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Recommended Books for
Young Adults
This is the reading list used
in a Lenoir-Rhyne Young Adult Literature class, taught by author Sue Ellen
Bridgers.
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Author
|
Title
|
| Abelove,
Joan |
Go
and Come Back |
| Adler,
Elizabeth |
The
King's Shadow |
| Almond,
David |
Skellig |
| Arnoldi,
Katherine |
The
Amazing True Story of a Teenage Single Mother |
| Avi |
The
Man Who Was Poe |
| Avi |
Nothing
But The Truth |
| Avi |
The
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle |
| Bauer, Joan |
Rules
of the Road |
| Blackwood,
Gary |
The
Shakespeare Stealer |
| Blume, Judy |
Here's
to You, Rachel Robinson |
| Blume, Judy |
Are
You There, God? It's Me, Margaret |
| Blume, Judy |
Deenie |
| Blume, Judy |
Tiger
Eyes |
| Blume, Judy |
Forever |
| Bridgers,
Sue Ellen |
All
We Know of Heaven |
| Bridgers,
Sue Ellen |
All
Together Now |
| Bridgers,
Sue Ellen |
Notes
for Another Life |
| Bridgers,
Sue Ellen |
Home
Before Dark |
| Brooks,
Bruce |
The
Moves Make the Man |
| Brooks,
Bruce |
Midnight
Encores |
| Brooks,
Bruce |
What
Hearts |
| Bunin,
Sherry |
Dear
Great American Writers School |
| Carter,
Alden |
Dancing
on Dark Water |
| Carter,
Alden |
Between
a Rock and a Hard Place |
| Carter,
Alden |
Up
Country |
| Carter,
Alden |
Bull
Catcher |
| Chambers,
Aidan |
The
Toll Bridge |
| Cole, Brock |
Celine |
| Cole, Brock |
The
Facts Speak for Themselves |
| Collier,
James Lincoln and Christopher Collier |
My
Brother Sam is Dead |
| Collier,
James Lincoln and Christopher Collier |
The
Jazz Kid |
| Collier,
James Lincoln and Christopher Collier |
Arabas
Family Saga |
War Comes to
Willy Freeman
Jump Ship to Freedom
Who is Carrie? |
| Cooney,
Caroline |
Burning
Up |
| Cooney,
Caroline |
Both
Sides of Time |
| Cooney,
Caroline |
Tune
in Anytime |
| Cooney,
Caroline |
The
Cheerleader |
| Cooney,
Caroline |
The
Face on the Milk Carton |
| Cooper,
Susan |
The Dark is
Rising Sequence |
Silver on
the Tree
The Grey King
Greenwitch
The Dark is Rising
Over Sea, Under Stone |
| Conrad, Pam |
Holding
Me Here |
| Conrad, Pam |
Prairie
Songs |
| Cormier,
Robert |
The
Chocolate War |
| Cormier,
Robert |
Beyond
the Chocolate War |
| Cormier,
Robert |
In
the Middle of the Night |
| Cormier,
Robert |
After
the First Death |
| Cormier,
Robert |
I
am the Cheese |
| Cormier,
Robert |
Tunes
for Bears to Dance To |
| Cormier,
Robert |
Heroes |
| Cushman,
Karen |
The
Midwife's Apprentice |
| Crews, Linda |
The
Children of the River |
| Creech,
Sharon |
Walk
Two Moons |
| Crutcher,
Chris |
Chinese
Handcuffs |
| Crutcher,
Chris |
Running
Loose |
| Crutcher,
Chris |
Stotan |
| Crutcher,
Chris |
The
Crazy Horse Electric Game |
| Curtis,
Christopher Paul |
The
Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 |
| DeFelice,
Cynthia |
The
Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker |
| Dickinson,
Peter |
Eva |
| Duncan, Lois |
Don't
Look Behind You |
| Duncan, Lois |
Down
a Dark Hall |
| Duncan, Lois |
Gallows
Hill |
| Duncan, Lois |
Killing
Mr. Griffin |
| Duncan, Lois |
Stranger
with My Face |
| Emecheta,
Buchi |
The
Bride Price |
| Farmer,
Nancy |
A
Girl Named Disaster |
| Fleischman,
Paul |
Bull
Run |
| Fleischman,
Paul |
Whirligig |
| Fletcher,
Susan |
Shadow
Spinner |
| Fox, Paula |
One
Eyed Cat |
| Fox, Paula |
The
Slave Dancer |
| Fox, Paula |
Western
Wind |
| Gibson,
Elizabeth |
The
Water is Wide: A Novel of Northern Ireland |
| Goodman,
Joan Elizabeth |
The
Winter Hare |
| Greene,
Bette |
The
Summer of My German Soldier |
| Greene,
Bette |
Morning
is a Long Time Coming |
| Haas, Jessie |
Unbroken |
| Haddix,
Margaret |
Among
the HIdden |
| Hamilton,
Virginia |
Arilla
Sun Down |
| Hamilton,
Virginia |
The
Gathering |
| Hamilton,
Virginia |
A
White Romance |
| Hamilton,
Virginia |
MC
Higgins the Great |
| Hamilton,
Virginia |
Justice
and Her Brothers |
| Hamilton,
Virginia |
Sweet
Whispers, Brother Rush |
| Hentoff, Nat |
Does
This School Have Capital Punishment? |
| Hentoff, Nat |
This
School is Driving Me Crazy |
| Hentoff, Nat |
The
Day They Came to Arrest the Book |
| Hesse, Karen |
Out
of Dust |
| Hewett, Lori |
Lives
of Our Own |
| Hill, Ernest |
A
Life for a Life |
| Hinton, S.
