8th Grade Complete List (pdf) | Pick of the Decade Complete List (pdf)
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Pick of the Decade 1995-2005: Best Fiction Dessen, Sarah. Keeping the Moon , 1999. Colie (15) may have shed almost fifty pounds, but she still carries memories of "The Fat Years" until she spends one magical summer with her aunt Mira. Dessen, Sarah. Someone Like You , 1998. Halley's relationship with best friend Scarlett changes during their junior year after the death of Scarlett's boyfriend, the subsequent discovery of Scarlett's pregnancy and Halley's own first serious relationship. Deuker, Carl. Night Hoops , 2000. Nick Abbot makes the varsity basketball team his sophomore year. He hones his skills as a point guard by playing night hoops in his yard with his arrogant, sometimes brutal neighbor, who also winds up joining the team for what looks like a championship season. Deuker, Carl. Painting the Black , 1997. Ryan Ward is drawn into catching for his new neighbor Josh. After pitching practice during the summer, he decides to try out for baseball in his senior year, but once he makes the team, he discovers his friend has a serious flaw. DeVries, Anke. Bruises , 2003. When Judith is too bruised to go to school after a beating by her mother, her new classmate Michael believes her tale of being attacked by a gang and offers his protection. Donnelly, Jennifer. A Northern Light , 2003. Upstate New York , 1906, is the backdrop for a true and truly scandalous murder. In this retelling of Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy , Mattie, who works at a hotel in the Adirondacks , gets involved in the investigation of the murder of a young female guest while fighting against the societal constraints of the times. Geras, Adele. Troy , 2001. Told from the point of view of a group of teenagers in the last weeks of the Trojan War, when women are sick of tending the wounded, men are tired of fighting, and bored gods and goddesses find ways to stir things up. Goodman, Alison. Singing the Dog Star Blues , 2003. In a future Australia , the saucy eighteen-year-old daughter of a famous newscaster and a sperm donor teams up with a hermaphrodite from the planet Choria in a time travel adventure that may significantly change both of their lives.
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey , 2004. Journal entries a sixteen-year-old girl writes for a school assignment reveal parental abuse and abandonment and her determination to protect her baby brother, no matter what. Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Leaving Fishers , 1997. Dorry has just moved to Indianapolis and has no friends until she meets a group who invite her to join their church, the Fishers of Men. When she realizes she has no life of her own and is being controlled by the Fishers, she is desperate to leave, but that is easier said than done. Hahn, Mary Downing. Look For Me By Moonlight , 1995. Cynda is looking forward to spending time with her father and stepmother at their country inn in Maine , but that was before she met their charming winter guest, a vampire who has selected her to be his next victim. Halam, Ann. Dr. Franklin's Island , 2002. While on their way to a special science camp in Ecuador , three teens survive a plane wreck and become castaways on a deserted island. Little do they know that the island is home to a mad genetic scientist who is just waiting for fresh teenage flesh to inject with animal genes... Hale, Shannon. The Goose Girl , 2003. On her way to marry the Prince of a neighboring country, Princess Anidori is betrayed by her lady-in-waiting. She escapes with her life and becomes a goose girl before she can claim her real title and the love of her life. (Sequel: Ennya Burning .) Hautman, Pete. Stone Cold , 1998, o.p. A sixteen-year-old boy finds that he has a gift for playing poker; unfortunately he doesn't know when to stop. Heneghan, James. The Grave , 2000. A thirteen-year-old Irish orphan's life changes forever when he is drawn back to the time of the potato famine through a mass grave in a local construction site. Hobbs, Valerie. How Far Would You Have Gotten If I Hadn't Called You Back? , 2003. Bron is lonely after moving to California in the 1950s, until she discovers drag racing and meets two boys, J.C. and Will, and falls in love with one of them. Holtwijk, Ineke. Asphalt Angels , 1999. Alex (13), who lives on the streets of Rio de Janeiro , must choose between the freedom and danger of life as a member of a gang, or accept the offer of a more restricted life in a shelter that offers education, work and the hope of survival. Johnson, Angela. The First Part Last , 2003. Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father and must care for his adored baby daughter. Johnson, Scott. Safe at Second , 1999. Paulie Lockwood's best friend Todd Bannister is destined for the major leagues until a line drive to the head causes him to lose an eye and they both must find a new future for themselves. Jones, Diana Wynne. The Dark Lord of Derkholm , 1998. Derk, an unconventional wizard who likes to breed unusual animals (griffins, flying pigs, winged horses, etc.), and his magical family become involved in a plan to put a stop to the devastating tours to their world arranged by the tyrannical Mr. Chesney. (Sequel: The Year of the Griffin .) Juby, Susan. Alice, I Think , 2003. Fifteen-year-old Alice keeps a diary as she struggles to cope with the embarrassments and trials of family, dating, school, work, small town life, and a serious case of "outcastitis." Klass, David. You Don't Know Me , 2002. Fourteen-year-old John creates alternative realities in his mind as he tries to deal with his mother's abusive boyfriend, his crush on a beautiful, but shallow classmate and other problems at school. (See also: California Blue and Danger Zone .)
Korman, Gordon. Son of the Mob , 2002. Seventeen-year-old Vince's life is constantly complicated by the fact that he is the son of a powerful Mafia boss, a relationship that threatens to destroy his romance with the daughter of an FBI agent.(Sequel: Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle .) |
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