Braille Books 1997-1998 National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Washington 1999 Young Adults Nonfiction The "Children of Perestroika" Come of Age: Young People of Moscow Talk about Life in the New Russia BR 10771 by Deborah Adelman 2 volumes Adelman returns to Moscow in 1993 to reinterview the eleven teens featured in The Children of Perestroika (BR 10842). Now approaching adulthood, these Russian youths discuss their concerns about the huge social and economic changes initiated by Gorbachev in 1985. For senior high and older readers. 1994. "I Am Who I Am": Speaking Out about Multiracial Identity BR 10681 by Kathlyn Gay 1 volume An overview of the cultural, historical, and political aspects of the American mixed-race experience. Gay examines the role of prejudice and racism in the difficulties faced by children of multiracial heritage, as well as negative media images and stereotypes. Includes a directory of interracial support groups. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1995. The Air Down Here: True Tales from a South Bronx Boyhood BR 10723 by Gil C. Alicea 1 volume A collection of short autobiographical ruminations by a sixteen-year-old from New York's South Bronx. Alicea discusses issues and problems that he confronts in his stressful urban environment: drugs, violence, gangs, parents with HIV, and the deaths of his mother and sister. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. American Islam: Growing Up Muslim in America BR 11063 by Richard Wormser 1 volume The author provides an overview of Islam--its origins, history, and practice in America. Includes comments from young Muslims who discuss how they keep their faith amidst a more permissive American society. The author also examines the Nation of Islam, its prominent leaders, and its growth within the African American community. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. Beauty Lab: How Science Is Changing the Way We Look BR 11362 by Mildred Leinweber Dawson 1 volume The author describes how the human body works and how to take care of it. Discusses how good health combined with the results of medical and cosmetic research can help maintain the natural beauty of teeth, hair, and skin. For junior and senior high readers. 1996. The Children of Perestroika: Moscow Teenagers Talk about Their Lives and the Future BR 10842 by Deborah Adelman 3 volumes Interviews conducted in 1989 with eleven Moscow teenagers from various educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. These youths discuss their concerns about the tremendous social, political, and economic upheaval brought on by Gorbachev's sweeping reforms. For senior high and older readers. 1992. Cocaine and Crack: The Drug Library BR 10616 by Marilyn Carroll 1 volume Carroll explains that cocaine comes from the coca plant of western South America. She discusses the history of cocaine use; describes how it is processed and what the different forms are; and outlines the effects of cocaine, the personal aspects of abusing cocaine and crack, and the efforts that are being made to solve this drug problem. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. Cold War: The American Crusade against World Communism, 1945-1991 BR 11311 by James A. Warren 2 volumes Chronicles the cold war--America's global struggle against communism from 1945 to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Portrays the military, diplomatic, economic, and scientific dimensions of the rivalry between the superpowers. Explains the issues and events of the era. For junior and senior high readers. 1996. Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States BR 10706 edited by Lori M. Carlson 1 volume Thirty-six poems--written in English, Spanish, or both--that express Latino culture and the experience of growing up in America. The poems are divided into categories such as "School Days," "Home and Homeland," "Memories," "Hard Times," and "Time to Party." For junior and senior high readers.In English and Spanish. 1994. Dizzy Gillespie and the Birth of Bebop BR 11074 by Leslie Gourse 1 volume Life of the jazz trumpeter who pioneered a progressive style of jazz known as bebop in the 1940s and 1950s. The author discusses how Gillespie, along with such musicians as Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk, introduced to jazz more complex harmonies, adventurous improvisation, and quicker tempos. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. Foster Care BR 10582 by Nancy Millichap Davies 1 volume Description of the foster care system includes history, governing laws, controversies, and alternatives. Also covers reasons children are placed in foster care, what it is like for them, and the roles of the case workers and the foster parents. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1994. Frederick Douglass: In His Own Words BR 10947 edited by Milton Meltzer 2 volumes Sixty-six speeches and editorials by the renowned nineteenth-century abolitionist. Douglass holds forth on such topics as the myth of the contented slave, the condition of free blacks, the history of the slave trade, and the theory of racial inferiority. Includes profiles of ten of Douglass's contemporaries. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1995. Gay Rights BR 11221 by Judith C. Galas 1 volume This history of the modern gay rights movement looks at such topics as the struggle for family rights, discrimination in the workplace, gays in the military, referendums and legislation, and the impact of AIDS. Includes organizations to contact and suggestions for further reading. For junior and senior high readers. 