YA Pfeffer, Susan Beth
LIFE AS WE KNEW IT
When a meteor hits the moon and causes major
upheavals on Earth, Miranda and her family are
forced to struggle to survive all the changes. The
Dead and the Gone and This World We Live In
follow.
YA Riggs, Ransom
MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR
PECULIAR CHILDREN
After the brutal death of his grandfather, Jacob
travels to a remote island to locate the orphanage
where his grandfather lived to escape Nazi
persecution in World War II … and discovers a
group of very unusual children from his
grandfather’s stories.
CENTRAL LIBRARY
201 E. Market St.
Charlottesville, VA 22902
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2020 Library Ave
Crozet, VA 22932
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1500 Gordon Ave.
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434.296.5544
THE SCORPIO RACES
GREENE COUNTY LIBRARY
222 Main St.
Stanardsville, VA 22973
434.985.5227
When Puck Connolly enters the Scorpio Races, the
annual races where men race man-eating water
horses, her chances look slim until the favored
contender Sean Kendrick helps her out. But will he
risk his own chances to win by doing so?
LOUISA COUNTY LIBRARY
881 Davis Highway
Mineral, VA 23117
540.894.5853
YA Stiefvater, Maggie
YA PB Westerfeld, Scott
UGLIES
In Tally’s world, everyone becomes pretty on their
16th birthday through an operation, but when she
meets a group of renegades who challenge her
beliefs about the operation, she faces a critical
choice for her future. The story continues in
Pretties, Specials, and Extras.
YA Zarr, Sara
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE
NELSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY
8521 Thomas Nelson Highway
Lovingston, VA 22949
434.263.5904
NORTHSIDE LIBRARY
300 Albemarle Square
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.973.7893
Jill, grieving over her father’s death, and Mandy,
who is expecting a baby, find their lives intertwined
when Jill’s mother suddenly decides to adopt
Mandy’s unborn child.
SCOTTSVILLE LIBRARY
330 Bird St.
Scottsville, VA 24590
434.286.3541
YA Zevin, Gabrielle
BOOKMOBILE
201 E. Market St.
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.979.7151 ext. 501
ALL THESE THINGS I’VE DONE
Set in a futuristic New York City where chocolate
and caffeine are illegal, 16-year-old Anya, heir to the
city’s most prominent mob family, falls dangerously
in love with Win, son of the state’s new district
attorney hired to eradicate out crime. The first in the
Birthright series.
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Books for
8--9
Grades 8
YA Anderson, Laurie Halse
YA/YA PB Condie, Ally
YA Johnson, Maureen
CHAINS
MATCHED
THE NAME OF THE STAR
In Revolutionary War-era New York, Isabel and her
sister Ruth are slaves whose owners are loyal to
Great Britain, and Isabel is promised freedom by
some Patriots if she will spy on her owners. The
story continues in Forge.
Cassia has always been satisfied with the choices
the Society has made for her, including the match
she’s been given for her husband. But when a
computer error shows a different match on the
screen, Cassia begins to wonder if things are quite
as perfect as they seem. The story continues in
Crossed and Reached.
American teenager Rory is at boarding school in
London when a series of murders mirroring the Jack
the Ripper killings takes place, and during the
efforts to locate the killer, she discovers she can
see people others can’t. The story continues in The
Madness Underneath.
YA Barnaby, Hannah
WONDER SHOW
In the 1930s, Portia lives in a home for “wayward
girls” after being abandoned by her father, and
following a friend’s suicide, she runs away and joins
the circus, finding kinship with a colorful cast of
characters.
363.41 Blumenthal, Karen
BOOTLEG: MURDER, MOONSHINE, AND
THE LAWLESS YEARS OF PROHIBITION
Back in the 1920s, the government tried to improve
conditions in society by outlawing the production and
sale of alcohol. Read about the results and
consequences of this “social experiment.”
YA Carter, Ally
I’D TELL YOU I LOVE YOU BUT THEN I’D
HAVE TO KILL YOU
As a sophomore at a secret spy school and the
daughter of a former CIA operative, Cammie is
sheltered from "normal teenage life" until she meets a
local boy while on a class surveillance mission. The
first in the Gallagher Girls series.
YA Carroll, Michael
AWAKENING
Ten years after the disappearance of superhumans-both heroes and villains--13-year-olds Danny and
Colin begin to develop super powers, making them
the object of much unwanted attention. The first in
the Quantum Prophecy series.
YA Cashore, Kristin
GRACELING
In a world where certain individuals have unique
talents, or Graces, Katsa struggles to overcome her
killing Grace by joining another fighter to free their
world from corruption. Companion novels: Fire and
Bitterblue
YA Coben, Harlan
SHELTER
Mickey Bolitar is adjusting to life at his uncle’s house
along with a new school, when his new girlfriend
suddenly vanishes, and Mickey’s search takes him to
some dangerous places and puts him in contact with
a mysterious recluse who supposedly has
information about his dead father. The story
continues in Seconds Away.
YA Dashner, James
THE MAZE RUNNER
Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory
in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work
with the community in which he finds himself if he is
to escape. The first in the Maze Runner trilogy.
YA/YA PB Draper, Sharon
TEARS OF A TIGER
Andy is unable to overcome the guilt and grief he
feels when a good friend is killed in a car accident
while Andy is driving.
YA/YA PB Farmer, Nancy
THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION
Matt, a favored clone of a drug lord who rules over
an opium empire and has lived for 140 years through
transplants from his clones, struggles to change his
fate and ultimately correct the wrongs done in the
past.
YA Haines, Lise
GIRL IN THE ARENA
In this alternate-reality book set in the present day,
gladiator sports are as popular as football. Lyn is
devastated when her latest glad-father is killed in the
arena, and then horrified when the victor picks up her
dowry bracelet, which means she’ll have to marry
him --but Lyn isn’t about to go without a fight.
YA Lockhart, E.
THE DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF
FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS
Frankie is a popular student at boarding school but
tired of being underestimated by the males in her
life, decides to infiltrate the all-male society that her
boyfriend belongs to, hoping to prove her abilities
and gain their approval.
YA Lyga, Barry
MANGAMAN
Ryoko Kiyama, a character from a Japanese comic
book, or manga, falls through a rip into the real
world--the western world--and tries to survive as the
ultimate outsider at a typical American high school.
YA PB Muchamore, Robert
THE RECRUIT
Recently orphaned, James’ math skills get him into
CHERUB, an agency of adolescent spies, and a
grueling training program is the prelude to some
dangerous and adventurous spy missions. The first
in the Cherub series.
YA Ness, Patrick
A MONSTER CALLS
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a
monster outside his bedroom window, but not the
one from the recurring nightmare that began when
his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that
wants him to face truth and loss.
YA Ostlere, Cathy
KARMA
Written in verse, this story sweeps you away to
1984 India where 15-year-old Maya and her Sikh
father arrive in New Delhi from Canada after a
family tragedy. Soon a violent political protest
separates the two. As she journeys through India,
Maya must learn about trust, first love, survival, and
her own unique heritage.