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GUY BOOKS

Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis
Heck, Superhero by Martine Leavitt
The Schwa was here by Neal Shusterman
Cirque Du Freak series by Darren Shan
The Radioactive Boy Scout: the True Story of a Boy and his Backyard
Nuclear Reactor by Ken Silverstein
How Angel Peterson Got His Name and Other Tales of Extreme Sports;
Hatchet; Brian's Winter; Brian's Hunt; The River; Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen
Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
Rooster by Don Trembath
Scrib by David Ives
Whales on Stilts by M.T. Anderson
The Dark Pond by Joseph Bruchac
Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz
Extreme Elwin; Me, Dead Dad, & Alcatraz; Inexcusable by Chris Lynch
Tangerine by Edward Bloor
Things Invisible to See by Andrew Clements
Out of Order by A. M. Jenkins
Acceleration by Graham McNamee
Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja
Shattering Glass by Gail Giles
Tribute to Another Dead Rock Star; Three Clams and an Oyster by Randy Powell
Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas
The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier
Eight Seconds; Of Sound Mind by Jean Ferris
Seek; Whirligig; Seedfolks; Breakout by Paul Fleischman
Brimstone Journals by Ron Koertge
Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg
The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci
The Adventures of Blue Avenger by Norma Howe
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Far North; Wild Man Island; Bearstone; Jason's Gold by Will Hobbs
Making Up Megaboy by Virginia Walter and Katrina Roeckelein
Breakaway by Paul Yee
Crash by Jerry Spinelli
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick.
Holes; Small Steps by Louis Sachar.
Bad Boy by Diana Wieler
Storky: How I Lost my Nickname and Won the Girl by D. L. Garfinkle
A Thief in the House of Memory, The Boy in the Burning House; The
Maestro; Stephen Fair by Tim Wynne-Jones.
Nothing to Lose by Alex Flinn
Storytime by Edward Bloor
Inside Out by Terry Trueman
Hanging on to Max by Margaret Bechard
Shakespeare Bats Cleanup by Ron Koertge

FANTASY

Airborn; Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel
Protector of the Small series by Tamora Pierce
Trickster's Choice; Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce
Sandry's Book; Daja's Book; Tris's Book; Briar's Book
 by Tamora Pierce
Circle Opens series by Tamora Pierce
The Merlin Conspiracy; Dark Lord of Derkholm; Year of the Griffin
by Diana Wynne Jones
Dealing with Dragons; Searching for Dragons by Patricia C Wrede
Calling on Dragons; by Patricia C Wrede
Talking to Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Artemis Fowl; The Arctic Incident; The Eternity Code; The Opal Deception  by Eoin Colfer
An Earthly Knight by Janet McNaughton
The Safe-Keeper’s Secret by Sharon Shinn
The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
Poison, and The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding
Sword of the Rightful King: A Novel of King Arthur by Jane Yolen
Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris
Fire Bringer by David Clement-Davies
Blood and Chocolate; The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause
The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; by Phillip Pullman.
Owl in Love by Patricia Kindl
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
The Witch's Boy by Michael Gruber
The Year of the Hangman by Gary Blackwood
Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
Wee Free Men; Hatful of Sky by Terry Pratchett
Sorcerers of the Nightwing; Demon Witch by Geoffrey Huntington
Pay the Piper by Jane Yolen
Hannah's Garden by Midori Snyder

Science Fiction
 
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer
Hidden Talents by David Lubar
Mortal Engines; Predator's Gold; Infernal Devices by Phillip Reeve
The Secret Under my Skin by Janet McNaughton
Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
Feed by M.T. Anderson
Among the Hidden; Among the Imposters; Among the Betrayed; Among the
Barons; Among the Brave; Among the Enemy; Among the Free (the Shadow
Children series) by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Shade's Children by Garth Nix
The City of Ember; The People of Sparks, The Prophet of Yonwood by
Jeanne Duprau
Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
The Eye, The Ear, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer
The Giver; Gathering Blue; The Messenger by Lois Lowery.

HISTORICAL

New Found Land by Allan Wolf
The Bone Collector's Son by Paul Yee
Day of Tears: a Novel in Dialogue by Julius Lester
The Winter Prince, and A Coalition of Lions by Elizabeth E. Wein
Bloody Jack: being an account of the curious adventures of Mary "Jacky"
Faber, ship's boy by L.A. Meyer
Blood Secret by Katherine Lasky
Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman? by Eleanor Updale
Al Capone Does My Shirts: a Novel by Gennifer Choldenko
Daniel Half Human and the Good Nazi by David Chotjewitz
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donelly
Breath by Donna Jo Napoli
The River Between Us by Richard Peck
Sorceress; witch Child; Pirates! by Celia Rees
Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch
Search of the Moon King's Daughter by Linda Holeman
The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood
Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan
The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence
Ties That Bind, Ties That Break; An Ocean Apart, A World Away by Lensey
Namioka
Out of the Dust; Witness by Karen Hesse
Bud, Not Buddy; The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Midwife's Apprentice; Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman
The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn; The Demon in the Teahouse by Dorothy
Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler
Full Service by Will Weaver
The Courtesan's Daughter by Priscilla Galloway

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OTHER STUFF

Mosh Pit by Kristyn Dunnion
The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson
Annie on My Mind; The Year They Burned the Books by Nancy Garden
Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants books by Ann Brashares
Absolutely, Positively Not by David LaRochelle
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
The Crimes and Punishments of Miss Payne by Barry Jonsberg
Hope was Here; Rules of the Road; Best Foot Forward; Backwater;
Squashed by Joan Bauer
The Beckoners by Carrie Mac
What Happened to Lani Garver by Carol Plum-Ucci
Make Lemonade; True Believer by Virgina Wolff Euwer
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Konigsburg
Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going
Myrtle of Willendorf by by Rebecca O'Connell
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
Cuba 15 by Nancy Osa
Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Overboard by Elizabeth Fama
Hoot; Flush by Carl Hiaasen
Feeling Sorry for Celia; The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty
Girls in Love; Girls Under Pressure; Girls Out Late; Girls in Tears by
Jacqueline Wilson
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
Define "Normal"; Luna by Julie Anne Peters
Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
The Skin I'm In by Sharon G. Flake
Armageddon Summer by Jane Yolen and Bruce Coville
Letters from the Inside by John Marsden
Bone Dance by Martha Brooks
The Last Safe Place on Earth by Richard Peck
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun; I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This;
The House You Pass on the Way by Jacqueline Woodson
Keesha's House by Helen Frost
Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence edited by Marion Dane Bauer
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Jinx; One Night by Margaret Wild
Keeper of the Night by Kimberly Willis Holt
After the Death of Anna Gonzales by Terri Fields
The Misfits; Totally Joe by James Howe
You Are So Not Invited to my Bat Mitzvah! by Fiona Rosenbloom

Smart Girl asked some teens what the Best book they ever read was,
here are the top ten answers:
 
10. The Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder,   
     The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot, and
    Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
9. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and
    Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
8. Men in Black by Steven Perry and
    Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
7. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
6. The Giver by Lois Lowry
5. The Bible
4. Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
3. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
2. Holes by Louis Sachar
1. Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
 
 

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