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Brashares, Ann. Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood. YA/ F/ BRA/ CD BOOK
In this final novel of the series, the sagas of Lena, Carmen, Tibby, and Bridget intertwine as they learn about boys, love, and the importance of the past.

Green, John. Looking for Alaska. YA/ F/ GRE/ CD BOOK
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death.

Horowitz, Anthony. Eagle Strike. YA/ F/ HOR/ CD BOOK
After a chance encounter with assassin Yassen Gregorovich in the South of France, teenage spy Alex Rider investigates international pop star and philanthropist Damian Cray whose new video game venture hides sinister motives involving Air Force One, nuclear missiles, and the international drug trade.

Horowitz, Anthony. Evil Star. YA/ F/ HOR/ CD BOOK
Having locked the Raven's gate, 14-year-old Matt travels to Peru where he meets the second of the five gatekeepers and works with him to try to stop the opening of a second gate somehow related to the Nazca Lines.

Horowitz, Anthony. Point Blank. YA/ F/ HOR/ CD BOOK
Full of heart-pounding adventure, technological wizardry, and a James Bond-like spirit, this sequel to STORMBREAKER is a thrill ride readers won't want to stop.

Lupica, Mike. Heat. YA/ F/ LUP/ CD BOOK
Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.

Murdock, Catherine Gilbert. Dairy Queen. YA/ F/ MUR/ CD BOOK
After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.

Patterson, James. Maximum Ride: School’s Out – Forever. YA/ F/ PAT/ CD BOOK
After a short stay with an FBI agent who gives them a chance to attend school and live a normal life, the six genetically-altered, winged youths head toward Florida and Max's ultimate destiny--to save the world, whether she wants to or not.

Bibliographic Information ©2007 BWI

Posted by lagrang at 03:39 PM | Permalink

Just a couple of reminders:

For all questions about the Young Adult Summer Reading Program, including where to sign up, how to sign up, and how to report a book that you read, please come to the Adult Reference Desk, especially if I am not at the Young Adult Desk. This is especially true if you come in the evening, when I am usually not at the Library.
You have TWO AND A HALF MORE WEEKS – we’re halfway through the Program – to sign up for the Young Adult Summer Reading Program and to report the books that you read. REMEMBER – you just have to read THREE books, one of which should be a mystery, in order to WIN COOL PRIZES! But you also have to come back to the Adult Reference Desk to report the books you read on your registration card, so that I know you read them!
If you have any questions, just call me at the Young Adult Desk: 352-0576. Or email me at ya@lagrangelibrary.org, or AIM me at lgpublib. Calling is probably best.
Have fun this summer and KEEP READING!!

--Noël

Posted by lagrang at 06:56 AM | Permalink

Arnold, Tedd. Rat Life. YA/ ARN
When Rat offers Todd a gig at the drive-in theater, Todd takes jumps at the chance. But hanging out with Rat leads to a host of strange experiences and perplexing questions.

Bowers, Laura. Beauty Shop For Rent…Fully Equipped, Inquire Within. YA/ BOW
Raised by a great-grandmother and a bunch of beauty shop buddies, fourteen-year-old Abbey resolves to overcome her unhappy childhood and disillusionment with the mother who deserted her.

Cullen, Lynn. I Am Rembrandt’s Daughter. YA/ CUL
In Amsterdam in the mid-1600s, Cornelia's life as the illegitimate child of renowned painter Rembrandt is marked by plague, poverty, and despair at ever earning her father's love, until she sees hope for a better future in the eyes of a wealthy suitor.

Erskine, Kathryn. Quaking. YA/ ERS
Everything changes for 14-year-old Matt when she moves in with peaceful Quakers Sam and Jessica Fox, who are active in the movement against the war in the Middle East. Soon conflict arises in the town due to the war, and no one is safe.

Jones, Carrie. Tips on Having a Gay (Ex) Boyfriend. YA/ JON
This book chronicles high school senior Belle's experiences and thoughts over the course of one week, after her longtime boyfriend Dylan breaks up with her and tells her that he is gay. Alternating between daily encounters with her classmates, flashbacks of her time together with Dylan, and Belle's list of tips on how to cope with the situation, each chapter is a step in Belle's progression-and that of her small Maine hometown-from shock to acceptance of Dylan's announcement, culminating with the school dance on Friday night, which she and Dylan both attend with new boyfriends. -- VOYA™ - 06-01-2007

Michaels, Rune. Genesis Alpha. YA/ MIC
Josh and Max are closer than most brothers because Josh's stem cells saved Max from cancer but when Max is arrested for the murder of a young girl, Josh has doubts about his brother and his place in the world.

Except where indicated, Bibliographic Information ©2007 BWI

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