Book Recommendations

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Bingham, Kelly.  Shark Girl
Brown, Susan Taylor.  Hugging the Rock

Bryant, Jen.  Pieces of Georgia
Burg, Ann. All the broken pieces

Corrigan, Eireann.  Splintering

Frost, Helen. Keesha's House (also in Large Print and Playaway!)
Hemphill, Stephanie.  Wicked Girls
Herrera, Juan Felipe. CrashBoomLove 

Hesse, Karen.  Out of the Dust 

Hopkins, Ellen:

• Burned
• Crank
• Glass
• Identical (also in Playaway!)
• Impulse
• Tricks

Levithan, David.  The Realm of Possibility

McVoy, Terra Elan.  After the Kiss
Myers, Walter Dean. Street Love

Rosenberg, Liz.  17
Sandell, Lisa Ann. Song of the Sparrow
Schroeder, Lisa.  Far From You

Smith, Kirsten.  Geography of Girlhood

Sones, Sonya: 

• One of those Hideous Books where the Mother Dies
• What my Girlfriend Doesn't Know
• What my Mother Doesn't Know
• Stop Pretending: What Happened when my Big Sister went Crazy   
 

Williams, Carol Lynch.  Glimpse

Sports Books

Bloor, Edward.  Tangerine
Coy, John:

• Box Out
• Crackback

Deuker, Carl 

•   Gym Candy
• High Heat
• Night Hoops
• On the Devil’s Court
• Runner

Green, Tim

• Football Genius (also in Playaway!)
• Football Hero

Lipsyte, Robert

• The Brave
• The Contender (also in Playaway!)
• Raiders Night
• Yellow Flag

Lupica, Mike

• Million Dollar Throw
• Summer Ball
• Travel Team

Myers, Walter Dean.  Game (also in Playaway!)

Good Books for Guys:

Abrahams, Peter.  Bullet Point
Arnold, Tedd.  Rat Life

Booth, Coe.  Tyrell

Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate

Griffin, Paul. Ten Mile River

Halpin, Brendan. How Ya like Me Now
Korman, Gordon.  The Juvie Three (also in Playaway!)

Myers, Walter Dean.

• Dope Sick
• Lockdown
• Monster
• Shooter (also in Large Print!)
• Sunrise over Fallujah

Oaks,  J. Adam.  Why I Fight

Quintero, Sofia.  Efrain’s Secret

Strasser, Todd:

• Boot Camp
• Can’t Get There from Here
• If I grow up
• Slide or Die

Volponi, Paul:

• The Hand You’re Dealt
• Hurricane Song
• Response
• Riker’s High
• Rooftop

Supernatural Books:

Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia:

• Demon in my View
• Hawksong
• Midnight Predator
• Token of Darkness

Black, Holly

• Ironside
• Tithe 

Brewer, Heather.  Vladimir Tod Series

Cabot, Meg. Mediator Series

Cashore, Kristin.

• Fire
• Graceling

Cast, P.C. & Kristin. House of Night Series (select books in Playaway, too!)

Jenkins, A.M.

• Beating Heart
• Night Road

Marr, Melissa. Wicked Lovely Series

McMann, Lisa

• Wake
• Fade
• Gone

Mead, Richelle. Vampire Academy Series

Meyer, Stephenie:

• Twilight Saga
• Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

Patterson, James.  Maximum Ride Series (select title available in Large Print and/or Playaway)

Shusterman, Neal.

• Everlost
• Full Tilt
• Red Rider’s Hood

Smith, L.J. The Vampire Diaries

Stiefvater, Maggie. Shiver

Ward, Rachel. Numbers

Westerfeld, Scott

• Extras (also available in Large Print and Playaway!)
• Last Days
• Peeps
• Pretties (also available in Large Print and Playaway!)
• Specials (also available in Large Print and Playaway!)
• Uglies (also available in Large Print and Playaway!)

Books with Death as a theme

Acampora, Paul. Defining Dulcie

Andersen, Laurie Halse. Wintergirls (also in Playaway!)

Asher, Jay. Thirteen Reasons Why

Dessen, Sarah. The Truth about Forever

Forman, Gayle. If I stay

Frank, E.R. Wrecked

Green, John. Looking for Alaska (also available in Playaway!)

Kephart, Beth. Nothing but Ghosts

Mitchard, Jacquelyn. All We Know of Heaven

Oates, Joyce Carol. After the wreck, I picked myself up, spread my wings and flew away. (also available in Playaway!)

Oliver, Lauren. Before I Fall

Quayle, Martha. Just Like That

Scott, Elizabeth. Love You, Hate You, Miss You

Sebold, Alice. The Lovely Bones

Strasnick, Lauren. Nothing Like You

Valentine, Jenny. Broken Soup

Vande Velde, Vivian. Remembering Raquel

Volponi, Paul. Rooftop

Ward, Rachel. Numbers

Wittlinger, Ellen. Blind Faith

Woodson, Jacqueline. Behind You