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What’s Hot and What’s Not
What teens really read…and then tell their friends to read! What bookclubs really read and tell their friends to read! Karol Sacca Retired -but never tired of reading Parachute, CO 81635 Colorado Teacher of the Year Finalist 2004 Lucy Schweers Excellence in Paralibrarianship 2012
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Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell
1986 2 geeky narrators Park: Korean/white Eleanor “thinks she is fat” wild clothes-hair etc School bus ride-first love OK this one wins all my votes…must read!
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The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight Jennifer E. Smith
Incredible, near perfect clean love story Takes place in a 24 hour period Girl: misses plane to attend dad’s remarriage in London Boy: meets girl while waiting at airport-sits next to her on plane The apart then together? Forever? This is a perfect “clean” love story
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The Chosen One Carol Lynch Williams
“Your heart will race, teeth grind and the brow bead with sweat” Young girl told she must marry her uncle BUT she has fallen in love with a kind young man Can she(they leave) leave the compound I would have never selected this one..but it captured me! Old one but a great girl’s read! Need a got to get your reading..this is one of my 233 picks
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Falling for You Lisa Schroeder
Terrible home life-stepfather ugh! Great job at flower shop Falls in “love” with very possessive boy-too much Tension created by storytelling model
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Love and Other Perishable Items Laura Buzo
Set in Australia H.S. girl (16 years old) gets job at local grocery story Falls crazy in love with at 20 something yr old Of course he is on love with someone else Great dialogue-fun read
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Just One Day Gayle Foreman
High school grad gets dream tip to Europe Meets Dutch actor Slips away on an unplanned trip to Paris where he disappears. She returns to U.S. to Ugh! sequel…his story due fall 2013
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Easy Tamara Webber College age girl attends costume party-designated driver Goes to leave and rape attempted-graphic “Rescued” by a stranger Great resource material at end Consider pair to the true story
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In Too Deep Amanda Grace
Rumor starts to snowball Party-drinking… Carter raped Sam(girl), when in fact it is a lie BUT Issues with Carter…did he rape others? Could be a great girls only book club
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Rape Girl Alina Kline Flip Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and you have it Girl tells of her rape! Reactions: oh my
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The Girl who was Suppose to Die by April Henry
“Take her out back and kill her off…” Girl, Stolen: kidnapped in back of car The Night She Disappeared-girl goes out to deliver pizza…never returns One of my 233 go to reads
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Shadowlands Kate Brian
Rory (girl) is in witness protection New town, new friends until one is missing The serial killer she turned in is hunting her High school-graphic violence
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If We Survive by Andrew Klavan
4 kids and sponsor go to Central America to rebuild a school Community LOVES them…then Revolution…oh my.. page 1 They are targeted to die Can they get out? Can they survive?
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Boy Nobody by Allen Zadoff
New kid in school, no real friends then zap someone dies… a Jason Bourne-like assassin Get assignments from “The Program” But is the program wearing off? High action, quick start
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Call the Shots Don Calame
Oh! the boys are back Book 3 of their adventures. This adventure: a low- budget horror film Adventure #1: see and prove you have seen a full( frontal) in real life naked girl. Adventure #2: safe sex and winning a band contest when no one plays an instrument.
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realism
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A Thousand Words By Jennifer Brown
Topic: Sextexting The girl send nude photo to senior boyfriend…she is drunk The ripple in the pond effect Realistic
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Boy 21 Matthew Quick All about high school basketball
Finley is the only white kid on his team Coach says new kid “Boy 21” (super star was perfect until a family tragedy… ( Parents have been murdered) Boy 21 claims he is extraterrestrial who parents are coming (from space) to get him Goal: get the new kid back in the game!
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34 Pieces of You Carmen Rodrigues
Ellie is dead: drug overdose 34 strips of paper hidden in a box under Ellie’s bed Secrets revealed when brother, best friend and sister look into her death
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Crazy Dangerous Andrew Klavan
“Do Right -Fear Nothing” Bully theme Preacher’s kid gets into the wrong crowd Strong bully theme-tried to rescue a girl Not his best Like Christian message?
