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Beanstalker and Other Hilariously Scarytales
by White, Kiersten Year Published: 2017Snow White is a vampire, Little Red Riding Hood is a zombie, and Cinderella is an arsonist--and that is only some of the mayhem the reader will find in this collection of fractured fairy tales.
Piecing Me Together
by Watson, Renee Year Published: 2017Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls.
Wild Bird
by Van Draanen, Wendelin Year Published: 2017When her behavior escalates out of control, fourteen-year-old Wren is taken away to a wilderness therapy camp where she is forced to develop new skills, including the courage to ask for help.
Well, That Was Awkward
by Vail, Rachel Year Published: 2017Eighth-grade student Gracie Grant has a huge crush on handsome, popular AJ Rojanasopondist. The only problem is, AJ likes her best friend, Sienna. Grace quickly overcomes the tinge of jealousy she feels upon learning the news, and happily helps Sienna craft responses to AJ's surprisingly funny text messages. Unbeknownst to the girls, there's a good reason the messages seem out of character for AJ--his buddy Emmett is writing them on his behalf.
Short
by Sloan, Holly Goldberg Year Published: 2017Very short for her age, Julia grows into her sense of self while playing a munchkin in a summer regional theater production of The Wizard of Oz.
Scythe
by Shusterman, Neal Year Published: 2016In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't.
The Shadow Cipher
by Ruby, Laura Year Published: 2017Three kids try to solve the greatest mystery of the modern world: a puzzle and treasure hunt laid into the very streets and buildings of New York City.
Miles Morales: Spider-Man
by Reynolds, Jason Year Published: 2017Brooklyn Visions Academy student Miles Morales may not always want to be a super hero, but he must come to terms with his identity--and deal with a villainous teacher--as the new Spider Man.
Between Two Skies
by O’Sullivan, Joanne Year Published: 2017Hurricane Katrina sets a teenage girl adrift. But a new life---and the promise of love---emerges.
Frogkisser!
by Nix, Garth Year Published: 2017Princess Anya has a big problem: Duke Rikard, her step-stepfather is an evil wizard who wants to rule the kingdom and has a habit of changing people into frogs, and her older sister Morven, the heir, is a wimp--so with the help of the librarian Gotfried (who turns into an owl when he is upset) and the Royal Dogs, she must find a way to defeat Rikard, save her sister, and maybe even turn Prince Denholm back into a human being.
Impyrium
by Neff, Henry Year Published: 2016Two unlikely allies confront a conspiracy that is even bigger and more sinister than they imagine in this high-stakes fantasy.
Heartless
by Meyer, Marissa Year Published: 2016Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland and a favorite of the unmarried King, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, she wants to open a shop and create delectable pastries. But for her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for a woman who could be a queen.
Warcross
by Lu, Marie Year Published: 2017When teenage coder Emika Chen hacks her way into the opening tournament of the Warcross Championships, she glitches herself into the game as well as a sinister plot with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire.
Four-Four-Two
by Hughes, Dean Year Published: 2016Yuki Nakahara is an American. But it's the start of World War II, and America doesn't see it that way. Like many other Japanese Americans, Yuki and his family have been forced into an internment camp in the Utah desert. But Yuki isn't willing to sit back and accept this injustice - it's his country too, and he's going to prove it by enlisting in the army to fight for the Allies.
The Van Gogh Deception
by Hicks, Deron Year Published: 2017When a young boy is discovered in Washington, DC's National Gallery of Art without any recollection of who he is, he must piece together the disjointed clues of his origins while using his limited knowledge to stop one of the greatest art frauds ever attempted.
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World
by Hale, Shannon & Dean Hale Year Published: 2017After [fourteen-year-old] Doreen uses her extraordinary powers to stop a group of troublemakers she becomes a full-fledged superhero called Squirrel Girl.
Refugee
by Gratz, Alan Year Published: 2017This powerful novel tells the story of three different children seeking refuge: Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany, Isabel, a Cuban girl in 1994, and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015.
