AHS+Summer+2011

ABINGTON FREE LIBRARY 1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001 215-885-5180 http://abg.mclinc.org SUMMER HOURS Mon. – Fri.: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM; Sat.: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sun.: 2:00 - 5:00 PM; Closed Sundays in August ROSLYN BRANCH 2412 Avondale Avenue, Roslyn, PA 19001 215-886-9818 http://abg.mclinc.org SUMMER HOURS Mon. : 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM; Tues., Thur. & Fri.: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sat.: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM; Closed Wed. & Sun. June 2011 Abington Schools Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare 16-year-old Tessa Gray travels to England in search of her brother only to be abducted by the Dark Sisters, residents of London’s Downworld, home to the city’s supernatural folk, and she becomes the object of much attention — both good and bad — when it is discovered she has the power to transform at will into anther person. Prequel to the Mortal Instruments Trilogy. Matched - Allie Condie Cassia has always had complete trust in the Society to make decisions for her, but when she is being paired with her ideal mate, a second face flashes on the screen, and Cassia begins to doubt the Society’s infallibility as she tries to decide which man she truly loves. Numbers - Rachel Ward 15-year-old Jem knows when she looks at someone the exact date they will die, so she avoids relationships and tries to keep out of the way, but when she meets a boy named Spider and they plan a day out together, they become more involved than either of them had planned. Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who has been watching her with increasing intensity. ADVENTURE Black Hole Sun David Macinnis Gill 16-year-old Durano and his crew of mercenaries are hired by the settlers of a mining community on Mars to protect their most valuable resource from a feral band of marauders. Finnikin of the Rock Melina Marchetta Now on the cusp of manhood, Finnikin, who was a child when the royal family of Lumatere was replaced by an imposter, reluctantly joins forces with an enigmatic young novice and fellow exile, who claims that her dark dreams will lead them to a surviving royal child and a way to regain the throne of Lumatere. Ship Breaker – Paolo Bacigalupi In a futuristic world, Nailer scavenges copper wiring from grounded oil tankers for a living, but when he finds a beached clipper ship with a girl in the wreckage, he has to decide if he should strip the ship for its wealth or  rescue the girl. It’s summertime; relax and read a good book! Abington’s public school librarians are pleased to recommend the following titles for your reading pleasure. Also look for other books by these authors! Dr. James Melchor, Assistant Director of Curriculum Abington School District 215-881-2516   GRAPHIC NOVEL Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury A bookburner official in a future fascist state finds out books are a vital part of a culture he never knew. He clandestinely pursues reading, until he is betrayed. Mercury Hope Larson A necklace that reportedly has the power to find gold serves as a link between Tara Fraser, a teen who is facing the angst of living with relatives and being the new girl in school after her home burns down, and Josey, a distant relative who lived in Tara’s house over one hundred years earlier and fell in love with Asa Curry, a mysterious man who claimed to be a gold dowser. Stitches David Small A graphic novel that chronicles the life of American author and illustrator David Small, detailing his sickly childhood and teenage years, relationship with his parents, his cancer, and more. SPORTS Game Walter Dean Myers Drew Lawson, counting on basketball to get him into college and out of Harlem, struggles to keep his cool when the coach brings in two white players and puts them in positions that clearly threaten Drew’s game. The Penalty – Mal Peet Sports reporter Paul Faustino reluctantly investigates the disappearance of a young soccer star from San Juan who has not been seen since he missed a winning penalty kick during a big game, and unknowingly the journalist becomes entangled in a world of slavery and the occult. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Try some of these great online lists too! Best Books for Young Adults http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/bbya Reading Rants http://readingrants.org TeenReads.com http://www.teenreads.com/ Vandergrifts 100: List of Young Adult Authors and Titles http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/professional -development/childlit/YoungAdult/100list.html  BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY Three Little Words: A Memoir – Ashley Rhodes-Courter The author provides an account of her life, focusing on the nine years she spent in Florida’s foster care system after being removed from her mother at the age of three, and explains how her life changed after she was adopted. Ghosts of War: Restless Spirits of Soldiers, Spies and Saboteurs – Jeff Belanger Contains accounts of reportedly true ghost sightings on over twenty battlefields and provides descriptions of the battles which took place at each site. FAMILY MATTERS Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters – Natalie Standiford When the Sullivan sisters’ grandmother gathers the entire family on Christmas to announce that she is removing them all from her will unless whoever it is that has