DFC Library: Monkey Nuts

Very Best (Almost) Friends

Meet Julie: An American Girl

Front Desk

Yasmin in Charge

Billionaire Boy

Make More Noise

The Works

Twenty in 2020

Best friends Kyle and Sideeq are beginning their first year of college in West London. Sideeq, a talented aspiring artist, spends his time perfecting his artwork, and hanging out with his friends while having to learn how to process the harrowing events of his past. Kyle‘s ambitions are to become a rapper and a successful businessman. Though the deep bond of friendship formed between Kyle and Sideeq, puts them on a path to achieve their dreams, college soon brings with it serious teenage social politics and a bully that terrorizes their friend group. As they navigate new friendships and love interests, will the two boys continue to fortify each other and help each other succeed? Or will the newfound stressors in their lives pull them apart forever?

A modern retelling of Steinbeck’s classic Of Mice and Men, Ugly Dogs Don’t Cry is a poignant look at intimacy, friendship, and masculinity.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

DFC Library: Monkey Nuts

Robin Etherington, 2013

Very Best (Almost) Friends

Janeczko, 1999

Meet Julie: An American Girl

Robert Hunt, Megan McDonald, Susan McAliley, George Sebok, 2007

Front Desk

Kelly Yang, 2022

Yasmin in Charge

Saadia Faruqi, 2019

Billionaire Boy

David Walliams, Tony Ross, 2010

Make More Noise

Andy Elkerton, Adam Wallace, Emma Carroll, Others, 2018

The Works

Abbey Campbell Cook, Paul Cookson, 2000