BIBLIOGRAPHY of YA (YOUNG ADULT) 6TH GRADE BIG LAKE LIBRARY BOOKS Sorted by Author / Title
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF YA (YOUNG ADULT) 6TH GRADE BIG LAKE LIBRARY BOOKS Sorted by Author / Title. YA F ABD Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947-. Sasquatch in the Paint. New York : Disney-Hyperion Books, [2013]. Eighth-grader Theo Rollins' growth spurt has Coach Mandrake trying to transform him into a basketball star, but training time is hurting the science club's chances of winning the "Aca-lympics," and being accused of stealing could mean Theo is off both teams. YA F BAC Bachmann, Stefan, 1993-. The Peculiar. New York : Greenwillow Books, c2012. Changeling Bartholomew Kettle, having been locked away by his mother to protect him from humans and faeries who would want him dead for being half- human and half-faery, witnesses another changeling being kidnapped by a beautiful and mysterious figure, and, after hearing of the bodies of changelings being found dead and marked with a red tattoo, he realizes he is the next target and must figure out a way to stay alive. YA F BAC Bachmann, Stefan, 1993-. The Whatnot. New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2013. Bartholomew Kettle, unable to save his sister, Hettie when she was pushed into the faery Old Country, promised he would find her but sinister forces are still at work and he must rely on Pikey, who would do almost anything to escape his past, to help find her. YA PB F BAS Baskin, Nora Raleigh. Anything But Typical. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2010, c2009. Jason, a twelve-year-old autistic boy who wants to become a writer, relates what his life is like as he tries to make sense of his world. YA F BAU Bauer, Joan, 1951-. Almost Home. New York : Viking, 2012. Sixth-grader Sugar and her mother lose their beloved house and experience the harsh world of homelessness. YA PB F BAU Bauer, Joan, 1951-. Close to Famous. New York : Viking, c2011. Foster McFee, 12, and her mother escape from her mother's abusive boyfriend and end up in Culpepper, West Virginia, where they use their strengths and challenge themselves to build a new life. YA PB F BOD Bodeen, S. A. 1965-. The Raft. New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2012. Experienced traveler Robie, having decided to take a cargo plane from Honolulu to Midway Atoll after a visit with her aunt, struggles to survive with the co-pilot, Max, after the plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean and they are left on a raft in shark-infested waters with only one bag of Skittles. YA PB F Bra Bradley, Timothy J. Infestation. New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2013]. Twelve-year-old Andy Greenwood and fellow students at the Reclamation School for Boys in the New Mexico desert face an infestation of giant, mutant ants. YA PB F CAR Card, Orson Scott. Children of the Mind. Book 4. New York : TOR, 1997. Ender Wiggin's adopted world of Lusitania, with its three sentient species and his oldest friend Jane, a computer intelligence, are threatened by a fleet of ships sent by the Starways Congress, but with the help of two new beings created by Ender's mind, the planet may still be saved. YA PB F CAR Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game. Book 1. New York : TOR, 1994, c1991. Ender, who is the result of genetic experimentation, may be the military genius Earth needs in its war against an alien enemy. YA PB F CAR Card, Orson Scott. Speaker for the Dead. Book 2. New York : Tor, 1994, c1991. Ender Wiggin has an opportunity to atone for his earlier failures through a second alien race discovered by Portuguese colonists on the planet Lusitania. YA PB F CAR Card, Orson Scott. Xenocide. Book 3. New York : Tor, c1991. Lusitania seems to be a planet on which three intelligent species--humans, the pequininos, and the Hive Queen--can finally live together, until a virus dangerous to humans but vital to the pequininos is found, and the Starways Congress orders Lusitania and its inhabitants to be destroyed. YA F CAR Carroll, Michael Owen, 1966-. Stronger. Book 6. New York : Philomel Books, 2012. All he wants is to break through the prison's stone walls, to flee the armed guards, to return to his old life. YA PB F CAR Carroll, Michael Owen, 1966-. The Ascension: A Super