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Classics

*Alcott, Louisa MayLittle WomenA heart-warming classic based on the author's family life growing up in a household of four girls each with a unique personality. (1868)

* Austen, JanePride and PrejudiceAmusing story of a young woman's adventures and misadventures in the society of the 19th century English gentry. (1813)

*Burnett, Frances HodgsonThe Secret GardenMary, a self-centered girl, and Colin, a pampered invalid boy come to understand compassion and generosity within a mysterious abandoned garden. (1911)

*Bronte, CharlotteJane EyreAn unassuming English orphan becomes a governess and falls in love with her employer. (1847)

CCisneros, SandraHouse on Mango Street Told in a series of vignettes, this is story of a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become. (1991)

*Clark, Walter Van TilburgThe Ox Bow IncidentSet in 1895, this classic story is a searing portrait of frontier life and mob violence in the American West, focusing on the lynching of three innocent men and the tragedy that ensues when law and order are abandoned. (1940)

*Defoe, DanielRobinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe, is generally credited with being one of the first novel writers in the English language: this is his tale of an English sailor marooned on a desert island for nearly three decades. (1719)

Dana, Richard HenryTwo Years before the Mast The remarkable story of life at sea, as told by a 19 year old, who has left the privileged world of Boston and harvard to become a common sailor. (1840)

CDickens, CharlesA Christmas Carol Carol tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation resulting from a supernatural visit by the ghost of his former business partner. (1843)

*Dickens, CharlesDavid CopperfieldThis is the story of David, an orphan boy, who grows up amongst a diverse and delightful cast of characters--termed "the most perfect of all of the Dickens novels by Virginia Woolf. (1850)

*Hilton, JamesLost HorizonFour Westerners are hijacked and kidnapped in the Tibetan mountains, where they are held in a hidden valley, known as Shangli-La. (1933)

*Knowles, JohnA Separate PeaceAgainst the backdrop of World War II, the rivalry of two roommates at a boys’ school turns into a private war. (1959)

Lombardo, Stanley[Homer]The IliadThis new translation of the classical Greek epic of love and war is here rendered into a contemporary American idiom in a colloquial, modern voice.McCaughrean, GeraldineCyranoStaying true to Edmond Rostand's original tale, McCaughrean introduces a new generation to the swashbuckling hero. All his life, Cyrano has loved his beautiful young cousin, Roxanne, and she cannot see beyond his ugly face with its huge nose. (2006)

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Montgomery, LucyAnne of Green GablesThis is the story of Anne Shirley, a scrawny, red-haired, eleven-year-old orphan. She is adopted by an elderly couple and changes their lives forever. (1908)

*Potok, ChaimThe ChosenTwo Jewish boys in New York, one traditional and one liberal, learn the differences between their fathers' teachings. (1967)

*Pyle, HowardOtto of the Silver HandThis story, set in medieval Germany, tells the tale of young Otto who was raised in a monastery following his mother's death and returned at age twelve to the bitter, feudal world of his loving father. (1888)

*Richter, ConradThe Light in the ForestA white boy, captured by Indians as a four-year-old, comes to understand and love the Indian culture over his own. (1953)

Roberts, KennethANY TITLE BY THIS AUTHOR

*Smith, BettyA Tree Grows in BrooklynThis story tells of the difficulties and delights of life for Francie and her Irish family in New York, in the early 1900's. (1945)

*Wilder, ThorntonThe Bridge of San Luis ReyIn search of the meaning of their deaths, the narrator tells the life stories of five people who die when a bridge collapses. (1927)

  

 

Modern Fiction

 

Agee, JamesA Death in the FamilyA sensitive account of a family's reaction to the death of one of its members, this novel examines the most delicate, private realms of emotion. (1956)

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Alexie, ShermanThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianArnold Spirit, a goofy-looking dork with a decent jumpshot, spends his time lamenting life on the Spokane Indian reservation, drawing cartoons (which accompany, and often provide more insight than, the narrative), and, along with his aptly named pal Rowdy, laughing those laughs over anything and nothing that affix best friends so intricately together. When a teacher pleads with Arnold to want more, to escape the hopelessness of the rez, Arnold switches to a rich white school and immediately becomes as much an outcast in his own community as he is a curiosity in his new one. (2007)

Anderson, Laurie HalseWintergirlsLia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in fragile bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the thinnest. But then Cassie suffers the ultimate loss-her life-and Lia is left behind, haunted by her friend's memory and racked with guilt for not being able to help save her. (2009)

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Asher, JayThirteen Reason WhyClay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker - his classmate and crush - who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah's voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. (2011)

Baldwin, JamesIf Beale Street Could TalkA young black couple, separated by an unjust imprisonment, is bolstered by their love for each other and the young man's loyal family. (1974)

*Bauer, Joan Rules of the RoadHired by Madeline Gladstone, the president of a shoe company, to help her prevent a corporate take-over, 16-year-old Jenna Boller embarks on an eye-opening adventure that teaches both of them the rules of the road--and the rules of life. (1998)

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Bauer, JoanClose to FamousWhen twelve-year-old Foster and her mother land in the tiny town of Culpepper, they don't know what to expect. But folks quickly warm to the woman with the great voice and the girl who can bake like nobody's business. Thanks to the folks in Culpepper, though Foster and her mama find the strength to put their troubles behind them for good. (2011)

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Bauer, JoanHope Was Here Sixteen-year-old Hope and her aunt Addie move from Brooklyn to the Welcome Stairways Diner in Mulhoney, Wisconsin. There they offer to help the diner owner G.T. Stoop, who is battling leukemia, run for mayor. Full of self-discovery, quirky characters, and moments of bright humor, this book really does deliver on its title. (2005)

*Bauer, Marion Dane On My HonorJoel's best friend Tony drowns while they are swimming in the forbidden, treacherous Vermilion River. Joel is terrified at having to tell of his disobedience and overwhelmed by his feelings of guilt. Newberry Honor (1986)

Blundell, Judy Strings AttachedThe year is 1950, the place New York, and Kit is a 17 yr old high school drop out who wants to be a professional dancer. The only problem is Nate. He's a friend of her father and aunt, who helped raise her, and the father of her boyfriend. And, his problem is that he's mixed up with the mob. Which makes it Kit's problem because being a naive 17 yr old, she doesn't realize that his help is going to cost her. (2011)

Bradford, RichardRed Sky at MorningJoshua Arnold, a wise, wry man-child, must cope with an absent father and a sherry-tippling mother while learning to live in a new town, make friends, and finish growing up. (1968)

*Brooks, BruceThe Moves Make the ManAs Jerome, a black athlete, shares his skills and interest in basketball with Bix, a white baseball player, their friendship grows and the game becomes a reflection of both their lives (1985).

