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An Abundance of Katherines
Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2007
- ISBN: 9780142410707
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Airborn
Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2011, Michael L. Printz Award 2005
- ISBN: 9780060531829
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American Born Chinese
Jin Wang just wants to fit in.
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And We Stay
Reeling from her boyfriend's dramatic suicide, Emily hides her anguish at a new boarding school, where she finds healing through poetry. Hubbard's gem-like prose beautifully balances Emily's poetry.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2015, Michael L. Printz Award 2015
- ISBN: 9780385740579
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Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging
Wry observations and self-deprecating British humor pepper diary entries written by 14-year-old Georgia Nicolson.
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
A self-described natural misanthrope, Aristotle finds himself changed when he meets precocious Dante, whose open and intense friendship over a fateful summer compels Ari to question love, art, adulthood and even the secrets of the universe.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2013, Michael L. Printz Award 2013
- ISBN: 9781442408920
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Asking for It
After a party, Emma Donovan is found dumped outside her house with no recollection of the previous night. Pictures go viral showing her being raped. Lacking support from her small Irish town, Emma becomes a shell of her previous self, struggling with the- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2017, Michael L. Printz Award 2017
- ISBN: 9781681445373
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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. II: The Kingdom on the Waves
After escaping a death sentence in the summer of 1775, Octavian and his tutor find shelter but no safe harbor in British-occupied Boston and, persuaded by Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join his counterrevolutionary Royal Ethiopian Regiment. -
Black Juice
Provides glimpses of the dark side of civilization and the beauty of the human spirit through ten short stories that explore significant moments in people's lives, events leading to them, and their consequences.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2006
- ISBN: 9780060743901
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The Body of Christopher Creed
When high school outcast Chris Creed disappears, his popular classmate Victor Torey Adams embarks on a mission to decipher Creed's last cryptic email message and to learn the truth about both Chris and himself.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2001
- ISBN: 9780152063863
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Bone Gap
Told from alternating viewpoints, Bone Gap perfectly melds elements of fairy tales, myths, gothic romance, and magic realism into the story of Finn, who lives in a town with gaps in the very fabric of time and place.- Fantasy
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016, Michael L. Printz Award 2016
- ISBN: 9780062317605
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The Book Thief
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
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The Carnival at Bray
Moving from Chicago to Ireland hasn't been easy. Maggie particularly misses Uncle Kevin, who shares her love of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. When tragedy falls, will Maggie's new life help her to survive?
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Chanda's Secrets
A girl's struggle amid the African AIDS pandemic, Chanda, is an astonishingly perceptive girl living in the small city of Bonang, a fictional city in Southern Africa. When her youngest sister dies, the first hint of HIV/AIDS emerges, Chanda must confront undercurrents of shame and stigma. Not afraid to explore the horrific realities of AIDS, Chanda's Secrets also captures the enduring strength of loyalty, friendship and family ties. Above all, it is a story about the corrosive nature of secrets and the healing power of truth.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2005
- ISBN: 9781550378344
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Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
After creating a list of the pros and cons of marriage, science-minded Charles Darwin chooses to marry his strictly religious first cousin. Little does he know that he is about to embark upon the most loving, creative, and intellectually important relationship of his life.
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Code Name Verity
In this multifaceted tale of intrigue and loyalties, two young women find their friendship tested while fighting to save themselves and their secrets when caught behind enemy lines in occupied France during World War II.
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The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Sophomore Frankie starts dating senior Matthew Livingston, but when he refuses to talk about the all-male secret society that he and his friends belong to, Frankie infiltrates the society in order to enliven their mediocre pranks.
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Dodger
In this wild historical adventure, 17-year-old Dodger rescues a young woman from an attack, is appointed assistant detective to Charlie Dickens, encounters the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, obtains his first tailored suit and learns from his mentor Solomon how to navigate a wide range of social and political circles.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2013, Michael L. Printz Award 2013
- ISBN: 9780062009494
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Dreamquake: Book Two of the Dreamhunter Duet
Aided by her family and her creation, Nown, Laura investigates the powerful Regulatory Body's involvement in mysterious disappearances and activities and learns, in the process, the true nature of the Place in which dreams are found.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2008
- ISBN: 9780312581473
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The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her. -
Eleanor & Park
The year is 1986 when Eleanor arrives in town to live with her family and abusive step- father. It's been a year since the last time she lived with them, and she doesn't expect life to be any better. Park's life, on the other hand, is going steady. He's got a spot in the popular crowd and he's about to get his driver's license. But when the two meet on the bus, things change drastically. Even though they both know high school romances never last, they're going to try everything they've got to make it work. But in end, will everything they have be enough? -
Fat Kid Rules the World
Seventeen-year-old Troy, depressed, suicidal, and weighing nearly 300 pounds, gets a new perspective on life when a homeless teenager who is a genius on guitar wants Troy to be the drummer in his rock band.- Realistic Fiction
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2012, Michael L. Printz Award 2004
- ISBN: 9780756932138
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The First Part Last
Johnson's novel is an extraordinary work in which the realities of fatherhood come slowly but surely to 16 year-old Bobby after the birth of his daughter.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2004, Teens' Top Ten 2003
- ISBN: 9780689849220
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Freewill
A teenager trying to recover from the tragic death of his father and stepmother believes himself to be responsible for the rash of teen suicides occurring in his town.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2002
- ISBN: 9781442482715
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The Ghosts of Heaven
Sedgwick connects four seemingly disparate stories, each of which feature a character haunted by the ever-present shape of a spiral. Spanning time, space, and genre, each story raises powerful questions about human nature.- Historical Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2016
- ISBN: 9781626721258
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Going Bovine
When Cameron is diagnosed with Mad Cow Disease, he sets out on an adventure with a video game obsessed dwarf and a Viking god trapped in a yard gnome in the hopes of finding a cure. -
Grasshopper Jungle
Poor confused Austin is in love with both his girlfriend Shann and his best friend Robby. Meanwhile the two boys unwittingly set in motion a chain of events that unleashes giant, carnivorous praying mantises.
