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29622751151890004981575138557000981075138366500Best Books of 2013 5829300768350001967230736600003886200541020007175573152000SDLA PresentationJeanne Conner, Roosevelt High SchoolMary Peters, Lincoln High SchoolKerri Smith, Washington High School -476259525000 Dystopian Reads03048000Darkest Minds by Alexandria BrackenWhen Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government "rehabilitation camp." She might have survived the mysterious disease thats killed most of Americas children, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control. Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones. When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. Now shes on the run, desperate to find the one safe haven left for kids like her-East River. She joins a group of kids who escaped their own camp. Liam, their brave leader, is falling hard for Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can’t risk getting close. Not after what happened to her parents. When they arrive at East River, nothing is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader. But there are other forces at work, people who will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the government. Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one that may mean giving up her only chance at a life worth living.07556500Proxy by Alex LondonKnox is a "patron," a privileged and wealthy citizen of Mountain City. His only concerns are hacking, scoring with girls, and causing trouble while angering his bigwig dad. His proxy, a person who is contractually obligated to serve out Knox's punishments, is a gay teen. In exchange for working as a proxy, Syd is able to pay off his debts. When Knox accidentally kills a girl, 16 years at the Old Sterling Work Colony is too great a punishment for Syd to bear, so he escapes. An action-packed thrill ride ensues where Syd meets up with Knox, who helps him flee. As the pair dives further into their escape plan, new truths are revealed and a growing birthmark that preoccupies Syd, turns out to be a secret message uploaded into his DNA by his father. 013525500Icons by Margaret StohlAfter an alien force known as the Icon colonizes Earth, decimating humanity, four surviving teenagers must piece together the mysteries of their pasts--in order to save the future.011176000The Program by Suzanne YoungSloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone, but so are their memories. Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they made to each other, it’s getting harder to hide the truth. They are both growing weaker. Depression is setting in and The Program is coming for them.-11430050800 Dystopian Reads-6353492500The Testing by Joelle CharbonneauIt's graduation day for sixteen-year-old Malencia Vale, and the entire Five Lakes Colony (the former Great Lakes) is celebrating. All Cia can think about--hope for--is whether she'll be chosen for The Testing, a United Commonwealth program that selects the best and brightest new graduates to become possible leaders of the slowly revitalizing post-war civilization. When Cia is chosen, her father finally tells her about his own nightmarish half-memories of The Testing. Armed with his dire warnings ("Cia, trust no one"), she bravely heads off to Tosu City, far away from friends and family, perhaps forever. Danger, romance--and sheer terror--await. -6357810500In the After by Demitria LunettaIn a post-apocalyptic world where nothing is as it seems, seventeen-year-old Amy and Baby, a child she found while scavenging, struggle to survive while vicious, predatory creatures from another planet roam the Earth.09144000Pulse by Patrick CarmanIn the year 2051, who has a pulse? With the help of her mysterious classmate Dylan Gilmore, Faith Daniels discovers that she can move objects with her mind. This telekinetic ability is called a "pulse," and Dylan has the talent, too. Faith demonstrates her ability to use her pulse against a group of telekinesis masters who are so powerful they can flatten their enemies by uprooting streetlights, throwing boulders, and changing the course of a hurtling hammer so that it becomes a deadly weapon. But even with her unusual talent, the mind and the heart can be difficult to control. If Faith wants to join forces with Dylan and save the world, she'll have to harness the power of both. -238125698500 Horror/Thrillers-11176019558000The Fury by Alexander Gordon SmithThe Fury seemingly infests everyone but a small group of teens. Coming within 30 yards of other people sets off an instantaneous change, causing them to become rabid, violent monsters. The kids take refuge in a crumbling, abandoned amusement park to avoid contact with the "ferals." Meanwhile, an undead corpse has unleashed an otherworldly storm that is consuming central London. As the teens discover new powers growing within them, they learn that they are to fight the storm and save humanity, even if humanity wants them dead. -1143006667500Notes From Ghost Town by Kate EllisonWhen sixteen-year-old artist Olivia Tithe is visited by the ghost of her first love, Lucas Stern, it’s only through scattered images and notes left behind that she can unravel the mystery of his death, but the problem is Olivia has gone colorblind, and there’s a good chance she’s losing her mind completely—just like her mother did. How else to explain seeing someone who isn’t really there? With the murder trial just nine days away, Olivia must follow her heart to the truth, no matter how painful. It’s the only way she can save herself.