Oldies but Goodies: Books You Might Have Missed
King of Shadows: Nat Field is all of a sudden transported from the present day to 1599, where he is cast in one of Shakespeare’s plays and gets to know the man himself. But Nat has just one question—why is he there?
YA COOPER
Crutcher, Chris
Ironman: 17-year old Bo has plenty of anger—he and his father don’t get along, he often is suspended, he feels Larry King is the only adult who can understand (even though they’ve never met) - but when he’s sent to anger management classes, he just doesn’t get it. Are things really that messed up?
YA CRUTCHER
Cushman, Karen
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple: California Morning renames herself Lucy as a protest to her mother, who has dragged Lucy and her siblings out to California to participate in the Gold Rush. Lucy’s one desire is to stay home in Massachusetts, but she finds California to be more of a home than she ever expected.
YA CUSHMAN
How do You Lose Those Ninth Grade Blues?: Elsie’s finally in high school, but feels like no one cares—her mother still treats her like a child and she’s having a hard time believing that her boyfriend Craddoc actually cares about her.
YA DECLEMENTS
Finney, Jack
About Time: Twelve Short Stories: Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? Ever wondered what the future might hold? Finney’s twelve stories contemplate the meaning of time, and where it might lead us.
YA FINNEY
Fleischman, Paul
Saturnalia: Set in Boston in 1681, this is the story of William, a 14-year old Narranganset Native American boy who has been indentured to the Currie family for the past six years. While William is fairly contented with his life, he has not forgotten his past—nor how his present came about.
YA FLEISCHMAN
Garden, Nancy
Dove and Sword: a Novel of Joan of Arc: This is the fictional story of Gabrielle, a healer and friend of Joan of Arc. While Joan believes war is the only way to achieve a France free from English rule, Gabrielle comes to believe the opposite—that only by peace can they truly be free.
YA GARDEN
Miklowitz, Gloria
Love Story, Take Three: Valerie just wants a normal life—one where she can go to college and find out who she really is. But if her mother has her way, Valerie will stay in L.A. and star in a TV pilot.
YA MIKLOWITZ
Myers, Walter Dean
The Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner: After his uncle is killed by Catfish Grimes over some buried treasure, Artemis travels west, determined to avenge his uncle’s death. Little does he know that Catfish is waiting for him.
YA MYERS
Peck, Robert
Horse Thief: 17-year old Tullis has no family and no home—only the rodeo he’s worked for most of his life and the thirteen horses he takes care of. When the rodeo is sold and Tullis learns the horses will be made into pet food, Tullis enlists the help of the town doctor and her horse thieving father to get the horses to safety.
YA PECK
Plummer, Louise
The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman: Kate doesn’t believe in romance, especially the kind that occurs in the romance novels her best friend forces her to read. But then Richard enters her life, and she decides to a) give love a chance and b) write about it.
YA PLUMMER
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