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Butler Area SHS Library

Fall, 2015

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Beneath a Meth Moon

By Jacqueline Woodson

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Laurel Daneau, having lost her mother, grandmother, and home in Hurricane
Katrina, thinks things are going well with her new life as a cheerleader and
the girlfriend of basketball star T-Boom, but after T-Boom introduces her to
meth and she finds the drug helps her deal with her past, Laurel must rely on
the help of an artist named Moses and her friend Kaylee to overcome the
addiction.

Partials
By Dan Wells

(The Partials Sequence, book 1)

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Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with Partials--engineered

organic beings identical to humans--has decimated the population. Reduced
to only tens of thousands by a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of
humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together
on Long Island. But sixteen-year-old Kira is determined to find a solution. As
she tries desperately to save what is left of her race, she discovers that that
the survival of both humans and Partials rests in her attempts to answer
questions about the war's origin that she never knew to ask.

Fragments
By Dan Wells

(The Partials Sequence, book 2)

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With the Help of Samm and Heron, Kira sets out on a desperate search for
clues as to who she is, while Marcus and the remaining human population
gear up for war with the Paritals.

Ruins

By Dan Wells
(The Partials Sequence, book 3)

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Kira, Samm, and Marcus fight to prevent a final war betweenPartialsand humans in
the gripping final installment in thePartialsSequence. There is no avoiding it - the war
to decide the fate of both humans andPartialsis at hand. Both sides hold in their
possession a weapon that could destroy the other, and Kira Walker has precious little
time to prevent that from happening. She has one chance to save both species and the
world with them, but it will only come at great personal cost.

The Girl on the Train

By Paula Hawkins

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Rachel takes the same commutertrainevery morning ... past a stretch of cozy suburban
homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting
on their deck. She's even started to feel like she knows them ... Their life-as she sees it-is
perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost. And then she sees something shocking. It's
only a minute until thetrainmoves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Unable
to keep it to herself, Rachel offers what she knows to the police, and becomes inextricably
entwined in what happens next, as well as in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done
more harm than good?

Will Grayson, Will

Grayson
By John Green

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When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover
that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins
dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship
with them both.

Life As We Knew It
By Susan Beth Pfeffer

(Last Survivors Series, Book 1)

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Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's

struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide
tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.

The Dead and the Gone

By Susan Beth Pfeffer

(Last Survivors Series, Book 2)

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This harrowing companion novel to Life As We Knew It examines the same

events as they unfold in New York City, revealed through the eyes of
seventeen-year-old Puerto Rican Alex Morales. When Alex's parents
disappear in the aftermath of tidal waves, he must care for his two younger
sisters, even as Manhattan becomes a deadly wasteland, and food and aid
dwindle.

This World We Live In

By Susan Beth Pfeffer

(Last Survivors Series, Book 3)

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It's been a year since a meteor collided with the moon, catastrophically altering
the earth's climate. For Miranda Evans, life as she knew it no longer exists. Her
friends and neighbors are dead, the landscape is frozen, and food is increasingly
scarce. The struggle to survive intensifies when Miranda's father and stepmother
arrive with a baby and three strangers in tow. One of the newcomers is Alex
Morales, and as Miranda's complicated feelings for him turn to love, his plans for
his future thwart their relationship. Then a devastating tornado hits the town of
Howell, and Miranda makes a decision that will change their lives forever.

The Shade of the Moon

By Susan Beth Pfeffer

(Last Survivors Series, Book 4)

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It's been more than two years since Jon Evans and his family left
Pennsylvania, hoping to find a safe place to live, yet Jon remains haunted by
the deaths of those he loved. His prowess on a soccer field has guaranteed
him a home in a well-protected enclave. But Jon is painfully aware that a
missed goal, a careless word, even falling in love, can put his life and the
lives of his mother, his sister Miranda, and her husband, Alex, in jeopardy.
Can Jon risk doing what is right in a world gone so terribly wrong?

Playlist for the Dead

By Michelle Falkoff

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There was a party. There was a fight. The next morning, Sam's best friend,
Hayden, wasdead. And all he left Sam was aplaylistof songs and a suicide
note: For Sam - listen and you'll understand. To figure out what happened,
Sam has to rely on theplaylistand his own memory. But the more he listens,
the more he realizes that his memory isn't as reliable as he thought. And it
might only be by taking out his earbuds and opening his eyes to the people
around him that he'll finally be able to piece together his best friend's story.
And maybe have a chance to change his own.

Lockdown
By Walter Dean Myers

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When I first got to Progress, it freaked me out to be locked in a room and unable
to get out. But after a while, when you got to thinking about it, you knew nobody
could get in, either. It seems as if the only progress that's going on at Progress
juvenile facility is moving from juvy jail to real jail. Reese wants out early, but is
he supposed to just sit back and let his friend Toon get jumped? Then Reese gets
a second chance when he's picked for the work program at a senior citizens'
home. He doesn't mean to keep messing up, but it's not so easy, at Progress or in
life. One of the residents, Mr. Hooft, gives him a particularly hard time. If he can
convince Mr. Hooft that he's a decent person, not a criminal, maybe he'll be able
to convince himself.

