The Magical Car , Ian Fleming. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Chocolate War , Robert Cormier. The Chocolate War The Chronicles of Narnia — series , C. The Black Cauldron Cirque du Freak Darren Shan. The Vampire's Assistant The City of Ember , Jeanne Duprau. City of Ember Clifford's Really Big Movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , Judi Barrett. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Coot Club , Arthur Ransome.
Coraline , Neil Gaiman. Curious George —, — series , H. Rey and Margret Rey. Daisy-Head Mayzie , Dr. Daisy-Head Mayzie TV. Danny, the Champion of the World , Roald Dahl. Danny, the Champion of the World TV. The Darkest Minds , Alexandra Bracken. The Darkest Minds Meet the Robinsons The Dark is Rising David Copperfield — serial novel , Charles Dickens.
The Devil's Arithmetic , Jane Yolen. The Devil's Arithmetic TV. The Long Haul Doctor Dolittle Dr. Dolittle Million Dollar Mutts Dream Days , Kenneth Grahame. The Reluctant Dragon Dumbo Dumbo The Eagle of the Ninth , Rosemary Sutcliff. Ella Enchanted , Gail Carson Levine. Eloise — series , Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight. Enders Game , Orson Scott Card. Eragon , Christopher Paolini.
Escape to Witch Mountain , Alexander Key. Ethel and Ernest , Raymond Briggs. Ethel and Ernest TBA Every Day , David Levithan. Everything Everything , Nicola Yoon. Eye of the Wolf , Daniel Pennac. Fallen , Lauren Kate. Famous in Love TV series. Fat Kid Rules the World , K. Fat Kid Rules the World Father Christmas , Raymond Briggs. Father Christmas TV. Fantastic Mr Fox , Roald Dahl. The Fault in Our Stars Flipped , Wendelin Van Draanen. Freak the Mighty , Rodman Philbrick. Freaky Friday , Mary Rodgers. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs.
Frankweiler , E. The Ghosts , Antonia Barber. The Amazing Mr Blunden The Giver , Lois Lowry. The Golden Compass , Philip Pullman. The Golden Compass The Gnomobile , Upton Sinclair. Great Expectations — serial novel , Charles Dickens. Granpa , John Burningham. Green Eggs and Ham , Dr.
Seuss on the Loose TV. Green Grass of Wyoming De Griezelbus — series , Paul van Loon. Gruesome School Trip The Guardians of Childhood —present series , William Joyce. Rise of the Guardians Guardians of Ga'Hoole —, series , Kathryn Lasky. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Gulliver's Travels , Jonathan Swift. Harriet the Spy , Louise Fitzhugh.
Blog Wars TV.
Delightful illustrations, bursting with colour, bring this gentle adventure to life. When Shen is given a magic paintbrush, she promises only to use it for the good of the poor. Drawing on personal experiences of living in a family blighted by depression, this unusual, yet important, book may help youngsters to make sense of an illness they cannot see. A vibrant picture book about how you never know what you can achieve until you try. This is how physics and philosophy should be taught - at the same time and with multi-dimensional spaceships. Some may call it a reductio ad absurdum but ultimately it highlights the dangers of the worship of technology, the establishment of systems and rules and progress - while it is full of allusions to the early Soviet state, it has a universal message which is certainly interesting - furthermore, its relatively inconclusive ending evades traditional dystopian SF tropes of the revolution or regime change per se.
Harry Potter — series , J. Hatchet , Gary Paulsen. Heidi , Johanna Spyri. Hare Tokidoki Buta Hoot , Carl Hiaasen. Holes , Louis Sachar. Horrid Henry — series , Francesca Simon. Horton Hatches the Egg , Dr. Horton Hears a Who! Hotel for Dogs , Lois Duncan. Hotel for Dogs The Hound of Florence , Felix Salten. The House of Tomorrow How I Live Now Read it and Weep How the Grinch Stole Christmas! How to Eat Fried Worms The Hidden World Howl's Moving Castle Mockingjay - Part 2 I Am Number Four I Capture the Castle , Dodie Smith.
I Capture the Castle If I Stay , Gayle Forman. The Incredible Journey , Sheila Burnford. The Incredible Journey Homeward Bound: Lost in San Francisco The Indian in the Cupboard Inkheart , Cornelia Funke. The Iron Man , Ted Hughes. Island of the Blue Dolphins The Island on Bird Street It's Kind of a Funny Story James and the Giant Peach , Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach Johnny Tremain , Esther Forbes.
