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WINTER READS 2005
Adoff Names will Never Hurt Me Anderson Catalyst Cabot The Princess Present Grayson Waterloo Station Hart Haunted Ground Hart Lake of Sorrows Picoult My Sister's Keeper Picoult Plain Truth Stewart Head Games
FALL READS 2004
Bennett A Heart Divided Caletti Honey, Baby, Sweetheart Clements Things Not Seen Giles Dead Girls don't write letters Hannah The Things we do for Love Preston The Boat of Dreams, a Christmas Story Rabb The Chocolate Love Rabb Rose Queen Renison Away laughing on a fast camel Shusterman Speeding Bullet Whytock My Cup Runneth Over Wiggs The Ocean between us Wittlinger Heart on my sleeve 2003 Go to Winter Reads Go to Spring Reads Go to Holly's Friends
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FALL READS 2003 |
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| Bauer | Stand Tall |
| Brooks | Lucas |
| Frey | A million little pieces |
| Goobie | Before Wings |
| Sticks and Stones | |
| Who owns Kelly Paddik? | |
| Lester | When Dad Killed Mom |
| Mayfield | Drowning Anna |
| Myers | Monster |
| Rennison | Dancing in my Nuddy Pants |
| Sebold | The Lovely Bones |
Adoff, Jaime Names will Never Hurt Me
Poetic prose that is true high school....shocking!
Anderson, Laurie Halse Catalyst
Anderson, author of Speak, an emotionally moving novel, has written another story about a character who lives in the same town. Kate Malone's life is pretty straight-forward until the day her nemesis' house burns down. Her life changes and she realizes that every person cannot be judged by their outward appearance. This is a great read which will change your mind about people's actions!
Bennett, Cherie and Jeff Gottesfeld A Heart Divided
A young, aspiring playwright moves to Redford, Tennessee and she believes that her life is over. Soon she gets involved with Project Change the Flag and she realizes the true meaning of a "heart divided."
Cabot, Meg The Princess Present
Another entry in the Princess Diaries Series. A fast, but hilarious read with Mia managing to get into several scrapes with her grandmother.
Caletti, Deb Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
"Kind of a weird book!" The main character thinks that she is a wallflower and is very unsure of herself. She meets the requisite "bad boy" and realizes that her life is not that bad. A good read.
Clements, Andrew Things Not Seen
A boy who turns invisible goes through several weeks discovering that he knows more about himself than he did before his mishap.
Giles, Gail Dead Girls Don't Write Letters
This book was crazy, scary and too good to put down! You have to keep reading to figure out what is going on.
Grayson, Emily Waterloo Station
A poignant novel about love lasting ever beyond death.
Hannah, Kristin The Things we do for Love
A sweet, touching novel that involves you in the feelings of very believable characters.
Hart, Erin Haunted Ground and Lake of Sorrows
In her debut novel, Erin Hart has portrayed Ireland at it's best. Two separate cases are uncovered and solved almost simultaneously in a story that is a bit crazy and scary all at the same time.
Lake of Sorrows is the sequel which features the same characters. Stick with this one as it starts slowly, but is definitely better than the first novel.
Picoult, Jodi My Sister's Keeper
This very meaningful book goes beyond our everyday worries and takes a look at someone else's fight for the rights to their body. A very moving novel.
A novel that will astound you. It divulges the consequences between right and wrong. Picoult writes a thrilling, meaningful read.
Preston, Richard The Boat of Dreams; a Christmas Story
A sweet novel, combining Santa and God, which will make you laugh and cry.
Funny! Two girls move away from home and live in Venice. (Well, Venice in the Western U.S.) Great read.
Rabb, M. E. The Chocolate Lover
The second novel in Rabb's "Missing Persons" series. You get to revisit Sam & Sophie in Venice. Another winner.
Renison, Louise Away laughing on a fast camel
This is part of the Georgia Nicholson series. Pick up the first four before you read this - they are all great!
Shusterman, Neal Speeding Bullet
Nick Herrera is just like everyone else - or is he? Is he a hero? A quick read with some interesting twists.
A fascinating trip by one girl into a land of fantasy because she hates reality. Her whole world changes, however, when she meets Jonathan and they develop a game of their own.
Whytock, Cherry My Cup Runneth Over
Savvy Angela Cooks Potts is a lot like Bridget Jones. Great British fun complete with illustrations. A sequel is coming....
Wiggs, Susan The Ocean Between Us
The book is a little slow in the beginning, but it is worth sticking with the story. It is more than just a tragedy; it is about a woman's fight to be better.
Wittlinger, Ellen Heart on my Sleeve
Written through e-mails, notes and instant messaging, Heart on My Sleeve is a fun read. It reveals how the human heart works, and how things aren't always what they seem.
Fall 2003
When reading this book, it was hard to get into it; but once you can, the book is touching.
Lester, Julius When Dad Killed Mom
Shocking! You see how commonplace the crime becomes when parents kill each other and the victims become forgotten.
Reading this book has shown me that comments we make can be taken literally. This is a really great read!
A book about being proud of who you are. Tree, at first, is not proud to be tall, but after living through certain incidents, he becomes proud of who he is.
Rennison, Louise Dancing in my Nuddy Pants
Stop!! If you haven't read the first four, then go back and read those first. They are all hilarious.
Sebold, Alice The Lovely Bones
The whole time you are reading this book, you just want Suzie to feel better about her circumstances.
A fast-paced book about one boy's fight to stay out of jail.
Frey, James A Million Little Pieces
This novel is raw. Mr. Frey does not sugar-coat his problems. It is a touching story with pain, love, and honesty all wrapped up in one man. (true story)
You will believe that people really do regret the bad things that happened in their past when you read this book.
Goobie, Beth Sticks and Stones
One girl's reputation is ruined all because of one boy.
Goobie, Beth Who owns Kelly Paddik?
A sexually abused child just wants to belong, but is unable to until she can accept that her father is dead.
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