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Mysteries

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Kidnapping Kidnapping mysteriesmysteries•Teenager dramaTeenager drama•Ensemble castEnsemble cast

The Night She Disappeared

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Candy Apple or Candy Apple or Poison Apple BooksPoison Apple Books•The CliqueThe Clique•Goosebumps Goosebumps booksbooks•Goofy horrorGoofy horror

Mean Ghouls

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Preteen sleuthsPreteen sleuths•Friend dramaFriend drama•Scholastic choicesScholastic choices

Partners in Crime

For readers who For readers who like:like:•SeriesSeries•LondonLondon•Twin storiesTwin stories•Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes

The Missing Heir

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Manga/AnimeManga/Anime•Travel storiesTravel stories•Crime syndicatesCrime syndicates

Tokyo Heist

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Ghost storiesGhost stories•Chicago settingChicago setting•Historical ghostsHistorical ghosts

On the Day I Died

For readers who For readers who like:like:•When You Reach When You Reach MeMe•New York settingNew York setting•BullyingBullying•Breaking and Breaking and enteringentering

Liar & Spy

For readers who For readers who like:like:•GoosebumpsGoosebumps•HorrorHorror•Sci FiSci Fi•Improbably storiesImprobably stories

Planet of the Lawn Gnomes

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Creepy ghostsCreepy ghosts•MysteriesMysteries•Haunted buildingsHaunted buildings•Problem novelsProblem novels

The Ghost of Graylock

For readers who For readers who like:like:•GoofinessGoofiness•Ellen Raskin/Roald Ellen Raskin/Roald DahlDahl•Evil buildingsEvil buildings

Floors; 3 Below

Historical

For readers who For readers who like:like:•SeriesSeries•VietnamVietnam•Ensemble castsEnsemble casts•War actionWar action

Free-Fire Zome

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Snow TreasureSnow Treasure•Norwegian Norwegian ResistanceResistance•WWIIWWII•AdventureAdventure

Shadow on the Mountain

For readers who For readers who like:like:•1960s California 1960s California Rock SceneRock Scene•Humorous booksHumorous books•RomanceRomance•This authorThis author

For What It’s Worth

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Civil War fictionCivil War fiction•Stories based on Stories based on factsfacts•Women’s issuesWomen’s issues•Descriptions of Descriptions of warwar

A Soldier’s Secret

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Vietnam storiesVietnam stories•Conscientious Conscientious objectorsobjectors•Complete Complete historical pictureshistorical pictures

Battle Fatigue

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Ancient Greece Ancient Greece •MysteriesMysteries•Egyptian godsEgyptian gods

Athena’s Son

For readers who For readers who like:like:•WWIIWWII•Different Different perspectivesperspectives•Military stories set Military stories set in homefrontin homefront•Minority Minority experienceexperience

Jump Into the Sky

For readers who For readers who like:like:•French ResistanceFrench Resistance•WWIIWWII•SpiesSpies•AdventureAdventure

Violins of Autumn

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Hi/Lo fictionHi/Lo fiction•Nonfiction mixed Nonfiction mixed inin•Short booksShort books•WWIIWWII

Heart of the Enemy

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Salem Witch TrialsSalem Witch Trials•FantasyFantasy•Historical fictionHistorical fiction

Invisible World

Sports

For readers who For readers who like:like:•WrestlingWrestling•Girls in sportsGirls in sports•Learning Learning disabilitiesdisabilities•Inner City storiesInner City stories

Pinned

For readers who For readers who like:like:•BasketballBasketball•This authorThis author•Celebrity cultureCelebrity culture

True Legend

For readers who For readers who like:like:•SeriesSeries•LondonLondon•Twin storiesTwin stories

Super-Sized Slugger

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Various authorsVarious authors•Funny storiesFunny stories•The Guys Read The Guys Read seriesseries

The Sports Pages

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Ted WilliamsTed Williams•Boston Red SoxBoston Red Sox•Time TravelTime Travel•HistoryHistory

13 Hangmen

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Play-by-playsPlay-by-plays•Controlling fathersControlling fathers•Team workTeam work•This authorThis author