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer Jumanji , Chris Van Allsburg. Welcome to the Jungle Untitled third Jumanji film Mowgli's Story Mowgli: Justin Morgan Had a Horse Kaytek the Wizard , Janusz Korczak. Kaytek the Wizard King Matt the First , Janusz Korczak. The King's Damosel , Vera Chapman.
Lassie Come-Home , Eric Knight. The Last Unicorn , Peter S. The Last Unicorn Lemonade Mouth , Mark Peter Hughes. Lemonade Mouth TV. Little Men , Louisa May Alcott. Little Toot , Hardie Gramatky. The Secret of Moonacre Little Women — , Louisa May Alcott. The Littles — , John Peterson. Lobo , Ernest Thompson Seton. The Legend of Lobo The Lorax , Dr. The Lost Ones , Donald G. The Island at the Top of the World Madicken — series , Astrid Lindgren. Alias Madame Doubtfire , Anne Fine. Bedknobs and Broomsticks The Marvelous Land of Oz , L. Mary Poppins , P.
Matilda , Roald Dahl. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Midnight and Jeremiah , Sterling North. So Dear to My Heart Millions , Frank Cottrell Boyce. Mio in the Land of Faraway Mio min Mio Miracle's Boys , Jacqueline Woodson. Miracle's Boys TV mini.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Miss Spider series , David Kirk. Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids Misty of Chincoteague , Marguerite Henry. A Monster Calls , Patrick Ness. A Monster Calls The Mortal Instruments — series , Cassandra Clare. City of Bones Mother Carey's Chickens Summer Magic Popper's Penguins , Richard and Florence Atwater. Timmy to the Rescue My Side of the Mountain Nancy Drew series , Carolyn Keene. Detective , Nancy Drew Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List The Neverending Story , Michael Ende. Nicholas Nickleby — serial , novel , Charles Dickens.
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist The Night at the Museum , Milan Trenc. Secret of the Tomb. Northern Lights , Philip Pullman. Nurse Matilda — series , Christianna Brand. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King E. Barbie in the Nutcracker Tom and Jerry: Odyssey 8th century BC , Homer. Old Yeller , Fred Gipson.
Oliver Twist — , Charles Dickens. On Stranger Tides , Tim Powers. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides One Thousand and One Nights 12th century , various Indian storytellers. Hate List by Jennifer Brown "Sixteen-year-old Valerie, whose boyfriend Nick committed a school shooting at the end of their junior year, struggles to cope with integrating herself back into high school life, unsure herself whether she was a hero or a villain. After by Amy Efaw "In complete denial that she is pregnant, straight-A student and star athlete Devon Davenport leaves her baby in the trash to die, and after the baby is discovered, Devon is accused of attempted murder.
This Gorgeous Game by Donna Freitas "Seventeen-year-old Olivia Peters, who dreams of becoming a writer, is thrilled to be selected to take a college fiction seminar taught by her idol, Father Mark, but when the priest's enthusiasm for her writing develops into something more, Olivia shifts from wonder to confusion to despair.
Identical by Ellen Hopkins "Despite being identical twins, the struggles and pressures of being a member of a powerful family has taken their toll on the girls, but when the drugs, anger, and pain become too much for one, the other will have to step up to help restore peace and stability to the sister she loves. Lessons from a Dead Girl by Jo Knowles "After her former friend Leah dies in an automobile accident, Laine remembers their troubled relationship, dating back to elementary school when Leah convinced Laine to 'practice' in the closet with her, and Leah controlled her every thought.
Three months after her best friend's suicide, Caitlin finds what she left instead: The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride "After Tessa's best friend Noelle is kidnapped, Tessa becomes depressed and isolated, and even after Noelle returns two years later, neither of their lives are the same again and rediscovering their best-friendship is a struggle. Cut by Patricia McCormick "While confined to a mental hospital, thirteen-year-old Callie slowly comes to understand some of the reasons behind her self-mutilation, and gradually starts to get better.
The Knife that Killed Me by Anthony McGowan "Paul Varderman, a secondary student in an English Catholic School, is a loner until, just as he is becoming friends with 'the freaks,' the school bully encourages Paul to join his gang and gives him a knife to carry as an incentive. Nobel Genes by Rune Michaels "A boy whose manic-depressive mother has always told him that his father won a Nobel Prize, spends his time taking care of her and searching for clues to the identity of the Nobel Prize-winning sperm donor, eventually finding a truth he must learn to accept.
