OBR - Books & Boba 2023 Reads

Oberlin Regional Library's Teen book club -- Books & Boba -- met 10 times in 2023. These are some of the books that were read by attendees throughout the year.

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Book cover for "The chance to fly"
Star rating for The chance to fly
Series:
Chance to fly volume 1.
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
After moving across the country, thirteen-year-old Natalie auditions for her new school's play and overcomes her fears and insecurities about performing in a wheelchair.
Book cover for "Heartstopper"
Star rating for Heartstopper
Series:
Heartstopper volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
"Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and delightful ways in which love works."--
Book cover for "Samira surfs"
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Description:
"A middle grade novel-in-verse about Samira, an eleven-year-old Rohingya refugee living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, who finds strength and sisterhood in a local surf club for girls"--Publisher marketing.
Book cover for "Serafina and the twisted staff"
Star rating for Serafina and the twisted staff
Series:
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Description:
In 1899, when an evil threatens all the humans and animals of the Blue Ridge Mountains, twelve-year-old Serafina, rat catcher for the Biltmore estate and the daughter of a shapeshifting mountain lion, must search deep inside herself and embrace the destiny that awaits her.
Book cover for "Sofi and the bone song"
Star rating for Sofi and the bone song
Description:
After losing everything to an undeserving rival, a sixteen-year-old musician sets out to expose that her rival's newfound musical abilities stem from an illegal use of magic--but what she discovers will rock everything she knows about her family, music, and the girl she thought was her enemy.
Book cover for "Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky"
Star rating for Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky
Series:
Tristan Strong volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
Seventh-grader Tristan Strong tumbles into the MidPass and, with allies John Henry and Brer Rabbit, must entice the god Anansi to come out of hiding and seal the hole Tristan accidentally ripped in the sky. Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Tristan is dreading the month...
Book cover for "Wingbearer"
Star rating for Wingbearer
Series:
Wingbearer saga volume 1.
Description:
"Zuli is extraordinary--she just doesn't realize it yet. Raised by mystical bird spirits in the branches of the Great Tree, she's never ventured beyond this safe haven. She's never had to. Until now. When a sinister force threatens the life-giving magic of the tree, Zuli, along with her guardian owl, Frowly, must get to the root of it. So begins an adventure bigger than anything Zuli could've ever imagined--one that will bring her, along with some...