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Hard Love
With funning, fast-paced dialogue and vivid, off-beat characters, this story of love, friendship and a fractured family, is rooted in the contemporary zine scene.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2000
- ISBN: 9780689821349
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Heart to Heart: New Poems Inspired by Twentieth-Century American Art
A compilation of poems by Americans writing about American art in the twentieth century, including such writers as Nancy Willard, Jane Yolen, and X.J. Kennedy. -
Hole in My Life
Prizewinning author Jack Gantos confronts the period of struggle and confinement that marked the end of his own youth, his time in prison, and how he moved on.
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The House of the Scorpion
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patron, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2003
- ISBN: 9780689852220
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How I Live Now
To get away from her pregnant stepmother in New York City, fifteen-year-old Daisy goes to England to stay with her aunt and cousins, with whom she instantly bonds, but soon war breaks out and rips apart the family while devastating the land.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2005
- ISBN: 9780385746779
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I Am the Messenger
After capturing a bank robber, nineteen-year-old cab driver Ed Kennedy begins receiving mysterious messages that direct him to addresses where people need help, and he begins getting over his lifelong feeling of worthlessness. -
I'll Give You the Sun
Once inseparable, twins Noah and Jude are torn apart by a family tragedy that transforms their intense love for each other into intense anger. Timelines twist and turn around each other in beautifully orchestrated stories of love and longing.- Romance
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2015, Michael L. Printz Award 2015
- ISBN: 9780803734968
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In Darkness
Trapped in darkness on Haiti hundreds of years apart, the lives of gangster Shorty and slave rebellion leader Toussaint l'Ouverture are intertwined as Shorty tries to survive the 2010 earthquake- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2013, Michael L. Printz Award 2013
- ISBN: 9781599907437
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Jasper Jones
Spurred by the mysterious death of a schoolmate, Charlie confronts racism and his fears as he learns about family, friendship and love in the oppressive heat of small-town 1960s Australia. Silvey weaves themes of freedom and loyalty with moments of humor in this wrenching novel.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2012, Michael L. Printz Award 2012
- ISBN: 9780375866661
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Jellicoe Road
Haunted by the past, Taylor Markham reluctantly leads the students of the Jellicoe School in their secret territory wars against the Townies and the Cadets. Marchetta's lyrical writing evokes the Australian landscape in a suspenseful tale of raw emotion, romance, humor and tragedy.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2009
- ISBN: 9780061431838
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John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth
The story of one of rock's biggest legends, from his birth during a 1940 World War II air raid on Liverpool, through his turbulent childhood and teen years, to his celebrated life writing, recording, and performing with the Beatles and beyond. -
Keesha's House
Seven teens facing such problems as pregnancy, closeted homosexuality, and abuse each describe in poetic forms what caused them to leave home and where they found home again.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2004
- ISBN: 9780374340643
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The Kingdom of Little Wounds
Impeccably researched and darkly disturbing, this complex literary tale reveals the sordid side of palace life in a 16th century Scandinavian kingdom where the royal family, the Lunedies, is cursed by a mysterious illness, and political machinations cast doubt on who will rule.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014, Michael L. Printz Award 2014
- ISBN: 9780763666941
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Kit's Wilderness
Almond creates a heartbreakingly real world fused with magic realism as he juggles several plot elements with dexterity. He also leads the reader to understanding how life can be seen through the prisms of space and time.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2001
- ISBN: 9780440416050
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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
In 1911, Turner Buckminster hates his new home of Phippsburg, Maine, but things improve when he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from a poor, nearby island community founded by former slaves that the town fathers--and Turner's--want to change into a tourist spot.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2005
- ISBN: 9780544022799
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Looking for Alaska
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash. -
Maggot Moon
In Sally Gardner's explosively original dystopian novel, Standish Treadwell and his grandfather show quiet defiance in the face of the oppressive, merciless Motherland. The cleverly parallel illustrations highlight a story as offbeat and perceptive as Standish and his mismatched eyes.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014, Michael L. Printz Award 2014
- ISBN: 9780763665531
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Many Stones
On a two-week pilgrimage to South Africa from Rockville, Maryland, 16-year-old Berry and her estranged father attempt to come to terms with the murder, a year earlier, of Berry's sister Laura when she was volunteering at a Capetown school. Angry, sour, and ferociously cynical, Berry struggles with the concept of "truth and reconciliation," both for South Africa and in her personal life.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2001
- ISBN: 9781608981366
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March: Book Three
Powerful and captivating, this graphic novel depicts the Civil Rights movement from fall of 1963 through the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. Following John Lewis of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and fellow activists, the a -
Midwinterblood
Seven stories of passion and love separated by centuries but mysteriously intertwined.
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Monster
While waiting for his trial, Steve Harmon recounts the events that lead to his arrest.
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The Monstrumologist
Will Henry is the assistant to the Monstrumologist, Dr. Warthrop. Together they encounter the Anthropophagi, horrible human eating creatures. Set in the 1800's, this richly descriptive horror tale is vivid and .- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2010
- ISBN: 9781416984481
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My Heartbeat
As she tries to understand the closeness between her older brother and his best friend, fourteen-year-old Ellen finds her relationship with each of them changing.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2003
- ISBN: 9780547722054