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Mysteries and Thrillers-Historical Mysteries Mysteries and Thrillers-Suspense Mysteries and Thrillers-Teen Detectives
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Historical Fiction & Non-Fiction- Civil War Historical Fiction- Nobles and Royals Historical Fiction- Revolutionary War Historical Fiction-Teens from other times Historical Fiction- WWII and the Holocaust
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Fiction Anderson, Laurie Halse Speak AND YA A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect of Melinda's freshman year in high school.
Atkins, Caroline When Jeff Gets Home ATK YA Sixteen-year-old Jeff, returning home after having been kidnapped and held prisoner for three years, must face his family, friends, and school and the widespread assumption that he engaged in sexual activity with his kidnapper.
Cameron, Ann Colibri Cam YA Kidnapped when she was very young by an unscrupulous man who has forced her to lie and beg to get money, a twelve-year-old Mayan girl endures an abusive life, always wishing she could return to the parents she can hardly remember. Chobosky, Stephen, The Perks of Being a Wall Flower YA CHO A series of letters to an unknown correspondent reveals the coming-of-age trials of a high-schooler named Charlie Flinn, Alex Breathing Underwater FLI YA Sent to counseling for hitting his girlfriend, Caitlin, and ordered to keep a journal, sixteen-year-old Nick recounts his relationship with Caitlin, examines his controlling behavior and anger, and describes living with his abusive father.
Frank, E.R. Friction FRA YA When a new girl at the private school Alex attends starts rumors about Alex's favorite teacher, Alex and her eighth-grade classmates are not sure how to act around him or with each other.
Grove, Vicki Reaching Dustin GRO YA Fifth-grader Carly's assignment to interview a reclusive, brooding classmate leads her to discover some of the events that have caused his antisocial and abusive family's negative impact on their Missouri farming community and Carly's family in particular.
Lowry, Lois Gossamer Low YA While learning to bestow dreams, a young dream giver tries to save an eight-year-old boy from the effects of both his abusive past and the nightmares inflicted on him by the frightening Sinisteeds.
McCormick, Patrice Sold YA McC Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi, though poor, enjoys her life until the Himalayan monsoons wash away her family's crops and she is sold to a brothel in India by her stepfather. She remembers her mother's wisdom, "Simply to endure is to triumph," until the day comes that she can reclaim her life.
Mikael, Ben Touching Spirit Bear MIK YA After his anger erupts into violence, Cole, in order to avoid going to prison, agrees to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the native American Circle Justice, and he is sent to a remote Alaskan Island where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes his life. This gripping, graphic survival story from an award-winning writer paints an unsparing picture of one violent teen and offers a poignant testimony to the power of pain that can destroy and may also heal. Werlin, Nancy The rules of survival YA WER Seventeen-year-old Matthew recounts his attempts, starting at a young age, to free himself and his sisters from the grip of their emotionally and physically abusive mother. Nonfiction
Check, William A. Child Abuse 363.291 SHU YA
Goldwater, Debra. Family Violence 362.83 GOL YA
Oates, Joyce Carlos Freaky Green Eyes OAT YA Fifteen-year-old Frankie relates the events of the year leading up to her mother's mysterious disappearance and her own struggle to discover and accept the truth about her parents' relationship. Rue, Nancy Everything you need to know about abusive relationships 306.73 RUE YA
Shuker-Haines, Frances Everything you need to know about a drug abusing parent 363.291 SHU YA Werlin, Nancy The rules of survival Wer YA Seventeen-year-old Matthew recounts his attempts, starting at a young age, to free himself and his sisters from the grip of their emotionally and physically abusive mother.
Bennett, James W. Dakota dream BEN ppb YA After being shuttled between foster homes and institutions for most of his life, fifteen-year-old Floyd Rayfield escapes from a mental institution to a Sioux reservation, desperately seeking a family and a home.
Bowers, Laura Beauty shop for rent YA BOW Raised by a great-grandmother and a bunch of beauty shop buddies, fourteen-year-old Abbey resolves to overcome her unhappy childhood and disillusionment with the mother who deserted her.
Cruthcher, Chris Whale talk CRU YA ppb Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager, shuns organized sports and the gung-ho athletes at his high school until he agrees to form a swimming team and recruits some of the school's less popular students.
