Books for the Soul (compiled in 1997)
Anaya, Rudolfo. Bless Me, Ultima
Anderson, Joan Wester. Where Angels Walk
Bach, Richard. Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Banks, Lynne Reid. One More River
Chicken Soup for the Soul:101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit.
Ed. By Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
Coman, Carolyn. Tell Me Everything
Craven, Margaret. I Heard the Owl Call My Name
Dickinson, Peter. Tulku
Hesse, Herman. Siddhartha
Highwater, Jamake. Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey
Holmes, Marjorie. Two from Galilee
Kerr, M.E. Is That You, Miss Blue?
Levitin, Sonia. The Return
Meyer, Carolyn. Gideon’s People
Nolan, Han. Send Me Down a Miracle
Oke, Janette. Drums of Change
Paton, Alan. Cry, the Beloved Country
Paulsen, Gary. The Tent: A Parable in One Sitting
Peck, Richard. The Last Safe Place on Earth
Potok, Chaim. The Chosen
Service, Pamela. The Reluctant God
Temple, Frances. The Ramsay Scallop
Werlin, Nancy. Are You Alone on Purpose?
Wojtasik, Ted. No Strange Fire
Yolen, Jane. The Devil’s Arithmetic
Adult Mysteries for Teens (compiled in 1998)
Barnes, Linda. Snapshot.
Barr, Nevada. Firestorm.
Black, Veronica. Vow of Fidelity.
Brennan, Carol. Chill of Summer.
Christie, Agatha. And Then There Were None.
Cornwell, Patricia. Postmortem.
Day, Diane. Strange Files of Fremont Jones
Dereske, Jo. Miss Zukas and the Library Murders.
Evanovich, Janet. Two for the Dough.
Feinstein, John. Winter Games.
Francis, Dick. Hot Money.
Hillerman, Tony. Thief of Time.
Katz, Jon. The Last Housewife.
Kijewski, Karen. Copy Kat.
King, Laurie. Beekeeper's Apprentice.
King, Laurie. A Grave Talent.
Lackey, Mercedes. Sacred Ground.
Lawrence, Martha C. Murder in Scorpio.
McCrumb, Sharyn. Paying the Piper.
Mystery Cats. Edited by Lilian Jackson Braun
Parker, Robert B. Early Autumn.
Peters, Elizabeth. Crocodile on the Sandbank.
Prowell, Sandra West. When Wallflowers Die.
Scottoline, Lisa. Everywhere That Mary Went.
Smith, Julie. Tourist Trap.
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Feel Good Books (compiled in 1998)
Aldrich, Bess Streeter. A Lantern in Her Hand.
Barrie, Barbara. Adam Zigzag.
Bauer, Joan. Squashed.
Canfield, Jack. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul.
Gilbreth, Frank B. Cheaper by the Dozen.
Godfrey, Martyn. Please Remove Your Elbow from My Ear.
Hayes, Daniel. No Effect.
Herriott, James. All Creatures Great and Small.
Howe, James. The New Nick Kramer, or My Life as a Baby-sitter.
Johnson, LouAnne. Dangerous Minds.
Keller, Beverly. The Amazon Papers.
Koertge, Ron. The Harmony Arms.
McBride, James. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother.
Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables.
Murphy, Barbara Beasley. Fly Like an Eagle.
Spinelli, Jerry. Crash.
Trembath, Don. The Tuesday Cafe.
Webster, Jean. Daddy Long-legs.
Wyss, Thelma Hatch. Here at the Scenic Vu Motel.
Teens from Other Times: Historical Fiction (compiled in 1998)
Alder. Elizabeth. The King's Shadow.
Armstrong, Jennifer. Steal Away.
Berry, James. Ajeemah and His Son.
Bosse, Malcolm. Examination.
Cushman, Catherine. Catherine, Called Birdy.
Fleischman, Paul. Bull Run.
Greene, Bette. Summer of My German Soldier.
Gregory, Kristiana. Earthquake at Dawn.
Haugaard, Erik. The Samurai's Tale.
Holland, Isabelle. Behind the Lines.
Hotze, Sollace. A Circle Unbroken.
Konigsburg, E.L. The Second Mrs. Giaconda.
