Summer Reading Program 2011

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson (Mature)

2011-05-10T10:32:00.001-07:00

The Adoration of Jenna Fox
Mary Pearson

In the not-too-distant future, when biotechnological advances have made synthetic bodies and brains possible but illegal, a seventeen-year-old girl, recovering from a serious accident and suffering from memory lapses, learns a startling secret about her existence. (Follett) (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Airborn by Kenneth Oppel

2011-05-10T10:31:00.001-07:00

Airborn
Kenneth Oppel

Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface. (Follett) (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

The Batboy by Mike Lupica

2011-05-10T10:28:00.001-07:00

The Batboy
Mike Lupica

Even though his mother feels baseball ruined her marriage to his father, she allows fourteen-year-old Brian to become a bat boy for the Detroit Tigers, who have just drafted his favorite player back onto the team. (TitleWave) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

Blue Skin of the Sea by Graham Salisbury -- NO LONGER AVAILABLE (5/31/11)

2011-05-10T10:27:00.001-07:00

Blue Skin of the Sea
Graham Salisbury

Growing up in Hawaii between 1953 and 1966, Sonny tries to come to terms with his feelings for his fisherman father and the vast sea that dominates his life. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

A Break With Charity by Ann Rinaldi

2011-05-10T10:26:00.001-07:00

A Break With Charity
Ann Rinaldi

While waiting for a church meeting in 1706, Susanna English, daughter of a wealthy Salem merchant, recalls the malice, fear, and accusations of witchcraft that tore her village apart in 1692. (Follett) (NoveList)

Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation by Michael Keller

2011-05-10T10:24:00.000-07:00

Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation
Michael Keller

Presents an adaptation, in graphic novel form, of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection that also covers his early research, the public's initial reception of the book, his correspondence with other scientists of his time, and more. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library)

Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac

2011-05-10T10:22:00.000-07:00

Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Joseph Bruchac

After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra by Wendy Lichtman

2011-05-10T10:19:00.001-07:00

Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra
Wendy Lichtman

Tess has always loved math, and she uses mathematical concepts to help her understand things in her life, so she is dismayed to find out how much math--and life--can change in eighth grade. (TitleWave)
(Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

Dragon and Thief by Timothy Zahn (Mature)

2011-05-10T10:18:00.003-07:00

Dragon and Thief
Timothy Zahn

After his first host is killed in battle, Draycos, a warrior from a dragon-like, symbiotic race, is forced to latch onto teenager Jack Morgan to survive, whereupon the two join forces--literally--to find those who have wronged them. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

Football Genius by Tim Green

2011-05-10T10:18:00.001-07:00

Football Genius
Tim Green

Troy, a sixth-grader with an unusual gift for predicting football plays before they occur, attempts to use his ability to help his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, but he must first prove himself to the coach and players. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry

2011-05-10T10:17:00.001-07:00

Gathering Blue
Lois Lowry

Lamed and suddenly orpahned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding the all-powerful Guardians. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

Ghost Canoe by Will Hobbs -- NO LONGER AVAILABLE (5/31/11)

2011-05-10T10:13:00.002-07:00

Ghost Canoe
Will Hobbs

Fourteen-year-old Nathan, fishing with the Makah in the Pacific Northwest, finds himself holding a vital clue when a mysterious stranger comes to town looking for Spanish treasure. (TitleWave)
(Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

Go Big or Go Home by Will Hobbs

2011-05-10T10:13:00.001-07:00

Go Big or Go Home
Will Hobbs

Fourteen-year-old Brady and his cousin Quinn love extreme sports, but nothing could prepare them for the aftermath of Brady's close encounter with a meteorite after it crashes into his Black Hills, South Dakota, bedroom. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Mature)

2011-05-10T10:12:00.003-07:00

The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott (Classic)

2011-05-10T10:12:00.001-07:00

Ivanhoe
Sir Walter Scott

Relates the adventures of the Saxon knight Ivanhoe in 1194, the year of Richard the Lion-Hearted's return from the Third Crusade. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library)

Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye -- NO LONGER AVAILABLE (5/31/11)

2011-05-10T10:02:00.002-07:00

Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo
Obert Skye

Fate brings fourteen-year-old Leven Thumps and thirteen- year-old Winter together, as they discover that for mankind to continue dreaming, the gateway between reality and the land of dreams and hopes--Foo--must be found and demolished. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

2011-05-10T10:02:00.001-07:00

Leviathan
Scott Westerfeld

In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

The Little Prince written and illustrated by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Classic) -- NO LONGER AVAILABLE (5/31/11)

2011-05-10T10:01:00.001-07:00

The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

National Velvet by Enid Bagnold (Classic)

2011-05-10T10:00:00.002-07:00

National Velvet
Enid Bagnold

Fourteen-year-old Velvet Brown takes the piebald horse she wins in a raffle and turns him into a contender for the Grand National steeplechase title. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library)

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (Classic)

2011-05-10T10:00:00.001-07:00

The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway

An old fisherman battles the sea and sharks to bring home the giant marlin he caught. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings

2011-05-10T09:59:00.001-07:00

Red Kayak
Priscilla Cummings

Living near the water on Maryland's Eastern Shore, thirteen-year-old Brady and his best friends J.T. and Digger become entangled in a tragedy which tests their friendship and their ideas about right and wrong. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor

2011-05-10T09:58:00.001-07:00

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred Taylor

An African-American family living in the South during the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

Shackleton's Stowaway by Victoria McKernan

2011-05-10T09:52:00.001-07:00

Shackleton's Stowaway
Victoria McKernan

A fictionalized account of the adventures of eighteen-year-old Perce Blackborow, who stowed away for the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition and, after their ship Endurance was crushed by ice, endured many hardships, including the loss of his toes to frostbite, during the nearly two-year return journey across sea and ice. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers (Mature)

2011-05-04T15:42:00.000-07:00

Sunrise Over Fallujah
Walter Dean Myers

Robin Perry, from Harlem, is sent to Iraq in 2003 as a member of the Civilian Affairs Battalion, and his time there profoundly changes him. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan (Hardback Only)

2011-05-04T15:29:00.001-07:00

The Throne of Fire
Rick Riordan

Carter and Sadie, offspring of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane, embark on a worldwide search for the Book of Ra, but the House of Life and the gods of chaos are determined to stop them. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

Tiger by Jeff Stone

2011-05-04T15:28:00.000-07:00

Tiger
Jeff Stone

Five young warrior-monk brothers survive an insurrection and must use the ancient arts to avenge their Grandmaster. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (Classic)

2011-05-04T15:24:00.000-07:00

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith

The American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more. (Publisher) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

2011-05-04T15:19:00.001-07:00

When You Reach Me
Rebecca Stead

As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1980s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid," a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (Classic) -- NO LONGER AVAILABLE (5/31/11)

2011-05-04T15:18:00.000-07:00

The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame

The escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger. (Follett) (Multnomah County Library) (NoveList)

All Titles below were part of the 2010 Summer Reading Program

2011-05-04T15:17:00.001-07:00

The Adoration of Jenna Fox

2010-05-12T10:29:00.002-07:00

Airman

2010-05-12T10:29:00.001-07:00

Airman
Eoin Colfer
In the 1890s on an island off the Irish coast, Conor Broekhart is falsely imprisoned and passes the solitary months by scratching designs of flying machines into the walls, including one for a glider with which he dreams of escape. (Novelist) (Multnomah County)

Alanna

2010-05-12T10:28:00.001-07:00

Alanna
Tamora Pierce
Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, a learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure. (Novelist) (Multnomah County)

The Alchemyst

2010-05-12T10:26:00.000-07:00

The Alchemyst
Michael Scott
While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Anne of Green Gables

2010-05-12T10:25:00.002-07:00

Anne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. (Novelist) (Multnomah County)

