a dozen other girls, Isla's only comfort is a locket and the memory of the boy she loves. But as the days pass and more girls disappear, she realizes that help is not coming... If they're going to survive, they'll have to escape on their own. Chosen by readers like you for Macmillan's young adult imprint Swoon Reads, Lydia Albano's debut novel Finding You is a powerful story of a teen girl finding strength and hope even in the worst circumstances. Praise for Finding You, from the Swoon Reads community:“A timely reminder that female subjugation must always be fought." ―VOYA"Isla’s determination to reunite with her beloved Tam will captivate romance fans, and all will cheer her newfound self-reliance." ―Booklist"Beautifully and thoughtfully written, suspenseful, engaging, and wonderfully substantive." ―Suellen Foreman, reader on SwoonReads.com

Taken from home and family, all they have is each other: a young woman learns to rely on her inner strength in this suspenseful debut that celebrates the power of true love and never giving up.Isla is kidnapped from a train platform in broad daylight and thrust into a nightmare when she is sold to a sadistic aristocrat. Locked in a dungeon with a dozen other girls, Isla's only comfort is a locket and the memory of the boy she loves. But as the days pass and more girls disappear, she realizes that help is not coming... If they're going to survive, they'll have to escape on their own. Chosen by readers like you for Macmillan's young adult imprint Swoon Reads, Lydia Albano's debut novel Finding You is a powerful story of a teen girl finding strength and hope even in the worst circumstances. Praise for Finding You, from the Swoon Reads community:“A timely reminder that female subjugation must always be fought." —VOYA"Isla’s determination to reunite with her beloved Tam will captivate romance fans, and all will cheer her newfound self-reliance." —Booklist"Beautifully and thoughtfully written, suspenseful, engaging, and wonderfully substantive." —Suellen Foreman, reader on SwoonReads.com

How is a roar-less monster like a teapot without a spout? They both have a very high risk of explosion!But in our story, we'll study just the monster, who is much more fun to watch than shattering crockery. Observe the creature known as Johnnycub as he yearns for and learns his own roar, finding it when he least expects to, in this tall tale of finding a focus for frustrating feelings.

How is a roar-less monster like a teapot without a spout? They both have a very high risk of explosion! But in our story, we'll study just the monster, who is much more fun to watch than shattering crockery. Observe the creature known as Johnnycub as he yearns for and learns his own roar, finding it when he least expects to, in this tall tale of finding a focus for frustrating feelings.

In this suspensful YA debut novel that celebrates the power of true love and never giving up, a young woman learns to rely on her inner strength.Taken from home and family, all they have is each other. Isla is kidnapped from a train platform in broad daylight and thrust into a nightmare when she is sold to a sadistic aristocrat. Locked in a dungeon with a dozen other girls, Isla's only comfort is a locket and the memory of the boy she loves. But as the days pass and more girls disappear, she realizes that help is not coming... If they're going to survive, they'll have to escape on their own. Chosen by readers like you for Macmillan's young adult imprint Swoon Reads (swoonreads.com), Lydia Albano's debut novel Finding You is a powerful story of a teen girl finding strength and hope even in the worst circumstances. Praise for Finding You:"The overriding themes of survival, independence, and resilience are demonstrated throughout . . . a timely reminder that female subjugation must always be fought." ―VOYA"Isla’s determination to reunite with her beloved Tam will captivate romance fans, and all will cheer her newfound self-reliance." ―Booklist"Suspense and high-stakes situations move the plot forward while romance also plays a strong role." ―School Library Journal

Sloan Sawyer's family began to dissolve the day her father died. Fifteen then, Sloan had turned to her mother for comfort, and had been turned away. Now, at eighteen, a senior in high school, Sloan is alone and playing the role of guardian for her fifteen-year-old younger sister, who appears to be set on ruining her own life. Along with trying to save her sister from her destructive decisions,, Sloan is working day and night to get into a prestigious art program, while working out twice a day to try and clinch a state title in swimming-the same state title that her mother had won when she had been Sloan's age. When an incident at school brings her into contact with the new kid, who also happens to be the principal's son, Sloan finds herself beginning one more relationship that she isn't sure she knows how to handle.