Teens Top Quick Picks
- Life Sucks, by Abel, Jessica, and Soria, Gabriel
- One Hundred Young Americans, by Franzini, Michael
- Permanence, by Fulbeck, Kip
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Quick Reads
- Black and White, by Paul Volponi. Two guys caught committing the same crime – will they be treated the same?
- Bluford series-Bluford High students face and take down the tough issues in life.
- Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eight Grade Bites, by Heather Brewer. Fast-moving vampire story.
- Crap: How to Deal with Annoying Teachers, Bosses, Backstabbers, and Other Stuff That Stinks, by Erin Elisabeth Conley. Helpful tips, with humor.
- Drama High, by L. Divine. Don’t get us started about the drama in this one.
- First Part Last, by Angela Johnson. Bobby talks about his experience as a teen father.
- Gamer Girl, by Mari Mancusi. Avatar or the real you?
- Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. Wilderness survival!
- Hotlanta, by Denene Millner. Twin girls lead a fancy, drama-filled life in Atlanta.
- Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. In a desperate future world, contestants on reality TV play until all but one dies.
- Kendra, by Coe Booth. Looking for love in all the wrong places.
- Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. A short book about the adventures of the tiny prince of a tiny planet.
- Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, by Rachel Cohn. Norah pretends to be Nick’s girlfriend.
- The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton. Gangs, cliques – whatever you call ‘em – this is about being outside of them.
- Pick Me Up: Stuff You Need to Know. Cool collection of factoids.
- Project 17, by Laurie Faria Stolarz. Making a film in the old insane asylum the night before it is to be torn down sounds like a good idea. . . .
- Wake, by Lisa McMann. Stranded in other people’s dreams.
- Tales from Outer Suburbia, by Shaun Tan. Graphic novel with weird, wonderful tales.
 
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