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experience! Recommended by teen listeners!
Forge, Laurie Halse Anderson
Separated from his friend Isabel after their daring
escape from slavery, fifteen-year-old Curzon serves
as a free man in the Continental Army at Valley
Forge until he and Isabel are thrown together
again, as slaves once more. Sequel to Chains.
Thirteen Reasons Why, Jay Asher
When high school student Clay Jenkins receives a
box containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by
Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends a
bewildering and heartbreaking night crisscrossing
their town, listening to Hannah's voice recounting
the events leading up to her death.
Peter and the Starcatchers, Dave Barry
Soon after Peter, an orphan, sets sail from England
on the ship Never Land, he befriends and assists
Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to
guard a trunk of magical stardust from a greedy
pirate and the native inhabitants of a remote
island. (Also rest of the series).
A Great and Terrible Beauty, Libba Bray
Gemma, 16, leaves India after the suspicious death
of her mother to attend a finishing school in
England. While there she discovers she possesses
magical powers and can see inside the spirit world.
How to Be Popular, Meg Cabot
Sixteen-year-old Steph Landry finds an old book on
how to be popular and decides to change her
social status by following its advice, much to the
bafflement of her two best friends.
Dragon’s Keep, Janet Lee Carey
In 1145 A.D., as foretold by Merlin, fourteen-yearold Rosalind, who will be the twenty-first
Pendragon Queen of Wilde Island, has much to
accomplish to fulfill her destiny, while hiding from
her people the dragon's claw she was born with
that reflects only one of her mother's dark secrets.
Heist Society, Ally Carter
A group of teenagers uses their combined talents to
re-steal several priceless paintings and save 15-yearold Kat Bishop's father from a vengeful collector.
Graceling, Kristin Cashore
In a world where some people are born with
extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa
struggles for redemption from her own Grace, the
Grace of killing, and teams up with another young
fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.
The Mortal Instruments Series, Cassandra Clare
Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters
who are dedicated to returning them to their own
dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into
this bizzare world when her mother disappears and
Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.
Hunger Games Trilogy, Suzanne Collins
In a future North America, where the rulers of
Panem maintain control through an annual televised
survival competition pitting young people from each
of the twelve districts against one another, sixteenyear-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she
voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
Entwined, Heather Dixon
Confined to their dreary castle while mourning their
mother's death, Princess Azalea & her 11 sisters join
The Keeper, who is trapped in a magic passageway,
in a nightly dance that becomes nightmarish.
Incarceron, Catherine Fisher
To free herself from an upcoming arranged
marriage, Claudia, the daughter of the Warden of
Incarceron, a futuristic prison with a mind of its own,
decides to help a young prisoner escape.
Beastly, Alex Flinn
A modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" from
the point of view of the Beast, a vain private school
student who is turned into a monster and must find
true love before he can return to his human form.
If I Stay, Gayle Forman
While in a coma following an accident that killed her
family, 17-year-old Mia, a gifted cellist, weighs
whether to live with her grief or join her family in
death.
Beautiful Creatures, Kami Garcia
In a small South Carolina town, where it seems little
has changed since the Civil War, sixteen-year-old
Ethan is powerfully drawn to Lena, a new classmate
with whom he shares a psychic connection and
whose family hides a dark secret that may be
revealed on her sixteenth birthday.
The Fault in Our Stars, John Green
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer
patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a
chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group
forces her to reexamine her perspective on love,
loss, and life.
Football Genius, Tim Green
Troy, a sixth-grader with an unusual gift for
predicting football plays before they occur,
attempts to use his ability to help his favorite team,
the Atlanta Falcons, but he must first prove himself
to the coach and players. Also Football Champ!
Stormbreaker, Anthony Horowitz
First book in the Alex Rider Adventure series.
After the death of the uncle who had been his
guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to
continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's
intelligence agency, MI6.
The Goose Girl, Shannon Hale
On her way to marry a prince she's never met,
Princess Anidori is betrayed by her guards and her
lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to
survive until she can reveal her true identity and
reclaim the crown that is rightfully hers.
Letters from Rifka, Karen Hesse
In letters to her cousin, a young Jewish girl
chronicles her family's flight from Russia in 1919 and
her own experiences when she must be left in
Belgium when the others emigrate to America.
Hoot, Carl Hiaasen
Roy, who is new to his small Florida community,
becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save
a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed
construction site.
No More Dead Dogs, Gordon Korman
Eighth-grade football hero Wallace Wallace is
sentenced to detention attending rehearsals of the
school play where he becomes wrapped up in the
production and begins to suggest changes that
improve not only the play also his life.
Grave Mercy, Robin LaFevers
In the fifteenth-century kingdom of Brittany,
seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the
brutality of an arranged marriage into the
sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where she
learns that the god of Death has blessed her with
dangerous gifts--and a violent destiny.
Keturah and Lord Death, Martine Leavitt
When Lord Death comes to claim sixteen-year-old
Keturah while she is lost in the King's Forest, she
charms him with her story and is granted a twentyfour hour reprieve in which to seek her true love.
Legend, Marie Lu
In a dark future, when North America has split into
two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a
famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant
soldier hired to capture him, discover that they
have a common enemy. First in a series.
Delirium Trilogy, Lauren Oliver
Lena looks forward to receiving the governmentmandated cure that prevents the delirium of love
and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life,
until ninety-five days before her eighteenth
birthday and her treatment, when she falls in love.
Starclimber, Kenneth Oppel
As members of the first crew of astralnauts, Matt
Cruse and Kate De Vries journey into outer space
on the Starclimber and face catastrophes that
threaten the survival of all on board.
The Adoration of Jenna Fox, Mary E. Pearson
In the not-too-distant future, when
biotechnological advances have made synthetic
bodies and brains possible but illegal, a seventeenyear-old girl, recovering from a serious accident
and suffering from memory lapses, learns a
startling secret about her existence.
Count Karlstein, Philip Pullman
In the mountains of Switzerland the wicked Count
Karlstein plots to abandon his two orphaned nieces
in a hunting lodge as prey for the Demon Huntsman
and his ghostly hounds.
Harmless, Dana Reinhardt
When Anna, Emma, and Mariah concoct a story
about why they are late getting home one Friday
night, their lie has unimaginable consequences for
the girls, their families, and the community.
Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan
Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a
demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon,
god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer
camp for demigods where he and his new friends set
out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
Mysterious Benedict Society, Trenton Lee Stewart
After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four
children are selected for a secret mission that
requires them to go undercover at the Learning
Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only
rule is that there are no rules.
Stuck in Neutral, Terry Trueman
Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who has severe
cerebral palsy and cannot function without constant
help, shares his life, his family, and his
condition…and his belief that his father wants to kill
him. Also try the companion book, Cruise Control.
Once Was Lost, Sara Zarr
As the tragedy of a missing girl unfolds in her small
town, 15-year-old Samara, who feels emotionally
abandoned by her parents, begins to question her
faith.
This list was compiled by
Stephanie A. Squicciarini, Teen Services Librarian, Fairport
Public Library, with suggestions from Teen Summer
Reading participants who voted on audiobooks to be
included in each updated list. Updated January 2014
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