The Inquisitor’s Tale, or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog
by Gidwitz, Adam Year Published: 2016On a dark night in 1242, travelers gather at a small French inn. It is the perfect night for a story, and everyone in the kingdom is consumed by the tale of three children: Jeanne, a peasant girl who has visions of the future; William, a young monk with supernatural strength; and Jacob, a Jewish boy who can heal any wound. Together, their powers will be tested by demons and dragons, cruel knights and cunning monks. From small villages to grand banquet halls, these three unlikely friends - and their faithful greyhound - are chased through France to a final showdown in the waves at the foot of the abbey-fortress Mont-Saint-Michel.
Last Day on Mars
by Emerson, Kevin Year Published: 2017While waiting to leave Mars before it burns up just like the Earth before it, Liam and his friend Phoebe discover some facts about time and space and realize that the human race is just one of the races trying to survive in space.
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
by Cartaya, Pablo Year Published: 2017Arturo Zamora must save his family's restaurant before a land developer destroys it. He teams up with the funny, cute new girl, Carmen, to thwart the developer's plans and help bring the community together.
Texas Lone Star 2017 Reading List
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A Week of Mondays
by Brody, Jessica Year Published: 2016Sixteen-year-old Ellison Sparks keeps reliving the terrible Monday on which her boyfriend, Tristan, breaks up with her and no matter how hard she tries, she cannot seem to set things right.
The Blackthorn Key
by Sands, Kevin Year Published: 2015In 1665 London, fourteen-year-old Christopher Rowe, apprentice to an apothecary, and his best friend, Tom, try to uncover the truth behind a mysterious cult, following a trail of puzzles, codes, pranks, and danger toward an unearthly secret with the power to tear the world apart.
Choosing Courage : Inspiring True Stories of What It Means to Be a Hero
by Collier, Peter Year Published: 2016Looks at some of the men and women who were recipients of the Medal of Honor.
Code of Honor
by Gratz, Alan Year Published: 2015When Iranian-American Kamran Smith learns that his big brother, Darius, has been labelled a terrorist, he sets out to piece together the codes and clues that will save his brother's life and his country from a deadly terrorist attack.
Court of Fives
by Elliott, Kate Year Published: 2015When a scheming lord tears Jessamy's family apart, she must rely on her unlikely friendship with Kalliarkos, a high-ranking Patron boy, and her skill at Fives, an intricate, multi-level athletic competition that offers a chance for glory, to protect her family and save her father's reputation.
The Forbidden Wish
by Khoury, Jessica Year Published: 2016Forced to hide her true identity, Zahra, a teenage genie, finds her chance for freedom challenged by her love for her master, Aladdin.
Ghost
by Reynolds, Jason Year Published: 2016Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential.
The Girl I Used to Be
by Henry, April Year Published: 2016Olivia was only three-years-old when her mother was murdered and her father went missing. For fourteen years, everyone assumed her father was the killer. But when new evidence comes to light that shows her father was murdered on the same day as her mother, the realization that her parents' killer is still on the loose has Olivia determined to uncover the truth. But the killer is just as determined to stop her.
Hour of the Bees
by Eagar, Lindsay Year Published: 2016At first, twelve-year-old Carol is not happy to be spending the summer helping her parents move her grandfather to an assisted living home, but as the summer wears on, she finds herself drawn to him, fascinated by his amazing stories.
Kalahari
by Khoury, Jessica Year Published: 2015Deep in the Kalahari Desert, a Corpus lab protects a dangerous secret. But what happens when that secret takes on a life of its own? When an educational safari goes wrong, five teens find themselves stranded in the Kalahari Desert without a guide.
Longbow Girl
by Davies, Linda Year Published: 2016When Merry Owen finds a mysterious chest, she is led back in time to the sixteenth century where she must compete in an archery tournament to save her ancestor's land from their aristocratic neighbors, the de Courcys.
Love and Gelato
by Welch, Jenna Evans Year Published: 2016Sixteen-year-old Lina is honoring her mother's dying wish by spending the summer in Tuscany getting to know the father she's never met. And when she's given her mother's diary from her own time in Tuscany, a world of romance and art inspires Lina to follow in her mother's footsteps and uncover a secret that could change everything she ever thought she knew.