1996. Hate Groups BR 10785 by Deborah Able 1 volume Examination of hate groups and racism in the United States. Able looks at the history of specific groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, the White Aryan Resistance, and Identity Christians. She also explores the thorny issue of First Amendment rights and the "freedom to hate." Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Historic Speeches of African Americans BR 10539 edited by Warren J. Halliburton 2 volumes Excerpts from noted speeches focus on slavery, emancipation and reconstruction, renewed racial strategies, the civil rights revolution, and assessment after the revolution. Speakers include Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Shirley Chisholm, Angela Davis, and Jesse Jackson. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1993. Hit Me with Music: How to Start, Manage, Record, and Perform with Your Own Rock Band BR 10833 by Stephanie Powell 1 volume Handbook on organizing and managing one's own rock music group. Powell offers both creative and technical tips on all phases of the music business: using public address systems, mixing live music, utilizing recording studios, promoting a band, negotiating contracts, and avoiding the perils of the business. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. In the Huddle with-- Steve Young BR 11355 by Matt Christopher 1 volume In this biography of Steve Young, quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, the author emphasizes that the athlete had to struggle throughout his career to be number one. Through hard work and determination, Young eventually became the starting quarterback while earning a law degree in the off season. For junior and senior high readers. 1996. The Information Superhighway BR 11371 by Marin and Kathlyn Gay 1 volume Provides an overview of the services of the Internet. Introduces issues of government control, trade and business, education, and privacy. Also discusses electronic mail, listservs, and personal communication. Problems such as piracy, copyright infringement, and obscenity on the Internet are presented briefly. For junior and senior high readers. 1996. Jobs vs. the Environment: Can We Save Both? BR 10709 by Nathan Aaseng 1 volume Aaseng rejects the claim that environmentalists negatively impact the economy, yet also proposes ways to protect the earth that would least disrupt workers' lives. He provides an overview of the issue from 1681 to the 1990s. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1994. The Journey Out: A Guide for and about Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Teens BR 11284 by Rachel Pollack and Cheryl Schwartz 1 volume The authors give advice to teenagers on various aspects of discovering one's sexuality: dating, myths and stereotypes, religion and spirituality, homophobia and harassment, finding self-acceptance, and coming out to family and friends. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Murder on the Highway: The Viola Liuzzo Story BR 10496 by Beatrice Siegel 1 volume The author tells of Viola Liuzzo, a white mother of five from Detroit who felt compelled to join the 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. After marching with blacks to obtain their right to vote, Liuzzo gave a fellow marcher a ride home. Ku Klux Klan members shot and killed Liuzzo as she was driving, making her the first white woman killed in the movement. For senior high and older readers. 1993. My Own Two Feet: A Memoir BR 10557 by Beverly Cleary 2 volumes This sequel to A Girl from Yamhill (BR 9166) covers the children's author's life from the time she began college until shortly after her first book, Henry Huggins (BR 7178), was published. Although money was tight, Cleary went away to college in California where she met her future husband, Clarence, then to Washington where she learned to be a children's librarian. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1995. One Hundred Questions and Answers about AIDS: A Guide for Young People BR 10890 by Michael Thomas Ford 2 volumes Information about symptoms of HIV infection, methods of transmission, safe sexual practices, and HIV testing. Includes interviews with four young AIDS patients and a list of AIDS-related hotlines and organizations. Strong language and descriptions of sex. For junior and senior high readers. 1992. Oscar Wilde BR 10780 by Jeff Nunokawa 1 volume Shows how Wilde achieved fame in London as a poet, playwright, and the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray (BR 9281), though he was later imprisoned for his homosexuality. Born in 1854 to a prominent Irish family, Wilde first gained notoriety at Oxford for his flamboyant manner and nontraditional religious views. For senior high and older readers. 1995. Our Fascinating Earth BR 11315 by Philip and Nancy R. Seff 3 volumes A collection of almost 180 articles presenting unusual scientific facts and information on natural wonders. Each of the nine chapters covers a variety of topics such as wolves, scorpions, the Kohinoor diamond, the pyramids, dinosaurs, rivers, carnivorous plants, hurricanes, even garlic. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1996. Parallel Journeys BR 10614 by Eleanor H. Ayer 2 volumes Presents the lives of two young adults in Europe during World War II. Helen, a young Jewish woman, flees to escape the worsening treatment of Jews but is caught in the net. Alfons, an enthusiastic German teenager, is swept up in the Hitler Youth movement. This book includes excerpts from both of their autobiographies and tells of their joint work to educate future generations about the dangers of hatred. