Abe booklist 2006.pdf - Bloom Trail High School

Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian
Josh finds himself the leader of an Internet following after developing a popular
website campaigning against waste and consumerism, yet when things get out
of control; Josh has to devise a plan that will set him free from the masses.
Inside Out by Terry Trueman
Zach Wahhsted, a sixteen-year-old with schizophrenia, is caught up in the
events surrounding an attempted coffee-shop robbery by two other teens who
eventually hold him hostage.
King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill- Advised Autobiography by Chris Crutcher
Honest, hilarious, and absolutely unforgettable, the award-winning author
chronicles his often complicated journey to adulthood that involved many
disasters, such as trying to impress a member of the girls' softball team with
disastrous dental results.
Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son, in
a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the present
day.
Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
In the distant future, when cities move about and consume smaller towns, a
fifteen-year-old apprentice is pushed out of London by the man he most admires
and must seek answers in the perilous Out-Country, aided by one girl and the
memory of another.
Mother, Come Home by Paul Hornschemeier
*GRAPHIC NOVEL
Father and son struggle to come to terms with the death of the family's mother.
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister,
teenage Kate begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless
medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about
her own body.
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
Over the course of two shattering days, Odd Thomas, his soulmate Stormy
Llewellyn, and an oddball assortment of allies make their way through a dark,
terrifying, and labyrinthine world in which past and present, fate and destiny,
and life and death collide as they risk everything to avert a threatening
cataclysm.
Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchex
Three high school seniors, a jock with a girlfriend and an alcoholic father, a
closeted gay, and a flamboyant gay rights advocate, struggle with family issues,
gay bashers, first sex, and conflicting feelings about each other.
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