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Embark on captivating journeys with young protagonists facing otherworldly challenges, heart-wrenching emotions, and unrelenting dangers in this collection of realistic and science fiction tales. From battling aliens to navigating personal tragedies, these stories will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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45 Pounds (More or Less) K. A. Barson Teenager Ann needs to lose forty-five pounds in two months to fit into her bridesmaid dress, so she resorts to all kinds of schemes to lose the weight. Realistic Fiction
The 5th WaveBy Rick Yancey Aliens have unleashed four waves on Earth; they do not come in peace; they want Earth; they do not want us; it is up to a band of teens with guns to try and save our world turned upside down by the 5th Wave. Science Fiction
The averyshaw experimentby Kelly oram Science aficionado Avery Shaw is going to prove that systematically experiencing the five stages of grief will heal her broken-heart; Grayson, the brother of her heart-breaker, is happy to help her with this experiment. Realistic Fiction
Boy 21By Matthew Quick Two basketball players form an unlikely friendship and realize both of their lives have been touched by tragedy. Urban Fiction/Street Lit
Escape from camp 14by Blaine harden Shin was born in Camp 14, one of eighteen such camps that North Korea denies the existence of, and should have died there, but he escaped and found his way to freedom. Biography
Fan girlby rainbow Rowell Cath loves everything about fictional character Simon Snow and has always written fan fiction with her twin sister. But when her sister dumps her for the college scene and her professor asks her to write about other things she has to figure out where her life is really going. Realistic Fiction
forget me notby carolee dean Haunting a hallway at her school Ally is stuck between life and death. Novel in Verse
Forgive me, Leonard peacockby Matthew quick On Leonard Peacock’s 18th birthday, he has big plans that start with gifts and ends with a gun. Will his friends and teacher figure out his plans before it is too late?? Realistic Fiction
The good braider by terry farish In free verse follow the escape of Viola from war torn Sudan to life in the United States. Novel in Verse
I Am the WeaponBy Allen Zadoff Ben must choose to save the girl he is falling for or follow his training and assassinate her father. Will he obey The Program or his heart? Realistic Fiction
If we surviveby Andrew klavan Will Peterson is ready to leave Costa Verde when a revolution breaks out and his group must push themselves to new limits in order to survive. Realistic Fiction
THE NAME OF THE STARBY MAUREEN JOHNSON New school, new friends, new sports, and most of all, a serial killer in the neighborhood mimicking the killings of the infamous Jack the Ripper make for an interesting start to the school year for Rory, an American girl attending boarding school in London. Fantasy
NAVY SEAL DOGSBY MIKE RITLAND This narrative details the raising and training of an elite breed of dog to become active duty members of the Navy SEALS. Non-fiction
THE NAZI HUNTERSBY NEIL BASCOMB The story of the hunt for and the eventual capture of Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi commander in charge of transportation for the Final Solution (the Holocaust) and the death of six million people in German concentration camps during World War II. Nonfiction
NOTHING CAN POSSIBLY GO WRONGBY PRUDENCE SHEN In this graphic novel a school’s cheerleaders and robotics team declare war on each other. Graphic Novel
Pretty girl 13by Liz coley Amnesiac Angie must uncover what happened to her three years ago when she was kidnapped from Girl Scout camp. Realistic Fiction
Prisoner B-3087by Alan gratz Yankek, who is ten years old when the Nazis invade his homeland of Poland, must find a way to survive imprisonment in ten different concentration camps when all that he knows and loves has been taken from him. Historical Fiction
Shadows on the moonby zoe Marriott Suzume is a shadow-weaver, a person gifted with the ability to make illusions out of shadows and she will use this ability to destroy the man who killed her father. Fantasy
Six months laterby Natalie Richards Chloe falls asleep in class and wakes up six months later. Suddenly she has awesome SAT scores and is being recruited by Ivy League schools. Science Fiction
Swaggerby carl deauker Jonas has changed his plans and wants to play Division II basketball. Then his father moves his family to Seattle and Jonas must fight for his chance to go to college. Realistic Fiction
The testingby Joelle Charbonneau Cia and three other classmates have been chosen for the Testing and must leave their families and see if they are worthy. Science Fiction
Throne of glass by Sarah maas Celaena is pulled out of a labor camp and is given the chance to fight for her freedom and become the king’s champion. Fantasy
Waiting by carol lynch Williams When London’s brother (and best friend) commits suicide, she has to fight her way back to “normal”. Novel in Verse
When I was the greatest by Jason Reynolds When a fight breaks out at the hottest party in Brooklyn, Jazz and his two best friends, who aren’t even supposed to be there, have to figure out a way to diffuse the situation before someone gets hurt permanently. Urban Fiction/Street Lit