Other Worlds
Anderson, John David. Standard Hero Behavior. When fifteen-year-old Mason Quayle finds out that their town
of Darlington is about to be attacked by orcs, goblins, ogres, and trolls, he goes in search of some heroes to save
the day.
Brennan, Herbie. Faerie Wars. Troubled by family problems, Henry finds his life taking a whole new dimension
when he and his friend, old Mr. Fogarty, become involved with Prince Pyrgus Malvae, who has been sent from
the faerie world in order to escape the treacherous Faeries of the Night.
Bertagna, Julie. Exodus. In the year 2100, as the island of Wing is about to be covered by water, fifteen-year-old
Mara discovers the existence of New World sky cities that are safe from the storms and rising waters, and
convinces her people to travel to one of these cities in order to save themselves.
Cornish, D.M. Foundling. Having grown up in a home for foundlings and possessing a girl's name, Rossamùˆnd
sets out to report to his new job as a lamplighter and has several adventures along the way as he meets people
and monsters who are more complicated that he previously thought.
Cross, Gillian. The Dark Ground. Robert wakes up scratched and naked in a dark forest, remembering only
that he had been on an airplane returning from vacation with his parents, and soon realizes he is not far from
home, but that he has somehow become very small--shorter than a blade of grass--and the distance to his house
seems impossible to travel.
DeVita, James. The Silenced. Consigned to a prison-like Youth Training Facility because of her parents'
political activities, Marena organizes a resistance movement to combat the restrictive policies of the ruling Zero
Tolerance party.
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. The Missing: Found. When 13-year-old friends Jonah and Chip, who are both
adopted, find out that they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no
adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and personal danger.
Kostick, Conor. Epic. On New Earth, a world based on a video role-playing game, fourteen-year-old Erik
persuades his friends to aid him in some unusual gambits in order to save Erik's father from exile and safeguard
the futures of each of their families.
Miéville, China. Un Lun Dun. Twelve-year-old Zanna and her friend Deeba discover an entrance to a strange
world where they encounter killer giraffes, animated umbrellas, ghost children, and flying double-decker buses.
Oppel, Kenneth. Darkwing. Dusk, the world's first bat, must lead his colony to safety in a time of changing
species.
Paolini, Christopher. Eragon. In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a
mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with
dragons, elves, and monsters.
Reeve, Philip. Mortal Engines. Tom, a third class apprentice in a distant future in which technology has been
lost and tiered cities move about the Earth on caterpillar tracks, often absorbing smaller locales, has many
dangerous adventures after being pushed off London by Thaddeus Valentine, a historian who is trying to
resurrect an ancient atomic weapon.
Scott, Michael Dylan. The Alchemyst: the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. Fifteen-year-old twins,
Sophie and Josh, find themselves caught up in the deadly struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and
John Dee, over the possession of an ancient book that holds the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.
Remarkable People
Barakat, Ibtisam. Tasting the Sky: a Palestinian Childhood. A memoir in which the author describes her
childhood as a Palestinian refugee, discussing her family's experiences during and after the Six-Day War, and
the freedom she felt at learning to read and write.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth. A photo-illustrated look at the youth organizations Adolf Hitler
founded and used to meet his sociopolitical and military ends; includes profiles of individual Hitler Youth
members as well as young people who opposed the Nazis, such as Hans and Sophie Scholl.
Fleischman, John. Phineas Gage: a gruesome but true story about brain science. The true story of Phineas Gage,
a man who, in 1848, lived through a horrible accident which left him with a hole in his brain.
Freedman, Russell. The Adventures of Marco Polo. An illustrated chronicle of the travels of thirteenth-century
explorer Marco Polo; includes a discussion of the controversy over whether he indeed went to China.
Johnson, Delores. Onward: a photo biography of African-American polar explorer Matthew Henson. Presents
the story of the expedition to the North Pole by explorers Robert Peary and African-American Matthew Henson,
focusing on the contributions made by Henson.
Kirkpatrick, Katherine. The Snow Baby: The Arctic childhood of Admiral Robert E. Peary's daring daughter.
Chronicles the childhood of Marie Ahnighito, the daughter of Admiral Robert E. Peary, who was born in an
Intuit village in northern Greenland and spent the next few years making friends with Intuit children, playing
on the region's glacial cliffs, and living a life unlike other Victorian children.
