F Bas               All We Know of Love. Nora Raleigh Baskin

Natalie, almost sixteen, sneaks away from her Connecticut home and takes the bus to Florida, looking for the mother who abandoned her father and her when she was ten years old.

 

F Bau               Peeled. Joan Bauer

In an upstate New York farming community, high school reporter Hildy Biddle investigates a series of strange occurrences at a house rumored to be haunted.

 

F Bro               Debbie Harry Sings in French. Meagan Brothers

When Johnny completes an alcohol rehabilitation program and his mother sends him to live with his uncle in North Carolina, he meets Maria, who seems to understand his fascination with the new wave band Blondie, and he learns about his deceased father's youthful forays into "glam rock," which gives him perspective on himself, his past, and his current life.

 

F Bun               A Curse Dark as Gold. Elizabeth C. Bunce

Upon the death of her father, seventeen-year-old Charlotte struggles to keep the family's woolen mill running in the face of an overwhelming mortgage and what the local villagers believe is a curse, but when a man capable of spinning straw into gold appears on the scene she must decide if his help is worth the price.

 

F Cal                The Fortunes of Indigo Skye. Deb Caletti

Eighteen-year-old Indigo is looking forward to becoming a full-time waitress after high school graduation, but her life is turned upside down by a large check given to her by a customer who appreciates that she cares enough to scold him about smoking.

 

F Cas               Chosen : A House of Night Novel. P.C. Cast

Life is turning upside down; friends are becoming enemies and vis-versa; has three boyfriends; tries to figure out the truth at school.

 

F Col               When It Happens. Susane Colasanti

High school seniors Sara and Tobey attempt to figure out what is important in life as they try to balance their preparations for their futures with their enjoyment of the present.

 

F Col               Vamps. Nancy A. Collins

At an elite vampire prep school in Manhattan, sixteen-year-old vampire socialite Lilith seeks revenge against Cally, a new student and "New Blood" Lilith holds responsible for the death of her close friend during a dispute that attracted heavily-armed Van Helsings.

 

F Col               The Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins

In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.

 

F Cum             Where People Like Us Live. Patricia Cumbie

In 1978, when her restless father moves the family to Racine, Wisconsin, fourteen-year-old Libby quickly becomes friends with neighbor Angie, but there is something strange about Angie's stepfather and when Libby learns the truth, she must make a very difficult choice.

 

F Del                Mexican White Boy. Matt de la Peña

Sixteen-year-old Danny searches for his identity amidst the confusion of being half-Mexican and half-white while spending a summer with his cousin and new friends on the baseball fields and back alleys of San Diego County, California.

 

F Dek             Jump the Cracks. Stacy DeKeyser

On the way to visit her father in New York City, fifteen-year-old Victoria finds an apparently abused child in the train's bathroom and soon finds herself branded a kidnapper and on the run while trying to fulfill her promise to protect the boy at all costs.

 

F Hah               December Stillness. Mary Downing Hahn

Thirteen-year-old Kelly tries to befriend Mr. Weems, a disturbed homeless Vietnam War veteran who spends his days in her suburban library, though the man makes it clear he wants to be left alone.

 

F Hig                Spirit. J.P. Hightman

In 1892, a wealthy, seventeen-year-old married couple, Tess and Tobias Goodraven, lay ghosts to rest for the thrill of it but, separated by the terrible witch who was responsible for the Salem witchcraft horrors, they may not have strength to survive, much less help the dead.

 

F Hof               The Third Angel. Alice Hoffman

The lives of three women of different generations are united by tragic love, a ghost that haunts a London hotel, and their quest to find the Third Angel that can restore their faith.

 

F Joh                Stacie & Cole. RM Johnson

Cole, who is feeling abandoned by his father and tired of being harassed by his friends for being a virgin, is ready to take his relationship with his girlfriend Stacie to the next level, but Stacie is not sure that she is ready.

 

F Kon              Out of the Pocket. Bill Konigsberg

As Bobby Framingham, quarterback of his high school football team, finally acknowledges to himself that he is gay, events start to spin out of control when his sexual orientation is revealed in the student newspaper and then in the local press, and he learns that his father has cancer.

 

F Kos             Saga. Conor Kostick

On Saga, a world based on a video role-playing game, fifteen-year-old Ghost lives to break the rules, but the Dark Queen who controls Saga plans to enslave its people and those of New Earth, and Ghost and her airboarding friends, along with Erik and his friends from Epic, try to stop her..

 

F Lin                Dexter in the Dark. Jeff Lindsay
Miami cop Dexter Morgan and serial killer (the Dark Passenger), one-in-the-same, investigate a double murder on the University of Miami campus while the burned and beheaded body count continues to mount.

 

F Loc               Dramarama. E. Lockhart

Spending their summer at Wildewood Academy, an elite boarding school for the performing arts, tests the bond between teens Sadye and her best friend Demi.

 

F Mac             The Execution Channel. Ken Macleod

In the years following the War on Terrorism, people around the world cope with terrorist attacks and governments intentionally misinforming its citizens, making the only place to receive true information a rogue media outlet; and after witnessing a nuclear bomb attack which their country denies, Scottish software engineer James Travis and his peace activist daughter, Roisin, begin to understand just how desperate the world has become.