The Magic Mirror: Concerning a Lonely Princess, a Foundling Girl, a Scheming King and a Pickpocket S
by Long, Susan Hill Year Published: 2016From the time she was a crippled baby, left in a church, Maggie's life has never been easy but when she glimpses her destiny in a magic mirror, she goes off on a quest to find her father and, along the way, finds happiness as well.
Max Helsing and the Thirteenth Curse
by Jobling, Curtis Year Published: 2015Max van Helsing and a group of friends try to save the world after he discovers he has been cursed by an evil warlock who intends to reclaim the Earth for monsters.
Mayday
by Harrington, Karen Year Published: 2016Twelve-year-old Wayne Kovok loses his uncle to war and his voice to a plane crash in the same year and must learn to speak up as he navigates relationships with his father, grandfather, and new friend, Denny Rosenblatt.
Randoms
by Liss, David Year Published: 2015A twelve-year-old boy is chosen to join a four-person applicant team to work towards membership in the Confederation of United Planets, and stumbles across conspiracies resembling science fiction he's been a fan of his entire life.
Shadows of Sherwood
by Magoon, Kekla Year Published: 2015When Nott City is taken over by a harsh governor, Ignomus Crown, and her parents disappear, twelve-year-old Robyn Loxley flees for her life and joins a group of children trying to take back what is rightfully theirs in this futuristic retelling of Robin Hood.
Simon Thorn and the Wolf's Den
by Carter, Aimee Year Published: 2016Simon Thorn, twelve, is able to talk with animals, but when his mother is kidnapped by a herd of New York City rats he learns he, his mother, and his uncle are all Animalgams--able to change into an animal at will--and that Simon may be able to save the beleaguered Five Animal Kingdoms.
Wolf By Wolf
by Graudin, Ryan Year Published: 2015The first book in a duology about an alternate version of 1956 where the Axis powers won WWII and hold an annual motorcycle race across their conjoined continents to commemorate their victory.
Zero Day
by Gangsei, Jan Year Published: 2016Eight years ago, Addie Webster became a victim of the most notorious kidnapping of the decade. Now, her father Mark is fighting for reelection as President of the United States--and Addie returns out of nowhere. The timing being suspicious, elements inside the White House ask Darrow Fergusson, Addie's childhood friend and now son of the chief of staff, to spy on Addie. It turns out Addie didn't just escape--she may have been sent to the White House on a mission.
Texas Lone Star 2013 Reading List
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Almost home
by Bauer, Joan Year Published: 2012"When twelve-year-old Sugar's grandfather dies and her gambling father takes off yet again, Sugar and her mother lose their home in Missouri. They head to Chicago for a fresh start, only to discover that fresh starts aren't so easy to come by for the homeless. Nevertheless, Sugar's mother has taught her to be grateful no matter what, so Sugar does her best. With the help of a rescue dog, Shush; a foster family; a supportive teacher; a love of poetry; and her own grace and good humor, Sugar comes to understand that while she can't control the hand life deals her, she can control how she responds"An elephant in the garden
by Morpurgo, Michael Year Published: 2011Lizzie and Karl's mother, Mutti, working at a local zoo in Dresden, Germany, during World War II while their father is away fighting in France, brings home Marlene, a baby elephant who is slated to be destroyed as the Allied bombing grows closer, and when they are forced to flee, Mutti feels they must take Marlene with them, adding even more danger to their journey.Bewitching
by Flinn, Alex Year Published: 2012Tells the story of Kendra, a witch, and the first three-hundred years of her life, including takes on a classic fairy tale, the 1666 plague in Britain, the "Titanic" disaster, and the story of a modern-day, plain stepsister.Cinder
by Meyer, Marissa Year Published: 2012Cinder, a gifted mechanic and a cyborg with a mysterious past, is blamed by her stepmother for her stepsister's illness while a deadly plague decimates the population of New Beijing, but when Cinder's life gets intertwined with Prince Kai's, she finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle.Curveball: the year I lost my grip
by Sonnenblick, Jordan Year Published: 2012After an injury ends former star pitcher Peter Friedman's athletic dreams, he concentrates on photography, which leads him to a girlfriend, new fame as a high school sports photographer, and a deeper relationship with the beloved grandfather who, when he realizes he is becoming senile, gives Pete all of his professional camera gear.Every other day
