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Printable reading list
Fiction
- Laika by Nick Abadzis YFIC ABA
Dogs in space? Yes, it happened in 1957, inside the Sputnik 2 satellite.
This graphic novel blends fact and fiction in a story that revolves
around a mutt named Laika and the Russian space program.
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie YFIC ALE
Junior's decision to attend high school off the rez might get him killed but he knows it's the only way he'll survive.
- Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate JFIC APP
Told in first person free verse, this is the journey from heartache to hope traveled by Kek, a Sudanese refugee. Whether he's putting dishes in the clothes washer or receiving a detention notice, Kek is the one who "finds sun where the sky is dark."
- Hot Lunch by Alex Bradley YFIC BRA
Molly and Cassie have a food fight in their high school cafeteria. As punishment, they are assigned to work in the cafeteria and they must learn how to get along and cook before they are released.
- Hit the Road by Caroline B Cooney YFIC COO
Brit just got her license and has never driven on a highway before, but Grandma and a friend need to get to their sixty-fifth college dorm reunion. On the way, they need to make a little stop to break another friend out of her nursing home. Thus begins the road trip of a lifetime.
- Miki Falls, Book 1: Spring by Mark Crilley YFIC CRI
In this graphic novel, senior Miki Yoshida pursues a mysterious new boy at school and, much to his dismay, discovers his dangerous secret. (This is the first book in the Miki Falls series.)
- Beastly by Alex Flinn YFIC FLI
Kyle is the most popular boy at this high school and thinks he can get any girl to fall in love with him. When he plays a mean prank on a girl at a school dance, she gets her revenge in a very unusual way.
- Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George YSF GEO
The ninth child of a poor woodcutter in the far north meets an enchanted bear who changes the family fortunes. Does this brave lass care about her loved ones enough to defy the queen of the trolls?
- Stumptown Kid by Carol Gorman JFIC GOR
It is 1952 in Iowa and Charlie desperately wants to play on the Wildcats baseball team. He also wants life to return to the way it was before his father died in Korea. His only ally seems to be Luther Peale, a former member of the Negro Baseball League who is accused of murder.
- Blood Red Horse by K. M. Grant YFIC GRA
Hosanna, a horse, helps two English brothers as they fight with King Richard I in the Third Crusades.
- Toby Wheeler, Eighth Grade Benchwarmer by Thatcher Heldring YFIC HEL
When Toby the "gym-rat" finally decides to join the middle school basketball team, he does not anticipate the changes that will occur in his relationship with his best friend JJ, who is the team's star player.
- The Breakup Bible by Melissa Kantor YFIC KAN
Jen thinks her life is over when her boyfriend Max breaks up with her and it gets even worse when Jen's grandmother gives her a book called The Breakup Bible. How is a book going to help Jen get over her feelings for Max?
- Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier YSF MAR
Jenica and her four sisters from Transylvania spend the night of every Full Moon dancing in the Wildwood. Then the disturbing Night People show up at the dances, and soon both their worlds are in danger.
- Santa Claus in Baghdad by Elsa Marston YFIC MAR
Teenagers living in Middle Eastern countries face some of the same challenges you do. And many have some of the same hopes, like a better future, filled with good friends, loving families, secure homes and a chance to express themselves.
- Extreme American Makeover (First Daughter) by Mitali Perkins YFIC PER
Sameera "Sparrow" Righton knows who she is but her dad's campaign manager has a totally different picture in mind for an "acceptable" daughter of a presidential candidate.
- The Melting of Maggie Bean by Tricia Rayburn YFIC RAY
Maggie Bean is having a tough year. Since her dad lost his job he spends more time watching TV than talking to his family, and her mom's totally stressed about money. So Maggie focuses on what she does best - keeping up her straight-A average and eating chocolate.
- Beowulf by Chris Ryall YFIC RYL
A dragon battles Beowulf but this dragon has a personal connection to the Scandinavian warrior, what is it?
- Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott YFIC SCO
Kate gets dumped by her now popular best friend, her father's dream is selling vitamins at the mall, and she's falling for a boy with a questionable reputation. Is her life going to get any better, or is it all downhill from here?
- Pool Boy by Michael Simmons YFIC SIM
When Brett's father is arrested for insider trading, his world is turned upside down. Brett must learn to adjust to a world with no mansion and no fancy cars. Instead of swimming in pools this summer, he'll be cleaning them.
- Fake ID by Walter Sorrells YMYS SOR
Chastity Pureheart is her new name in the new town they live in called High Hopes, Alabama. Chass has high hopes for this new town until her mother disappears and some men start chasing her and demanding she produce "the tape."
- H.I.V.E. (Higher Institute for Villainous Education) by Mark Walden YFIC WAL
Crime doesn't pay. And Otto hasn't even had time to savor the success of his latest caper when he finds himself an involuntary student at H.I.V.E — for the next six years.
- Sweethearts by Sara Zarr YFIC ZAR
Jennifer and Cameron are best friends in grade school because they are both social outcasts. Then Cameron disappears and Jennifer is told he has died. Eight years later in high school Cameron reappears in her class and her life — what is going on?
Nonfiction
- Optical Illusions: The Science of Visual Perception by Al Seckel 152.148 S
Challenge your mind with this collection of 272 illusions and discover why what you see isn't always what you get.
- The Express: The Ernie Davis Story by Robert Gallagher B DAVIS
He was the number one pick in the NFL draft in 1962 and the first black athlete to win the Heisman Trophy. This story will touch your heart and the author is local.
- The Radioactive Boy Scout by Ken Silverstein B HAHN
In the 1950s, encouraged by positive information about nuclear energy provided to him by the Boy Scouts, David Hahn set out to build his own nuclear reactor.
- The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself by Rodney Mullen YB MULLEN
It's hard to imagine, but a parent forces a child to quit a sport they've become a world champion in. What does it take to reach that peak again?
- Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter YB RHODES-COURTER
Pulled from a teenage mother, moved into foster care, and abused, Ashley tells her story from the other side.
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