Bodeen, S.A. The Compound.

Eli’s multi-billionaire father has prepared a

compound for their family in case of a nuclear

attack. When Dad gets word that the attack is

eminent, the whole family goes underground. Aseach year passes their

supplies and tolerance foreach other dwindle until Eli

must decide just howfar he will go to survive.

Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games.When 16 year old Katniss’s beloved younger sisteris chosen by lottery to represent her district at theHunger Games, Katniss steps up to go in herplace. There, she and her district partner are pittedagainst teens from all the districts in Panem in abrutal kill or be killed fight for survival.

Brande, Robin. Evolution, Me & Other Freaks ofNature.Mena, ostracized at church, home, and school forwriting a letter of apology to a gay teen who washarassed into trying to kill himself by herfundamentalist friends, struggles to find her waywhen new friends and school experiences force herto think about what she really believes.

Connor, Leslie. Waiting for Normal.Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with hermother's erratic behavior and being separated fromher beloved stepfather and half-sisters when sheand her mother go to live in a small trailer by therailroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady,New York.

Colfer, Eoin. Airman.When Conor Broekhart is wrongly imprisoned for amurder he did not commit, he plots his escape andcreates a plan for a flying machine which he hopeswill help him in his attempt to clear his name.

Deuker, Carl. Gym Candy.Mick Johnson will do anything to be the bestfootball player, even take steroids. He knows therisk but nothing is more important than the game.

Dowd, Siobhan. The London Eye Mystery.When Ted and Kat take their cousin Salim to ride the popular ferris wheel, the London Eye, he getson but never gets off. How could he have simply vanished?

Freitas, Donna. The Possibilities of Sainthood.While regularly petitioning the Vatican to make herthe first living saint, fifteen-year-old AntoniaLabella prays to assorted patron saints foreverything from help with preparing the family's figtrees for a Rhode Island winter to getting her firstkiss from the right boy.

Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Found (The Missing,Book One).Jonah and his friend Chip, both adopted 13 yearsago, begin receivingmysterious letters claiming they are among the“missing” and in greatdanger. The boys must figure out who they are and where they came from before it's too late.

Frost, Helen. Diamond Willow.In a remote area of Alaska, twelve-year-old Willowhelps her father with their sled dogs when she isnot at school, wishing she were more popular, allthe while unaware that the animals surroundingher carry the spirits of dead ancestors and friendswho care for her.

Herlong, M.H. The Great Wide Sea.Ben’s life is turned upside down when his mother iskilled unexpectedly. Much to his surprise anddismay his father sells all their belongings,purchases a boat, and takes Ben and his youngerbrothers on a yearlong sailing trip. Things go frombad to worse when the boys wake up one morningto find their father missing from the boat while atsea.

Gardner, Sally. The Red Necklace: A Story of theFrench Revolution.After performing in a magic show at a private partyhosted by a count, considered by some to be thedevil, Yann Margoza, a young gypsy, finds himselfin a sweeping adventure in which he befriends alonely heiress, dodges a bullet and gets caught upin the French Revolution.

Higgins, F.E. The Black Book of Secrets.After narrowly escaping a horrible fate at the handsof his cruel parents, Ludlow Fitch finds himself inthe company of a mysterious pawnbroker whotrades people’s deepest, darkest secrets for cash.As Ludlow works as the pawnbroker’s apprentice,he begins to trust him. But he must decide if hecan trust the pawnbroker enough to share his owndark secrets.

Meehl, Brian. Suck It Up.Morning McCobb, recent graduate of the IV League and a vegan vampire, is on a mission to change the public perception of vampires from bloodthirstykillers to something more heroic.

Shusterman, Neal. Antsy Does Time.When Antsy discovers that classmate Gunnar issuffering from a terminal illness, he offers to giveGunnar a month of his life. Others want to donatemonths, and Antsy starts trading time like stockson Wall Street! All of this plus the attention ofGunnar’s gorgeous older sister, stressful hours athis parents’ restaurant, and a visit from anoverbearing aunt create one wild ride for AntsyBonano!

Pearson, Mary E. The Adoration of Jenna Fox.After an accident and year-long coma, seventeenyear-old Jenna awakens to a life she does notremember. Her parents describe the past, but thememories are slow to come. What does come aremore questions: Who is Jenna Fox? And, whatreally happened after the accident?

Shusterman, Neal. Unwind.In a futuristic world where parents can have theirchildren unwound between the ages of 13 and 18,three teenagers on their way to a harvest campescape this fate and are swept into an undergroundnetwork that helps Unwinds fight for their verysurvival.

Pfeffer, Susan Beth. the dead and the gone.After a meteor hits the moon and sets off a seriesof horrific climatechanges, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales musttake care of his sistersalone in the chaos of New York City.

Smith, Roland. I,Q.: Independence Hall.Q and his new stepsister Angela are following theirrock star parents on tour. But someone is followingthem.

Ziegler, Jennifer. How Not to be Popular.When Maggie moves with her parents yet again,she vows to avoid making friends this time so shewon’t experience heartbreak when she must leave them behind.

Deem, James. Bodies from the Ice. Gripping stories are accompanied by highly informative expedition photographs of human remains discovered in glaciers around the world, such as in the Alps of Europe and the Andes of Peru.

Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book.Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy.He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead.

Williams, Suzanne. Bull Rider.Cam O'Mara, grandson and younger brother of bull-riding champions, is not interested in partaking in the family sport. Cam is a skateboarder, and perfecting his tricks—frontside flips, 360s—means everything until his older brother, Ben, comes home from Iraq, paralyzed from a brain injury.

Neff, Henry. The Hound of Rowan (Book 1)Max McDaniels discovers he has magical powers when he receives an invitation to attend Rowan Academy, a secret school of magic. But he also learns that other children with similar talents have been disappearing, and that an ancient enemy may be reawakening and searching for him, in fulfillment of a prophecy, as a means of reentering the living world.

Kelly, Jacqueline. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate.Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones. As Callie explores the natural world around her, she develops a close relationship with her grandfather, navigates the dangers of living with six brothers, and comes up against just what it means to be a girl at the turn of the century.

Neff, Henry. The Second Siege.(Book 2)Grave forces are converging to seize control of the Book of Thoth, a hidden artifact whose pages hold the key to creating—or unraveling—the very threads of existence.

Silvey, Annette. I’ll Pass for Your Comrade.Silvey offers insights into the soldiers' daily lives in hospitals and prisons and on the battlefields, including Antietam and Bull Run. Interjected into this brief survey are the stories of the women, some of whom joined the military, both Union and Confederate, to follow their husbands or sweethearts, and others who were passionate about the cause.

Stead, Rebecca. When You Reach Me.Four mysterious letters change Miranda's world forever. By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. The apartment key that Miranda's mom keeps hidden for emergencies is stolen. Then Miranda finds a mysterious note scrawled on a tiny slip of paper.

Dashner, James. The Maze Runner.Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up in a place called the Glade, where towering walls close at night to keep a colony of boys safe from the monsters outside them. They have all had their memories erased, but Thomas remembers just a little too much. The world is in catastrophe and they are living in the Killzone, mere animals in a bizarre experiment. Soon Teresa, the first girl, arrives and tells them the game is on.

Haddix, Margaret. Sent. (Sequel to Found.)Thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip are reeling from the news that they're both missing children from history, kidnapped from their proper time period. Before they can fully absorb this revelation, a time purist named JB zaps Chip and another boy, Alex, back to the fifteenth century, where they supposedly belong.