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High School Library Media Center |
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Book ReviewsMost of the books below are now in the library and some are on their way and should be here by the end of Decemnber, 2007!
97 Things to Do Before you Finish High School by Steven Jenkins Lists ninety-seven things for teens to do or learn before leaving high school, looking beyond school and homework to the adventures to try out. Since her adoption, seventeen-year-old Frances has lived a quiet suburban life, but soon after she begins falling for the new boy at school, she receives a summons from her birth mother, who has just been released after serving eleven years for smothering Frances's younger sisters. Choices by Deborah Lynn Jacobs Overcome with guilt over her brother's death, a teenaged girl shifts between multiple universes in an attempt to find one in which he is alive. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ghosts and Hauntings Investigates firsthand accounts, legends, literature, and dramatic works related to ghosts, featuring a compendium of ghost stories from throughout history and around the world; and includes tips on hiring a medium, and a state-by-state directory of haunted places. During his sophomore year, high school senior David Crandall's mother was murdered; and now, after learning about a family embezzlement secret and witnessing his father burying a shot gun, he starts to suspect his dad was the murderer. Groomed by his father to be a star football player, football is the only thing that has ever really mattered to Mick Johnson, who works hard for a spot on the varsity team his freshman year, then tries to hold onto his edge by using steroids, despite the consequences to his health and social life. Seventeen-year-old Frank Marder struggels to deal with the aftermath of an accident he had while driving drunk that killed two people, including his girlfriend, and left him paralyzed from the neck down. When a strange accident leaves them stranded in the back roads of Alabama, Jack and Stephanie check into the Wayside Inn for the night, where they encounter another stranded couple and learn that the inn and its residents aren't as friendly as they originally appeared. Sixteen-year-old Jean "Jinx" Honeychurch, the descendant of a witch, must leave Iowa to live with relatives in Manhatten after the first spell she casts goes awry, but she will have to improve her skills to stop her cousin from practicing black magic that endangers them. Kat Got your Tongue by Lea Weatherly After being hit by a car thirteen-year-old English girl Kat Tyler wakes up in the hospital with no memory of her previous life and must reconcile her new personality with her old when she reads the shocking secrets in her diary. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by C. Moore Presents a humorous imagining of Jesus Christ's life, told by his longtime friend, Biff, taking a fresh look at his relationship with Mary Magdalene, the roles of the disciples, his crucifixion, and the resurrection. Vulnerable following his brother's suicide, a high school boy comes under the thrall of a darkly violent classmate and events at home and at school go chillingly out of control. Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin After a nast fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life. November Blues by Sharon Draper A teenage boys death in a hazing accident has lasting effects on his pregnant girlfriend and his guilt-ridden cousin, who gives up a promising music career to play football during his senior year in high school. The Perfect Shot by Elaine Marie Alphin Brian uses basketball to block out memories of his girlfriend and her family who were murdered; however, the upcoming trial and a high school history assignment forces him to face the past. Still reeling from seeing police shoot his unarmed cousin to death on the rooftop of a New York City housing project, seventeen-year-old Clay is dragged into the whirlwind of political manipulation that follows. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jan Asher When high school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mail containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends a bewildering and heartbreaking night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah's voice recounting the events leading up to her death. Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes A desperate group of high school students thrown together in detention form a band to play at a high school talent show and end up competing with a wildly popular local rock band. |
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