Abel, Jessica, and Gabriel Soria (illus by Warren Pleece). Life Sucks (2007)

The girl Dave's in love with doesn't know he exists, he hates his job, and ever since his boss turned him into a vampire, he can't go out in daylight without starting to charbroil. A vampire graphic novel with lots of humor.

 

Aguliar, David. Planets, Stars and Galaxies: A Visual Encyclopedia of Our Universe (2007) NF (Mary Johnson)

Are we alone? What is the future of space travel? How will the universe end?  Everything you need to know about what's out there (and beyond!) in this spectacular encyclopedia.

 

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Anderson, Laurie Halse. Chains.  Fic (J. Sexton)

After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels and longs for freedom during the Revolutionary War.

 

Anderson, M.T.  The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor To The Nation, Vol II Historical Fic (K. Colquitt and John Sexton)

Runaway slave Octavian joins the British "Ethiopian Regiment," believing he will earn his freedom if he fights against the colonial rebels who fighting for their own freedom from oppression.

 

Aronson, Marc and Patty Campbell.  War Is... : Soldiers, Survivors and Storytellers Talk About War. (E. McTyre)

Is war inevitable among humans or is it possible to live without the horror and brutality of armed conflict?

 

Baldini, Michelle and Lynn Bierderman. Unraveling. (J. Sexton)

When fifteen-year-old Amanda faces major life changes, her controlling mother is the last person she turns to, but she gains some sympathy as she begins to understand her mother's relationship with her best friend.

 

Bell, Hilari. Rogue's Home. Blackmail, mystery, arson, and murder, in a marvelously twisty plot, with great characters!  Fic (Deirdre Johnson)

Eighteen-year-old Sir Michael Sevenson, an anachronistic knight errant, and seventeen-year-old Fisk, his street-wise squire, tell of their journey to Fisk's home town to investigate blackmail and a series of suspicious fires.

 

 

Black, Holly (illustrated by Ted Naifeh). The Good Neighbors, Book One : Kin.  Fic (Ken Petrilli)

Sixteen-year-old Rue Silver, whose mother disappeared weeks ago, believes she is going crazy until she learns that the strange things she has been seeing are real, and that she is one of the faerie creatures, or Good Neighbors, that mortals cannot see.

 

Blundell, Judy.  What I Saw and How I Lied.  Fic (J. Sexton)

In 1947, with her jovial stepfather Joe back from the war and family life returning to normal, teenage Evie, smitten by the handsome young ex-GI who seems to have a secret hold on Joe, finds herself caught in a complicated web of lies whose devastating outcome change her life and that of her family forever.

 

Bodeen, S.A. The Compound Fic. Kate Collquit)

After his parents, two sisters, and he have spent six years in a vast underground compound built by his wealthy father to protect them from a nuclear holocaust, fifteen-year-old Eli, whose twin brother and grandmother were left behind, discovers that his father has perpetrated a monstrous hoax on them all.

 

Brothers, Meagan.  Debbie Harry Sings in French Fic (Ellen Tannenbaum)

When Johnny completes an alcohol rehabilitation program and his mother sends him to live with his uncle in North Carolina, he meets Maria, who seems to understand his fascination with the new wave band Blondie, and he learns about his deceased father's youthful forays into "glam rock," which gives him perspective on himself, his past, and his current life.

 

Booth, Coe.  Kendra Fic (J. Sexton)

High schooler Kendra longs to live with her mother who, unprepared for motherhood at age fourteen, left Kendra in the care of her grandmother.

 

Cashore, Kristin.  Graceling Fic (Kate Colquitt)

In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.

 

Chotjewitz, David.  Crazy Diamond Fic (Ken Petrilli)

Chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of a young pop music star in Germany, as well as the relationships she builds and destroys along the way.

 

Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. Fic (Ken Petrilli)

Two teens from each of 13 districts are chosen to fight to the death in the ultimate reality show.  A page-turner; first of a series (john sexton)    I LOVED this book. (Erin Schirota- BRO)

 

Cornish, D.M. Lamplighter (Monster Blood Tattoo, Book 2) Fic (Ken Petrilli)

As Rosamund starts his life as a lamplighter on the Wormway, he continues his fight against monsters, making friends and enemies along the way, but questions about his origins continue to plague him.