E. |
The
Outsiders |
| Hinton, S.
E. |
Rumble
Fish |
| Hinton, S.
E. |
That
was Then, This is Now |
| Hinton, S.
E. |
Taming
the Star Runner |
| Hinton, S.
E. |
Tex |
| Hobbs, Will |
The
Big Wander |
| Hobbs, Will |
The
Maze |
| Hobbs, Will |
Bearstone |
| Hunter,
Irene |
Lottery
Rose |
| Kerr, M. E. |
Deliver
Us from Evie |
| Kerr, M. E. |
Hello,
I Lied: A Novel |
| Kerr, M. E. |
Night
Kites |
| Kerr, M. E. |
Fell |
| Kerr, M. E. |
Gentlehands |
| Kerr, M. E. |
Little
Little |
| Kerr, M. E. |
I
Stay Near You |
| Krisher,
Trudy |
Spite
Fences |
| Krisher,
Trudy |
Kinship |
| Lawrence,
Iain |
The
Wreckers |
| Lasky,
Kathryn |
Beyond
the Burning Time |
| Lasky,
Kathryn |
Beyond
the Divide |
| Lee, Marie |
Finding
My Voice |
| L'Engle,
Madeleine |
A
Wrinkle in Time |
| L'Engle,
Madeleine |
A
Wind in the Door |
| L'Engle,
Madeleine |
A
Swiftly Tilting Planet |
| L'Engle,
Madeleine |
A
Ring of Endless Light |
| LeGuin,
Ursula |
The
Wizard of Earthsea |
| LeGuin,
Ursula |
The
Tomb of Atuan |
| LeGuin,
Ursula |
The
Farthest Shore |
| LeGuin,
Ursula |
Tehanu:
The Last Book of Earthsea |
| Lipsyte,
Robert |
One
Fat Summer |
| Lipsyte,
Robert |
The
Chief |
| Lipsyte,
Robert |
The
Brave |
| Lipsyte,
Robert |
The
Contender |
| Lowry, Lois |
Find
and Stranger and Say Goodbye |
| Lynch, Chris |
Shadow
Boxer |
| Lynch, Chris |
Gypsy
Davey |
| Lynch, Chris |
Iceman |
| Lynch, Chris |
Slot
Machine |
| Lynch, Chris |
Extreme
Elvin |
| McKinley,
Robin |
The
Blue Sword |
| McKinley,
Robin |
Beauty |
| Matcheck,
Diane |
The
Sacrifice |
| Mahy,
Margaret |
The
Changeover |
| Mahy,
Margaret |
The
Tricksters |
| Martinez,
Victor |
Parrot
in the Oven |
| Mazer, Harry |
The
Last Mission |
| Mazer, Harry |
Who
is Eddie Leonard?: A Novel |
| Mazer, Harry |
Snow
Bound |
| Mazer, Norma
Fox |
The
Solid Gold Kid |
| Mazer, Norma
Fox |
After
the Rain |
| Mazer, Norma
Fox |
Downtown |
| Mazer, Norma
Fox |
Babyface |
| Myers,
Walter Dean |
Slam! |
| Myers,
Walter Dean |
Scorpions |
| Myers,
Walter Dean |
Monster |
| Namioka,
Lensey |
Island
of Ogres |
| Namioka,
Lensey |
April
and the Dragon Lady |
| Namioka,
Lensey |
The
Coming of the Bear |
| Newton,
Suzanne |
I
Will Call it Georgie's Blues |
| O'Dell,
Scott |
Alexandra |
| O'Dell,
Scott |
Black
Star, Bright Dawn |
| O'Dell,
Scott |
Island
of the Blue Dolphins |
| Paterson,
Katherine |
The
Master Pupeteer |
| Paterson,
Katherine |
Of
Nightingales that Weep |
| Paterson,
Katherine |
Rebels
of the Heavenly Kingdom |
| Paterson,
Katherine |
Lyddie |
| Paterson,
Katherine |
Come
Sing Jimmy Jo |
| Paterson,
Katherine |
Bridge
to Terabithia |
| Paton, Jill
Walsh |
A
Chance Child |
| Paulsen,