-952506159500Reboot by Amy TinteraSeventeen-year-old Wren rises from the dead as a reboot and is trained as an elite crime-fighting soldier until she is given an order she refuses to follow-76200-381000The 5th Wave by Rick YanceyCassie, sixteen, prepares herself for the fifth wave of aliens, the final takeover, fearing that she may be all that's left of humanity. She's alone until she meets "very good-looking" Evan Walker, and together they must figure out how to fight back against the aliens.-654052667000Sylo by D.J. MacHaleWhen a secret branch of the U.S. Navy known as SYLO quarantines Pemberwick Island, Maine, claiming it has been struck by a deadly virus, high schooler Tucker is wrapped up in the ensuing chaos. Knowing there is more to the story, Tucker investigates and uncovers clues that could reveal the truth behind this perplexing mystery.-1428755715000 Horror/Thrillers-6667516256000Strangelets by Michele GagnonAll three strangers should have died at the exact same moment, thousands of miles apart. Instead, they awaken together in an abandoned hospital--only to discover that they're not alone. Three other teens from different places on the globe are trapped with them. Somebody or something seems to be pulling the strings. With their individual clocks ticking, they must band together if they're to have any hope of surviving. Soon they discover that they've been trapped in a future that isn't of their making: a deadly, desolate world at once entirely familiar and utterly strange. -381001206500The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die by April Henry She doesn’t know who she is. She doesn’t know where she is, or why. All she knows when she comes to in a ransacked cabin is that there are two men arguing over whether or not to kill her. All she knows is that she must run race and she is in a race against the clock to stay alive.-381009588500This Is W.A.R. by Lisa RoeckerWilla Ames-Rowan seems to lead a charmed life. But when Willa drowns on the night of a yachting party organized by the Gregory brothers, everybody knows it can't be an accident. Willa was a champion swimmer. Who could want her dead? Her close friends and stepsister are convinced that James Gregory, Willa's crush, is responsible. Four girls form the W.A.R. club. But as their plans for revenge unfold, the girls' many secrets threaten to be revealed, and the truth surrounding Willa's death becomes more and more complicated.-381005334000Break My Heart 1,000 Times by Daniel WatersLiving in the aftermath of the Event means that seeing the dead is now a part of life, but Veronica wishes that the ghosts would just move on. Instead, the ghosts aren’t disappearing-they’re gaining power. When Veronica and her friend, Kirk, decide to investigate why, they stumble upon a more sinister plot than they ever could have imagined. One of Veronicas high school teachers is crippled by the fact that his dead daughter has never returned as a ghost, and he’s haunted by the possibility that she’s waiting to reappear within a fresh body. Veronica seems like the perfect host and even if he’s wrong, what’s the harm in creating one more ghost? -190503302000 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April TucholkeNothing much exciting rolls through Violet White's sleepy, seaside town...until River West comes along. River rents the guesthouse behind Violet's crumbling estate, and as eerie, grim things start to happen, Violet begins to wonder about the boy living in her backyard. Is River just a crooked-smiling liar with pretty eyes and a mysterious past? Violet's grandmother always warned her about the Devil, but she never said he could be a dark-haired boy who takes naps in the sun, who likes coffee, who kisses you in a cemetery...who makes you want to kiss back. Violet's already so knee-deep in love, she can't see straight. And that's just how River likes it.28575138430 Horror/Thrillers2857516954500Asylum by Madeleine RouxWhile attending a summer program for gifted students, sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford and his fellow attendees are forced to stay in a dormitory that was once a psychiatric hospital. As Dan investigates the premises and its history, he finds secrets that link him and several of his new friends to the building's