Summary: Six teens face a bioterrorist attack on American soil as four are infected with a mysterious disease affecting their small New Jersey neighborhood and two others, both brilliant computer hackers, assist the United States Intelligence Coalition in tracking the perpetrators. 424 p., Harcourt.
Archive for the ‘NOT Mock Printz’ Category
Streams of Babel by Carol Plum-Ucci
January 18, 2009The Ghost’s Child by Sonya Hartnett
January 9, 2009
Summary: When a mysterious child appears in her living room one day, the elderly Maddy tells him the story of her love for the wild and free-spirited Feather, who tried but failed to live a conventional life with her, and her search for him on a fantastical voyage across the seas. 176 p., Candlewick Press.
Jars of Glass by Brad Barkley
January 9, 2009
Summary: Two sisters, aged fourteen and fifteen, offer their views of events that occur during the year after their mother is diagnosed with schizophrenia and their family, including a recently adopted Russian orphan, begins to disintegrate. 246 p., Dutton.
Hero-type by Barry Lyga
December 30, 2008
Summary: Feeling awkward and ugly is only one reason sixteen-year-old Kevin is uncomfortable with the publicity surrounding his act of accidental heroism, but when a reporter photographs him apparently being unpatriotic, he steps into the limelight to encourage people to think about what the symbols of freedom really mean. 290 p., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Imaginary Enemy by Julie Gonzalez
December 27, 2008
Summary: Although her impetuous behavior, smart-mouthed comments, and slacker ways have landed her in trouble over the years, sixteen-year-old Jane has always put the blame on her “imaginary enemy,” until a new development forces her to decide whether or not to assume responsibility for her actions. 241 p., Delacorte Press.
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
December 27, 2008
Summary: Pursued by power-hungry Prentiss and mad minister Aaron, young Todd and Viola set out across New World searching for answers about his colony’s true past and seeking a way to warn the ship bringing hopeful settlers from Old World. 479 p., Candlewick Press.
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
November 16, 2008
Summary: After being interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus, released into what is now a police state, decides to use his expertise in computer hacking to set things right. 382 p., Tor Teen.
The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
November 16, 2008
Summary: After fifteen-year-old Chloe starts seeing ghosts and is sent to Lyle House, a mysterious group home for mentally disturbed teenagers, she soon discovers that neither Lyle House nor its inhabitants are exactly what they seem, and that she and her new friends are in danger. 390 p., HarperCollins.
Evernight by Claudia Gray
November 3, 2008
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Bianca, a new girl at the sinister Evernight boarding school, finds herself drawn to another outsider, Jared, but dark forces threaten to tear them apart and destroy Bianca’s entire world. 327 p., HarperTeen.
Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford
October 28, 2008
Summary: Brimming with sarcasm, fifteen-year-old Jeff describes his stay in a psychiatric ward after attempting to commit suicide. 245 p., HarperTeen.