Cormier, RichardTunes For Bears To Dance ToNumb and lonely after his brother's death, Henry is befriended by a bigoted new employer, who attempts to involve the boy in an act of cruelty against a Holocaust survivor. (1992)

*Crutcher, ChrisCrazy Horse Electric GameWillie Weaver is the luckiest guy on earth. He has it all going for him, he has talent, friends, and a great family. Everything is great when one day Willie has a terrible accident that leaves him crippled.

Crutcher, ChrisIronmanWhile training for a triathlon, Bo, a seventeen year old boy, attends an anger management group at school which leads him to examine his relationship with his father. (1995)

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Deuker, CarlHeart of a ChampionJimmy Winter is a born star on the baseball field, and Seth Barnam can only dream of being as talented. Still, the two baseball fanatics have the kind of friendship that should last forever. But when Seth experiences an unthinkable loss, he's forced to find his own personal strength--on and off the field. (2009)

Draper, Sharon M.Tears of a TigerA high school basketball star struggles with guilt and depression following the drunk-driving accident that killed his best friend.. (1995)

*Dressen, SarahWhat Happened to GoodbyeAfter a scandal involving her mom and a famous college basketball coach rock her family and her old hometown, McClean decides to live with her dad. (2011)

*Gantos, JackDead End in NorveltJack thinks his summer is over until his mother volunteers him to help a neighbor. He discovers a mystery behind his unusual assignment. (2011).

*Gardner, GrahamInventing ElliotElliot, a victim of bullying, invents a calmer, cooler self when he changes schools in the middle of freshman year, but soon attracts the wrong kind of attention from the Guardians who "maintain order" at the new school. (2004)

*Giff, Patricia ReillyLily’s Crossing Lily's blissful summer of 1944 comes to a rude halt when her father is drafted into the military. Left alone with her grandmother in the family's summer home in Rockaway, New York, Lily befriends Albert, a shy Hungarian refugee her own age. A Newberry Honor Winner (1998)

Green, JohnLooking for AlaskaMiles “Pudge” Halter is done with his safe life at home. He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. She pulls Pudge into her world and nothing is ever the same. (2008)

CHahn, Mary DowningDecember Stillness Fifteen-year-old Kelly’s desire to help a homeless Vietnam veteran teaches her about the devastating impact of the war. (1990)

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Hiaasen, CarlChompCarl Hiaasen taps into a pop culture phenomenon taking on the popularity of reality television shows with one of his own, “Expedition Survival!.” The Florida Everglades provide the perfect backdrop for a reality survival show and Mickey Cray, a wild animal wrangler, and his son Wahoo are hired to keep the pampered Expedition Survival! star from accidentally killing himself with the local wildlife. (2012)PA Young Reader’s Choice Awards 2014

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Hinton, S.E.That was Then, This is NowS. E. Hinton paints a richly textured portrait of two boys at a crossroads in their friendship. With careful, intimate strokes, Hinton reveals a boy struggling over whether to protect his best friend or whether to follow his own beliefs about right and wrong. The ending will surprise readers, challenging them to puzzle over Bryon's dilemma in their own hearts.

*Holt, Kimberly WillisWhen Zachary Beaver Came to TownDuring the summer of 1971, thirteen year old Toby and his best friend Carl meet the star of a sideshow act, 600 pound Zachary, the fattest boy in the world (1999).

Houston, JulianNew BoyRob Garrett, 15, leaves Virginia for a prestigious Connecticut boarding school. His dentist father and schoolteacher mother are proud of their son’s academic record and potential but anxious because he is the first African American to attend Draper. Rob quickly learns that bigotry takes many forms.

*Jaramillo, AnnLa LineaFifteen-year-old Miguel leaves his rancho deep in Mexico to migrate to California across la linea, the border, in a debut novel of life-changing, cliff-hanging moments. (2006)

Jen, GishTypical AmericanThis story is an account of the rise and sway of fortune in the life of a Chinese immigrant family and the collision between personal history and world history. (1991)

*Johnson, MaureenThe Last Little Blue EnvelopeThe sequel to 13 Little Blue Envelopes. Now a mysterious boy has contacted Ginny from London, saying he's found her bag. (2012)

*Johnson, Maureen 13 Little Blue EnvelopesWhen seventeen-year-old Ginny receives a packet of myst erious envelopes from her favorite aunt, she leaves New Jersey to criss-cross Europe on a sort of scavenger hunt that transforms her life. (2005)

Kinsella, WilliamShoeless JoeThis is a wonderful book about baseball, love, and the power of dreams. (1982)

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Lawrence, IainGhost BoyFourteen-year-old Harold Kline is an albino--white from head to toe, even his hair and his eyes that are like drops of water. His life is made unbearable by the other kids, who call him "snow" or "maggot," and ever since his father died and his brother was reported missing in Vietnam, his mother has become angry and withdrawn. As a result, Harold runs away. (2002)

Lupica, MikeHeavy Hitters An action-packed look at middle school sports that explores issues of friendship, problem solving and “coming-of-age." (2014)

*Mass, WendyHeaven Looks a lot like the MallWhen 16-year-old Tessa suffers a shocking accident in gym class, she finds herself in heaven, which happens to bear a striking resemblance to her hometown mall. In the tradition of It's a Wonderful Life and The Christmas Carol, Tessa starts reliving her life up until that moment. (2008)

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Mass, WendyLeap Day On her fourth Leap birthday, when she turns sixteen, Josie has a number of momentous experiences, including taking her driver's test, auditioning for a school play, and celebrating with her family and friends. (2007)