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Pierced by a Ray of Sun: Poems about the Times We Feel Alone BR 10735 selected by Ruth Gordon 1 volume Seventy-three poems culled from a variety of sources but unified by one overlying theme: loneliness. Gordon's collection--which includes poems by Keats, Sandburg, and Yeats and translations from other languages--illustrates that alienation is a universal experience. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Pregnant? Adoption Is an Option: Making an Adoption Plan for a Child BR 11271 by Jeanne Warren Lindsay 2 volumes For pregnant girls and women, married or unmarried, who feel they are not in a position to parent their child. The author includes excerpts from interviews with thirty-nine birthparents to explain what's involved in open adoption and how it compares to adoptions in the past. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1997. Privacy: Individual Right v. Social Needs BR 10948 by Ted Gottfried 1 volume Explores the legal and ethical foundations of a person's right to privacy. Examines the conflicts that occur between personal privacy and the public's right to know relative to the news media, law enforcement, and computers. Presents arguments on both sides of the debate. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. Reading between the Bones: The Pioneers of Dinosaur Paleontology BR 11477 by Susan Clinton 1 volume Profiles eight pioneers in the study of dinosaurs and explains how scientific knowledge is cumulative. Clinton notes that dinosaurs were unknown until 1824, when Georges Cuvier identified the first dinosaur bone, describing it as belonging to a whale-sized lizard. Now three hundred kinds of dinosaurs are known to vertebrate paleontologists. For junior and senior high readers. 1997. Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle and Other Modern Verse BR 10940 compiled by Stephen Dunning and others 1 volume More than one hundred poems on a variety of topics. Includes "How to Eat a Poem" by Eve Merriam; "Dreams" by Langston Hughes; "Lost" by Carl Sandburg; "Sonic Boom" by John Updike; "A Patch of Old Snow" by Robert Frost; and "in Just-" by e.e. cummings. For junior and senior high readers. 1966. Rights and Respect: What You Need to Know about Gender Bias and Sexual Harassment BR 10656 by Kathlyn Gay 1 volume Real-life anecdotes and court cases are used to define the differences between gender bias, "sexual hasslement," and illegal sexual harassment. Gay identifies specific procedures--as well as programs and legislation--for preventing gender discrimination and harassing behavior. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1995. Say It Loud! The Story of Rap Music BR 10564 by K. Maurice Jones 1 volume History of the popular American music form. Jones traces rap music's roots to the West African griot tradition, the charismatic sermons of African American preachers, and the "jive talking" of jazz musicians, comedians, and poets. Includes profiles of rap artists such as Run-D.M.C., Queen Latifah, and Ice-T. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. Science versus Pseudoscience BR 10449 by Nathan Aaseng 1 volume The author describes pseudoscience as a doctrine, belief, or fraud that is passed off as a science. He lists ten criteria to help determine if something is a science and measures such things as astrology, extrasensory perception, creation science, and alternative medicine against them. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. Sonnets from the Portuguese: A Celebration of Love BR 11081 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1 volume These forty-four sonnets by the Victorian author were probably written mostly during her courtship with Robert Browning. They represent one of the most famous sonnet sequences executed in English and include the well-known "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." For high school and older readers. 1986. Straight Talk about Teenage Suicide BR 10966 by Bernard Frankel and Rachel Kranz 1 volume Explores the "rising epidemic" of teenage suicide from social, family, and personal perspectives. Discusses circumstances and motives that incline young people to consider ending their lives. Offers advice for getting help. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. Supercomputers: Shaping the Future BR 10939 by Charlene W. Billings 1 volume Billings details the workings of the world's fastest and most powerful computers. She explores the wide-ranging uses of supercomputers in such areas as weather, medicine, and agricultural research; industry and design; virtual reality; superconductors; and the modeling of new materials. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1995. Tisha: The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaska Wilderness BR 10448 by Robert Specht 3 volumes Autobiography of Ann Hobbs as told to the author.In 1927 the nineteen-year-old woman went to teach in a one-room schoolhouse in the former gold-rush settlement of Chicken, Alaska. "Tisha" is the Indian children's pronunciation of "teacher." For junior and senior high and older readers. 1976. Two Teenagers in Twenty: Writings by Gay and Lesbian Youth BR 10983 edited by Ann Heron 2 volumes Forty-one essays by gay and lesbian youth ranging in age from twelve to twenty-four. The authors relate their experiences in dealing with their sexuality and the difficulties encountered in "coming out" to family and friends and finding a network of support. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex.For senior high and older readers. 1994. We Are Witnesses: Five Diaries of Teenagers Who Died in the Holocaust BR 10662 by Jacob Boas 2 volumes A collection of diary excerpts from five Jewish teenagers--David Rubinowicz, Yitzhak Rudashevski, Moshe Flinker, Eva Heyman, and Anne Frank--who lived in Nazi-occupied Lithuania, Hungary, Belgium, and Holland between 1940 and 1944. Boas, a Holocaust survivor, provides biographical information and compares individual experiences. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1995. Willa Cather: Lives of Notable Gay Men and Lesbians BR 10455 by Sharon O'Brien 1 volume Born in 1873, Willa Cather supported herself as a journalist and a teacher before becoming a published novelist and winning the Pulitzer Prize. O'Brien, who uses Cather's letters as evidence that she was a lesbian, also discusses the author's intense relationships with other women and her gender-bending practices. For high school and older readers. 1995. Working in Music BR 11369 by Barbara Lee 1 volume Profiles of twelve people in musical careers: a jazz drummer, a classical pianist, a violin maker, a composer, an arts administrator, a music teacher, a recording engineer, a folk musician, a music retailer, a child-life specialist, a disc jockey, and a vocalist. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1996. The World Out There: Becoming Part of the Lesbian and Gay Community BR 11372 by Michael Thomas Ford 2 volumes The author presents a young adult's guide to understanding and becoming a part of the gay and lesbian community. Discusses dating, sex, music, information sources, and educational opportunities. Offers portraits of gay subcultures in major American cities. For senior high and older readers. 1996. Young Adults--Fiction An Acceptable Time BR 10728 by Madeleine L'Engle 2 volumes In this companion to A House like a Lotus (BR 6368), sixteen-year-old Polly O'Keefe visits her grandparents' farm in Connecticut and discovers a "time gate" that takes her back three thousand years. There she meets Anaral, a Native American girl; Karralys, a druid expelled from Britain; and Tav, a warrior who has accompanied Karralys. For junior and senior high readers. 1989. Another Way to Dance BR 10957 by Martha Southgate 1 volume Vicki Harris, fourteen, has been chosen to study at the School of American Ballet for the summer. Her family is concerned that Vicki will have to turn her back on her African American heritage to succeed in the mostly white world of ballet. As the summer progresses, Vicki must deal with her own concerns about race. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1996. April and the Dragon Lady BR 10659 by Lensey Namioka 1 volume When April Chen is a junior in a Seattle high school, she begins dating Steve even though she knows her grandmother won't approve of a white boyfriend. Grandma's Chinese ways are tiresome, especially when she dotes on April's brother and widowed father and expects April to serve them all. When April's father decides to remarry and April begins to make plans for college, Grandma plots to stop them. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. The Betrayal: The Fear Street Saga, Volume 1 BR 10368 by R.L. Stine 1 volume In Wickham Village, Massachusetts, in 1692, Susannah Goode and her mother are accused of witchcraft by Benjamin Fier, the father of the boy Susannah loves. They may be burned at the stake. And in 1900 in the village of Shadyside, Nora Goode stands before the Fear mansion listening to the screams of those trapped inside the blazing house. Prequel to The Secret (BR 10369). For junior and senior high readers. 1993. Beyond Providence BR 10889 by Steven Schnur 2 volumes Twelve-year-old Nathan Burns lives with his family on a struggling Hudson River sheep farm. Life is hard, and his brother Eric and Pa are always fighting. In fact, their fighting drove Mama away. When Eric leaves, too, Nathan's cousin Kitty comes to help out and brings love back into the family. For junior and senior high readers. 1996. The Burning: The Fear Street Saga, Volume 3 BR 10370 by R.L. Stine 1 volume New Orleans, 1845. Simon Fier has changed his name to Fear and moved to New Orleans in hopes of escaping the curse that has afflicted his family for generations. But the curse seems to persist. And in 1900 in the village of Shadyside, Simon's grandson meets Nora Goode and they fall in love. Sequel to The Secret (BR 10369). For junior and senior high readers. 1993. Captain Hawaii BR 10319 by Anthony Dana Arkin 2 volumes Captain Dan's Zodiac Pirate Tours sounds exciting to Arron, who is a nature lover. Unlike his parents, he didn't come to Hawaii just to sit by the pool. And he is pleased that Kate, the captain's daughter, is pretty too. But then events erupt when a rival tour company tries to put Captain Dan out of business, involving Kate and Arron in the process. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. Don't Think Twice BR 10829 by Ruth Pennebaker 2 volumes In 1967, Anne Harper is shocked to be living in a home for unwed pregnant teenagers. She has always been studious and shy. At first Anne thinks of the baby as a tumor and her housemates as idiots, but her mood gradually changes. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. For junior and senior high readers. 