by Barnes, Jennifer Lynn Year Published: 2012Every other day, Kali changes from a normal girl to an invincible monster killer. She is forced to reveal her secret and enlist the help of friends when she sees that a classmate is marked for death – and it’s on the wrong day.How they croaked: the awful ends of the awfully famous
by Bragg, Georgia Year Published: 2011Shares the sometimes gruesome details of the deaths of nineteen famous historical figures, including King Tut, Pocahontas, George Washington, Edgar Allan Poe, and Marie Curie.Insignia
by Kincaid, S. J. Year Published: 2012Tom, a fourteen-year-old genius at virtual reality games, is recruited by the United States Military to begin training at the Pentagon Spire as a combatant in World War III, controlling the mechanized drones that do the actual fighting off-planet.Keeping the castle: a tale of romance, riches, and real estate
by Kindl, Patrice Year Published: 2012In order to support her family and maintain their ancient castle in Lesser Hoo, seventeen-year-old Althea bears the burden of finding a wealthy suitor who can remedy their financial problems.Legend
by Lu, Marie Year Published: 2011In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.Outlaw: a novel
by Davies, Stephen Year Published: 2011The children of Britain's ambassador to Burkina Faso, fifteen-year-old Jake, who loves technology and adventure, and thirteen-year-old Kas, a budding social activist, are abducted and spend time in the Sahara desert with Yakuuba Sor, who some call a terrorist but others consider a modern-day Robin Hood.Planet Tad
by Carvell, Tim Year Published: 2012Twelve-year-old Tad has a plan to make seventh grade his most awesome year, but he must overcome a devious little sister, an embarrassing summer job, a science fair project gone awry, and other obstacles.Ripper
by Petrucha, Stefan Year Published: 2012Adopted by famous Pinkerton Agency Detective Hawking in 1895 New York, fourteen-year-old Carver Young hopes to find his birth father, but when he becomes involved in the pursuit of notorious killer Jack the Ripper, Carver discovers that finding the truth can be worse than ignorance.Sasquatch in the Paint
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld Year Published: 2013 SportsTheo Rollins is starting eighth grade six inches taller, and his new height is making everyone expect more from him. Coach Mandrake wants to transform him from invisible science geek into star basketball player, even though Theo has little experience with the game.Shadow and Bone
by Bardugo, Leigh Year Published: 2012While crossing the vast, horrifying Fold, Alina discovers that she has magical powers. Attracting the attention of her country's most powerful leaders, Alina is whisked away, and her whole life changes in an instant.Smart girls get what they want
by Strohmeyer, Sarah Year Published: 2012Gigi, Bea, and Neerja are best friends and total overachievers. Even if they aren't the most popular girls in school, they aren't too worried--they know their real lives will begin once they get to their Ivy League colleges. There will be ivy, and there will be cute guys in the libraries (hopefully with English accents)! But when an unexpected event shows them they're missing out on the full high school experience, it's time to come out of the honors lounge and into the spotlight. They make a pact: they will each take on their greatest challenge and they will totally rock it.Steve Jobs: the man who thought different
by Blumenthal, Karen Year Published: 2012Steve Jobs' story has become legend: a college dropout who started a wildly successful tech company in his parents' garage. A devoted husband, father, and Buddhist, he battled cancer for over a decade, became the ultimate CEO, and made the world want every product he touched. Here is the complex man behind the myth.The false prince
by Nielsen, Jennifer A. Year Published: 2012In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war.The lions of Little Rock
by Levine, Kristin Year Published: 2012Twelve-year-old Marlee develops a strong friendship with Liz, the new girl in school, but when Liz suddenly stops attending school and Marlee hears a rumor that her friend is actually an African American girl passing herself off as white, the two young girls must decide whether their friendship is worth taking on integration and the dangers it could bring to their families.Under the Mesquite
by McCall, Guadalupe Garcia Year Published: 2011Throughout her high school years, as her mother battles cancer, Lupita takes on more responsibility for her house and seven younger siblings, while finding refuge in acting and writing poetry. Includes glossary of Spanish terms.Wonder
by Palacio, R. J. Year Published: 2012Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunts and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.Texas Lone Star 2012 Book List
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A Monster Calls: a Novel
by Ness, Patrick Year Published: 2011 FictionThirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.
