Here's some of our newer YA books that you might want to try:
My mother the cheerleader by Robert Sharenow in which 13 year old Louise uncovers secrets about her family and her neighborhood that occurred during school desegregation in 1960 New Orleans.
Exploits of a reluctant (but extremely goodlooking hero) by Maureen Fergus in which our unlikely hero is forced to "volunteer" in a soup kitchen. It's a cause he couldn't care less about until he stumbles across a shocking piece of information. What happens next surprises everyone.
How it happened in Peach Hill by Marthe Jocelyn in which 15 year old Annie is forced, by her mother, to pose as an idiot in order to spy on neighbors and then provide her mother, "Madame Caterina," with "the dirt" on them. Her mother then poses as Madame Caterina, a seer who seems to know all about everyone. One day, however, Annie decides to take charge of her own life.
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There is a contest, where you can win a set of some of the best young adult books of 2007! One of them is Deadline one of the choices we had in the survey! Hurry up and enter! Contest ends the on New Year's Day! There will be 10 winners choosen! They will send the results by email. If you win and don't respond in a certain amount of time then the prize goes to someone else. So, once entered check your email around the week we more than likely return to school. (You can't enter more than once. You'll be disqualified.)
Website where contest is located:
http://www.harperteen.com/features/bestof2007/sweeps.asp
Contest also includes My Mother the Cheerleader by Robert Sharenow, if anyone is interested.
http://www.harperteen.com/
features/bestof2007/sweeps.asp
I just split the link into two. So, just cop and paste and put them together, since the first one might not work.
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