4 BEST FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS: Teen Read Week is October 15-21. Celebrate with these terrific young adult books.Notes From the Midnight Driver By Jordan Sonnenblick. $16.99. If this teacher-author hasn't already charmed you with Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, he will with the tale of 16-year-old Alex, who's forced to do community service at a senior center. Sonnenblick's strongest suit? He reaches boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. . GRADES 7 AND UP. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 101 Things to Do Before You're Old and Boring By Richard Horne Richard Horne (born 16th July, 1982 in Kingston upon Hull) is a professional rugby league player with Hull FC. His preferred position is stand-off. Horne has been playing for Hull since he was 16 years old. He has also played for Great Britain and Scotland. and Helen Szirtes. $19.95. Will youth be wasted on the young no more? This cheeky, fun guide tells teens to invent a secret code, lobby a local representative, and complete 99 other energy-demanding tasks. GRADES 6 AND UP. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Raiders Night By Robert Lipsyte Robert Lipsyte is an American sports journalist and author. Personal Background Robert Michael Lipsyte was born on January 16, 1938, in New York, the son of Sidney I. and Fanny Lipsyte. He grew up in Rego Park, a neighborhood in Queens, one of New York's five boroughs. . $15.99. Headline-grabbing hazing in high school sports gets a fictional spin in this new novel from award-winning Lipsyte, and it's just as fascinating as it is disturbing. Football captain Matt Rydek--struggling with steroid use and family pressure--must decide what to do when an initiation night turns sour. GRADES 8 AND UP. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Haters By Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (born February 28, 1969 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American writer of Cuban-Irish descent known for her novels in the Chick Lit and Young Adult genres, including The Dirty Girls Social Club (2003), Playing with Boys (2004), . $16.99. Magic realism meets motocross motocross Form of motorcycle racing in which cyclists compete on a closed course marked out over natural or simulated rough terrain. Courses vary widely but must be 1.5–5 km (1–3 mi) in length, with steep inclines, hairpin turns, and mud. in this addictive new-girl drama. Fifteen-year-old Paski has moved from Taos to Southern California and must confront the in-crowd while finding herself. GRADES 8 AND UP. |
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