1996. Dragon's Blood BR 10937 by Jane Yolen 2 volumes Jakkin Stewart steals a hatchling dragon and trains it secretly in the desert. If Heart's Blood, the young dragon, can win in the gaming pits, his young owner can buy his freedom and win the love of a mysterious girl. Jakkin can't even think of what will happen if his dragon loses. First book of the Pit Dragon trilogy. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1982. The Dreadful Debutante BR 11282 by Marion Chesney 1 volume Drusilla and Mira Markham are to have their London season together. But while the beautiful Drusilla looks forward to the event, plain, tomboyish Mira does not. The only good thing to Mira is that Lord Charles Devere, her longtime friend, will be there. When Charles falls for Drusilla, Mira's jealous reaction draws the attention of a marquess. For high school and older readers. 1994. Dream Spinner BR 10489 by Joanne Hoppe 2 volumes When Mary Barrone's widowed father remarries, the new family moves into an old Victorian house. For a high school project, Mary decides to experiment with lucid dreaming--willing herself to fly in her dreams. She succeeds, and night after night finds herself flying around her house but during an earlier time in history. She becomes involved with former residents of the house and tries to alter history. For junior and senior high readers. 1992. Farm Team BR 10506 by Will Weaver 2 volumes The high school baseball coach has hopes for Billy Baggs, but Billy's farm chores take priority over ball. Then Billy's father is sent to jail, and Billy knows his baseball days are over. But Billy's mother has an idea: Why not start a team that holds games Friday nights after chores? The odd assortment of players, including Billy's dog, are soon good enough to challenge the town team. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. A Fate Totally Worse than Death BR 10800 by Paul Fleischman 1 volume The Huns are a group of very rich students at Cliffside High School. Earlier three Hun girls arranged the death of an outsider who tried to date a Hun. Now Helga, a new girl, is showing interest in a Hun boy. But as the girls make their plans for Helga, their bodies start aging rapidly. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Fire on the Wind BR 11449 by Linda Crew 1 volume In the summer of 1933, the loggers of Oregon are facing fire threats and work shutdowns. Meanwhile, Storie has completed eighth grade and is confused about her future. Her mother wants her to go to high school in town and become something other than a logger's wife, but her father wants her to be a camp cook. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Flash Fire BR 10790 by Caroline B. Cooney 1 volume The teenagers living in a wealthy California canyon neighborhood are aware of fires raging nearby, but have been told they're not in any danger. Suddenly that all changes, and, without any adults to take charge, they must try to save themselves, their siblings, and their pets. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun BR 10808 by Jacqueline Woodson 1 volume For the most part, thirteen-year-old Melanin Sun is happy living with his single mother, hanging out with his friends, and dreaming about a girl. But when forced to come to terms with differences in sexual preferences and race, Melanin Sun turns to his journal, where he records thoughts he can't speak out loud. For junior and senior high readers. Coretta Scott King Award. 1995. Go Ask Alice BR 10978 by Anonymous 1 volume Based on the diary of a fifteen-year-old girl who turned to drugs because of her feelings of loneliness and rebellion against the world. Though she tries to stop, she dies of an overdose three weeks after her seventeenth birthday. Strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1971. Haveli BR 10586 by Suzanne Fisher Staples 2 volumes Continues the story begun in Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind (BR 8312). Shabanu and her young daughter are never safe from the cruelty within Rahim's family. Hoping for a better future, she begs to go with Rahim to his ancestral home in Lahore. But even there she remains in danger. For junior and senior high readers. 1993. Hometown BR 10799 by Marsha Qualey 3 volumes Sixteen-year-old street kid Border Baker is unhappy when his divorced father moves the two from Albuquerque to his small Minnesota hometown. Border's father dodged the draft during the Vietnam War, and now with the Gulf War heating up and patriotism surging, Border must bear the brunt of the town's animosity toward his father. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. I Am an Artichoke BR 10376 by Lucy K. Frank 1 volume Sarah, fifteen, wants desperately to get away from her family for the summer. When she learns of a job as a mother's helper, it seems a dream come true. But writer Florence Friedman is not a typical mother, and Sarah can't understand why Florence needs help with her twelve-year-old daughter, Emily. Emily doesn't do anything except exercise and avoid food. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. I'll Be Seeing You BR 11441 by Lurlene McDaniel 1 volume Carley Mattea is in the hospital yet again when Kyle Westin is admitted. Kyle has been temporarily blinded by a chemistry experiment gone awry, so he cannot tell that Carley's face has been disfigured by cancer. Kyle falls in love with the Carley he knows, but she is determined that he will never see her after he recovers. For senior high and older readers. 