7 - 12 Grade

7 - 12 GRADE

Adoff, Arnold Slow dance heart break blues RP 0124520 RC 44043 Free-form poetry that evokes passions, lonliness, and the anxiety of adolescence: themes include young love, body image, and drug use	Aiken, Joan Cockatrice boys RP 1013002 RC 45350 When large, evil monsters destroy most of England forcing humans to live underground, the Cockatrice Boys--a brave group of volunteers--rush to help determined to end the occupation	Anthony, Piers Geis of the gargoyle RP 1035343 RC 43783 Gary Gar must find a spell powerful enough to reserve the purity of the Swan Knee River, and Gary tutors an unruly girl whose magic can locate the fabled philtre and restore the river to a pristine state
Applegate, Katherine Sharing Sam RP 0385297 RC 39994 Alison, a junior, is fascinated by the new boy in school, Sam, but decides to put her own budding relationship with him on hold and convinces Sam to devote himself to her friend Lizzie, who is diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor	Bagnold, Enid National Velvet LP 00147 RC 12453	Brain, Marshall Teenager's guide to the real world RP 0666042 RC 46205
Bryant, Jennifer Fisher Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: artist RP 0650215 RC 46563 Biography of the artistic development of the French painter and poster designer	Campbell, Dave Student's guide to doing research on the internet RP 0116310 RC 44039	Canfield, Jack Chicken soup for the teenage soul: 101 stories of life, love, and learning RP 0943730 RC 44853 A collection of stories, poems, and anecdotes related to the teenage years Bestseller
Carlson, Lori M American eyes: new Asian-American short stories for young adults RP 0807212 RC 43701 Ten short stories that address aspects of the Asian American experience and touch upon themes such as alienation, cultural identity, and generational differences	Carter, Alden R Between a rock and a hard place RP 037949 RC 42881 A nightmarish canoe trip helps Mark and his cousin Randy find new strength in their friendship	Clinton, Susan Reading between the bones: the pioneers of dinosaur paleontology RP 0872822 RC 45783
Conford, Ellen I love you, I hate you, get lost RP 0361677 RC 45753 Seven humorous stories reflecting the ups and downs of life as a teen	Cooney, Caroline B Out of time RP 0382916 RC 46221 Strat, the wealthy boy with whom Annie fell in love during her first time trip to the 1890's, needs her help when he reveals her real origin and finds himself confined in a mental asylum	Cooney, Caroline B Both sides of time RP 0647343 RC 46220 The summer after her senior year, Annie, wishing she could have lived a hundredyears ago in a more romantic time, finds herself in the 1890's and its indeed very romantic--and painful
Cormier, Robert Chocolate war LP 05338 RC 33593	Czerneda, Julie Great careers for people interested in communications technology RP 1036987 RC 46256	Dickinson, Peter Shadow of a hero RP 0120618 RC 43618 With the rise of ethic nationalism in postcommunist Europe, English-born Letta and her grandfather return to hs native Varnia, a fictional balkan state
Doherty, Berlie Dear nobody LP 05653 RC 37046 Carnegie Medal	Ellison, Suzanne Last warrior RP 0349564 RC 44388 When his Apache band surrenders to the army, fourteen-year-old Solito is placed in a Florida school and adopted by a kindly Quarker couple	Fast, Howard April morning RP 0730033 RC 43072 A day in the life of fifteen-year-old Adam Cooper in colonial Lexington on which he joins the militia and sees his father shot down by the British

Gallo, Donald R Short circuits: thirteen shocking stories by outstanding writers for young adults RP 0350576 RC 43261 Tales of terror about teens in caught up in precarious situations	Gay, Martin Information superhighway RP 1021747 RC 45390	Gourse, Leslie Aretha Franklin: lady soul RP 0965037 RC 44493
Grant, Lesley Great careers for people concerned about the environment RP 0107076 RC 46512	Greene, Betty Summer of my German soldier LP 06314 RC 36625 Patty Bergen, a twelve-year-old Jewish girl living in Arkansas, is fascinated when a truckload of German POW's arrives to be imprisoned in her town, and eventually ends up helping one into hiding	Gunn, Neil Young Art and old Hector RP 0829708 RC 44406 Eight year-old Art Macrae is beset by the travails of family life in turn-of -the -century Scotland
