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These books can be found in the Young Adult Section in row 1.
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YA
Alphin
Counterfeit Son
by Elaine Marie Alphin
When serial killer Hank Miller is killed in a shoot-out with police,
his abused son Cameron adopts the identity of one of his father's
victims in order to find a better life.
YA
Anderson
Feed
by M.T. Anderson
In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to
control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in
serious trouble.
YA
Applegate
“Everworld” Series
by Katherine Applegate
In a parallel universe where mythology is real and wild imaginings are ordinary, four teens look for their missing friend.
YA
Brashares
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
by Amy Brashares
Four best girlfriends spend the biggest summer of their lives enchanted by a magical pair of pants.
YA
Cabot
“The Princess Diaries” Series
by Meg Cabot
Fourteen-year-old Mia, who is trying to lead a normal life as a teenage
girl in New York City, is shocked to learn that her father is the
Prince of Genovia, a small European principality, and that she is a
princess and the heir to the throne.
YA
Carroll
“1-800-WHERE-R-YOU” Series
by Jenny Carroll
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Jess Mastriani is struck by lightning and develops the psychic ability to find missing children.
YA
Dessen
Someone Like You
by Sarah Dessen
Halley's junior year of high school includes the death of her best
friend Scarlett's boyfriend, the discovery that Scarlett is pregnant,
and Halley's own first serious relationship.
YA
Efaw
Battle Dress
by Amy Efaw
As a newly arrived freshman at West Point, seventeen-year-old Andi
finds herself gaining both confidence and self esteem as she struggles
to get through the grueling six weeks of new cadet training known as
the Beast.
YA
Farmer
The House of the Scorpion
by Nancy Farmer
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as
the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a
corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.
YA
Horowitz
“Alex Rider” Series
by Anthony Horowitz
After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian,
fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's
dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.
YA
Myers
Slam!
by Walter Dean Myers
Sixteen-year-old "Slam" Harris is counting on his noteworthy basketball
talents to get him out of the inner city and give him a chance to
succeed in life, but his coach sees things differently.
YA
Nix
Sabriel
by Garth Nix
Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the
mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land
of the Dead.
YA
Plum-Ucci
The Body of Christopher Creed
by Carol Plum-Ucci
Torey Adams, a high school junior with a seemingly perfect life,
struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious
disappearance of the class outcast.
YA
Pullman
“His Dark Materials” Series
by Philip Pullman
In a world parallel to ours, but with a mysterious slant all its own,
Daemons and winged creatures live side by side with humans, and a
mysterious entity called Dust just might have the power to unite the
universes if it isn’t destroyed first. Lyra and Will embark on a quest
to destroy evil, and the fate of the universe is in their hands.
YA
Sebestyen
The Girl in the Box
by Ouida Sebestyen
Kidnapped and left in an underground room, Jackie explores her
psychological strengths and limitations as she tries to make contact
with the outside world by writing messages and sending them through a
slit in the door.
YA
Rennison
Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging
by Louise Rennison
Presents the humorous journal of a year in the life of a
fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her
nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and
win the love of handsome hunk Robbie.
YA
Tashjian
The Gospel According to Larry
by Janet Tashjian
Seventeen-year-old Josh, a loner-philosopher who wants to make a
difference in the world, tries to maintain his secret identity as the
author of a web site that is receiving national attention.
YA
Thomas
Rats Saw God
by Rob Thomas
In hopes of graduating, Steve York agrees to complete a hundred-page
writing assignment which helps him to sort out his relationship with
his famous astronaut father and the events that changed him from
promising student to troubled teen while enrolled in a Clear Lake Texas high
school.
Booklist created August 2003
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