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Take a Hike! BCPL April Teen Book Box

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Get outside and touch grass. The April Teen Book Box is all about the outdoors and so are the books on this list. Whether it's eco-survival against the odds or a meet cute in a canoe, these books are a breath of fresh air.

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15 items

15 items

The Box in the Woods

The Box in the Woods

by Johnson, Maureen

Book - 2021

17-year-old detective Stevie Bell goes undercover as a camp counselor to investigate the strange things going on at Camp Wonder Falls--the site of the infamous "Box in the Woods" murders. 17-year-old detective Stevie Bell goes undercover as a camp counselor to investigate the strange things going on at Camp Wonder Falls--the site of the infamous "Box in the Woods" murders. Show less

17-year-old detective Stevie Bell goes undercover as a camp counselor to investigate the strange things going on at Camp Wonder Falls--the site of the infamous "Box in the Woods" murders. 17-year-old detective Stevie Bell goes undercover as a camp counselor to investigate the strange things going on at Camp Wonder Falls--the site of the infamous "Box in the Woods" murders. Show less

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Dry

Dry

by Shusterman, Neal

Book - 2018

A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive. A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive. Show less

A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive. A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive. Show less

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Just A Boy and A Girl in A Little Canoe

Just A Boy and A Girl in A Little Canoe

by Mlynowski, Sarah

Book - 2020

While her boyfriend, Eli, spends the summer traversing Europe with his cousin, NYU first-year Samantha Rosenspan, 19, decides to take a job at "mostl...Show more While her boyfriend, Eli, spends the summer traversing Europe with his cousin, NYU first-year Samantha Rosenspan, 19, decides to take a job at "mostly Jewish, and mostly white" Camp Blue Springs, where she was body shamed by mean girls eight years ago. Though she didn't have a great time as a camper, Sam figures she'll fare better as a counselor... Show less

While her boyfriend, Eli, spends the summer traversing Europe with his cousin, NYU first-year Samantha Rosenspan, 19, decides to take a job at "mostl...Show more While her boyfriend, Eli, spends the summer traversing Europe with his cousin, NYU first-year Samantha Rosenspan, 19, decides to take a job at "mostly Jewish, and mostly white" Camp Blue Springs, where she was body shamed by mean girls eight years ago. Though she didn't have a great time as a camper, Sam figures she'll fare better as a counselor... Show less

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Every Hidden Thing

Every Hidden Thing

by Oppel, Kenneth

Book - 2016

In the late nineteenth century, a budding romance develops between Rachel and Samuel, two teenagers from rival families of fossil hunters heading out to the badlands in seach of a rare dinosaur skeleton. In the late nineteenth century, a budding romance develops between Rachel and Samuel, two teenagers from rival families of fossil hunters heading out to the badlands in seach of a rare dinosaur skeleton. Show less

In the late nineteenth century, a budding romance develops between Rachel and Samuel, two teenagers from rival families of fossil hunters heading out to the badlands in seach of a rare dinosaur skeleton. In the late nineteenth century, a budding romance develops between Rachel and Samuel, two teenagers from rival families of fossil hunters heading out to the badlands in seach of a rare dinosaur skeleton. Show less

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Where the World Ends

Where the World Ends

by McCaughrean, Geraldine

Book - 2019

In the summer of 1727, Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote sea stac to harvest birds for food, and only the end of the world can explain why no boat returns to collect them. In the summer of 1727, Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote sea stac to harvest birds for food, and only the end of the world can explain why no boat returns to collect them. Show less

In the summer of 1727, Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote sea stac to harvest birds for food, and only the end of the world can explain why no boat returns to collect them. In the summer of 1727, Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote sea stac to harvest birds for food, and only the end of the world can explain why no boat returns to collect them. Show less

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The Marrow Thieves

The Marrow Thieves

by Dimaline, Cherie

Book - 2017

In a future world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led to widespread madness. The only people s...Show more In a future world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led to widespread madness. The only people still able to dream are North America's indigenous population - and it is their marrow that holds the cure for the rest of the world. But getting the marrow - and dreams - means death for the unwilling donors. Driven to flight, a 15-year-old and his companions struggle for survival, attempt to reunite with loved ones, and take refuge from the "recruiters" who seek them out to bring them to the marrow-stealing 'factories.' Show less