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Mass, WendyA Mango-Shaped Space Thirteen-year-old Mia Winchell has a secret: sounds, numbers, and words appear to her in color. Mia has synesthesia, the mingling of perceptions whereby a person sees sounds or tastes shapes. This coming-of-age novel chronicles Mia's developing appreciation for her gift. (2008)

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Mikaelsen, BenTouching Spirit BearCole Matthews is angry. Angry, defiant, smug--in short, a bully. His anger has taken him too far this time, though. After beating up a ninth-grade classmate to the point of brain damage, Cole is facing a prison sentence. But then a Tlingit Indian parole officer named Garvey enters his life, offering an alternative called Circle Justice, based on Native American traditions, in which victim, offender, and community all work together to find a healing solution. (2001)

Mochizuki, KenBeacon Hill BoysSet in Seattle’s Beacon Hill area in 1972, a teenager in a Japanese American family struggles for his own identity, along with a group of three friends who share his anger and confusion. (2004)

*Myers, Walter DeanFallen AngelsFallen Angels is a tale of five soldiers coming from different parts of the States to serve their country in the Vietnam War which is taking place in the 1960's.

Myers, Walter DeanKickTold in alternating voices, Myers teams up with high school student Workman, to tell the dramatic story of a 13-year-old soccer player who faces serious criminal charges, and the police officer who is investigating his case. (2012)

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Myers, Walter DeanSunrise over FallujahRobin "Birdy" Perry, a new army recruit from Harlem, isn't quite sure why he joined the army, but he's sure where he's headed: Iraq. Birdy and the others in the Civilian Affairs Battalion are supposed to help secure and stabilize the country and successfully interact with the Iraqi people. Officially, the code name for their maneuvers is Operation Iraqi Freedom. But the young men and women in the CA unit have a simpler name for it: WAR (2008).

*Murdock, Catherine GilbertDairy QueenAfter spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her. (2006)

Na, AnA Step from HeavenIn this 2002 Printz winning novel, a young girl recounts her bittersweet experience in the United States after her family immigrates from Korea. (2001)

Oppel, KennethHalf BrotherWhen Ben’s dad is doing research into animals and language, a chimp named Zan comes to live with the family. What happens when research work is over and medical testing is about to begin? (2010)

Parkinson, SioghanLong Story ShortFrom Ireland's first laureate for children's literature comes a story of abuse and neglect told with sincerity, heart, and a healthy dose of humor. Jono has always been able to cope with his mother's drinking, but when she hits his little sister Julie, he decides it's time for them to run away. (2011)

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Patron, Susan The Higher Power of LuckyLucky lives in tiny Hard Pan, California (population 43), with her dog and the young French woman who is her guardian. The heroine in this Newberry Medal winning novel is totally contemporary, teetering between bravado in daily life and fear that her guardian will leave her to return to France. She determines to find her "higher power", to get herself through the tough times. (2006)

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Peck, RobertA Long Way from ChicagoWhat happens when Joey and his sister, Mary Alice--two city slickers from Chicago--make their annual summer visit to Grandma Dowdel's seemingly sleepy Illinois town? In the tradition of American humorists Mark Twain and Flannery O'Connor, Richard Peck has created this memorable world filled with characters who, like Grandma herself, are larger than life and twice as entertaining. (1998)

*Perkins, Lynne RaeCriss CrossTeenagers in a small town in the 1960s experience new thoughts and feelings, question their identities, connect, and disconnect as they search for the meaning of life and love. (2005)

Resau, LauraThe Queen of WaterBased on a true story, a young Quechua Indian girl in Ecuador is taken from her family to be a servant to an upper class “mestizo” family. (2012)

*Schmidt, GaryOkay for NowDoug Swieteck must overcome a deadbeat father, an older brother who steals from him, a brother returning from the Vietnam War and being the new kid in boring Marysville, New York. (2011)

*Smelcer, John The TrapWritten in alternating chapters that relate the parallel stories of Johnny and his grandfather, this novel poignantly addresses the hardships of life in the far north, suggesting that the most dangerous traps need not be made of steel. (2006)

*Sonnenblick, JordanDrums, Girls, & Dangerous PieThe life of eighth-grader Steven Alper, already complicated by his friendship with two girls and a prodigious talent for drumming, is turned upside down when his five-year-old brother Jeffrey is hospitalized, having fallen while Steven is watching him. (2004)

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Stead, RebeccaWhen you Reach MeTwelve-year old Miranda encounters shifting friendships, a sudden punch, a strange homeless man and mysterious notes that hint at knowledge of the future. These and other seemingly random events converge in a brilliantly constructed plot. 2010 Newberry Medal Winner. (2010)Van DraanenRunawayReaders won’t look at homeless people in quite the same way after meeting Holly and seeing her through five long months on her own. This novel chronicles the daily struggle for food, shelter, safety, and cleanliness that becomes the focus of life once a home and income are stripped away. (2008)

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Voigt, CynthiaThe RunnerAs a dedicated runner, a teenage boy has always managed to distance himself from other people until the experience of coaching one of his teammates on the track team gradually helps him see the value of giving and receiving. (1994)

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Weeks, SarahSo B. ItA heartwarming story about Heidi and her mentally disabled mother. Her mother knows twenty-three words, common words, except for one. Soof. Heidi feels that she has to know what this mysterious word means so she goes on a mission to find out. (2005)

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White, RuthA Month of SundaysAs a dedicated runner, a teenage boy has always managed to distance himself from other people until the experience of coaching one of his teammates on the track team gradually helps him see the value of giving and receiving. (2011)

Historical Fiction

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Anderson, Laurie HalseChains

Set in New York City at the beginning of the American Revolution, Chains addresses the price of freedom both for a nation and for individuals. Isabel tells the story of her life as a slave. Well researched and affecting in its presentation, the story offers readers a fresh look at the conflict and struggle of a developing nation.

*AviCity of OrphansMaks, a newsboy in 1893 New York City, works with a homeless girl to get his sister out of prison in this fast-paced historical mystery

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Bartoletti, Susan Campbell No Man’s LandBecause he had been unable to fight off the gator which injured his father, fourteen-year-old Thrasher joins the Confederate Army hoping to prove his manhood. This is a different perspective on the Civil War. (1999).

