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Teen Read Week - Bibliography
The following booklist was developed by YALSA's Booklist Task Force: Chair, Sarah Dentan; Cathy Andronik; Patricia Foster; Marilyn Heath; Gayle Keresey; Melissa Moore; Mary Peterson; Maria Scinto. All annotations are from the YALSA For Members Only Web site or written by the committee unless otherwise indicated.
GET ACTIVE in your community - Fiction
GET ACTIVE in your community - Nonfiction
GET ACTIVE use your body - Fiction
GET ACTIVE use your body - Nonfiction
GET ACTIVE in the great outdoors - Nonfiction
GET ACTIVE pursue your imagination - Nonfiction
GET ACTIVE in your community - Fiction
Bauer, Joan. Hope Was Here. Putnam Juvenile, 2002.
2001 Best Books for Young Adults; 2001 Newberry Honor Book.
When sixteen-year-old Hope and the aunt who has raised her move from Brooklyn to Mulhoney, Wisconsin, to work as a waitress and cook in the Welcome Stairways Diner, they become involved with the diner owner's political campaign to oust the town’s corrupt mayor.
Carvell, Marlene. Who Will Tell My Brother? Hyperion, 2004.
2005 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults.
Evan continues a crusade begun by his late brother to remove the Indian as their high school mascot.
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bucking the Sarge. Wendy Lamb Books, 2004.
2005 Best Books for Young Adults.
A light-hearted take on social activism, the main character exposes his mother as a slum lord and welfare cheat (she's the "Sarge").
DeFelice, Cynthia. Lostman's River. HarperTrophy, 1995.
1998 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults.
Fighting greedy profiteers, Tyler MacCauley's trust in a stranger may spell doom for Lostman's River and its wildlife.
Fleischman, Paul. Seedfolks. HarperTrophy, 1999.
1998 Best Books for Young Adults; 2002 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults. A group of inner-city residents start planting small gardens on a trash-filled vacant lot, and bring love and beauty to their lives.
Goobie, Beth. Sticks and Stones. Orca Soundings, 2002.
2003 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adults.
Jujube Gelb is one of the many girls whose names appear on the walls of the boys' bathroom at her high school, but she is the only one to fight back, at first.
Hiassen, Carl. Flush. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2005.
2006 Best Books for Young Adults.
This is the story of what happens after Paine Underwood pulls the plug on the Coral Queen, gets arrested for this act, and how this spurs his family and community to take action.
Hiassen, Carl. Hoot. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2004.
2003 Best Books for Young Adults.
New to Florida and Trace Middle School, Ray Eberhardt is at the mercy of the local bully but he is intrigued by a strange unschooled kid whose passion for the local wildlife leads them both into a crusade against a new pancake shop that will displace a colony of burrowing owls.
Hurley, Valerie. St. Ursula's Girls Against the Atomic Bomb: A Novel. Plume, 2004.
Senior Raine Rassaby is interested in helping birds, arranging demonstrations at nuclear missile silos, and organizing a group called St. Ursula's Girls Against the Atomic Bomb. Sent to the school counselor for guidance in her academic career, she finds instead a kindred spirit, and together they discover a lot about the world around them and a lot about themselves.
Klass, David. California Blue. Scholastic Paperbacks, 1996.
1998 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults.
John's discovery of a new species of butterfly threatens the future of a mill town and sets him against his dying father.
Mankell, Henning. Secrets in the Fire. Annick Press, 2003.
Based on the true story of a young girl in Mozambique, this is the horrifying yet hopeful story of Sofia, who loses both her legs in a land mine explosion but survives through her own personal determination.
Mazer, Harry. The Last Mission. Laurel-Leaf, 1981.
2002 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults.
War ain't like in the movies - they use real bullets.
Minchin, Adele. The Beat Goes On. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, 2004.
When Emma, 16, is diagnosed as HIV positive, she swears her younger cousin Leyla to secrecy. Leyla becomes involved in teaching drum lessons at a local HIV outreach center to show her support for her cousin. This takes place in England.
Morpurgo, Michael. Private Peaceful. Scholastic Press, 2004.
2005 Best Books for Young Adults.
Fifteen-year-old Tommy Peaceful and his older brother Charlie enlist in the British army and are sent to fight in the trenches in France after their noble landlord offers them a choice between joining up or having the family evicted from their home.