Game Changers

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Cross Country Cross Country RunningRunning•Problem novelsProblem novels•SportsmanshipSportsmanship

The Longest Fall

For readers who For readers who like:like:•SeriesSeries•Ronde and Tiki Ronde and Tiki Barber booksBarber books•Scholastic picksScholastic picks

Home Court

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Children facing Children facing challengeschallenges•Historical novelsHistorical novels•Prejudice Prejudice

King of the Mound

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Foster care storiesFoster care stories•Students against Students against the oddsthe odds•This authorThis author

Unstoppable

For readers who For readers who like:like:•GymansticsGymanstics•Growing upGrowing up•Social lifeSocial life•CompetitionCompetition

Gold Medal Summer

Fantasy

For readers who For readers who like:like:•DystopiaDystopia•Something Something different different •SeriesSeries•Sci FiSci Fi

Starters

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Medieval FantasyMedieval Fantasy•Kings and queensKings and queens•IntrigueIntrigue•Mistaken IdentitiesMistaken Identities

The False Prince

For readers who For readers who like:like:•SeriesSeries•Time TravelTime Travel•Sheer goofinessSheer goofiness

Captain Underpants and the terrifying return of Tippy Tinkletrousers

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Family storiesFamily stories•Realistic fantasyRealistic fantasy•Humorous storiesHumorous stories

Small Medium at Large

For readers who For readers who like:like:•SeriesSeries•LondonLondon•Twin storiesTwin stories

Son

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Evil super villiansEvil super villians•Children with Children with special powersspecial powers•Action and Action and adventureadventure•SeriesSeries

Vindico

For readers who For readers who like:like:•SeriesSeries•39 Clues39 Clues•Time TravelTime Travel•History History •Multicultural castsMulticultural casts

A Mutiny in Time

For readers who For readers who like:like:•DivergentDivergent•AssassinsAssassins•RomanceRomance•Fighting Fighting

Legend

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Science related Science related mysteriesmysteries•Action/AdventureAction/Adventure•RomanceRomance•AmnesiaAmnesia

False Memory

For readers who For readers who like:like:•DystopiaDystopia•Science Science •This authorThis author•AdventureAdventure•Evil scientistsEvil scientists

Eye of the Storm

For readers who For readers who like:like:•This authorThis author•TwistsTwists•SportsSports•Social dramaSocial drama

Game Changer

Action/Suspense

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Kidnapping Kidnapping mysteriesmysteries•Teenager dramaTeenager drama•This authorThis author

Seconds Away

For readers who For readers who like:like:•WarriorsWarriors•DogsDogs•Hurricance Katrina Hurricance Katrina storiesstories

Dogs of the Drowned City

For readers who For readers who like:like:•VampiresVampires•EspionageEspionage•English thrillersEnglish thrillers

The Rising

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Slightly GoofySlightly Goofy•Belly UpBelly Up•School storiesSchool stories•ActionAction

Spy School

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Ancient RomeAncient Rome•Gory actionGory action•Intense booksIntense books

Fight for Freedom

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Quirky storiesQuirky stories•Goofy plot twistsGoofy plot twists•This authorThis author•FloridaFlorida

Chomp

For readers who For readers who like:like:•X-treme SportsX-treme Sports•TravelTravel•ChinaChina•This seriesThis series

Phoenix

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Gallagher GirlsGallagher Girls•AdventureAdventure•RomanceRomance•MathMath

A Girl Named Digit

For readers who For readers who like:like:•ZombiesZombies•Problem novelsProblem novels•Bibliotherapy for Bibliotherapy for deathdeath

Zombie Tag

For readers who For readers who like:like:•This authorThis author•Zombie blood and Zombie blood and goregore•Racial relations Racial relations storiesstories•TwistsTwists

Zom-B

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Survival storiesSurvival stories•DogsDogs•RussiaRussia•Feral childrenFeral children

The Dogs of Winter

Boy Books

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Model AirplanesModel Airplanes•Kids saving the Kids saving the dayday•Experimental air Experimental air craftcraft