Harrar,George Parents wanted HAR YA Twelve-year-old Andrew, who has ADD, is adopted by new parents after years of other foster homes and desperately hopes that he will not mess up the situation.
Holland , Isabelle. The house in the woods: a novel HOL ppb YA Feeling overweight, unattractive, and unloved by her adoptive father, Bridget learns to put aside her escapist fantasies and live in the real world after uncovering the secrets of a mysterious house. Perkins, Mitali First Daughter: Extreme Makeover PER YA During her father's presidential campaign, sixteen-year-old Sameera Righton, who was adopted from Pakistan at the age of three, struggles with campaign staffers who want to give her a more "all-American" image and create a fake weblog in her name. Strasser, Todd Boot Camp STR YA After ignoring several warnings to stop dating his teacher, Garrett is sent to Lake Harmony, a boot camp that uses unorthodox and brutal methods to train students to obey their parents.
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Kaminker, Laura .Everything you need to know about being adopted 367.734 KAM YA
Sparls,Beatrice.ed. Finding Katie: the diary of Anonymous, a teenager in foster care. 362.733 ppb YA
Pelzer, David J. The lost boy: a foster child’s search for the love of a family 361.76 PEL YA Pelzer, David J. A child called “IT”: one child’s courage to survive 362.76 PEL YA
Falke, Joe. Everything you need to know about living in a foster home 362.733 FAL YA Gives examples of teenagers who have been sent to live with foster families, detailing some of the reasons for needing foster care, what to expect, and how to make the necessary adjustments.
YA Adventure Stories
YA Adventure –Historical Adventures
Hobbs, Will Jason’s Gold HOB YA When news of the discovery of gold in Canada's Yukon Territory in 1897 reaches fifteen-year-old Jason, he embarks on a 10,000-mile journey to strike it rich.
Lawrence, Iain The Wreckers LAW YA Shipwrecked after a vicious storm, fourteen-year-old John Spencer attempts to save his father and himself while also dealing with an evil secret about the English coastal town where they are stranded.
Meyer, L.A. Bloody Jack MEY YA Reduced to begging and thievery in the streets of London, a thirteen-year-old orphan disguises herself as a boy and connives her way onto a British warship set for high sea adventure in search of pirates.
O’Dell, Scott The King’s fifth j O’D Esteban de Sandoval awaits his trial for hoarding the king's fifth on his 17th birthday, September 27, 1541. Turner, Megan Whalen. The King of Attila YA TUR Eugenides, still known as a Thief of Eddis, faces palace intrigue and assassins as he strives to prove himself both to the people of Attolia and to his new bride, their queen
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Adventure-Nature and the environment
Bloor, Edward Tangerine YA BLO Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight,.
Hiaasen, Carl Flush HIA j With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home.
George, Jean Craighead Julie of the wolves YA GEO While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
Mikaelsen, Ben Touching Spirit Bear YA MEN After his anger erupts into violence, Cole, in order to avoid going to prison, agrees to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the Native American Circle Justice, and he is sent to a remote Alaskan Island where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes his life. This gripping, graphic survival story from an award-winning writer paints an unsparing picture of one violent teen and offers a poignant testimony to the power of pain that can destroy and may also heal.
Orlev, Uri Run,boy,run ORL YA Based on the true story of a nine-year-old boy who escapes the Warsaw Ghetto and must survive throughout the war in the Nazi-occupied Polish countryside.
Paulson, Gary Dogsong j PAU A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels assailed by the modernity of his life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself YA – Adventure-War-Conflict and Consequences
Paulson, Gary Soldier’s heart PAU YA Eager to enlist, fifteen-year-old Charley has a change of heart after experiencing both the physical horrors and mental anguish of Civil War combat.
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American Experience
Courtenay, Bryce The Power of One COU YA Follows Peekay, a white British boy in South Africa during World War II, between the ages of five and eleven, as he survives an abusive boarding school and goes on to succeed in life and the boxing ring, with help from a chicken, a boxer, a pianist, black African prisoners, and many others.
Farmer, Nancy. The Ear, the eye, and the arm: a novel FAR j SF n 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine, while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.
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