Release Date: 9/3/10
John and Andrea offer a selection of book suggestions for the young adult in your life. Please take a moment to rate the episode at the end of this listing and to comment on it here.
Recommended Reading
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson (2009/hc)
high school
realistic fiction
http://www.amazon.com/
Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (2006/pb)
middle school
science fiction (alternate future)
http://www.amazon.com/Life-
Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl (2001/pb)
middle school
humorous retelling of a fairy tale
http://www.amazon.com/Goose-
The Boy Who Couldn't Die by William Sleator (2004/pb)
middle school
fantastic horror story
http://www.amazon.com/Boy-Who-
Death and the Arrow by Chris Priestley (2003/pb)
middle school / high school
historical fiction / mystery
http://www.amazon.com/Death-
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (2005/pb)
middle school / high school
science fiction / alternate future
http://www.amazon.com/Uglies-
What Happened to Cass McBride? by Gail Giles (2006/pb)
middle school / high school
mystery / suspense
http://www.amazon.com/What-
Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt (2006/hc)
middle school / high school
fantasy
http://www.amazon.com/Keturah-
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott (2008/hc -- pb coming out Sept 2009)
high school
realistic fiction / suspense
http://www.amazon.com/Living-
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston (2006/pb)
high school
love story
http://www.amazon.com/Their-Eyes-Were-Watching-God/dp/0061120065/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245716508&sr=8-1
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2004/pb)
high school
realistic fiction
http://www.amazon.com/Curious-Incident-Dog-Night-Time/dp/1400032717/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245716683&sr=1-1
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (2006/pb)
high school
memoir
http://www.amazon.com/Glass-Castle-Memoir-Jeannette-Walls/dp/074324754X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245716778&sr=1-1
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