After - Amy Efaw

Devon is a straight-A student and a soccer star; but when she is linked to a newborn baby abandoned in a dumpster and arrested for attempted murder, she denies she was even pregnant.

Candor - Pam Bachorz

Candor, Florida is perfect only because music containing subliminal messages keeps everyone from thinking on their own; but Oscar Banks has found a way to counter program the messages and risks helping new rich kids escape from town. So, when beautiful, free-spirited Nia moves in, will she become like every one else or can Oscar save her?

Graceling - Kristin Cashore

In the Seven Kingdoms, Gracelings have special skills. Katsa's is a gift for killing, which her uncle, the king, exploits for his own purposes. Secretly though, she has formed the Council to use her skills to right wrongs in the kingdom. while on a council mission, she meets Po, also a graceling and a prince from a neighboring kingdom, and together they go on a dangerous quest involving secrets, greed, and kidnapping.

King of the Screwups - K.L. Going

Popular, handsome Liam can never seem to please his CEO Father, Who kicks him out just before his senior year when he screws up agine. His mom arranges for him to live with his gay, rocker uncle. In his new school he decides to be nerdy in hopes of getting back in his dad's good graces. However, his charismatic personality wont stay hidden, and he's encouraged to be himself; but will he ever gain his father's approval.

No Choirboy - Susan Kuklin

Five inmates in American Prisons, who were sentenced to death as teenagers, recount their experiences in prison. Their thoughts about how they ended up there are though provoking

Purple Heart - Patricia McCormick

Private Duffy, awarded a purple heart, wakes up in an army hospital in Iraq, but a memory of shooting a child keeps him from feeling like a hero. As he goes back to combat, he tries to put the pieces back together

The Secret of Sonia Rodriguez - Alan Lawrence Sitomer

Sonia is the daughter of illegal Mexican immigrants and wants to be the first to graduate from high school. Her goal is difficult because she is expected to cook, clean, and take care of her younger siblings. When she rebels, she is sent to Mexico to learn about her heritage. she returns with renewed determination despite her family's lack of support,opposition to a Latin boyfriend, and a drunken uncle's advances. Will she Succeed?

Willow - Julia Hoban

A year ago on a rainy night, Willow drove home because her parents had too much to drink at dinner. she lost control, both her parents died. Now she lives with her married brother, who barely talks to her. to release the pain and guilt she feels, she privately cuts herself, but then she meets a boy who vows to help her.

Brutal - Michael Harmon

When Poe Holly's doctor mother goes off to save the world, poe is sent to live with the dad she has never met. in the small california town, L. A.- born, punk rocker poe must fight against a high school system that allows special treatment fro elite students, and bullying for those who are different.

Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater

Grace has spent year watching wolves in to woods behind her house; but when the golden eyed wolf appears on the doorstep in human form, her life suddenly changes

Reality Check - Peter Abrahams

Cody is a working-class boy with dreams of a college football scholarship. when a knee injury destroys his college dreams and he drops out of school, his girlfriend's father sends her across the country to an exclusive boarding school to get her away from him. but, when clea disappears, cody goes to join the search fro her and gets mixed up in a dangerous mystery.

North of Beautiful - Justina Chen Headley

Artistic Terra, who is beautiful except fro a large port wine birth mark on he cheek, goes aginst her verbally abusive father's wishes and attempts one more surgery to remove it. In the process, She Meets Jacob, An Asian Goth boy with a cleft lip, who helps her discover the true meaning of beauty and self-worth on a trip to China.

Last Thing I Remember - Andrew Klavan

When Charlie West wakes up in a torture chamber, the last thing he remembers is a typical high school day a year ago. He manages to escape only to find out that the police and a group of terrorists are chasing him.

The Compound - S.A. Bodeen

Eli's billionaire father built an underground compound in case of nuclear war. He and his family minus his twin brother and grandmother, managed to escape to the compound after receiving word of a nuclear strike. Now just six years later, locked inside with supplies mysteriously running out and other facts just not adding up Eli is starting to question his father's sanity and their ability to survive.

If I Stay - Gayle Forman

Mia and her family are in a car accident the kills her parents and brother and leaves her in a coma. using flashbacks and out of body experiences to describe what is currently happening, Mia considers all sides to her decision to live or die.