shocking past.29210-381000Rush by Eve SilverRochester, New York, high schooler Miki Jones is pulled into a sort of a game in which she and other teens battle real-life aliens and the consequences of each battle could be deadly.5715018351500 Another Little Piece by Kate QuinnA year after vanishing from a party, screaming and drenched in blood, seventeen-year-old Annaliese Rose Gordon appears hundreds of miles from home with no memory, but a haunting certainty that she is actually another girl trapped in Annaliese's body.5969017780000Escape Theory by Margaux Froley Devon Mackintosh has always felt like an outsider at Keaton, the prestigious California boarding school she attends. As long as she’s not fitting in, Devon figures she might as well pad her application to Stanford’s psych program. So junior year, she decides to become a peer counselor, therapist for students in crisis. At first, it seems like it will be an easy fly-on-the-wall gig, but her expectations are turned upside down when Jason Hutchins, Hutch, one of the Keaton’s most popular students, commits suicide. Devon dives into her new role providing support for Hutch’s friends, but she’s haunted by her own attachment to him. The two shared an extraordinary night during their first week freshman year. As the secrets and confessions pile up in her sessions, Devon comes to a startling conclusion: Hutch couldn't have taken his own life. 2857512319000In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters (also Historical Fiction)In San Diego in 1918, as deadly influenza and World War I take their toll, sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches desperate mourners flock to séances and spirit photographers for comfort and, despite her scientific leanings, must consider if ghosts are real when her first love, killed in battle, returns.-1041403810 Fantasy01397000 Black City by Elizabeth RichardsIn a city where humans and Darklings are now separated by a high wall and tensions between the two races still simmer after a terrible war, sixteen-year-olds Ash Fisher, a half-blood Darkling, and Natalie Buchanan, a human and the daughter of the Emissary, meet and do the unthinkable--they fall in love. Bonded by a mysterious connection that causes Ash's long-dormant heart to beat, Ash and Natalie first deny and then struggle to fight their forbidden feelings for each other, knowing if they're caught, they'll be executed--but their feelings are too strong. When Ash and Natalie then find themselves at the center of a deadly conspiracy that threatens to pull the humans and Darklings back into war, they must make hard choices that could result in both their deaths.014986000 Origin by Jessica KhouryPia has grown up in a secret laboratory hidden deep in the Amazon rain forest and is genetically engineered to be immortal and be the future of the human race, but on the night of her seventeenth birthday, Pia discovers a hole in the electric fence that surrounds her sterile home and sneaks outside the compound for the first time in her life.-89535039179500Pivot Point by Kasie WestA girl with the power to search alternate futures lives out six weeks of two different lives in alternating chapters. Both futures hold the potential for love and loss, and ultimately she is forced to choose which fate she is willing to live thorugh.06604000The Rithmatist by Brandon SandersonMore than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master in a mysterious inception ceremony, Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. Rithmatists are humanity’s only defense against the Wild Chalklings—merciless creatures that leave mangled corpses in their wake. Having nearly overrun the territory of Nebrask, the Wild Chalklings now threaten all of the American Isles. As the son of a lowly chalkmaker at Armedius Academy, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students study the magical art that he would do anything to practice. Then students start disappearing—kidnapped from their rooms at night, leaving trails of blood. Assigned to help the professor who is investigating the crimes, Joel and his friend Melody find themselves on the trail of an unexpected discovery—one that will change Rithmatics—and their world—forever.-95254127500Far Far Away by Tom McNealEver since he claimed to hear voices, the people have treated Jeremy Johnson like an outsider. Jeremy was telling the truth, however, as evidenced by his repeated encounters with the ghost of Jacob Grimm. Jacob has no idea why he is forced to stick around Earth as a specter, but there must be something unresolved tying him down—and it has something to do with Jeremy and a being known only to him as the Finder of Occasions. When Ginger (Jeremy's crush who reciprocates his feelings) pulls a prank, the two teens become involved in supernatural disappearances throughout their town that Jacob must help them solve.