Hayes, Daniel Flyers RP 0655503 RC 46678 While filming a movie for a school project, Gabe and his friends discover mysterius activities at a supposedly vacant house	Heinlein, Robert A Podkayne of Mars RP 0115735 RC 44627 While accompanying her uncle, a politician, on a trip from Mars to Earth, Podkayne and her younger brother are caught up in a plot to keep Uncle Tom from an important conference	Hinton, S. E Rumble fish RP 0803833 RC 44103 Junioir high school boy Rusty-James idolizes his older brother, the toughest, coolest guy in the neighborhood, and wants to be just like him
Hinton, S. E Outsiders LP 05318 RC 22433	Hobbs, Will Far North RP 1034557 RC 45784 After the destruction of their floatplane, sixteen-year-old Gabe and his Dene friend, Raymond, struggle to survive a winter in the wilderness of the Northwest Territories	Holland, Elizabeth Man without a face LP 00866 RC 43164
Holland, Elizabeth Man without a face LP 00866 RC 43164	Kerr, M. E Dinky Hocker shoots smack LP 00767 RC 38725	Kerr, M. E If I love you, am I trapped forever LP 00938 RC 16583
Kipling, Rudyard Captains courageous LP 00127 RC 24489	Kirkpatrick, Katherine Keeping the good light RP 0972314 RC 43061 Bored with lving in a New york lighthouse at the turn of the twentieth century, sixteen-year-old Eliza seeks a teaching position away from home	Klass, David Danger zone RP 0385387 RC 47185 When Jimmy Doyle joins the predominantly black "Teen Dream Team" that will be representing the US in a basketball tournament in Rome, he makes some discoveries about prejudice, racism, and politics
Lang, Jim Great careers for people who want to be entrepreneurs RP 1048573 RC 46550	Males, Anne Marie Great careers for people fascinated by government and the law RP 1105984 RC 46257	Marshall, James Walkabout RP 0053682 RC 41555 An aboriginal boy, who is on his ritual walkabout in Australia's remote Northern Territory, encounters a brother and sister from South Carolina who have just survived a plane crash
Mason, Helen Great careers for people interested in food RP 1048571 RC 45579	Matas, Carol After the war RP 0383644 RC 45683 The only survivor of her Jewish family, fifteen-year-old Ruth is liberated from Buchenwald at the end of WWII, and joins a band of refugees intent on emigrating to Palestine	Mazer, Norma Fox After the rain LP 05287 RC 28762
McKinley, Robin Rose daughter RP 0126839 RC 46201 In this version of Beauty and the Beast, Beauty can make things grow, especially roses, and her talents help her father and sisters survive bankruptcy, and help her to love the Beast	McPhillip, Patricia Winter rose RP 0665868 RC 45377 Two sisters, Laurel and Rois, are captivated by Corbet Lynn, who arrives in town to reclaim his family home amid vicious rumors about his grandfather's murder	Moragne, Wendy Attention deficit disorder RP 0383800 RC 46827 Case histories and interviews illustrate this former teacher's description of ADD
Moragne, Wendy Attention deficit disorder RP 0383800 RC 46827	Myers, Walter Legend of Tarik RP 0491365 RC 44203	Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Send no blessings RP 0100253 RC 40998 Beth, a teenager from a poor West Virginian family longs for a better life than her parents, and has the opportunity to escape by marrying an older man
Nicholson, Lois P Helen Keller: humanitarian RP 0379957 RC 46249	Nodelman, Perry Same place but different RP 1077325 RC 45414 Johnny Nesbit discovers that his baby sister, Andrea, has been kidnapped by the Strangers and replaced with a changeling, and Johnny has to battle many strange creatures to rescue her	Packer, Alex J How rude! The teenager's guide to good manners, proper behavior, and not grossing people out RP 0768686 RC 46516 Advice on dealing with various social situations, including Internet courtesy, funerals, religious rites, and other scenerios