Murphy, Jim. The Real Benedict Arnold. Presents a comprehensive biography and history of Benedict Arnold
that examines many of his heroic deeds and contributions to the Revolutionary cause before he decided to switch
sides.
Ruelle, Karen Gray. Hidden on the Mountain: Stories of Children Sheltered from the Nazis in Le Chambon.
This book is a collection of interviews with the children, now adults, who recount their memories of life with the
villagers and the difficulty leaving their family, friends, and homes behind.
Mysterious Happenings
Cooney, Caroline. The Terrorist. Sixteen-year-old Laura, an American living in London, tries to find the person
responsible for the death of her younger brother Billy, who has been killed by a terrorist bomb.
Duncan, Lois. I know what you did last summer. Four teenagers who have desperately tried to conceal their
responsibility for a hit-and-run accident are pursued by a mystery figure seeking revenge.
Ferguson, Alane. The Christopher Killer: a forensic mystery. On the payroll as an assistant to her coroner
father, seventeen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney uses her knowledge of forensic medicine to catch the killer of a
friend while putting herself in terrible danger.
Giles, Gail. What happened to Cass McBride? After his younger brother commits suicide, Kyle Kirby decides to
exact revenge on the person he holds responsible.
Konigsburg, E.L. Silent to the bone. Thirteen-year-old Branwell loses his power of speech after being wrongly
accused of gravely injuring his baby half-sister, and only his friend Connor is able to reach him and uncover the
truth about what happened.
Ucci, Carol Plum. The body of Christopher Creed. Torey Adams, a high school junior with a seemingly perfect
life, struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the class outcast.
Watson, Jude. Premonitions. Grace has premonitions. They've haunted her since before her mother's death. She
doesn't know how to deal with them, and doesn't want to. Then Grace's best friend Emily disappears. Can she
be saved in time?
Werlin, Nancy. The killer's cousin. After being acquitted of murder, seventeen-year-old David goes to stay with
relatives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he finds himself forced to face his past as he learns more about his
strange young cousin Lily.
Westerfeld, Scott. So yesterday: a novel. Hunter Braque, a New York City teenager who is paid by corporations
to spot what is "cool," combines his analytical skills with girlfriend Jen's creative talents to find a missing
person and thwart a conspiracy directed at the heart of consumer culture.
Back in the Day
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. The boy who dared. In October 1942, 17 year old Helmuth Jubener, imprisoned for
distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, recalls his past life and how he came to dedicate himself to bring the truth about
Hitler and the war to the German people. This is the fiction companion piece to the author's previous work,
Hitler Youth.
Blos, Joan W. Letters from the Corrugated Castle: a novel of the Gold Rush California, 1850-1852. Set in the
1850s, 13 year old Eldora, who was raised in Massachusetts as an orphan, moves with her guardians to San
Francisco, where she begins teaching two "Mexicano" children English, befriends a boy searching for gold, and
finds herself face-to-face with her influential mother.
Chang, Ying. Revolution is not a dinner party. Drawing from her childhood experience, Ying Chang
Compestine brings hope and humor to this compelling story for all ages about a girl fighting to survive during
the Cultural Revolution in China.
Durbin, William. The Winter War. Although no other country will come to Finland's aid when Russia invades,
Marko, a young polio victim serving as a messenger boy in the Finnish Army, and the solider' in his squadron
are determined to keep their homeland free.
Grant, K.M. How the hangman lost his heart. When her Uncle Frank is executed for treason against England's
King George in 1746 and his severed head is mounted on a pike for public viewing, daring Alice tries to reclaim
the head for a proper burial, finding an unlikely ally in the soft-hearted executioner, while incurring the wrath
of the royal guard.
Meyer, Carolyn. Marie, Dancing. A fictionalized autobiography of Marie Van Goethem, the impoverished
student from the Paris Opera ballet school who became the model for Edgar Degas's famous sculpture, "The
Little Dancer."
Paulsen, Gary. The Legend of Bass Reeves: being the true account of the most valiant Marshal in the West. The
story of Bass Reeves, who was born a slave and later became one of the most respected federal marshals in
Oklahoma and Texas.
Schmidt, Gary D. The Wednesday Wars. During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his
classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's
classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world
he lives in.