 

Crossley-Holland, Kevin. Crossing to Paradise. Wonderful historical fiction. Fic (Mary Johnson)

When fifteen-year-old Gatty, an illiterate field-girl who sings beautifully, is selected for a pilgrimage, she travels from her home on an English estate to London, Venice, and eventually Jerusalem, and experiences great changes in her circumstances and in herself.

 

D'Aluisio, Faith. What the World Eats. "25 Families. 21 Countries. 525 Meals." (from the back cover). With statistics for each country, and spreads on fast food, street food, etc. Also includes recipes. Fascinating!  Non Fiction (Deirdre Johnson)

 

De La Pena, Matt.  Mexican WhiteBoy.  Fic (J. Sexton)

Sixteen-year-old Danny searches for his identity amidst the confusion of being half-Mexican and half-white while spending a summer with his cousin and new friends on the baseball fields and back alleys of San Diego County, California.

 

Doctorow, Cory.  Little Brother.  Tor. 2008.

Marcus and his friends are caught by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after a terrorist attack.  After being abused, they are released and try to down take DHS. Fic (Steve Fondiller, Ken Petrilli, Stacy Harris)

 

Dowd, Siobhan. Bog Child. Layers of violence and history in

Northern Ireland, with romance and condom-smuggling. Fic (Deirdre Johnson)

In 1981, the height of Ireland's "Troubles," eighteen-year-old Fergus is distracted from his upcoming A-level exams by his imprisoned brother's hunger strike, the stress of being a courier for Sinn Fein, and dreams of a murdered girl whose body he discovered in a bog.

 

Ferraiolo, Jack.  The Big Splash.  Matt , an average middle schooler with a glib tongue and a knack for solving crimes, uncovers a mystery while working with "the organization," a mafia-like syndicate run by seventh-grader Vincent "Mr. Biggs" Biggio, specializing in forged hall passes, test-copying rings, black market candy selling, and taking out hits with water guns.

 

Fletcher, Christine.  Ten Cents a Dance.

While trying to stay true to herself, Ruby works as a dance hall girl to keep her family out of poverty. Fic (Steve Fondiller)

 

Forlaget Illuminated Sweden. The Bible Illuminated: The Book.  (Dierdre Johnson)

Here is the Amazon link about this one.  As new Bible editions go, I really like this one!  But public sentiment may well go against adding anything like this to the list. It's very teen-friendly, though, imo. Non Fiction

 

Gaiman, Neil.  The Graveyard Book. Fic (J. Sexton)

I thought it was very inventive. (Erin Schirota - BRO)

Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.

 

Gallardo, Adam (Illus by Todd Demong) 100 Girls Graphic Novel (K. Petrilli)

graphic novel science fiction

 

Genesse, Paul. Golden Cord (The Iron Dragon Trilogy Book 1).  (Ken Petrilli)

Drake Bloodstone must choose between protecting his own people and leaving them to pursue a perilous quest against the dragons.

 

Goodman, Allegra.  The Other Side of the Island.  Fic (J. Sexton)

middle grade sci fi.

Born in the eighth year of Enclosure, ten-year-old Honor lives in a highly regulated colony with her defiant parents, but when they have an illegal second child and are taken away, it is up to Honor and her friend Helix, another "Unpredictable," to uncover a terrible secret about their Island and the Corporation that runs everything.

 

Grant, Michael. Gone. Fic (Bettyjane Surabian)

The first book in a series.  A hefty read, but gripping from the start.  With so many unanswered questions, readers will eagerly await book 2 (Hunger).  (E. Schirota)

In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not.

 

Green, John. Paper Towns.  Fic (Amy Kaplan)

John Green can do no wrong. (E. Schirota)

One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.

