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GRRL POWER:
Can you handle whatever life
throws your way?
These girls can!
Estrella’s Quinceañera
Malin Alegria (YA ALEGRIA) 272p MS/HS
“The way I see it, it's just a lame party with cheesy music and puffy princess dresses.”
Alias series
Various authors (YA SERIES ALIAS) 208p HS
Most kids party & study at college. Sydney becomes a spy.
Prom
Laurie Halse Anderson (YA ANDERSON) 224p HS
“Miss Crane, the math teacher, stole the prom money.”
The Kiesha’ra series
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (YA ATWATER) 243p MS/HS
Would you marry your worst enemy if it would save your people?
The Handmaid’s Tale
Margaret Atwood (YA ATWOOD) 311p HS
Imagine a future where you control nothing...including your body.
Valiant
Holly Black (YA BLACK) 314p HS
Running away only gets you bound to a troll & surrounded by monsters.
A Great & Terrible Beauty
Libba Bray (YA BRAY) 416p HS
Visiting the other realm is only for a bit of fun. Who wouldn’t enjoy a little magical power? But fun can lead to great danger.
Megan Meade’s Guide to the McGowan Boys
Kate Brian (YA BRIAN) 272p MS/HS
Living with 7 boys. For 2 years. As their “sister.” And 2 are H-O-T!
Green Rider
Kristen Britain (YA BRITAIN) 504p HS
A promise made to a dying man changes Karighan’s life forever.
Ask Me No Questions
Marina Budhos (YA BUDHOS) 176p MS/HS
What’s it like to be an illegal Muslim immigrant after 9/11?
Avalon High
Meg Cabot (YA CABOT) 288p MS/HS
Avalon High’s typical...except several students are reincarnations of King Arthur’s court—and tragedy is coming!
Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
Deb Caletti (YA CALETTI) 308p HS
“A single moment can change things & make you decide to try to be someone different.”
Boy Proof
Cecil Castellucci (YA CASTELLUCCI) 208p MS/HS
Egg has done a lot to make herself “boy proof.” Then Max arrives.
Frozen Rodeo
Catherine Clark (YA CLARK) 304p MS/HS
The bleakest, most mind-numbing summer ever turns out pretty well.
Gingerbread
Rachel Cohn (YA COHN) 172p HS
“I have promised to be a model citizen daughter.”
Bass Ackwards & Belly Up
Elizabeth Craft (YA CRAFT) 386p HS
One girl’s decision about college changes the entire trajectory of her best friends’ lives. Is it for the better?
Born Confused
Tanua Desai Hidier (YA DESAI) 413p HS
Dimple doesn’t want the “suitable boy” her parents picked out. Until her best friend does….
Just Listen
Sarah Dessen (YA DESSEN) 384p HS
Annabel used to have everything. Until that night. Now she has nothing. Except Owen, his music & his truth. Is it enough?
Bend It Like Beckham
Narinder Dhami (YA DHAMI) 176p MS/HS
Jess dreams of playing soccer, but her traditional Indian parents have other ideas.
A Northern Light
Jennifer Donnelly (YA DONNELLY) 389p HS
Can a dead woman’s letters help Mattie find her voice & her destiny?
The Christopher Killer
Alane Ferguson (YA FERGUSON) 274p HS
Cameryn’s learning to be a forensic pathologist. Her first autopsy? Her murdered friend.
Diva
Alex Flinn (YA FLINN) 272p MS/HS
Will chasing her dreams rescue Caitlin from her abusive boyfriend?
Who Am I Without Him?
Sharon Flake (YA FLAKE) 168p MS/HS
Short stories about girls & the boys in their lives.
The True Meaning of Cleavage
Mariah Fredericks (YA FREDERICKS) 224p MS/HS
Can Jess & Sari’s friendship survive boys & high school?
What Happened to Cass McBride
Gail Giles (YA GILES) 224p HS
Kyle Kirby will get revenge on Cass for his brother Daniel’s death. He is going to bury her alive.
Turnabout
Margaret Peterson Haddix (YA HADDIX) 223p MS/HS
Getting younger? Cool! But, what if you can’t stop de-ageing?
The Minister’s Daughter
Julie Hearn (YA HEARN) 272p MS/HS
The Minister’s daughter is pregnant. Her own doing? Or witchcraft?
Crank
Ellen Hopkins (YA HOPKINS) 537p HS
“Life was good before I met the monster.”
I Am the Wallpaper
Mark Peter Hughes (YA HUGHES) 240p MS/HS
Are people noticing the new Floey because she’s fab, or because her evil cousins posted her diary on the Internet?
Accidents of Nature
Harriet Johnson (YA JOHNSON) 240p HS
Jean’s summer at “crip camp” is an eye-opener for everyone.
The Bermudez Triangle
Maureen Johnson (YA JOHNSON) 368p HS
The Triangle have always been inseparable. Until Mel & Avery hook up.