Myers, Anna. Tulsa Burning. Walker Books for Young Readers, 2004.
In 1921, fifteen-year-old Noble Chase hates the sheriff of Wekiwa, Oklahoma, and is more than willing to cross him to help his best friend, a black man, who is injured during race riots in nearby Tulsa. (LOC)
Spinelli, Jerry. Wringer. HarperTrophy, 1998.
1998 Newbery Medal Honor Book.
As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it. (LOC)
Stratton, Allan. Chanda's Secrets. Annick Press, 2004.
2005 Best Books for Young Adults; 2005 Michael L. Printz Honor Book.
Sixteen-year-old Chanda loves school and dreams of a scholarship and a life beyond her family's poverty. But her mother is tired all the time after her little sister's death, and Chanda must fight to keep her dreams alive and conquer her fears in the face of the brutal reality of Africa's AIDS epidemic.
Tashjian, Janet. The Gospel According to Larry. Laurel Leaf, 2003.
2002 Best Books for Young Adults; 2005 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults.
Things spiral out of control for Josh, a loner, who masquerades as "Larry" as he espouses anti-consumerism on his anonymous Web site.
Tashjian, Janet. Vote for Larry. Sequel to The Gospel According to Larry. Gardners Books, 2005.
Not yet eighteen years old, Josh, a.k.a. Larry, comes out of hiding and returns to public life, this time to run for President as an advocate for issues of concern to youth and to encourage voter turnout. (LOC)
Turnbull, Ann. No Shame, No Fear. Gardners Books, 2003.
2005 Best Books for Young Adults.
England in 1662 was a time of great religious upheaval, when the Quakers were forbidden to meet and practice their simpler lifestyle. William, the 17-year-old son of the wealthy mayor, gives up his place in society to follow his heart when he falls in love with Susanna, a 15-year-old Quaker girl who stands by her principles even though she faces persecution and jail.
Zusak, Markus. I Am the Messenger. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2005.
2006 Best Books for Young Adults, 2006 Michael L. Printz Honor book.
Aimless, amiable 19-year-old cab driver, Ed Kennedy, foils a bank robber and then begins to receive mysterious messages assigning him to intervene in the lives of strangers.
GET ACTIVE in your community - Nonfiction
Bitches, Bimbos, and Ballbreakers: The Guerrilla Girls' Illustrated Guide to Female Stereotypes. Penguin Books, 2003.
The Guerrilla Girls (a group of artists) define and demystify a number of stereotypes used to make women feel insecure, fearful, and powerless. They also offer real-world examples of women who have stood up to stereotypes and changed the world.
Beals, Melba Pattillo. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High. Washington Square Press, 1995.
2004 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults.
A heart-wrenching account of the nine high school students who integrated Little Rock High School.
Davis, Andrea. Let It Shine! Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters. Gulliver Books, 2000.
The story of ten extraordinary women who fought for civil rights in the 19th and 20th centuries. From Sojourner Truth, Biddy Mason and Harriet Tubman to Ida B. Wells Barnett, Mary McLeod Bethune, Ella Josephine Baker, and Dorothy Height to Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer and Shirley Chisholm, these women all lived lives of vision and courage.
Halpin, Mikki. It's Your World -- If You Don't Like It, Change It!: Activism for Teenagers. Simon Pulse, 2004.
A guide to teenagers on how to become involved in numerous activism projects and outreach programs. Resources include books, movies, and Web sites.
Jacobs, Thomas A. Teens on Trial: Young People Who Challenged the Law -- and Changed Your Life. Free Spirit Publishing, 2000.
Examines legal cases about privacy, visitation and divorce, search and seizure, dress code, drug testing, free speech in school newspapers and yearbooks, sexual harassment at work, transfer to adult court, and the death penalty. (LOC)
Karam, Jana Abrams. Into the Breach: A Year of Life and Death With EMS. St. Martin’s Press, 2002.
This is the true story of paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and heavy-rescue specialists fighting to control trauma and medical emergencies in Newark, New Jersey. (publisher)
Lewis, Barbara A., edited by Pamela Espeland, and Caryn Pernu. The Kid's Guide to Social Action: How to Solve the Social Problems You Choose -- and Turn Creative Thinking Into Positive Action. Rev. ed.; Free Spirit Publishing, 1998.
