Welcome Class of 2028!
Welcome to the Morton Freshman Center! We are thrilled that you are a Mustang! We proudly promote reading by offering an abundance of books, resources, and activities through our library. We believe reading benefits all aspects of our lives. At the beginning of the school year, you will be able to choose from one of the books found on the list below and it will be yours to keep.
We are so excited to meet you! Please let us know if you have any questions. Feel free to contact Ms. Costello, Morton Freshman Center Librarian, at acostello@jsmorton.org with any questions, concerns, or comments!
Happy Reading!
Ms. Costello
Brighter Than the Sun
After the loss of her mother, high school junior Soledad finds herself struggling to balance classes and her new job in California to support her family in Tijuana, Mexico, in this thoughtful story about identity, immigration, and family
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
In this powerful YA memoir, the poet, writer and hip-hop educator traces his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, homophobia and his own personal Boogeyman to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry.
Someday We Will Fly
Lillia, fifteen, flees Warsaw with her father and baby sister in 1940 to try to make a new start in Shanghai, China, but the conflict grows more intense as America and Japan become involved.
Just Say Yes
When she finds out she's undocumented, high school senior Jimena Romera searches for a green card husband, no romantic strings attached, but gets more than she bargains for when she sets her sights on the perfect, overachieving boy next door.
Almost American Girl
A teen graphic novel memoir about a Korean-born, non-English-speaking girl who is abruptly transplanted from Seoul to Huntsville, Alabama, and struggles with extreme culture shock and isolation, until she discovers her passion for comic arts.
Danger and Other Unknown Risks
Here’s the deal—on midnight of January 1st, 2000, the world ended. But it wasn’t technology that killed it: It was magic. Now, years later, the Earth has transformed. Magic works (sort of). People are happy (sort of). But this new world isn’t stable, and unless Marguerite de Pruitt and her canine pal, Daisy, do something about it, it’ll tilt into deadly chaos. Good thing they’ve been training their whole lives for this and are destined to succeed. Or so they think.