*Berry, JamesAjeemah and His SonParallel stories evolve from the capture of an African father and son early in the nineteenth century. Slave traders shipped them to Jamaica and sold them to separate plantations. (1991)

*Cooper, James Fennimore The Last of the MohicansNatty Bumpo is a rebel against the corruption in society. In this story, Cooper portrays a romantic brotherhood between Native Americans and European settlers. (1826)

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Curtis, Christopher PaulElijah of BuxtonIn 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom. (2007)

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Cushman, KarenCatherine, Called Birdy This unusual book provides an insider's look at the life of Birdy, 14, the daughter of a minor English nobleman. The year is 1290 and the vehicle for storytelling is the girl's witty, irreverent diary. She looks with a clear and critical eye upon the world around her, telling of the people she knows and of the daily events in her small manor house.

Dogar, Sharon AnnexedEveryone knows about Anne Frank and her life hidden in the secret annex – but what about the boy who was also trapped there with her? (2010)

*Fox, Paula The Slave DancerThirteen-year-old Jessie is kidnapped and shanghaied onto an illegal slave trading ship until he escapes with a new friend. This is a haunting tale of one of the most brutal chapters in American history. (1975)

*Green, Bette Summer of My German SoldierIn this sensitive novel set in a small southern town during World War II, a Jewish girl helps a German prisoner of war escape. (1973)

Grey, ZaneRides of the Purple SageIn this, the first of Zane Grey's many Western-saga best sellers, a gunslinger named Lassiter helps a wealthy Mormon rancher protect her ranch from cattle rustlers and the church. (1912)

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Hesse, KarenOut of the DustA poem cycle that reads as a novel, Out of the Dust tells the story of Billie Jo, a girl who struggles to help her family survive the dustbowl years of the Depression. Fighting against the elements on her Oklahoma farm, Billie Jo takes on even more responsibilities when her mother dies in a tragic accident. (1997)

Hoffman, AliceIncantationHoffman tears a horrific page from history and melds it with mysticism to create a spellbinding tale told by Estrella, the youngest in a tight-knit family of Spanish Jews hiding as devout Catholics during the Inquisition. (2006)

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Ibbotson, EvaJourney to the River SeaOrphaned and living in London in the early 1900s, Maia finds herself on the adventure of a lifetime when she is sent with her new governess to live on a rubber plantation along the Amazon River in Brazil with relatives she's never met. (2001)

*Mazer, H.The last MissionUsing his older brother’s birth certificate, fifteen-year-old Jack Raab signs up for the U.S. Air Force. After twenty-five successful missions, he is unprepared for the terror of being shot down and taken to a German POW camp. (1981)

*Meyer, CarolineMary, Bloody MaryMary Tudor, who would reign very briefly as Queen of England during the mid-sixteenth century, tell the story of her troubled childhood as the eldest daughter of King Henry VIII (1999).

*Myers, Walter DeanRiotIn 1863, fifteen-year-old Claire, the daughter of an Irish mother and an African father, faces ugly truths and great danger when Irish immigrants, enraged by the Civil War and a federal draft, lash out against African-Americans and wealthy "swells" of New York City. (2010).

* Rinaldi, AnnANY TITLE BY THIS AUTHOR

Rylant, CynthiaI had Seen CastlesJohn Dante is seventeen when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, and he wants to fight for his country. But then he falls head over heels for Ginny Burton, who is against all war, and his beliefs are suddenly questioned. Rather than be judged a traitor or a coward, though, John enlists--a decision that changes his life forever. (2004)

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Shaara, MichaelThe Killer AngelsThe novel reveals more about the Battle of Gettysburg than any piece of learned nonfiction on the same subject. This account of the three most important days of the Civil War features deft characterizations of the main actors, including Lee, Longstreet, Pickett, Buford, and Hancock. (1987)

Staples, Suzanne FisherShabanu: Daughter of the WindEleven-year old Shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the Cholistan Desert of present-day Pakistan, is pledged in marriage to an older man whose money will bring prestige to the family, and must either accept the decision, as is the custom, or risk the consequences of defying her father’s wishes. (2003)

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Speare, Elizabeth GeorgeThe Witch of Blackbird PondIn 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft. (1958)

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Wallis, Velma Two Old WomenThe retelling of a classic Alaskan legend about two elderly women abandoned by their tribe during a severe winter famine depicts their friendship, fierce determination, desperate struggle for survival, and ultimate need to forgive. (1993)

 

BiographyBeals, MelbaWarriors Don't Cry : Searing Memoir of Battle to Integrate Little RockIn 1957 Melba Pattillo turned sixteen, and it is also the year she entered the front lines of a civil rights firestorm. Her remarkable story, taken from the diary she kept at the time, chronicles her experience as one of nine teenagers chosen to integrate Little Rock's Central High School. (1995)

*Dahl, RoaldGoing SoloRoald Dahl outdoes himself as he brilliantly portrays the horrors of war, along with the wonderful details that made up his life as a young soldier during WWII. (1999)

Edwards, Nicholas Stand and DeliverBased on a true story, Jaime Escalante inspires a group of potential school drop-outs to learn calculus to pass the Advanced Placement exam. (1989)

*Fleming, CandaceAmelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia EarhartSometimes courage and perseverance can carry you even farther than talent, and sometimes a cascade of mistakes can be fatal. (2011)

Gunther, John Death Be Not ProudFor 15 months, Johnny Gunther fought courageously against a progressive brain tumor. His father poignantly tells his memorable story. (1949)

CHouston, Jeanne Farewell to ManzanarJeanne Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when her family was uprooted from their home and sent to live at Manzanar internment camp – with 10, 000 other Japanese Americans. This is a true story.

