Teens
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Humorous
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Anderson,
Laurie Halse
Prom
215p. (Gr 7-12)
Ashley is not a prom type person but when a prom emergency
occurs, her best friend Natalia drags her into actually creating
a prom and changes Ashley's life.
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Behrens,
Andy
All
The Way
216p. (Gr 9-12)
Ian has met the girl of his dreams, on the Internet. One
catch, she lives 900 miles away. Ian enlists the help of
his two friends to embark on an incredibly funny road trip,
who knows what will happen?
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Dokey,
Cameron
Golden
179p. (Gr 8-10)
In this fairy tale retell Rapunzel is bald and is in competition
with a golden haired would be princess.
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Ehrenhaft,
Daniel
Drawing
a Blank, Or, How I Tried To Solve a Mystery, End a Feud,
and Land the Girl of My Dreams
326p. (Gr 9-12)
Carlton Dunne IV is obsessed with drawing comics. When he
finds out that his dad's been kidnapped over an ancient
(and
he's always thought imaginary) feud, Carlton must ditch boarding
school and fly to Scotland where he's offered help by a
girl
who just might be the super hero of his comic dreams. Or
is she the villain? |
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Going,
K.L.
Fat
Kid Rules the World
187p. (Gr 10-12)
Life turns around for seventeen-year-old, 296 pound Troy Billings
when he becomes drummer in a punk rock band. |
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Koertge,
Ron
Where
the Kissing Never Stops
217p. (Gr 8-12)
Walker's father has died, his girlfriend has moved away and
the family finances are in shambles. Finally he meets a
new
girl and things are going well - until his mother announces
she's got a new job as a stripper! |
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Korman,
Gordon
Born
to Rock
261p. (Gr 7-10)
Leo Caraway, Young Republican, has almost finished high school
when he's falsely accused of cheating on a test. His scholarship
is revoked, no more Harvard. Luckily Leo's just found out
that his biological father is King Maggot, the craziest rocker
in American punk history. He'll try and survive a summer
tour
with the King if it means he can get the funds for school.
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Larochelle,
David
Absolutely,
Positively Not
219 p. (Gr 7-10)
16-year-old Steven was a happy closet square dancer until
one day when he started having questions about not being
"so gay". His insightful coming-out story is
not only touching and hilarious, but also filled with love
and acceptance.
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Limb,
Sue
Girl, Going on 17, Pants On Fire
233p. (Gr 7-10)
The third installment of this series finds Jess starting
school with Fred denying they are together, the departure
of her favorite teacher, and detention all mark the beginning
of a very funny school year.
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Lubar,
David
Dunk
249p. (Gr 7-10)
Chad spends the summer before his junior year in high school
working as a dunk tank clown at a Jersey shore amusement
park. Underneath his funny jokes there's plenty of anger
about the problems in his life.
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Maxwell,
Katie
Circus
Of the Darned
182 p. (Gr 9-12)
As Fran travels around Europe with the GothFaire, she must
deal with hundred-year-old ghosts, a Wiccan mom, and the rules
of dating a motorcycle riding vampire.
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Pratchett,
Terry
Jingo
: a Discworld Novel
323p. (Gr 7-12 )
Two rival cities of Ankh-Morpork and Al-Khali are staging
a war over an uninhabited island, suddenly rising out of the
Discworld's sea. Based on a fantasy world eerily similar to
ours, Jingo is filled with characters that will make you laugh
and ponder our own world and society.
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Shields,
Gillian
The
Actual Real Reality of Jennifer James
363p. (Gr 7-10)
Jennifer's totally average high school is going to be hosting
the reality show "Down the Bog" (UK slang-speak for "Down
the Toilet"). Jennifer, geek extraordinaire, doesn't even
have a chance of being chosen to compete. Can she defeat the
evil Tallulah to win a scholarship to an exclusive boarding
school?
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Yoo,
David
Girls
For Breakfast
294p. (Gr 9-12)
Today is his high school graduation and Nick Park is standing
on top of a water tower waiting for someone to miss him. The
events leading up to this include naked women, kung fu, cigarettes,
and the misguided but hilarious pursuit of popularity. |
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Compiled by Teen Services Librarians 2006.
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