Belzhar
By Meg Wolitzer

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Jam Gallahue, fifteen, unable to cope with the loss of her boyfriend Reeve, is
sent to a therapeutic boarding school in Vermont, where a journal-writing
assignment for an exclusive, mysterious English class transports her to the
magical realm of Belzhar, where she and Reeve can be together.

Vanishing Girls
By Lauren Oliver

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Dara and Nick used to be inseparable, but that was before the accident that
left Dara's beautiful face scarred and the two sisters totally estranged. When
Dara vanishes on her birthday, Nick thinks Dara is just playing around. But
another girl, nine-year-old Madeline Snow, has vanished, too, and Nick
becomes increasingly convinced that the two disappearances are linked. Now
Nick has to find her sister, before it's too late.

Just One Day

By Gayle Forman

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Sparks fly when American good girl Allyson encounters laid-back Dutch actor
Willem, so she follows him on a whirlwind trip to Paris, upending her life
injustonedayand prompting a year of self-discovery and the search for true
love.

Just One Year

By Gayle Forman

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After spending an amazing day and night with a nameless girl in Paris,
Willem embarks on his own transformative journey to find her once again.

Dorothy Must Die

By Danielle Paige

(Dorothy Must Die Series, Book 1)

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Amy Gumm, the other girl from Kansas, has been recruited by the
Revolutionary Order of the Wicked to stopDorothy who has found a way to
come back to Oz, seizing a power that has gone to her head -- so now no one
is safe!

The Wicked Will Rise

By Danielle Paige

(Dorothy Must Die Series, Book 2)

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Amy's job as assassin didn't work out as planned.Dorothyis still alive. The
Order has vanished. And the home she couldn't wait to leave behind might be
in danger.

The Witch Must Burn

By Danielle Paige

(Dorothy Must Die Series, Prequel Novel)

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There's a new Wicked Witch in Oz, and her name is Dorothy. Dorothy Gale is
back . . . and she's not the sweet little heroine of Oz anymore. She's powerhungry and vicious, and she leaves a trail of destruction beneath her spikeheeled, magical shoes. But behind the scenes, there's someone else pulling
the strings. Someone who doesn't want fame or glory, just control. Glinda of
the North brought Dorothy back to Oz for a reason. And in The Witch Must
Burn, a young maid is about to discover that a witch who says she's Good
might be the most dangerous kind of Wicked.

The Wizard Returns

By Danielle Paige

(Dorothy Must Die Series, Book 3)

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The Wizard left Oz in a hot air balloon, or did he? Dorothy Gale is back . . .
and she's not the sweet little heroine of Oz anymore. She's power-hungry
and vicious, and she leaves a trail of destruction beneath her spike-heeled,
magical shoes. But she wasn't always in charge. There used to be a different
ruler of Oz. Someone who also came from the Other Place, and who stole
power for himself. They called him the Wizard.The story goes that when a
young Dorothy revealed the Wizard as a fraud, the man behind the curtain
fled Oz in his hot air balloon. But in The Wizard Returns, he wakes in a field of
poppies to find out that not only had he never left, but that he has no
memory of who or where he is.

Panic

By Lauren Oliver

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Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a poor town of twelve thousand

people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was
nothing else to do. Heather never thought she would compete in panic, a
legendary game played by graduating seniors. She'd never thought of herself
as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she
finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is
braver than she ever thought. Dodge has never been afraid of panic. His
secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game; he's sure of
it.

The Longest Ride

By Nicholas Sparks

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Presents the story of two couples whose parallel love stories intersect in
profound and interesting ways.

The Girl of Fire and

Thorns
By Rae Carson

(Girl of Fire and Thorns Series, Book 1)

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A fearful sixteen-year-old princess discovers her heroic destiny after being

married off to the king of a neighboring country in turmoil and pursued by
enemies seething with dark magic.

The Crown of Embers

By Rae Carson

(Girl of Fire and Thorns Series, Book 2)

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A seventeen-year-old princess turned war queen faces sorcery, adventure,

untold power, and romance as she fulfills her epic destiny. In
TheGirlofFireandThorns, Elisa won the war. She saved her kingdom. But no
one prepared her for how hard it is to recover from a battle, or to rule a
people who still don't trust her. She's still fighting--against assassination
attempts and more--and her enemies lie both outside her court and within it.
So Elisa will cross the ocean in search of the perilous, uncharted, and
mythical source of the Godstone's power. With her go a one-eyed warrior, a
loyal friend, an enemy defector, and the man she is falling in love with. A
breathtaking, romantic, and dangerous...

The Bitter Kingdom

By Rae Carson

(Girl of Fire and Thorns Series, Book 3)

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Elisa, a fugitive in her own kingdom, faces great challenges to rescue the
man she loves from her enemies, prevent a civil war, and take back her
throne, but as her magic grows, Elisa discovers the shocking truth about her
enemy's ultimate goal.

All the Right Stuff

By Walter Dean Myers

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The summer after his absentee father is killed in a random shooting, Paul
volunteers at a Harlem soup kitchen where he listens to lessons about "the
social contract" from an elderly African American man, and mentors a
seventeen-year-old unwed mother who wants to make it to college on a
basketball scholarship.