Linnea, SharonPrincess Ka’iulaniUsing journal entries, letters, and black-and-white photographs, this book tells the story of the life and times of Princess Ka'iulani, heir to the Hawaiian throne, the most beloved figure in Hawaiian history, and one of America's most overlooked heroines. (1999)

*Lobel, Anita.No Pretty PicturesThe author, an award-winning author of children's books, tells the story of her own early childhood years, first as a "hidden child", and subsequently as prisoner in a succession of concentration camps during the Second World War. (1998)

Lu Chi Fa with Becky WhiteDouble Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese OrphanOrphaned in 1944 at age three, Chi Fa had no real home. Passed among Chinese relatives and even sold to strangers, he grew up amid abuse, poverty, and family betrayal. But through it all, he found hope and sustenance in small things. His story is a heartfelt, intimate glimpse at tragedy, triumph, and the Asian experience during a time of political change. (2001)

*Myers, Walter DeanThe Greatest, Muhammad AliA riveting portrayal of Ali, his spirit and courage, from childhood to the present, as well as the hazards of boxing--the sport which he loved, but which ultimately damaged him. (2001)

Watkins, Paul Stand Before Your GodWatkins tells of his upsetting and hilarious days at Dragon and Eton, two prestigious boys' schools in England. (1994)

Science Fiction/Fantasy

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Anderson, M.T.FeedIn a future society, where everyone is connected by computer implants in their brains, Titus tries to help Violet, who is resisting the feed. (2012)

Asimov, Isaac Fantastic Voyage A miniaturized submarine carrying a team of doctors travels through the bloodstream of a brilliant scientist in order to save his life. (1966)

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Bacigalupi, PaoloShipbreaker In dystopian future, Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota--and hopefully live to see another day. But when he discovers a clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life. (2010)

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Bedford, Martyn Flip One December night, 14-year-old Alex goes to  bed. He wakes up and looks in the mirror, another boy's face stares back at him.  A boy named Flip. Unless Alex finds out what's happened and how to get back to his own life, he may be trapped forever inside a body that belongs to someone else.  (2011) Bell, Hilari A Matter of Profit Sick of the horrors of conquering beings on other planet, Ahvrem will end his service as soldier and save his sister from an unhappy marriage if he can discover who is behind a rumored plot to assassinate the Emperor. (2003)

Bradbury, Ray Something Wicked This Way Comes An American treasure in which Jim and Will make a deal with Dr. Park at "Cooger and Park's Pandemonium Shadow Show". In the deal, they are granted their secret desires, but there is a price. (1990)Bunce, ElizabethStar CrossedUsing her skills as a spy, Digger works to protect a group of rebels while keeping a secret of her own. (2010)

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Cashore, KristinGraceling (first of series, may also read Fire or Bitterblue)Award-winning fantasy Graceling tells the story of the vulnerable-yet-strong Katsa, a smart, beautiful teenager who lives in a world where selected people are given a Grace, a special talent that can be anything from dancing to swimming. (2010)

Clarke, Arthur C. 2001: A Space Odyssey After the signal is discovered on the moon, astronauts set out in their ship Discovery to find out who left it there, only to have their plans changed by a computer gone berserk. (1969)

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Cooper, Susan King of ShadowsWhile in London as part of an all-boy acting company preparing to perform in a replica of the famous Globe Theatre, Nat Field suddenly finds himself transported back to 1599 and performing in the original theater under the tutelage of Shakespeare himself. (1999)

Dickinson, PeterThe Tears of the SalamanderBurning questions about the twin influences of nature and nurture, the true meaning of family, and the possibility of guiding one's fate, to name a few blaze below the surface of this engrossing, almost operatic novel, set in long-ago Italy. (2003)DuPrau, Jeanne The Prophet of Yonwood Set about 50 years before the previous books in the Embers series, this novel focuses on 11-year-old Nickie, who believes her great-grandfather's old mansion in Yonwood, North Carolina, may be a haven from the city wracked with fear of impending war. (2006 ).

*Farmer, Nancy The House of the Scorpian This novel may be futuristic, but it hits close to home, raising questions of what it means to be human, what is the value of life, and what are the responsibilities of a society. Readers will be hooked from the first page, in which a scientist brings to life one of 36 tiny cells, frozen more than 100 years ago. (2004)

Fisher, CatherineIncarceronWhen you are trapped in a prison that is alive and wants to hurt you, you can only escape with a little help from outside. (2011)

*Gaiman, NeilThe Graveyard BookAfter toddler Nobody Owens’s family is murdered, he wanders into the nearby graveyard to be raised by the spirits who live there. (2010)

*Haddix, Margaret PetersonFound When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time. (2009)

Herbert, Frank Dune This is the first of the epic Science-Fiction series about a desert world and the immense struggle for wealth and power there. (1965)

*Horowitz, Anthony Power of Five Books (Gatekeeper Series) – may NOT read Raven’s Gate Anthony Horowitz's bestselling Gatekeepers series. (2007-2012)

Kerr, PhilipThe Akhenaten AdventureWhen twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John discover that they are descended from a long line of djinn, their mother sends them away to their Uncle Nimrod, who takes them to Cairo where he starts to teach them about their extraordinary powers. (2004)Kostick, ConorEpicOn New Earth, a world based on a video role-playing game, fourteen-year-old Erik persuades his friends to aid him in some unusual gambits in order to save Erik's father from exile and safeguard the futures of each of their families. (2004)

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Levine, Gail CarsonFairestIn the kingdom of Ayortha, the people sing songs, and no one has a more beautiful voice than Aza. Aza also has the extraordinary ability to "throw" her voice, called illusing, to make it seem to come from places other than from Aza. This talent finds her in a deceitful arrangement with the new queen, an outsider who does not have the ability to sing in a kingdom that prizes singing. (2006)Lerangis, PeterSeven Wonders Series: The Colossus Rises (any in series)Percy Jackson meets Indiana Jones in the New York Times bestselling epic adventure Seven Wonders! The Colossus Rises is the first book in a seven-book series. This first installment chronicles the story of Jack McKinley, an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he’s going to die—unless he finds seven magic Loculi that have been hidden in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

(2013) MacDonald, GeorgeThe Princess and the GoblinSaid to be a favorite of both Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, The Princess and the Goblin is the story of the young Princess Irene, her good friend Curdie--a miner's son--and Irene's mysterious and beautiful great-great grandmother, who lives in a secret room at the top of the castle stairs. (1872)

