Selected by R. Deutsch, Librarian
Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities
Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. In the Forests of the Night
Risika is a vampire out to revenge the death of her brother, committed
over 300 years ago.
Bauer, Joan. Thwonk
Cupid helps A.J.'s love life.
Bauer, Joan. Squashed
Trying to grow the biggest pumpkin in the country.
Bennett, Cheri. Searching for David's Heart
Darcy tries to cope with her guilt and sadness after older brother's
death.
Clements, Bruce. Tom Loves Anna Loves Tom
Anna and Tom only have a few months together.
Collier, James Lincoln and Christopher Collier. My Brother Sam
is Dead
Tim's family is cuaght up in the middle of the Revolutionary War.
Cormier, Robert. Tenderness
Lori loves Eric, who is eighteen and a serial killer.
Cormier, Robert. In the Middle of the Night
Denny is forbidden to answer the phone at home -- until one late night,
when he disobeys.
Cooney, Caroline B. Driver's Ed.
A trick by teenagers turns deadly
Crutcher, Chris. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
Eric and Sarah, both outcasts, have been friends since grade school.
Now Sarah sits silent in a psychiatric ward, Eric must find a way to reach
out and help his friend.
Cushman, Karen. The Midwife's Apprentice
Working with the village mdiwife in England in the Middle Ages.
Duncan, Lois. Don't Look Behind You
A family in the witness protection program is threatened when the daughter
makes a phone call to old friends.
Farme, Nancy. A Girl Named Disaster
In Mozambique, a young girl runs away from her village after she discovers
she is to be married to an older man.
Fleishman, Paul. Bull Run
The first battle of the Civil War, told through the eyes of sixten
people.
Glenn, Mel. The Taking of Room 114
Someone holds the teacher and students of Room 114 hostage; a story
in poems.
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the Hidden
In a future world where families can only have two children, Luke,
a third child, must remain hidden from the world.