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Novels for Teens Who
DON'T
Like to Read
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Adventure/ Survival
Stories |
Hobbs, Will.
Far North.
Paulsen, Gary. Brian’s Winter. |
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African
American Authors
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Dickey, Eric Jerome. Thieves'
Paradise. (Located in
Adult Fiction)
Draper, Sharon M. Darkness Before Dawn.
Grimes, Nikki. Bronx Masquerade.
Johnson, Angela. The First Part Last.
Myers, Walter Dean. Monster.
Williams-Garcia, Rita. Like Sisters on the Homefront. |
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Fantasy/ Magical
Stories
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Avi.
Midnight Magic. (Located in
Juvenile Fiction)
Coville, Bruce. Into the Land of the Unicorns (Located
in Juvenile Fiction)
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Just Ella.
Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted. (Located
in Juvenile Fiction)
Sachar, Louis. Holes. |
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Graphic Novels/
Comic Books |
Straczynski,
J. Michael. The Amazing Spider-man: Coming Home
Veitch, Tom and Kennedy, Cam. Star Wars: Dark
Empire.
Winick, Judd. Pedro and Me.
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Historical Fiction |
Cormier, Robert. Heroes.
Paulsen, Gary. Sarny: A Life Remembered. (Located
in Juvenile Fiction) |
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Horror/
Scary Stories
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Hahn, Mary Downing. Look for Me by
Moonlight.
Sleator, William. The Beasties.
Soto, Gary. The Afterlife.
Stine, R. L. Dangerous Girls.
Vande Velde, Vivian. Companions of the Night.
Saul, John. The Presence. (Located in
Adult Fiction)
Stoker, Bram. Dracula. (Located in
Adult Fiction) |
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Humor/
Funny Stories
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Bauer, Joan. Rules of the Road.
Cabot, Meg. All American Girl; Princess in Love; Princess
in the Spotlight; The Princess Diaries
Korman, Gordon. Son of the Mob.
Lynch, Chris. Slot Machine.
Rennison, Louise. Knocked Out By My Nunga Nungas.
Rylant, Cynthia. God Went to Beauty School. |
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Mysteries
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Cooney, Caroline. Burning Up; The Terrorist; Wanted!
McNamee, Graham. Acceleration.
Nixon, Joan. Nightmare. |
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Novels About Problems & Issues
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Anderson, Laurie. Speak.
Brown, Susan M. You're Dead, David Borelli. (Located
in Juvenile Fiction)
Bunting, Eve. Blackwater.
Cohn, Rachel. Gingerbread.
Danziger, Paula and Martin, Ann. Snail Mail No More.
Fleischman, Paul. Seedfolks.
Flinn, Alex. Breathing Underwater.
Frank, E.R. America.
Koertge, Ron. Stoner and Spaz.
McCants, William D. Much Ado about Prom Night.
Myers, Anna. Ethan Between Us.
Peck, Richard. The Last Safe Place on Earth.
Strasser, Todd. How I Changed My Life.
Thomas, Rob. Rats Saw God.
Trueman, Terry. Stuck in Neutral. |
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Romance/
Love
Stories |
Applegate, Katherine. Sharing Sam.
Love & Sex: Ten Stories of Truth. (Call Number:
YA SC LOVE)
Steel, Danielle. The Gift. (Located
in Adult Fiction)
Von Ziegesar, Cecily. Gossip Girl series |
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Science Fiction
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Gilmore, Kate. The Exchange Student.
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the Betrayed; Among the Hidden;
Among the Impostors.
Paulsen, Gary. The Transall Saga.
Scott, Michael. Gemini Game.
Sleator, William. Rewind.
Zindel, Paul. The Doom Stone.
Zindel, Paul. Rats. (Located
in Juvenile Fiction) |
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Thrillers/
Suspense Novels
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Cooney, Caroline. Flash Fire; Hush, Little Baby.
Cormier, Robert. In the Middle of the Night.
Dickey, Eric Jerome. Thieves' Paradise. (Located
in Adult Fiction)
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Running Out of Time.
Horowitz, Anthony. Point Blank;
Stormbreaker.
Korman, Gordon. Son of the Mob.
Pascal, Francine. Fearless Vol 1.
Peretti, Frank. Nightmare Academy.
Preston, Richard. The Cobra Event. (Located
in Adult Fiction)
Smith, Roland. Zach's Lie.
Zindel, Paul. Reef of Death. |
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These books are shelved
in the Young Adult Section of the library by Author unless otherwise noted
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