Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
About the Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
The list is for young adults (ages 12-18) who, for whatever reasons, do not like to read. The purpose of this list is to identify titles for recreational reading, not for curricular or remedial use.
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2013 Selection(s)
Beneath a Meth Moon: An Elegy
Author: Woodson, Jacqueline. Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Inc./Nancy Paulsen Books, 2012.
Laurel’s heartbreak triggers her downward spiral into destruction.
The Catch
Author: Jasper, Rick. Series: Travel Team. Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group, Inc/Darby Creek, 2012.
Danny takes advantage of his newfound fame.
The Final Four
Author: Volponi, Paul. Series: Travel Team. Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Inc./Viking, 2012.
It all comes down to the last two seconds of the game.
High Heat
Author: Karre, Andrew. Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group, Inc/Darby Creek, 2012.
Seth’s surgery has unforeseen consequences.
My Friend Dahmer
Author: Backderf, Derf. Publisher: Abrams/Abrams ComicArts, 2012.
Meet Jeffrey Dahmer before he became a serial killer.
Out of Control
Author: Jasper, Rick. Series: Travel Team. Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group, Inc/Darby Creek, 2012.
Will Trip’s love of music hurt his baseball career?
Power Hitter
Author: Higgens, M. G. Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group, Inc/Darby Creek, 2012.
Playing ball with wooden bats causes Sammy to consider steroids.
The Prospect
Author: Glaser, Jason. Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group, Inc/Darby Creek, 2012.
Nick has to decide what is important-his career or the team.
Shallow Grave
Author: Van Tol, Alex. Series: Travel Team. Publisher: Orca Book Publishers, 2012.
What happens when you accidently unleash a dark force?
Waiting
Author: Williams, Carol Lynch. Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2012.
When Zach dies, the family falls apart.
