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Young Adult Recommendations

 

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1. 20,000 leagues under the sea

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Author:
Verne, Jules, 1828-1905
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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In an age that has seen the wildest speculations of science become reality, Jules Verne is regarded as both a technological prophet and one of the most exciting masters of imagination the world has ever known. Of all his novels, none is more compelling and thrilling than 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. This extraordinary voyage into the depths of the unknown aboard the legendary submarine Nautilus—commanded by the brilliant, tragic Captain Nemo—explores...

2. Bloody Jack: being an account of the curious adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy

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Author:
Meyer, L. A. (Louis A.), 1942-
Series:
Bloody Jack adventures volume 1.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Reduced to begging and thievery in the streets of London, a thirteen-year-old orphan disguises herself as a boy and connives her way onto a British warship set for high sea adventure in search of pirates. Life as a ship's boy aboard HMS Dolphin is a dream come true for Jacky Faber. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenth-century London. Instead, Jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor...

3. Bloom

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Author:
Panetta, Kevin
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Graphic Novel, OverDrive eComic
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For fans of Heartstopper!
Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band—if he can just persuade his dad to let him quit his job at their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and hot ovens. But while interviewing candidates for his replacement, Ari meets Hector, an easygoing guy who loves baking

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4. The call of the wild, White Fang, and other stories

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Author:
London, Jack, 1876-1916
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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"Californian family dog Buck is happy spending his days eating and sleeping. That is until he is kidnapped, and is forced to work in the frozen north of Alaska as a sledge dog. Passed from owner to owner, Buck sets out on a remarkable journey to ensure his own survival. Will he make it? And, when tested, how hard will he struggle against returning to the wild? Packed with tension and excitement, Jack London's atmospheric story of adventure and endurance...

5. Chomp

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Author:
Hiaasen, Carl
Average Rating:
4 stars
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When the difficult star of the reality television show "Expedition Survival" disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades using animals from the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane's family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him while avoiding Tuna's gun-happy father.

6. The door of no return

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Author:
Alexander, Kwame
Series:
Door of no return volume 1.
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"A novel in verse about a boy escaping slavers during the nineteenth century"-- 11-year-old Kofi Offin dreams of water. Its mysterious, immersive quality. The rich, earthy scent of the current. The clearness, its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets... Kofi has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, in the village where he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his father's father, a...

7. A long walk to water

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Author:
Park, Linda Sue
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4.4 stars
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When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of a safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.

8. The maze

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Author:
Hobbs, Will
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Rick, a fourteen-year-old foster child, escapes from a juvenile detention facility near Las Vegas and travels to Canyonlands National Park in Utah where he meets a bird biologist working on a project to reintroduce condors to the wild.

9. My side of the mountain

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Author:
George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.

10. The mysterious Benedict Society

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Author:
Stewart, Trenton Lee
Series:
Mysterious Benedict Society volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.

11. Peak

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Author:
Smith, Roland, 1951-
Series:
Peak volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.

12. Point blank

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Author:
Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-
Series:
Alex Rider adventures volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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Alex, a fourteen-year-old spy, has been assigned by the British MI6 to investigate a series of mysterious deaths. He ends up in a boarding school in the Alps, and finds many strange things are happening to the students.

13. Renegades

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Author:
Meyer, Marissa
Series:
Renegades volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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Secret identities. Extraordinary powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice. The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies-humans with extraordinary abilities-who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone ... except the villains they once overthrew. Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for...

14. Walk two moons

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Author:
Creech, Sharon
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.

15. What the river knows: a novel

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Author:
Ibañez, Isabel (Novelist)
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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Set in 1884, nineteen-year-old Inez travels to Egypt after the sudden death of her parents to uncover the truth about their deaths, and as she attempts to unravel the mysteries her parents sought, she becomes a pawn in a larger game that threatens to kill her. Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that's been...

16. White bird : a wonder story

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Author:
Palacio, R. J.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Inspired by her blockbuster phenomenon Wonder , R. J. Palacio presents an unforgettable story of the power of kindness and unrelenting courage in a time of war. In R. J. Palacio's bestselling collection of stories  Auggie & Me , which expands on characters in  Wonder , audiences were introduced to Julian's grandmother, Grandmère. Here, Palacio presents Grandmère's heartrending story: how she, a young Jewish girl,...