Best Reads
Teen To Teen
Ages 11 - 13
| YA BAUER |
SquashedEllie thinks her life would be almost perfect if only her prize pumpkin, Max, would gain 200 pounds before the Rock River Pumpkin Weigh-In and if she could lose 20 or so pounds to gain the confidence to approach the new boy at school. But will Ellie's plan be thwarted by early frosts, pumpkin thieves and Sweet Corn Coquette contestants? |
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| YA CABOT |
The Princess DiariesMia Thermopolis is just another teenager with larger than average feet living alone with her mom, until she receives some shocking news. Her dad is the prince of a tiny European country and she his only heir. But no one knows if Mia is really princess material, or if she even wants to be. |
| YA CAPPO |
Cheating LessonsBernadette is ecstatic when she learns that her school's debate team has qualified to compete in a prestigious competition. Her enthusiasm quickly fades when she realizes that she and her teammates simply didn't know enough answers to do as well as they did on t he written test. As Bernadette uncovers an unsuspected fraud, she struggles with a moral dilemma while her team's fate rests in her hands. |
| JUV COLFER |
Artemis FowlTwelve year old Artemis Fowl is already one of the most respected criminal masterminds in history. With the help of his henchman Butler, Artemis has devised a plan to steal the fairy people's gold. He takes a leprechaun police officer hostage, but doesn't count on how far her fellow fairies will go to get her back. |
| YA COONEY |
The Face on the Milk CartonJanie Johnson is just a normal teenager, or so she thinks. Her life is changed forever when she recognizes herself as the missing child pictured on a milk carton. Janie's almost perfect world slowly unravels as secrets from the past emerge. |
| YA DESSEN |
Keeping the MoonWhen Colie's fitness celebrity mom decides to tour Europe, Colie is sent to spend the summer with her eccentric Aunt Mira. Even though Colie herself recently lost 45.5 pounds, she is still just as insecure about herself. But Colie soon lands a waitressing job with two completely different twenty something best friends, and realizes a change was just what she needed. |
| YA FLAKE |
Money Hungry / Begging for Change13-year old Raspberry Hill knows what it's like to be out on the streets. Money makes her feel secure, so she does every thing she can to save a little here and there. But Raspberry's obsession with money might cost her more than she is willing to lose. |
| JUV FLETCHER |
Shadow SpinnerEvery night, Shahrazad tells the Sultan a story, and every morning he lets her live. After a thousand nights and a thousand stories, Shahrazad is running out of stories and of time. Young Marjan inadvertently becomes the Queen's accomplice, placing herself in a dangerous situation. |
| YA HOFFMAN |
AquamarineHailey and Claire have been best friends and neighbors for all their lives but are spending their last summer together before Claire's family moves away. The girls spend every day at the Capri Beach Club preparing for the change. A summer storm brings an unexpected creature to the pool, who the girls must convince to leave before it is too late. |
| YA KONIGSBURG |
Silent to the BoneWhen his baby half sister is gravely injured, Branwell is struck mute. Accused of shaking and dropping the baby, he is placed in a juvenile behavioral facility. His best friend Connor doesn't believe Branwell is capable of this horrible crime and begins to seek the truth and find Branwell's voice. |
| YA LEVINE |
The WishWilma has always been a nice girl and nothing more. The one thing Wilma wants more than anything else is to be popular. Her wish is granted, but is this really what Wilma wants? Be careful what you wish for. |
| YA NAPOLI |
Daughter of VeniceIt is 1592, and in Venice the law states that only the eldest sister will surely be wed. For fourteen-year old Donata, her only options as a second daughter are to join a convent or care for a married brother's children. To Donata, these choices are less than appealing, and with the help of a beggar boy's clothes, she takes matters into her own hands. |
| YA NAYLOR |
Jade GreenAfter fifteen-year old Judith Sparrow is orphaned, she is forced to live with her uncle with only one condition: nothing green is allowed in the house. Judith can't bear to part with the picture of her mother in it's green frame. As soon as she enters her new home, a dark secret about the color green begins to reveal itself. |
| YA NELSON |
Ruby ElectricRuby loves the movies, mainly the ones that have happy endings with all the loose strings tied. The movies Ruby loves the most are the ones that she writes in her head. Ruby's movies don't have absent fathers, overworked mothers, or immature classmates. But Ruby soon learns real life isn't scripted. |
| YA SHELDON |
Confessions of a Teenage Drama QueenTo Mary Elizabeth, who calls herself Lola, her life is just one big production and she has the starring role. But when her family moves from their Manhattan home to the suburbs, Lola finds another drama queen already controls the school. Will Lola be able to make a name for herself here or will she just be another face in the crowd? |
| YA SMITH |
Lucy the GiantLucy doesn't quite fit in her small Alaskan town, literally and in other ways. Her classmates tease her for her above average height, along with her father's reputation as a drunk. So when Lucy passes for overage and gets the opportunity to escape on a crabbing boat, she jumps at the chance. |
| YA SPRINGER |
Rowan Hood, outlaw girl of Sherwood Forest
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| YA VAN DRAANEN |
FlippedSince the day Bryce moved in next door to Juli, she has been smitten with him. Since that day Bryce has just been trying to avoid Juli at all costs. That is until eight grade rolls around, and everything is flipped. |
| YA WHELAN |
Homeless BirdAt thirteen, Koly's parents arrange a marriage for her to a groom she has never met. Her groom turns out to be gravely ill and Koly is widowed just days after her wedding. In a village far from her own, Koly is faced with a seemingly miserable future, unless she can find her own path in traditional Indian society. |
| YA WOODSON |
HushYou could say Toswiah Green is in the middle of an identity crisis. After her family enters the witness protection program, Toswiah is suddenly Evie Thomas and the changes in her life don't stop with her name. |
