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Presenting to you…. The 2013-2014 Top Tiger Book Award Titles. Like Pizza? Like Parties?. Fulfill the requirements, and you can attend the Top Tiger Book Award voting party!. Requirements :. 1. Read at least 4 books on the list of nominated books.
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Like Pizza? Like Parties? Fulfill the requirements, and you can attend the Top Tiger Book Award voting party!
Requirements: 1. Read at least 4 books on the list of nominated books. 2. Post your review on media center blog OR 3. Complete the media center worksheet/form on the book. 4. All requirements must be met by.
Variant by Robison Wells A scholarship to the prestigious Maxfield Academy? Benson couldn’t believe his luck! Instead of being a dream, though, Benson’s new school turns into a nightmare. Once there, students can never leave and are forced to follow all the rules. Rule breakers received detention. Detention wasn’t after school punishment. Detention was death.
Ungifted by Gordon Korman Prankster Donovan Curtis only wanted to pull a cool prank. He never meant to destroy the school’s treasured statue. Now the Superintendent is determined to find the perpetrator! Donovan knows he needs to disappear quickly. A computer glitch identifies Donovan as “gifted” providing a new school and a great hiding place for Donovan – if he can convince others he actually is gifted and not a goofball.
Wonder by R.J. Palacio August knew he was different. He saw the stares, looks of horror, and disgust over his severe facial deformities. Now Auggie will be attending public school for the first time. Will his classmates ever realize he is just a normal kid?
Dirty Little Secrets by C.J. Omololu Based on a true story Lucy finally had friends and a new boyfriend. Though her luck was changing, some things never change. Lucy had a secret. No matter the cost, she had to keep things quiet or lose any chance for one day having a normal life.
Camo Girl by Kekla Magoon Ella was used to being the outsider. All the students at her school were white and teased her for her discolored facial skin, calling her “Camo.” Z was the only friend she could count on. When a new cute student named Bailey begins paying Ella attention, she suddenly becomes the “It” girl. Z, however, is still an outcast. Should Ella leave her friend behind for the life she always dreamed about?
Trapped by Michael Northrop Seven students find themselves stranded at their high school during a snowstorm - all of their other friends were picked up by their parents or left, but they were left stranded. Their history teacher leaves to get help but never comes back for them…Will they be rescued in time?
Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans “My name is Michael Vey, and the story I’m about to tell you is strange…Very strange. It’s my story.” To everyone at Meridian High School, Michael Vey is an ordinary fourteen-year-old. In fact, the only thing that seems to set him apart is that he has Tourette’s syndrome. But Michael is anything but ordinary. Michael has special powers…powers strong enough to end someone’s life…
The Night She Disappeared by April Henry When Kayla leaves work to deliver pizza to a mysterious caller, she never returns. The main character Gabie later learns the caller had requested that she be the one to come to his house and make the delivery. Despite the danger, Gabie knows she must find out what happened to Kayla. She knows Kayla is alive and must be rescued – even though the kidnapper wants her instead….
Close to Famous by Joan Bauer 12 year-old Foster and her mom leave Memphis in the middle of the night, running from her mother’s abusive boyfriend. Relocating to small town, they finally find a place where they belong. Foster’s great baking skills are legendary and soon she finds a way to make money doing what she loves – cooking. Things are great for Foster – that is, until her mom’s boyfriend, Elvis, finds them…..
Legend by Marie Lu June, a 15-year-old military prodigy, is hunting Day, the outlaw she believes is responsible for her brother’s death. June has a plan for revenge. Her plan, though, does not include falling in love with Day…
Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonneblick Meet Peter Friedman - high school freshman, talented photographer, former baseball star. When a freakish injury ends his pitching career, Peter has some major things to figure out. Is there life after sports?
Starters by Lissa Price Callie would do anything for her brother…even become a “starter.” Starter teens rented their bodies to seniors, known as Enders, who get to be young again while they borrow the body of a teenager. Callie's neurochip malfunctions, though, and she wakes up in the life of her rich renter. Callie is living in her mansion, driving her cars, even dating Blake, the grandson of a senator. It's a fairy-tale new life . . . until Callie uncovers the woman’s horrible plan. . . .a plan for murder ….one which she will execute using Callie’s identity and body…
Stupid Fast by Geoff Herback When 16-year-old Felton’s growth spurt turns him from a small, sad, picked-on kid (called squirrel nut) to an amazingly fast, agile athlete, suddenly the coaches, popular students, and even girls begin to notice him. Things are pretty great for Felton until his mother flakes out and his life begins to tear apart…
Someone Everybody Listens To by Suzanne Supple Retta always had dreams. Just like all the famous country stars before her, Retta Lee Jones knew she couldn’t stay in a small town like Starling. After graduating, Retta is determined to make it on her own - until she is attacked, robbed, and loses every dime she has…
The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong Strange things are happening…Maya’s best friend, captain of the swim team, mysteriously drowns the middle of a calm lake. Mountain lions start appearing around Maya’s home and won’t go away. It doesn’t help that the new bad boy in town, Rafe, has a dangerous secret…and he seems most interested in one of Maya’s unique features - her paw-print birthmark.
Nightmarysby Dan Poblocki Why can’t I wake up?? What would you do if your worst fears and nightmares haunted you during the day? Timothy and Abigail must find a way to put an end to the curse…to the terrors that appear even when they’re awake…. (Don’t read this home alone….)
The Summer I turned Pretty by Jenny Hahn Belly’s never been the kind of girl that things happen to. The boys never seemed to notice her. Every summer she hoped it would be different. This time, it was…. The summer Belly turned pretty was the summer that changed everything… for better and for worse.
How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg Throughout history, men and women have lived and died. In fact, getting sick and dying can be a big, ugly mess-especially before modern health care. How They Croaked has all the gory details behind the death of 19 world figures.
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen Jessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident. She's not comforted by the news that she'll be able to walk with the help of a prosthetic leg. Who cares about walking when you live to run?
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Septeys Fifteen-year-old Lina is a girl living an ordinary life--until Soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart. Separated from her father and forced onto a crowded train, Lina, her mother, and her young brother make their way to a Siberian work camp, where they are forced to fight for their lives.
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Parks A Long Walk to Water is based on the true story of Salva, one of 3,800 “Lost Boys” in Sudan airlifted to the United States beginning in the mid 1990s. Separated from his family by war, Salva travelled hundreds of miles through hostile territory, surviving starvation, animal attacks, and disease. Ultimately, Salva takes a stand and leads a group of 150 boys to safety in Kenya…
