Tangerine by Edward Bloor
Paul Fisher's older brother has always been the football-playing hero of the family. But when the Fishers move to Tangerine, Florida, Paul enters a place where weird is normal. Suddenly the blind can see. (YA FIC BLOOR, E)

Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie is navigating through the strange worlds of love, drugs, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and dealing with the loss of a good friend and his favorite aunt. (YA FIC CHBOSKY, S)

Prep by Jake Coburn
One-time tag-artist Nick has a lot on his mind. He’s trying to make sense of a friend’s death, protect the brother of his would-be girlfriend, and escape the violent payback of some very exclusive and wealthy New York City prep school gangs. Beneath all of this is a need to figure out who he really is. (YA FIC, COBURN, J)

Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
There's bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. The bad news is that they don't have a pool. The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway. (YA FIC CRUTCHER, C)

Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence by Paul Feig
If you think your life is miserable, then read this hilarious and candid look at the trials and tribulations of adolescence and high-school life, from ill-fated prom dates and hellish bus rides to bombardment by dodge balls. (YA 92 FEIG)

Nothing to Lose by Alex Flinn
A year after running away with a traveling carnival to escape his unbearable home life, sixteen-year-old Michael returns to Miami, Florida, to find that his mother is going on trial for the murder of his abusive stepfather. (YA FIC FLINN, A)

Hole In My Life by Jack Gantos
The author relates how, as a young man, he became a drug user and smuggler, was arrested, did time in prison, and eventually got out and went to college, all the while hoping to become a writer. (YA 92 GANTOS, J)

Jumping Off the Planet by David Gerrold
With corporations vying to control the planet, Charles wonders if his father's desire to vacation on the moon may be part of a bigger scheme to smuggle contraband synthetic intelligence to one of the major players in this battle. (YA SF GERROLD, D)

Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going
Seventeen-year-old Troy, depressed, suicidal, and weighing nearly 300 pounds, gets a new perspective on life when a homeless teenager who is a genius on guitar wants Troy to be the drummer in his rock band. (YA FIC GOING, K)

Shooting Monarchs by John Halliday
Macy and Danny, two teenage guys who have both grown up under difficult circumstances, turn out very differently--one becomes a hero, the other a murderer. (YA FIC HALLIDAY, J)

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
In a novel set in a land much like ancient Japan, a young man named Takeo becomes a pawn in the ceaseless wars between rival warlord clans in a culture ruled by codes of honor and formal rituals. (YA FIC HEARN, L)

Out of Order by A. M. Jenkins
Sophomore Colt Trammel loves baseball and his girlfriend Grace, but he hates the rest of high school and maintains a tough facade to hide his feelings of inferiority. (YA FIC JENKINS, A)

The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
Seventeen-year-old Max Caldwell has been the perfect high school student--on the honor roll, captain of the debate team, and soon-to-be editor of the school newspaper--but during his senior year, he begins questioning his approach to life and things start to change in this award winning novel. (YA FIC JOHNSON, A)

Stoner and Spaz by Ron Koertge
When sixteen-year-old Bert Bancroft, who has cerebral palsy, no parents, and lives with a doting grandmother, unexpectedly encounters Colleen Minou, a drug addict from the wrong side of town, during a movie, his life is forever changed as they form an unlikely friendship. (YA FIC KOERTGE, R)

Buddha Boy by Kathy Koja
Justin spends time with Jinsen, the unusual and artistic new student whom the school bullies torment and call Buddha Boy, and ends up making choices that impact Jinsen, himself, and the entire school. (YA FIC KOJA, K)

Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
Seventeen-year-old Vince's life is constantly complicated by the fact that he is the son of a powerful Mafia boss, a relationship that threatens to destroy his romance with the daughter of an FBI agent. (YA FIC KORMAN, G)

Dunk by David Lubar
While hoping to work as the clown in an amusement park dunk tank on the New Jersey shore the summer before his junior year in high school, Chad faces his best friend's serious illness, hassles with police, and the girl that got away. (YA FIC LUBAR, D)

The New Rules of High School by Blake Nelson
Seventeen-year-old Max Caldwell has been the perfect high school student--on the honor roll, captain of the debate team, and soon-to-be editor of the school newspaper--but during his senior year, he begins questioning his approach to life and things start to change. (YA FIC NELSON, B)

Three Clams and an Oyster by Randy Powell
During their humorous search to find a fourth player for their flag football team, three high school juniors are forced to examine their long friendship, their individual flaws, and their inability to try new experiences. (YA FIC POWELL, R)

True Notebooks by Mark Salzman
While teaching writing to 17-year olds detained in the Los Angeles Central Juvenile Hall, Salzman was surprised by the guys’ talent. Their heartwarming and funny voices are included in this irresistible and provocative memoir. (YA 808.042 SAL)

Tribes by Arthur Slade
For Percy, the loss of his father and the suicide of his best friend build to a head during the last week before high school graduation. (YA FIC SLADE, A)

Give a Boy A Gun by Todd Strasser
Two guys who are ridiculed and bullied take on their school. (YA FIC STRASSER, T)

Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian
Seventeen-year-old Josh, a loner-philosopher who wants to make a difference in the world, tries to maintain his secret identity as the author of a web site that is receiving national attention. (YA FIC TASHJIAN, J)

Stuck In Neutral by Terry Trueman
Shawn McDaniel can neither move nor speak, but he can think and hear -- and he thinks his father is trying to kill him.
(YA FIC TRUEMAN, T)

Brothers in Valor by Michael Tunnell
Three guys take on the Nazis to fight for freedom -- will they pay the ultimate price? (YA FIC TUNNELL, M)

13 April 2006