-28575-952500 Boys857253302000Boy Nobody by Allen ZadoffThe Program thought they constructed the perfect soldier when they created Boy Nobody, a no-name teen assassin. Using his seemingly innocent outer appearance, he is able to place himself within striking distance of his targets by getting close to their children. But when Boy Nobody is assigned to take down the mayor of New York City, he is flooded with emotions and memories he's never had before. The more he feels like a real boy, relating to both the mayor and his daughter, the more he becomes determined to seek revenge on The Program—and discover the truth about his lost identity. 85725-63500Second Impact by David Klass and Perry KlassKendall is football town, and Jerry Downing is the high school's star quarterback, working to redeem himself after he nearly killed a girl in a drunk driving accident last year. Carla Jenson, lead reporter for the school newspaper's sports section, has recruited Jerry to co-author a blog chronicling the season from each of their perspectives. When Jerry's best friend on the team takes a hit too hard and gets hurt, Carla wonders publicly if injury in the game comes at too high a cost in a player's life, but not everyone in Kendall wants to hear it.857252286000 Tap Out by Eric DevineSeventeen-year-old Tony Antioch lives in Pleasant Meadows, a trailer park where questions aren't asked since everyone already knows the answers from their own experience. He dreams of rescuing his mother from her constant stream of abusive boyfriends but in reality can barely duck the punches that are aimed at himself. When Tony is coerced into joining his friend Rob's Mixed Martial Arts class, he is surprised to find that he has a talent that he actually wants to develop. But with a meth-dealing biker gang that is hungry for recruits and a vicious cycle of poverty and violence that precedes him, Tony is going to need a lot more than blood and guts to find a way out.476253365500The Beginning of Everything by Robyn SchneiderPopular Ezra Faulkner, captain of the varsity tennis team and future homecoming king, had everything going his way until his girlfriend cheated on him and he became the victim of a serious hit-and-run accident. At college now, Ezra tells about his quick descent down the ladder of social hierarchy during his senior year. After the tragedy, Ezra finds open arms from the debate team, including his old friend, Toby, and is accepted "as is." Ezra begins to enjoy the newfound freedom he has with being himself and quickly falls for Cassidy Thorpe, a transfer student who helps him confront the truth about his so-called life.4000511938000 The Twelve Fingered Boy by John Hornor JacobsShreve Cannon is serving a two-year sentence at Pulaski Juvenile Detention Center. Shreve spends his time dealing candy to his inmates until 12-fingered Jack Graves, 13, shows up and is assigned to bunk with Shreve. The juvenile delinquents are mesmerized by Jack's telekinetic abilities, as is a strange man named Mr. Quincrux, who arrives with a keen interest in Jack. When Quincrux begins invading their minds, Shreve and Jack are forced to flee. As they embark on an unknown quest, the boys must learn to harness their supernatural abilities.-1841585090 Boys571509525000Out of Nowhere by Maria PadianAt Enniston High School, Tom Bouchard has it made: captain and star of the soccer team, boyfriend to one of the prettiest, most popular girls, and third in his class, likely to have his pick of any college, if he ever bothers filling out his applications. But life in his idyllic small Maine town quickly gets turned upside down after the events of 9/11. Enniston has become a "secondary migration" location for Somali refugees, who are seeking a better life after their country was destroyed by war--they can no longer go home. Tom hasnt thought much about his Somali classmates until four of them join the soccer team, including Saeed. He comes out of nowhere on the field to make impossible shots, and suddenly the team is winning, dominating even; but when Saeeds eligibility is questioned and Tom screws up in a big way, hes left to grapple with a culture he doesnt understand and take responsibility for his actions. Saeed and his family came out of nowhere and vanish just as quickly. And Tom may find himself going nowhere, too, if he doesnt start trying to get somewhere. 19050-317500 Forgive Me Leonard Peacock by Matthew QuickToday is Leonard Peacock's birthday. It is also the day he hides a gun in his backpack. Because today is the day he will kill his former best friend, and then himself, with his grandfather's P-38 pistol. First he must say good-bye to the four people who matter most to him: his Humphrey Bogart--obsessed next-door neighbor, Walt; his classmate Baback, a violin virtuoso; Lauren, the Christian homeschooler he has a crush on; and Herr Silverman, who teaches the high school's class on the Holocaust. Speaking to each in turn, Leonard slowly reveals his secrets as the hours tick by and the moment of truth approaches.