WOODLAND

2011 INTERMEDIATE MASTERLIST

Bartoletti, Susan Campbell.  THE BOY WHO DARED.  As sixteen year old Helmuth Hubener sits in his prison cell awaiting a death decree, he narrates his life and his defiant choices while working against Hitler during his rise to power.

Bauer, Joan.  PEELED.  On her journey to journalistic truth, Hildy encounters murder, ghosts and a community full of fear.                       

Bodeen, S.A. THE COMPOUND.             After spending the last six years in an underground compound following a nuclear attack with his parents and two sisters, fifteen-year old Eli begins to discover that his father has been perpetuating a hoax on the family, and it is up to Eli to save his family from his father’s ever-increasing loss of sanity.

Collins, Suzanne.  THE HUNGER GAMES.  12 districts, 24 players, one survivor—will it be Katniss who sacrificed herself in place of her sister or Peeta, the boy from Katniss’s district who saved her when she was starving—or will it be someone from another district in this thriller about trust, love and survival.

Gaiman, Neil.  THE GRAVEYARD BOOK.  This is the tale of a murderer anxious for revenge, a murdered family, an infant who survives the attack, and the cemetery full of ghosts who take the infant in to lovingly raise and protect.

Galante, Cecilia.  THE PATRON SAINT OF BUTTERFLIES.   Agnes and Honey are best friends and complete opposites, Agnes wants to be a saint and Honey wants to be free from the commune where they have lived all of their lives, then Nana Pete shows up and takes the girls and Agnes' little brother Benny away to safety and the promise of a normal life however they discover a secret that turns their world upside down while also providing them with the strength and courage to do the right thing.

Giff, Patricia Reilly.  ELEVEN.  Frustrated that his learning disability hinders his reading the old newspaper  article in the attic, the one he feels sure holds the secrets to his past, eleven-year-old Sam calls upon Caroline, the new girl at school, to help him unlock the mystery.

Goodman, Allegra.  THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ISLAND.  In a world where everything is regulated down to the color of the sky, there is a young girl who defies everything she is taught, breaks all the rules, and helps destroy the corporation that has controls EVERYTHING.

Korman, Gordon. THE JUVIE THREE.  Three juvenile offenders  are given a second chance under the strict, but respectful care of Mr. Healy; when things go awry the boys have to take action and do the right thing, something they are not used to doing!

Kwasney, Michelle.    ITCH. After the death of her grandfather, Dolores “Itch” Colchester and her grandmother move from Florida to a trailer park in Ohio, where Itch tries to help her friend Gwendolyn, who is being abused by her mother.

Mass, Wendy. EVERY SOUL A STAR.  A heart-warming story about friendship and sky; three teens, with very different backgrounds and interests: smart, nature-loving Ally, materialistic, popular Bree, and artistic, withdrawn Jack, are brought together by a total eclipse of the sun.

Pearason, Mary E.  THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX.  At seventeen, Jenna Fox has just awoken from a coma brought on by a terrible accident with no memory of her past and discovers her family is hiding secrets from her.

Schmidt, Gary D. TROUBLE.  Henry and Franklin were supposed to climb Mt. Katahdin together, until Franklin was killed in a car accident, now Henry is setting out to climb the mountain anyway, even if trouble follows.

Shusterman, Neal.  ANTSY DOES TIME.  Antsy signs over a month of his life to his dying friend Gunter and soon others start to donate as well, making Antsy “Time Keeper”, but is Gunter really dying and what should Antsy do when everyone wants their time back?

Vande Velde, Vivian.  STOLEN.  She doesn’t know who she is now or where she comes from but she does know that running from the vicious dogs will save her life.

3/5/2010