Out of Nowhere

9 best books like Out of Nowhere (Maria Padian): Patron Saints of Nothing, Rebound, The Changeling, The Story of English, The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives, From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun, Revenge of a Not-So-Pretty Girl, Under Lying, As Brave As You

Patron Saints of Nothing

Author

Randy Ribay

A powerful coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder.

Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the University of Michigan in the fall....

Rebound

Author	Kwame Alexander
ISBN	0544868137

Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. In this prequel to Newbery Medal winner The Crossover, Chuck Bell takes center stage, as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshipping, basketball star...

The Changeling

Author	Thomas Middleton
ISBN	0393900614

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Sunday, 20:00 on BBC Radio 3

SynopsisA new radio production of Thomas Middleton and William Rowley's Jacobean classic, set in Alicante, Spain, in the 1920s.

Beatrice-Joanna is due to marry Alonzo e Piracquo, until she falls in love with Alsemero and seeks the help of...

The Story of English

Author	Robert McCrum
ISBN	0142002313

Now revised, The Story of English is the first book to tell the whole story of the English language. Originally paired with a major PBS miniseries, this book presents a stimulating and comprehensive record of spoken and written English—from its Anglo-Saxon origins some two thousand years ago to...

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

Author	Dashka Slater
ISBN	0374303231

One teenager in a skirt.
One teenager with a lighter.
One moment that changes both of their lives forever.

If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but...

From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun

Author	Jacqueline Woodson
ISBN	0590458817

Jacqueline Woodson's remarkable, award-winning story of a boy coming to grips a sudden change in his family.

Melanin Sun's mother has some big news: she's in love with a woman. Now he has many decisions to make: Should he stand by his mother even though it could mean losing his friends? Should...

Revenge of a Not-So-Pretty Girl

Author

Carolita Blythe

Faye doesn't mean to hit the old lady she and her friends are mugging. But she does. The old lady isn't moving, but Faye has no reason to feel guilty for leaving her there. The old lady might be ancient and wrinkly now. But back in the day, she was as beautiful as they come—a famous movie star. And everyone...

Under Lying

Author	Janelle Harris
ISBN	1542092639

In this gripping novel of suspense, the disappearance of a couple’s baby daughter leaves everyone a suspect.

Susan has everything she ever wanted. A loving husband, an angelic daughter and the cottage of her dreams in County Cork. Her picture-perfect life seems too good to be true. And it...

As Brave As You

Author	Jason Reynolds
ISBN	1481415905

When two brothers decide to prove how brave they are, everything backfires—literally.

Genie’s summer is full of surprises. The first is that he and his big brother, Ernie, are leaving Brooklyn for the very first time to spend the summer with their grandparents all the way in Virginia—in...