The Batboy

2010-05-12T10:25:00.001-07:00

The Batboy (Hardback only)
Mike Lupica
Even though his mother feels baseball ruined her marriage to his father, she allows fourteen-year-old Brian to become a bat boy for the Detroit Tigers, who have just drafted his favorite player back onto the team. (NoveList)

The Beekeeper's Apprentice

2010-05-12T10:24:00.001-07:00

The Beekeeper's Apprentice
Laurie King
(originally published for adults)
When Mary Russell meets famous detective Sherlock Holmes, she discovers that he is also a beekeeper. Soon she finds herself on the trail of kidnappers and discovers a plot to kill both Holmes and herself. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Book of a Thousand Days

2010-05-12T10:23:00.000-07:00

Book of a Thousand Days
Shannon Hale
Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids.(Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

The Count of Monte Cristo

2010-05-12T10:22:00.002-07:00

The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexander Dumas
After escaping from the island where he has been in prison, Dantes plots his revenge on the people responsible for his imprisonment. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

2010-05-12T10:22:00.001-07:00

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
Nancy Farmer
In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine, while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.
(Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Ender's Game

2010-05-12T10:21:00.001-07:00

Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
MATURE
A tale of the child-hero Ender Wiggin, who must fight a desperate battle against a deadly alien race if mankind is to survive. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp -- NO LONGER AVAILABLE

2010-05-12T10:20:00.002-07:00

Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Rick Yancey
MATURE
Through a series of dangerous and violent misadventures, teenage loser Alfred Kropp rescues King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur from the forces of evil. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Heart of a Shepherd

2010-05-12T10:20:00.001-07:00

Heart of a Shepherd (Hardback only; paperback available 7/13/10)
Rosanne Parry
Ignatius "Brother" Alderman, nearly twelve, promises to help his grandparents keep the family's Oregon ranch the same while his brothers are away and his father is deployed to Iraq, but as he comes to accept the inevitability of change, he also sees the man he is meant to be. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

His Majesty's Dragon

2010-05-12T10:19:00.001-07:00

His Majesty's Dragon
Naomi Novik
(originally published for adults)
After capturing a French frigate and seizing its precious cargo, Captain Will Laurence of the HMS "Reliant" befriends the dragon Temeraire and uses his new friend to help defend his country from other airborne dragon forces.
(Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Keeper

2010-05-12T10:18:00.001-07:00

Keeper
Mal Peet
MATURE
In an interview with a young journalist, World Cup hero, El Gato, describes his youth in the Brazilian rain forest and the events, experiences, and people that helped make him a great goalkeeper and renowned soccer star. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

The Lightning Thief

2010-05-12T10:16:00.002-07:00

The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
After learning that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson is transferred from boarding school to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, and becomes involved in a quest to prevent a war between the gods. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Little Women

2010-05-12T10:16:00.001-07:00

Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

The Old Man and The Sea

2010-05-12T10:15:00.001-07:00

The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
Santiago is a Cuban fisherman who encounters a giant marlin in the Gulf Stream and the battle for his catch becomes one of survival against a band of marauding sharks.(Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

The Real Benedict Arnold -- NO LONGER AVAILABLE

2010-05-12T09:53:00.002-07:00

The Real Benedict Arnold
Jim Murphy
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Brilliant military strategist Benedict Arnold, although maligned and branded 'traitor,' was a man for whom honor meant a great deal. (Multnomah County Library)

The Red Pyramid

2010-05-12T09:53:00.001-07:00

The Red Pyramid (Hardback only)
Rick Riordan
Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane unites his children, Sadie and Carter, for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, hoping to set things right for his family after the death of the children's mother--instead, he awakens the gods of Egypt and unleashes the worst of them, the god Set, who banishes Julius to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.
(Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Ruby In the Smoke -- NO LONGER AVAILABLE

2010-05-12T09:52:00.001-07:00

Ruby In the Smoke
Philip Pullman
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
In nineteenth-century London, sixteen-year-old Sally, a recent orphan, becomes involved in a deadly search for a mysterious ruby. (Novelist) (Multnomah County)

