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Top 16 2008 - 2009      

 


Estrella’s Quinceanera by Malin Alegin

Estrella struggles to fit in at her fancy prep school while not abandoning her family and her Mexican culture.  Can she find a place in both worlds?  Estrella finds out quickly as her Quinceanera approaches.
Realistic fiction/Romance

 

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr 

 Aislinn, who sees fairies, finds herself being courted by the malicious Summer King who is on a quest to find a wife to help him break away from his evil mother, the Winter Queen.  
Fantasy/Romance/Suspense
 

 

Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson         

 Tyler, who been bullied since grade school, finds himself near a breaking point during his senior year.
Realistic fiction/Bullying

 

 


The Missing Girl
by Norma Fox Mazer 

T
he lives’ of the 5 Herbert sisters are forever altered the day a stalker abducts one of the girls near their home.                                          
Psychological Thriller/Suspense

 

 

 

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher      

 Hannah leaves a series of 13 audio tapes, one to each of the persons she feels led to her suicide. Follow with Clay as he listens and learns about the girl he had a secret crush on.
Realistic fiction/suicide

 

 

 

 



Game
by Walter Dean Myers

Drew’s expectations for his Senior year change when a new boy shows up and threatens Drew’s chance at a college scholarship
Sports story/Race relations

 





The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman     

Since childhood Nobody Owens had the run of the graveyard, protected by ghosts and guardians, but now at age 15 he must face down the demons that killed his family.
Fanstasy/Ghost story

 

 

How to Build a House by Dana Reinhardt   

Harper gains a new insight into her family’s problems during a summer she spends helping to rebuild homes in rural Tennessee.
Realistic fiction/Romance

 


Right Behind You
by Gail Giles

At age 10, Kip murders another little boy.  Now he is 14 and recently released from jail.  Will he be able to live a normal life? 
Realistic Fiction/Suspense

 

 

 


Unwind
by Neal Shusterman       

  A person is unwound when their body is dissected and parts are used in surgery.  A parent can choose to have a child unwound before his eighteenth birthday.  Connor, Rev and Lev struggle to escape this fate.

Science fiction

 

The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper

 “Is it better to have loved and lost or never loved at all?”  Kate explores this timeless question while attending a teen Shakespeare seminar in Italy.
Romance

 

 

 



Climbing Stair
by Padhma Venkatraman   

 Vidya’s dreams of attending college are shattered when she is forced to live with her grandfather's large, traditional family, after her father is severely injured by British police in India during WWII.
Historical fiction

 

 

 


Blood Brothers
by S.A. Harazin

Joey has fallen into a coma after taking PCP. Will he survive and what role did his best friend Clay play in his overdose?    
             
Realistic fiction/Friendship

 

 

 

Hurricane Song by Paul Volponi

Only weeks before Hurricane Katrina hits, Miles leaves his home in Chicago and moves in with his father in New Orleans. Together they must survive the horrifying circumstances as “refugees” in the superdome.
Realistic fiction/Hurricane Katrina

 


The Juvie Three
by Gordon Korman

Terence, Arjay and Gecko are released from jail when handpicked by do-gooder, Douglas Healy to live in his custody in New York City. Will Healy regret his decision to give the boys a second chance?
Realistic fiction/Humor

 


How not to be Popular
by Jennifer Ziegler  

Maggie Dempsey is sick of moving, sick of leaving her friends behind and lovesick about the break up her relationship with Trevor so she is determined not to get involved, make friends or become popular in her new hometown of Austin, TX.

Realist fiction/Humor