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Book Bait
Books to lure you in
Recommended reading for teens
Contemporary Life • Fantasy and Science Fiction • Historical Fiction • Sports • Humor • Adventure • Mystery and Suspense • Nonfiction
Hope
was Here
by Joan Bauer
Working as a waitress in a rural Wisconsin diner
is anything but dull for sixteen-year-old Hope.
Many Stones
by Carolyn Coman
A trip to South Africa helps Berry deal with
the loss of her sister and the divorce of her
parents.
Razzle
by Ellen Wittlinger
Ken Baker's life is filled with work until he
meets the eccentric Razzle and makes her the
subject of a series of photos.
True
Believer
by Virginia Euwer Wolff
LaVaughn narrates her own story of determination
and doubt in the face of many obstacles.
Before
Wings
by Beth Goobie
After Adrien has a near-death experience, she
receives messages from the spirit world.
Dancing
with an Alien
by Mary Logue
Will a teenage alien's mission to earth fail
when he falls in love with a human girl?
Straw
into Gold
by Gary D. Schmidt
What if the queen had not guessed Rumpelstiltskin's
name and the odd little fellow had taken her
child?
Treasure
at the Heart of the Tanglewood
by Meredith Ann Pierce
Mystery surrounds the lovely Hannah, a healer
who lives with her animal companions in an enchanted
wood.
The
Executioner's Daughter
by Laura E. Williams
Lily, the daughter of a medieval town's executioner,
is determined to find a new life.
Fever
1793
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Mattie faces an outbreak of the deadly yellow
fever in eighteenth-century Philadelphia.
The
Land
by Mildred D. Taylor
Paul-Edward encounters racial prejudice in the
South following the Civil War.
Slap
Your Sides
by M. E. Kerr
Jubal must live with the consequences of his
older brother's unpopular decision during World
War II.
The
Boxer
by Kathleen Karr
Johnny's life surprisingly takes a turn for
the better after he goes to prison.
Players
by Joyce Sweeney
Corey, the captain of the basketball team, discovers
that one of his players is committing crimes.
Rebound
by Eric Walters
Sean and David want to make the school basketball
team, but they both have obstacles to hurdle.
Whale
Talk
by Chris Crutcher
Can T. J. Jones really make a swim team out
of this group of high school misfits?
Born
Too Short: The Confessions of an Eighth-Grade
Basket Case
by Dan Elish
Matt is so jealous of his best friend that he
wishes things would go badly for him…until
they actually do.
Just
Ask Iris
by Lucy Frank
While using the fire escape one hot summer,
Iris meets lots of interesting neighbors.
No
More Dead Dogs
by Gordon Korman
When a football star gets involved in the school
play, it's a whole new ball game.
Notes
from a Liar and Her Dog
by Gennifer Choldenko
Antonia, stuck between two perfect sisters,
feels unloved.
Forgotten
Fire
by Adam Bagdasarian
Wealthy and spoiled, Vahan grows up quickly
during the Armenian holocaust.
The
Good Dog
by Avi
Jack's malamute must choose between his master
and a wild she-wolf.
Stormbreaker
by Anthony Horowitz
Alex finds himself in the middle of a dangerous,
top-secret government mission.
Zach's
Lie
by Roland Smith
Jack and his family must go into hiding after
his father is arrested for drug trafficking.
Eyes
of a Stranger
by Sharon E. Heisel
Marissa is attracted to a mysterious stranger
with magnetic blue eyes.
The
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
by Dorothy and Thomas
Hoobler
A merchant's son who longs to be a samurai helps
solve the mystery of a stolen ruby.
Magic
Can Be Murder
by Vivian Vande Velde
Nola witnesses a murder and finds herself in
grave danger.
Scorpio's
Child
by Kezi Matthews
The arrival of a strange uncle causes Afton
to unravel her family secrets.
Blizzard!
by Jim Murphy
Riveting stories of disaster and survival will
take you back to the devastating blizzard of
1888.
Chinese
Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
by Adeline Yen Mah
A doctor shares her painful story of growing
up unwanted.
Life
Strategies for Teens
by Jay McGraw
The author offers some tips on how you can get
what you want out of life.
The
Rose that Grew from Concrete
by Tupac Shakur
These honest and intimate poems were written
when the author was nineteen.