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World

2010-05-12T09:51:00.000-07:00

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and The Endurance
Jennifer Armstrong
In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 men sailed from England in an attempt to become the first team of explorers to cross Antarctica from one side to the other. Five months later and still 100 miles from land, their ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice. The expedition survived another five months camping on ice floes, followed by a perilous journey through stormy seas to remote and unvisited Elephant Island. In a dramatic climax to this amazing survival story, Shackleton and five others navigated 800 miles of treacherous open ocean in a 20-foot boat to fetch a rescue ship. (Multnomah County Library)

The Three Musketeers -- NO LONGER AVAILABLE

2010-05-12T09:50:00.001-07:00

The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
A young Gascon nobleman, d'Artagnan, sets off for Paris in hopes of joining the Musketeers. He proves himself fighting with them and earns a place in their ranks. With d'Artagnan the three preserve the honor of the king and thwart the schemes of Cardinal Richelieu. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Trickster's Choice -- NO LONGER AVAILABLE

2010-05-12T09:49:00.000-07:00

Trickster's Choice
Tamora Pierce
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Alianne must call forth her mother's courage and her father's wit in order to survive on the Copper Isles in a royal court rife with political intrigue and murderous conspiracy. (Novelist) (Multnomah County LIBRARY))

True North

2010-05-12T09:48:00.000-07:00

True North
Kathryn Lasky
Because of the strong influence which her grandfather, an abolitionist, has in her life, fourteen-year-old Lucy assists a fugitive slave girl in her escape. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Waiting For Normal

2010-05-12T09:29:00.001-07:00

Waiting For Normal
Leslie Connor
Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Westing Game -- NO LONGER AVAILABLE

2010-05-12T09:27:00.002-07:00

Westing Game
Ellen Raskin
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

When You Reach Me

2010-05-12T09:27:00.001-07:00

When You Reach Me (Hardback only)
Rebecca Stead
As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1980s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid," a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space.
(Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls
A young boy living in the Ozarks achieves his heart's desire when he becomes the owner of two redbone hounds and teaches them to be champion hunters. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

White House

2010-05-12T09:26:00.001-07:00

White House
Roland Smith
In this follow-up to "Book One: Independence Hall," Q and Angela continue their quest to uncover the truth behind the supposed death of Angela's real mother, a former Secret Service agent, while trying to differentiate the "good guys" from the "bad guys." (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

A Wrinkle in Time

2010-05-12T09:23:00.001-07:00

A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Zen and the Art of Faking It

2010-05-12T09:22:00.001-07:00

Zen and the Art of Faking It
Jordan Sonnenblick
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, gained in his previous school, provides the answer -- and the need to quickly become a convincing Zen master. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Possible Titles for Summer Reading 2010

2010-03-15T16:36:00.000-07:00

The Adoration of Jenna Fox
Mary E. Pearson
MATURE
In the not-too-distant future, when biotechnological advances have made synthetic bodies and brains possible but illegal, a seventeen-year-old girl, recovering from a serious accident and suffering from memory lapses, learns a startling secret about her existence. (Novelist) (Multnomah County)

Airman
Eoin Colfer
In the 1890s on an island off the Irish coast, Conor Broekhart is falsely imprisoned and passes the solitary months by scratching designs of flying machines into the walls, including one for a glider with which he dreams of escape. (Novelist) (Multnomah County)

Alanna
Tamora Pierce
Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, a learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure. (Novelist) (Multnomah County)

Alchemyst
Michael Scott
While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Anne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. (Novelist) (Multnomah County)

The Batboy (Hard Back only)
Mike Lupica
Even though his mother feels baseball ruined her marriage to his father, she allows fourteen-year-old Brian to become a bat boy for the Detroit Tigers, who have just drafted his favorite player back onto the team. (NoveList)

