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Never Let Me Go
From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans, comes an unforgettable edge-of-your-seat mystery that is at once heartbreakingly tender and morally courageous about what it means to be human- Realistic Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781400043392
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New Found Land: Lewis and Clark's Voyage of Discovery
The letters and thoughts of Thomas Jefferson, members of the Corps of Discovery, their guide Sacagawea, and Captain Lewis's Newfoundland dog, all tell of the historic exploratory expedition to seek a water route to the Pacific Ocean.- Realistic Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780763621131
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Nineteen Minutes
In Sterling, New Hampshire, 17-year-old high school student Peter Houghton has endured years of verbal and physical abuse at the hands of classmates- Realistic Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780743496728
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No Way Out
Bluford High kid desperate for money.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9781491941767
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Outrage
Bad days sometimes just get worse.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9781897039281
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Over and Under
Andy and Tom's fourteenth summer is defined by adventures in the woods and caves near their home, a strike that polarizes their small town, and secrets that test their friendship.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2009
- ISBN: 9780312379902
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Pain & Wastings
Facing life with death.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9781551439044
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Paper Towns
One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.
- Realistic Fiction
- Get Your Geek On
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2012, Teens' Top Ten 2009
- ISBN: 9780525478188
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Pillars of the Earth
Set in twelfth-century England, this epic of kings and peasants juxtaposes the building of a magnificent church with the violence and treachery that often characterized the Middle Ages.- Realistic Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780688046590
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Planet Pregnancy
Adopting, keeping and leaping.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9781590785843
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The Plot Against America
When the renowned aviation hero and rabid isolationist Charles A. Lindbergh defeated Franklin Roosevelt by a landslide in the 1940 presidential election, fear invaded every Jewish household in America- Realistic Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780618509287
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Poison Ink
Group tattoos gone bad.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9780385734837
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Prey
Told from their separate points of view, fifteen-year-old Ryan has a secret affair with his thirty-three-year-old history teacher at an Atlanta high school, and his best friend Honey becomes determined to uncover the reason he is increasingly distant.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9780385734530
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Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
A westerner's visit into North Korea, told in the form of a graphic novel. Famously referred to as one of the "Axis of Evil" countries, North Korea remains one of the most secretive and mysterious nations in the world today.- Realistic Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781896597898
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The Red Tent: A Novel
The story of Dinah, a tragic character from the Bible whose great love, a prince, is killed by her brother, leaving her alone and pregnant- Realistic Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780312169787
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Retaliation
When a popular high school girl is badly beaten in a fight borne from jealousy, the girl, her family, and her DC community must choose whether to stay in the violent, dangerous status quo or rise above the violence and its deadly consequences that permeates every crevice of their community.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9780971817432
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Right Behind You
Life is rough; living with the knowledge you killed a kid.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9780316166362
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead
Hamlet as told from the worm's-eye view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare's play- Realistic Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780802132758
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Saturday Night Dirt
One night can make a difference at the speedway.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9780374350604
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Schooled
Bluford boy has NBA dreams.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9781491941774
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The Secret Life of Bees
Set in South Carolina in 1964, [this book] tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the town's fiercest racists, Lily decides they should both escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town that holds the secret to her mother's past.- Realistic Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780670032372
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The Secret Story of Sonia Rodriguez
Can Sonia stand up to her family without turning her back on her Mexican heritage?
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Slam
At the age of fifteen, Sam Jones's girlfriend gets pregnant and Sam's life of skateboarding and daydreaming about Tony Hawk changes drastically.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2009
- ISBN: 9780143142836
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Slam! Volume 1
Jennifer and Maisie have been friends since the Fresh Meat orientation for the Eastside Roller Girls. When they're drafted to different teams, their friendship is put to the test.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018, Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009
- ISBN: 9781421506791
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Sold
Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her poor mountain home in Nepal thinking that she is to work in the city as a maid only to find that she has been sold into the sex slave trade in India and that there is no hope of escape. -
Someday This Pain Will be Useful to You
Eighteen-year-old James living in New York City with his older sister and divorced mother struggles to find a direction for his life- Realistic Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780374309893
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Speak
A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school. These gripping and exceptionally well-written novels, through various settings, time periods, and circumstances, poignantly reflect the growing and changing realities facing teens.- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2009
- ISBN: 9780374371524
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Story of a Girl
Branded the school skank at age thirteen, Deanna feels isolated and puts on a tough exterior. The author's narration unveils the spare, powerful, and honest portrayal of the girl with the reputation.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2009
- ISBN: 9780739371336
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Suckerpunch
Roadtrip with gun.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9780061173301
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Sunrise Over Fallujah
Robin Perry, from Harlem, is sent to Iraq in 2003 as a member of the Civilian Affairs Battalion, and his time there profoundly changes him.- Realistic Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780439916240
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Superbad
Seth and Evan are accepting the fact that they will be going to different colleges in the fall. Now, it seems more important than ever that they go to a high school party, and achieve some of their long time goals- Realistic Fiction
- Fabulous Films for Young Adults 2009
- ISBN: 9781424852314
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Tallgrass
Rennie's life is changed forever at age thirteen; her brother is fighting in World War II and a Japanese internment camp opens near her small town. When a young girl is murdered, most of the townspeople believe it was someone from the camp. King's multidimensional voice brings the characters to life.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2009
- ISBN: 9781427200457
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Thief
Foster kids forced to steal.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9780545034005
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A Thousand Never Evers
It's the summer of 1963, and 12-year-old Addie Ann Pickett lives on the black side of town in Kuckachoo, Mississippi. Kenya Brome has the perfect voice for Addie, her family, and the people of Kuckachoo, as she narrates alternately lighthearted optimism, tearful emotion, and an arrogant assumption of white superiority.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2009
- ISBN: 9780440422099
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Three Girls and Their Brother
This witty satire of show-biz politics, told from the perspective of four New York teenage siblings in the eye of a publicity tornado, provides a fascinating insider's look at the world of the rich and famous.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2009
- ISBN: 9780307394149
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Torn to Pieces
When mom disappears, secrets are revealed.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9780385735575
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Undone
Losing a friend—inheriting a friend's todo list.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9788027097636
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Venemous
When rage is in your blood.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9781416924876
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A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
An irresistible blend of history, myth, and misadventure, A Voyage Long and Strange captures the wonder and drama of first contact.- Realistic Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780805076035
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Whale Rider
The Whangara people believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born males, believing them to be descendants of Paikea- Realistic Fiction
- Fabulous Films for Young Adults 2009
- ISBN: 9781404943728
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What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng: A Novel
A biographical novel traces the story of Valentino Achak Deng, who as a boy of seven was separated from his family when his village in southern Sudan was attacked by government helicopters.- Realistic Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781932416640
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