Parker, David L Stolen Dreams: portraits of working children RP 0741146 RC 46391	Paulsen, Gary Dogsong LP 06246 RC 24450 A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy takes the only dogsled in the village on a 1400-mile journey, learning about the traditional way of life	Perske, Robert Show me no mercy: a compelling story of remarkable courage RP 0316970 RC 39982 Paralyzed in an accident that kills his wife and daughter, Andy Banks struggles to overcoe his handicap to help keep his teenage son with Down's syndrome from being intitutionalized
Plummer, Louise Unlikely romance of Kate Bjorkman RP 0376930 RC 46671 Seventeen-year-old Kate hopes for romance when her older brother's friend comes to stay at their house over Christmas vacation	Porterfield, Kay M Straight talk about cults RP 0379124 RC 40952 A counselor explains the three distinctive characteristics of cults: a living, charismatic leader, an authoritarian power structure, and rigid boundaries	Potok, Cham Zebra and other stories LP 06255 RC 47106 Six short stories titled for the teenager portrayed in each
Pullman, Phillip Subtle knife RP 0249776 RC 45857 As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife	Pullman, Phillip Golden compass RP 0831111 RC 44343 Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subjct of gruesome experiments	Reuter, Bjarne Boys from St. Petri RP 0115560 RC 43112 In 1942 a group of young men begin a series of increasingly dangerous protests against the German invaders of their Danish homeland Batchelder Award
Rinaldi, Ann Secret of Sarah Revere RP 0382861 RC 40983 Paul Revere's thrieteen-year-old daughter describes her fathers "rides" and the intelligence network of the patriot community prior to the American Revolution	Rodowsky, Colby Sydney, invincible RP 0116783 RC 40921 If having a mother for a teacher and being assigned editor of the school newspaper were not enough crises in her life, Sydney deals with feelings of confusion when her newlywed mother becomes pregnant	Shandler, Sara Ophelia speaks LP 06240 RC 48809 A compilation of essays from adolescent girls to create a forum for them to express feelings about family, friends, body images, and societal expectations
Sharon, Donna Great careers for people interested in travel and tourism RP 1048569 RC 45566	Siegel, Dorothy S Leukemia RP 0115323 RC 43710	Simpson, Carolyn Coping with asthma RP 0379354 RC 40933
Slaughter, Charles H Dirty War RP 0833621 RC 43577 During the Argentine military coup of the late seventies, two boys spend their days schemeing to earn tips from yanqui tourists, and are drawn into a stark world of political persecution and torture	Somtow, S. P Vampire's beautiful daughter RP 0763039 RC 46437 When a part-Jewish, part-Indian boy and a half-mortal, half-vampire girl fall for each other, a Halloween turns eerie	Stefoff, Rebecca Finding the lost cities RP 0872354 RC 46956
Stefoff, Rebecca Finding the lost cities RP 08724 RC 46956 Decribes the twelve lost cities on five continents in the order of their rediscovery in modern times	Stewart, Mary Prince and the pilgrim RP 0958047 RC 46092 Prince Alexander heads to camelot to seek justice for the murder of his father, and he crosses paths with beautiful young Alice, changing both their lives	Sutcliff, Rosemary Warrior scarlet RP 0294982 RC 43867 In a tale set in england during the Bronze Age, a boy aspires to wear the warrior's scarlet, the sign of manhood in his tribe
Sweeney, Joyce Free fall RP 0381063 RC 46250 Four teenage boys sneak away from home to explore a deep cave and become lost	Sykes, Shelley For Mike RP 0657971 RC 46962 When Jeff's best friend Mike disappears in their senior year, Jeff has disturbing dreams in which Mike urges him to come get him, and a secret begins to unfold	Tillage, Leon W Leon's story RP 0647264 RC 45810 Autobiographical account of an African American sharecropper's son growing up in rural North Carolina during the 1940's and 1950's
Tolkien, J.R Roverandom RP 1030650 RC 47216 A young and foolish dog is turned into a toy after biting a sorcerer, then becomes the property of a little boy named Two	Vincent, Victoria Great careers for people interested in the past RP 1036644 RC 45590	Warren, James A Cold war: the American crusade against world communism RP 0125215 RC 44092 Chronicles America's worldwide struggle against communism from 1945 to 1991