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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
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Based on the authors own experiences, this first young adult novel by bestselling author Alexie features poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney that reflect the characters art as it chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy attempting to break away from the life he was destined to live. More...
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Twisted
by Laurie Halse Anderson
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In her latest "New York Times" bestseller, Anderson tackles a controversial subject--what it means to be a man today--as a string of events and changes has high school senior Tyler Miller questioning his place in school, in his family, and in the world. More...
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Norman Tuttle on the Last Frontier: A Novel in Stories
by Tom Bodett
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NORMAN TUTTLE IS, in a word, awkward. He falls off his father's fishing boat into icy Alaskan waters. He quietly sweats on gorgeous Laura Magruder at the school dance. He gets himself on the bad side of Leonard Kopinski, an overgrown eighth-grader who shaves.... More...
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Shift
by Jennifer Bradbury
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Two best friends go on a cross-country bike trek, and only one returns. In this exciting debut, Bradbury delivers a tour de force about cycling, friendship, and the depths of loyalty. More...
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24 Girls in 7 Days
by Alex Bradley
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In his first novel for teenagers, newcomer Bradley shares a fresh and funny story told from the boy's perspective about the trauma and pageantry that is prom. More...
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Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
by Peter Cameron
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Advance praise for Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
"Not since The Catcher in the Rye has a novel captured the deep and almost physical ache of adolescent existential sadness as trenchantly as the perfectly titled Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You.... More...
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky
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Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie is navigating through the strange worlds of love, drugs, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", and dealing with the loss of a good friend and his favorite aunt. More...
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Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
by Rachel Cohn
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Told in alternating chapters, teeming with music references, humor, angst, and endearing side characters, this he said/she said romance is a sexy, funny roller coaster of a story about one date over one very long night, with two teenagers who are just trying to figure out who they want to be. More...
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The Chocolate War
by Robert Cormier
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Stunned by his mother's recent death and appalled by the way his father sleepwalks through life, Jerry Renault, a New England high school student, ponders the poster in his locker-"Do I dare disturb the universe?
Part of his universe is Archie Costello, leader of a secret school societ-the Virgils-and master of intimidation.... More...
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Deadline
by Chris Crutcher
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At the beginning of his senior year, Ben Wolf discovers he has an aggressive form of leukemia. Ben decides to tell no one; he wants his last year of school to be normal. Only, not telling the truth is the same as lying, and it takes Ben almost a year to figure that out. And what a year it is. More...
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Whale Talk
by Chris Crutcher
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There's bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. The bad news is that they don't have a pool. The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway. A group of misfits brought together by T. J. Jones (the J is redundant), the Cutter All Night Mermen struggle to find their places in a school that has no place for them.... More...
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Bucking the Sarge
by Christopher Paul Curtis
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LUTHER T. FARRELL has got to get out of Flint, Michigan.
As his best friend Sparky says, "Flint's nothing but the Titanic."
And his mother, a.k.a. the Sarge, says, "Take my advice and stay off the sucker path."
The Sarge milked the system to build an empire of slum housing and group homes.... More...
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Little Brother
by Cory Doctorow
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Marcus, a.k.a "w1n5t0n," is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works-and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school's intrusive but clumsy surveillance systems.... More...
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I Love You, Beth Cooper
by Larry Doyle
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A side-splittingly funny debut novel which follows the graduation night coming-of-age of a high school valedictorian who--instead of giving the usual speech--publicly confesses his eternal love for the most popular girl in school. More...
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Car Trouble
by Jeanne DuPrau
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From the national bestselling author of "The City of Ember" comes this unforgettable adventure involving a hitchhiker, an aspiring singer with a con-artist mother, a couple of thugs, and a carsick terrier. It all begins with a little car trouble. More...
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Drawing a Blank: Or How I Tried to Solve a Mystery, End a Feud, and Land the Girl of My Dreams
by Daniel Ehrenhaft
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A teenaged graphic novelist's life changes dramatically when he receives word that his father's been kidnapped. If only his comic book superheroine, Signy the Super-Bad, were able to help him save the day. More...
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As Simple as Snow
by Gregory Galloway
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A mesmerizing labyrinth of art, magic, and cryptic love sparks the imagination in this arresting first novel about a young man's quest to unravel the puzzle his missing girlfriend may (or may not) have left behind. More...
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Storky: How I Lost My Nickname and Won the Girl
by Debra Garfinkle
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Michael Pomerantz doesn't have great expectations for high school-people are still calling him "Storky," his mom is dating his dentist, and his father can barely sit through their Sunday night dinners. The only bright spot so far is his weekly Scrabble game with an old-timer at the Senior center-not very encouraging.... More...
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Write Naked
by Peter Gould
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Sixteen-year-old Victor, a thoughtful loner who tries to live his life "under the radar," wants to test out the saying "You have to be naked to write." When he sneaks off with an old Royal typewriter to his uncle's cabin deep in the Vermont woods and strips off his clothes, he expects Thoreau-like solitude.... More...
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