young adult fiction
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Book title: The Perks of Being a Wallflower Author: Stephen Chbosky Bibliographic entry Chbosky, S. (1999). The perks of being a wallflower. New York, NY: MTV Books. Description Charlie is a freshman in high school. He is dealing with the recent suicide of his friend Michael and changes in his family as his brother has left…
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Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts
Book title: Dark Inside Author: Jeyn Roberts Bibliographic entry Roberts, J. (2011). Dark Inside. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Description A devastating earthquake hits the west coast of North America and a mysterious illness is unleashed causing people to kill each other as if controlled by a hidden supernatural force. Four teens struggle to stay…
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Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins
Book title: Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane Author: Suzanne Collins Bibliographic entry Collins, S. (2004). Underland Chronicles: Gregor and the prophecy of bane. New York, NY: Scholastic. Description In this 2nd book of the Underland Chronicles series Gregor reunites with his bat, Ares, and together they must overcome a new quest together. Gregor is more greatly…
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Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr (audiobook)
Book title: Story of a Girl (audiobook) Author: Sara Zarr Bibliographic entry Zarr, S. (2008). Story of a girl. New York, NY: Random House. Description 16 year old Deanna can’t get her life back on track after an incident at 13 when she was caught by her Dad naked with her boyfriend Tommy. The story is…
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The Witch’s Boy by Michael Gruber (audiobook)
Book title: The Witch’s Boy (audiobook) Author: Michael Gruber Bibliographic entry Gruber, M., & O’Hare, D. P. (2005). The witch’s boy. New York: Harper Children’s Audio. Description Long long ago a boy named Lump is born to a witch. The prejudice he experiences his whole life, because of his facial deformity and strange behaviour, turn him into…
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Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
Book title: Beauty Queens Author: Libba Bray Bibliographic entry Bray, L. (2011). Beauty Queens. New York, NY: Scholastic. Description 50 contestants for the Miss Teen Dream beauty pageant are heading towards their first tropical photo shoot, when the plane crashes. The survivors bond together to survive learning how to be smart, deal with pirates and exfoliate…
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