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Adams, Douglas
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Arthur Dent (refugee from the late planet Earth) and his pal, Ford Prefect, travel the universe in a series of comic misadventures. This is a must read for science fiction fans.
215 p. 1980
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 Science Fiction
Science Fiction
Classics--Modern
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Austen, Jane
Pride and Prejudice
With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighborhood, the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and upside down.
281 p. 1995
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Bradley, James
Flags of Our Fathers : Heroes of Iwo Jima
The son of one of the Marines who raised the flag on Iwo Jima in February 1945, retraces the lives of his father and the men in his Company, and discusses the famous photograph of the event.
211 p. 2001
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War Stories
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Brashares, Ann
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
During their first summer apart, four teenage girls, best friends since earliest childhood, stay in touch through a shared pair of secondhand jeans that magically adapts to each of their figures and affects their attitudes to their different summer experiences.
294 p. 2001
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Brown, Dan
The Da Vinci Code : a Novel
While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu, sort through bizarre riddles and are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci.
454 p. 2003
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Burroughs, Augusten
Running with Scissors : a Memoir
The true story of a boy whose mother gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist.
304 p. 2002
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Freedom Writers
The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
A true account of a teacher who confronted a room of "at-risk" students details their life-changing journey and includes diary excerpts.
292 p. 2006
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Gaiman, Neil
Stardust
On seeing a falling star, a girl promises a boy his heart's desire if he will get it for her. As it happens the boy is a member of a magic people so finding it presents no problem, but he is not the only one searching for the fallen star.
238 p. 1999
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Flights of Fantasy
Alex Award - Fiction
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Hiaasen, Carl
Hoot
Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.
292 p. 2002
Appears on the following book lists:
Animal Stories - real
Newbery Honor
Maud Hart Lovelace Award
Lovelace Award Winners for Division II
Discussion Guides - Children's Books
Discussion Guides - Teen Books
Elementary Grades - Grades 5-6
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Horowitz, Anthony
Stormbreaker
After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.
192 p. 2001
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Discussion Guides - Teen Books
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Ihimaera, Witi Tame
Whale Rider
As her beloved grandfather, chief of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, struggles to lead in difficult times and to find a male successor, young Kahu is developing a mysterious relationship with whales, particularly the ancient bull whale whose legendary rider was their ancestor. Originally published in 1987 in
152 p. 2003
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It's Due Tomorrow!
World Authors
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Jones, Diana Wynne
Howl's Moving Castle
Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl.
212 p. 1986
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Lahiri, Jhumpa
The Namesake
Named for a Russian writer by his Indian parents in memory of a catastrophe years before, Gogol Ganguli knows only that he suffers the burden of his heritage as well as his odd, antic name.
291 p. 2003
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If you liked...The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Family Sagas
Indian Authors
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Ludlum, Robert
The Bourne Ultimatum
At a small-town carnival two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram, witness a bizarre killing. The telegrams are signed Jason Bourne. Only they know Bourne's true identity and understand the telegram is really a message from Bourne's mortal enemy, Carlos, known also as the Jackal, the world's deadliest and most elusive terrorist.
611 p. 1990
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O'Hara, Mary
My Friend Flicka
Through his intense devotion to the colt Flicka, a young boy, living on a Wyoming ranch, begins to learn about responsibility and gain a better understanding of his brusque father.
300 p. 1988
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Classics
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Paolini, Christopher
Eragon
In Algaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
509 p. 2003
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Fantasy - modern
If You Like Harry Potter
Teens' Top Ten Winners
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Paterson, Katherine
Bridge to Terabithia
Jess' life expands when he becomes friends with Leslie, a girl from the city who opens doors to culture and imaginative play.
128 p. 1977
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Real Life Challenges
Classics - modern
Newbery Medal and Honor Books to 1960
Realistic Fiction
Challenged and Banned Books
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Proulx, Annie
Brokeback Mountain
Ennis del Mar and Jack Twist, two ranch hands, come together when they're working as sheepherder and camp tender one summer on a range above the tree line.
55 p. 2005
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Schlosser, Eric
Fast Food Nation : the Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled American cultural imperialism abroad. That's a lengthy list of charges, but Eric Schlosser makes them stick with an artful mix of first-rate reportage, wry wit, and careful reasoning.
383 p. 2005
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What's in Our Food
Food for Thought
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Sparks, Nicholas
The Notebook
In a Southern nursing home, an 80-year-old man reads from his diary to his wife, suffering from Alzheimer's. It's the story of their teenage romance, followed by their years of separation.
214 p. 1996
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