Notes:
F = Adult fiction Y = Young Adult fiction J = Juvenile fiction
SF = Science Fiction M = Mystery |
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Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 1979. SF
A humorous classic. |
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Barry, Dave. Big Trouble, 1999. F
The popular humor columnist's first novel. |
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Bauer, Joan. Squashed, 1992. Y
Growing the largest pumpkin in Iowa turns out to be easier for 16 year-old Ellie than losing 20 pounds. |
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Bauer, Joan. Thwonk, 1995. Y
A cupid doll comes to life and offers romantic assistance to A.J., a teenage photographer suffering from unrequited love.
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Beaton, M.C. Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage, 1996. M
The ups and downs of Agatha Raisin continue in this novel detailing the comedy of errors and murder that put a hold on her upcoming getting marriage. |
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Bechard, Margaret. My Mom Married the Principal, 1998. J
Jonah Truman's mom marries the principal, making life and romance complicated for Jonah. |
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Brashares, Ann. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, 2001. J, Y
Four best friends spend the biggest summer of their lives enchanted by a magical pair of jeans. |
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Brooks, Terry. Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold!, 1986. SF
From one of the great masters of fantasy. |
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Burgess, Melvin. Doing It, 2004. Y
Three teenage friends, Dino, Jonathon, and Ben, confront the confusions, fears, and joys of adolescent male sexuality. |
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Cabot, Meg. The Princess Diaries, 2000. Y
Fourteen-year-old Mia, who is trying to lead a normal life as a teenage girl in New York City, is shocked to learn that her father is the Prince of Genovia, a small European principality, and that she is a princess and the heir to the throne. |
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Chabon, Michael. Wonder Boys, 1995. F
A wicked and funny take on Pittsburgh life. |
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Churchill, Jill. Fear of Frying: A Jane Jeffrey Mystery, 1997. M
This latest Jane Jeffrey's mystery features a frying pan as the murder weapon. |
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Cooney, Caroline B. Twenty Pageants Later, 1991. Y
Scottie-Anne finds herself trapped in a beauty pageant. |
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Cushman, Karen. Catherine, Called Birdy, 1994. J, Y
The thirteen-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she amusingly and honestly records the events of her life. |
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Doyle, Roddy. Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha, 1993. F
This wonderful Irish author shows us the world of Patrick Clarke, a ten-year-old, trying to make sense of it all. |
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Edgerton, Clyde. In Memory of Junior: A Novel, 1992. F
A hilarious and heartbreaking take on life and death, set in the South. |
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Ehrenhaft, Daniel. Tell it to Naomi, 2004. Y
To forge a romantic relationship with the girl of his dreams, fifteen-year-old Dave Rosen pretends to be a female advice columnist for his school newspaper. |
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Evanovich, Janet. One for the Money, 1994. F
Stephanie Plum, a New Jersey native, decides to take a job as an "apprehension agent," tracking down wanted persons. First of the series. |
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Feiffer, Jules. The Man in the Ceiling, 1993. J
To earn the respect of his dysfunctional family, Jimmy creates a superhero cartoon, but finds his abilities blocked when he must choose whether to compromise his art. |
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Fine, Anne. Flour Babies, 1994. J
Simon and his classmates discover a lot about life in taking care of their pretend babies, in the form of flour bags, for a class assignment. |
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Fleischman, Paul. A Fate Totally Worse than Death, 1995. Y
An offbeat mix of horror story and satire about self-centered rich girls who want to teach a beautiful exchange student a lesson. |
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Fleischman, Sid. Jim Ugly, 1992. J
A parody of a Western melodrama involving a 12-year-old boy and his half-breed dog, Jim Ugly. |
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Fry, Stephen. The Liar, 1991. F
To say that Adrian Healey has a checkered past is an understatement and his hilarious, troubled, and naughty life is exposed in Fry's first novel, or is it? |
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Gilmore, Kate. Enter Three Witches, 1990. Y
Bren is fearful of having the girl of his dreams meet his family of witches. |