Human Clash. Book 5. New York : Philomel Books, c2011. Teenagers with super powers must try to stop a villain who has travelled from the past in order to irreversibly alter reality. YA PB F CAR Carroll, Michael Owen, 1966-. Super Human. Book 4. New York : Speak, 2011, c2010. A ragtag group of young superheroes takes on a powerful warrior who is transported from 4,000 years in the past to enslave the modern world. Carson, Rae. The Girl of Fire and Thorns. YA PB F CAR New York : Greenwillow Books, 2012, c2011. A fearful sixteen-year-old princess discovers her heroic destiny after being married off to the king of a neighboring country in turmoil and pursued by enemies seething with dark magic. YA PB F CHR Christopher, Lucy. Stolen. New York : Chicken House, [2013], c2010. Sixteen-year-old Gemma, a British city-dweller, is abducted while on vacation with her parents and taken to the Australian outback, where she soon realizes that escape attempts are futile, and in time she learns that her YA PB F CHR Christopher, Lucy. Stolen. New York : Chicken House, [2013], c2010. Sixteen-year-old Gemma, a British city-dweller, is abducted while on vacation with her parents and taken to the Australian outback, where she soon realizes that escape attempts are futile, and in time she learns that her captor is not as despicable as she first believed. YA F COL Collins, Suzanne. Catching Fire. Book 2. New York : Scholastic Press, c2009. By winning the annual Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion. YA F COL Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. Book 1. New York : Scholastic Press, 2008. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death. YA F COL Collins, Suzanne. Mockingjay. Book 3. New York : Scholastic Press, 2010. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol wants revenge ... and President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe!. YA F CON Condie, Allyson Braithwaite. Crossed. Book 2. New York : Dutton Books, c2011. Seventeen-year-old Cassia sacrifices everything and heads to the Outer Provinces in search of Ky, where she is confronted with shocking revelations about Society and the promise of rebellion. YA PB F CON Condie, Allyson Braithwaite. Matched. Book 1. 1st ed. New York : Dutton Books, c2010. 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. YA F CON Condie, Allyson Braithwaite. Reached. Book 3. New York : Dutton Books, c2012. In search of a better life, Cassia joins a widespread rebellion against Society, where she is tasked with finding a cure to the threat of survival and must choose between Xander and Ky. YA PB F COR Corriveau, Art. 13 Hangmen. New York : Amulet Books, 2013. Tony DiMarco, who had just turned thirteen, catches a murderer, solves a mystery, and discovers a treasure during the first few days in his new home at 13 Hangmen Court in Boston. In the attic bedroom of the house, Tony comes together with four other thirteen-year-old boys from different times in history, and they are all connected to a murder, a mystery, and a treasure. YA F DAS Dashner, James, 1972-. The Death Cure. New York : Delacorte Press, c2011. As the third Trial draws to a close, Thomas and some of his cohorts manage to escape from WICKED, their memories having been restored, only to face new dangers as WICKED claims to be trying to protect the human race from the deadly FLARE virus. YA F DAS Dashner, James, 1972-. The Kill Order. New York : Delacorte Press, c2012. Mark struggles to make sense of his new, post- disaster world in this prequel to The Maze Runner. YA F DAS Dashner, James, 1972-. The Maze Runner. New York : Delacorte Press, c2009. Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape. YA F DAS Dashner, James, 1972-. The Scorch Trials. New York : Delacorte Press, c2010. After surviving horrific conditions in the Maze, Thomas is entrapped, along with nineteen other boys, in a scientific experiment designed to observe their responses and gather data believed to be essential for the survival of the human race. YA F FAL Falls, Kat. Rip Tide. New York : Scholastic Press, 2011. Ty and Gemma make a desperate alliance with the Seablite Gang to help Ty's parents, who face criminal charges of sedition, but teaming up with outlaws may pull them deeper into the underwater underworld than they intend to go. YA F FAR Farrant, Natasha.