Covers

Title/Author

Book Descriptions

Call #

Acceleration
by
Graham McNamee

   Stuck Working in the Lost and Found of the Toronto Transit Authority for the summer, seventeen-year-old Duncanfinds the diary of a serial killer and sets out to stop him
(SUSPENSE)

FIC
McN

Across the Nightingale Floor
by
Lian Hearn

   This first book of the Otori trilogy is a tale of war, passion, and intrigue, evoking the spirit of medieval Japan. It is the story of a boy who is suddenly plucked from his life in a remote and peaceful village to find himself a pawn in a political scheme filled with treacherous warlords, rivalry,and  the intensity of first love.
(ASIA-Fantasy- Samurai)

FIC
Hea

The Afterlife
by
Gary Soto

    A senior at East Fresno High School lives on as a ghost after his brutal murder in the restroom of a club where he has gone to dance.
(SUSPENSE)

FIC
Sot

The Amulet of Samarkind (Bartimaeous Trilogy
# 1)
by Jonathon Stroud

    After being brutally humiliated in public by a great magician, a young magician's apprentice attempts to speed up his training by learning spells far beyond his years in order to exact revenge, and summons a djunni to do his dirty work.
(FANTASY)

FIC
Str

The Big Books of Urban Legends
by
Jan Harold Brunvand

Who can resist urban legends?  - and these are in graphic novel format!
(GRAPHIC NOVEL)

OSZ
741.5
Fle

The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock
 

     A definitive, illustrated encyclopedia, full of facts and photos of the people and groups that shaped rock history.
(NONFICTION)

Ref
781.66
Haw

The Body of Christopher Creed
by
Carol Plum-Ucci

Bottled Up
by
Jaye Murray

    A high school boy comes to terms with his drug addiction, life with an alcoholoc father, and a younger brother who looks up to him.
(Realistic Fiction)

FIC
Mur

Dive
Book 1:The Discovery
Book 2: The Deep
Book 3: The Danger
by
Gordon Korman

Four divers, one treasure, one incredible challenge.
Four kids are about to make the discovery of their lives - and put themselves in danger because of it.
(REALISTIC FICTION)
(ADVENTURE - SURVIVAL)

FIC
(pbk)
Kor

Epic Stories of Survival From the World's Highest Peaks
by
Clint Willis

A collection of fifteen memorable accounts of expeditions to the world's most famous peaks, often in the world's worst possible conditions. Exciting, cliff-hanging tales.
(NONFICTION)
(SURVIVAL - ADVENTURE)

796.5
Wil

Eragon
by Christopher Paolini

(the author was 16 yrs. old when he wrote this!)
 

     A fifteen year-old boy of unknown lineage finds a mysterious stone that waeves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
(FANTASY)  

FIC
Pao
 

Everest:
Book1: The Contest
Book 2: The Climb
Book 3: The Summit

by
Gordon Korman

Who will be the youngest person to ever climb Mt. Everest? It is the ultimate test of endurance and skill. The mountain has claimed the lives of many adults. Now kids are going to compete to break the record. Some will stop at nothing to get to the top.
(REALISTIC FICTION)
(ADVENTURE-SURVIVAL)

FIC
(pbk)
Kor

Fast Food Nation
by
Eric Schlosser

    ...You may never eat another McDonald's hamburger again!  An expose of the fast food industry and its effect on our culture. Horrifying!

(NONFICTION)

394.1
Sch

Fat Kid Rules the World
by
K.L. Going

     17 year-old Troy, depressed, suicidal, and weighing nearly 300 pounds, gets a new perspective on life when a homeless teenager who is a genius on guitar wants Troy to be the drummer in his rock band.
("Edgy" Realistic Fiction)

FIC
Goi

Firebirds
edited by
Sharyn November
 

     A collection of sixteen short science fiction and fantasy stories by award-winning authors
(SCIENCE FICTION)

Handbook for Boys: A Novel
by
Walter Dean Myers

Sixteen-year-old Jimmy, on probation for assault, talks about life with three old men in a Harlem barbershop and hears about the tools he can use to get what he wants and needs in life.

    A 16-year-old with schizophernia is caught up in events surrounding an attempted robbery by two other teens who eventually hold him hostage.  
(REALISTIC FICTION)

    On an isolated English Island, 15-year-old Caitlin makes the painful journey from adolescence to adulthood through her experiences with a mysterious boy, whose presence has an unsettling effect on the island's inhabitants.
(Suspense...Realistic Fiction)

     A novel about a man who finds himself transformed into a huge insect, and the effects of this change upon his life. This is a graphic novel version of Franz Kafka's story).
(GRAPHIC NOVEL)

    Mythology brings together the best-loved comic characters in the world, brought to life by one of the most astonishing young artists working in the field today. You have to see this book to
believe it!
(ILLUSTRATRATIONS-GRAPHICS)
 

   Sophomore Colt Trammel loves baseball and his girlfriend Grace, but he hates the rest of high school and maintains a tough facade to hide his feelings of inferiority.  
(REALISTIC FICTION)

     One time tag-artist, Nick, tries to come to terms with the death of a friend, to protect the brother of wealthy New York City prep school hoods, and to figure out who he really is.
(REALISTIC FICTION)

       Nineteen stories about what happens when things go terribly wrong in some of the world's most perilous places.
(NONFICTION)

    When Rob, the charismatic leader of the senior class, turns the school nerd into Prince Charming, his actions lead to unexpected violence.
("Edgy" REALISTIC FICTION"