-1905030353000 Winger by Andrew SmithRyan Dean West is a fourteen-year-old junior at a boarding school for rich kids. He’s living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for troublemakers, and rooming with the biggest bully on the rugby team. And he’s madly in love with his best friend Annie, who thinks of him as a little boy. With the help of his sense of humor, rugby buddies, and his penchant for doodling comics, Ryan Dean manages to survive life’s complications and even find some happiness along the way. But when the unthinkable happens, he has to figure out how to hold on to what’s important, even when it feels like everything has fallen apart.-2857518351500One Shot Away by T. Glen CoughlinThree high school seniors face mounting pressures, at home and school, as they start their last season on the varsity wrestling team. It is the last season for Diggy, Jimmy, and Trevor on the Molly Pitcher High School varsity wrestling team, and they all want the same thing: to win. Diggy’s got to compete with his older brother’s legacy, and now he’s in danger of losing his spot to newcomer Trevor. Jimmy’s got the cops after him, and a girlfriend who looks down on him. Then Diggy does the unthinkable—he betrays a teammate. Can the team forgive him? And can he forgive himself?-18034020320 Romance-3810016065500Eleanor and Park by Rainbow RowellSet over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits--smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.08001000 The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren MyracleAs high school graduation nears, Wren Gray is surprised to connect with gentle Charlie Parker, a boy with a troubled past who has loved her for years, while she considers displeasing her parents for the first time and changing the plans for her future.05588000Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer EcholsBailey wasn’t always a wild child and the black sheep of her family. She used to play fiddle and tour the music circuit with her sister, Julie, who sang and played guitar. That ended when country music execs swooped in and signed Julie to a solo deal Playing fiddle in washed-up tribute groups at the mall, Bailey meets Sam, a handsome and oh-so-persuasive guitarist with his own band. He knows Bailey’s fiddle playing is just the thing his band needs to break into the industry. But this life has broken Bailey’s heart once before. She isn’t sure she’s ready to let Sam take her there again-101601460500 How (Not) to Find a Boyfriend by Allyson Valentine SchrierWhen varsity cheerleader Nora falls for brilliant new student Adam, she struggles to maintain her popularity while proving to Adam that she is actually a genius in disguise.02921000 Just One Day by Gayle FormanAllyson Healey’s life is exactly like her suitcase--packed, planned, ordered. Then on the last day of her three-week post-graduation European tour, she meets Willem. A free-spirited, roving actor, Willem is everything shes not, and when he invites her to abandon her plans and come to Paris with him, Allyson says yes. This uncharacteristic decision leads to a day of risk and romance, liberation and intimacy: 24 hours that will transform Allysons life. A book about love, heartbreak, travel, identity, and the "accidents" of fate, "Just One Day" shows us how sometimes in order to get found, you first have to get lost. . . and how often the people we are seeking are much closer than we know. -27940-1905 Romance-285755016500 Nantucket Blue by Leila HowardSeventeen-year-old Cricket Thompson is thrilled to be spending the summer with her best friend Jules Clayton in Nantucket, where she'll catch some sun on the beach and, hopefully, the attention of her longtime crush, Jay Logan. Cricket's plans are derailed when Jules' mother dies and the Clayton family declares a "family only" trip. Despite this obstacle, Cricket decides to go to Nantucket on her own, with the intention of getting a part-time job to support herself and provide some comfort to her grieving friend. When Cricket arrives in Nantucket, she finds that Jules wants nothing do with her. Facing rejection and unemployment, Cricket quickly finds a part-time gig at an inn and decides to make the best of her situation. -2857512255500 This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer Smith Perfect strangers Graham Larkin and Ellie O'Neill meet online when Graham accidentally sends Ellie an e-mail about his pet pig, Wilbur. The two 17-year-olds strike up an e-mail relationship from opposite sides of the country and don't even know each other's first names. What's more, Ellie doesn't know Graham is a famous actor, and Graham doesn't know about the big secret in Ellie's family tree. When the relationship goes from online to in-person, they find out whether their relationship can be the real thing.