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by Gidwitz, Adam Year Published: 2010 FictionFollows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansel and Gretel, The seven ravens, Brother and sister, The robber bridegroom, and The devil and his three golden hairs.
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by Gibbs, Stuart Year Published: 2010 FictionTwelve-year-old Teddy investigates when a popular Texas zoo's star attraction--Henry the hippopotamus--is murdered.
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by Sepetys, Ruta Year Published: 2011 FictionIn 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.Click this link to see all available copies at Denton ISD middle schools. Remember to look for your school!Comments (1)Blood Red Road
by Young, Moira Year Published: 2011 FictionIn a distant future, eighteen-year-old Lugh is kidnapped, and while his twin sister Saba and nine-year-old Emmi are trailing him across bleak Sandsea they are captured, too, and taken to brutal Hopetown, where Saba is forced to be a cage fighter until new friends help plan an escape.Click this link to see all available copies at Denton ISD middle schools. Remember to look for your school!Comments (0)Death Cloud
by Lane, Andrew Year Published: 2010 FictionIn 1868, with his army officer father suddenly posted to India, and his mother mysteriously "unwell," fourteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes is sent to stay with his eccentric uncle and aunt in their vast house in Hampshire, where he uncovers his first murder and a diabolical villain.Click this link to see all available copies at Denton ISD middle schools. Remember to look for your school!Comments (0)Divergent
by Roth, Veronica Year Published: 2011 FictionIn a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
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by Frost, Helen Year Published: 2011 FictionYears after Darra Monson's father stole a minivan with Wren Abbott hiding in the back, the girls come face to face at summer camp and together they try to work through what happened to them and the impact it had on their lives.
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by Dionne, Erin Year Published: 2011 FictionFrench horn virtuoso Elsie Wyatt resents having to join her high school's marching band playing a mellophone, but finally finds a sense of belonging that transcends the pressure she has always felt to be as good as her father, principal french horn player in the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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by Schmidt, Gary D. Year Published: 2011 FictionFourteen-year-old Doug Swieteck faces many challenges, including an abusive father, a brother traumatized by Vietnam, suspicious teachers and police officers, and isolation, but when he meets a girl known as Lil Spicer, he develops a close relationship with her and finds a safe place at the local library.Click this link to see all available copies at Denton ISD middle schools. Remember to look for your school!Comments (0)Paintings from the Cave: Three Novellas
by Paulsen, Gary Year Published: 2011 FictionMan of the iron heads -- Jo-Jo, the dogfaced girl -- Erik's rules. A collection of three novellas by Gary Paulsen that explores the diverse meanings of family.Click this link to see all available copies at Denton ISD middle schools. Remember to look for your school!Comments (0)Paranormalcy
by White, Kiersten Year Published: 2010 FictionWhen a dark prophecy begins to come true, sixteen-year-old Evie of the International Paranormal Containment Agency must not only try to stop it, she must also uncover its connection to herself and the alluring shapeshifter, Lend.Click this link to see all available copies at Denton ISD middle schools. Remember to look for your school!Comments (0)Rot & Ruin
by Maberry, Jonathan Year Published: 2010 FictionIn a post-apocalyptic world where fences and border patrols guard the few people left from the zombies that have overtaken civilization, fifteen-year-old Benny Imura is finally convinced that he must follow in his older brother's footsteps and become a bounty hunter.Click this link to see all available copies at Denton ISD middle schools. Remember to look for your school!
