Teens - Today's Issues


 

Firegirl

by Tony Abbott

 

A middle school boy's life is changed when
Jessica, a girl disfigured by burns, starts attending his Catholic
school while receiving treatment at a local hospital.

 


 

Twisted

by Laurie Halse Anderson

 

Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy
who faded into the background, but when he attracts the attention of
queen bee Bethany Milbury, it sets of a string of events that leave him
questioning his place in school, his family, and the world.

 


 

Notes on a Near-Life Experience

by Olivia Birdsall

 

As Mia's family life crumbles after her
father just up and moves out, her love life starts coming together.
She'd like to ignore her family and only spend time with her boyfriend,
but creates another set of problems in the process.

 


 

A Friend at Midnight

by Caroline B. Cooney

 

After Lily's parents divorce and Lily
settles comfortably with her mother and stepfather, she discovers just
how conflicted her feelings can be over her father and the sense of
betrayal when her brother chooses to live with him.

 


 

Pigboy

by Vicki Grant

 

A school trip to a heritage farm turns dangerous when an escaped convict appears on the scene.

 



An Abundance of katherines

by John Green

 

Colin Singleton tends to fall for girls
named Katherine. He goes on a mission to prove The Theorem of
Underlying Katherine Predictability, which will predict the future of
all relationships, realize his true genius, and win him the girl.

 


 

Girl, 15, Charming But Insane

by Sue Limb

 

Fifteen-year-old Jess, living with her
mum, separated from her father in Cornwall, and with a best friend who
seems to do everything perfectly, finds her own assets through humor.

 


 

Heat

by Mike Lupica

 

Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the
run from social services after being banned from playing Little League
baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only 12 years old, and he
has no parents to offer them proof.

 


 

The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl

by Barry Lyga

 

Fan Boy, a 15-year-old "geek" who keeps a
list of the high school jocks and others who torment him, pours his
energy into creating a great graphic novel. Then he encounters Kyra,
Goth Girl, who changes his outlook on almost everything.

 


 

 

Dairy Queen

by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

 

After spending her summer running the
family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival
football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport
herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.