In a future world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led to widespread madness. The only people s...Show more In a future world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led to widespread madness. The only people still able to dream are North America's indigenous population - and it is their marrow that holds the cure for the rest of the world. But getting the marrow - and dreams - means death for the unwilling donors. Driven to flight, a 15-year-old and his companions struggle for survival, attempt to reunite with loved ones, and take refuge from the "recruiters" who seek them out to bring them to the marrow-stealing 'factories.' Show less

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Dan Versus Nature

Dan Versus Nature

by Calame, Don

Book - 2016

16-year-old Dan Weekes is forced to participate in a survivalist camping trip with his mother's new fiancé, and his attempts to sabotage the bonding exper...Show more 16-year-old Dan Weekes is forced to participate in a survivalist camping trip with his mother's new fiancé, and his attempts to sabotage the bonding experience go hilariously, horribly awry. Dan would rather draw comics than catch and cook his own dinner, and he certainly doesn't want handsome dentist Hank to become his new father. So Dan and his best friend Charlie launch an all-out campaign of terror designed to drive Hank away. Show less

16-year-old Dan Weekes is forced to participate in a survivalist camping trip with his mother's new fiancé, and his attempts to sabotage the bonding exper...Show more 16-year-old Dan Weekes is forced to participate in a survivalist camping trip with his mother's new fiancé, and his attempts to sabotage the bonding experience go hilariously, horribly awry. Dan would rather draw comics than catch and cook his own dinner, and he certainly doesn't want handsome dentist Hank to become his new father. So Dan and his best friend Charlie launch an all-out campaign of terror designed to drive Hank away. Show less

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We Are Not From Here

We Are Not From Here

by Torres Sanchez, Jenny

Book - 2020

Three teenagers must flee from the violence, danger, and poverty of Puerto Barrios, the Guatemalan home they simultaneously love and hate. Crossing from G...Show more Three teenagers must flee from the violence, danger, and poverty of Puerto Barrios, the Guatemalan home they simultaneously love and hate. Crossing from Guatemala through Mexico, they follow the route of La Bestia, the perilous train system that might deliver them to a better life--if they are lucky enough to survive the journey. Show less

Three teenagers must flee from the violence, danger, and poverty of Puerto Barrios, the Guatemalan home they simultaneously love and hate. Crossing from G...Show more Three teenagers must flee from the violence, danger, and poverty of Puerto Barrios, the Guatemalan home they simultaneously love and hate. Crossing from Guatemala through Mexico, they follow the route of La Bestia, the perilous train system that might deliver them to a better life--if they are lucky enough to survive the journey. Show less

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The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest

The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest

A Medieval Fairy Tale

by Dickerson, Melanie

Book - 2015

Swan Lake meets Robin Hood when the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant by day becomes the region's most notorious poacher by night, and falls in love with the forester. Swan Lake meets Robin Hood when the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant by day becomes the region's most notorious poacher by night, and falls in love with the forester. Show less

Swan Lake meets Robin Hood when the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant by day becomes the region's most notorious poacher by night, and falls in love with the forester. Swan Lake meets Robin Hood when the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant by day becomes the region's most notorious poacher by night, and falls in love with the forester. Show less

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Tracker's Canyon

Tracker's Canyon

by Withers, Pam

Book - 2017

Thanks to his dad's coaching, sixteen-year-old Tristan is one of the best climbers and trackers in his community. He can read footprints and bushes like t...Show more Thanks to his dad's coaching, sixteen-year-old Tristan is one of the best climbers and trackers in his community. He can read footprints and bushes like they're security-camera footage, and fearlessly descend rock faces and waterfalls. So when his father disappears, leaving his mother too grief-stricken to function, the young canyoneer decides to set off into Swallow Canyon in search of his father - only to realize that someone seems to be out to get him. Show less

Thanks to his dad's coaching, sixteen-year-old Tristan is one of the best climbers and trackers in his community. He can read footprints and bushes like t...Show more Thanks to his dad's coaching, sixteen-year-old Tristan is one of the best climbers and trackers in his community. He can read footprints and bushes like they're security-camera footage, and fearlessly descend rock faces and waterfalls. So when his father disappears, leaving his mother too grief-stricken to function, the young canyoneer decides to set off into Swallow Canyon in search of his father - only to realize that someone seems to be out to get him. Show less