Gary |
Hatchet |
| Paulsen,
Gary |
The
River |
| Paulsen,
Gary |
The
Island |
| Paulsen,
Gary |
Nightjohn |
| Peck,
Richard |
Are
You in the House Alone? |
| Peck,
Richard |
A
Long Way from Chicago |
| Peck,
Richard |
Strays
Like Us |
| Peck, Robert
Newton |
A
Day No Pigs Would Die |
| Peck, Robert
Newton |
Cowboy
Ghost |
| Pfeffer,
Susan |
The
Year without Michael |
| Quarles,
Heather |
A
Door Near Here |
| Rapp, Adam |
The
Buffalo Tree |
| Rowling, J.
K. |
Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
| Rowling, J.
K. |
Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
| Rowling, J.
K. |
Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
| Rinaldi, Ann |
The Quilt
Trilogy |
A Stitch in
Time
Broken Days
The Blue Door |
| Rinaldi, Ann |
In
My Father's House |
| Rinaldi, Ann |
Wolf
by the Ears |
| Rostkowski,
Margaret |
After
the Dancing Days |
| Rostkowski,
Margaret |
Moon
Dancer |
| Rylant,
Cynthia |
I
Had Seen Castles |
| Sachar,
Louis |
Holes |
| Sebestyen,
Ouida |
Words
by Heart |
| Sebestyen,
Ouida |
Out
of Nowhere : A Novel |
| Sebestyen,
Ouida |
The
Girl in the Box |
| Sleator,
William |
House
of Stairs |
| Sleator,
William |
Interstellar
Pig |
| Soto, Gary |
Local
News |
| Soto, Gary |
Jesse |
| Southgate,
Martha |
Another
Way to Dance |
| Spinelli,
Jerry |
Ringer |
| Spinelli,
Jerry |
Who
Put the Hair in my Toothbrush |
| Tate,
Eleanora |
Secret
of the Gumbo Grove |
| Tate,
Eleanora |
A
Blessing in Disguise |
| Taylor,
Mildred |
Roll
of Thunder, Hear My Cry |
| Taylor,
Mildred |
Let
the Circle Be Unbroken |
| Taylor,
Mildred |
The
Road to Memphis |
| Taylor,
Theodore |
The
Weirdo |
| Taylor,
Theodore |
The
Bomb |
| Taylor,
Theodore |
The
Cay |
| Taylor,
Theodore |
Timothy
of the Cay |
| Taylor,
Theodore |
Sweet
Friday Island |
| Taylor,
Theodore |
Walking
Up a Rainbow |
| Voight,
Cynthia |
Homecoming |
| Voight,
Cynthia |
Dicey's
Song |
| Voight,
Cynthia |
Orfe |
| Voight,
Cynthia |
David
and Jonathan |
| Walter,
Virginia |
Making
Up Megaboy |
| Weaver, Will |
Farm
Team |
| Weaver, Will |
Striking
Out |
| Weaver, Will |
Hard
Hall |
| Werlin,
Nancy |
The
Killer's Cousin |
| White,
Richard |
Jordan
Freeman Was My Friend |
| White, Ruth |
Bell
Prater's Boy |
| Wolff,
Virginia Nuwer |
Making
Lemonade |
| Woodson,
Jacqueline |
If
You Come Softly |
| Yumoto,
Kazumi |
The
Friends |
| Zindel, Paul |
David
and Della: A Novel |
| Zindel, Paul |
Loch:
A Novel |
| Zindel, Paul |
Confessions
of a Teenage Baboon |
| Zindel, Paul |
Pardon
Me, You're Stepping on My Eyeball |
| Zindel, Paul |
My
Darling, My Hamburger |
| Zindel, Paul |
The
Pigman |
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