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Meyer's Cinder

 

Cinder by Marissa Meyer.

As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.

Hicks' Friends with Boys

 

Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks.

After an idyllic childhood of homeschooling with her mother and three older brothers, Maggie enrolls in public high school, where interacting with her peers is complicated by the melancholy ghost that has followed her throughout her entire life.

Horowitz's The House of Silk

 

The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz.

It is 1890. A year after Holmes's death, Watson--now in a retirement home--narrates a tale of Sherlockian detection that could tear apart the very fabric of society. The story opens with a train robbery in Boston, and moves to the innocuous setting of Wimbledon.

Dolamore's Magic Under Stone

 

Magic Under Stone by Jaclyn Dolamore

Star-crossed lovers Nimira and Erris seek the sorcerer Ordoria Valdana hoping he will be able to free Erris from his clockwork form, but Valdana has vanished and as Nimira studies his spell books she realizes the terrible danger that could come from returning Erris to real life.

Hautman's The Obsidian Blade

 

The Obsidian Blade by Pete Hautman.

After thirteen-year-old Tucker Feye's parents disappear, he suspects that the strange disks of shimmering air that he keeps seeing are somehow involved, and when he steps inside of one he is whisked on a time-twisting journey trailed by a shadowy sect of priests and haunted by ghostlike figures.

Marino's Unison Park

 

Individual by Dash of the Pen.

Twenty-third issue of Northmont High School's literary magazine, Dash of the Pen. This issue includes student produced poetry, short stories, essays and art work.

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Good Reads Resources...

NHS Online Catalog's Recommended Reading & Best Sellers Lists select a list and see which award winners and best sellers are available in the IMC.

YALSA Best of BestYALSA's Book Awards & Booklists see recommended reads and award winning titles.

Yalsa's The HubThe Hub provides information about teen reads, including recommendations for great teen reads, information about YALSA lists and awards, book trailers and other book-related videos, and best of the best lists. Written by librarians and teens, the Hub is the literature blog for YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association.

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Novelist PlusNovelist search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction and readable nonfiction titles, and also retrieve author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more.
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readkiddokidJames Patterson's Readkiddoread provides recommended books for all ages.