The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson (Mature)

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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