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Burger Wuss
by M.T. Anderson (YA ANDERSON) 192p HS
In a plot for revenge, Anthony, wages war against Turner, the man who stole his girl, resulting in a feud between fast-food restaurants Burger Queen and O’Dermott’s.

Thirsty
by M.T. Anderson (YA ANDERSON) 249p HS
Chris is going through a lot of changes, as adolescents do. Then he starts to crave people’s blood. As he struggles with his vampire thirst, a celestial being asks him to interfere with the release of the vampire lord.

Hope Was Here
by Joan Bauer (YA BAUER) 192p MS/HS
When Hope and her aunt move to Mulhoney, Wisconsin, Hope finds love and a dad she never had in Welcome Stairways diner.

Tangerine
by Edward Bloor (YA BLOOR) 294p MS/HS
Paul may be blind, but that doesn’t stop him from playing on a tough soccer team or seeing through his family’s lies.

Martyn Pig
by Kevin Brooks (YA BROOKS) 230p MS/HS
When Martyn’s abusive alcoholic father dies accidentally, he doesn’t go to the police. He decides to get rid of the body. The plan is foolproof…well, sort of.

Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer (YA COLFER) 277p MS/HS
When evil boy genius Artemis Fowl captures a drunken fairy, he demands gold to let her go. But now he’s started a war: it’s the Fowls vs. fairies, elves, and a nasty troll.

The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963
by Christopher Paul Curtis (CURTIS) 210p MS/HS
In the year 1963, everything changes when the Watsons, an African American family from Michigan, go to visit Grandma in Alabama.

Love Among The Walnuts
by Jean Ferris (YA FERRIS) 216p MS/HS
Sandy is the son of multimillionaires who are poisoned by his uncles. While his parents are in comas, Sandy is going to bring his money-grubbing uncles to justice.

A Fate Totally Worse Than Death
by Paul Fleischman (YA FLEISCHMAN) 124p MS/HS
In this hilarious spoof of teenage horror novels, Danielle and her friends from Cliffside High's cruelest clique--the Huns--set out to crush a ravishing exchange student from Norway.

Flush
by Carl Hiaasen (YA HIAASEN) 272p MS/HS
Noah and Abbey have to save their dad because he's, well, sunk a casino boat for dumping waste into the water. No one believes that the boat was polluting the water. It's up to Noah and Abbey to find the proof.

Hoot
by Carl Hiaasen (YA HIAASEN) 227p MS/HS
When Roy moves to a small Florida town, he becomes determined to save a nest of owls from a future construction site.

When Zachary Beaver Came To Town
by Kimberly Willis Holt (YA HOLT) 192p MS/HS
Nothing much happens in Antler, TX, until "The Fattest Boy in the World" comes to town.

The Misfits
by James Howe (YA HOWE) 274p MS
“Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will break our spirit” unless we all join together for victory.

The Adventures of Blue Avenger
by Norma Howe (YA HOWE) 230p HS
When David Schumacher changes his name to Blue Avenger, he becomes the town hero and gets the girl in less than 24 hours. Is it the name, or is it his own free will?

Harmony Arms
by Ron Koertge (YA KOERTGE) 177p MS/HS
When Gabriel moves to L.A. with his quirky (embarrassing!) father, he learns a lot about himself and the world from his zany neighbors.

Son of the Mob
by Gordon Korman (YA Korman) 262p MS/HS
Vince's life is constantly complicated by the fact that he is the son of a powerful Mafia boss, a relationship that threatens to destroy his romance with the daughter of an FBI agent.

The View From Saturday
by E.L. Konigsburg (J KONIGSBURG) 163p MS
Four students are chosen by their paraplegic teacher to represent the sixth grade at the Academic Bowl.

No More Dead Dogs
by Gordon Korman (YA KORMAN) 180p MS
When football hero Wallace is sent to detention where he has to watch rehearsals of the school play, little does he know that this detention is going to change his life.

Dunk
by David Lubar (YA LUBAR) 249p MS/HS
Chad’s dream this summer is to be Bozo: the clown in the dunk tank. As he struggles to reach his goal, he faces his best friend’s illness, the police, and the girlfriend he will never have.

Hidden Talents
by David Lubar (YA LUBAR) 213p MS
When Martin gets sent to an alternative school he discovers that his new friends aren’t just freaks and losers…they have psychic talents!

Extreme Elvin
by Chris Lynch (YA LYNCH) 230p MS/HS
"You could have a squirrel down your pants making you walk that way!"

Slot Machine
by Chris Lynch (YA LYNCH) 241p MS/HS
Sometimes real strength comes from breaking the rules, rather than playing the game.

Harris and Me
by Gary Paulsen (YA PAULSEN) 157p MS
A city boy goes to live with his relatives on the farm because of troubles at home. It seems like such a drag until he meets his cousin Harris.

A Long Way From Chicago
By Richard Peck (YA PECK) 148p MS/HS
Joey recounts the annual summer visits to his grandmother in rural Illinois. He encounters everything from finding a corpse, to feeding the hungry and catching the sheriff in his underwear.

Freak the Mighty
by Rodman Philbrick (YA PHILBRICK) 169p MS/HS
Alone, they're a dummy & a cripple. Together, they're something mighty.

Tribute To Another Dead Rockstar
by Randy Powell (YA POWELL) 215p MS/HS
Grady Grennan tries to get past his rock star mother's death by overdose in time to take part in a tribute to her music.

Small Steps
by Louis Sachar (YA SACHAR) 257p MS/HS
Armpit is trying to turn his life around. But it’s hard, when everyone expects the worst of you.

Interstellar Pig
by Williams Sleator (YA SLEATOR) 197p MS/HS
Barney thinks the game he's playing to save the Earth from destruction is actually a game!

Crash
by Jerry Spinelli (YA SPINELLI) 162p MS
Bulldozing his way through life, "Crash" is bogged-down by an unusual Quaker boy and stopped short when his grandfather has a stroke.

Green Thumb
by Rob Thomas (YA THOMAS) 186p MS/HS
Boy genius meets evil scientist in a tropical jungle full of intelligent trees.

MS = Most appropriate for middle schoolers
MS/HS = Most appropriate for middle/high schoolers
HS = Most appropriate for high schoolers

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