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My Book of Life by Angel Martine Leavitt
16 yr old girl caught up in drugs then prostitution Gritty-real-she so longs for a home-to love her Then “Call” (pimp)brings home an 11 year old girl Girls go missing but why? Free verse simple High school and above
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May B Caroline Starr Rose
Middle school and beyond 1800’s sod houses Girl sent to aid another settler recently married to a “Mail-order” bride Terror-survivor tale Middle school
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I Hunt Killers- Game Barry Lyga
Jazz’s father is a very famous serial killer..now in prison and has been 4 years. Jazz was “trained” by dad… Now there is a serial killer loose in his town So…is he it? Did he do it? Shivers…bodies etc
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The Last Thing I Remember The Long Way Home – Truth of the Matter- The Final Hour by Andrew Klavan
Great opening Charlie wants to go to Air Force, is skilled in karate finds himself tied to a chair surrounded with instruments of torture Perfect for hard to please male readers Series:“The Homelanders” Easy go to series 4 boys
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Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Setting: WWII Britain 2 best girlfriends: one shot down over France Interrogation (Nazi torture)that reveals an amazing friendship Read it twice…second time you see the puzzle that was there all along Easily an adult read
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Once-Then –Now Morris Gleitzman
"This story is my imagination trying to grasp the unimaginable" “Everyone needs a family, no matter where it’s found” Holocaust tale-Poland 1942 Not necessary to read #1 but helpful Felix and Zelda jump from a Nazi death train All about survival Meets Genia –character lives forever in my heart
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Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Baltic States lost more than one-third of their populations during the Russian genocide. 1939 16 year old Lina, Mom and brother are deported to face labor camp in Siberia Dad? Hopefully he is in another camp Lina creates art in hopes it will reach him Question age range of readability
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Great adult or teen read Inspiring Both have adult and YA versions
I am a SEAL Team Six Warrior: memoirs of an American Solider by Howard Wasdin Great adult or teen read Inspiring Both have adult and YA versions Pair for The Alex Project
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Never Fall Down Patricia McCormick
Arn is taken from his home by the Khmer Rouge Becomes a child solider What a way to learn history.
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Blink Once Cylin Busby Young man paralyzed in hospital.
He is only able to blink of communicate is encourages by a young woman..is she real or not What happened?
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Starters Lissa Price Enter the future Setting Beverly Hills
16 yr old Callie hires her body out to those who want to experience being young again-”inhabit her” This works until her body will commit murder unless her mind can stop it! Enders the sequel out end of 2013
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Crash by Lisa McMann Start of a 4 book series “Visions”
Girls has reoccuring visions that are amazing clear -9 body bags, snow, accident Visions are on TV, billboards Knows one of the faces-boyfriend…can she stop ? (Dead to You: Kid kidnapped year later returns)
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Fracture Megan Miranda
Accident, underwater too long Should be dead-should have brain injury Perfect…. Except she is drawn to those who are going to die… Easy hook book for boy male and female
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Michael Vey- Prisoner of Cell –Rise of Elgen Richard Paul Evans
Oh my what an electrifying read. 9th grade Michael is being bullied- has one friend-also an outcast-genius” Michael has a crush on the pretty high school cheer leader Both Michael and the girl discover very special “gifts” One of my 233 go to books
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Ashfall –Winterfall Mike Mullen
Iowa Teen experiences explosion---attempts to find parents Explosion due to Yellowstone eruption Survival 2 of 3 released Sunrise Book 3 of Ashfall (Mike Mullen) spring 2014
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Classics (they and you just don’t know it yet)
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The Liberation of Gabriel King by K. L. Going
Old one but a great one 2 5th graders have all summer to conquer their fears Setting: the south- 1976 Great read aloud for young and old-Alex Project for middle school Themes: bullying, race relations
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Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
A classic in the making Enter 10 year old Caitlyn’s mind as she processes her brother’s death. (Asperger’s Syndrome) Strong tie To Kill a Mockingbird Listed as a “J” could/should be an adult read. Tender-memorable- a must read National Book Award winner This is a MUST on your reading list, not sure teens will find it!
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Small as an Elephant by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Mom has always been unpredictable- odd Go tent camping in Acadia National Park With very little food, supplies and money he awakes to no mom, car gone Perfect read aloud Survival skills, who to tell-not to tell-how long to wait
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Me before You by Jo Jo Moyes
Current day England Wealth young man quadraplegic Care giver (young lady) More than a love story? Ethical questions abound Great audio
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29: a novel by Adena Halpern
A Birthday wish comes true …76 yr. old wants to be 29 again Great LIGHT read Great discussion for a ladies book club, might be fun for an intergenerational group
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Frozen in Time by Michael Zuckoff
WWII and current day Plan crashes in Greenland, attempted recovery missions then and now. Great audio If a book club selection the question has to be at what cost ?
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One Shot at Forever by Chris Ballard
Alex Award winner Baseball, small town and one magical season
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Calling Me Home Julie Kibler
Oh my, oh my this is incredible! Grab it today! One black hairdresser, one white 80 something on a road trip Told in 2 addictive voices Mix “Scout”, The Help, Driving Miss Daisy and you have a winner here.
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Juliet in August by Dianne Warren
ADULT READ Enter a small town in Canada Fall in love with: A banker, his wife, their daughter’s wedding plans A farm family that can’t make it Perfect! If you love Ken Haruf (Plainsong)same style
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Schroder Amity Gaige A “love”letter written from prison
Dad persuades you how much he loves his estranged wife and daughter How incredible to appeal to the reader in this manner
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Power of Habit Charles Duhigg
A must read or better listen! Go in small doses Take a peek at why you do what you do! Starbucks, Fabreeze…
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The Mountain between Us by Charles Martin
Set in Colorado No award winner just a good story Terrible storm in Colorado Springs, hire a private plane to skirt storm….
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