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by Gier, Kerstin Year Published: 2011 FictionSixteen-year-old Gwyneth Shepherd unexpectedly travels through time to the eighteenth century, and she must find out why her mother lied about her date of birth to hide her ability, research her history, and work with Gideon, another time traveler.
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by Hobbs, Will Year Published: 2011 FictionWhen North Carolina fourteen-year-old Dylan Sands joins his fifteen-year-old cousin Rio in running the Rio Grande River, they face a tropical storm and a fugitive kidnapper.
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by Stephens, John Year Published: 2011 FictionKate, Michael, and Emma have passed from one orphanage to another in the ten years since their parents disappeared to protect them, but now they learn that they have special powers--and a fearsome enemy--and embark on a prophesied quest to find a magical book.Click this link to see all available copies at Denton ISD middle schools. Remember to look for your school!Comments (0)The Fourth Stall
by Rylander, Chris Year Published: 2011 FictionSixth-graders Mac and Vince operate a business charging schoolmates for protection from bullies and for help to negotiate conflicts peacefully, with amazing challenges and results.Click this link to see all available copies at Denton ISD middle schools. Remember to look for your school!Comments (0)The Running Dream
by Van Draanen, Wendelin Year Published: 2011 FictionWhen a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a wonderful way to help rekindle her dream of running again.Click this link to see all available copies at Denton ISD middle schools. Remember to look for your school!Comments (0)This Dark Endeavor
by Oppel, Kenneth Year Published: 2011 FictionVictor and Konrad Frankenstein are inseparable twin brothers who stumble upon The Dark Library, where secret books of alchemy and ancient remedies are housed, but after their father forbids them to ever return to the library Konrad falls gravely ill and Victor seeks out a cure for his brother beyond traditional medicine.
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by Monninger, Joseph Year Published: 2010 FictionWhile trying to help her eleven-year-old brother who suffers from cystic fibrosis get his greatest wish, fifteen-year-old Bee discovers that she has some special wishes of her own.
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Another kind of Monday
by Coles, William E. Year Published: 1996When Mark discovers money and a note concealed in the pages of a copy of Dickens' "Great Expectations," he undertakes a quest with his classmate Zeena that leads to more money, more clues to follow, and ultimately more knowledge of himself.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Armageddon summer
by Yolen, Jane Year Published: 1998Fourteen-year-old Marina and sixteen-year-old Jed accompany their parents' religious cult, the Believers, to await the end of the world atop a remote mountain, where they try to decide what they themselves believe.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Ashes
by Lasky, Kathryn Year Published: 2010In 1932 Berlin, thirteen-year-old Gaby Schramm witnesses the beginning of Hitler's rise to power, as soldiers become ubiquitous, her beloved literature teacher starts wearing a jewelled swastika pin, and the family's dear friend, Albert Einstein, leaves the country while Gaby's parents secretly bury his books and papers in their small yard.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Beastly
by Flinn, Alex Year Published: 2007A modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" from the point of view of the Beast, a vain Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return to his human form.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Behemoth
by Westerfeld, Scott Year Published: 2010Continues the story of Austrian Prince Alek who, in an alternate 1914 Europe, eludes the Germans by traveling in the Leviathan to Constantinople, where he faces a whole new kind of genetically-engineered warships.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Bewitching
by Flinn, Alex Year Published: 2012Tells the story of Kendra, a witch, and the first three-hundred years of her life, including takes on a classic fairy tale, the 1666 plague in Britain, the "Titanic" disaster, and the story of a modern-day, plain stepsister.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Cinder
by Meyer, Marissa Year Published: 2012Cinder, a gifted mechanic and a cyborg with a mysterious past, is blamed by her stepmother for her stepsister's illness while a deadly plague decimates the population of New Beijing, but when Cinder's life gets intertwined with Prince Kai's, she finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Clockwork angel
