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The BFG by Roald Dahl (Click on title to preview the book)

Captured by a giant!The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It’s lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!

50 Cent (Click on title to preview the book)

Explores the life of the rap artist, covering his youth as a drug dealer, arrest, interest in the music business, and successful career as a rapper, and discusses how the birth of his son changed his life.

Extreme Parkour by Virginia Loh-Hagan (click on title to preview the book)

Extreme Parkour presents the thrills and spills of this intriguing extreme sport.

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent’s only gift seems to be that she makes other people’s talents stronger, and when she meets Gansey, one of the Raven Boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own–and that together their talents are a dangerous mix.

 

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill–an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.

Dear Bully by Megan Kelley Hall and others (click the title to preview the book)
Presents top authors for teens as they share their stories about bullying–as silent observers on the sidelines of high school, as victims, and as perpetrators.

Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

A stunning young adult novel by Rodman Philbrick that tells the heartwrenching story of two “special ed” boys who pair up to form a unique and empowering friendship. Two boys a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny Einstein in leg braces forge a unique friendship when they pair up to create one formidable human force. Made into the film, The Mighty.

Pax by Sara Pennypacker (click on title to preview the book)

“After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back”

Rules by Cynthia Lord

Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic

The Sword Thief (39 Clues #3) by Peter Lerangis (Click on title to preview this book)
Spies report that Amy and Dan seem to be tracking the life of one of the most powerful fighters the world has ever known. If this fearsome warrior was a Cahill, his secrets are sure to be well-guarded . . . and the price to uncover them just might be lethal.