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• Award year: 2006
• Award year: 2009

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  The Glass Castle: A Memoir

  By Jeannette Walls

  This empowering memoir recounts the strength and creativity of the Walls children as they overcome the poverty and social challenges their parents brought upon them.

  • Nonfiction
  • Narrative Non-Fiction: Inspired by Actual Events
  • Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2015, Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009, Alex Awards 2006
  • ISBN: 9780743247542
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  John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth

  By Elizabeth Partridge

  The story of one of rock's biggest legends, from his birth during a 1940 World War II air raid on Liverpool, through his turbulent childhood and teen years, to his celebrated life writing, recording, and performing with the Beatles and beyond.

  • Nonfiction
  • Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009, Michael L. Printz Award 2006
  • ISBN: 9780670059546
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  Looking for Alaska

  By John Green

  Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009, Michael L. Printz Award 2006, Teens' Top Ten 2005
  • ISBN: 9780525475064