The Beekeeper's Apprentice
Laurie King
When Mary Russell meets famous detective Sherlock Holmes, she discovers that he is also a beekeeper. Soon she finds herself on the trail of kidnappers and discovers a plot to kill both Holmes and herself. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Book of a Thousand Days
Shannon Hale
Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids.(Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexander Dumas
After escaping from the island where he has been in prison, Dantes plots his revenge on the people responsible for his imprisonment. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
Nancy Farmer
In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine, while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.
(Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
MATURE
A tale of the child-hero Ender Wiggin, who must fight a desperate battle against a deadly alien race if mankind is to survive. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp
Rick Yancey
MATURE
Through a series of dangerous and violent misadventures, teenage loser Alfred Kropp rescues King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur from the forces of evil. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Heart of a Shepherd
Rosanne Parry
Ignatius "Brother" Alderman, nearly twelve, promises to help his grandparents keep the family's Oregon ranch the same while his brothers are away and his father is deployed to Iraq, but as he comes to accept the inevitability of change, he also sees the man he is meant to be. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

His Majesty's Dragon
Naomi Novik
After capturing a French frigate and seizing its precious cargo, Captain Will Laurence of the HMS "Reliant" befriends the dragon Temeraire and uses his new friend to help defend his country from other airborne dragon forces.
(Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Keeper
Mal Peet
MATURE
In an interview with a young journalist, World Cup hero, El Gato, describes his youth in the Brazilian rain forest and the events, experiences, and people that helped make him a great goalkeeper and renowned soccer star. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
After learning that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson is transferred from boarding school to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, and becomes involved in a quest to prevent a war between the gods. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
Santiago is a Cuban fisherman who encounters a giant marlin in the Gulf Stream and the battle for his catch becomes one of survival against a band of marauding sharks.(Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

The Real Benedict Arnold
Jim Murphy
Brilliant military strategist Benedict Arnold, although maligned and branded 'traitor,' was a man for whom honor meant a great deal. (Multnomah County Library)

Red Pyramid (Hard Back only)
Rick Riordan
Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane unites his children, Sadie and Carter, for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, hoping to set things right for his family after the death of the children's mother--instead, he awakens the gods of Egypt and unleashes the worst of them, the god Set, who banishes Julius to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.
(Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Ruby In the Smoke
Philip Pullman
In nineteenth-century London, sixteen-year-old Sally, a recent orphan, becomes involved in a deadly search for a mysterious ruby. (Novelist) (Multnomah County)

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and The Endurance
Jennifer Armstrong
In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 men sailed from England in an attempt to become the first team of explorers to cross Antarctica from one side to the other. Five months later and still 100 miles from land, their ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice. The expedition survived another five months camping on ice floes, followed by a perilous journey through stormy seas to remote and unvisited Elephant Island. In a dramatic climax to this amazing survival story, Shackleton and five others navigated 800 miles of treacherous open ocean in a 20-foot boat to fetch a rescue ship. (Multnomah County Library)

The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas
A young Gascon nobleman, d'Artagnan, sets off for Paris in hopes of joining the Musketeers. He proves himself fighting with them and earns a place in their ranks. With d'Artagnan the three preserve the honor of the king and thwart the schemes of Cardinal Richelieu. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Trickster's Choice
Tamora Pierce
Alianne must call forth her mother's courage and her father's wit in order to survive on the Copper Isles in a royal court rife with political intrigue and murderous conspiracy. (Novelist) (Multnomah County LIBRARY))

True North
Kathryn Lasky
Because of the strong influence which her grandfather, an abolitionist, has in her life, fourteen-year-old Lucy assists a fugitive slave girl in her escape. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Waiting for Normal
Leslie Connor
Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Westing Game
Ellen Raskin
The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

When You Reach Me
Rebecca Stead
As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1980s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid," a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space.
(Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

White House
Roland Smith
In this follow-up to "Book One: Independence Hall," Q and Angela continue their quest to uncover the truth behind the supposed death of Angela's real mother, a former Secret Service agent, while trying to differentiate the "good guys" from the "bad guys." (NoveList)

A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government. (Novelist) (Multnomah County Library)

Zen and the Art of Faking It
Jordan Sonnenblick
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, gained in his previous school, provides the answer -- and the need to quickly become a convincing Zen master. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

THIS IS THE END OF THE LIST OF POSSIBLE BOOKS (SO FAR) FOR THE SUMMER OF 2010.

