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Allende, Isabel
Kingdom of the Golden Dragon
Sixteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his grandmother, a writer for a geography magazine, to the remote Forbidden Kingdom in the Himalayas to help locate a sacred statue of a golden dragon before it is stolen by a greedy outsider.
437 p. 2004
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Craig, Joe
Jimmy Coates--target
Jimmy Coates is hiding from the British secret intelligence agency that designed and programmed him, when he learns that there is another genetically-programmed assassin--a new enemy whose mission is to return Jimmy to London. Sequel to "Jimmy Coates, assassin?"
261 p. 2007
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Goldman, William
The Princess Bride : S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
S. Morgenstern's timeless tale--discovered and wonderfully abridged by William Goldman--pits country against country, good against evil, love against hate. This incredible journey is peppered with strange beasties and memorable surprises.
429 p. 2003
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Gratz, Alan
Something Rotten
In a contemporary story based on Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, Horatio Wilkes seeks to solve the murder of his friend Hamilton Prince's father in Denmark, Tennessee.
207 p. 2007
Appears on the following book lists:
 Classics Revamped
Mysteries for Teens
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Harmon, Michael B.
Skate
Facing a disintegrating home life and trouble at school, teenager Ian McDermott runs away with his younger brother to Washington State in search of safety, justice, and their long-absent father.
242 p. 2008
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Higgins, Jack
Death Run
A mafia banker with access to a large number of criminal accounts is willing to give evidence in exchange for help retiring from the mob, but when spy John Chase assists him, he puts his fifteen-year-old twins, Rich and Jade, in the line of fire.
253 p. 2008
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Higson, Charles
SilverFin : a James Bond Adventure
This prequel to the adventures of James Bond, 007, introduces us to the young James when he's just started boarding school in England and is about to become involved in his first adventure.
335 p. 2005
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Hobbs, Will
Crossing the Wire
Fifteen-year-old Victor Flores journeys north in a desperate attempt to cross the Arizona border and find work in the United States to support his family in central Mexico.
216 p. 2006
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Horowitz, Anthony
Scorpia
After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, 14-year-old British spy Alex Rider goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English schoolchildren.
312 p. 2005
Appears on the following book lists:
Good Reads for Guys
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Hunter, Erin
Into the Wild
For generations, four clans of wild cats have shared the forest. When their warrior code is threatened by mysterious deaths, a house cat named Rusty may turn out to be the bravest warrior of all. First in the "Warriors" series.
272 p. 2003
Appears on the following book lists:
Animal Stories - fantasy
Kids Book Prizes
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Jablonski, Carla
Book One of The Travelers
What did the Travelers do before they knew Bobby Pendragon? Follows Kasha, Spader, and Gunny in three adventures of their lives in their home worlds. In Gunny's volatile 1935 New York, a friend is falsely accused of murder, putting Gunny in the center of a heated conflict. Back is the forests of Eelong, Kasha starts to see changes in her father Seegan - and some of the games she took for granted. And Spader's getting an aquaneer's education in how to deal with raiders.
238 p. 2009
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Johnson, Maureen
13 Little Blue Envelopes
When 17-year-old Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her favorite aunt, she leaves New Jersey to criss-cross Europe on a sort of scavenger hunt that transforms her life.
317 p. 2006
Appears on the following book lists:
Girl Talk
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Krakauer, Jon
Into Thin Air : a Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
Krakauer recounts the deadly climb of Mt. Everest on May 10, 1996, in which 5 of his fellow climbers perished in a sudden storm at the summit.
293 p. c1997
Appears on the following book lists:
Alex Award - Nonfiction
Outdoor Adventure and Survival
Nonfiction
Classics--Modern
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Lawrence, Iain
The Convicts
His efforts to avenge his father's unjust imprisonment force 14-year-old Tom Tin into the streets of 19-century London, but after he is convicted of murder, Tom is eventually sent to Australia where he has a surprise reunion. Sequel: The Cannibals.
198 p. 2005
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Martel, Yann
Life of Pi
Pi, the son of a zookeeper, is marooned aboard a lifeboat with a hyena, a wounded zebra, an orangutan, and a tiger.
319 p. 2001
Appears on the following book lists:
Man Booker Prize
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McCaughrean, Geraldine
The Pirate's Son
Two British orphans accompany the son of a notorious pirate to his homeland of Madagascar, where the children confront a number of crises brought on by the raucous pirates.
294 p. 1998
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Meyer, L. A.
Bloody Jack : Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy
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. Sequel: Curse of the Blue Tattoo.
278 p. 2002
Appears on the following book lists:
Fabulous Reads for Middle Schoolers
Audio books - history on the go (6 hours plus)
Amelia Bloomer Project
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Oppel, Kenneth
Airborn
Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface. Sequel: Skybreaker.
355 p. 2004
Appears on the following book lists:
Good Reads for Middle School
Science Fiction
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Paulsen, Gary
Hatchet
After a plane crash, 13-year-old Brian spends 54 days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce. Sequels: The River; Brian's Winter; Brian's Return.
195 p. 1987
Appears on the following book lists:
Classics - modern
Discussion Guides - Teen Books
Discussion Guides - Children's Books
Newbery Honor
Maud Hart Lovelace Award
Lovelace Award Winners for Division II
Classroom Read Aloud - chapter books
Minnesota Book Awards
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Pierce, Tamora
Trickster's Choice
Alianne, daughter of Alanna, must call forth her mother's courage and her father's wit in order to survive on the Copper Isles in a royal court rife with political intrigue and murderous conspiracy.
422 p. 2003
Appears on the following book lists:
Good Reads for Middle School
Teens' Top Ten Winners
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