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The purpose of this book is to learn more about the 2022-2023 Gateway Nominees. These nominees span a variety of genres and interest levels. For each title, we have print copies available in the library and eBooks and audiobooks available on Sora.
Tips for Reading the Book
1) You can listen to all the text within the book. See the screenshot. Click the gear icon in the top right corner to adjust your preferences. Then click READ to me. If you have another langauge setting on your Chromebook, it will show up as an option when listening to this book.
2) When you click on the megaphone icon, you can listen to an excerpt of the audiobook. You also can read the transcript. Adjust the audiobook transcript settings by changing from light to dark mode, if you prefer.
1) You can listen to all the text within the book. See the screenshot. Click the gear icon in the top right corner to adjust your preferences. Then click READ to me. If you have another langauge setting on your Chromebook, it will show up as an option when listening to this book.
2) When you click on the megaphone icon, you can listen to an excerpt of the audiobook. You also can read the transcript. Adjust the audiobook transcript settings by changing from light to dark mode, if you prefer.
Genre
Realistic Fiction
Synopsis
In her final year in foster care, seventeen-year-old Muir tries to survive her senior year before aging out of the system.
Genres
Realistic Fiction
Suspense
Suspense
Synopsis
In chapters alternating between "then" and "now", seventeen-year-old Jane Anonymous chronicles the events leading up to her abduction and seven-month captivity and her painful return to family and friends.
Genre
Historical Fiction
Synopsis
In 1935, young Alex Maki of Bainbridge Island, Washington, is horrified to discover that his new pen pal, Charlie Levy of Paris, France, is a girl, but in spite of his reluctance, their letters continue over the the years and they fight for their friendship even as Charlie endures the Nazi occupation and Alex leaves his family in an internment camp and joins the Army.