By the Time You Tead This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters "High school student Daelyn Rice, who's been bullied throughout her school career and has more than once attempted suicide, again makes plans to kill herself, in spite of the persistent attempts of an unusual boy to draw her out. Scars by Cheryl Rainfield "Fifteen-year-old Kendra, a budding artist, has not felt safe since she began to recall devastating memories of childhood sexual abuse, especially since she cannot remember her abuser's identity, and she copes with the pressure by cutting herself.
A Blue So Dark by Holly Schindler "As Missouri fifteen-year-old Aura struggles alone to cope with the increasingly severe symptoms of her mother's schizophrenia, she wishes only for a normal life, but fears that her artistic ability and genes will one day result in her own insanity. Cloaked by Alex Flinn "Seventeen-year-old Johnny is approached at his family's struggling shoe repair shop in a Miami, Florida, hotel by Alorian Princess Victoriana, who asks him to find her brother who was turned into a frog.
A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn "Sixteen-year-old Princess Talia persuades seventeen-year-old Jack, the modern-day American who kissed her awake after a year sleep, to take her to his Miami home, where she hopes to win his love before the witch who cursed her can spirit her away. Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale "Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids.
Spindle's End by Robin McKinley "The infant princess Briar Rose is cursed on her name day by Pernicia, an evil fairy, and then whisked away by a young fairy to be raised in a remote part of a magical country, unaware of her real identity and hidden from Pernicia's vengeful powers. Storyteller by Edward Myers "Jack, a seventeen-year-old storyteller, goes to the royal city seeking his fortune and soon attracts the attention of the grief-stricken king, his beautiful eldest daughter, and his cruel young son, and he attempts to help them--and the entire kingdom--through his stories.
Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli "The gods grant immortality to the mermaid Sirena when she rescues a human man from the sea and they fall in love, but his mortality creates great conflict between love and honor when he is called to defend Greece in the Trojan War. Zel by Donna Jo Napoli "Based on the fairy tale Rapunzel, the story is told in alternating chapters from the point of view of Zel, her mother, and the prince, and delves into the psychological motivations of the characters. East by Edith Pattou "A young woman journeys to a distant castle on the back of a great white bear who is the victim of a cruel enchantment.
Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve "When her village is attacked and burned, Gwyna seeks protection from the bard Myrddin, who uses Gwyna in his plan to transform young Arthur into the heroic King Arthur. The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman "New York high school student Elizabeth gets an after-school job as a page at the "New-York Circulating Material Repository," and when she gains coveted access to its Grimm Collection of magical objects, she and the other pages are drawn into a series of frightening adventures involving mythical creatures and stolen goods.
Tithe and Ironside sequel by Holly Black "Sixteen-year-old Kaye, who has been visited by faeries since childhood, discovers that she herself is a magical faerie creature with a special destiny. Graceling by Kristin Cashore "In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.
The Mortal Instruments Series: Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan "A young woman who has endured unspeakable cruelties is magically granted a safe haven apart from the real world and allowed to raise her two daughters in this alternate reality, until the barrier between her world and the real one begins to break down.
How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier "In a world in which everyone has a personal fairy who tends to one aspect of daily life, fourteen-year-old Charlie decides she does not want hers--a parking fairy--and embarks on a series of misadventures designed to rid herself of the invisible sprite and replace it with a better one, like her friend Rochelle's shopping fairy. Heroes of the Valley by Jonathon Stroud "When young Halli Sveinsson plays a trick on Ragnor of the House of Hakonsson, he sets in motion a chain of events that will forever alter his destiny, forcing him to leave home and go on a hero's quest where he encounters highway robbers, terrifying monsters, and a girl who may finally be his match.
Impossible by Nancy Werlin When seventeen-year-old Lucy discovers her family is under an ancient curse by an evil Elfin Knight, she realizes to break the curse she must perform three impossible tasks before her daughter is born in order to save them both. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie "Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.
To see a real-live naked girl for the first time--quite a challenge, given that none of the guys has the nerve to even ask a girl out on a date. But catching a girl in the buff starts to look easy compared to Matt's other summertime aspiration: Two Parties, One Tux, and a Very Short Film about the Grapes of Wrath by Steven Goldman "Mitch, a shy and awkward high school junior, negotiates the difficult social situations he encounters, both with girls and with his best friend David, after David reveals to him that he is gay. Into the Wild Nerd Yonder by Julie Halpern "When high school sophomore Jessie's long-term best friend transforms herself into a punk and goes after Jessie's would-be boyfriend, Jessie decides to visit "the wild nerd yonder" and seek true friends among classmates who play Dungeons and Dragons.
