Poznanski, Ursula—Erebos
Erebos is the most amazing video game ever, but Nick
soon learns that it watches him—everywhere he goes.
Smith, Roland—Cryptid Hunters
Twins Grace and Marty, along with a mysterious uncle, are
dropped into the middle of the Congolese jungle in search
of their missing photojournalist parents.
Sonnenblick, Jordan
Zen and the Art of Faking It
On a whim, San Lee poses as a Zen master in his new
school just when he thinks everyone is on to him,
everyone believes him...in a major Zen way.
Spinelli, Jerry—Stargirl
In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of
nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric
student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.
Zinn, Bridget—Poison
The entire king’s guard is after Kyra because of a failed
assassination attempt. Laying low would be easier without
the distractingly handsome traveler named Fred.
Graphic Novels
TEEN 741.5 Ottav 2013
Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane
Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas
by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks
This is the true story of three scientists who risked their
lives for research that forever changed the way we think of
primates—including ourselves.
TEEN 741.5 Gulledge 2011
Page by Paige by Laura Lee Gulledge
Lost and lonely after a move to New York, small-town girl
Paige Turner pours her feelings and innermost thoughts
into a new sketchbook.
Gentle Reads for Teens
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Blackwood, Sage—Jinx
Upside: Jinx of Urwald has been saved from abandonment
in the woods. Downside: His rescuer, Simon the Wizard,
may be planning something dastardly.
Hiatt, Fred—Nine Days
When Ti-Anna’s Chinese dissident father travels to Hong
Kong and then goes missing, Ethan and Ti-Anna make the
wild decision to run away to Hong Kong to find him.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
Horowitz, Anthony
The Boy Who Dared
Alex Rider series (#1—Stormbreaker)
In October 1942, 17-year-old Helmuth Hübener,
imprisoned for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, recalls how
he came to dedicate himself to the cause.
After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, 14
-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's
dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.
Choldenko, Gennifer—Al Capone Does My Shirts
A 12-year-old boy named Moose moves into guard family
housing on Alcatraz Island in 1935 and contends with his
new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.
Jackson, Alison—Eggs Over Evie
Unsettled after her parents’ divorce and her father’s
remarriage, Evie takes up cooking and starts helping an
elderly neighbor with her cat.
Condie, Ally—Matched
Cassia is a model citizen, happy to have The Society control
her life. But when her Match microchip shows her not one,
but two boys, throwing Cassia into a wild tailspin.
Karbo, Karen—Minerva Clark Gets a Clue
A 13-year-old girl in Portland, Oregon, loses all self-doubt
when she is zapped by lightning and uses her newfound
courage to solve a murder mystery.
Durst, Sarah Beth—Vessel
As a chosen Vessel, Liyana was supposed to give her body
to her clan’s goddess and drift into the Dreaming. But the
goddess does not come and Liyana finds herself on a wild,
desperate rescue mission to save her people.
Korman, Gordon—Schooled
Homeschooled by hippies, Capricorn Anderson knows
plenty about tie-dyeing and Zen Buddhism, but is not
ready for what he finds in a public middle school.
Mass, Wendy
Gantos, Jack—Dead End in Norvelt
Jack Gantos is doomed to spend his 12th summer digging a
fake bomb shelter and taking dictation for one of his
town’s oldest—and strangest—residents.
Just before his 13th birthday, Jeremy Fink receives a
keyless locked box—a gift from his deceased father—that
purportedly contains the meaning of life.
Greenwald, Tommy
McDonald, Ian
Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to NOT Reading
Everness series (#1—Planesrunner)
Charlie Joe Jackson is determined to maintain his perfect
non-reading streak, but has to find a new way now that his
friend Timmy won’t be bribed to read for him anymore.
Everett Singh chases after his scientist father who has
been kidnapped by residents of a parallel universe. Once in
the plenisphere, he becomes involved in an Airish culture
living above a parallel London.
Hale, Shannon—The Book of a Thousand Days
Lady Saren and loyal servant Dashti escape a locked tower,
but must then live disguised as kitchen maids.
Hannah, Peter
My Big Mouth: 10 Songs that Almost Got Me Killed
Delaware Davis starts a band to impress a girl and almost
gets himself killed over his snarky lyrics.
Harrison, Troon—The Horse Road
In ancient central Asia, 13-year-old Kallisto, a superb
equestrian, and her friend must warn their families and
protect the Ferghana horses from invading Chinese armies.
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Neilsen, Jennifer
The Ascendance Trilogy
(#1—The False Prince)
Conner, a Carthyan nobleman, gathers four orphan boys
with the intent to train them, and pass one of them off as
the long-lost prince and heir to the throne.
Paulsen, Gary and Jim Paulsen—Road Trip
Ben and his wise dog, Atticus, team up to tell the story of a
roadtrip that becomes a mission both to rescue a new dog
and find out what has been driving father and son apart.