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Hayes, Daniel. Eye of the Beholder, 1992. Y
Tyler and Lymie's "discovery" rocks the art world. |
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Juby, Susan. Alice, I Think, 2003. Y
Fifteen-year-old Alice keeps a diary as she struggles to cope with the embarrassments and trials of family, dating, school, work, small town life, and a serious case of "outcastitis." |
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Koertge, Ron. Confess-O-Rama, 1996. Y
While his mother grieves the death of her fourth husband, Tony vents his feelings to the Confess-O-Rama, never suspecting who's on the other end of the line. |
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Korman, Gordon. Losing Joe's Place, 1990. Y
Jason and his two friends move into Jason's brother's apartment and manage to wreak havoc in it during one funny and memorable summer. |
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Limb, Sue. Girl, 15, Charming But Insane, 2004. Y
Jess Jordan feels she has to compete with her best friend Flora's body, beauty, and popularity in her attempt to win the unattainable Ben Johnson. |
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Lynch, Chris. Slot Machine, 1995. Y
When overweight 13-year-old Elvin Bishop is sent to camp where he and his two best friends are forced to try out various sports in order to find out where they belong. |
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Mackler, Carolyn. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things, 2003. Y Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her. |
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McCants, William D. Anything Can Happen in High School: And It Usually Does, 1993. Y
Fifteen-year-old T.J. starts a service club, The Radical Wave, and tries to win his girlfriend back. |
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Paulsen, Gary. Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered, 1993. J, Y
Sent to live with relatives on their farm because of his unhappy home life, an eleven-year-old city boy meets his distant cousin Harris and is given an introduction to a whole new world. |
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Plummer, Louise. The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman, 1995. Y
Seventeen-year-old Kate hopes for romance when her older brother's friend Richard comes to stay at their house during Christmas vacation. |
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Rennison, Louise. Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, 2000. Y
The humorous journal of a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie. |
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Robbins, Tom. , 1994. F
From the zany Tom Robbins. His books are always a riot. Try Jitterbug Perfume (1984) too. |
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Sheldon, Dyan. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, 1999. Y
In her first year at a suburban New Jersey high school, Mary Elizabeth Cep, who now calls herself "Lola," sets her sights on the lead in the annual drama production, and finds herself in conflict with the most popular girl in school. |
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Snicket, Lemony. The Grim Grotto, 2004. J
The latest in the Series of Unfortunate Events, the sordid but hilarious tales of the three Baudelaire orphans. |
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Spinelli, Jerry. There's a Girl in My Hammerlock, 1991. J
Thirteen-year-old Maisie joins her school's formerly all-male wrestling team and tries to last through the season despite opposition from others. |
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Strasser, Todd. How I Changed My Life, 1995. Y
Overweight high school senior Bo decides to change her image. |
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Twain, Mark. Pudd'nhead Wilson, 1894. F
Lawyer Pudd'nhead Wilson is the laughingstock of Dawson's Landing, Missouri until he uses his skills - and his fingerprint collection - to solve the biggest mystery the town has ever seen. |
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Vizzini, Ned. Be More Chill, 2004. Y
Badly in need of self-confidence and a change of image, high school nerd Jeremy Heere swallows a pill-sized super computer that is supposed to help him get whatever he wants. |
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Wrede, Patricia. Dealing with Dragons, 1990. Y
Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some disreputable wizards who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom. |
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Garner, James Finn. Politically Correct Holiday Stories : For an Enlightened Yuletide Season, 1995. 495.8748 GARNER |
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McManus, Patrick. The Good Samaritan Strikes Again, 1992. 817 McMANUS A witty author that excels at American humor. |
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Vande Velde, Vivian. Curses, Inc. and Other Stories, 1997. Y |
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White, Bailey. Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living, 1993. 818 WHITE, B |
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