Bray, Libba. Going Bovine. Random House/Delacorte. 2009. (R)
Are you one of those kids who just wants to move on with life...and could care less about what is happening around them? Do you fit in, or are you an outcast? Cameron knew there was something wrong when he started seeing pillars of fire and angels, but he never imagined he had mad cow disease. This book is perfect for any guy or girl trying to figure out life in high school. Visit http://goingbovine.com/
Cashore, Kristin. Fire. Penguin Group/Dial Books. 2009. Imagine living in a world where other beings had the ability to control your mind. A world where you could not think for yourself- a world where you and ALL humans were controlled. Fire is a world full of monsters so beautiful they lure people into their doom, how can people protect themselves from human monsters? What would you do? How would you live? For more information please visit Kristin's blog at, http://kristincashore.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-books.html. 
Dessen, Sarah. Along for the Ride. 2009. Viking Press.
Who do you turn to when the going gets tough? Auden’s summer becomes one of second chances, not just for her but for her family and friends as well. The more chances she takes, the more she discovers about herself.
Check out Sarah's website for more information about her and her books- http://www.sarahdessen.com/along-for-the-ride.
Dowd, Siobhan. Solace of the Road. Random House/David Fickling Books. 2009. Holly Hogan had had enough. She dons a blonde wig, hits the road, and becomes Solace, a street smart, tough teen ready to take on the world. For more information about the novel visit, http://www.teenreads.com/reviews/9780375849718.asp. For more information about Siobhan Dowd please visit her trust fund website at, http://www.siobhandowdtrust.com/about-siobhan-dowd/. 
Herlong, M.H. The Great Wide Sea. Penguin/Viking. 2008. Ben, Dylan, and Gerry are still mourning their mother’s death when their dad decides to buy a boat and take them on a year-long sailing trip. Tensions flare between Ben and his father, but they gradually learn to live together in close quarters. But one morning, the boys wake up to discover their father has disappeared—and they are lost. What happened to him? Where are they? And what will they do when a treacherous storm looms on the horizon? M. H. Herlong spins a gripping tale of adventure, survival, and the bonds of brotherhood in The Great Wide Sea. This novel would perfectly accompany this year's One Book One Region 2010 selection, A Pearl in the Storm by Tori McClure. Visit http://www.thegreatwidesea.com/The%20Author.htm 
McCormick, Patricia. Purple Heart.HarperCollins Publisher/Balzer + Bray. 2009. When Private Matt Duffy wakes up in an army hospital in Iraq, he's honored with a Purple Heart. But he doesn't feel like a hero. There's a memory that haunts him: an image of a young Iraqi boy as a bullet hits his chest. Matt can't shake the feeling that he was somehow involved in his death. But because of a head injury, he can't quite seem to put all the pieces together. Venture on to read more about this modern day war novel set in Iraq and see what happens to Matt when the truth becomes more real and apparent to him. This novel would be a great companion to Khaled Hossini's The Kite Runner. For more information about Patricia McCormick please visit her site at, http://www.pattymccormick.com/. Book summary taken from http://www.pattymccormick.com/.
Miller-Lachmann, Lyn. Gringolandia.Curbstone Press. 2009. After surviving years of torture as a political prisoner in Chile in the 1980s, Daniel's father rejoins his family in the United States, but his fight for justice isn’t over. For more information please visit, http://web.mac.com/lynml/Site/Gringolandia.html.
Northrop, Michael. Gentlemen. Scholastic. 2009. After one of four rough cut high school guys disappears, his friends become suspicious of their teacher Mr. Haberman, who refers to them as gentlemen while teaching Crime and Punishment. Visit Michael's website http://michaelnorthrop.net/?page_id=3 for more information about his book, Gentlemen. 
Pearson, Mary E. The Miles Between.Henry Holt. 2009. October 19th never turns out well, but this year is different as Destiny takes off on a road trip with three classmates in a convertible left by a mysterious stranger. To watch a book trailer of The Miles Between visit the following link, http://us.macmillan.com/BookCustomPage.aspx?isbn=9780805088281&m_type=2&m_contentid=973907#video. Visit Mary Pearson's website at http://www.marypearson.com/Bookshelf/TheMilesBetween.html.
Ryan, Carrie. The Forest of Hands and Teeth. Random House/Delacorte. 2009. Mary’s village is protected by a fence keeping out the Unconsecrated-who are undead craving human flesh-until a massive breach launches the teenage girl into a fight for survival. This novel leaves readers wondering how far they would go to leave a loved one behind. Visit Carrie Ryan's website at http://www.carrieryan.com/ for more information. 
Standiford, Natalie. How to Say Goodbye in Robot. Scholastic. 2009. Fringe dwellers Jonas (Ghost Boy) and Beatrice (Robot Girl) use their adopted alter egos to help navigate the difficulties of fractured families and impending adulthood during their senior year. For more information about Natalie or her literature visit, http://www.nataliestandiford.com/how_to_say_goodbye_in_robot_89921.htm.
Westerfeld, Scott. Leviathan. Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse. 2009. Steampunk novel that is a strange mixture of Victorian times with mechanical inventions. Bio-society countries are at war with mechanical countries in this extremely fresh novel.Visit Scott's website/blog for a true adventure http://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/.
Wyatt, Melissa. Funny How Things Change. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2009. In this coming-of-age novel, Remy must choose between the girl of his dreams and the mountain his family has called home for generations. For more information about Melissa or her literature visit http://www.melissawyatt.com/.
Yancey, Rick. The Monstrumologist. Simon & Schuster. 2009. Will Henry, orphan and assistant to a monstrumologist, races against time to save his town (and himself) from the anthropophagi, a pod of monstrous creatures who prey on humans. Check out the following link for videos and other interesting tidbits: http://promo.simonandschuster.com/monstrumologist/
Zulkey, Claire. An Off Year. Penguin/Dutton. 2009. Cecily decides to take a gap year before college and embarks on a journey of self-discovery with wry humor and professional help.
O'Brien, Caragh. Birth Marked. 2010. Roaring Brook Press. After climate change, on the north shore of Unlake Superior, a dystopian world is divided between those who live inside the wall, and those, like sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone, who live outside. It’s Gaia’s job to “advance” a quota of infants from poverty into the walled Enclave, until the night one agonized mother objects, and Gaia’s parents disappear. As Gaia’s efforts to save her parents take her within the wall, she faces the brutal injustice of the Enclave and discovers she alone holds the key to a secret code, a code of “birthmarked” babies and genetic merit.Fraught with difficult moral choices and rich with intricate layers of codes, BIRTHMARKED explores a colorful, cruel, eerily familiar world where a criminal is defined by her genes, and one girl can make all the difference. Novel summary from Caragh's website at http://www.caraghobrien.com/. For more information about the novel or Caragh O'Brien, please visit http://cmobrien.livejournal.com/1404.html.
Suggested Reading Level: Juniors and Seniors
Barnes, John. Tales of the Madman Underground. Penguin/Viking Books. 2009. In an attempt to distance himself from the rest of the students in the school's therapy group known as the Madman Underground, Karl launches his senior year with “Operation Be Fu**ing Normal.” For more on Tales of the Madman Underground visit http://www.teenreads.com/reviews/9780670060818.asp.
Garsee, Jeannine. Say the Word. Bloomsbury. 2009. After her estranged mother dies, Shawna Gallagher refuses to accept her dysfunctional home life and attempts to make peace with her mother’s lesbian lover. For more information visit, http://www.jeanninegarsee.com/.
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