Booth's Baker's Dozen - Fall 2009

A few sure bets to suggest for common requests

Three for the girls

Same Difference by Siobhan Vivian

20 Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler

Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

Three for the guys

Muchacho by LouAnne Johnson

Bonechiller by Rick Yancey

Carter Finally Gets It by Brent Crawford

Three "clean" reads

Girl to the Core by Stacey Goldblatt

The Big Splash by Jack D. Ferraiolo

Wings by Aprilynne Pike

Booth's Baker's Dozen - Fall 2008

A few sure bets to suggest for common requests

Three for the girls

A La Carte by Tanita A. Davis

Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway

The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean 

Three for the guys

Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp (series) by Rick Yancey

Ordinary Ghosts by Eirean Corrigan

Acceleration by Graham McNamee

Three clean reads

How it Happened in Peach Hill by Marthe Jocelyn

Jerk, California by Jonathon Friesen

Uglies (series) by Scott Westerfeld 

Three fantasy

Lightning Thief (series) by Rick Riordan

Vampire Academy (series) by Richelle Mead

Little Brother (sci-fi) by Cory Doctorow 

 Plus one for good measure:

 Playing with Matches by Brian Katcher

Sure Bets - Spring 2008

Rash by Pete Hautman Fast paced and easy to read but with a wide age appeal. Sports theme as well as taking place in a futuristic "Big Brother" type of society. Hautman is great for suspense readers and always has a little bit to think about too. It's been described as a Holes readalike.

13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson A little mystery, a little romance, a little adventure, and a girl who finds herself on a whirlwind scavenger hunt in Europe, arranged by her aunt and slowly fed to her through the titular envelopes.

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green Two friends from Chicago address their post-high school ennui with a roadtrip to rural Arkansas. Hilarity and coming of age ensue.

Traitor by Andy McNabb Have your young guy patrons read through Anthony Horowitz's Stormbreaker series? Start them here with a British series of international intrigue and an orphan after the truth.

Cures for Heartbreak by Rabb? Not sure on this one. Good for Sarah Dessen readers (i.e. girls who like a slightly sappy story that's mainly realistic fiction -- think young Jodi Picoult) When her mother dies after a brief illness, a teen struggles with the constant fear of illness and death and finally settles into her new reality.

Vampire Academy by Mead or Twilight by Meyer Gotta love the vampire romance craze!

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Probably THE surest bet around lately. Popular with 6th graders up through high school, guys and girls, fantasy and realistic fiction fans... Westerfeld is a winner.

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