Hot Teen Titles

Dawn Higginson

Fantasy Titles -

• Beastly by Alex Flinn - a modern tale of Beauty and the Beast
• The princess and the Hound by Mette Harrison- fairytale and coming of age story
• Blood Coven Series by Mari Mancusi- 3 books about vampires and vampire slayers
• Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier - mystery, romance, fairytale, by a newAustralian author
• Wicked Lovely by Melissa Mar- main character can see fairies, “urban fantasy”

Romance

• The Boys next Store by Jennifer Echols - This girl is tired of being “one of the boys”
• The Boyfriend League by Rachel Hawthorne - Very light but fun read
• A Countess Below Stairs By Eva Ibbotson - a Russian princess becomes a maid - Historical
• Bloom by Elizabeth Scott - Is it possible to be perfect?
• General Winston’s Daughter by Sharon Shinn - Historical set in Arabia, good for book discussion

Alissa Lauzon

Mystery

• The Circle of Blood (3rd in series) by Alane Ferguson- fans of CSI will enjoy these books
• Black Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle - Based in RI, crime
• Edenville Owls by Robert B Parker- Sports, coming of age, high school read, suspense, based in MA
• Gilda Joyce : The Ghost Sonata (3rd in Series) by Jennifer Allison- romance and mystery set in England, “regular girl” fiction
• The Case of the Left-handed Lady: An Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy Springer- sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes so she has curiosity inbred
• Snatched (1st in series) by Pete Hautman- middle school read, quick read, family issues multi-gendered

Historical

• The Wall: growing up behind the iron curtain by Peter Sis - non-fiction graphic novel set between 1968-1989
• Blood on the River: Jamestown 1607 by Elisa Carbone- based on historical facts, addreses relationship with natives
• London Calling by Edward Bloor- time travel, “historical fantasy”
• The Ever-After Bird by Ann Rinald- high school read, pre-civil war, slavery, and underground railroad, coming of age

Gretchen Hanley

Adventure

• Flash Point by Sneed B Collard- lumber mill town, environmental issues, arson
• The Wolf by Steven Herrick- Set in the Australian outback, young girl deals with a physically abusive father,
• The Killing Sea by Richard Lewis- Tsunami in Indonesia, survival, some proceeds from this books are going to survivors of the Tsunami
• Peak by Roland Smith - 7th grade and up, son of mountain climbers, main character climbs buildings in NYC but he gets caught,
• The Darwin Expedition by Diane Tullson- 2 high school seniors get stuck in a survival situation and learn about themselves, quick read, 6th grade and up
• Pride of Baghdad by Brian K Vaughan - graphic novel, YA, pride of lions who escape from the zoo during bombing of Baghdad

Realistic Fiction

• Side Effects by Amy Goldman Koss- young girl deals with cancer and treatment, lasting friendship,
• How to get Suspended and Influence People by Adam Selzer- Middle school read, 8th grade, story about a nerd who designs a project on puberty, very funny
• What my girlfriend doesn’t know by Sonya Sones, verse format, 8th grade and up, formerly popular girl is outcast because of her boyfriend, funny
• Runaway by Wendelin Van Draanen- 12 year-old runs away from foster home and learns about life on the street, diary format
• Rubber Houses by Ellen Yeomans- written in verse, girl deals with the loss of a sibling from cancer, powerful and edgy