Laksy, Kathryn. Beyond the Burning Time.
Lester, Julius. This Strange New Feeling.
Levitin, Sonia. Escape From Egypt.
Meyer, Carolyn. White Lilacs.
Myers, Walter Dean. Fallen Angels.
Paterson, Katherine. Lyddie.
Pullman, Philip. The Ruby in the Smoke.
Rinaldi, Ann. In My Father's House.
Salisbury, Graham. Under the Blood-Red Sun.
Talbert, Marc. Heart of the Jaguar.
Walsh, Jill Paton. Parcel of Patterns.
White, Ellen Emerson. The Road Home.
Wisler, G. Clifton. Red Cap.
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Page Turners --Adult Novels for Teens (compiled in 2000)
Baldacci, David. Absolute Power.
Blume, Judy. Summer Sisters.
Borchardt, Alice. The Silver Wolf.
Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game.
Connelly, Michael. Blood Work.
Crichton, Michael. Sphere.
Deaver, Jeffery. The Bone Collector.
Finder, Joseph. High Crimes.
Friedman, Hal. Over the Edge.
Gabaldon, Diana. Outlander.
Gerritsen, Tess. Life Support.
Gilstrap, John. Nathan's Run.
Grisham, John. The Client.
Hamilton, Laurell K. Guilty Pleasures.
Johansen, Iris. And Then You Die.
King, Stephen. Rose Madder.
Lanier, Virginia. Blind Bloodhound Justice.
Patterson, James. Along Came a Spider.
Patterson, Richard North. Eyes of a Child.
Pearson, Ridley. No Witnesses.
Pratchett, Terry. Maskerade.
Preston, Douglas and Lincoln Child. Relic.
Rovin, Jeff. Vespers.
Tan, Maureen. AKA Jane.
Wilhelm, Kate. The Good Children.
Humor (compiled in 2001)
Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Bauer, Joan. Rules of the Road.
Clark, Catherine. Truth or Dairy.
Creech, Sharon. Absolutely Normal Chaos.
Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963.
Danziger, Paula. This Place Has No Atmosphere.
Davis, Donald. Barking at a Fox-Fur Coat.
Fleischman, Paul. A Fate Totally Worse Than Death.
Goldman, William. The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure.
Hayes, Daniel. Flyers.
Howe. Norma. Adventures of Blue Avenger.
Koertge, Ron. Confess-O-Rama.
Korman, Gordon. The Chicken Doesn't Skate.
Korman, Gordon. Losing Joe's Place.
Larson, Gary. There's a Hair in My Dirt! A Worm's Story
Nodelman. Perry. Behaving Bradley.
Paulsen, Gary. The Schernoff Discoveries.
Peck, Richard. A Long Way From Chicago: A Novel in Stories.
Pinkwater, Jill. Buffalo Brenda.
Pratchett, Terry. Men at Arms: A Novel of Discworld.
Sleator, William. Oddballs.
Spinelli, Jerry. Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush?
Strasser, Todd. How I Spent My Last Night on Earth.
Welter, John. I Want to Buy a Vowel: A Novel of Illegal Alienation.
Wrede, Patricia. Dealing With Dragons.
