13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson  (YA Fic Joh)

Birdwing by Rafe Martin  (YA Fic Mar)

    Prince Ardwin is a freak. Thanks to an evil stepmother he and his six brothers were cursed and turned into swans. But his resourceful sister who broke the curse, and returned them to human form. All except for Ardwin’s left arm, which remains a swan’s wing. Ardwin has dealt with this his entire life. He has constantly been whispered about and stared at in his father’s kingdom. Now a teenager, Ardwin decides to run away and go where no one knows him. However, running away gets very complicated when Ardwin’s friends, the evil sorceress who cursed him, and his father’s soldiers all follow after him and are determined to bring him back for their own purposes.

Can’t Get There From Here by Todd Strasser  (YA Fic Str)

    Living amongst a band of homeless teenagers on the streets of New York City a girl called Maybe does her best to cope, but when a twelve-year-old girl joins the group, Maybe decides that she must help this girl get off the streets. In doing so she may help herself find a way out as well.

Chanda’s Secrets by Allan Stratton  (YA Fic Str)

    People in Chanda’s village are dying. She even has to make arrangements for her baby sister’s funeral. But when her mother mysteriously goes into hiding, Chanda struggles to make ends meet. Frustrated and terrified, she desperately searches for answers in a community that values reputation over truth.

Crunch Time by Mariah Fredericks  (YA Fic Fre)

    As different as they are from each other Daisy, Leo, Jane, and Max all have one thing in common. They are all stressed out by the SATs. They decide to ditch their SAT prep class and form their own study group. They become friends until a rumor starts that someone at their elite private school cheated on the SATs. As rumors and accusations fly their friendship is put to the test.

Daniel Half-Human by David Chotjewitz  (YA Fic Cho) also called Daniel Half-Human and the Good Nazi

    Daniel desperately wants to belong to the Hitler youth in 1930’s Germany. Just as Hitler’s popularity surges, Daniel finds out that he is half Jewish, and he watches life as he knows it spin wildly out of control, even as more rules are made and enforced. Find out what happens to Daniel and his family, and what he feels as he returns to his homeland after the war.

Dark Angel by David Klass  (YA Fic Kla)

    Jeff is very upset to learn his older brother, Troy, who has committed a violent crime, is being released from prison on a technicality. To make matters worse, Troy is coming home to live - rather than starting fresh elsewhere. All characters are faced with challenging adjustments.

Every Man For Himself edited by Nancy Mercado  (YA Fic Eve)

    A collection of short stories, from well-known authors, that investigates just what it means to be a guy, from friendships to relationships to families to sports. The authors present a male perspective on prom, on shooting your dad with a BB gun, on having super powers, on going to your brother’s Bar Mitzvah.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Rick Yancey  (YA Fic Yan)

    No one would think Alfred Kropp could save the world. He has always been large for his age and is an extreme underachiever. When he gets talked into a get-rich scheme his life turns into an extraordinary adventure. He was tricked into stealing Excalibur (the legendary sword of King Arthur) and will now must return the sword to its rightful place.

Fade To Black by Alex Flinn  (YA Fic Fli)

    Alex is HIV positive from a “blood transfusion.” His new community is not excited to have him. Alex is attacked and hospitalized one morning. Clinton has made no secret of his despise for Alex. Daria, a fellow student with Down-Syndrome, saw the attack.  She saw the man in the letter jacket hit Alex’s car with a baseball bat. Clinton is an athlete with multiple letters for his jacket.

Fall of a Kingdom by Hilari Bell  (YA Fic Bel)

    Legend tells of the great Sorahb, who will come again when Farsala is in its greatest need. But, as the powerful Hrum armies approach Farsala’s borders, Jiaan, Soraya, and Kavi come to realize that only if all the people—deghan rulers, peasants, and suud mystics—work together do they stand a chance against the Hrum.

Geography Club by Brent Hartinger  (YA Fic Har)

    Gay teens Russel, Kevin, Ike, Min and Terese form the Geography Club,thinking no one but them would ever want to come to meetings. So their secret should be safe.  Then Belinda Sherman joins. How will they keep their secret?

    After nineteen-year-old Ed stops a bank robbery, he receives a mysterious message listing 3 addresses and times. When he finds people who need help, he realizes he has been chosen to act. As the messages continue, Ed finds that his life depends on his actions.

    Julia Scheeres grew up near Lafayette, Indiana in the late seventies with strict Christian fundamentalist parents and two adopted African American brothers. In this unflinching memoir, she exposes the racism she and her brothers experienced growing up and the sexual abuse she experienced within the home. As a teenager, Julia finds life at home intolerable and she runs away. She is picked up by the police and returned to her family. Her unsympathetic parents send her to a strict Christian boarding school in the Dominican Republic that is more of a prison than a school. It is there that she faces her greatest challenges.

    Frank is worried about his brother, Herbie, but he cannot do anything to help him because Frank is dead. Herbie is running cross-country and playing football. He is fast.  But he cannot outrun his brother, nor the ghost in the graveyard.

The Runner by Carl Deuker  (YA Fic Deu)

    When 17-year-old Chance’s alcoholic father is fired from his job, Chance agrees to take a job picking up and delivering packages for a shady businessman. Chance realizes that what he is doing is probably illegal, so doesn’t ask any questions. But he never thought the job was dangerous enough to get someone killed.

    Francesca is one of thirty girls to integrate an all-boys school, which is coed only in name. Francesca not only has to deal with obnoxious boys and struggle for equality, but also with her mother’s sudden severe depression. Will her mom ever “snap out” of it?  Will Francesca ever fit in?

Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar  (YA Fic Lub)

    It’s their Freshmen year of high school. Scott and Julia have always been friends, but summer was good to Julia, and now she’s HOT! Is Scott going to be able to win her heart before someone else steals her away?

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach  (611 Ro)

    The true story of what really happens to bodies that have been donated to science. The author examines uses such as human crash test dummies, head transplants, as well as testing the first guillotine – while injecting lots of humor. Who knew forensics could be funny?

    Morgan Carter needs to overcome her alcohol addiction and polish her tarnished image if she wants back in Hollywood. So she agrees to strip the highlights out of her hair and trade in her designer label for Wal-Mart labels and move to Ft. Wayne, Indiana to be a regular high school student. But what if someone blows her cover?

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer  (YA Fic Mey)

    When Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.

    Teenagers in the Bronx, Antonio and Natasha are truly in love. They cannot wait until the end of school, so that they can get married. But Antonio gets tired of his father’s abuse and kills him. For ten long years, Antonio corresponds with Natasha from behind bars. Will love be able to stand the stress of time?

    Written as a heroic crown of sonnets, where the last line of each sonnet is the opening line for the next, the story of Emmett Till is retold. Emmett was an African-American from Chicago who went to visit family in the South. Brutally beaten and lynched after whistling at a white woman, Emmett’s death helped to spark the Civil Rights Movement.