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Annie on My Mind
By Nancy GardenLiza begins to doubt her feelings for Annie after someone finds out about their relationship, then realizes, after starting college, that her denial of love for Annie was a mistake. -
The Call of the Wild
By Jack LondonThe adventures of an unusual dog, part Saint Bernard and part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. -
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit
By Paula DanzigerWhen the unconventional English teacher who helped her conquer many of her feelings of insecurity is fired, 13-year-old Marcy Lewis uses her newfound courage to campaign for the teacher's reinstatement. -
The Chocolate War
By Robert CormierA high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fundraising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies. -
The Earthsea Cycle (series)
By Ursula K. Le GuinA boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard. -
The Face on the Milk Carton
By Caroline B. CooneyA photograph of a missing girl on a milk carton leads Janie on a search for her real identity. -
Fahrenheit 451
By Ray BradburyA totalitarian regime has ordered all books to be destroyed, but one of the book burners, Guy Montag, suddenly realizes their merit. -
Forever...
By Judy BlumeKatherine and Michael, and their friends and acquaintances in suburban New Jersey, discover the possibilities and limitations of love and personal commitment. -
The Giver
By Lois LowryGiven his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the Receiver of Memories—a position shared by only one other in his community—and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. -
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
By Douglas AdamsAfter Earth is demolished to make way for a new hyperspatial expressway, Arthur Dent is forced to hitchhike through space with his friend Ford Prefect. -
The House on Mango Street
By Sandra CisnerosA coming-of-age classic depicting a year in the life of Esperanza Cordero, a young Chicana girl whose family moves to Chicago hoping for a better life. -
Howl's Moving Castle
By Diana Wynne JonesThe eldest of three sisters in a land where such a status is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl. -
I Know What You Did Last Summer
By Lois DuncanFour teenagers who have desperately tried to conceal their responsibility for a hit-and-run accident are pursued by a mystery figure seeking revenge. -
Jacob Have I Loved
By Katherine PatersonFeeling deprived all her life of schooling, friends, mother, and even her name by her twin sister, Louise finally begins to find her identity. -
Lord of the Flies
By William GoldingIn this classic meditation on human nature, a group of schoolboys marooned on a desert island descend gradually into violence. -
The Outsiders
By S.E. HintonRivalry between rich and poor gangs in 1960s Oklahoma leads to the deaths of three teenagers and intense soul-searching for one of the kids involved, a sensitive 14-year-old writer named Ponyboy. -
The Pigman
By Paul ZindelTwo high school sophomores from unhappy homes form a close friendship with a lonely old man who harbors a terrible secret. -
A Separate Peace
By John KnowlesA conflict of loyalties between Gene and his fearless friend, Phineas, leads to tragedy. -
Speak
By Laurie Halse AndersonA traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.