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Relationships: Friends and Families (compiled in 2002)
Bauer, Cat. Harley, Like a Person
Chbosky, Stephen. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Draper, Sharon M. Forged by Fire
Ewing, Lynne. Party Girl
Hawes, Louise. Rosey in the Present Tense
Hobbs, Will. The Maze
Jenkins, A.M. Breaking Boxes
Johnson, Angela. Toning the Sweep
Koller, Jackie French. A Place to Call Home
Letts, Billie. Where the Heart Is
Mah, Adeline Yen. Chinese Cinderella The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
Marsden, John. Letters from the Inside
Mikaelsen, Ben. Petey
Myers, Walter Dean. Somewhere in the Darkness
Nye, Naomi Shihab. Habibi
Pelzer, Dave. A Child Called "It"
Philbrick, Rodman. Freak the Mighty
Rinaldi, Ann. The Coffin Quil:t The Feud Between the Hatfields & the McCoys
Sones, Sonya. Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy
Thomas, Rob. Rats Saw God
Voigt, Cynthia. Izzy, Willy-Nilly
Wells, Ken. Meely La Bauve: A Novel
Wittlinger, Ellen. Hard Love
War: Conflict and Consequences (compiled in 2002)
Aaseng, Nathan. Navajo Code Talkers
Brown, Dee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Edelman, Bernard. Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam
Eisner, Will. Last Day in Vietnam
Holliday, Laurel. Why Do They Hate Me? Young Lives Caught in War & Conflict
Hunter, Mollie. The King's Swift Rider: A Novel on Robert the Bruce
Huth, Angela. Land Girls
Kubert, Joe. Fax from Sarajevo: A Story of Survival
Mazer, Harry. The Last Mission
Mead, Alice. Adem's Cross
Miklowitz, Gloria D. Masada: The Last Fortress
Mitchell, Margaret. Gone with the Wind
O'Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried
Opdyke, Irene Gut. In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer
Orlev, Uri. The Man From the Other Side
Paulsen, Gary. Soldier's Heart Being the Story of the Enlistment & Due Service of the Boy Charley
Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers
Pausewang, Gudrun. Final Journey
Remarque, Erich-Maria. All Quiet on the Western Front
Reuter, Bjarne. The Boys from St. Petri
Rostkowski, Margaret I. After the Dancing Days
Rylant, Cynthia. I Had Seen Castles
Sacco, Joe. Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995
Wallace, Terry. Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans
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Lock it, Lick it, Click it: Diaries, Letters and Email (compiled in 2003)
Alexander, Caroline. Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition
Anonymous. Go Ask Alice
Black, Jonah. The Black Book: Diary of a Teenage Stud
Cabot, Meg. The Princess Diaries
Clark, Catherine. Wurst Case Scenario
Danzinger, Paula & Ann M. Martin. PS Longer Letter Later
Easton, Kelly. The Life History of a Star
Flinn, Alex. Breathing Underwater
Frank, Anne. The Diary of A Young Girl
Grimes, Nikki. Jazmin's Notebook
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey
Hesse, Karen. Letters from Rifka
Holmes, Barbara Ware. Letters to Julia
Klise, Kate. Trial by Journal
Kluger, Steve. Last Days of Summer
Lee, Tanith. Wolf Tower
Lyons, Mary E. Letters from a Slave Girl
Maxwell, Robin. The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn
McCafferty, Megan. Sloppy Firsts
Moriarty, Jaclyn. Feeling Sorry for Celia
Pfetzer, Mark. Within Reach
Rees, Celia. Witch Child
Rennison, Louise. Angus Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
Stratton, Allan. Leslie's Journal
Tashjian, Janet. Tru Confessions
Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo (compiled in 2003)
Anthony, Piers. On a Pale Horse
Barron, T.A. The Lost Years of Merlin
Bull, Emma. War for the Oaks
Busiek, Kurt. The Wizard's Tale
Card, Orson Scott. Seventh Son
Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl
de Lint, Charles. Jack of Kinrowan
Duane, Diane. So You Want to Be a Wizard
Eddings, David. Pawn of Prophecy
Gaiman, Neil. Stardust
Jones, Diana Wynne. Howl's Moving Castle
Jordan, Robert. Eye of the World
Lackey, Mercedes. The Oathbound
LeGuin, Ursula K. A Wizard of Earthsea
McKinley, Robin. Blue Sword
Morris, Gerald. Squire, His Knight, & His Lady
Nix, Garth. Sabriel
