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In the Land of the Lawn Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales
by David Lubar Year Published: 2003 Short story collectionHilarious and harrowing. Warped. Creepy. Addicting nonetheless! I dare you to read these VERY short stories. The first of a series. BEST READ-ALOUD EVER!
The Might Miss Malone
by Christopher Paul Curtis Year Published: 2012 historical fictionDeza Malone's family has the motto "We are a family on a journey to a place called Wonderful" and Deza is consistently marked in her school as someone who is sure to go far in life. However, when the Great Depression hits Deza's hometown of Gary, Indiana, her father loses his job and must travel in order to find work. Her mother uproots the family and goes out in search of Deza's father, with Deza and her brother ending up in a Hooverville outside Flint, Michigan. As life continues to go on, Deza's brother Jimmie leaves the camp in the hopes of becoming a performer while Deza and her mother try to carry on in the hopes of finding Deza's father. (from Wikipedia)
Heart, humor, adventure, and vital historical perspective! (from Ms. Levine)
A TALE DARK AND GRIMM
by ADAM GIDWITZ Year Published: 2011Hansel and Gretel actually had their heads chopped off. Who knew? If that statement sends you scrambling for your favorite search engine, Gidwitz is savoring that reaction. And for readers who shriek with bloodthirsty delight, not skepticism, he has much more in store. Fracturing the folk tales of the Brothers Grimm, Gidwitz brings together old and new traditions of matter-of-fact horror. Publishers Weekly
Read this one, then on to the two sequels! These are not to be missed, but do not read right before bedtime.
THE MAZE RUNNER
by JAMES DASHNER Year Published: 2010Imagine waking up one day in total darkness, unsure of where you are and unable to remember anything about yourself except your first name. You're in a bizarre place devoid of adults called the Glade. The Glade is an enclosed structure with a jail, a graveyard, a slaughterhouse, living quarters, and gardens. And no way out. Outside the Glade is the Maze, and every day some of the kids -- the Runners -- venture into the labyrinth, trying to map the ever-changing pattern of walls in an attempt to find an exit from this hellish place. So far, no one has figured it out. (publisher's note)
Divergent
by Roth, Veronica Year Published: 2011 Sci FiIn a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.The Hunger Games Series
by Suzanne Collins Year Published: began 2008 fantasy- a 2008 science fiction novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins. It is written in the voice of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, exercises political control over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games are an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death.Catching Fire (second book) is in the theaters now! First one was awesome!The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak Year Published: 2005 Historical fictionNarrated by Death, the book is set in Nazi Germany, a place and time when the narrator notes he was extremely busy. It describes a young girl's relationship with her foster parents, the other residents of their neighborhood, and a Jewish fist-fighter who hides in her home during the escalation of World War II. First published in 2005, the book has won numerous awards and was listed on the The New York Times Best Seller list for over 230 weeks.