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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (YA FIC Ale) Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.

 

Poison Apples by Lily Archer (YA FIC Arc) At an elite Massachusetts boarding school, three fifteen-year-old girls of very different backgrounds discover a common bond and form a club to plot revenge against their evil stepmothers.

 

In the Company of Crazies by Nora Raleigh Baskin (YA FIC Bas) Troubled thirteen-year-old Mia Singer enrolls in the Mountain Laurel School for Alternative Education, where she learns a lot about herself by paying close attention to others.

 

Carter Finally Gets It by Brent Crawford (YA FIC Cra) Awkward freshman Will Carter endures many painful moments during his first year of high school before realizing that nothing good comes easily, focus is everything, and the payoff is usually incredible.

 

Breaking Point by Alex Flinn (YA FIC Fli) Fifteen-year-old Paul enters an exclusive private school and falls under the spell of a charismatic boy who may be using him.

 

True Meaning of Cleavage by Mariah Fredericks (YA FIC Fre) When Jess and Sari, best friends since seventh grade, begin their freshman year of high school and Sari becomes obsessed with a senior boy, Jess wonders if their friendship will survive.

 

The Year My Sister Got Lucky by Aimee Friedman (YA FIC Fri) When fourteen-year-old Katie and her older sister, Michaela, move from New York City to upstate New York, Katie is horrified by the country life-style but is even more shocked when her sister adapts effortlessly, enjoying their new life, unlike Katie.

 

Games by Carol Gorman (YA FIC Gor) When fourteen-year-old rivals Boot Quinn and Mick Sullivan fight once too often, the new principal devises the punishment of having to play games together at his office, where they learn which battles are worth fighting.

 

The Clique by Lisi Harrison (YA FIC Har) Wealthy Massie is determined to exclude middle class Claire, the daughter of her father's old friend, from her seventh-grade clique at a very exclusive private school in Westchester, New York, but after Massie steals her only friend, Claire strikes back.

 

Geography Club by Brent Hartinger (YA FIC Har) A group of gay and lesbian teenagers finds mutual support when they form the "Geography Club" at their high school.

 

My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins and Fenway Park by Steve Kluger (YA FIC Klu) Three teenagers in Boston narrate their experiences of a year of new friendships, first loves, and coming into their own.

 

Jake Reinvented by Gordon Korman (YA FIC Kor) Rick becomes friends with the popular new boy, Jake Garrett, football player and host of superlative parties, and in the process discovers the true nature of his schoolmates and uncovers the mystery of Jake's past.

 

Schooled by Gordon Korman (YA FIC Kor) Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn Anderson has never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie. But when his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to attend the local middle school.

 

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart (YA FIC Loc) Sophomore Frankie starts dating senior Matthew Livingston, but when he refuses to talk about the all-male secret society that he and his friends belong to, Frankie infiltrates the society in order to enliven their mediocre pranks.

 

Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar (YA FIC Lub) While navigating his first year of high school and awaiting the birth of his new baby brother, Scott loses old friends and gains some unlikely new ones as he hones his skills as a writer.

 

Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock (YA FIC Mur) After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.

 

Cricket Man by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (YA FIC Nay) Thirteen-year-old Kenny secretly calls himself "Cricket Man" after a summer of rescuing creatures from his family's Bethesda, Maryland, pool, which gives him more self-confidence and an urge to be a hero, especially for his depressed sixteen-year-old neighbor, Jodie.

 

Queen B by Laura Peyton Roberts (YA FIC Rob) High school sophomore Cassie struggles with her insecurities and learns some lessons about friendship and dating, while also trying to direct the school talent show.

 

The School for Dangerous Girls by Eliot Schrefer (YA FIC Sch) Sent to a remote, run-down reform school in Colorado, fifteen-year-old Angela is placed with the better girls, but upon learning that her "dangerous" friends are being isolated and left to live as animals, she takes radical steps to join them and help them escape.

 

I Was a Non-Blonde Cheerleader by Kieran Scott (YA FIC Sco) As a brunette on the all-blonde cheerleading squad at her new Florida high school, sophomore Annisa Gobrowski tries to fit in with her popular teammates without losing the friendship of Bethany, the only other non-blonde at the school.

 

Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick (YA FIC Son) When thirteen-year-old San Lee moves to a new town and school for the umpteenth time, he is looking for a way to stand out when his knowledge of Zen Buddhism provides the answer--and the need to quickly become a convincing Zen master.

 

Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli (YA FIC Spi) Will Tuppence's life has always been ruled by science and common sense, but in ninth grade, shaken up by the discovery that protons decay, he begins to see the entire world differently and gains new perspective on his relationships with his little sister and two closest friends.

 

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (YA FIC Spi) In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.

 

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin (YA FIC Zev) After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.

 

How Not to Be Popular by Jennifer Ziegler (YA FIC Zie) Seventeen-year-old Sugar Magnolia Dempsey is tired of leaving friends behind every time her hippie parents decide to move, but her plan to be unpopular at her new Austin, Texas, school backfires when other students join her on the path to "supreme dorkdom."

 

The Secret Rites of Social Butterflies by Lizabeth Zindel (YA FIC Zin) Sixteen-year-old Maggie's fears about making friends as an incoming senior at an exclusive New York City girls school are allayed when she is invited to join an elite secret society devoted to eavesdropping and recording the "truth" about students and faculty.

 

To check the status of a book or to place your name on the waiting list, please use the Library Catalog or call the library at 789-1555. This list created for the South Kingstown Public Library by Brandi Kenyon.

 

Updated 08/09