*Abe Lincoln High School Book Award Introducing the 2014

List Diane Mankowski

Glenbard South High School

Abe Lincoln High School Book Award Chair

&

Patricia Schwartz

Aurora Public Library

2014 Abe Reading Committee

*Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Amy leaves her friends and boyfriend to join her parents as a passenger on the spaceship Godspeed where she is cryogenically frozen, expecting to wake up in 300 years on a new planet.

But, what happens when she is awoken 50 years early when her cryo chamber is unplugged by someone who wants to kill her?

*Ashes by Ilsa J. Blick

*An EMP strikes and wipes out every electronic device in America. Now Alex and her new makeshift family must find out who they trust.

Cinder is a gifted mechanic who is also a cyborg. She is caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. She must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

What will Cinder do?

*Cinder byMarissa Meyer

*Daughter of Smoke and Bone

by Laini Taylor*Karou, a teenage art student, is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.

*She isn’t quite sure who she is but she does know that she is in love with Akiva.

*This brings up problems from the past. How is she supposed to handle all of this?

*Divergent by Veronica Roth

*On a chosen day of every year, all sixteen year olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is; she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

*Every Day by David Levithan*There’s never any warning about

where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.

*It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day

*Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King

*Lucky Linderman didn't ask for his life: a grandfather that never came home from the Vietnam War, a father who never got over it, or a mother who keeps pretending their dysfunctional family is fine. And he didn't ask to be the target of relentless bullying.

*But Lucky has a secret--one that helps him. In his dreams, Lucky escapes to the war-ridden jungles of Laos--the prison his grandfather couldn't escape--where Lucky can be a real man, an adventurer, and a hero. But how long can Lucky keep hiding in his dreams before reality forces its way inside?

*The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

*Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at Hazel, a teen, was prepared to die until a medical miracle shrunk the tumors.

*Tethered to an oxygen tank and unsure how long her medical miracle might last, she meets Augustus. Being with Augustus is both an unexpected destination and a long-needed journey, pushing Hazel to re-examine how sickness and health, life and death, will define her and the legacy that everyone leaves behind.

*Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony

John*The Challenge: Piper has one month to get the rock band Dumb a paying gig.

The Deal: If she does it, Piper will become the band's manager and get her share of the profits.

The Catch: How can Piper possibly manage one egomaniacal pretty boy, one talentless piece of eye candy, one crush, one silent rocker, and one angry girl?

*Hate List by Jennifer Brown

*Five months ago, Valerie’s boyfriend opened fire on their school cafeteria. Though she was shot trying to stop him, she was implicated in the shootings because of the list she helped create. A list of people and things she and Nick hated. The list he used to pick his targets.

Now, after a summer of seclusion, Val is forced to confront her guilt as she returns to school to complete her senior year.

*How to Save a Life

*How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr* Jill MacSweeney just wishes everything

could go back to normal. But ever since her dad died, she’s been isolating herself from her boyfriend, her best friends—everyone who wants to support her. And when her mom decides to adopt a baby, it feels like she’s somehow trying to replace a lost family member with a new one.

Mandy Kalinowski understands what it’s like to grow up unwanted—to be raised by a mother who never intended to have a child. So when Mandy becomes pregnant, one thing she’s sure of is that she wants a better life for her baby. It’s harder to be sure of herself. Will she ever find someone to care for her, too?

As their worlds change around them, Jill and Mandy must learn to both let go and hold on, and that nothing is as easy—or as difficult—as it seems.

*I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

*What if the world's worst serial killer...was your dad? Jasper "Jazz" Dent is a likable teenager. A charmer, one might say.

*But he's also the son of the world's most infamous serial killer. Jazz has witnessed crime scenes the way cops wish they could—from the criminal's point of view.

*In an effort to clear his name, Jazz joins the police in a hunt for a new serial killer. But Jazz has a secret—could he be more like his father than anyone knows?

*Legend by Marie Lu

*The western United States has turned into a republic that is constantly at war.

*Two teens from different social statuses in life never thought their paths would cross, until one of them becomes the prime suspect of the other one’s brother’s murder.

*Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork

*Marcelo hears music no one else can. No one can identify his “disorder” so he is labeled with a developmental disorder because he doesn’t relate to others. His father forces him to work in his law firm’s mail room in order to experience “the real world. ” Marcelo learns about competition and jealousy, anger and desire, and realizes that “the real world” isn’t as good as people think.

*Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

* A fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco.

* Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing.

* Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone hanging in the balance.

*The Pregnancy Project by Gabi Rodriguez

*Everyone expected Gabi to be pregnant before she graduated high school. Teen pregnancy ran in her family. But she was smart and had her own plans for her future, yet she wondered would people think differently of her if she did become pregnant. To find out, she faked her own pregnancy and this is her story.

*Purple Heart by Patricia McCormick*When Private Matt duff

wakes up after an accident while fighting in the war in Iraq, he sees he has a Purple Heart, but doesn’t feel he deservest it. The only memory he has is seeing a small Iraqi boy shot, ahd he feels to blame.

*Will he be able to remember what really happen? Does he deserve the award?

*Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

*Willy Wonka meets Steve Jobs in the year 2044. When the premiere video game creator dies in a virtual reality future, he leaves behind a hidden “Easter egg” in his gaming world. The first one to find and master all parts of this challenge inherits the $5 billion fortune and control of his empire. Will Wade, a loner who studies the 1980s pop culture to gain an advantage, beat the corporations to the finish line?

*Room by Emma Donoghue*Room is told through the

point of view of a 5-year-old boy, Jack. His 19-year-old mother was kidnapped at 12 and held captive for 7 years, during which she had Jack. You see the world through Jack’s small eyes and hope as you read that they will escape unharmed.

*Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

*The City of Ravka is being split by the evil darkness within the shadows. Who will save the town from madness?

*Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach*I, Felton am Stupid Fast. Seriously.

Then, during sophomore year, I got tall and huge and so fast the gym teachers in their tight shorts fell all over themselves.

*During summer, three things happened all at once. First, the pee-smelling jocks in my grade got me to work out for football. Second, on my paper route the most beautiful girl I have ever seen moved in. Third, my mom, who never drinks, had some wine, slept in her car, then took my TV and put it in her room and decided she wouldn’t get out of bed.

*Welcome to my life.

*Wintergirls by Laurie Halse

Anderson*Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinniest. But what comes after size zero and size double-zero? When Cassie succumbs to the demons within, Lia feels she is being haunted by her friend’s restless spirit.

In her most emotionally wrenching, lyrically written book since the multiple-award-winning Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson explores Lia’s descent into the powerful vortex of anorexia, and her painful path toward recovery.