Title

Author

Call

Notes

Dark Song

Gail Giles

FIC GIL

After her father loses his job and she finds out that her parents have lied to her, fifteen-year-old Ames feels betrayed enough to become involved with a criminal who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

Lockdown: Escape from Furnace

Smith

FIC SMI

When fourteen-year-old Alex is framed for murder, he becomes an inmate in the Furnace Penitentiary, where brutal inmates and sadistic guards reign, boys who disappear in the middle of the night sometimes return weirdly altered, and escape might just be possible.

Solitary: Escape from Furnace 2

Smith

FIC SMI

Sequel to: Lockdown. Alex Sawyer and his friends end up in even more trouble after being caught trying to escape from Furnace Penitentiary for young offenders, and they find themselves struggling to survive solitary confinement.

Freaks & Revelations

Hurwin

FIC HUR

"Inspired by real events in the lives of Matthew Boger and Tim Zaal." A story told in the alternating voices of a seventeen-year-old racist and a thirteen-year-old boy cast out of his home for being gay, whose violent encounter with each other has a lasting impact on their futures.

Lockdown

Walter Dean Myers

FIC MYE

Teenage Reese, serving time at a juvenile detention facility, gets a lesson in making it through hard times from an unlikely friend with a harrowing past.

Last Night I Sang to the Monster

Saenz

FIC SAE

Eighteen-year-old Zach does not remember how he came to be in a treatment center for alcoholics, but through therapy and caring friends, his amnesia fades and he learns to face his past while working toward a better future.

Bad Monkey

Ruff

FIC RUF

Jane Charlotte, arrested for murder, is referred to a psychiatrist who tries to figure out what is really going on after Jane explains that as a member of a secret group devoted to fighting evil, she is responsible for getting rid of irredeemable persons--otherwise known as "Bad Monkeys."

Jarhead

Swofford

FIC SWO

The author, a U.S. Marine, recounts his disturbing experiences in the 1991 Gulf War and reflects upon the emotional damage he suffered and the nature of both the American military and war itself.

Tyrell

Booth

FIC BOO

Fifteen-year-old Tyrell, who is living in a Bronx homeless shelter with his spaced-out mother and his younger brother, tries to avoid temptation so he does not end up in jail like his father.

The Roar

Clayton

On order

In an overpopulated world where all signs of nature have been obliterated and a wall has been erected to keep out plague-ridden animals, twelve-year-old Mika refuses to believe that his twin sister was killed after being abducted, and continues to search for her in spite of the dangers he faces in doing so.

Skybreaker

Oppel

FIC OPP

Matt Cruse, a student at the Airship Academy, and Kate de Vries, a young heiress, team up with a gypsy and a daring captain, to find a long-lost airship, rumored to carry a treasure beyond imagination.

Airborn

Oppel

FIC OPP

Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface.

Stairclimber

Oppel

FIC OPP

As members of the first crew of astralnauts, Matt Cruse and Kate De Vries journey into outer space on the "Starclimber" and face a series of catastrophes that threaten the survival of all on board.

Maze Runner

Dashner

FIC DAS

Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.

Scorch Trials

Dashner

FIC DAS

Sequel to: The maze runner. Thomas and the Gladers, having solved the Maze, plan on returning to their lives, but instead find the earth a wasteland with Cranks roaming the desert in search of their next meal and they are faced with the challenge of crossing the Scorch in two weeks in order to arrive at a safe haven.

Homeboyz

Sitomer

FIC SIT

Seventeen-year-old Teddy Anderson, who is known on the streets as T-Bear, decides to seek revenge on the person responsible for his little sister's death, which was caused by a stray bullet from a semiautomatic handgun.

The Hunger Games

Collins

FIC COL

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death. Also recommended: Catching Fire & Mockingjay (Books 2 & 3)

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game

Lewis

FIC LEW

Back story -- The market for football players -- Crossing the line -- The blank slate -- Death of a lineman -- Inventing Michael -- The pasta coach -- Character courses -- Birth of a star -- The egg bowl -- Freak of nurture -- And Moses stuttered. Details the life of University of Mississippi football player Michael Oher, who was raised by a crack addicted mother and adopted at the age of sixteen by a wealthy family, and explores the rising importance and salary of the offensive left tackle in the game of football.

Slam

Hornby

FIC HOR

At the age of fifteen, Sam Jones's girlfriend gets pregnant and Sam's life of skateboarding and daydreaming about Tony Hawk changes drastically.

The Hand You’re Dealt

Volponi

FIC VOL

When seventeen-year-old Huck's vindictive math teacher wins the town poker tournament and takes the winner's watch away from Huck's father while he is in a coma, Huck vows to get even with him no matter what it takes.

The Knife of Never Letting Go

Ness

FIC NES

Pursued by power-hungry Prentiss and mad minister Aaron, young Todd and Viola set out across New World searching for answers about his colony's true past and seeking a way to warn the ship bringing hopeful settlers from Old World.  Also recommended: The Ask and the Answer (Books 2)

Payback Time

Deuker

FIC DEU

Overweight, somewhat timid Mitch reluctantly agrees to be the sports reporter for the Lincoln High newspaper because he is determined to be a writer, but he senses a real story in Angel, a talented football player who refuses to stand out on the field--or to discuss his past.

Blade: Playing Dead

Bowler

On order

A fourteen-year-old British street person with extraordinary powers of observation and self-control must face murderous thugs connected with a past he has tried to forget, when his skills with a knife earned him the nickname, Blade. Also recommended: Blade: Out of the Shadows (Book 2)

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment

Patterson

FIC PAT

After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "birdkids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose.  Also recommended: books 2-7

Why I Fight

Oaks

FIC OAK

After his house burns down, twelve-year-old Wyatt Reaves takes off with his uncle, and the two of them drive from town to town for six years, earning money mostly by fighting, until Wyatt finally confronts his parents one last time.

One Good Punch

Wallace

FIC WAL

Eighteen-year-old Michael Kerrigan, writer of obituaries for the Scranton Observer and captain of the track team, is ready for the most important season of his life--until the police find four joints in his school locker, and he is faced with a choice that could change everything.

Cherub: The Recruit

Muchamore

FIC MUC

James becomes a part of the highly secretive organization, CHERUB, a group of teens whose mission is to spy on terrorists and international drug dealers, hack into computers, and download crucial information for the government. Also recommend: Cherub: The Dealer

Blank Confession

Hautman

FIC HAU

A new and enigmatic student named Shayne appears at high school one day, befriends the smallest boy in the school, and takes on a notorious drug dealer before turning himself in to the police for killing someone.

The Tomorrow Code

Falkner

FIC FAL

Two New Zealand teenagers receive a desperate SOS from their future selves and set out on a quest to stop an impending ecological disaster that could mean the end of humanity.

Stormbreaker (Alex Rider)

Horowitz

FIC HOR

After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.  Also recommend: books 2-9