by Clare, Cassandra Year Published: 2010When sixteen-year-old orphan Tessa Fell's older brother suddenly vanishes, her search for him leads her into Victorian-era London's dangerous supernatural underworld. Shortly after, she discovers that she is a Downworlder and must learn to trust the demon-killing Shadowhunters if she ever wants to learn to control her powers and find her brother.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Dairy queen
by Murdock, Catherine Gilbert Year Published: 2006After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Dark secrets 2
by Chandler, Elizabeth Year Published: 2010Presents two novels in Elizabeth Chandler's Dark Secrets series--"No Time to Die," in which Jenny is stalked by the same serial killer who murdered her sister, Liza--who tries to warn Jenny from the grave; and "The Deep End of Fear," in which Kate tutors a boy living in the estate she used to call home and discovers he is in contact with Ashley, Kate's childhood best friend who drowned in an icy pond.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Dark secrets. 1, Legacy of lies ; Don't tell
by Chandler, Elizabeth Year Published: 2009Presents two novels in Elizabeth Chandler's Dark Secrets series, "Legacy of Lies," in which Megan's visit with her grandmother puts her in the middle of a twisted love triangle, and "Don't Tell," in which Lauren returns to the town where her mother died years earlier hoping to unlock the secrets of her past.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Dean Duffy
by Powell, Randy Year Published: 1995Eighteen-year-old Dean, a former high school baseball star whose future has been ruined by a batting slump and a bad arm, is offered a college baseball scholarship and finds himself uncertain of whether to take it.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Double helix
by Werlin, Nancy Year Published: 2004Eighteen-year-old Eli discovers a shocking secret about his life and his family while working for a Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose specialty is genetic engineering.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Dragonfly
by Golding, Julia Year Published: 2008When Tashi, the rigidly formal sixteen-year-old Fourth Crown Princess of the Blue Crescent Islands, reluctantly weds roguish eighteen-year-old Prince Ramil of Gerfal, their religious, cultural, and personal differences threaten to end their political alliance and put both countries at the mercy of a fearsome warlord.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Extras
by Westerfeld, Scott Year Published: 2007In an alternative civilization where the social status of each person is monitored and rated and anyone can drop from celebrity to nobody, fifteen-year-old Aya Fuse's popularity ranking is so low her only chance of moving up is to find a good story, so when she meets a group of girls who hide an explosive secret, Aya decides to expose the group and unknowingly puts her own life in danger.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Extreme Elvin
by Lynch, Chris Year Published: 1999As he enters high school, fourteen-year-old Elvin continues to deal with his weight problem as he tries to find his place among his peers.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Fifteen love
by Corbet, Robert Year Published: 2005Mia, a violist, and Will, a tennis player, each relate their feelings about each other, school, friends, and family troubles as they struggle to understand the opposite sex and to survive being fifteen.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Flipped
by Van Draanen, Wendelin Year Published: 2001In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Goliath
by Westerfeld, Scott Year Published: 2011Alek and Deryn encounter obstacles on the last leg of their round-the-world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek's throne as prince of Austria, and finally fall in love.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!How to build a house: a novel
by Reinhardt, Dana Year Published: 2008Seventeen-year-old Harper Evans hopes to escape the effects of her father's divorce on her family and friendships by volunteering her summer to build a house in a small Tennessee town devastated by a tornado.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Incarceron
by Fisher, Catherine Year Published: 2007To free herself from an upcoming arranged marriage, Claudia, the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, a futuristic prison with a mind of its own, decides to help a young prisoner escape.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Is kissing a girl who smokes like licking an ashtray?
by Powell, Randy Year Published: 1992An eighteen-year-old pinball addict and a smart-mouthed girl who don't quite fit in with anyone else develop a special relationship.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Jingle boy.