3 Willows -- Summer 2009 Option

2009-05-18T15:07:00.000-07:00

SUMMER 2009 CHOICE
3 Willows by Anne Brashares (HB)
Ama, Jo, and Polly, three close friends from Bethesda, Maryland, spend the summer before ninth grade learning about themselves, their families, and the changing nature of their friendship. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

1984

2009-05-18T12:39:00.000-07:00

1984 by George Orwell (Mature)
Portrays life in a future time when a totalitarian government watches over all citizens and directs all activities. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Absolutely, Positively Not

2009-05-18T11:51:00.001-07:00

Absolutely, Positively Not by David LaRochelle (Mature)
Chronicles a teenage boy's humorous attempts to fit in at his Minnesota high school by becoming a macho, girl-loving, "Playboy" pinup-displaying heterosexual. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

2009-05-18T11:50:00.001-07:00

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Huck is a young, naive white boy fleeing from his drunken, dangerous Pa; and Jim is a runaway slave longing to be reunited with his family. Flung together by circumstance, they journey down the Mississippi together on a log raft, each in search of his own definition of freedom. Their daring adventures along the way provide both entertainment and a satirical look at the moral values of the Deep South of the 1800s. (Vintage Classics) (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

The Alchemist

2009-05-18T11:49:00.001-07:00

The Alchemist by Paul Coelho
A fable about undauntingly following one's dream, listening to one's heart, and reading life's omens features dialogue between a boy and an unnamed being. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

All of the Above

2009-05-18T11:48:00.001-07:00

All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Five urban middle school students, their teacher, and other community members relate how a school project to build the world's largest tetrahedron affects the lives of everyone involved. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Boy's Life

2009-05-18T11:47:00.001-07:00

NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Boy's Life by Robert McCammon (Mature)
Twelve-year-old Cory Mackenson's father finds a dead man handcuffed to a car's steering wheel that has plunged into Zephyr's Lake in 1964, and they realize that all is not as it seems in their quiet town. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Call of the Wild

2009-05-18T11:46:00.001-07:00

Call of the Wild by Jack London
Life is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley, where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. But one day a treacherous act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forced into a life of toil and danger. Dragged away to be a sledge dog in the harsh and freezing cold Yukon, Buck must fight for his survival. Can he rise above his enemies and be come the master of his realm once again? (Puffin Classics -- no reviews) (Multnomah County Library)

Chasing Vermeer

2009-05-18T11:45:00.001-07:00

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

The Chocolate War

2009-05-18T11:43:00.000-07:00

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier (Mature)
A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Criss Cross

2009-05-18T11:42:00.000-07:00

Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
Teenagers in a small town in the 1960s experience new thoughts and feelings, question their identities, connect, and disconnect as they search for the meaning of life and love. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Dealing With Dragons

2009-05-18T11:41:00.001-07:00

Dealing With Dragons by Patricia Wrede
Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some disreputable wizards who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

The Devil's Arithmetic

2009-05-18T11:40:00.001-07:00

The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
Hannah resents the traditions of her Jewish heritage until time travel places her in the middle of a small Jewish village in Nazi-occupied Poland.(NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Dog Sense

2009-05-18T11:38:00.000-07:00

Dog Sense by Sneed Collard (available in paperback)
After he and his mother move from California to Montana to live with his grandfather, thirteen-year-old Guy gradually adjusts to the unfamiliar surroundings, makes a friend, and learns to deal with a bully, with the help of his Frisbee-catching dog, Streak. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Fellowship of the Ring

2009-05-18T11:37:00.000-07:00

Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Frodo the hobbit and his companions set out to deliver the One Ring of Power to the dark land of Mordor in order to destroy the ring in the forge of its creation. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2009-05-18T11:26:00.001-07:00

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Chronicles the journeys, notions, and acquaintances of reluctant galactic traveler Arthur Dent. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Little Brother