-57152286000 Dare You To by Katie McGarryIf anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. That's how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn't want her and going to a school that doesn't understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her, but does…. Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jock—with secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the Skater girl who couldn't be less interested in him. But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction neither Ryan nor Beth expected. Suddenly, the boy with the flawless image risks his dreams—and his life—for the girl he loves, and the girl who won't let anyone get too close is daring herself to want it all….-1905047625 Humor -1905020256500Firecracker by David IsersonAstrid Krieger comes from a wealthy, high-profile family, so it's only natural that she should be the object of everyone's attention, an icon that can do no wrong. She soon discovers, however, that this point of view is not only wrong, but can get her into a great deal of trouble. Expelled from her private school and forced to attend a public one, Astrid begins therapy sessions (with the man who expelled her, no less). Finally able to speak her mind, Astrid's full personality is put on display: she is arrogant and self-centered, to be sure, but talking is always the first step. Astrid begins to realize the value of having real friends (and not just piles of money to come home to), and even learns the value of putting others before herself—once in a while, anyway.-1905012192000 A Really Awesome Mess by Trish Cook and Brendan HalpinTwo teenagers. Two very bumpy roads taken that lead to Heartland Academy. Justin and Emmy arrive at Heartland Academy, a reform school that will force them to deal with their issues, damaged souls with little patience for authority. But along the way they will find a ragtag group of teens who are just as broken, stubborn, and full of sarcasm as themselves. In the end, they might even call each other friends. 0254000 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews (2012)Senior Greg Gaines is a social nomad who has almost made it through his educational career without belonging to any one clique when opportunity comes knocking. He spends most of his time with his only true friend, a foul-mouthed African-American boy named Earl who shares Greg's passion for filmmaking. Greg's world is turned upside-down when his mother suggests he befriend Rachel, a classmate and former crush dying of leukemia. Greg's attempts to keep people at arm’s length are compromised as he and Earl are encouraged to make a movie for Rachel. -18034072390 Realistic -190502159000 If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch A broken-down camper hidden deep in a national forest is the only home fifteen year-old Carey can remember. The one bright spot in Carey’s life is her younger sister, Jenessa, who depends on Carey for her very survival. All they have is each other, as their mentally ill mother comes and goes with greater frequency. Until that one day their mother disappears for good, and two strangers arrive. Suddenly, the girls are taken from the woods and thrust into a bright and perplexing new world of high school, clothes and boys. Now, Carey must face the truth of why her mother abducted her ten years ago, while haunted by a past that won’t let her go. A dark past that hides many a secret, including the reason Jenessa hasn’t spoken a word in over a year. Carey knows she must keep her sister close, and her secrets even closer, or risk watching her new life come crashing down-825516192500The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth LaBanTim Macbeth, a seventeen-year-old and a recent transfer to the prestigious Irving School, where the motto is “Enter here to be and find a friend.” A friend is the last thing Tim expects or wants, he just hopes to get through his senior year unnoticed. Yet, despite his efforts to blend into the background, he finds himself falling for the quintessential “It” girl, Vanessa Sheller, girlfriend of Irving’s most popular boy. To Tim's surprise, Vanessa is into him, too, but she can kiss her social status goodbye if anyone ever finds out. Tim and Vanessa begin a clandestine romance, but looming over them is the Tragedy Paper, Irving’s version of a senior year thesis, assigned by the school’s least forgiving teacher.0-254000 Rules for Disappearing by Ashley Elston?She’s been six different people in six different place. But now that she’s been transplanted to rural Louisiana, she has decided that this fake identity will be her last. The Witness Protection has taken nearly everything from her. But for now, they’ve given her a new name, Megan Rose Jones, and a horrible hair color. For the past eight months, Meg has begged her father to answer one question: What on earth did he do – or see – that landed them in this god-awful mess? Meg has just about had it with all the rules and her dad’s silence. If he won’t help, it’s time she got some answers for herself. But Meg isn’t counting on Ethan Landry, an adorable Louisiana farm boy who’s too smart for his own good. He knows Meg is hiding something big, and it just might get both of them killed. As they embark on a journey to free her family once and for all, Meg discovers that there’s only one rule that really matters...survival.2794014160500 What Happens Next by Colleen Clayton (2012)The stress of hiding a horrific incident that she can neither remember nor completely forget leads sixteen-year-old Cassidy "Sid" Murphy to become alienated from her friends, obsess about weight loss, and draw close to Corey "The Living Stoner" Livingston.