 

F Odo             The Quest for the Trilogy: A Rover Novel of Three Adventures. Mel Odom

Juhg, the new master librarian, begins a desperate search of his now-absent mentor's journals in search of clues on how to prevent the so-called "Kharrion's Wrath," an ancient threat which endangers the existence of the world.

 

F Mey             Breaking Dawn. Stephanie Meyer

Book 4 of the Twilight series. Continues the story of the human Bella and the vampire Edward whose love is threatened by their difference, a werewolf named Jacob, and other outside influences.

 

F Nix               Superior Saturday. Garth Nix

 Keys to the Kingdom Book 6

Even as he grows stronger and closer to discovering the secret of his identity, Arthur must face further dangers and conflicts as he struggles to attain the Sixth Key from the powerful Saturday.

 

F Pao               Brisinger. Christopher Paolini

The further adventures of Eragon and his dragon Saphira as they continue to aid the Varden in the struggle against the evil king, Galbatorix.

 

F Pat                Sail. James Patterson

The Dunnes have set off on a ten day boat trip, a trip that hopefully will bring them closer together, despite the fact that the father, Stuart is staying behind on land. But only an hour into the trip they're already falling apart. The teenage daughter plans to drown herself, and the teenage boy is high on drugs. Ten-year-old Ernie is near catatonic. But their mother Anne, with the help of her brother-in-law Jeff, is insistent on pulling everyone together, once and for all. Just when things start to take a turn for the better, disaster strikes. Stuart is left to pick up the pieces and find his family--but he is eager to start a brand new life. Maybe he's a little too eager.--From publisher description.

 

F Pat                You’ve Been Warned. James Patterson

Kristin Burns' guilt over her affair with a married man traps her in a vicious cycle of fear and violence and leads to a dramatic series of events she never expected and cannot understand.

 

F She               Unbelievable: A Pretty Little Liars Novel. Sara Shepard

Four girls living in a wealthy suburb discover the identity of a stalker who has been sending them shocking text messages, and uncover the mystery of who killed their childhood friend.

 

F Shu               Antsy Does Time. Neal Shüsterman

Fourteen-year-old Anthony "Antsy" Bonano learns about life, death, and a lot more when he tries to help a friend with a terminal illness feel hopeful about the future.

 

F Val                Me, The Missing, and the Dead. Jenny Valentine

When a series of chance events leaves him in possession of an urn with ashes, sixteen-year-old Londoner, Lucas Swain, becomes convinced that its occupant, Violet Park, is communicating with him, initiating a voyage of self-discovery that forces him to finally confront the events surrounding his father's sudden disappearance.

 

F Vol               The Hand You’re Dealt. Paul Volponi

When seventeen-year-old Huck's vindictive math teacher wins the town poker tournament and takes the winner's watch away from Huck's father while he's in a coma, Huck vows to get even with him no matter what it takes.

 

F Wer             Impossible. 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.

 

016.94053 Wee           WWII In Literature for Youth. Patricia Hacheten Wee

Provides annotated bibliographies of more than two thousand books for middle and high school students about World War II, including fiction and nonfiction works exploring a variety of topics related to the war experience at home and abroad.

 

129 Roa           Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife. Mary Roach

The author looks to science to determine whether the human soul exists in death, and travels to various places around the world to discuss supernatural occurrences with spirit guides and mediums.

 

306 Joh            Everything Bad is Good For You: Why Popular Culture is Making us Smarter. Steven Johnson

Presents an examination of popular culture in America, and suggests--with examples from research--that vehicles of mass media and entertainment such as television and video games are evidence of an increasingly sophisticated cognitive culture that makes the mind measurable sharper than in the past.

 

324.27 And      The Democratic Party: America’s Oldest Party. Dale Anderson

Photographs, diagrams, timelines, and illustrations traces the history of the Democratic Party in America from Thomas Jefferson to the Democratic platform of today.

 

324.6 Bur         The Electoral College. Michael Burgan

Photographs, illustrations, primary documents, timelines, and maps describe the creation of the Electoral College system.

 

362.197 Rap    Poster Child Emily Rapp

Emily Rapp chronicles the first thirty years of her life, describing how her life has been defined by the birth defect that left her with only one leg and made her the poster child for the March of Dimes.

 

364.1 Sha        Organized Crime: From Trafficking to Terrorism. Frank G. Shanty

Documents the history and daily activities of organized crime worldwide including drug cartels, illegal arms trading, and terrorist cells; along with national and international laws aimed at combating their organizations.

 

364.66 Kuk     No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row. Susan Kuklin

A collection of essays in which inmates at American prisons who were sentenced to death while still in their teens share their thoughts and feelings about how they ended up in prison and how they feel about capital punishment.

 

379.829 Sto     Students on Strike: Jim Crow, Civil Rights, Brown, and Me. John A Stokes

John A. Stokes, one of the leaders of the student strike at R. R. Morton High School in 1951, describes the conditions in which he and his fellow classmates learned and provides an account of how they fought against segregation.