O'Shea, Pat. The Hounds of the Morrigan
Pierce, Meredith Ann. The Darkangel
Pierce, Tamora. Alanna
Pope, Elizabeth Marie. The Perilous Gard
Pratchett, Terry. Carpe Jugulum
Pullman, Phillip. The Golden Compass
Whalen Turner, Megan. The Thief
Yolen, Jane. Dragon's Blood
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This Small World: a Glimpse of Many Cultures (compiled in 2003)
Abelove, Joan. Go and Come Back
Atkin, S. Beth. Voices from the Fields
Bagdasarian, Adam. The Forgotten Fire
Chambers, Veronica. Marisol and Magdalena
Chang, Pang-Mei "Natasha". Bound Feet and Western Dress
Ellis, Deborah. The Breadwinner
Hautzig, Esther. The Endless Steppe
Ho, Minfong. The Clay Marble
Jiang, Ji-Li. Red Scarf Girl
Joseph, Lynn. The Color of My Words
Mazer, Anne. Walk in My World
Namioka, Lensey. Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
Namioka, Lensey. April and the Dragon Lady
Quintana, Anton. The Baboon King
Ryan, Pam Munoz. Esperanza Rising
Soto, Gary. Pacific Crossing
Staples, Suzanne Fisher. Haveli
Staples, Suzanne Fisher. Shiva's Fire
Ung, Loung. First They Killed My Father
Vijayaraghavan, Vineeta. Motherland
Yamanaka, Lois-Ann. Name Me Nobody
Yumoto, Kazumi. The Friends
I’ve Got a Secret (compiled in 2003)
Alphin, Elaine Marie. Counterfeit Son
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak
Billingsley, Franny. Folk Keeper
Bunting, Eve. Blackwater
Carroll, Jenny. Shadowland
Cooney, Caroline B. Driver's Ed
Cormier, Robert. Fade
Creech, Sharon. The Wanderer
Deaver, Julia Reece. The Night I Disappeared
Dessen, Sarah. Dreamland
Ferris, Jean. Eight Seconds
Glenn, Mel. Split Image
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the Hidden
Horowitz, Anthony. Stormbreaker
Johnson, Angela. Heaven
Kerr, M. E. Gentlehands
Konigsburg, E. L. Silent to the Bone
McDonald, Joyce. Swallowing Stones
Murphy, Rita. Night Flying
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Jade Green
Owen, David. Hidden Secrets
Schusterman, Neal. The Dark Side of Nowhere
Straczynski, J. Michael. Rising Stars
Werlin, Nancy. Killer's Cousin
Yolen, Jane. Briar Rose
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Guess Again: Mystery and Suspense! (compiled in 2004)
Avi. Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror.
Braun, Lillian Jackson. The Cat Who Sniffed Glue.
Christie, Agatha. Death on the Nile.
Cooney, Caroline B. Wanted!
Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Duncan, Lois. Who Killed My Daughter.
Emert, Phyllis Raybin. Mysteries of People and Places: Strange Unsolved Mysteries.
Giberga, Jane S. Friends to Die For.
Guy, Rosa. The Disappearance.
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Running Out of Time.
Hamilton, Virginia. The House of Dies Drear.
Holmes, Barbara Ware. Following Fake Man.
Hoobler, Dorothy and Thomas. The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn.
Nickerson, Sara. How to Disappear Completely & Never Be Found.
Nixon, Joan Lowery. Name of the Game was Murder.
Nixon, Joan Lowery. Whispers from the Dead.
Peretti, Frank. Hangman's Curse: Verita's Project #1.
Plum-Ucci, Carol. The Body of Christopher Creed.
Qualey, Marsha. Close to a Killer.
Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game.
Reiss, Kathryn. Paperquake: A Puzzle.
Roberts, Willo Davis. Twisted Summer.
Van Draanen, Wendelin. Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief.
Wynne-Jones, Tim. The Boy in the Burning House.
Own Your Freak (compiled in 2005)
Atkins, Catherine. Alt Ed.
Cohn, Rachel. Gingerbread.
Crutcher, Chris. Whale Talk.
Davis, Amanda. Wonder When You'll Miss Me.
Giles, Gail. Shattering Glass.
Going, K.L. Fat Kid Rules the World.
Hartinger, Brent. The Geography Club.
Howe, James. The Misfits.
Koertge, Ron. Stoner & Spaz.
Korman, Gordon. Son of the Mob.
Lubar, David. Hidden Talents.
Muharrar, Aisha. More Than a Label: Why What You Wear and Who You're with Doesn't Define
Who You Are.
Naifeh, Ted. Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things.
Oates, Joyce Carol. Big Mouth & Ugly Girl.
On the Fringe. Edited by Don R. Gallo.
Peters, Julie Anne. Define "Normal".
Plum-Ucci, Carol. What Happened to Lani Garver?
Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye.
Shetterly, Will. Elsewhere.
Smith, Sherri L. Lucy the Giant.
Spinelli, Jerry. Stargirl.
Tashjian, Janet. The Gospel According to Larry.
Tolan, Stephanie S. Surviving the Applewhites.
Werlin, Nancy. Black Mirror.
Wittlinger, Ellen. Razzle.
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All Kinds of Creepy (compiled in 2005)
Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. Shattered Mirror.
Barker, Clive. Abarat.
Jan Harold. Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid: The Book of Scary Urban Legends.
Cormier, Robert. Tenderness.
Duncan, Lois. I Know What You Did Last Summer.
Gaiman, Neil. Coraline.
Halam, Ann. Dr. Franklin's Island.
Harris, Thomas. The Silence of the Lambs.
Huntington, Geoffrey. Sorcerers of the Nightwing: Ravencliff Series, Book 1.
King, Stephen. It.
Koontz, Dean. Watchers.
Niles, Steve. 30 Days of Night.
Rees, Celia. Soul Taker.
Reiss, Kathryn. Dreadful Sorry.
Sebold, Alice. Lovely Bones.
Shan, Darren. Cirque du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan, Book 1.
Shusterman, Neal. Full Tilt.
Stine, R. L. Dangerous Girls.
Thirteen: 13 Tales of Horror. Edited by T. Pines.
Vande Velde, Vivian. Being Dead
What Ails You? (compiled in 2006)
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever 1793.
Armstrong, Lance and Sally Jenkins. It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life.
Benson, Ann. The Plague Tales.
Bull, Emma. Finder: A Novel of the Borderlands. Ed. by Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel. Illus. by Elmer Damaso.
Cook, Karin. What Girls Learn: A Novel.
Ehrenhaft, Daniel. The Last Dog on Earth.
Golden, Christopher & Rick Hautala. Throat Culture.
Gottleib, Lori. Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self.
Gregory, Julia. Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood.
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Harrar, George. Not as Crazy as I Seem.
Hart, Tony. Microterrors: The Complete Guide to Bacterial, Viral and Fungal Infections.
Hautman, Pete. Hole in the Sky.
Hautman, Pete. Sweetblood.
Hesser, Terry Spencer. Kissing Doorknobs.
Hooper, Mary. At the Sign of the Sugared Plum.
It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager, A True Story from Her Diary. Ed. by Beatrice Sparks.
King, Stephen. The Stand.
Mass, Wendy. A Mango-Shaped Space.
McDaniel, Lurlene. Six Months to Live.
Napoli, Donna Jo. Breath.
Picoult, Jodi. My Sister's Keeper.
Preston, Richard. The Hot Zone.
Vaughn, Brian K. Y the Last Man: Unmanned.
Werlin, Nancy. Double Helix.
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Best Riot Grrrrl Reads
Abraham, Pearl. The Romance Reader
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Prom
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak
Bauer, Cat. Harley Like a Person
Bauer, Joan. Rules of the Road
Block, Francesca Lia. Weetzie Bat
Cabot, Meg. The Princess Diaries
Castelucci, Cecil. Boy Proof
Cook, Karin. What Girls Learn
Dessen, Sarah. Keeping the Moon
Dessen, Sarah. Someone Like You
Efaw, Amy. Battle Dress
Ewing, Lynn. Party Girl
Flake, Sharon G. The Skin I’m In
Griffin, Adele. Amandine
Grimes, Nikki. Jazmin’s Notebook
Kerr, M.E. Deliver Us From Evie
Matcheck, Diane. The Sacrifice
Nelson, Blake. Girl
Nicholson, Joy. The Tribes of Palos Verdes
Nolan, Han. Born Blue
Oates, Joyce Carol. Foxfire
Peck, Richard. Strays Like Us
Revoyr, Nina. The Necessary Hunger
Ryan, Pam Munoz. Esperanza Rising
Sones, Sonya. What My Mother Doesn’t Know
Taylor, Julie. Franco American Dreams
Vance, Susanna. Deep
Vance, Susanna. Sights
Wild, Margaret. Jinx
Wilson, Diane Lee. I Rode a Horse of Milk White
For more booklists by Jennifer Hubert, a middle school librarian in Manhattan,
visit the Reading Rants! website at http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/index.html
Boy Meets Book
Auseon, Andrew. Funny Little Monkey
Banks, Russell. Rule of the Bone
Bloor, Edward. Tangerine
Braff, Joshua. The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green
Coburn, Jake. Prep
Cormier, Robert. Tenderness
Cormier, Robert. The Rag and Bone Shop
Crutcher, Chris. Stotan!
