Angus,
Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia
Nicholson by Louise Rennison
Presents the humourous journal of a year in the
life of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to
reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing
the neighbours animals, and win the love of handsome hunk
Robbie. If this one makes you laugh be sure to look for
more adventures of Georgia.
Black
Taxi by James Maloney
When Rosie agrees to take care of her grandfather's
Mercedes while he is in jail, she gets more than she bargained
for, including being thrust into the middle of a jewel
heist mystery and being attracted to a dangerous boy.
Burger
Wuss by M.T. Anderson
Hoping to ditch his loser image, Anthony plans
revenge on a bully which results in a war between two
competing fast food restaurants. Will Anthony's "Plan"
satisfy his hunger for revenge? And more importantly,
will he ever prove he's not a wuss?
Dunk
by David Lubar
Determined to get a job as the "Bozo"
in the dunking tank at a New Jersey shore amusement park,
Chad finds himself thrown into a strange and twisted world,
where humour has far more power than he could ever imagine.
Love
Among the Walnuts by Jean Ferris
Sandy Alger is born into wealth and lives an
idyllic life in almost total seclusion with his family
for twenty years. But when his wicked uncles makes a move
to steal the family fortune, Sandy is forced to come to
terms with a threatening world. Jean Ferris goes fat beyond
her standard YA novels in this dramatic and fanciful adventure.
Notes from the Midnight Driver by Jordan Sonnenblick
In this novel some describe as "Tuesdays
with Morrie" for teens, a troubled 16-year-old boy
discovers a friendship of a lifetime when he is sentenced
to do community work at an old folks' home.
Slot
Machine by Chris Lynch
When overweight thirteen-year-old Elvin Bishop
is sent to camp at St. Paul's Seminary Retreat Center,
he and his two best friends are forced to try out various
sports in order to find out where they belong. For even
more laughs try Extreme Elvin.
Son
of the Mob by Gordon Korman
Seventeen-year-old Vince's life is constantly
complicated by the fact that he is the song of a powerful
Mafia boss, a relationship that threatens to destroy his
romance with the daughter of an FBI agent.
The
Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
A young witch-to-be named Tiffany teams up with
the Wee Free Men, a clan of six-inch-high blue men, to
rescue her baby brother and ward off a sinister invasion
from Fairyland.