 

551.5 Wal        An Ocean of Air : Why the Wind Blows and Other Mysteries of the Atomosphere. Gabrielle Walker

Chronicles the lives and works of various scientists who have uncovered the secrets of the earth's atmosphere.

 

616.85 For       What You Must Think of Me: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager’s Experience with Social Anxiety Disorder. Emily Ford

The author presents her personal struggles with Social Anxiety Disorder and how she was able to overcome it; and offers information on its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

 

616.85 Gre      Thin. Lauren Greenfield

A collection of photographs by Lauren Greenfield that focus on the alarming rise of eating disorders among American girls, focusing on the residents of the Renfrew Center, which is dedicated to treating eating disorders.

 

616.85 Irw       Monochrome Days: A Firsthand Account of One teenager’s Experience with Depression. 

Explores the causes, treatment, and management of adolescent depression; and offers tips on dealing with the disorder both at school and at home.

 

616.85 Arn      Next to Nothing: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager’s Experience with an Eating Disorder. Carrie Arnold

Carrie Arnold chronicles her battle with anorexia, describing how she overcame the disease after nearly losing her life and how she has tried to help others suffering from eating disorders overcome their own eating and body image issues.

 

616.85 Kan      The Thought That Counts: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager’s Experience with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Jared Douglas Kant

A true account of a teenager's struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder, describing the warning signs, where to get help, and how to manage the symptoms at home and school, and outlining treatments that have proven to be effective.

 

616.89 Jam      Mind Race: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager’s Experience with Bipolar Disorder. Patrick E. Jamieson

Patrick Jamieson chronicles his battles with bipolar disorder as a teen, and offers other teens suffering from the disorder practical advice on how they can cope with the emotional and physical challenges they face.

 

618.92 Lez  Eight Stories Up: An Adolescent Chooses Hope over Suicide. DeQuincy Lezine

DeQuincy Lezine details his life story from a suicidal college freshman to the founder of one of the nation's first suicide prevention and advocacy programs for students. Includes risk factors for suicide in young people, therapies that help, and how to stay healthy.

 

741.5 Abo       Aya De Yopougon. Marguerite Abouet

A graphic novel about the daily life of a nineteen-year-old girl named Aya living in Yopougon, Africa, during 1978; exploring her relationships with her father, who manages a beer company, and two best friends, who are determined to marry a wealthy man, and her own ambitions to attend college and become a scientist.

 

741.5 Bar         What It Is: Do You Wish You Could Write?. Lynda Barry      

A collection of collages by Lynda Barry that explores the themes of memory and the writing process.

 

741.5 Car        Re-Gifters. Mike Carey

Korean American Jen Dik Seong, also known as Dixie, is on the verge of winning a championship in the ancient martial art of hapkido until she falls for fellow hapkido fan Adam, a California surfer, and she struggles to win his affections as well.

 

741.5 Gif          Blue Beetle: Shellshocked. Keith Giffen

Collects no. 1-6 of the comic "Blue Beetle" in which the Blue Beetle scarab is found by Texas teenager Jaime Reyes, who receives superhero powers from it.

 

741.5 Mor       Emma: 2. Kaoru Mori

A tragedy forces Emma to leave London, bringing her burgeoning relationship with young gentleman William Jones to an abrupt halt.

 

741.5 Mor       Emma: 3. Kaoru Mori

While returning to her hometown, Emma finds employment through Tasha, a maid working for a wealthy local family, but finds herself unprepared for the realities of the rich life.

 

741.5 Mor       Emma: 4. Kaoru Mori

William is still devastated over losing Emma, who has gone back to London to accompany Mrs. Trollop to an important social event, while Eleanor, a friend of William's sister, tries to take Emma's place in William's heart.

 

741.5 Mor       Emma: 5. Kaoru Mori

After visiting Will in London, Emma returns to Haworth, where she tries to adjust to life without him and cope with his engagement to Eleanor.

 

741.5 Mur        Gravitation. Maki Murakami v.1-3

Shuichi Shindou has always dreamed of being a rock star, and when he meets Eiri Yuki, he thinks he's finally found his chance at stardom

 

741.5 Pho        Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Ace attorney Phoenix Wright solves twenty cases with the help of his assistant and others and reveals why he fights for justice.

 

741.5 Tan        Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne. Arina Tanemura

Volumes 2-8

 

779 Bey           Class Pictures. Dawoud Bey

A collection of portraits by photographer Dawoud Bey featuring a diverse selection of high school students. Includes autobiographical statements from each model.

 

818 Hou           Mark Twain: Banned, Challenged, and Censored. Michelle M. Houle

Profiles the life of nineteenth-century author Mark Twain, and discusses the controversy over two of his best-known novels--"Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.".

 

909.08 Hay      The Age of Discovery: 1492-1815. John Haywood

Charts the global story of humans from 1492 to 1815, featuring world, regional, and supplementary maps that provide information about particular areas, themes, and events; and including photographs and illustrations.