Crutcher, Chris. Whale Talk
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bucking the Sarge
Frank, E.R. America
Gee, Maurice. The Fat Man
Green, John. Looking for Alaska
Griffin, Adele. Sons of Liberty
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Hautman, Pete. Stone Cold
Hinton, S.E. Tex
Horowitz, Anthony. Point Blank
Jenkins, A.M. Out of Order
King, Stephen. Christine
Koller, Jackie French. The Falcon
Lynch, Chris. Blue-Eyed Son Series: “Mick” – “Blood Relations” – “Dog Eat Dog”
Marsden, John. Dear Miffy
Myers, Walter Dean. Monster
Payne, C.D. Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp
Powell, Randy. Three Clams and an Oyster
Powell, Randy. Tribute to Another Dead Rock Star
Rapp, Adam. 33 Snowfish
Rapp, Adam. The Buffalo Tree
Shepard, Jim. Project X
Slade, Arthur. Tribes
Soto, Gary. The Afterlife
Thomas, Rob. Rats Saw God
Walter, Virginia & Katrina Roeckelein. Making Up Megaboy
Werlin, Nancy. The Killer's Cousin
Yoo, David. Girls for Breakfast
For more booklists by Jennifer Hubert, a middle school librarian in Manhattan,
visit the Reading Rants! website at http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/index.html
Historical Fiction for Hipsters:
Stories from the past that won't make you snore
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever 1793
Branford, Henrietta. The Fated Sky
Brooks, Geraldine. Year of Wonders
Carbone, Elisa. Last Dance on Holladay Street
Carbone, Elisa. Storm Warriors
Choldenko, Gennifer. Al Capone Does My Shirts
Donnelly, Jennifer. A Northern Light
Geras, Adele. Troy
Hearne, Julie. The Minister's Daughter
Hesse, Karen. Witness
Napoli, Donna Jo. Breath
Napoli, Donna Jo. Daughter of Venice
Napoli, Donna Jo. Stones in Water
Newth, Mette. The Transformation
Rees, Celia. Witch Child
Spinelli, Jerry. Milkweed
Nail Biters: Teen Psychological Thrillers
Lynch, Chris. Inexcusable
Hautman, Pete. Invisible
Flinn, Alex. Breaking Point
Giles, Gail. Shattering Glass
Plum-Ucci, Carol. What Happened to Lani Garver
Halam, Ann. Dr. Franklin's Island
McDonald, Joyce. Shadow People
Wittlinger, Ellen. The Long Night of Leo and Bree
Duncan, Lois. Killing Mr. Griffin
For more booklists by Jennifer Hubert, a middle school librarian in Manhattan,
visit the Reading Rants! website at http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/index.html
Was your favorite movie based on a book?
“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” – based on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
“Because of Winn-Dixie” – based on the book Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
“Cheaper by the Dozen” – based on the book Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth
& Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
“The Chronicles of Narnia” – based on the Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis
“Clueless” - based on the book Emma by Jane Austen
“Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” – based on the book Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
by Dyan Sheldon
“Cruel Intentions” - based on the play Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos De Laclos
“A Cry in the Wild” – based on the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
“The Diary of Anne Frank” – based on the book Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
“Drive Me Crazy” - based on the book Girl Gives Birth to Own Prom Date by Todd Strasser
“Ella Enchanted” – based on the book Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” – based on the book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J.K. Rowling
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” – based on the book Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J.K. Rowling
“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” – based on the book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J.K. Rowling
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” – based on the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
by J.K. Rowling
“The Haunting” - based on the book The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
“Heidi” – based on the book Heidi by Johanna Spyri
“The Hobbit” – based on the book The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
“Holes” – based on the book Holes by Louis Sachar
“I Know What You Did Last Summer” - based on the book I Know What You Did Last Summer
by Lois Duncan
“The Legend of Earthsea” – based on the books A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan
by Ursula Le Guin
“Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” – based on the books in the A Series of Unfortunate
Events series by Lemony Snicket
“Lord of the Flies” – based on the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding
“The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” – based on the book The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” – based on the book The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
“The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” – based on the book The Lord of the Rings: The Two
Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
“The Mighty” – based on the book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
“October Sky” - based on the book Rocket Boys by Homer H. Hickam, Jr.