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Nicholson, WilliamThe Wind SingerIn this first volume of a planned trilogy, the focus is on Amaranth, where life is very structured: people live in color-coded rings around the city--white for best, gray for the gritty outer circle--and tests rule all. A rebellious trio sets the orderly city on its ear by escaping it’s walls and embarking on an adventure that takes them from city sewers to desert sandstorms, as they seek to save their people from their dreamless existence. (2000)Nix, GarthMr. Monday: Keys to the KingdomDuring a running exercise at school, Arthur Penhaligon collapses from an asthma attack. Upon awakening, he meets a stranger, Mister Mondaywho hands him an unusual key which begins a wild adventure. Using the powers of the key, Arthur travels to another realm and battles many evil creatures in a struggle to save his world from a mysterious disease. (2003)Okorafor, NnediAkata WitchTwelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but she's albino. She's a terrific athlete, but can't go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place where she fits. And then she discovers something amazing - she is a "free agent," with latent magical power. Soon she's part of a quartet of magic students, studying the visible and invisible, learning to change reality. (2011)

*Oppell, KennethAirbornA swashbuckling adventure, in an imagined world, the air is populated by transcontinental voyagers, pirates, and beings never before dreamed of by humans who sail the skies. (2004)

Pfeffer, Susan Beth Life as we Knew it A meteor is going to hit the moon, and 16-year-old Miranda, like the rest of her family and neighbors in rural Pennsylvania, intends to watch it from the comfort of a lawn chair in her yard. But the event is not the benign impact predicted. (2006)

*Reeve, Philip Mortal EnginesIn the distant future, when cities move about and consume smaller towns, a fifteen-year-old apprentice is pushed out of London by the man he most admires and must seek answers in the perilous Out-Country, aided by one girl and the memory of another. (2003)

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Riordan, RickLost HeroAfter saving Olympus from the evil Titan lord, Kronos, Percy and friends have rebuilt their beloved Camp Half-Blood, where the next generation of demigods must now prepare for a chilling prophecy of their own: Seven half-bloods shall answer the call, To storm or fire the world must fall. An oath to keep with a final breath, And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death. (2010)

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Skelton, MatthewEndymion SpringBlake, an American teen visiting modern-day Oxford, stumbles upon Endymion Spring-- one portion of "the most legendary, sought-after book in the world." While he attempts to uncover the secrets of the book, and evade cutthroat members of an antiquarian book society, flashbacks reveal the book's fifteenth-century connections to the original printing press, recounted by an apprentice of Gutenberg himself. (2006)

*Stiefvater, MaggieThe Scorpio RacesSean Kendrick and Kate “Puck” Connolly will ride their horses in this year’s deadly Scorpio Races. Both need to win, but someone has to lose. (2011)

*Van de Velde, VivianHeir ApparentA near-future teenager trapped in a full-immersion virtual reality game finds herself racing the clock to beat non-virtual death in this plausible, suspenseful outing. (2002)

* Verne, Jules ANY TITLE BY THIS AUTHOR

Vonnegut, Kurt Slaughter House FiveThe story of Billy Pilgrim's life, "unstuck in time", between his youth, his horrific experiences as a POW during World War II, and his kidnapping by Tramalfadorians. (1969)

 

Mystery

*Abrahams, PeterDown the Rabbit HoleAn avid reader of Sherlock Holmes, Ingrid Levin-Hill, 13, is also a fleet-footed soccer player with a knack for stage acting–skills that come in handy when she finds herself caught in a police investigation following the murder of an eccentric woman. (2005)

CAviThe Man Who Was PoeSet in the early nineteenth-century Providence, Rhode Island, this is a historical mystery with Edgar Allan Poe as a character. This is an excellent novel of murder, intrigue, danger, and suspense. (1997)

*Bradbury, JenniferShiftBest friends Chris and Win head out on a West Virginia to Washington State bicycle adventure after high school graduation, at the end of which Win disappears. Great realistic mystery. (2010)

Albert, Susan WittigThe Tale of Hill Top FarmIt's England in 1905, Beatrix Potter has purchased Hill Top Farm in Near Sawrey in the Lake District. Local farmers are upset that the farm is now owned by an outsider and a woman at that. However, on arrival, Beatrix Potter finds the woman she was to board with, Abigail Tolliver, has died unexpectedly and foul play is suspected. Brown, DanThe Lost SymbolThe Lost Symbol finds famed symbologist Robert Langdon in a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths . . . all under the watchful eye of Brown’s most terrifying villain to date. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C.(2010)

* Christie, Agatha MOST TITLES BY THIS AUTHOR - check with me

Donnelly, JenniferA Northern Light Set in 1906, against the backdrop of a murder that actually took place in the Adirondacks, 16-year-old Mattie Gokey finds her voice as an author and the strength and determination to live her own life. (2003)

*Dowd, SiobhanThe London Eye MysterySalim disappears while riding the London Eye Ferris wheel. Ted, his cousin with an Asperger-like syndrome, looks for the patterns others miss while investigating this mystery. (2009)

*Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hound of the BaskervillesSherlock Holmes and Watson set about to solve the most bewildering case of their careers, as they investigate the latest death to befall the Baskerville family. (1902) 

Goldman, William Marathon Man A marathon runner becomes trapped in a series of events involving a Nazi fugitive. (1974)

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Haddix, Margaret PetersonDouble IdentityOne October evening, Bethany's parents drive her to another state to stay with an aunt she never knew existed. Left confused and without a way to contact her parents, the 12-year-old tries to figure out the reason behind their strange behavior and learns some family secrets in the process. (2005)

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Haddix, Margaret PetersonTurnaboutMelly and Anny Beth agree to participate in Project Turnabout, a scientific experiment in which they are given a shot that will make them grow younger, until they receive a second injection that will stop the aging process, but when other participants die after receiving the second shot, Melly and Anny Beth refuse to have the shot and set out to find someone to care for them when they are too young to do it themselves. (2002)

Hillerman, Tony Dance Hall of the DeadTribal Policeman Joe Leaphorn tracks a brutal killer. The search is complicated by an archaeological dig, a steel hypodermic needle, and the strange laws of the Zuni. (1990)

