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Anderson, Laurie Halse Winner of the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award. This award honors a body of work that consistently helps young adults improve their understanding of themselves and their world. Anderson’s novels include Speak, Catalyst, and Fever, 1793.
Anderson, M.T.
A freed teen slave continues searching for the truth
of his past in this novel set during the Revolutionary War.
(grades 8 and up) After her ex-boyfriend records a hit song about their recent breakup, 16-year-old Audrey winds up in the spotlight.
Blundell, Judy (grades 8 and up) In 1947, 15-year-old Evie finds romance and mystery while vacationing with her family in Palm Beach, Florida. Winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.
(grades 9 and up) In a world where some people are born with unique superhuman talents, Katsa grapples with the terrifying knowledge that her “gift” is the Grace of Killing. A Morris Award Finalist.
Collins, Suzanne (grades 7 and up) 16-year-old Katniss is selected to represent her district in the Hunger Games, a yearly event that pits two dozen teens against one another in a fight to the death.
Doctorow, Cory (grades 7 and up) This title is also available as an audiobook. In this fast-paced and savvy story of techno-geek rebellion, four teens set out to save the world...using Xbox Live!
(grades 9 and up) In 1981, a mummified body in a bog leads Fergus to an archeological mystery that eerily parallels his own life in politically unstable Northern Ireland.
Friesen, Jonathan
Winner of the Schneider Family
Book Award.
(grades 9 and up) This title is also available as an audiobook. A midnight adventure with a beautiful but mysterious girl makes a big impact on 17-year-old Quentin “Q” Jacobsen.
Hijuelos, Oscar (grades 9 and up) This title is also available as an audiobook. A light-skinned Cuban teen faces prejudice and adjusts to rural life after moving from NYC to Wisconsin in the 1960s.
(grades 9 and up) In 1650, Anne Green, a 22-year-old housemaid, is convicted of murder and hanged....only to awaken hours later on the dissection table! Based on a true story.
Jiminéz, Francisco (grades 8 and up) Frankie transcends poverty and prejudice to pursue a college education. A Belpré Honor Book.
(grades 7 and up) Three teens serving time in detention centers receive a rare second chance to make amends when they are cherry-picked for an experimental halfway-house in New York City.
Lanagan, Margo (grades 10 and up) A traumatized teen mother and her two daughters are magically spirited away from a life of unspeakable horror to a world of safety and peace. A Printz Honor Book.
Lecesne, James
A Morris Award Finalist.
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (grades 7 and up) Frankie her wits and wiles to infiltrate a "boys only" secret society. Finalist for the National Book Award; a Printz Honor Book.
Marchetta, Melina
Winner of the Printz Award. Meldrum, Christina (grades 9 and up) This title is also available as an audiobook. Aslaug believes she was born of immaculate conception. While on trial for murder, she questions her perception of the present and the past. A Morris Award Finalist.
Michaelis, Antonia (grades 8 and up) A teen thief and a magical tiger rescue a Hindu Princess from a demon king. A Batchelder Award Honor Book.
(grades 7 and up) An African-American teen from Harlem forgoes college in order to defend his country in the Iraq War.
Ness, Patrick (grades 8-12) What if you could hear everyone else’s thoughts...and everyone else could hear yours? A dark secret propels Todd on a journey of danger and discovery.
(grades 8 and up) In a not-too-distant future world, biogenetic engineering has been refined. Jenna, 17, awakens from a coma to a life that she doesn’t remember.
Reinhardt, Dana (grades 8 and up) This title is also available as an audiobook. After joining a volunteer organization that builds houses for tornado victims, Harper comes to terms with her parents’ divorce and learns to love and trust again.
(grades 10 and up) Alice was abducted at the age of 10 and has spent the past 5 years enduring emotional and sexual abuse. Vivid, matter-of-fact vignettes recount Alice's effort to escape.
Tharp, Tim (grades 9 and up) Self-conscious Aimee tries to build a future with Sutter Keeley, a teen alcoholic who lives only for “the spectacular now.” A National Book Award Finalist.
(grades 9-12) In this humorous mystery, Lucas suspects that the ghost of pianist might be communicating with him. A Morris Award Finalist.
Werlin, Nancy (grades 9 and up) Long ago, an Elfin Knight placed a curse on Lucy’s family. Now 17 and pregnant, Lucy will succumb to madness within a year unless she can perform the three impossible tasks that will break the curse. Based on the ballad “Scarborough Fair.”
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