“The Outsiders” – based on the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
“The Princess Diaries” – based on the book The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
“Romeo and Juliet” - based on the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
“She’s All That” - based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
“The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” – based on the book The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
by Ann Brashares
“Sleepy Hollow” – based on the book The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
“Speak” – based on the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
“Ten Things I Hate About You” - based on the play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
“A Wrinkle in Time” – based on the book A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Familiar Tales with a New Twist
Familiar Tales with a New Twist
“Alfred Kropp” series by Richard Yancey (Arthurian legend)
1. The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp
2. Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon
3. Alfred Kropp: The Thirteenth Skull
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett (The Pied Piper)
“Avalon High” & “Avalon High: Coronation” by Meg Cabot (Arthurian legend)
Avalon High
1. Avalon High: Coronation – The Merlin Prophecy
2. Avalon High: Coronation – Homecoming
Beast by Donna Jo Napoli (Beauty and the Beast)
Beastly by Alex Flinn (Beauty and the Beast)
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale (the tale of Maid Maleen)
Crazy Jack by Donna Jo Napoli (Jack and the Beanstalk)
Cupid: A Tale of Love and Desire by Julius Lester (Cupid)
“Dark Fusion” series by Neal Shusterman
1. Dread Locks (Medusa & the 3 Little Pigs)
2. Red Rider’s Hood (Red Riding Hood)
3. Duckling Ugly (The Ugly Duckling)
East by Edith Pattou (East of the Sun and West of the Moon)
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine (Snow White)
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (The Goose Girl)
Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Cinderella)
“The Looking Glass Wars” by Frank Beddor (Alice in Wonderland)
1. The Looking Glass Wars
2. Seeing Redd
Marly’s Ghost by David Levitan (A Christmas Carol)
“Once Upon a Time” series by various authors
Beauty Sleep by Cameron Dokey (Sleeping Beauty)
Before Midnight by Cameron Dokey (Cinderella)
The Crimson Thread by Suzanne Weyn * Mahlon F. Craft (Rumplestiltskin)
Golden by Cameron Dokey (Rapunzel)
Midnight Pearls by Debbie Viguie (The Little Mermaid)
The Night Dance by Suzanne Weyn (The Twelve Dancing Princesses)
The Rose Bride by Nancy Holder (The White and the Black Bride)
Scarlet Moon by Debbie Viguie (Little Red Riding Hood)
Snow by Tracy Lynn (Snow White)
Spirited by Nancy Holder (Beauty and the Beast)
The Storyteller’s Daughter by Cameron Dokey (1001 Arabian Nights)
Sunlight and Shadow by Cameron Dokey (The Magic Flute)
Water Song by Suzanne Weyn (The Frog Prince)
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” by Rick Riordan (Greek myths)
1. The Lightning Thief
2. The Sea of Monsters
3. The Titan’s Curse
“Peter” by Dave Ba rry & Ridley Pearson (Peter Pan characters)
1. Peter & the Starcatchers
2. Peter & the Shadow Thieves
3. Peter and the Secret of Rundoon
Phaeton and the Chariot of the Sun by Michael Cadnum (Phaeton myth)
The Phoenix Dance by Dia Calhoun (The 12 Dancing Princesses)
The Pig Scrolls by Paul Shipton (Gryllus, from The Odyssey)
Quiver by Stephanie Spinner (Greek myths)
“Rock ‘n’ Roll Fairy Tales” by Jane Yolen & Adam Stemple
Pay the Piper (Pied Piper of Hamlin)
Troll Bridge (3 Billy Goats Gruff)
Spindle’s End by Robin McKinley (Sleeping Beauty)