Tyrell by Coe Booth

With a father in jail and a mother who cares more about the next party than her family,  fifteen-year-old Tyrell is left to take care of himself and his younger brother, Troy.            Realistic fiction

Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt


Keturah makes a deal with Lord Death in order to save her life and save the townspeople in her village from the plague, but will her plan work?
Fantasy
 

Darkhenge by Catherine Fisher

Where do the worlds of imagination and reality meet? Rob must discover the answer to this question if he's going to save his sister who has fallen into a mysterious coma.        Fantasy

In the Break by Jack Lopez

After a violent fight with his step-father, Jamie's friends Juan and Amber help him flee to Mexico.

 Adventure

Escaping into the Night by Dina Friedman

Halina, a Jewish teen, flees from Nazi soldiers in Poland and hides in refugee camp in the  forest.  At the camp, she struggles to survive and risks her life to undermine the Nazi soldiers and rescue other refugees.                         Historical fiction

Paranoid Park by Blake Nelson

Skating Paranoid Park means you're in the "big leagues”, but when an altercation b/w a skater and a security guard ends in death, the skater is overcome with fear. Will anyone believe what happened was an accident?
Psychological Thriller/Suspense

The Girlfriend Project by Robin Friedman

Nice guy, Reed, has never had a girlfriend so his neighbor Ronnie decides to help. She sets up a web site called the Girl Friend Project and devotes her free time to finding Reed a girl. 
Realistic fiction

Cures for Heartbreak by Margo Rabb

Mia's struggles to lead a normal life in the aftermath of her mother's death and her father's heart attack.

Realistic fiction/ grief

What Happened to Cass McBride by Gail Giles

Buried alive and struggling to survive, Cass McBride uses
her wit to talk her captor into her release.

Mystery/Suspense

A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life by Dana Reinhardt

Simone's happy life with her brother and adopted parents is interrupted when her birth mother Rivka suddenly calls wanting to meet her.
Realistic fiction/adoption

Raven's Gate by Anthony Horowitz

After he's convicted for a crime he didn't commit, Matt finds himself   living with a strange foster parent in a frightening and mysterious town. 
Fantasy

Peak by Roland Smith


Will fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello be the youngest person ever to climb Mt. Everest? Take the exhilarating climb with him and find out.
Adventure

Rebound by Bob Krech

Prejudices and discrimination in high school sports are played out on the basketball court in a modern day small town. 

Realistic fiction/Sports story

7 Days at the Hot Corner by Terry Trueman

Scott’s character is tested on and off the baseball field when his best friend reveals a personal secret.

Realistic fiction/sports story

Devilish by Maureen Johnson

Jane, a natural rebel, finds herself battling evil forces in order to save her friend’s soul after her friend makes a deal with the devil and triggers an unsettling chain of events. 
Fantasy

Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin

Three children living with a manic and abusive mother find hope when a mysterious man enters their life.

Realist fiction/Child abuse