-2794072390 Realistic19055461000 Return to Me by Justina Chen Nothing is going as planned for Rebecca Muir. She's weeks away from starting college--at a school chosen specifically to put a few thousand miles of freedom between Reb and her parents. But her dad's last-minute job opportunity has her entire family moving all those miles with her! And then there's the matter of her unexpected, amazing boyfriend, Jackson, who is staying behind on the exact opposite coast. As if that isn't enough to deal with, days after moving cross-country, Reb's dad drops shocking, life-changing news. With her mother and brother overwhelmed and confused, Reb is left alone to pick up the pieces of her former life. 0-190500 Thousand Words by Jennifer Brown Ashleigh's boyfriend, Kaleb, is about to leave for college, and Ashleigh is worried that he'll forget about her while he's away. So at a legendary end-of-summer pool party, Ashleigh's friends suggest she text him a picture of herself, topless. Before she can talk herself out of it, Ashleigh takes the picture and sends it. When Kaleb and Ashleigh go through a bad breakup, Kaleb takes revenge by forwarding the text to his baseball team. Soon the photo has gone viral, attracting the attention of the school board, the local police, and the media. As her friends and family try to distance themselves from the scandal, Ashleigh feels completely alone, until she meets Mack while serving her court-ordered community service. Not only does Mack offer a fresh chance at friendship, but he's the one person in town who received the text of Ashleigh's photo and didn't look. 0190500Speechless by Hannah Harrington (2012)Chelsea takes a vow of silence after spilling a secret that nearly got someone killed, but not speaking up when she is ignored, ridiculed, or attacked proves to be a challenge.030543500 Panic by Sharon DraperDiamond knows not to get into a car with a stranger, but what if the stranger is well-dressed and handsome? And casting a movie that very night—a movie in need of a star dancer? What then? Then Diamond might make the wrong decision. It’s a nightmare come true: Diamond Landers has been kidnapped. She was at the mall with a friend, alone for only a few brief minutes—and now she’s being held captive, forced to endure horrors beyond what she ever could have dreamed, while her family and friends experience their own torments and wait desperately for any bit of news.011112500The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen During her last summer at home before leaving for college, Emaline begins a whirlwind romance with Theo, an assistant documentary filmmaker who is in town to make a movie.-7556562865 Realistic1905016891000Fangirl by Rainbow PowellFeeling cast off when her twin sister outgrows their shared love for a favorite celebrity, Cath, a dedicated fan-fiction writer, struggles to survive on her own in her first year of college while avoiding a surly roommate, bonding with a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words, and worrying about her fragile father.1905014160500 Letting Ana Go by Anonymous She was a good girl from a good family, with everything she could want or need. But below the surface, she felt like she could never be good enough. Like she could never live up to the expectations that surrounded her. Like she couldn’t do anything to make a change, but there was one thing she could control completely: how much she ate. The less she ate, the better she felt. But it’s a dangerous game, and there is such a thing as going too far.06350000 Five Summers by Una LaMarcheThe JEMS—Jo, Emma, Maddie, and Skylar—are summer-camp besties from New Hampshire’s Camp Nedoba. They spend five summers together and make a pact that they will always be best friends. But sometimes pacts are easier to make than to keep and without realizing it five summers of friendship began to fall apart. Secrets are kept and betrayals are made. When they get together at the reunion things will not go as smooth as the five summers they spent together. 