Stealing Air

For readers who For readers who like:like:•DogsDogs•AdventureAdventure•Lemony Snicket Lemony Snicket vibevibe•Kids saving the Kids saving the dayday

One Dog and His Boy

For readers who For readers who like:like:•National TreasureNational Treasure•Kids saving the Kids saving the dayday•AirportsAirports•Evil villainsEvil villains

Capture the Flag

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Origami YodaOrigami Yoda•Complete Complete goofinessgoofiness•World domination World domination plotsplots

Fake Mustache

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Comic booksComic books•SuperheroesSuperheroes•Problem NovelsProblem Novels•The Loser ListThe Loser List

The Adventures of Beanboy

For readers who For readers who like:like:•RoboticsRobotics•PranksPranks•Different points of Different points of viewview•This authorThis author

Ungifted

For readers who For readers who like:like:•EntrepreneursEntrepreneurs•BulliesBullies•Irar war related Irar war related topicstopics•Funny booksFunny books

The Amazing Adventures of John Smith, Jr., AKA Houdini

For readers who For readers who like:like:•The first bookThe first book•Notebook novelsNotebook novels•Middle school life Middle school life and romanceand romance•Well-meaning but Well-meaning but ill-advised anticsill-advised antics

Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Extra Credit

For readers who For readers who like:like:•MysteriesMysteries•Student detectivesStudent detectives•BullyingBullying•Stories about Stories about students with students with Asperger’s Asperger’s SyndromeSyndrome

Colin Fischer

For readers who For readers who like:like:*Sigh* *Sigh* What, you haven’t What, you haven’t preordered it preordered it already?already?

The Third Wheel

Girl Books

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Kidnapping Kidnapping mysteriesmysteries•Teenager dramaTeenager drama•SeriesSeries•Reality showsReality shows

Lights, Camera, Cassidy!

For readers who For readers who like:like:•SeriesSeries•Personal groomingPersonal grooming•Teen dramaTeen drama•Strong support Strong support networknetwork

Hello, Gorgeous

For readers who For readers who like:like:•RomancesRomances•Farm storiesFarm stories•RivalriesRivalries•Pumpkins!Pumpkins!

Just Your Average Princess

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Fairy talesFairy tales•Magical RealismMagical Realism

Once Upon a Toad

For readers who For readers who like:like:•DogsDogs•Problem novelsProblem novels•Supportive Supportive teachersteachers

Almost Home

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Problem novelsProblem novels•Overweight Overweight characterscharacters•BullyingBullying•Iraq war related Iraq war related topicstopics

The Second Life of Abigail Walker

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Magical realismMagical realism•Wish fulfillmentWish fulfillment•Family problemsFamily problems•Middle school Middle school dramadrama

Seeing Cinderella

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Foster careFoster care•Ensemble castsEnsemble casts•Understanding Understanding adultsadults

One for the Murphys

For readers who For readers who like:like:•SeriesSeries•Notebook novelsNotebook novels•Teen dramaTeen drama•Activity booksActivity books

Dork Diaries

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Friend dramaFriend drama•Wish fulfillmentWish fulfillment•Family problemsFamily problems

A Whole Lot of Lucky

Multicultural

For readers who For readers who like:like:•SeriesSeries•New YorkNew York•Fashion industryFashion industry•magazinesmagazines

Forever Four

For readers who For readers who like:like:•CookingCooking•Reality showsReality shows•Multicultural Multicultural characterscharacters•LGMT charactersLGMT characters

Pizza, Love, and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Adoption storiesAdoption stories•ChinaChina•Problem novelsProblem novels•FriendsFriends

Red Thread Sisters

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Civil Rights Civil Rights MovementMovement•Black PanthersBlack Panthers•Student Student involvementinvolvement

Fire in the Streets

For readers who For readers who like:like:•The BreadwinnerThe Breadwinner•Empowering girlsEmpowering girls•Different sides of Different sides of the storythe story

My Name is Parvana

For readers who For readers who like:like:•IndiaIndia•Problem novelsProblem novels•Children on their Children on their ownown•LeprosyLeprosy

No Ordinary Day

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina storiesstories•DogsDogs•Strong CommunityStrong Community•New OrleansNew Orleans