Sheth, Kashmira. Keeping Corner. In India in the 1940s, thirteen-year-old Leela's happy, spoiled childhood
ends when her husband since age nine, whom she barely knows, dies, leaving her a widow whose only hope of
happiness could come from Mahatma Ghandi's social and political reforms.
Information Please!
Blakeney, Faith. 99 ways to cut, sew, and deck out your denim. Provides instructions for altering a pair of jeans
into ninety-nine other pieces of clothing and accessories, including skirts, bags, jewelry, tops, and dresses.
Cheerleading: from tryouts to championships. A comprehensive guide to cheerleading that covers school, allstar,
recreational, college, and professional squads, tryouts, camps, routines, uniforms, competitions, mascots,
and more.
Everhart, Mike. Sea Monsters: prehistoric creatures of the deep. Archival photographs, three dimensional
illustrations, and scientifically accurate images help profile the prehistoric sea monsters that roamed the Earth's
oceans millions of years ago.
Grody, Steve. Graffiti L.A.: street styles and art. Examines Los Angeles's modern graffiti movement, presenting
photos of the art, discussing styles, and interviewing several artists; and includes a CD-ROM containing audio
interviews and over two hundred extra photos.
Hemphill, Stephanie. Your own, Sylvia: a verse portrait of Sylvia Plath. A series of poems that provide a
chronological portrait of the life of Sylvia Plath, told in the voices of family members, friends, associates, and
others who knew her.
Jacobson, Sid and Colon, Ernie. The 9/11 report: a graphic adaptation. A graphic novel adaptation of "The 9/11
Commission Report," the results of the investigation of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United
States.
Lewis, J. Patrick. The Brother's War: Civil War Voices in Verse. Presents poems that adopt the voices of
soldiers, commanders, and slaves and other civilians during the Civil War, pairing each poem with a period
photo, and includes facts on the conflict.
Lefkowitz, Arthur S. Bushnell's Submarine. The story of how David Bushnell built the "Turtle," the world's
first submarine, for use against British ships during the American Revolutionary War.
Livesey, Jack. Armored fighting vehicles of World Wars I and II. Text and over 370 photographs describe
ninety armored fighting vehicles used during World War I and World War II.
Mehus-Roe, Kristin. Dogs for Kids: Everything you need to know about dogs. Contains dog care advice for
children; describing the physical characteristics, behaviors, advantages, and disadvantages of over 150 breeds;
discussing training, health care, grooming, feeding, and playing; providing dog-related activities; and more.
Murphy, Jim. An American Plague: the true and terrifying story of the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793. Provides
an account of the yellow fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793, discussing the chaos that
erupted when people began evacuating in droves, leaving the city without government, goods, or services, and
examining efforts by physicians, the Free African Society, and others to cure and care for the sick.
Smedman, Lisa. From boneshakers to choppers: the rip-roaring history of motorcycles. Traces the history of
motorcycles from the first attempt in 1885 by two German inventors to the custom choppers of today.
Tuchman, Barbara W. A distant mirror: the calamitous 14th century. A fascinating portrayal of a turbulent era
enlivened by perfect quotations, arresting details, colorful scandals, lively events, and sensational acts.
What's Happening Now
Ackermann, Joan. In the space left behind. Fifteen-year-old Colm embarks on a cross-country journey with the
father who abandoned him as a child.
Choldenko, Gennifer. If a tree falls at lunch period. Kirsten and Walk, seventh-graders at an elite private
school, describe how race, wealth, weight, and other issues shape their relationships as they and other misfits
stand up to a mean but influential classmate.
Cooney, Caroline B. Diamonds in the shadow. While his mother and father help a family of African refugees,
Jared learns that the people he counts on for doing good deeds are not always praiseworthy and is faced with a
decision which may have implications for all.
DeKeyser, Stacy. Jump the cracks. On the way to visit her father in New York City, fifteen-year-old Victoria
finds an apparently abused child in the train's bathroom and soon finds herself branded a kidnapper and on the
run while trying to fulfill her promise to protect the boy at all costs.
Fergus, Maureen. The exploits of a reluctant (but extremely good-looking) hero. After getting caught stealing
from his grandmother's toilet store, the narrator is punished by being forced to work at a soup kitchen, an
experience that seems inconsequential until he discovers one of his friends depends on the free food.
Harkrader, L. D. Airball: my life in briefs. Uncoordinated Kansas seventh-grader Kirby Nickel braves his
coach's ire and becomes captain of the basketball team in order to help him prove that NBA star Brett McGrew
is the father he has never known.
