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* Feed by Anderson. Futuristic novel about brain feeds.
* Go Ask Alice. Anon. Drug abuse, tragic, sad decline of
a girl.
* Handmaid's Tale. Atwood. Great futuristic novel.
* Hope Was Here. Bauer. A girl learns the true meaning
of family.
* Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. (and it's sequels) Brashares. Four friends make it through the summer
separated because of a special pair of pants.
* Smack. Burgess. Teens get involved with heroin.
* Rag and Bone Shop.
Cormier. A young boy is accused of murdering his neighbor.
* In the middle of the night. Cormier. Dark novel where a past
incident haunts a family.
* Whale Talk. Crutcher. Bi-racial teen starts a swim team of misfits. A heartwarming story with
a wonderful end.
* Running Loose. Crutcher. Football player stand up for what is right and has a hard time dealing with
it.
* Someone Like You. Dessen. Experience of a pregnant teenager told from her best friend's perspective.
* This
Lullaby. Dessen. A girl is haunted by the song her father wrote for her until she meets a special guy.
* Tears of a Tiger.
Draper. Alcohol related car crash ruins a young basketball player's life.
* Seek. Fleischman. A boy seeks his father.
* Breathing Underwater. Flinn. Great story of a boy who abuses his girlfriend and his journey back.
* America. Frank.
Tragic story of a foster child who is sexually abused.
* Hole in my Life. Gantos. Author's experience as a teen in jail
after smuggling drugs.
* Clay's Quilt. House. Kentucky fiction about growing up.
* Damage. Jenkins. Even football
players are vulnerable.
* Hunting for the Last Dragon. Jordan. Wonderful story about the killing of the last dragon on
Earth.
* Secret Life of Bees. Kidd. Set in the early 60's a girl runs away and finds happiness. Some racial issues are
addressed.
* Home of the Braves. Klass. High school fights between soccer and football players.
* Stoner and Spaz.
Koertge. Stoner girls meets cerebral palsy boy and both lives are enriched because of it.
* Silent to the Bone. Koingsburg.
When his friend is accused of murder, his best friend works to find the truth.
* Son of the Mob. Korman. Very funny story
about a boy whose dad is a mobster and whose girlfriend's dad is an FBI agent.
* A Perfect Snow. Martin. Skinheads gets
our hero and his brother involved in their hate but our hero saves himself.
* Monster. Myers. Uniquely written story about
a boy on trial for murder.
* Step from Heaven. Na. A Korean family faces difficulties when they move to the USA.
*
Blizzard's Wake. Naylor. Historical fiction about a blizzard, hatred and reconciliation set before WWII.
* Lost Childhood.
Nir. True story about a young Catholic boy surviving the Holocaust.
* Born Blue. Nolan. Sad tale of a girl whose mother
sells her for drugs.
* Big Mouth Ugly Girl. Oates. Unusual girl finds out the true meaning of being a griend.
* In
My Hands. Opdyke. Girl is able to save fellow Polish citizens during the Holocaust. (non-fiction)
* Soldier's Heart. Paulsen.
Historical novel set during the Civil War.
* Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging. (and sequels) Rennison. Funny books
about Georgia, whose nose is too big, has weird parents. Set in England.
* Lovely Bones. Sebold. A 14 year old who is
raped and murdered looks down from heaven on the aftermath.
* The Cage. Sender. Holocaust true story with heroic characters.
* Stargirl. Spinelli. Strange girl is popular and then the kids turn on her.
* Quiver. Spinner. Romantic story based
on the
* Bonesetter's Daughter. Tan. Set in China and U.S., a daughter and her mother deal with issues from the past.
* Stuck in Neutral. Trueman. A boy with severe cerebral palsy thinks his father is trying to kill him.
* Claws. Weaver.
Very intense book about a boy who thinks his father is having an affair.
* Razzle. Wittlinger. Story about a special girl
who is living life to the fullest.
* Make Lemonade. Wolff. To earn money a young girl takes on a babysitting job and learns
a great lesson.
* True Believer. Wolff. Second part of Make Lemonade.
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