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Ages 12 & up • Young Adult Reads
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BOYLE, T. C.
THE HUMAN FLY
AND OTHER STORIES
“Whether the characters are confronting
sex with the wrong person, the desire
for fame, or an egotistical parent, their
uncomfortable, sharply authentic stories
will speak directly to many readers.”
—Booklist
Rec: BL, K, SLJ, V
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 192 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240363-1 $9.99
BRADLEY, ALEX
24 GIRLS IN 7 DAYS
“There are few things sadder than Jack
Grammar’s love life. So when his friends
take it upon themselves to get him a
date to the prom by placing an intensely
humiliating ad in the school paper, they
think they are doing him a favor. This
entertaining guy’s-eye view on dating,
friendship, and understanding one’s self
is one that most libraries will want to
own.” —School Library Journal
Rec: BL, CH, H, K, SLJ, V
4 1/4 x 7 272 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240543-7 $5.99
BRUCHAC, JOSEPH
CODE TALkER
“Protagonist Ned Begay starts with his
early schooling at an Anglo boarding
school, where the Navajo language is
forbidden, and continues through his
Marine career as a ‘code talker,’ explaining
his long silence until ‘de-classified’ in
1969. Begay’s lifelong journey honors
the Navajos and other Native Americans
in the military, and fosters respect for
their culture.” —School Library Journal
Rec: BLH, CH, KH, SLJ, V
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 240 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240596-3 $7.99
WABI ❖
A Hero’s Tale
Wabi tells the tale of his life, from his
childhood as an owl to his early days as
a human. “Wabi’s inquisitive and endearing
personality will charm readers.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, C, K, PW, SLJH, V
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 208 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240947-3 $6.99
See index for more titles by Joseph Bruchac.
BURCH, JENNINGS
MICHAEL
THEY CAGE THE ANIMALS
AT NIGHT
This poignant childhood memoir recounts
the triumphant tale of a little boy
who, abandoned by his mother at the
age of eight, finally gained the courage
to reach out for love and found it waiting
for him.
SIGNET
4 1/4 x 6 7/8 248 pp. 1985
978-0-451-15941-0 $5.99
CAMERON, ANN
THE SECRET LIFE OF
AMANDA k. WOODS
Eleven-year-old Amanda Woods is
discovering that the person other people
think she is and the person she really is
are not the same. “Amada K. Woods is a
girl to like—she just doesn’t know it yet.
She’s quirky, serious, impulsive, imaginative,
perceptive, smart, and now sharp.”
—KirkusH
Rec: K, SLJ, PW
National Book Award Finalist
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 208 pp. 1999
978-0-14-130642-1 $5.99
CAMERON, ELEANOR
THE COURT OF THE
STONE CHILDREN
Nina spends most of her days at the
French Museum in San Francisco, where
she meets Dominique, a ghost from
the Napoleonic era. Nina helps her new
friend clear her father of a murder he
didn’t commit. “Not just a fine book,
but a brilliant one.”
—The New York Times
Rec: AN, B, BL, C, CE, CR, CS, H, IN, K, NYT, SLJ, TE, W
National Book Award
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 192 pp. 1990
978-0-14-034289-5 $6.99
CARBONE, ELISA
THE PACk
Becky is convinced that Akhil Vyas is the
weirdest person on earth when he shows
up in her English class. But soon Becky’s
revulsion turns to fascination. The
National Institutes of Health is studying
Akhil, but he won’t say why—until
something happens that makes him
swear Becky and her friend Omar to
secrecy. “This novel is an out-and-out
suspense thriller with a twist; it should
definitely appeal to reluctant readers.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, C, K, PW, SLJ, V
4 1/4 x 7 176 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240535-2 $5.99
See index for more titles by Elisa Carbone.
CARROLL, LEWIS
ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN
WONDERLAND AND THROUGH
THE LOOkING GLASS
Unabridged Edition
Illustrated by John Tenniel
When Alice follows the White Rabbit
down the rabbit-hole and falls “down,
down, down,” she enters a world of
strange scenes and remarkable characters.
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 336 pp. 1998
978-0-14-038351-5 $4.99