I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President by Josh Lieb "In Omaha, Nebraska, twelve-year-old Oliver Watson has everyone convinced that he's extremely stupid and lazy, but he's actually a very wealthy, evil genius, and when he decides to run for seventh-grade class president, nothing will stand in his way. Sleeping Freshman Never Lie by David Lubar "While navigating his first year of high school and awaiting the birth of his new baby brother, Scott loses old friends and gains some unlikely new ones as he hones his skills as a writer.
Pirates of the Retail Wasteland by Adam Selzer "When eighth-grader Leon decides what to do for his project in the gifted program, it involves coffee houses, pirates, and filmmaking. The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading by Charity Tahmaseb and Darcy Vance "Having left her geek status behind after earning a spot on the varsity cheerleading team, Bethany realizes that popularity has its own problems and so must use her mind to handle the rituals and rules imposed upon her by her new friends.
Spanking Shakespeare by Jake Wizner "Shakespeare Shapiro navigates a senior year fraught with feelings of insecurity while writing the memoir of his embarrassing life, worrying about his younger brother being cooler than he is, and having no prospects of ever getting a girlfriend. The Six Rules of Maybe by Deb Caletti "Scarlet, an introverted high school junior surrounded by outcasts who find her a good listener, learns to break old patterns and reach for hope when her pregnant sister moves home with her new husband, with whom Scarlet feels an instant connection.
Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood by Eileen Cook "In eighth grade, Lauren publicly betrayed her best friend Helen and humiliated her so badly that Helen moved away, but as Lauren starts her senior year of high school, Helen returns with a new appearance and a plot to get revenge. My Invisible Boyfriend by Susie Day "In a British alternative high school, fifteen-year-old Heidi stands out in many ways, but when she invents a boyfriend--complete with online profile--her friends turn to him for advice and she must decide how far she is willing to go to find acceptance.
Things I Know about Love by Kate Le Vann "Seventeen-year-old Livia Stowe travels from England to Princeton, New Jersey, to visit her brother who is studying there and to celebrate her recovery from a year-long struggle with leukemia, and while she is there she writes a blog about her experiences, which include falling in love.
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver "After she dies in a car crash, teenage Samantha relives the day of her death over and over again until, on the seventh day, she finally discovers a way to save herself. Mostly Good Girls by Leila Sales "Sixteen-year-olds Violet and Katie, best friends since seventh grade despite differences in their family backgrounds and abilities, are pulled apart during their junior year at Massachusetts' exclusive Westfield School. Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters by Natalie Standiford "Upon learning on Christmas Day that their rich and imperious grandmother may soon die and disown the family unless the one who offended her deeply will confess, each of the three Sullivan sisters sets down her offenses on paper.
Sweethearts by Sara Zarr "After losing her soul mate, Cameron, when they were nine, Jennifer, now seventeen, transformed herself from the unpopular fat girl into the beautiful and popular Jenna, but Cameron's unexpected return dredges up memories that cause both social and emotional turmoil. The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd "The summer after graduating from an Iowa high school, eighteen-year-old Dade Hamilton watches his parents' marriage disintegrate, ends his long-term, secret relationship, comes out of the closet, and savors first love.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky "In a thought-provoking coming-of-age novel, Charlie struggles to cope with complex world of high school as he deals with the confusions of sex and love, the temptations of drugs, and the pain of losing a close friend and a favorite aunt. Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara Dole "Laura, a seventeen-year-old Cuban American girl, is thrown out of her house when her mother discovers she is a lesbian, but after trying to change her heart and hide from the truth, Laura finally comes to terms with who she is and learns to love and respect herself.
Geography Club by Brent Hartinger "A group of gay and lesbian teenagers finds mutual support when they form the 'Geography Club' at their high school. A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner "As she tries to sort out her feelings of love, seventeen-year-old Cass, a spunky math genius with an introverted streak, finds a way to memorialize her dead best friend. Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher "With his mother working long hours and in pain from a romantic break-up, eighteen-year-old Logan feels alone and unloved until a zany new student arrives at his small-town Missouri high school, keeping a big secret.