 

Hale, Shannon. Rapunzel's Revenge. The old fairy tale in GN format, set in a fantasy-magical Old West, and including another fairy tale or two. Great story great fun! Graphic Novel (D. Johnson)

Rapunzel is raised in a grand villa surrounded by towering walls. Rapunzel dreams of a different mother than Gothel, the woman she calls Mother. She climbs over the wall and finds out the truth. Her real mother, Kate, is a slave in Gothel's gold mine. In this Old West retelling, Rapunzel uses her hair as a lasso and to take on outlaws--including Gothel.

 

Halpin, Brendan. Forever Changes.  Fic (J. Sexton)

Although encouraged to apply to colleges, Brianna Pelletier, a mathematically-gifted high school senior with cystic fibrosis, dwells on her mortality and the unfairness of life.

 

Harmon, Michael.  Last Exit to Normal.  Fic (Bettyjane Surbarian)

Yanked out of his city life and plunked down into a small Montana town with his father and his father's boyfriend, seventeen-year-old Ben, angry and resentful about the changed circumstances of his life, begins to notice that something is not quite right with the little boy next door and determines to do something about it.

 

Harris, Joanne. Runemarks Fic (K. Petrilli)

Maddy Smith, who bears the mysterious mark of a rune on her hand, learns that she is destined to join the gods of Norse mythology and play a role in the fate of the world.

 

Hennessey, Jonathan.  The United States Constitution:  A Graphic Adaptation. Amazingly comprehensive and coherent exploration of the entire Constitution. Despite its comic book format, the prose is strong and clear.  Vivid illustrations add power to the story. Timely as teen interest in our political process is at a high.  Art by Aaron McConnell. Non Fiction. (Julie Rockefeller)

 

Hooper, Mary. Newes from the Dead.  Fic (J. Sexton)

In 1650, while Robert, a young medical student, steels himself to assist with her dissection, twenty-two-year-old housemaid Anne Green recalls her life as she lies in her coffin, presumed dead after being hanged for murdering her child that was, in fact, stillborn.

 

Ibbotson, Eva. The Dragonfly Pool (Bettyjane Surrabian)

    At first Tally doesn't want to go to the boarding school called Delderton. But she soon discovers that it is a wonderful place where freedom and self expression are valued. Tally organizes a ragtag dance troupe so the school can participate in an international folk dancing festival in Bergania in the summer of 1939.  There she befriends Karil, the crown prince, who would love nothing more than to have ordinary friends and attend a school like Delderton. When Karil's father is assassinated, it is up to Tally and her friends to help Karil escape the Nazis and the bleak future he has inherited.

 

Jenkins, A. M. Night Road.  Fic (K. Petrilli)

Battling his own memories and fears, Cole, an extraordinarily conscientious vampire, and Sandor, a more impulsive acquaintance, spend a few months on the road, trying to train a young man who recently joined their ranks.

 

Jinks, Catherine.  Babylonne.  Fic (Mary Johnson)

In the violent and predatory world of thirteenth-century Languedoc, Pagan's sixteen-year-old daughter disguises herself as a boy and runs away with a priest who claims to be a friend of her dead father and mother, not knowing whether or not she can trust him, or anyone.

 

Johnson, Maureen. Suite Scarlett. Fic (Lillian Hecker)

Fifteen-year-old Scarlett Marvin is stuck in New York City for the summer working at her quirky family's historic hotel, but her brother's attractive new friend and a seasonal guest who offers her an intriguing and challenging writing project improve her outlook.

 

Kluger, Steve. My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and FenwayPark.  Fic (Ellen Tannenbaum)

Three teenagers in Boston narrate their experiences of a year of new friendships, first loves, and coming into their own.

 

Koja, Kathe.  Headlong.  Fic (Lillian Hecker) 

High school sophomore Lily opens herself to new possibilities when, despite warnings, she becomes friends with "ghetto girl" Hazel, a new student at the private Vaughn School which Lily, following in her elitist mother's footsteps, has attended since preschool.