1996. In Your Dreams BR 10703 by Colin Neenan 2 volumes Hale, fifteen, and his older brother, Tom, are at the beach when they first see Sheri. Hale is attracted to her but knows that with his looks he doesn't stand a chance. When Tom starts dating Sheri, Hale's crush continues. Hale is mortified when Clay, a new girl in his class, catches him spying on the couple. Since Clay is a friend of Hale's younger sister, who hates him, his secret is bound to come out. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Laughing Boy BR 10379 by Oliver La Farge 2 volumes A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel set in the Navajo Southwest of 1915. In telling the haunting story of the young lovers, Laughing Boy and Slim Girl, the author depicts the lives of the Indians from his experience as an anthropologist. Some violence and some strong language. For high school and older readers. 1929. Letters from the Inside BR 10705 by John Marsden 1 volume Bored, Australian teenager Mandy answers an ad for a pen pal from a girl named Tracey. After the two develop a friendship through their letters, Mandy learns an astonishing fact about Tracey. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1991. The Long Season of Rain BR 10921 by Helen Kim 2 volumes Eleven-year-old Junehee Lee lives a secure life in Seoul with her mother and three sisters, as her father is often away on business travel. Then her world begins to change when her family adopts an orphan boy and Junehee comes to realize that she will someday marry and leave home. For junior and senior high readers. 1996. The Magic and the Healing BR 10524 by Nick O'Donohoe 3 volumes B.J. Vaughan's dreams of becoming a veterinarian are shattered when she discovers she has Huntington's chorea. However, before she leaves school, B.J. travels to Crossroads, a world where imaginary creatures live and where a unicorn needs her help. Prequel to Under the Healing Sign (BR 10525). For senior high and older readers. 1994. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg BR 11193 by Mark Twain 1 volume A mysterious stranger leaves a sack of gold to an unknown citizen of Hadleyburg on the condition that the townsman can prove he is the kind person who once befriended a man in need. The temptation has a remarkable effect on the townspeople, who take great pride in their virtue. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1986. The Martian Chronicles BR 10324 by Ray Bradbury 2 volumes Science fiction classic covering the period from January 1999 through October 2026. Closely connected short stories chronicle repeated visits by humans to Mars. The Earth people attempt to create a new world, but they get an unfriendly reception from the Martians. For high school and older readers. 1958. Mary Wolf BR 11206 by Cynthia D. Grant 2 volumes When Mary Wolf's father loses his upscale position, he takes his family on the road in an RV for an extended vacation. Mary, sixteen, soon realizes they are actually homeless and broke, her pregnant mother shoplifts, and her angry father can't hold down even the most menial job. Some strong language and some violence. For senior high and older readers. 1995. Moon Dancer BR 10594 by Margaret I. Rostkowski 1 volume Mira, fifteen, is on a camping trip with her sister Jenny, her cousin Emily, and Emily's friend Max. They are in the Utah canyons searching for historic drawings recorded in a long-ago journal by the subject of Emily's college paper, Katie Weston. By trip's end, Mira is seeing the place through the eyes of Katie and women before her and realizes that Max is attracted to her rather than beautiful Jenny. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Much Ado about Prom Night BR 10493 by William D. McCants 1 volume Becca Singleton left her high school paper to start a peer counseling program for her classmates. It is successful but her much-admired former editor keeps writing critical articles about the program. To make matters worse, Becca's boyfriend cheats on her, and her counseling is not helping her brother cope with their parents' divorce. Meanwhile, Becca and her friends agonize over the upcoming prom. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Nineteen Eighty-Four BR 10312 by George Orwell 3 volumes Classic dark satire written in 1949. In a future time under a totalitarian regime, the people believe ignorance is strength and war is peace. For senior high and older readers. 1949. The Ornament Tree BR 11448 by Jean Thesman 2 volumes Orphaned at fourteen, Bonnie Shaster goes to live with her mother's female relatives in Seattle in 1918. They welcome her, even though they, too, have fallen on hard times and are forced to take in boarders--including a young man blinded in the Great War. An ornament tree, which grants secret wishes, helps Bonnie settle into her unusual new home. For junior and senior high readers. 1996. The Other Side of Silence BR 10803 by Margaret Mahy 1 volume Twelve-year-old Hero of New Zealand is the middle child in a family of prodigies. Hero, who has chosen not to talk to anyone, lives in two worlds. Her outward world is the one at home, but her true life is the one she experiences up in a tree and with her neighbor Miss Credence, whose house guards a shocking secret. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Out of Time BR 10804 by Caroline B. Cooney 2 volumes In this sequel to Both Sides of Time (BR 10273), 1990s Annie Lockwood once again travels through time to see the friends she made in 1895. The young man she loves, Strat, has been institutionalized because of his description of Annie. She is his only chance for escape. For junior and senior high readers. 1996. Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida BR 10995 by Victor Martinez 1 volume A Chicano boy comes of age and is inducted into a gang in a hardscrabble California desert town. As his dysfunctional family suffers one setback after another, he struggles to overcome poverty and prejudice and grow up a respected person. Violence. For junior and senior high readers. 1996. Past Forgiving BR 11266 by Gloria D. Miklowitz 1 volume Fifteen-year-old Alexandra can't believe popular senior Cliff is her boyfriend. When they both get summer jobs at the Y, Alexandra is surprised by Cliff's temper and jealousy, but she refuses to believe her friends' warnings about him. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Podkayne of Mars BR 11197 by Robert A. Heinlein 2 volumes Indomitable young Podkayne (Poddy) Fries jumps at the chance to accompany her uncle Tom on a mission to Earth. The only drawback is that she'll have her loathsome little brother along for the trip. But even greater dangers face the niece of a diplomat from Mars who has powerful enemies. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1963. The Rebounder BR 11240 by Thomas J. Dygard 1 volume Hamilton High's basketball coach, Doug Fulton, fantasizes each year that a superb player will transfer to his school. This year he thinks his dream has come true when he spots tall, athletic Chris Patton. But Chris denies being a basketball player until Coach Fulton learns the disturbing truth from Chris's former school. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. Runs with Horses BR 10655 by Brian Burks 1 volume Based on events beginning in 1886, when Geronimo, Chief Naiche, and a band of Chiricahua Apaches break out of the Arizona Fort Apache reservation and hide in the Sierra Madre mountains. There they train the young men to become warriors. In this fictionalized account, Runs with Horses is being trained by his father to become the best warrior of the group. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Secret Lives BR 11286 by Caroline Macdonald 1 volume Australian Ian Ganty, fourteen, lives with his grandmother because his parents died. When she leaves town for a few days, Ian's life spirals out of control. First, his new older friend Gideon steals a car, and then Ian becomes a suspect in two other crimes. He tries to break free of Gideon, but can't escape his partner's overpowering influence. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1993. The Secret: The Fear Street Saga, Volume 2 BR 10369 by R.L. Stine 1 volume Wickham Village, Massachusetts, 1737. Ezra Fier and his family return to Wickham where Ezra vowed revenge against George Goode, the brother of Susannah Goode, who was burned at the stake. Now Ezra has found the Goodes at last. And in 1900 in the village of Shadyside, Nora Goode must continue to write the story of what happened in Wickham years earlier. Sequel to The Betrayal (BR 10368). For junior and senior high readers. 1993. Seventeenth Summer BR 10584 by Maureen Daly 2 volumes A woman recalls her seventeenth summer when she lived in a small Wisconsin town in the leisurely days before World War II and fell in love for the first time. 1942. The Shadow Brothers BR 10625 by A.E. Cannon 1 volume Marcus admires his Navaho foster brother, Henry. Henry's widowed father sent him to live with Marcus's Mormon family in Utah when both boys were seven. Now sixteen and in high school, Henry stars in academics and sports. Although Henry is popular, Marcus knows that secretly Henry feels his brown face is a symbol of how complete the white man's victory was. And his growing discontent is causing tension between them. For junior and senior high readers. 1990. Spirit Seeker BR 10777 by Joan Lowery Nixon 2 volumes Holly Campbell is furious with her police detective father. Once again he is working late, missing an anniversary celebration with her mother. But when Mr. Campbell does arrive, he has some shocking news: Holly's boyfriend may be a suspect in the murder of his parents. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. The Squared Circle BR 10805 by James Bennett 2 volumes Despite his mediocre grades, high school all-American basketball star Sonny Youngblood wins a full college scholarship. Achieving national celebrity, he soon comes under official scrutiny and begins to reexamine his priorities. Strong language and violence. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Taking It BR 10802 by Michael Cadnum 1 volume Anna Charles, seventeen, runs away to her brother's house, leaving behind her wealthy well-known father, her newly married mother, her confused feelings about her stepfather, and the latest in a string of shoplifting accusations. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Talent Night BR 11053 by Jean Davies Okimoto 1 volume Although his sister claims Asians can't be rap artists, Rodney Suyama plans to prove her wrong. If that happens and Ivy Ramos becomes his girlfriend, life will be perfect. This fantasy is interrupted when Rodney's Japanese great-uncle demands proof that Rodney and his sister have retained their Japanese culture. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Tears of a Tiger BR 10779 by Sharon M. Draper 1 volume Andy Jackson is consumed with guilt when his drinking causes an accident that kills his best friend Robert Washington, a star athlete. Journal entries, letters, homework assignments, newspaper articles, and conversations tell the tragic story of Andy's inability to deal with his depression. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. That Summer BR 11256 by Sarah Dessen 2 volumes The summer she is fifteen, Haven must endure the weddings of both her father and her sister, her mother's new lifestyle, her growth spurt to almost six feet, and her best friend's turning into a boy-crazy stranger. Missing her old life, Haven is relieved to meet a boy her sister dated during happier times. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1996. The Thief BR 11285 by Megan Whalen Turner 2 volumes Gen, who boasts he can steal anything, is in the king's prison. He is offered a chance of freedom by joining the king's scholar in trying to recover the legendary Hamiathes's Gift Stone. Gen accepts the offer but endures many psychological and physical dangers. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1996. Three NBs of Julian Drew BR 10787 by James M. Deem 1 volume Julian Drew's notebooks are his lifeline to survival since the death of his mother and the subsequent abusive treatment from his cruel stepmother and his indifferent father. While forced to endure isolation and starvation in his room, Julian uses cryptic codes and veiled terminology in his journals. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. A Time for Dancing BR 10714 by Davida Wills Hurwin 2 volumes High school girls Sam and Jules spend the summer before senior year preparing for a dance concert, struggling over Jules's breakup with her boyfriend, and agonizing about odd symptoms that baffle Jules's doctors. When she is diagnosed with cancer, the girls' friendship is put to a severe test. Strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Tomorrow, When the War Began BR 10509 by John Marsden 2 volumes A group of Australian teenagers decide to spend a week in the bush instead of attending the annual fair with their families. At their remote campsite, they notice an unusual number of planes flying over but think nothing of it until they return home. There they find their families gone, their pets left to die, and the phones and electricity out. Some violence. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1993. Under the Healing Sign BR 10525 by Nick O'Donohoe 3 volumes In this sequel to The Magic and the Healing (BR 10524), B.J. Vaughn, a young veterinarian, practices her work in Crossroads, an alternate world inhabited by imaginary creatures. When evil Morgan obtains the secret map to Crossroads, B.J. must battle Morgan's army to save the land. For senior high and older readers. 1995. Watership Down BR 10851 by Richard Adams 4 volumes A fable about a band of rabbits who set out bravely for a new home in the English countryside. They encounter many dangers and adventures along the way and finally make it to safety after rescuing some does who become their mates. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1972. What Kind of Love? The Diary of a Pregnant Teenager BR 10412 by Sheila Cole 1 volume In her diary, Valerie worries about her late period. She's fifteen and has had sex only once with her boyfriend, Peter, so surely she can't be pregnant! When Valerie is finally tested, it is too late for an abortion. Peter decides they should marry, but Valerie's happiness is cut short when their parents find out. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. When She Hollers BR 10540 by Cynthia Voigt 1 volume One morning Tish warns her stepfather, Tonnie, that she is carrying a knife at all times. Her mother ignores the conversation. As Tish walks to school with the knife tucked in her boot, she thinks about Miranda, the classmate who hanged herself last week. Tish knows she and Miranda shared the same problem, but Tish doesn't want to die. Some strong language. For high school and older readers. 1994. The White Deer and Other Stories Told by the Lenape BR 10825 edited by John Bierhorst 1 volume Native American tales of the Lenape people, who were indigenous to New Jersey and its bordering states. The legends tell of magic dogs, lost children, and heroes. The title story depicts a white deer that can give game to hunters or can protect game by killing the hunters. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Wren to the Rescue BR 11175 by Sherwood Smith 2 volumes Wren and Tess have become close friends while living at Three Groves Orphanage, but Wren is still surprised when Tess announces she is really a princess and has been hiding from the evil King Andreus. The time has come for Tess to return home, and she takes Wren with her. But they are only there one day when Tess is kidnapped. Prequel to Wren's Quest (BR 11176). For junior and senior high readers. 1990. Wren's Quest BR 11176 by Sherwood Smith 2 volumes Exhilarated by saving Tess in Wren to the Rescue (BR 11175), Wren is eager for more excitement. She also wants to find her own parents now that she sees how happy Tess is to be back with her family. Wren, now attending magician's school, takes time out to look for her parents--and is off on another adventure. For junior and senior high readers. 1993. Wren's War BR 11177 by Sherwood Smith 2 volumes In this sequel to Wren's Quest (BR 11176), Princess Teressa is returning from a diplomatic mission when she sees her parents being brutally murdered. With the help of Wren, Tyron, Connor, and their magic, Tess prepares to take on the role of ruler. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. Wrestling Sturbridge BR 10908 by Rich Wallace 1 volume In the small town of Sturbridge, Pennsylvania, high school wrestling is a big deal. Ben, a senior, wants to become state champion, but he will have to beat out at least one of his three higher-ranked best friends to do it. For junior and senior high readers. 1996.