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan "When Paul falls hard for Noah, he thinks he has found his one true love, but when Noah walks out of his life, Paul has to find a way to get him back and make everything right once more. Wide Awake by David Levithan "In the not-too-distant future, when a gay Jewish man is elected president of the United States, sixteen-year-old Duncan examines his feelings for his boyfriend, his political and religious beliefs, and tries to determine his rightful place in the world.
The Straight Road to Kylie by Nico Medina "When out-and-proud Jonathan sleeps with a girl at a party after getting drunk, the rumor mill is abuzz at school and now every girl wants to get their hands on him, but when the most popular girl in school approaches with a strange proposition, Jonathan has to consider her real motives. Hero by Perry Moore "Thom Creed, the gay son of a disowned superhero, finds that he, too, has special powers and is asked to join the very League that rejected his father, and it is there that Thom finds other misfits whom he can finally trust.
Kissing Kate by Lauren Myracle "Sixteen-year-old Lissa's relationship with her best friend changes after they kiss at a party and Lissa does not know what to do, until she gets help from an unexpected new friend. Freak Show by James St. James "Having faced teasing that turned into a brutal attack, Christianity expressed as persecution, and the loss of his only real friend when he could no longer keep his crush under wraps, seventeen-year-old Billy Bloom, a drag queen extraordinaire, decides the only way to become fabulous again is to run for Homecoming Queen at his elite, private school near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The God Box by Alex Sanchez "When openly gay Manuel transfers to Paul's high school, Paul, a born-again Christian, begins to question his own sexuality and reexamine his whole life. Book 1, Kin , The Good Neighbors: Avalon High Coronation series by Meg Cabot "Ellie and Will are trying to have a normal life now that they know Will is probably King Arthur reincarnated, but according to an ancient prophecy, Will may still be in danger. Nightschool series by Svetlana Chmakova "Schools may lock up for the night, but class is in session for an entirely different set of students. In the Nightschool, vampires, werewolves, and weirns a particular breed of witches learn the fundamentals of everything from calculus to spell casting.
Alex is a young weirn whose education has always been handled through homeschooling, but circumstances seem to be drawing her closer to the Nightschool. Will Alex manage to weather the dark forces gathering? Spring book 1 , Summer book 2 , Autumn book 3 , Winter book 4 by Mark Crilley "Miki Yoshida has decided that her final year of high school is going to be her best.
Then, Hiro Sakurai shows up, with a secret that Miki desperately wants to know.
Then she starts to fall for him and nothing, even Hiro himself, can stop her. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the guardians of the school, protecting the day class from the Academy's dark secret: Naruto series by Masashi Kishimoto "In another world, ninja are the ultimate power--and in the village of Konohagakure live the stealthiest ninja in the world.
But twelve years ago Konohagakure was attacked by a fearsome threat--a nine-tailed fox demon which claimed the life of the Hokage, the village champion. Today, peace has returned, and a troublemaking orphan named Uzumaki Naruto is struggling to graduate from the ninja Academy.
But unknown to Naruto and his classmates, within him is a terrifying force Kitchen Princess series by Miyuki Kobayashi "Najika left the rural orphanage she knows as home to attend Seika Academy in Tokyo in the hopes of finding a boy who touched her heart years earlier. Nobody in her class thinks she should be there except two brothers, Daichi and Sora, who recognize Najika's magical talent for cooking. Luckily Light's father is the head of the Japanese National Police Agency and leaves vital information about the case lying around the house.
With access to his father's files, Light can keep one step ahead of the authorities. But who is the strange man following him, and how can Light guard against enemies whose names he doesn't know? Phantasy Degree series by Son Hee-Joon "Sang enrolls in the monsters-only class at the Demon School Hades in order to acquire a mysterious, magical ring from the chief commander's fiancee. Angel series by Yukiru Sugisaki "Daisuke Niwa is an ordinary middle school student with an extraordinary genetic 'condition'.
Whenever he starts longing for the girl of his dreams, he transforms into the legendary Phantom Thief, Dark! The only way to lift the curse? To have his love returned, of course. But how can Daisuke win the heart of a girl he can't even romance? Everything goes well until she discovers the Sohma family's secret, when hugged by members of the opposite sex, they turn into their Chinese Zodiac animal! Absolute Boyfriend series by Yuu Watase "Shy Riiko has been rejected too many times by cute guys, so when she's offered a free trial of a mysterious Nightly Lover, she takes it.