by Scott, Kieran Year Published: 2003Paul Nicholas, a devoted Christmas enthusiast, falls in with the Anti-Christmas Underground after a series of disasters occur in the week leading up to the holiday, including his girlfriend Sarah's make-out session with a mall Santa Claus.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Just listen : a novel
by Dessen, Sarah Year Published: 2006Isolated from friends who believe the worst because she has not been truthful with them, sixteen-year-old Annabel finds an ally in classmate Owen, whose honesty and passion for music help her to face and share what really happened at the end-of-the-year party that changed her life.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Leviathan
by Westerfeld, Year Published: 2009In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Monsters of men
by Ness, Patrick Year Published: 2010As a world-ending war surges to life around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions, questioning all they have ever known as they try to step back from the darkness and find the best way to achieve peace.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Nothing to lose
by Flinn, Alex Year Published: 2004A year after running away with a traveling carnival to escape his unbearable home life, sixteen-year-old Michael returns to Miami, Florida, to find that his mother is going on trial for the murder of his abusive stepfather.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Prisoners in the palace : how Victoria became queen with the help of her maid, a reporter, and a sco
by MacColl, Michaela Year Published: 2010Recently orphaned and destitute, seventeen-year-old Liza Hastings earns a position as a lady's maid to sixteen-year-old Princess Victoria at Kensington Palace in 1836, the year before Victoria becomes Queen of England.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Razzle
by Wittlinger, Ellen Year Published: 2001When his retired parents buy a group of tourist cabins on Cape Cod, fifteen-year-old Kenyon Baker's days are filled with repair work until he becomes friends with an eccentric girl and makes her the subject of a series of photographs.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Romiette and Julio
by Draper, Sharon M. Year Published: 1999Romiette, an African-American girl, and Julio, a Hispanic boy, discover that they attend the same high school after falling in love on the Internet, but are harassed by a gang whose members object to their interracial dating.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Rot & Ruin
by Maberry, Jonathan Year Published: 2010In a post-apocalyptic world where fences and border patrols guard the few people left from the zombies that have overtaken civilization, fifteen-year-old Benny Imura is finally convinced that he must follow in his older brother's footsteps and become a bounty hunter.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Ruby red
by Gier, Kerstin Year Published: 2011Sixteen-year-old Gwyneth discovers that she, rather than her well-prepared cousin, carries a time-travel gene, and soon she is journeying with Gideon, who shares the gift, through historical London trying to discover whom they can trust.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Sapphique
by Fisher, Catherine Year Published: 2008After his escape from the sentient prison, Incarceron, Finn finds that the Realm is not at all what he expected, and he does not know whether he is to be its king, how to free his imprisoned friends, or how to stop Incarceron's quest to be free of its own nature.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Sapphire blue
by Gier, Kerstin Year Published: 2012Sixteen-year-old Gwen, the newest and final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve, searches through history for the other time-travelers, aided by friend Lesley, James the ghost, Xemerius the gargoyle demon, and Gideon, the Diamond, whose fate seems bound with hers.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Shiver
by Stiefvater, Maggie Year Published: 2009In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Son of the mob
by Korman, Gordon Year Published: 2005Eighteen-year-old Vince Luca, son of mob boss Anthony Luca, goes away to college in southern California hoping to escape his past, but soon his brother and a series of "uncles" appear at his dorm, and before long he is caught up in criminal activity once again.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Stargirl
by Spinelli, Jerry Year Published: 2001In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!
Such wicked intent
by Oppel, Kenneth Year Published: 2012When his grieving father orders the destruction of the Dark Library, Victor retrieves a book in which he finds the promise of not just communicating with the dead, but entering their realm, and soon he, Elizabeth, and Henry are in the spirit world of Chateau Frankenstein, creating and growing a body.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!The afterlift
by Soto, Gary Year Published: 2003A senior at East Fresno High School lives on as a ghost after his brutal murder in the restroom of a club where he had gone to dance.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!The ask and the answer
by Ness, Patrick Year Published: 2009Alternate chapters follow teenagers Todd and Viola, who become separated as the Mayor's oppressive new regime takes power in New Prentisstown, a space colony where residents can hear each other's thoughts.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!The boy who owned the school
by Paulsen, Gary Year Published: 1990Jacob Freisten, often in a fog, tries to ease through high school unnoticed; but a beautiful classmate takes notices of him and his life begins to change.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Tom loves Anna loves Tom
by Clements, Bruce Year Published: 1990Almost from the first moment he sees Anna, Tom knows that he loves her, and although she is cautious at first, they quickly develop a very special relationship.Click this link to see all available copies within Denton ISD. Remember to look for your school!Last Modified on June 19, 2018You're online. We're online. Let's connect.
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