 

Korman, Gordon.  Swindle.   (Steve Fondiller)

Griffen Bing plots with his friends to steal a baseball card that he was paid almost nothing for, even though it is worth a million dollars.  Fic

 

Krovatin, Christopher. Venomous.  Fic (K. Petrilli)

Since age eight, New York City high school junior Locke Vinetti has experienced bouts of overpowering anger, but now that he has friends who accept him and a true girlfriend, "the venom" threatens to destroy all that he loves.

 

Lanagan, Margo. Tender Morsels. Fic (J. Sexton)

A young woman who has endured unspeakable cruelties is magically granted a safe haven apart from the real world and allowed to raise her two daughters in this alternate reality, until the barrier between her world and the real one begins to break down.

 

Landy, Derek. Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 2) Fic (K. Petrilli)

When the evil Baron Vengeous escapes from prison, Detective Skulduggery Pleasant and his apprentice, Valkyrie Cain, have just two days to recapture him or the Baron's creature, the Grotesquery, may summon the Faceless Ones back to their world.

 

Link, Kelly.  Pretty Monsters : Stories.  Fic (Ellen McTyre)

Short stories of magic, fate and whimsy.

 

Lockhart, E.  The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Fic (J. Sexton)

 

 

Marchetta, Melina.  Jellicoe Road. Fic

Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student Taylor Markham struggles with her identity and family history at a boarding school in Australia.

 

Meldrum, Christina. Madapple. Fic (K. Petrilli) (Deirdre Johnson)

 

Meyer, Kai. The Glass Word (The Dark Reflections Trilogy)  (K. Petrilli)

 

Millar, Martin, Lonely Werewolf Girl (K Petrilli) Kalix MacRinnalch, the heroine of Scotsman Millar's darkly hysterical punkrawk blare of a werewolf novel may be the most perfect YA character EVER: a suicidally depressed, binge-eating, laudanum addicted, semi-illiterate 17-year-old who just happens to be the most powerful werewolf in her clan and the key to deciding its future.  Like every contradiction in a teen's life amped up to near infinite pitch...

 

Murdock, Catherine Gilbert.  Princess Ben.

This orphan princess is more of an anti-heroine than a heroine. She accomplishes some standard hero feats -- battling a dragon and saving her country, for example -- but in a totally unexpected way. One of the year's best fantasies, with a strong, loveable heroine.  Fic (Deirdre Johnson)

 

Nelson, Marilyn. The Freedom Business: Including A Narrative of the Life & Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa.  A primary source narrative juxtaposed with masterful poems and illustrations. Amazingly skilful, moving and thought-provoking. Non Fiction (Dierdre J)

 

Paver, Michelle. Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #4: Outcast (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness).  Fic (Mary Johnson)

 

Pearson, Mary. The Adoration of Jenna Fox.  Fic (Susan Mordock) 

 

Plum-Uccu, Carol. Streams of Babel. Fic (Madelyn Littman)

 

Pratchett, Terry.  Nation.   Fic (D. Johnson)

 

Rabb, Margo. Cures for Heartbreak.  Bettyjane Surabian

 

Reinhardt, Dana.  How to Build a House  Fic.  (Madelyn Littman)

 

Schumacher, Julie.  Black Box. Fic (Elise Lanesburg). 

Scott, Michael. The Magician (Book Two: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. Fic (Erin Schirota)

 

Staub, Wendy Corsi.  Lily Dale : Awakening.  Fic (Lillian Hecker)- release was Aug 2007

 

Steinberger, Aimee Major. Japan Ai: A Tall Girl's Adventures in Japan N-Fic (K. Petrilli)

 

Stolarz, Laurie Faria.  Deadly Little Secret. Fic (Erin Schirota)

A great read-alike for fans of Twilight.

 

Swoish, Tammy. Hot Scots, Castles, and Kilts Fic (Ann Beier)

 

Tamaki, Mariko (Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki) Skim Graphic Novel (Kate Colquitt)

 

Tintim Hannah.  The Good Thief.  Fic (Lillian Hecker)

 

Weatherford, Carole Boston.  Becoming Billie Holiday. Nonfiction (Lillian Hecker)

 

Wroblewski, David. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. Fic. (Linda Levine)