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The Compoundby S. A. Bodeen
After his parents, two sisters,
and he have spent six years in avast underground compound
builtby his wealthy father to protect
them from a nuclear holocaust,15-year-old Eli, whose twin
brother and grandmother were left behind,discovers that his
father has perpetrated a
monstrous hoax on them all.
The Recruit(CHERUB series)by Robert Muchamore
James is recruited into CHERUB, a
secret division of MI5 which consists
of teen spies. He successfully com-
pletes his training and goes on his
first mission.
Mexican White Boyby Matt de la Pena
16-year-old Danny searches forhis identity amidst the confu-sion
of being half-Mexican and
half-white while spending asummer with his cousin andnew friends
on the baseballfields and back alleys of San
Diego County, California.
Boot Camp
by Todd Strasser
After ignoring several warnings to
stop dating his teacher, Garrett is
sent to Lake Harmony, a boot camp
that uses unorthodox and brutal
methods to train students to obey their parents.
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Gentleman
by Michael Northrop
When three boys suspect that their
English teacher is responsible for
their friend's disappearance, they
must navigate a maze of assorted
clues, fraying friendships, violence,
and Dostoevsky's "Crime and punishment" before
learning the truth.
Payback Time
by Carl Deuker
Overweight, timid Mitch reluctantly
agrees to be the sports reporter
for his high school newspaper be-
cause he is determined to be a
writer. But he senses a real story
in Angel, a talented football player who refuses to
stand out on the field or discuss his past.
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Freefall
by Mindi Scott
A bass guitar player in a teen rock
band deals with alcoholism, his bestfriend's death, and first
love.
The Monstrumologist
by Rick Yancey
In 1888, 12-year-old Will Henry
chronicles his job with Dr.
Warthrop, a scientist who studiesmonsters, as they discover and
try
to destroy a pod of Anthropophagi.
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Executioner
by Darren Shan
In a nation of warriors whereweakness is shunned and allcrimes,
no matter how minor, arepunishable by beheading, Jebel
Rum, along with a slave fated tobe sacrificed, sets forth on a
questto petition the Fire God for invinci-
bility, but when the long and arduous jour-ney is over, Jebel
has learned much aboutfairness and the value of life.
Dirt Road Home
by Watt Key
At Hellenweiler, a reformatory for
second-offenders, 14-year-old Hal will
soon be free if he can avoid the gang
violence of his fellow inmates, but the
real enemy may lie elsewhere.
Rot & Ruin
by Jonathan Maberry
In a post-apocalyptic world wherefences and border patrols guard
the
few people left from the zombiesthat have overtaken
civilization, 15-year-old Benny Imura is convincedhe must follow in
his older brother's
footsteps and become a bounty hunter.
Paranoid Park
by Blake Nelson
A 16-year-old Portland skateboarder,
whose parents are going through a
tough divorce, is engulfed by guiltand confusion when he
accidentally
kills a security guard at a train yard.
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer
by Lish McBride
Sam LaCroix, a Seattle fast-food
worker and college dropout,
discovers that he is a
necromancer, part of a world of
harbingers, werewolves, satyrs,
and one particular necromancer who sees
Sam as a threat to his lucrative business of rais-
ing the dead.
You
by Charles Benoit
15-year-old Kyle discovers the
shattering ramifications of the
decisions he makes, and does not
make, about school, the girl he
likes, and his future.
Leverageby Joshua Cohen
Sophomore Danny excels atgymnastics but is bullied like
the rest of the gymnasts, by
members of the football team,until a new student joins
thefootball team and forms anunlikely friendship with Danny.
Carter Finally Gets It
by Brent Crawford
Awkward freshman Will Carter
endures many painful moments
during his first year of high school
before realizing that nothing good
comes easily, focus is everything,
and the payoff is incredible.
