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Teen Summer Reading 2006 - Books Are Our Treasures!
Abarat - Barker, Clive (Y BAR) Age:
12+ When the daring Candy Quackenbush wishes for more than boring old
Chickentown, Minnesota, she gets it… boy, does she get it!. First in a
series.
The Best Ghost Stories Ever - (YA PB B) Age 12+ Prepare to be haunted! Born to Rock - Korman, Gordon (Y KOR) Age: 14+ What would you do if you found out your bio-dad was the greatest punk music legend that ever lived? City of the Beasts - Allende, Isabel (Y ALL) Age: 12-16 Alexander discovers a supernatural world in the Amazonian jungles. Everyday History: Song and Dance - Malam, John (J 780.9 MAL) Interesting facts and craft ideas, too. For Those About to Rock: a road map to being in a band - Bindini, Dave (781.66 BID) One of the most talented musicians in Canadian rock hands out advice to young musicians. Guitar Highway Rose - Lowry, Brigid (Y LOW) Age: 12 + Rosie and Asher decide to hit the open road in search of better things. Hamish X and the Cheese Pirates - Cullen, Sean (J CUL) Age: 10-15 No nasty orphanage, mean cheese pirate, or wild snow monkey is going to hold back the young, tough Hamish X. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You - Carter, Ally (Y CAR) Age: 13-16 Cammie's all-girls private school is actually a secret spy school, so "normal teenage life" is foreign to her. Plastic Fantastic – Cheshire, Simon (Y CHE) Age: 12+ Dominic gets trapped alone in an elevator with the lead singer of his favourite pop music band… a dream come true, or not? Playing in Traffic – Giles, Gail (Y GIL) Age: 14+ Matt’s a quiet guy at school, so he can’t believe it when the school’s interesting and aloof girl-rebel is interested in him. Polar Explorers for Kids: historic expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic with 21 activities – Snowden, Maxine (J 919.8 SNO) Age: 10-15 Heroism, history, and horror abound in these true tales! Powder Monkey: the adventures of Sam Witchall – Dowswell, Paul (Y DOW) Age: 14+ This exciting book lets you experience life on an 1800s British Navy ship first-hand – if you think you can handle it! Son of the Mob – Korman, Gordon (Y KOR) Age: 12+ Life is complicated -- but never dull -- when your dad is a powerful Mafia boss. First in a fun and fast-paced series. Spy – Platt, Richard (J 327.12 PLA) Age: 10-15 Discover the secret world of espionage! Stargirl – Spinelli, Jerry (Y SPI) Age: 12+ No one at school can resist Stargirl’s strange charm. Stuff for Your Space – Warwick, Ellen (J 745.593 WAR) Age: 10-15 A lively collection of fun and funky craft ideas you can use to Do-It-Yourself decorate. Teen Idol – Cabot, Meg (Y CAB) Age: 12-16 How is the biggest name in movies going to blend in to Jenny’s small-town high school? 10 Things to Do Before I Die – Ehrenhaft, Daniel (Y HER) Age: 14+ Not only is the list Ted and his friends came up going to make life more interesting, but it may also be the last thing Ted ever does. True Survival Stories – Dowswell, Paul (YP PB D) Age: 10 – 15 Real stories of people who have faced death on sinking submarines, in shark attacks, and lost in the desert… but lived to tell their tale. |
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