offended her confesses in writing by New Year’s Day, everybody begins to consider what they may have done. Dirty Little Secrets – C.J. Omololu When her unstable mother dies unexpectedly, 16-year-old Lucy must take control and find a way to keep the long-held secret of her mother’s compulsive hoarding from being revealed to friends, neighbors, and especially the media. The Sky is Everywhere – Jandy Nelson In the months after her sister dies, 17-year-old Lennie falls into a love triangle and discovers the strength to follow her dream of becoming a musician. LIVING TODAY Hold Still - Nina LaCour Caitlin wrestles with her feelings of devastation and helplessness after her friend Ingrid commits suicide, and she turns to her family and newfound friends for help while encountering love, broadening her horizons, and using Ingrid’s journal to heal. Marcelo in the Real World — Francisco X. Stork Marcelo Sandoval, a 17-year-old boy on the high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum, faces new challenges, including romance and injustice, when he goes to work for his father in the mailroom of a corporate law firm. North of Beautiful — Justina Chen Headley Terra, a sensitive, artistic high school senior born with a facial port-wine stain, struggles with issues of inner and outer beauty with the help of her Goth classmate Jacob. HISTORICAL FICTION/MULTICULTURAL FICTION Crossing Stones – Helen Frost Four young people in two families tell of their experience during WWI when the boys enlist and are sent to fight, Emma finishes school, and Muriel joins the suffrage movement. Girl in Translation – Jean Kwok Emigrating with her mother from Hong Kong to Brooklyn, Kimberly Chang begins a secret double life as  an exceptional schoolgirl during the day and sweatshop worker at night, an existence also marked by her first crush and the pressure to save her family from poverty. Lockdown - Walter Dean Myers Teenage Reese, serving time at a juvenile detention facility, gets a lesson in making it through hard times from an unlikely friend with a harrowing past. Three Rivers Rising - Jame Richards 16-year-old Celestia is a wealthy member of the South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club, where she meets and falls in love with Peter, a hired hand who lives in the valley below, and by the time of the torrential rains that lead to the disastrous Johnstown flood of 1889, she has been disowned by her family and is staying with him in Johnstown. HUMOR Flash Burnout – L. K. Madigan 15-year-old amateur photographer Blake gains self-awareness through his relationships with a girlfriend, and a friend he helps come to terms with her feelings about her homeless, methamphetamine-addicted mother. Sorta Like a Rock Star – Matthew Quick Amber Appleton, living in a school bus with her mom, refuses to give in to despair and continues visiting the elderly at a nursing home, teaching English to Korean women, and caring for a Vietnam veteran and his dog, but a fatal tragedy may prove to be one burden too many for the plucky 17-year-old. Soul Enchilada – David Macinnis Gill 18-year-old Bug Smoot, having just learned that her irascible grandfather has given away both her car and her soul in a deal with the devil, has two days to come up with a way to outsmart the Prince of Darkness and his demons. MYSTERY/THRILLER Borderline – Allan Stratton Despite the strained relationship between them, Sami Sabiri risks his life to uncover the truth when his father is implicated in a terrorist plot. Cold Skin – Steven Herrick In a rural Australian coal mining town shortly after WWII, teenaged Eddie makes a startling discovery when he investigates the murder of a local high school girl. Incarceron – Lisa McMann To free herself from an upcoming arranged marriage, Claudia, the daughter of the warden of Incarceron, a futuristic prison with a mind of its own, decides to help a young prisoner escape. Beautiful Creatures — Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl In a small South Carolina town, where it seems little has changed since the Civil War, 16-year-old Ethan is powerfully drawn to Lena, a new classmate with whom he shares a psychic connection and whose family hides a dark secret that may be revealed on her 16th birthday. NON-FICTION Charles and Emma – Deborah Heiligman A biography of English naturalist Charles Darwin that provides an account of the personality behind evolutionary theory and the effect of his work on his personal life, such as his relationship with his religious wife. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice – Phillip M.   Hoose Presents an account of 15-yr-old Claudette Colvin, an African-American girl who refused to give up her seat to  a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, and covers her role in a crucial civil rights case. Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland – Sally M. Walker Reports on the work of forensic scientists who are excavating grave sites in James Fort in Jamestown, Virginia to understand who lived in the Chesapeake Bay area in the 1600s and 1700s. The lives of a teenage boy, a ship’s captain, a colonial officer, an African slave girl, and others have been uncovered. Grief Girl: My Story — Erin Vincent The author describes her life after her parents were both killed in a car accident, leaving her parentless at the age of fourteen with a 17-year-old sister and a  3-year-old brother and gives a description of the stages of grief she experienced.
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