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• Absent

  Williams, Katie, 1978-

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  180 pages. Paige and the ghosts of two other teenagers haunt the school where she died, and Paige must solve the mystery of her own death.

• How I Live Now

  Rosoff, Meg, 1956-

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  185 pages. Daisy is sent to England to stay with her cousins, but when war breaks out the kids and teenagers have to survive on their own.

• That Summer

  Dessen, Sarah, 1970-

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  198 pages. Fifteen year old, super-tall Haven's life is changing so fast, with her father getting re-married and her perfect sister also planning a wedding. When her sister's ex comes back into their lives, Haven has to learn to see the past for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fly on the Wall

  How One Girl Saw Everything

  Lockhart, E.

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  182 pages. A hilarious story about a girl who wishes she was a fly on the wall of the boys locker room... and what happens when her wish comes true.

• Hatchet

  Paulsen, Gary, 1939-2021

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  195 pages. A fast paced story about a boy who must learn to survive in the woods after a plane crash with nothing but a hatchet.

• Heart of Darkness

  Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924

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  111 pages. Marlow voyages into the wildness and jungle of the Belgian Congo to meet Kurtz, a company agent, and having found him, realizes that Kurtz has won supremacy over the natives through unrestrained violence. The story explores the workings…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Outsiders

  Hinton, S. E. (Susan Eloise), 1950-

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  128 pages. Three brothers struggle to stay together after their parents' death, as they search for an identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society in which they find themselves "outsiders."

• So Much to Tell You--

  Marsden, John, 1950-

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  109 pages. Sent to a hospital by her mother, Marina, a disfigured Australian girl who refuses to speak, reveals her thoughts and feelings in a diary.

• Inside Out

  Trueman, Terry

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  117 pages. A sixteen-year-old with schizophrenia is caught up in the events surrounding an attempted robbery by two other teens who eventually hold him hostage.

• Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

  Cohn, Rachel, 1968-

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  183 pages. A alternative-points-of-view romance that is funny, romantic, and edgy. Of special interest to music-lovers as there’s lots of musical name-checking, as well as playlists at the back of the book. Nick and Norah are believable characters,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Of Mice and Men

  Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968

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  163 pages. Tells the tragic story of George and Lennie, two displaced Anglo migrant farm workers in California during the Great Depression. The story is set on a ranch a few miles from Soledad in the Salinas Valley.

• The Pigman

  Zindel, Paul, 1936-2003

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  126 pages. A teenage boy and girl, high school sophomores from unhappy homes, tell of their bizarre relationship with an old man.

• Speak

  Anderson, Laurie Halse, 1961-

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  197 pages. A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.

• A Clockwork Orange

  Burgess, Anthony, pseud., 1917-1993

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  195 pages. Presents Burgess' satire of the present inhumanity of man to man through a futuristic culture where teenagers rule with violence. (not for younger readers)

• The Amazing Life of Birds

  (the Twenty-day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech)

  Paulsen, Gary, 1939-2021

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  84 pages. As twelve-year-old Duane endures the confusing and humiliating aspects of puberty, he watches a newborn bird in a nest on his windowsill begin to grow and become more independent, all of which he records in his journal.

• Flipped

  Van Draanen, Wendelin, 1965-

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  212 pages. In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.

• The Boy and the Sea

  Gunn, Kirsty, 1960-

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  136 pages. A coming-of-age novel by a New Zealander - a day in the life of young surfer, Ward. The tide changes and Ward is faced with a dramatic event that will change his life forever.