Colleen Nelson: 6 books

For Kaia, setting foot outside can be deadly. Climate change has made Earth too dangerous for people to live anywhere but inside the City. Run on the energy created by its Citizens and sustainable in every way, the City uses microchips, called pulse points, to control the energy its inhabitants use....

Explores what it's like to make a new life as a teenage refugee Features three strong, female Muslim characters Story of empowerment about students helping each other and supporting their teammates As a teacher, the author is experienced writing issues-based books Author's previous YA novel, Finding...

2016 VOYA Top Shelf Fiction Selection CCBC’s Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2016) — Starred Selection Hope leaves her small town for a fresh start, but her plans are derailed by an online romance and the appearance of her brother. Hope lives in a small town with nothing to...

Jess and Sara Jean couldn’t be more different. He’s a loner with a criminal record; a Metis raised on the Reserve; the son of a residential school survivor. His time, when not spent with his mother and grandmother, is spent lighting fires to help him deal with the feelings he has over his father’s...

Blood Brothers is issue-based realistic fiction that draws in YA readers A story for teens about people their age facing difficult choices about their peers, future, and values As a teacher, the author is experienced writing issue-based books confronting harsh topics in a way that appeals to students Jakub’s...

An aspiring teenage DJ must learn how to navigate life when people find out that she's the daughter of a famous singer. Fifteen-year-old Delilah “Dizzy” Doucette lives with her dad and brother above their vintage record store, The Vinyl Trap. She’s learning how to spin records from her...