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Be Not Far From Me

Be Not Far From Me

by McGinnis, Mindy

Book - 2020

Lost in the Great Smoky Mountains, rising high school senior Ashley Hawkins must fight for survival without any tools, growing in awareness that the world is not tame, and neither are people. Lost in the Great Smoky Mountains, rising high school senior Ashley Hawkins must fight for survival without any tools, growing in awareness that the world is not tame, and neither are people. Show less

Lost in the Great Smoky Mountains, rising high school senior Ashley Hawkins must fight for survival without any tools, growing in awareness that the world is not tame, and neither are people. Lost in the Great Smoky Mountains, rising high school senior Ashley Hawkins must fight for survival without any tools, growing in awareness that the world is not tame, and neither are people. Show less

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The Hazel Wood

The Hazel Wood

A Novel

by Albert, Melissa

Book - 2018

When the scary, magical world in her grandmother's book of dark feminist fairy tales becomes real, seventeen-year-old Alice, partnered with Ellery, an obsessed fan of the fairy tales, must enter the world to rescue Alice's kidnapped mother. When the scary, magical world in her grandmother's book of dark feminist fairy tales becomes real, seventeen-year-old Alice, partnered with Ellery, an obsessed fan of the fairy tales, must enter the world to rescue Alice's kidnapped mother. Show less

When the scary, magical world in her grandmother's book of dark feminist fairy tales becomes real, seventeen-year-old Alice, partnered with Ellery, an obsessed fan of the fairy tales, must enter the world to rescue Alice's kidnapped mother. When the scary, magical world in her grandmother's book of dark feminist fairy tales becomes real, seventeen-year-old Alice, partnered with Ellery, an obsessed fan of the fairy tales, must enter the world to rescue Alice's kidnapped mother. Show less

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When We Were Lost

When We Were Lost

by Wignall, Kevin

Book - 2019

Survival. It's a concept these high school students never had to consider - until their plane crashes in a remote rainforest with no adults left alive. Wi...Show more Survival. It's a concept these high school students never had to consider - until their plane crashes in a remote rainforest with no adults left alive. With many of them falling prey to threats from both the jungle and man, they soon realize that danger comes in many sinister forms. Show less

Survival. It's a concept these high school students never had to consider - until their plane crashes in a remote rainforest with no adults left alive. Wi...Show more Survival. It's a concept these high school students never had to consider - until their plane crashes in a remote rainforest with no adults left alive. With many of them falling prey to threats from both the jungle and man, they soon realize that danger comes in many sinister forms. Show less

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Where the Forest Meets the Stars

Where the Forest Meets the Stars

by Vanderah, Glendy

Book - 2019

Having recently lost her mother to breast cancer and in remission after her own struggle with the disease, grad student Jo is spending the summer in a cab...Show more Having recently lost her mother to breast cancer and in remission after her own struggle with the disease, grad student Jo is spending the summer in a cabin in the woods in Illinois, doing field research on bird ecology and conservation. One day, a little girl appears, barefoot and wearing dirty pajamas. She spins a compelling story about being an alien from Ursa Major inhabiting the body of a girl who has recently died. Show less

Having recently lost her mother to breast cancer and in remission after her own struggle with the disease, grad student Jo is spending the summer in a cab...Show more Having recently lost her mother to breast cancer and in remission after her own struggle with the disease, grad student Jo is spending the summer in a cabin in the woods in Illinois, doing field research on bird ecology and conservation. One day, a little girl appears, barefoot and wearing dirty pajamas. She spins a compelling story about being an alien from Ursa Major inhabiting the body of a girl who has recently died. Show less

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When I Am Through With You

When I Am Through With You

by Kuehn, Stephanie

Book - 2017

A simple mountain hike in northern California turns deadly for a group of high school students, one of whom has killed before. A simple mountain hike in northern California turns deadly for a group of high school students, one of whom has killed before. Show less

A simple mountain hike in northern California turns deadly for a group of high school students, one of whom has killed before. A simple mountain hike in northern California turns deadly for a group of high school students, one of whom has killed before. Show less

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