0444500 Me, Him, Them, and It by Caela CarterWhen Evelyn decided to piss off her parents with a bad reputation, she wasn't planning to ruin her valedictorian status. She also wasn't planning to fall for Todd-the guy she was just using for sex. And she definitely wasn't planning on getting pregnant. When Todd turns his back on her, Evelyn's not sure where to go. Can a distant mother, a cheating father, an angry best friend, and a (thankfully) loving aunt with adopted daughters of her own help Evelyn make the heart-wrenching decisions that follow?-952501905 Coming Soon 03238500 Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles – October 1st After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed. Things quickly go from bad to worse when he finds out she plans to move them back to her childhood home in Illinois. Derek’s counting the days before he can be on his own, and the last thing he needs is to get involved with someone else’s family drama. Ashtyn Parker knows one thing for certain—people you care about leave without a backward glance. A football scholarship would finally give?her?the chance to leave. So she pours everything into winning a state championship, until her boyfriend and star quarterback betrays them all by joining their rival team. Ashtyn needs a new game plan, but it requires trusting Derek—someone she barely knows, someone born to break the rules. Is she willing to put her heart on the line to try and win it all?-285753048000 Blackout by Robison Wells – October 1stLaura and Alec are highly trained teenage terrorists. Jack and Aubrey are small-town high school students. There was no reason for their paths to ever cross., but now a mysterious virus is spreading throughout America, infecting teenagers with impossible superpowers—and all teens are being rounded up, dragged to government testing facilities, and drafted into the army to fight terrorism. Suddenly, Jack, Laura, Aubrey, and Alec find their lives intertwined in a complex web of deception, loyalty, and catastrophic danger—where one wrong choice could trigger an explosion that ends it all.-1905014922500 The Eye of Minds by James Dashner -- October 8th Michael is a gamer, He almost spends more time on the VirtNet than in the actual world. The VirtNet offers total mind and body immersion, and it’s addictive. Thanks to technology, anyone with enough money can experience fantasy worlds, risk their life without the chance of death, or just hang around with Virt-friends. And the more hacking skills you have, the more fun. Why bother following the rules when most of them are dumb, anyway? But some rules were made for a reason. Some technology is too dangerous to fool with, and recent reports claim that one gamer is going beyond what any gamer has done before: he’s holding players hostage inside the VirtNet. The government knows that to catch a hacker, you need a hacker, and they’ve been watching Michael. They want him on their team. But the risk is enormous. If he accepts their challenge, Michael will need to go off the VirtNet grid.-5715013144500Fault Line?by?C. Desir? -- October 1st Ben could date anyone he wants, but he only has eyes for the new girl. Sarcastic, free-spirited Ani. Luckily for Ben, Ani wants him, too. She’s everything Ben could ever imagine. But that all changes after the party. The one Ben misses. The one Ani goes to alone. Now Ani isn’t the girl she used to be, and Ben can’t sort out the truth from the lies. What really happened, and who is to blame?-571501270000Swagger by Carl Deuker – November 5th When high school senior Jonas moves to Seattle, he is glad to meet Levi, a nice, soft-spoken guy and fellow basketball player. Jonas also meets a charismatic basketball coach and unknown to Jonas sexual predator. When Levi reluctantly tells Jonas that Hartwell abused him, Jonas has to decide whether he should risk his future career to report the coach.387355715000 Series to Watch For The Elite Series by Kirsten Cass Vindico Series by Wesley KingEnclave Series by Ann AguireDivergent Series by Veronic RothThe Enemy Series by Charles HigsonThe Lost Hero Series by Rick RiordanLumatere Chronicles by Melina MarchettaAshes Trilogy by Ilsa BickWarrior Heir Series by Cinda Williams ChimaMortal Instruments Series by Cassandra ClarePittacus Lore Series by Pittacus LoreBenny Imura Series by Jonathan MayberryStarcrossed Series by Josephine AngelliniLegend Series by Marie LuInsignia Series by S. J. KincaidRaven Cycle by Maggie StiefvaterUnwind Series by Neal Shusterman Confessions Series by James Patterson Just One Day Series by Gayle Forman-5715069850 Our Top Twelve (10 Just Wasn’t Enough) (In no particular order) The 5th Wave by Richard Yancey Thousand Words by Jennifer Brown Sylo by D. J. MacHale Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell Proxy by Alex London Forgive Me Leonard Peacock by Matthew QuickIf You Find Me by Emily Murdoch Winger by Andrew Smith Five Summers by Una LaMarche Sudden Impact by David Klass and Perry Klass Just One Day by Gayle FormanStrangelets by Michele Gagnon ................
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