Blood & Chocolate
Annette Curtis Klause (YA KLAUSE) 264p HS
Could a meat boy love her true self?
Ruby Tuesday
Jennifer Kogler (YA KOGLER) 307p MS/HS
Murder. A winning ticket. Mobsters. Just another day for Ruby!
Blood Confession
Alisa Libby (YA LIBBY) 360p HS
Everyone knows bathing in blood is good for your skin!
Through Wolf’s Eyes
Janet Lindskold (YA LINDSKOLD) 594p MS/HS
Raised by intelligent wolves, Firekeeper finds herself in the midst of intrigue, danger & war in the kingdom of Hawk Haven.
Guitar Girl
Sara Manning (YA MANNING) 217p HS
Molly never planned to become famous...and fame always has a price.
Dark Mirror
Juliet Marillier (YA MARILLIER) 512p HS
The fate of an entire kingdom lies on the shoulders of a young boy raised by a druid & the fairie girl foundling he claims as his own.
Mermaid Park
Beth Mayall (YA MAYALL) 248p MS/HS
If only Amy could become a mermaid, her life would make sense.
Sold
Patricia McCormick (YA MCCORMICK) 272p HS
How do you get your life back when your father sells you into prostitution at 13?
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer (YA MEYER) 512p HS
Falling in love rocks! But, what if it’s with a vampire?
Aimee
Mary Beth Miller (YA MILLER) 276p HS
Did Zoe really help kill her best friend?
Dairy Queen
Catherine Murdock (YA MURDOCK) 278p MS/HS
“I just did what my parents told me, & my coaches...and [my dog] even….I was nothing but a cow on two legs.”
Wait for Me
An Na (YA NA) 240p HS
Mina’s life is a lie. Will she do what her family wants or follow her own truth?
Mismatch
Lensey Namioka (YA NAMIOKA) 217p MS/HS
Sue & Andy are both Asian in a white-bread suburb, so they’re perfect for each other, right?
Bound
Donna Jo Napoli (YA NAPOLI) 192p MS/HS
Xing Xing's fate & future happiness rest solely on a beautiful carp…and her own determination.
Beginner’s Luck
Laura Pedersen (YA PEDERSEN) 368p HS
Don’t like your life? Run away & get a new one!
My Sister’s Keeper
Jodi Picoult (YA PICOULT) 432p HS
What if the only reason you were born was to save your sister?
Life as We Knew It
Susan Beth Pfeffer (YA PFEFFER) 325p MS/HS
One night, you're worried about prom. The next, an asteroid has crashed into the moon, and all you can think about is survival.
Terrier (Beka Cooper #1)
Tamora Pierce (YA PIERCE) 592p MS/HS
Beka’s beat as a rookie Provost Guard is a rough one. Good thing she can talk to the dead!
Blackthorn Winter
Kathryn Reiss (YA REISS) 352p MS/HS
England’s the last place Juliana wants to be. And then there’s a murder.
Vampire Kisses
Ellen Schreiber (YA SCHREIBER) 197p MS/HS
Raven wants to become a vampire some day. What happens when she falls for one?
Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet
Kashmira Sheth (YA SHETH) 256p MS/HS
Will Jeeta’s parents force her to marry without love or career?
Angel-seeker
Sharon Shinn (YA SHINN) 483p HS
Falling for an angel could mean bliss for one, death for another.
Amazing Grace
Megan Shull (YA SHULL) 247p MS/HS
Tennis star Grace just wants to be normal...for a little while. So where does her mom send her for a little R & R? Alaska!
Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet & Bitter Birthday
Megan McCafferty, ed. (YA SIXTEEN) 318p HS
16 stories about love, life & growing up.
Uncovering Sadie’s Secrets
Libby Sternberg (YA STERNBERG) 190p MS/HS
Bianca’s new friend is hiding something really major! What?....
Uglies
Scott Westerfeld (YA WESTERFELD) 448p MS/HS
Everyone in Tally’s world gets to be supermodel gorgeous. What could be wrong with that?
Broken China
Lori Aurelia Williams (YA WILLIAMS) 272p HS
China’s trying to do right by her daughter, but the only place in town willing to hire a 14-year-old dropout is the strip club.
Sandpiper
Ellen Wittlinger (YA WITTLINGER) 240p HS
So, Piper used to get around. Does that mean it’s okay for Derrick to harass her? Everyone seems to think so...except the Walker.
Elsewhere
Gabrielle Zevin (YA ZEVIN) 288p MS/HS
"You mean I'll never go to college or get married or get big boobs or live on my own or get my driver's license or fall in love?"
The Book Thief
Marcus Zusak (YA ZUSAK) 560p HS
During the Holocaust, Liesel steals food to feed her belly...and books to feed her soul.
MS = Most appropriate for middle schoolers
MS/HS = Most appropriate for middle/high schoolers
HS = Most appropriate for high schoolers
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