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The Flume: NH Teen Reader's Choice Award
Click the title to find out if your library has a copy! Investigating the murder of a Louvre curator, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and French cryptologist Sophie Neveu find clues painted into a Da Vinci work, inadvertently uncovering a plot involving the Holy Grail and the secret society known as the Priory of Sion. Card, Orson Scott. First Meetings of the Enderverse Contains four novellas that explore the origins and destiny of genetically engineered Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, a young man who may be the military genius Earth needs in its war against an alien enemy. Desai Hidier, Tanuja. Born Confused As Dimple Lala turns seventeen, she realizes that life is about to become more complex as her best friend starts pulling away and her parents try to find a suitable boyfriend for Dimple, despite the fact that she is not interested. Remy, a master at getting rid of boyfriends before any emotional attachments form, finds herself strangely unwilling to free herself from Dexter, a messy, disorganized, impulsive musician who she suspects she has come to love. Farmer, Nancy. House of the Scorpion In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patron, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States. Gregory, Julia. Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood The author chronicles the abuse she received from her mom who had Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome, a disorder in which the caregiver fabricates illnesses in a dependent in order to gain attention for themself. Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Despite his overwhelming fear of interacting with people, Christopher, a mathematically-gifted, autistic fifteen-year-old boy, decides to investigate the murder of a neighbor's dog and uncovers secret information about his mother. Kristina Georgia Snow's life is turned upside-down, when she visits her absentee father, gets turned on to the drug "crank", becomes addicted, and is lead down a desperate path that threatens her mind, soul, and her life. Levithan, David. Boy Meets Boy Paul's simple high-school life is confused by his desire for another boy who seems unattainable, until Paul's friends help him find the courage to pursue him. In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters. Picoult, Jody. My Sister's Keeper Thirteen-year-old Anna, conceived specifically to provide blood and bone marrow for her sister Kate who was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia at the age of two, sues her parents for control of her body when her mother wants her to donate a kidney to Kat. Rees, Celia. Pirates! The True and Remarkable Adventures of Minerva Sharpre and Nancy Kington, Female Pirates At the dawn of the eighteenth century, Nancy Kington and Minerva Sharpe, set sail from Jamaica on a pirate vessel, hoping to escape from an arranged marriage and slavery. When his family moves from California to New Sodom, Massachusetts and Cody enters Vlad Dracul Magnet School, many things seem strange, from the dark-haired, pale-skinned, supernaturally strong students to Charon, the wolf who guides him around campus.
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