Hughes, Mark Peter. I am the wallpaper. Thirteen-year-old Floey Packer, jealous of her attractive and popular
older sister, shares her home with two younger cousins and experiences a summer vacation filled with
embarrassing events, with herself as the star.
Jenkins, A.M. Out of order. Popular sophomore baseball star Colt Trammel faces a personal crisis when his
girlfriend dumps him, his failing grades threaten to bump him from the team, and he finds himself drawn to a
new, green-haired girl at school.
Laser, Michael. Cheater. When brilliant high school student Karl Petrovsky gets talked into participating in an
elaborate cheating operation at his school, he ends up involved in a bigger problem than he ever anticipated.
Mason, Prue. Camel rider. Two expatriates living in a Middle Eastern country, twelve-year-old Adam from
Australia and Walid from Bangladesh, must rely on one another when war breaks out and they find themselves
in the desert, both trying to reach the same city with no water, little food, and no common language.
Paulsen, Gary. The amazing life of birds: (the twenty-day puberty journal of Duane Homer Leech). As twelveyear-
old Duane endures the confusing and humiliating aspects of puberty, he watches a newborn bird in a nest
on his windowsill begin to grow and become more independent, all of which he records in his journal.
Strasser, Todd. Boot camp. 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.
Tullson, Diane. Red Sea. Fourteen-year-old Libby is left alone on a crippled boat and her seriously injured
mother after pirates attack them and kill her step-father.
Werlin, Nancy. The rules of survival. Seventeen-year-old Matthew recounts his attempts, starting at a young
age, to free himself and his sisters from the grip of their emotionally and physically abusive mother.
Gadgets, Gizmos, and Adventure
Carter, Ally. I'd tell you I love you, but then I'd have to kill you. As a sophomore at a secret spy school and the
daughter of a former CIA operative, Cammie is sheltered from "normal teenage life" until she meets a local boy
while on a class surveillance mission.
Colfer, Eoin. Airman. In the 1890s on an island off the Irish coast, Conor Broekhart is falsely imprisoned and
passes the solitary months by scratching designs of flying machines into the walls, including one for a glider with
which he dreams of escape.
Dowswell, Paul. Powder monkey: the adventures of Sam Witchall. Thirteen-year-old Sam endures harsh
conditions, battles, and a shipwreck after being pressed into service aboard the HMS Miranda during the
Napoleonic Wars.
McCaughrean, Geraldine. The white darkness. Taken to Antarctica by the man she thinks of as her uncle for
what she believes to be a vacation, Symone--a troubled fourteen year old--discovers that he is dangerously
obsessed with seeking Symme's Hole, an opening that supposedly leads into the center of a hollow Earth.
Newcomb, Rain. The master spy handbook: help our intrepid hero use gadgets, codes & top-secret tactics to
save the world from evildoers. Readers learn the tricks of the spy trade as they follow Agent O, a full-time
student and part-time hero, as he tries to keep Felicia, a criminal mastermind, from taking over the world.
Young, E. L. Storm: the Infinity Code. In London, the teenaged geniuses of STORM, a secret organization
dedicated to eliminating the world's misery through science and technology, uncover plans for a deadly weapon
and race to find and dismantle it, then confront the corrupt scientist behind the scheme.
Mythology and Fairytales
Deming, Sarah. Iris, messenger. After discovering that the immortals of Greek mythology reside in her
hometown of Middleville, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Iris listens to their life stories, gaining wisdom, beauty,
and startling revelations about her past.
Harris, Joanne. Runemarks. Maddy Smith, who bears the mysterious mark of a rune on her hand, learns that
she is destined to join the gods of Norse mythology and play a role in the fate of the world.
Marsh, Katherine. The night tourist. Fourteen-year-old Jack Perdu, a prodigy of classical mythology, suffers a
near-fatal accident after which he meets Euri, a young ghost who introduces him to New York's ghostly
underworld, eight levels below Grand Central Station, where he decides to look for his mother who disappeared
years earlier.
Voekel, J&P. Middleworld. Fourteen-year-old city boy Max, along with a Mayan girl named Lola, searches the
tropical rain forest for the ancient Jaguar Stones and clues about the disappearance of his parents, who were
last seen working at an archaeological dig in San Xavier.
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