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Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Pena
Eragon by Paolini
Codetalkers
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Push by Sapphire
Cirque du Freak (Book 3) by Darren Shan
Cirque du Freak (Book 2) by Darren Shan
Cirque du Freak (Book 1) by Darren Shan
Travel Team by Mike Lupica
Heat by Mike Lupica
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Feed by M.T. Anderson
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging
Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
Fact of Life #31 by Denise Vega
This is All by Aiden Chambers
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
The Help
The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp
True Believer by Wolff
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz
Endymion Spring
Harry Potter 7 by J.K. Rowling
Little Brother
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Max by James Patterson
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (book 5)
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (book 4)
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan (book 3)
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan (book 2)
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
Romiette and Julio
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Before I Die by Jenny Downham
Suckerpunch by David Hernandez
The Contender by Robert Lipsyte
The Rifle by Paulsen
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer
Freewill by Chris Lynch
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
Chanda's Secrets by Allan Stratton
The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean
A Step From Heaven by An Na
Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going
Nation by Terry Pratchett
Vanish by Gerrissen
The Eternal Smile by Gene Luen Yang
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
The Ultimate Gift by Jim Stovall
The Contender by Robert Lipsyte
Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood by Benjamin Alire Saenz
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Among the Barons by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Betrayed by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Imposters by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Purple Emperor by Herbie Brennan
Dreamquake by Elizabeth Knox
Dreamhunter by Elizabeth Knox
Once a King, Always a King by Reymundo Sanchez
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Maximum Ride: The Final Warning by James Patterson
Maximum Ride: Saving the World and other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
Maximum Ride: School’s Out Forever by James Patterson
Extras by Scott Westerfeld
Specials by Scott Westerfeld
Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
Eldest by Christopher Paolini
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Among the Hidden
Dairy Queen
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Thanks to my Mother by Schoschana Rabinovici
The Lightning Thief (Book One) by Rick Riordan
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer
The Golden Compass (Book One of Trilogy) by Philip Pullman
The Amber Spyglass (Book Two of Trilogy) by Philip Pullman
Storm Breaker by Anthony Horowitz
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Fairie Lord by Herbie Brennan
Ruler of the Realm by Herbie Brennan
Fairie Wars by Herbie Brennan
Ironside by Holly Black
Tithe by Holly Black
Valiant by Holly Black
Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War by Clive Barker
Abarat by Clive Barker
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
1984 by George Orwell
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer
The Silenced by James DeVita
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Seed to Harvest by Octavia Butler
Fledgling by Octavia Butler
Bloodtide by Melvin Burgess
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Tangerine by Edward Bloor
Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brian
Sunrise over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: The Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
Native Son by Richard Wright
Haveli by Suzanne Fisher Staples
Shabanu by Suzanne Fisher Staples
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Sold by Patricia McCormick
Bombingham by Anthony Grooms
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Ana’s Story by Jenna Bush
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
First They Killed my Father by Loung Ung
The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Daughter of China by C. Hope Flinchbaugh
What is the What by Dave Eggers
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Forgotten Fire by Adam Bagdasarian
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Night by Elie Wiesel
Maus II by Art Spiegelman
Under the Blood Red Sun by Graham Salisbury
Tamar by Mal Peet
In My Hands by Irene Gut Opdyke
If I Should Die Before I Wake by Han Nolan
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy
Good Night, Maman by Norma Fox Mazer
All But My Life by Gerda Weissmann Klein
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
Summer of my German Soldier by Bette Greene
Daniel Half Human by David Chotjewitz
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper
The Truth about Forever by Sarah Dessen
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Slam by Walter Dean Myers
Hoops by Walter Dean Myers
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida by Victor Martinez
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
Slam by Nick Hornby
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
Identical by Ellen Hopkins
Burned by Ellen Hopkins
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
America by E.R. Frank
Runner by Carl Deuker
Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King by Reymundo Sanchez
Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult
The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Autobiography of my Dead Brother by Walter Dean Myers
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
What Happened to Cass McBride by Gail Giles
Shattering Glass by Gail Giles
Endgame by Nancy Garden
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Burger Wuss by M.T. Anderson
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
Tweak by Nic Sheff
Glass by Ellen Hopkins
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Smack by Melvin Burgess
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
King Dork by Frank Portman
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff
Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger
Forged in the Fire by Ann Turnbull
No Shame, No Fear by Ann Turnbull
Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman
Maybe a Miracle by Brian Strause
Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Unwind by Neal Schusterman
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult
Define Normal by Julie Anne Peters
The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Astonishing Adventures of FanBoy and GothGirl by Barry Lyga
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
Heaven by Angela Johnson
Repossessed by A.M. Jenkins
Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
The Minister’s Daughter by Julie Hearn
The Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
That Summer by Sarah Dessen
Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
Stotan by Chris Crutcher
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher
Iron Man by Chris Crutcher
Chinese Handcuffs by Chris Crutcher
One Whole and Perfect Day by Judith Clarke
Postcards from No Man’s Land by Aidan Chambers
Kit’s Wilderness by David Almond
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
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