Young Adult

Beyoutiful!

By Julie Marie Carrier Young Adult

Danny Says

We need A LOT more books like this. If you have a daughter or granddaughter, buy this book as a New Year’s gift (yes, I just created that holiday). This is the perfect way to focus girls on positive elements that will bring out the amazing qualities so many teenage girls suppress in order to “fit in.” Carrier provides a blueprint that will benefit all teenage girls. This is a gem, and I have bought multiple copies for friends and customers. I highly recommend you do the same.

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Night Hoops

By Carl Deuker 228 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Why don’t teenage boys read? Check the covers and titles of most teen bestsellers. They almost all deal with teenage romance and how to fit into the right clique. It’s enough to drive a guy crazy! Deuker writes about sports and understands the thoughts of many teenage boys (He has a lot of great titles). How can we replicate him? I am so grateful for guys who write books for guys (I’m not saying everything has to deal with red meat and bodily functions, but trying to find an appealing book for a teenage boy is often like looking for educational programming on TLC).

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Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal

By Chris Colfer 272 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

This is one of those rare books that I noticed students passing around with mischievous smirks. Colfer’s wit and sarcasm work perfectly for teens in this enjoyable story of an outcast who blackmails the most popular kids in his high school.

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How to Lie with Statistics

By Darrell Huff 144 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

This is a book your students will get a kick out of, especially those who like to stir the pot. While not specifically written for teens, your students will enjoy wonderful discussions about how statistics are consistently used in ways to control, manipulate and persuade people how to vote, invest and do just about anything. The book is over 60 years old, and it is just as applicable and intriguing today as when it first appeared in 1954.

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Fra Keeler

By Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi 128 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

I file this under “young adult” because of my juvenile reason for selecting it off a bookstore shelf: I had never seen a book where the author’s name was so appealing (can you say her name five times fast?). This is why we need bookstores; I would have never discovered this book otherwise. It’s a quick read, it invites you into an insane mind like the protagonist in L. Ron Hubbard’s Fear and it also manages to be remarkably funny. This is a book that is begging to be discussed afterwards.

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Under the Witch's Mark

By Rickey E. Pittman 146 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

I am not a fan of horror, but I am a huge fan of books that get some of my staunchest non-reading teens to read. This is one of those books, as it deals with evil witchcraft and vintage rock and roll. Even better, its many references to classic literature inspired some students to check-out books by Joseph Conrad and John Milton in the school library!

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The Chosen of Gaia

By M Mariz 230 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

You can quickly tell that the author of this book is an actress because I found myself visualizing the movie of this book from the first chapter. Getting teens to read science fiction and fantasy these days is about as difficult as getting a politician to accept campaign donations, which is to say that “it ain’t hard.” This story stands out, as girls and boys also appreciate the humor of the characters.

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Warm Bodies: A Novel (The Warm Bodies Series)

By Isaac Marion 256 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Either the book is based on the movie or vice versa. Regardless, I saw a preview for this movie and found myself laughing and eager to check it out. When I saw the book about a zombie who falls in love with a living human being listed under the wonderful category, “paranormal romance,” I knew I had to read it. Nothing pleases me more than seeing the creativity of authors putting new spins on old stories. A great book for teenage girls AND boys.

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Identity: Your Passport to Success

By Stedman Graham,Stuart Emery,Russ Hall 224 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

I have had the privilege to watch Graham speak twice and meet him, and I truly believe that everybody – especially teenagers – should listen to his positive and powerful message about coming to grips with who you are and what your purpose is.

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There Is No Dog

By Meg Rosoff 288 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

What if God were a sulky, hormonal teenage boy? This is the question that Rosoff asks in what some may call controversial but I found to be both funny and moving work. Meg Rosoff continues to impress me as one of the finest young adult authors in the business.

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Double Helix

By Nancy Werlin 256 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Very rarely do I read teen thrillers as intriguing as this one. Your boys will find themselves turning the pages effortlessly to find out what happens next.

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So Yesterday

By Scott Westerfeld 256 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Reading this book, I felt like Steve Jobs was using Scott Westerfield as a pen name. There are some really interesting anti-consumerism messages embedded in this book that should spark some interesting conversations in plenty of middle school classrooms.

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Throat of the Night: A Novel (Angelaeon Circle)

By Karyn Henley 294 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Part of the Angelaeon Circle Trilogy, this fantasy is a great way to get your teens hooked on reading. I have seen more than one reluctant reader find a passion for reading, courtesy of Karyn Henley.

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Unsportsmanlike Conduct: A Pearls Before Swine Collection

By Stephan Pastis 128 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

I cannot make up my mind what age group to classify this book in, as it offers something for everyone and can be enjoyed by anyone. Wonderful cartoon characters with a wit that would leave any Simpsons fan howling, Pastis might be one of my favorite writers.

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Tech Titans (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Profiles (Scholastic))

By Carla Killough McClafferty 144 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Six quick bios of modern business giants Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Jeff Bezos. Perfect quick reads for teens in waiting rooms with dreams of making millions.

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Beyoutiful!

Night Hoops

Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal

How to Lie with Statistics

Fra Keeler

Under the Witch's Mark

The Chosen of Gaia

Warm Bodies: A Novel (The Warm Bodies Series)

Identity: Your Passport to Success

There Is No Dog

Double Helix

So Yesterday

Throat of the Night: A Novel (Angelaeon Circle)

Unsportsmanlike Conduct: A Pearls Before Swine Collection

Tech Titans (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Profiles (Scholastic))

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