Resource guide for children for learning political action skills that can help them make a difference in solving social problems at the community, state, and national levels. (LOC)
McKissack, Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack. Black Hands, White Sails: The Story of African-American Whalers. Scholastic Press, 1999.
Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book.
A history of African-American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contributions to the whaling industry and their role in the abolitionist movement. (LOC)
McKissack, Patricia C. and Frederick L. McKissack. Rebels Against Slavery: American Slave Revolts. Scholastic Press, 1999.
1997 Best Books for Young Adults.
The inspiring stories of the slaves who fought to throw off their chains, including Nat Turner, who led the longest slave revolt in history in 1831, and Cinque, the young African captive who led the revolt on the slave ship Le Amistad in 1839.
Nebenzahl, Donna. Womankind: Faces of Change Around the World. The Feminist Press at CUNY, 2003.
Superb photographs by Nance Ackerman, lyrical writing, and graphic design document the inspiring work of forty-five women activists in over thirty countries and five continents and their efforts toward peaceful social change.
Perry, Susan K. Catch the Spirit: Teen Volunteers Tell How They Made a Difference: Stories of Inspiration From 20 Remarkable Recipients of Prudential Spirit of Community Award. Franklin Watts, 2000.
Individual teenagers relate their experiences in various types of volunteer activities. (LOC)
GET ACTIVE use your body - Fiction
Averett, Edward. The Rhyming Season. Clarion, 2005.
The coach of a girls' basketball team encourages an interest in poetry as well as sports.
Bruchac, Joseph. Sports Shorts. Darby Creek Publishing, 2005.
Young adult authors provide semi-autobiographical tales of their own sports disasters.
Coleman, Evelyn. Born in Sin. Simon Pulse, 2003.
14-year-old Keisha has dreams of becoming a doctor and the first black female Olympic swimmer, despite being labeled an "at risk" teen and placed in an urban rescue program for teens born in poverty, or, as she angrily puts it, "born in sin".
Crutcher, Chris. Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories. HarperTempest, 2002.
2000 Margaret A. Edwards winner, 2000 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults.
Tales of love, death, bigotry and heroism about real people with the courage to stand up to a world that often puts them down.
Crutcher, Chris. Stotan! HarperTempest, 2005.
2000 Margaret A. Edwards winner.
A high school coach invites members of his swimming team to a memorable week of rigorous training that tests their moral fiber as well as their physical stamina. (LOC)
De la Peña, Matt. Ball Don't Lie. Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2005.
2006 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and Best Books for Young Adults.
A teen from a very dysfunctional home sees basketball as his ticket out -- a little different from many other stories on this theme in that this teen is white and is trying to be accepted in a largely African-American culture.
Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills). Double Dutch. Aladdin, 2003.
Three eighth-grade friends, preparing for the International Double Dutch Championship jump rope competition in their home town of Cincinnati, Ohio, cope with Randy's missing father, Delia's inability to read, and Yo Yo's encounter with the class bullies. (LOC)
Harkrader, L. D. Airball: My Life in Briefs. Roaring Brook Press, 2005.
A seventh-grade boys' basketball team with a losing record starts winning games only when team members play in their underwear.
Lipsyte, Robert. The Contender. HarperTrophy, 1987.
2001 Margaret A. Edwards winner and 1999 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults.
What does it take to be a contender in boxing? In life?
Lipsyte, Robert. The Brave. HarperTrophy, 1993.
2001 Margaret A. Edwards winner.
Having left the Indian reservation for the streets of New York, seventeen-year-old boxer Sonny Bear tries to harness his inner rage by training with Alfred Brooks, who has left the sport to become a policeman. Sequel to The Contender. (LOC)
Lipsyte, Robert. The Chief. HarperTrophy, 1995.
2001 Margaret A. Edwards winner.
On the verge of having a shot at the heavyweight boxing championship, nineteen-year-old Sonny Bear finds himself with conflicting loyalties when trouble erupts on his reservation over the construction of a new gambling casino. Sequel to The Brave. (LOC)
Lynch, Chris. Iceman. HarperTrophy, 1995.
1999 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults.
Fourteen-year-old Eric is a study in contrasts, emotionally insecure but an absolute animal in the hockey rink where he slams out his anger and suffering.
Macy, Sue, Editor. Girls Got Game: Sports Stories and Poems. Henry Holt and Co., 2001.
