Explore Chicago Through the Pages of a Good Book

Witches, ghosts, first loves, music, heartache, self-discovery, assassins, and murder abound in these fast-paced Chicago-based books. 
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Amber sand can see everyone's true love but her own.

Pin Pin, the fifteen year-old daughter of an amusement park fortune teller, disguises herself as a boy to run with the teenage boys who thrive in the dregs of Chicago's street scene.

Lia battles asthma and PTSD while tracking down her father's killers.

As a ghost, Jerome observes the devastation that’s been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing.

rge's father and older brother being killed by rebels back in the Sudan, consume him. Will Serge be able to put his past behind him and make something of his life in America through basketball?

Was Olga really what she seemed? Or was there more to her sister’s story? Julia explores the life of her dead sister, while carving out her own identity.

American-born seventeen-year-old Maya Aziz is torn between two worlds. Follow her parents' expectations or pursue her own dreams.

Meri is faced with a choice between accepting the facts she has been taught as "truth" or learning about a world the government doesn’t want anyone to see.

Winning the prestigious Guarneri competition pits Carmen against her competitor and crush, Jeremy.