Buddy

For readers who For readers who like:like:•DogsDogs•Indian familiesIndian families•Well-meaning but Well-meaning but ill-advised anticsill-advised antics

The No-dogs-allowed Rule

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Iraq war related Iraq war related booksbooks•Pen palsPen pals•Family problemsFamily problems

Dear Blue Sky

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Asian American Asian American experiencesexperiences•Strong family Strong family stories stories •ArtArt

Dumpling Days

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Cooking Cooking •LGBT issuesLGBT issues•Small townsSmall towns

Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer

For readers who For readers who like:like:•AnimalsAnimals•Exotic setting Exotic setting (Thailand)(Thailand)•AdventureAdventure

Tua and the Elephant

Graphic

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Snarky humorSnarky humor•Well-meaning but Well-meaning but inept charactersinept characters•This series (#7)This series (#7)

When Fairies Go Bad

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Middle school Middle school settingssettings•Friend dramaFriend drama•Social hierarchySocial hierarchy•Funny booksFunny books

Revenge of the Loser

The Wrath of ZozimosFor readers who For readers who like:like:•The OdysseyThe Odyssey•Goofy booksGoofy books•Ancient GreeceAncient Greece•The first bookThe first book

For readers who For readers who like:like:•SailingSailing•TransformersTransformers•Totally goofy stuffTotally goofy stuff

Teen Boat

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Embarrassing Embarrassing momentsmoments•ArtArt•My Brother is a My Brother is a Big Fat Liar (by Lisa Big Fat Liar (by Lisa Papademetriou) Papademetriou) March 2013March 2013

Middle School: Get Me Out Of Here!

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Series (Book 3)Series (Book 3)•BabymouseBabymouse•Characters with Characters with more problems more problems than you havethan you have•FriendsFriends

Power of the Parasite

Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller

For readers who For readers who like:like:•BiographiesBiographies•Triumph against Triumph against adversityadversity•Center for Cartoon Center for Cartoon StudiesStudies

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Series (Book 2)Series (Book 2)•FriendsFriends•Harry Potter/Star Harry Potter/Star WarsWars

Potterwookiee: The Creature from My Closet

For readers who For readers who like:like:•SmileSmile•TheaterTheater•RomanceRomance•Middle School Middle School storiesstories

Drama

For readers who For readers who like:like:•This bookThis book•Hope Larson Hope Larson (Mercury)(Mercury)•Adaptations of Adaptations of fictionfiction

A Wrinkle in Time

NonFiction

For readers who For readers who like:like:•BiographiesBiographies•Girl ScoutsGirl Scouts•Picture BooksPicture Books

Here Come the Girl Scouts

For readers who For readers who like:like:•This authorThis author•Science topicsScience topics•DiseasesDiseases

Invicible Microbe

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Multicultural Multicultural topicstopics•MemoirsMemoirs•Details about what Details about what it is like to struggle it is like to struggle with cultural with cultural differencesdifferences

Growing Up Muslim

For readers who For readers who like:like:•HoaxesHoaxes•This AuthorThis Author•American HistoryAmerican History•Cardiff GiantCardiff Giant

The Giant

For readers who For readers who like:like:•BiographiesBiographies•HolocaustHolocaust•Well-illustrated Well-illustrated booksbooks•Short descriptionsShort descriptions

His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg

For readers who For readers who like:like:•SportsSports•Updated books on Updated books on the Olympicsthe Olympics•HistoryHistory

Inside the Olympic

For readers who For readers who like:like:•TipsTips•Practical advicePractical advice•Age appropriate Age appropriate activitiesactivities

Don’t Sit on the Baby

For readers who For readers who like:like:•Weird historiesWeird histories•Fun factsFun facts•Food informationFood information

The World in Your Lunchbox

Discovering Wes MooreFor readers who For readers who like:like:•Inner City StoriesInner City Stories•BiographiesBiographies•People in troublePeople in trouble•Triumph over Triumph over adversityadversity

Zombie MakersFor readers who For readers who like:like:•Gross StuffGross Stuff•Science factsScience facts•AnimalsAnimals

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