Thirteen women authors share their stories and personal athletic accomplishments, in both traditional games like basketball and soccer as well as lesser-known sports like stickball, tetherball and horseback riding.
Myers, Walter, Dean. Slam. Scholastic Paperbacks, 1998.
1997 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers; 1997 Best Books for Young Adults.
The raw and gritty story of 17-year-old Greg "Slam" Harris, growing up in Harlem. Slam can do it all on the basketball court, but struggles for control of his own life. When his grades drop, he must face his future.
Orr, Wendy. Peeling the Onion. Laurel Leaf, 1999.
1998 Best Books for Young Adults.
When a teenage karate champion is seriously injured in a car accident, she must learn to accept her new limitations on her way back to recovery.
Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee: A Novel. Little, Brown, 1999.
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries. (LOC)
Spinelli, Jerry. There's a Girl in My Hammerlock. Aladdin, 1993.
2000 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults.
After her devastating cut from cheerleading tryouts, Maisie develops a plan to get close to Eric, her junior high crush: She joins the wrestling team. Facing the taunts of her classmates, however, makes Maisie even more determined to remain on the team.
Voight, Cynthia. The Runner. Scholastic Paperbacks, 1994.
1995 Margaret A. Edwards winner.
As a dedicated runner, a teenage boy has always managed to distance himself from other people until the experience of coaching one of teammates on the track team gradually helps him see the value of giving and receiving. (LOC)
GET ACTIVE use your body - Nonfiction
Allred, Alexandra Powe with Karen and Michele Powe. 'Atta Girl! A Celebration of Women in Sports. Wish Publishing, 2003.
A comprehensive look at women in sports, including information about athlete mothers, Title IX, models' versus athletes' bodies (plus the challenge that is Anna Kournikova), and more. Main focuses are the Olympic women's bobsled team and fledgling Women's Professional Football League (WPFL). Anyone who reads even a chapter will be enlightened about the importance and vitality of girls' and women's involvement in sports. (VOYA)
Armstrong, Lance with Sally Jenkins. It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life. Berkley Trade, 2001.
2001 Best Books for Young Adults; 2005 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults.
The story of Lance Armstrong--his battle against cancer and his challenge to the best of world biking.
Boyn, Daniel J. The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water. Hyperion, 2001.
The story of the first U. S. women's rowing team to compete in the Olympic games.
Cox, Lynne and Martha Kaplan. Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer. Harvest Books, 2005.
2005 Alex Award.
Cox, who swam the English Channel at 15, writes about her subsequent swims across some of the world's most perilous waters. An inspirational account of how solitary acts can unite people.
Fishman, Katharine Davis. Attitude!: Eight Young Dancers Come of Age at the Ailey School. Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2004.
The author follows eight young dancers through a year of study at one of our nation's premier dance schools. Fishman reveals how, at the Ailey School, it's about attitude -- a ballet term that dates back several hundred years, but is also a reference to that precious mettle we all need a little bit of in order to survive. (publisher)
Hamm, Mia with Aaron Heifetz. Go For the Goal: A Champion's Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life. Harper Paperbacks, 2000.
The inspiring story of how a tiny suburban sprite became a global terror with a ball (and the world) at her feet...filled with personal anecdotes and fully illustrated with both action and instructional photographs. (publisher)
Hawk, Tony with Sean Mortimer. Tony Hawk: Professional Skateboarder. Regan Books, 2002.
The world of skateboarding told from the perspective of "the King."
Kaehler, Kathy and Connie Church. Teenage Fitness: Get Fit, Look Good, and Feel Great! Collins, 2001.
Written by one of Hollywood's most sought-after fitness trainers, Kaehler offers essential fitness techniques for teens, including getting to know and accept your body type; eating programs; and fitness workouts.
Martin, Jesse with Ed Gannon. Lionheart: A Journey of the Human Spirit. Allen & Unwin, 2002.
On October 31, 1999, schoolboy sailor Jesse Martin completed one of the last great adventures of the 20th century. At 18 years of age, and after 11 months at sea, he became the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop, and unassisted around the world. This is the story of why Jesse set himself such an astonishing task and how he managed to make his dream come true. (publisher)
Morgan, David Lee, Jr. LeBron James: The Rise of a Star. Gray & Company Publishers, 2003.
2005 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.