2009-05-18T11:24:00.002-07:00

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (HB, Mature)
After being interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus, released into what is now a police state, decides to use his expertise in computer hacking to set things right. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Mind Gym

2009-05-18T11:24:00.001-07:00

NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Mind Gym by Gary Mack In Mind Gym, noted sports psychology consultant Gary Mack
explains how your mind influences your performance on the field or on the court as much as your physical skill does, if not more so. Through forty accessible lessons and inspirational anecdotes from prominent athletes--many of whom he has worked with--you will learn the same techniques and exercises Mack uses to help elite athletes build mental "muscle." Mind Gym will give you the "head edge" over the competition. (Powell's -- no reviews) (Multnomah County Library)

The Mysterious Benedict Society

2009-05-18T11:21:00.000-07:00

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Steward
After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Outsiders

2009-05-18T11:20:00.001-07:00

NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Three brothers struggle to stay together after their parents' death, as they search for an identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society in which they find themselves "outsiders." (NoveList -- no review) (Multnomah County Library)

Peak

2009-05-18T11:19:00.001-07:00

Peak by Roland Smith
A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Schooled

2009-05-18T11:17:00.001-07:00

Schooled by Gordon Korman After his hippie grandmother ends up in the hospital, Cap Anderson is forced to leave the commune where he is homeschooled and attend Claverage Middle School, where his odd looks and behavior make him the target of bullies. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

So Yesterday

2009-05-18T11:14:00.001-07:00

So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld
Hunter Braque, a New York City teenager who is paid by corporations to spot what is "cool," combines his analytical skills with girlfriend Jen's creative talents to find a missing person and thwart a conspiracy directed at the heart of consumer culture. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Summer Ball

2009-05-18T11:12:00.001-07:00

Summer Ball by Mike Lupica
Thirteen-year-old Danny must prove himself all over again for a disapproving coach and against new rivals at a summer basketball camp. (NoveList)(Multnomah County Library)

A Thief of Time

2009-05-12T14:28:00.001-07:00

A Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman (Mature)
Chilling discoveries unearthed at a dig for Navajo clay pots bring Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee of the Navajo Police to the site and put them on the trail of stolen artifacts, a missing woman, and bizarre and mystifying murders. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

This Full House

2009-05-12T14:27:00.000-07:00

This Full House by Virginia Euwer Wolff (HB, Mature)
As she readies for college to get herself out of the projects and into nursing school, high-school-senior LaVaughn?s perceptions and expectations of her life begin to change as she learns about the many unexpected connections between the people she loves best. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Three Cups of Tea Young Readers Edition

2009-05-12T14:25:00.000-07:00

NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Three Cups of Tea Young Readers Edition by Greg Mortensen, adapted by Sarah L. Thomson
This young readers edition of the worldwide bestseller Three Cups of Tea has been specially adapted for younger readers and updated by Greg Mortenson to bring his remarkable story of humanitarianism up to date for the present. Includes new photos and illustrations, as well as a special interview by Gregas twelve-year-old daughter, Amira, who has traveled with her father as an advocate for the Pennies for Peace program for children. (Powell's -- no reviews) (Multnomah County Library)

Under the Baseball Moon

2009-05-12T14:23:00.001-07:00

Under the Baseball Moon by John H. Ritter
Andy and Glory, two fifteen-year-olds from Ocean Beach, California, pursue their respective dreams of becoming a famous musician and a professional softball player.(NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)

Wee Free Men

2009-05-12T14:22:00.001-07:00

Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
A young witch-to-be named Tiffany teams up with the Wee Free Men, a clan of six-inch-high blue men, to rescue her baby brother and ward off a sinister invasion from Fairyland. (NoveList ) (Multnomah County Library)

Zen and the Art of Faking It

2009-05-12T14:20:00.001-07:00

Zen and the Art of Faking It (HB)by Jordan Sonnenblick
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, gained in his previous school, provides the answer--and the need to quickly become a convinciing Zen master. (NoveList) (Multnomah County Library)