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1st Person Personal

Anderson, M. T. Feed. Candlewick, 2002. 236p.
In a not-so-brave new world, where most people have computer implants in their heads that control their environment, Titus and Violet take a bold step and disturb the status quo.

Bauer, Joan. Hope Was Here. G.P. Putnam, 2000. 186p.
When sixteen-year-old Hope and her aunt who raised her move form Brooklyn to small town Mulhoney, Wisconsin, they find work as a waitress and a cook in the local diner and become active in a political campaign to oust the town’s corrupt mayor.

Donnelly, Jennifer. A Northern Light. Harcourt, 2003. 386p.
In 1906, sixteen-year-old would-be writer and college student, Mattie, finds herself compelled to search for the truth about the drowning death of Grace Brown. Based on a true story.

Grimes, Nikki. Bronx Masquerade. Dial Books, 2002. 167p.
Convinced that poetry isn’t worth their time, students at a Bronx high school are surprised to discover its value as they read aloud the poems that they’ve written, revealing their innermost thoughts and fears to their formerly clueless classmates.

Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night. Doubleday, 2003. 226p.
Despite his overwhelming fear of interacting with people, Christopher a fifteen-year-old autistic savant decides to investigate the murder of his neighbor’s dog.

Johnson, Angela. The First Part Last. Simon & Schuster, 2003. 131p.
Bobby’s carefree teenage life comes to a screeching halt when he becomes a father and must care for his adored baby daughter.

Kantor, Melissa. Confessions of a Not It Girl. Hyperion, 2004. 247p.
Senior Jan Miller is convinced that the forces of the universe are against her as she struggles with her less-than-perfect self in the high-style world of Manhattan.

Korman, Gordon. Son of the Mob. Hyperion, 2002. 262p.
Vince Luca is trying to live his life as a normal high school student under the shadow of his powerful organized-crime boss father.

Layne, Steven L. This Side of Paradise. Pelican, 2003. 215p.
After his father begins working for the mysterious Eden Corporation, Jack, a high school junior, uncovers a sinister plot that threatens the existence of his entire family.

Miklowitz, Gloria D. The Enemy Has a Face. Eerdmans, 2003. 139p.
Israeli citizens Netta, her brother Adam, and her parents have temporarily relocated to L.A. because of her father’s sensitive research, and when Adam disappears, all signs point to it being the work of Palestinian terrorists.

Peters, Julie Anne. Define “Normal”. Little, Brown & Company, 2000. 196p.
When she agrees to participate in the peer counseling program at school, Antonia is unprepared for the black lipstick and pierced eyebrows of her first counselee, and she never dreams that Jazz is the one who will ultimately help her deal with the serious problems Antonia has at home.

Plum-Ucci, Carol. The She. Harcourt, 2003. 280p
After his parents are lost at sea, Evan Barrett finds himself helping a fellow student deal with another drowning and learns to face his fears--- both real and imagined.

Reese, Celia. Pirates! Bloomsbury, 2003. 379p.
The “true” and remarkable adventures of Nancy Kington and her slave friend, Minerva Sharpe, female pirates who travel the world in search of treasure.

Tashjian, Janet. The Gospel According to Larry. Henry Holt, 2001. 227p.
In a series of “sermons,” seventeen-year old loner Josh tries to make a difference in the world by railing against life as he sees it through postings on his culture-bashing website.

Thomas, Rob. Rats Saw God. Simon & Schuster, 1996. 218p.
In hopes of graduating, Steve York must complete a hundred- page writing assignment which actually helps him sort out his relationship with his famous astronaut father and the events that changed him form a promising student into a troubled teen.

Trueman, Terry. Stuck in Neutral. HarperCollins, 2000. 114p.
Fourteen-year-old Shaun McDaniel, who has cerebral palsy, is living with the fear or hope that his father is planning to kill him.

Wittlinger, Ellen. The Long Night of Leo and Bree. Simon & Schuster, 2002. 111p.
On the anniversary of his sister’s murder, Leo, tormented by his mother’s accusations, finally loses it and strikes back by kidnapping a wealthy girl intending to kill her.

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