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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! by Jon Scieszka; Lane Smith (Illustrator)A spoof on the three little pigs story, this time told from the wolf's point of view. Lane Smith also illustrated Hallowe'en ABC which was one of The New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year.
ISBN: 0670827592
Publication Date: 1989-10-01
Starcrossed by Josephine AngeliniHow do you defy destiny? Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is and no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood . . . and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history. As Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas together and trying to tear them apart.
ISBN: 9780062011992
Publication Date: 2011-05-31
The Selection by Kiera Cass
ISBN: 9780062059949
Publication Date: 2013-03-26
Delirium by Lauren OliverLauren Oliver's powerful New York Times bestselling novel Delirium—the first in a dystopian trilogy—presents a world as terrifying as George Orwell's 1984 and a romance as true as Romeo & Juliet. In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure. Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in Portland, Maine, Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. She watched love destroy her mother and isn't about to make the same mistakes. But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena meets enigmatic Alex, a boy from the Wilds who lives under the government's radar. What will happen if they do the unthinkable and fall in love? Delirium received starred reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal, and was named a Best Book of the Year by USA Today, Kirkus, Amazon.com, YALSA, and the Chicago Public Library and was selected as one of NPR's Top 100 Best Ever Teen Novels. Supports the Common Core State Standards
Call Number: PS 3561 .I483 D5 1983
ISBN: 9780062112439
Publication Date: 2011-08-02
Always and Forever by Lurlene McDanielSixteen-year-old Melissa Austin has always worked hard to get what she wants. As the school year begins, her work is paying off: Her grades are up and she's landed a coveted spot on the Brain Bowl team. She and her best friend, Jory Delaney, are determined to have the best junior year ever. Then Melissa receives devastating news about her health. At first she refuses to accept the doctor's diagnosis, but as her illness gets worse, she cannot deny the truth. Only with the loving support of her family, and especially Jory, can Melissa come to terms with the mysteries of living . . . and dying.
ISBN: 9780553494198
Publication Date: 2004-05-11
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
ISBN: 9780140385724
Publication Date: 1988-09-01
Riders by Veronica Rossi
Call Number: DISD-FIC REE /
ISBN: 9780765382542
Publication Date: 2016-02-16
Fire and Flood by Victoria ScottWhat would you do to save someone you love? Time is slipping away. . . . Tella Holloway is losing it. Her brother is sick, and when a dozen doctors can't determine what's wrong, her parents decide to move to the middle of nowhere for the fresh air. She's lost her friends, her parents are driving her crazy, her brother is dying--and she's helpless to change anything. Until she receives mysterious instructions on how to become a Contender in the Brimstone Bleed. It's an epic race across jungle, desert, ocean, and mountain that could win her the prize she desperately desires: the Cure for her brother's illness. But all the Contenders are after the Cure for people they love, and there's no guarantee that Tella (or any of them) will survive the race. The jungle is terrifying, the clock is ticking, and Tella knows she can't trust the allies she makes. And one big question emerges: Why have so many fallen sick in the first place? Victoria Scott's breathtaking novel grabs readers by the throat and doesn't let go.
ISBN: 9780545730488
Publication Date: 2015-01-27
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Alex AwardsRecognizes ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.
Great Graphic Novels For TeensThe list presents graphic novels published in the past 16 months that are recommended reading for teens aged twelve to eighteen.
Pura Belprè Award"About the Pura Belpré Award
The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth" Information taken from website: http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/pura-belpr%C3%A9-award
Schnieder Family Book AwardSchneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.
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