*Hoobler, Dorothy and ThomasThe Ghost in the Tokaido InnAlthough Seikei has been born into the merchant class, he dreams impossibly of becoming a samurai. In 1735, on the Tokaido Road, the life of this fourteen-year-old Japanese boy changes dramatically. (1999)

King, Laurie R. The Beekeeper's Apprentice The year is 1914. Long retired, Sherlock Holmes quietly pursues his study of honeybee behavior on the Sussex Downs. While he never imagined he would encounter anyone whose intellect matched his own, Miss Mary Russell becomes Holmes' pupil and quickly hones her talent for deduction, disguises and danger. When an elusive villain enters the picture, their partnership is put to a real test. (1994)

Konigsburg, E. L. Father's Arcane Daughter When Caroline appears on her father's doorstep seventeen years after being kidnapped, the effect on the family is dramatic. (1976)

*L'Engle, Madeleine Dragons in the Waters A thirteen-year-old's trip to Venezuela with his cousin culminates in murder and the discovery of an unexpected bond with an Indian tribe, dating from the days of Simon Bolivar. (1976)

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Jade GreenWhile living with her uncle in a house haunted by the ghost of a young woman, recently orphaned Judith Sparrow wonders if her one small transgression causes mysterious happenings. (2001)

Penman, Sharon Kay The Queen's Man: A Medieval Mystery Epiphany, 1193: Eleanor of Aquitaine sits upon England's throne. Her beloved son Richard Lionheart is missing, presumed dead, and her younger son John is plotting to seize the crown. Meanwhile, a destitute young man receives a bloodstained letter from a dying man; this missive becomes his passport into the queen's confidence--and into the heart of danger, as he pursues a cunning murderer and jousts with secret traitors in Eleanor's court of intrigue and mystery. (1996)Peters, EllisMorbid Taste for BonesIn the 12th-century Benedictine monastery of Shrewsbury, Brother Cadfael has settled down to a quiet life in charge of the herbarium. It is fortunate his prowess as a herbalist is matched by his detective skills - when his prior acquires the bones of a saint, the obstacles include murder. (1977)

Rohmer, SaxThe Insidious Dr. Fu-ManchuSax Rohmer, a contemporary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, created one of the greatest villans of mystery literature: this, the first in the popular Fu-Manchu mystery series, introduces English sleuth Denis Nayland Smith and his companion, Dr. Petrie, to the evil genius Dr. Fu-Manchu, a cunning Chinese criminal mastermind who means to rule the world. (1913)

Sayers, DorothyWhose Body?First published in 1923, Whose Body? established the disarmingly debonair Peter Wimsey as one of the most enduring characters in English literature: when a naked body is found lying in the tub, a gold pince-nez perched before the sightless eyes, Lord Peter Wimsey, who dabbled in mystery detection as a hobby, is put to the test of discovering who and why. (1923)

*White, RobbDeathwatchAn exciting novel of suspense, based on a fight to the finish between an honest, courageous young man and a cynical business tycoon who believes that anything can be had for a price. Winner of an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. (1972)

*Voigt, CynthiaThe Callender PapersIn nineteenth-century Massachusetts, orphaned Jean, employed to sort out the family papers of a reclusive artist, becomes curious about the mysterious, long-ago death of his wife and the subsequent disappearance of their young child. (1983)

 

Animal Stories

*Adams, Richard Watership Down A tale of survival, this story records the adventures of a band of wild rabbits who leave their ancestral home, hoping to build a more humane society. (1992)

Bakker, Robert Raptor Red This is the realistic survival story of a young raptor as it evolves over the course of a year. It is complete with a unique cast of characters set in a lush, exotic prehistoric world. (1995)

*Bagnold, Enid National Velvet This is a classic story about English family life, a girl, her horse, a village lottery, and the Steeplechase. (1935)

Crecraft, Rick The Monarch of the Tall Pines: An Adirondack AdventureThe author, an EA alumnus, recalls his own youth in this fictional account of a boy and his grandfather who go camping together, embarking on a quest to capture a trophy brook trout. (2002)

Clement-Davies, David The SightIn Transylvania, a pack of wolves sets out on a perilous journey to prevent their enemy from calling upon a legendary evil one that will give her the power to control all animals.(2002)

Gallico, Paul The Abandoned This is the story of a boy who is transformed into a cat and his attempts to struggle for existence in a strange and unsympathetic world. (1950)

Hingson, Michael Thunder Dog On September 11, 2001, Michael and his seeing eye dog, Roselle, walked down 78 flights of stairs in the North Tower of the World Trade Center and survived. The story of this day is told throughout the book, interspersed with the story of the author's life. (2011)

* Jacques, Brian ANY TITLE BY THIS AUTHOR

Morpurgo, Michael Shadow From the author of War Horse: When Matt's friend Aman is threatened with deportation, Matt's grandfather visits Aman in prison, hears how an army sniffer dog helped the boy and his mother escape from Afghanistan, and brings the family's plight to the attention of people who can assure their asylum. (2014)

Mowat, Farley Never Cry Wolf Mowat recounts his experience of living alone among wild wolf packs in the Canadian Tundra. His admiration for these maligned animals contrasts the growing fear of bounty hunters and federal exterminators. (1963)

*Sewell, Anna Black Beauty Black Beauty tells his own story: all about his early home, his "breaking in," and how he saved his master’s life. (1945)

Seidler, Tori The Wainscott Weasel Bagley Brown Jr., son of the most famous weasel in Wainscott Woods, takes the opportunity to prove his own courage because of a most improbable relationship. (1993)

Stein, GarthThe Art of Racing in the Rain “The Art of Racing in The Rain has everything: love, tragedy, redemption, danger, and--most especially--the canine narrator Enzo. This old soul of a dog has much to teach us about being human.” (Sara Gruen, Author of Water for Elephants ). (2009)

NonFiction

Adams, Douglas and Mark Carwardine Last Chance to See The authors embark on a personal journey filled with humor, irony, and frustration, as they attempt to observe some of the earth's exotic endangered species. (1992)

