Story of a Girl
Title: Story of a Girl Author:Sara Zarr Summary: A terrific book for mature readers about making mistakes and overcoming them. When Deanna was in the…
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Title: the dead and the gone Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer Summary: Alex Morales lives in Manhattan with his parents and two sisters, the angelic Brianna and devilish…
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Title: Right Behind You Author: Gail Giles Summary: On the afternoon of his seventh birthday, I set Bobby Clarke on fire. I was nine. It…
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Title: Essex County: Tales from the Farm Author: Jeff Lemire Summary: In this short, moving graphic novel, Lester learns about grieving, moving on, and the…
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Title: Oh. My. Gods. Author: Tera Lynn Childs Summary: Child’s story reads rather like a light, girly version of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. Phoebe Casto is a high…
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Title: Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac Author:Gabrielle Zevin Summer Reading List: Fairfield Ludlowe High Summary:Imagine waking up and not remembering the last five years of…
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Title: Princess Ben Author: Catherine Murdock Summary: Dairy Queen author Catherine Murdock branches out into fantasy with this fairytale with a twist. After Princess Benevolence’s…
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Title: Travel Team Author: Mike Lupica Summer Reading List: Fairfield Middle Schools – 7th Grade Summary: Danny Walker may be the smallest kid on the…
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Title: The Night Tourist Author: Katherine Marsh Summary:Jack Perdu is a smart, lonely teenager with a penchant for translating Latin classics. After his mom was killed by falling scaffolding in…
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Title: The Host Author: Stephenie Meyer Summary: In this intense novel, humans have lost the Earth to a race of aliens that stealthily invade planets throughout…
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