Mrs. De Klerk’s Booklist November 2011
Science Fiction:
Yesterday (series)Robi Wasserman
The HostStephenie Meyer
Among the Hidden (series)Margaret Peterson Haddix
Ender’s GameOrson Scott Card
Ender’s ShadowOrson Scott Card
The SupernaturalistEoin Colfer
Truesight trilogyDavid Stahler Jr.
The Time BikeJane Langton
Dark LifeKat Falls
Maximum Ride: Angel ExperimentJames Patterson
School’s Out Forever
The Always WarMargaret Peterson Haddix
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Fantasy:
Sabriel seriesGarth Nix
Midnigthers, The Secret Hour (series)Scott Westerfeld
The Secret Under My SkinJanet McNaughton
GossamerLois Lowry
Gatekeeper seriesAnthony Horowitz
The ShifterJanice Hardy
Cirque du Freak SeriesDarren Shan
Turnabout Margaret Peterson Haddix
Found (1st in series)
Sent (2nd in series)
The Eyeball CollectorF.E. Higgens
Transall SagaGary Paulsen
Things Not SeenAndrew Clements
Ranger’s Apprentice: Ruins of GorlanJohn Flanagan
Alcatraz: The Evil LibrariansBrandon Sanderson
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Family Drama:
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous PieJordan Sonnenblick
After Ever AfterJordan Sonnenblick
A Summer to DieLois Lowry
And One for allTheresa Nelson
Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryMildred Taylor
GossamerLois Lowry
Walk Two MoonsSharon Creech
TangerineEdward Bloor
Homeless BirdGloria Whelan
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Distopia:
The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins
Catching Fire (2nd in series)Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay (3rd in series)Suzanna Collins
Truesight trilogyDavid Stahler Jr.
Uglies(series)Scott Westerfeld
Pretties
Specials
Extras
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Coming of Age:
Touching Spirit BearBen Mikaelsen
Middle School, The Worst Years of My LifeJames Patterson
The Storyteller’s BeadsJane Kurtz
How Angel Peterson Got His NameGary Paulsen
PeakRoland Smith
No More Dead DogsGordon Korman
Cracker! The Best dog in VietnamCynthia Kadohata
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Holocaust:
The CageRuth Minsky
The Girl in the Green Sweater*Krystyna Chiger
The Zookeeper's wifeDiane Ackerman
Behind the Secret WindowNelly S. Toll
I Have Lived a Thousand YearsLivia Bitton-Jackson
AliciaAlicia Appleman-Jurman
MalkaMirjam
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Post-Apocalyptic:
Life as We Knew ItSusan Pfeffer
This World We Live inSusan Pfeffer
The Dead & the GoneSusan Pfeffer
The Eleventh PlagueJeff Hirsch
“Z” for Zachariah Robert O’Brien
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Historical Fiction:
Kingdom by the SeaRobert Westall
Cast Two ShadowsAnn Rinaldi
Cracker! The Best dog in VietnamCynthia Kadohata
Listening for LionsGloria Whelan
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Mystery:
Chasing VermeerBlue Balliet
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Adventure:
PeakRoland Smith
Far NorthWill Hobbs