A package appears at her door with a naked guy who wants to be her boyfriend. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher "When high school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mail containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends a bewildering and heartbreaking night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah's voice recounting the events leading up to her death.
You by Charles Benoit "Fifteen-year-old Kyle discovers the shattering ramifications of the decisions he makes, and does not make, about school, the girl he likes, and his future. Deadline by Chris Crutcher "Given the medical diagnosis of one year to live, high school senior Ben Wolf decides to fulfill his greatest fantasies, ponders his life's purpose and legacy, and converses through dreams with a spiritual guide known as 'Hey-Soos. Happyface by Stephen Emond "After going through traumatic times, a troubled, socially awkward teenager moves to a new school where he tries to reinvent himself.
The Last Exit to Normal by Michael Harmon "Yanked out of his city life and plunked down into a small Montana town with his father and his father's boyfriend, seventeen-year-old Ben, angry and resentful about the changed circumstances of his life, begins to notice that something is not quite right with the little boy next door and determines to do something about it.
Slam by Nick Hornby "At the age of fifteen, Sam Jones's girlfriend gets pregnant and Sam's life of skateboarding and daydreaming about Tony Hawk changes drastically. The Deathday Letter by Shaun David Hutchinson "After receiving the letter that says he will be dead within twenty-four hours, fifteen-year-old Ollie and his two best friends, Shane and would-be girlfriend Ronnie, set out to fulfill as many of Ollie's hopes as they can. Juvie Three by Gordon Korman "Gecko, Arjay, and Terence, all in trouble with the law, must find a way to keep their halfway house open in order to stay out of juvenile detention when their group leader winds up in the hospital with a case of amnesia.
As Easy as Falling off the Face of the Earth by Lynne Rae Perkins "A teenaged boy encounters one comedic calamity after another when his train strands him in the middle of nowhere, and everything comes down to luck. Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli "Will Tuppence's life has always been ruled by science and common sense but in ninth grade, shaken up by the discovery that protons decay, he begins to see the entire world differently and gains new perspective on his relationships with his little sister and two closest friends.
Adios, Nirvana by Conrad Wesselhoeft "As Seattle sixteen-year-old Jonathan helps a dying man come to terms with a tragic event he experienced during World War II, Jonathan begins facing his own demons, especially the death of his twin brother, helped by an assortment of friends, old and new. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne "Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in , Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.
The King's Arrow by Michael Cadnum "In England's New Forest on the second day of August, , eighteen-year-old Simon Foldre, delighted to be allowed to participate in a royal hunt as squire to the Anglo-Norman nobleman Walter Tirel, finds his future irrevocably altered when, during the hunt, he witnesses the possible murder of King William II. Annexed by Sharon Dogar "A retelling of the story of Anne Frank imagines life in the secret annex from the perspective of Peter, who overcomes an initial loathing for the precocious young diarist before falling in love with her and questioning his faith in light of frightening persecutions.
Once by Morris Gleitzman " After living in an Catholic orphanage for nearly four years, a naive Jewish boy runs away and embarks on a journey across Nazi-occupied Poland to find his parents. Heart of a Samurai: Based on the True Story of Nakahama Manjiro by Margi Preus "In , rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
Sovay by Celia Rees "In England, the rich and beautiful Sovay, disguised as a highwayman, acquires papers that could lead to her father's arrest for treason, and soon her newly-awakened political consciousness leads her and a compatriot to France during the Revolution. I had seen Castles by Cynthia Rylant "Now an old man, John is haunted by memories of enlisting to fight in World War II, a decision which forced him to face the horrors of war and changed his life forever.
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli "A street child, known to himself only as Stopthief, finds community when he is taken in by a band of orphans in Warsaw ghetto which helps him weather the horrors of the Nazi regime. In the Middle of the Night by Robert Cormier "Sixteen-year-old Denny lives in the shadow of a deadly accident with which his father was connected when he was Denny's age, a disaster for which some of the survivors still blame his father. The Enemy by Charlie Higson "After a disease turns everyone over sixteen into brainless, decomposing, flesh-eating creatures, a group of teenagers leave their shelter and set out of a harrowing journey across London to the safe haven of Buckingham Palace.
Feathered by Laura Kasischke "While on Spring Break in Cancun, Mexico, high-school seniors and best friends Anne and Michelle accept the wrong ride and Michelle is lost--seemingly forever. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause "Having fallen for a human boy, a beautiful teenage werewolf must battle both her packmates and the fear of the townspeople to decide where she belongs and with whom.