Carson, Rachel Silent Spring This book represents over four and one half years' work, during which Carson gathered data from all over America and around the world. It constitutes a biologist's warning about the possible effects of wide spread use of pesticides on the balance of nature. (1962)

*Freedman, Russell The Wright Brothers Newberry Award winning account of the life and work of Orville and Wilbur Wright, this book traces their interests and experiences and records their progress with contemporary photographs. (1991)Helfer, Ralph Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived This is the true story of a remarkable animal, an elephant named Modoc, whose life spans eight decades and three continents. It is a tale of love, loss, and the spiritual bond between a man and his extraordinary nine thousand pound companion, accurately recounted by a well-known Hollywood animal behaviorist. (1997)

*Herriot, James All Creatures Great and Small This memoir of a countryside veterinarian is filled with humor, tale-telling, and a love of life, as he recollects and chronicles his experience in the Yorkshire region of England. (1972)

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Heyerdahl, Thor Kon-Tiki Six remarkable men set out on a forty-foot raft to prove the scientific theory that the ancient peoples of Peru discovered and populated these Islands of Polynesia. This book records their adventures, beginning with the building of their raft, and following them across the South Pacific. (1950)

Kraske, RobertMaroonedThe true survival story of Alexander Selkirk, the man who inspired Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe. (2005)

Alexander, CarolineEndurance: Shackleton's Incredible VoyagePublished in conjunction with the American Museum of Natural History's landmark exhibition on Shackleton's journey, Endurance thrillingly recounts on of the last great adventures in the heroic age of exploration--perhaps the greatest of them all. (1998)

LeGuin, Ursula Dancing at the Edge of the World : Thoughts on Words, Women, PlacesThis collection of lucid, incisive, warm and intelligent lectures, essays, journal entries, and reviews, by the award-winning fiction writer Ursula LeGuin, offers food for thought on a variety of topics, as well as excellent examples of a variety of writing styles. Humor and serious thought combine, providing a fascinating peek into the mind and thoughts of a remarkable woman. (1997)

*Marrin, AlbertFlesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its LegacyThroughout history workers had few rights, and employers had all the control. That changed after a 1911 fire killed 146 workers locked inside the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. (2011)

Philbrick, NathanielRevenge of the Whale or, In the Heart of the Sea Recounts the 1820 sinking of the whale ship "Essex" by an enraged sperm whale and how the crew of young men survived against impossible odds. The whale's attack on the Essex gave Herman Melville the idea for the climactic scene in Moby Dick. (2002)

Preston, Richard Hot Zone A recent "best seller," this book recounts the events which identified the deadly Ebola virus in Africa, and traces the outbreak of a related strain here in the U.S. (1994)

Shanower, Eric.Age of Bronze: A Thousand Ships A graphic novel, drawn from a variety of sources--ancient legends, medieval romances as well ascontemporary scholarship, and woven into a rich narrative--chronicles the events which started the Trojan War. Shanower won the Will Eisner Comics Industry Award for Best Writer/Artist for this extraordinary project. (2001)

Wolfe, Tom The Right Stuff This book gives the inside story of the seven Mercury astronauts, America's first space heroes. (1980)

Drama

Blinn, William Brian's Song This drama is based on the true story of courage and friendship between Brian Piccolo and Gayle Sayers, two players on the Chicago Bears football team. (1972)

Guerney, A.R. The Dining Room This drama is a wry, compassionate portrait of family life in the American upper class, organized, both literally and metaphorically, around the family dining room. (1982)

Medoff, Mark Children of a Lesser God The sensitive drama tells of the love and growth of James Leeds, a speech teacher at the State School for the Deaf, and Sarah Norman, one of his students. (1980)

*Shakespeare, William The Taming of the Shrew A romantic comedy, this tale describes the "taming" of Katherine, whose sharp tongue and fiery temper make her impossible to wed. (c1593)

Shaw, George Bernard Androcles and the Lion Based on a medieval European legend and set in classical times, this is the story of a runaway slave who is saved by a lion. (1912)

Simon, Neil Brighton Beach Memoirs Meet Eugene Jerome and his family, fighting the hard times and sometimes each other - with laughter, tears, and love. It is 1937 in Brooklyn during the heart of the Depression. (1984)

Zindel, PaulThe Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds This Pulitzer Prize-winning play centers on the Hunsdorfers: Tillie, her sister Ruth, and their mother Beatrice. Tillie studies the growth of flowers for a science project, in an effort to escape the bitterness of her family and surroundings. (1971)

Myths and Legends

*Lester, Julius The Tales of Uncle Remus Lively, humorous stories, this work represents a contemporary retelling of the adventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends. (1987)

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Napoli, Donna JoZelUpThis retelling of the story of Rapunzel is no simple fairy tale retold for the entertainment of children. Instead, it is a searing commentary on the evil that can result from human longings gone awry. Napoli sets the novel in 16th-century Switzerland and alternates the various characters' points of view. (1998)

*Pyle, Howard The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood This is the classic tale of Sherwood Forest’s legendary hero, as told by a local author and illustrator.(1883)

Spinner, StephanieQuiverGreek gods and mortals spring to life in this riveting retelling of the myth of Atalanta, the fleet-footed girl warrior who could outrun any man in ancient Greece. (2002)

Springer, Nancy I am Mordred Merlin, the great magician and prophet, has foretold the death of Arthur at the hands of his only son. When the boy Mordred discovers his own true identity, and the nature of his destiny, he struggles with feelings of hatred for his father, and also fights the fate, which determines that he should slay the good and gracious King of Camelot. (1998)

Newberry Medal Honor Books

Alexander, KwameThe Crossover

JB and Josh,13 year old twins, have a tight-knit family and dominate on

the basketball court. As they prepare to head into junior high, they begin

to drift apart as they face obstacles both on and off the court.

Amy TimberlakeOne Came Home

A historical novel set in Wisconsin during 1871, 13 year old Georgie is close with her sister, Agatha. Agatha unexpectedly

dies and Georgie has to find out the truth behind her sister’s mysterious death.

Vince Vawter

Paperboy

A boy who stutters comes of age in the segregated South, during the summer that changes his life.