Mrs. Nuding's (East Fishkill Public Library) Picks:
Gone by Michael Grant
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Newbery winner 2009)
Now You See It by Vivian Vande Velde
Seer of Shadows by Avi
Stolen Children by Peg Kehret
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Books in a SERIES:
Alex Rider Series by Anthony Horowitz - 14 year-old Alex Rider has been coerced into following his dead uncle's dangerous footsteps by working for Britain's intelligence agency, M16.
Stormbreaker.
Point Blank : an Alex Rider adventure.
Skeleton Key : an Alex Rider adventure.
Eagle Strike.
Scorpia.
Alex Rider, the gadgets.
Ark Angel.
Snakehead.
Artemis Fowl Series by Eoin Colfer - 12 year old Artemis Fowl is a criminal mastermind who tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.
Artemis Fowl.
Artemis Fowl : the Arctic incident.
Artemis Fowl : the eternity code.
The Artemis Fowl files.
Artemis Fowl : the opal deception.
Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony
Artemis Fowl the Time Paradox [Due to be published 7/15/09]
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The magician's nephew.
The lion, the witch and the wardrobe
The horse and his boy.
Prince Caspian : the return to Narnia
The silver chair.
The voyage of the Dawn
The last battle
Circle of Magic Series by Tamora Pierce
Sandry's book
Tris's book
Daja's book
Briar's book
Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan - If horror is your thing, try this series.
Dive, Everest, Island by Gordon Korman
The Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart
Hardy Boys Mysteries by Franklin W. Dixon - Classic mystery series with many titles.
Heartland Series by Lauren Brooke - If you like horses, this one is for you.
Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson
Nancy Drew Mysteries by Carolyn Keene - Classic mystery series with many titles.
On the Run Series by Gordon Korman
One Piece Series by Eiichiro Oda
Pendragon Series by D.J. MacHale
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
The Lightening Thief
Sea of Monsters
Titan's Curse
Battle of the Labyrinth
The Last Olympian
Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan
The Ruins of Gorlan
The Burning Bridge
The Icebound Land
The Battle for Skandia
Rave Master Series by Hiro Mashima - Japanese anime with many titles in the series.
Red Wall Series by Brian Jacques
Sammy Keyes by Wendelin Van Draanen
Series of Unfortunate Events by L. Snicket
39 Clues by various authors
Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins
Warriors by Erin Hunter
FANTASY/ADVENTURE FICTION - Individual Titles
Bunker 10 by J.A. Henderson
City of Masks by Mary Hoffman
Dragonrider by Cornelia Funke
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Found by Caroline Cooney
House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
The Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy by Diane Stanley
Nick of Time by Ted Bell
The Tale of Despereaux..... by Kate DiCamillo
Tears of the Salamander by P. Dickinson
Troll Fell by Katherine Langrish
The Wish List by Eoin Colfer
The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
Vampire Island by Adele Griffin
Young Bond: Silverfin #1 by Charlie Higson
REALISTIC FICTION
Heartbeat by Sharon Creech
Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen
Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
The Melting of Maggie Bean by Tricia Rayburn
Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf by Jennifer L. Holm
Miracle on 49th Street by Mike Lupica
Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
Stand Tall by Joan Bauer
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Summer ball by Mike Lupica
The Vacation by Polly Horvath
HISTORICAL FICTION
Blood Red Horse by K.M. Grant
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary Schmidt
My Last Skirt : the Story of Jennie Hodgers, Union Soldier. by Lynda Durrant
A Step from Heaven by An Na
Stumptown Kid by Carol Gorman
NON-FICTION
An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming (YA edition) by Al Gore
Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems by John Grandits
Graphic Battles of the Civil War by various authors. Graphic novel format includes: Battle of Gettysburg+
Graphic Battles of World War II by various authors. Graphic novel format includes: Battle of the Bulge+
Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion by Loree Griffin Burns
Who Was First? Discovering the Americas by Russell Freedman
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