The Light book 1 by D. MacHal "Sixteen-year-old Marshall Seaver is expecting a boring summer when his best friend goes away, but instead he finds himself haunted--and hunted--by ghosts that want something from him which he cannot decipher. The Missing Girl by Norma Fox Mazer "In Mallory, New York, as five sisters, aged eleven to seventeen, deal with assorted problems, conflicts, fears, and yearnings, a mysterious middle-aged man watches them, fascinated, deciding which one he likes the best.
Bliss by Lauren Myracle "Having grown up in a California commune, Bliss sees her aloof grandmother's Atlanta world as a foreign country, but she is determined to be nice as a freshman at an elite high school, which makes her the perfect target for Sandy, a girl obsessed with the occult. Dreams of the Dead by Thomas Randall "After her mother dies, sixteen-year-old Kara and her father move to Japan, where he teaches and she attends school, but she is haunted by a series of frightening nightmares and deaths that might be revenge--or something worse.
Warthrop, a scientist who hunts and studies real-life monsters, as they discover and attempt to destroy a pod of Anthropophagi.
Afrika by Colleen Craig "Traveling to South Africa with her journalist mother, thirteen-year-old Kim finds her life forever changed as she explores the country's diverse and often shocking history, while trying to unlock the secret that has always kept her from knowing her father. Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You by Hanna Jansen "Jeanne and her family, who are Tutsis living in Rwanda during a time of civil war, flee their home in hopes of evading Hutu soldiers as political events threaten to overtake them.
Skunk Girl by Sheba Karim "Nina Khan is not just the only Asian or Muslim student in her small-town high school in upstate New York, she is also faces the legacy of her 'Supernerd' older sister, body hair, and the pain of having a crush when her parents forbid her to date. Shine, Coconut Moon by Neesha Meminger "In the days and weeks following the terrorist attacks on September 11, , Samar, who is of Punjabi heritage but has been raised with no knowledge of her past by her single mother, wants to learn about her family's history and to get in touch with the grandparents her mother shuns.
Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins "Secretly in love with her best friend and business partner Steve, fifteen-year-old Jazz must spend the summer away from him when her family goes to India during that country's rainy season to help set up a clinic.
Secret Keeper by Mitali Perkins "In when her father leaves New Delhi, India, to seek a job in New York, Ashi, a tomboy at the advanced age of sixteen, feels thwarted in the home of her extended family in Calcutta where she, her mother, and sister must stay, and when her father dies before he can send for them, they must remain with their relatives and observe the old-fashioned traditions that Ashi hates. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang "Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format.
A Tale of Terror by Avi "After receiving an apparent crank call from a man claiming to have committed murder, fifteen-year-old Andy finds his close relationship with his father crumbling as he struggles to make everyone believe him. The Last Good Place of Lily Odilon by Sara Beitia "When seventeen-year-old Albert Morales's girlfriend Lily goes missing and he is the main suspect in her disappearance, he must deflect the worries of his angry parents, the suspicions of the police, and Lily's dangerous stepfather as Albert desperately tries to find her, with her sister as his only ally.
The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin by Josh Berk "When Will Halpin transfers from his all-deaf school into a mainstream Pennsylvania high school, he faces discrimination and bullying, but still manages to solve a mystery surrounding the death of a popular football player in his class. The Morgue and Me by John C. Ford "After getting a job in the local morgue after his senior year, Christopher's life is forever changed when he discovers a murder cover-up, gets involved in a dangerous investigation, and becomes partners with an attractive newspaper reporter whose ambitious nature puts them both in great danger.
The Falconer's Knot by Mary Hoffman "Silvano and Chiara, teens sent to live in a friary and a nunnery in Renaissance Italy, are drawn to one another and dream of a future together, but when murders are committed in the friary, they must discover who is behind the crimes before they can realize their love. All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab "After the death of his ex-girlfriend Carly, northern California high school student Neily joins forces with Carly's cousin Audrey to try to solve her murder.
Death Cloud by Andrew Lane "In , with his army officer father suddenly posted to India, and his mother mysteriously "unwell," fourteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes is sent to stay with his eccentric uncle and aunt in their vast house in Hampshire, where he uncovers his first murder and a diabolical villain. The Boxer and the Spy by Robert B.