The story of basketball's hottest new prospect. Born to a sixteen-year-old unwed mother in the projects, he could have been just another crime statistic. Instead, he has become a poised young man forced to handle the pressures of instant fame -- and he does this well.
Nagler, Michelle H. Get Fit! Eat Right! Be Active! Girls' Guide to Health and Fitness. Scholastic, 2001.
Explains how girls can achieve total fitness and health by focusing on three broad areas -- physical fitness (exercise), nutrition (food), and mental state (having a healthy outlook and being a positive, active person). (LOC)
Steinfeld, Jake. Get Strong! Teenage Guys Guide to Building Confidence, Muscles, and a Great Future. Fireside, 2002.
A guide for teenage boys on how to get in shape and evaluate their lives.
GET ACTIVE in the great outdoors - Nonfiction
Anderson, Scott with illustrations by Les C. Kouba. Distant Fires. University of Minnesota Press, 1990.
1991 Best Books for Young Adults.
Scott Anderson and his friend, Stephen Baker, make the 1700 mile canoe journey from Duluth, Minnesota to (three months later) York Factory on the shores of Hudson Bay.
Arnesen Liv and Ann Bancroft, with Cheryl Dahle. No Horizon is So Far: Two Women and Their Extraordinary Journey Across Antarctica. Penguin, 2004.
Two women adventurers combine their skills and talents to achieve their lifelong dream of crossing the Antarctic under their own powers.
Crockett, Rigel. Fair Wind and Plenty of It: A Modern-Day Tall Ship Adventure. Rodale, 2005.
In 1997, the author sets sail on a trawler turned tall ship on an around-the-world adventure.
Ferris, Timothy. Seeing in the Dark: How Backyard Stargazers Are Probing Deep Space and Guarding Earth from Interplanetary Peril. Simon & Schuster, 2003.
2003 Alex Award.
Differentiating between the nature of stargazing done by professionals in well-equipped observatories and the work of backyard scientists using homemade telescopes, Ferris invites teens to join the scientific community by tracing the contributions of amateur astronomers, ranging from Copernicus to Brian May.
Pfetzer, Mark and Jack Galvin. Within Reach: My Everest Story. Dutton Children’s Books, 1998.
1999 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.
What is it like to be the youngest high-altitude climber ever? No obstacle is too big for this teenaged mountain climber.
Ralston, Aron. Between a Rock and a Hard Place. The true story of Aron Ralston's dramatic solo climb of Blue John Canyon in Colorado. Atria, 2005.
Pinned by a boulder to a canyon wall for six days, Aron must finally make a drastic decision in order to save his life.
GET ACTIVE pursue your imagination - Nonfiction
Karnes, Frances A. and Suzanne M. Bean. Girls and Young Women Entrepreneurs: True Stories About Starting and Running a Business, Plus How You Can Do It Yourself. Free Spirit Publishing, 1997.
Profiles girls who have successfully started and run businesses, such as making and selling cheesecakes, inventing and marketing a kiddie stool, making and selling watercolor paintings. Includes a section on how to be an entrepreneur, and historical information about women in business. (LOC)
Katz, Jon. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho. Broadway, 2001.
2001 Top 10 Best Books for Young Adults.
The true story of two nineteen-year-old working class kids barely making ends meet in Caldwell, Idaho. They use the technology they work with to take them out of Idaho to Chicago, in search of a better life.
Kettlewell, Caroline. Electric Dreams: One Unlikely Team of Kids and the Race to Build the Car of the Future. Carroll & Graf, 2004.
North Carolina students at an underprivileged school are challenged to participate in a regional contest to build and design a battery-powered electric vehicle to be judged during a final contest at NASCAR's Richmond International Raceway.
Lewis, Sydney. Help Wanted: Tales From the First Job Front. New Press, 2001.
First-person accounts from young people on their first job searches.
Meyer, Stephanie H., John Meyer, and Peggy Veljkovic (eds.). Teen Ink: What Matters. HCI Teens, 2003.
A collection of stories and poems by teenage writers, arranged in such categories as "Challenging matters," "Family matters," and "World matters." (LOC)
Meyer, Stephanie H. and John Meyer (eds.). Teen Ink 2: More Voices, More Visions. HCI Teens, 2001.
A collection of stories and poems by teenage writers, arranged under the categories "Family," "Friends," "Challenges," "Love," "Imagination," "School Days," "Fitting in," "Milestones," and "Memories." (LOC)
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