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First Descent
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
By Pam Withers
Rex goes to Colombia for a white-water rafting experience and finds himself caught in a guerilla war.
Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Girl In The Dark
By Mariah Fredericks
Wendy didn’t deserve to die-she wasn’t just a party girl.
Rain tries to find the solution to the mystery of her
friend’s death in this modern, fast-moving story.
Tokyo Heist
By Diana Renn
A girl’s passion for manga; stolen artwork; and Tokyo
gangsters come together in this entertaining story.
Eragon
Golden Compass
Holes
Hunger Games
I am Number Four
Kite Runner
The Lovely Bones
HISTORICAL FICTION
Never Let Me Go
Shoeless Joe (as ‘Field of Dreams’)
Between Shades of Gray
By Ruta Sepetys
An autobiographical novel about the horror of a family’s
banishment from Lithuania to a Siberian prison camp.
Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants
Wizard of EarthSea(as ‘Earthsea’)
The Queen of Water
By Laura Resau
Life in an Ecuadoran village from the point of view of
a servant girl who longs, for an education. Based on a
true story.
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Above
This Is So Not Happening
By Leah Bobet
Safe has always been a haven for outcasts, but when there
is no choice but to go Above, Matthew discovers some
shocking secrets.
By Kieran Scott
Oh, no! Chloe is pregnant with Jake’s baby, and makes the
announcement just after Jake has reconciled with Ally!
The Space Between
By Brenna Yovanoff
Can a demon girl really find love with a mortal boy?
Daphne finds out when she has to help human guide
Truman to find her brother Obie.
A On The Day I Died; Stories From the Grave
By Candace Fleming
Ten stories told by ten teenagers about their lives cut
short. Too late for Halloween but not too late to give you
some real chills.
Under the Never Sky
By Veronica Rossi
When Aria is exiled to the dangerous landscape outside
of the protective world of Reverie, she is rescued by a savage wasteland hunter named Perry. Aria needs to find her
mother and Perry has a critical mission of his own and
neither one can achieve their goal without the aid of the
other. At first repulsed by his ruggedness, Aria finds herself increasingly attracted to her powerful ally.
The Fault in Our Stars
By John Green
A bittersweet romance develops between two terminally
ill teens who experience through each other the most
intense passion and also an excruciating sadness.
THAT’S LIFE
The List
By Siobhan Vivian
Would you want to be on The List – as one of the prettiest
in school? One of the ugliest? Eight girls deal with their
rankings.
Various Positions
By Martha Schabas
The stress and exhaustion of being a student at a premier
ballet academy is made worse when Georgia develops
strong feelings for one of the instructors.
40 Things I Want to Tell You
By Alice Kuipers
Amy’s perfect life begins to unravel with the arrival at
school of bad-boy Pete Loewen. When Amy makes a lifealtering decision, the outcome for her troubled world
takes a sharp and surprising turn.
My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan
By Seth Rudesky
The title pretty well explains it all: who was ever really
successful in reinventing themselves?
THAT’S LIFE
The Future of Us
By Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler
It is 1996 and two teenagers discover what their lives are
like fifteen years into the future. With a little help from
Facebook, Josh and Emma are able to see who they marry,
what their jobs are, and their status updates.
Tilt
By Alan Cumyn
Sam’s just trying to get through high school, but a stressedout mother, a father who suddenly shows up after a 5-year
absence, and a girl he likes who is downright mystifying are
making it really difficult.
Escape Velocity
By Robin Stevenson
Can you spell dysfunctional? Lar has always been angry at
her mother, who left when she was three. But now that her
father is disabled mom has to take her back - doesn’t she?
Don’t Let Me Go
By J.H. Trumble
Nate and Adam are a couple-and they have finally told parents and friends about it. Their solid relationship is tested
because of different dreams for the future.
See You at Harry’s
By Jo Knowles
Fern’s family seems a little fractured to begin with, but it is
completely shattered when her 3-year-old brother dies suddenly. A sad but hopeful story.