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The Perfect Shot Elaine Marie Alphin Brian uses basketball to block out memories of his girlfriend and her family who were murdered. Drawing from the real life trial of Leo Frank, Brian tries to make sure a miscarriage of justice will not take place again. Elaine Marie Alphin’s Website	Code Talker Joseph Bruchac 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. Without them, our nation may not have won the war in the Pacific. Joseph Bruchac’s Website	Runner Carl Deuker When his love of running leads to a high-paying job, Chance Taylor quickly learns that the money is not worth the risk. Running is one thing, but drugs are something different. Carl Deuker’s Website	The People of Sparks Jeanne DuPrau After escaping from the city of Ember, Lina and Doon are thrilled to see their people join them above ground in the vibrant village of Sparks, but suspicion and prejudice turn the villagers against them. Jeanne Duprau’s Website	Stumptown Kid Carol Gorman and Ron J. Findley Charlie Nebraska, whose father died in the Korean War, learns the meaning of both racism and heroism when he befriends Luther Peale, a young man who once played for the old Negro Baseball League. Carol Gorman’s Website

Flush Carl Hiaasen Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home. Carl Hiaasen’s Website	Travel Team Mike Lupica After he is cut from his travel basketball team--the very same team that his father once led to national prominence-- Danny Walker forms his own team of cast-offs that might have a shot at victory. Mike Lupica’s Website	Airborn Kenneth Oppel In a world where airships reign supreme, Matt and Kate team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface. Their adventures make for a very wild ride. Kenneth Oppel’s Website	Eragon Christopher Paolini In Aagaesia a boy of called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that leads to a new path in his life. With Sapphira, his dragon, Eragon begins his life as a dragonrider. Christopher Paolini’s Website	Small Steps Louis Sachar After being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is trying hard to keep his life on track, but when his old pal X-Ray shows up with a tempting plan to make some easy money scalping concert tickets, Armpit reluctantly goes along. Louis Sachar’s Website

Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie Jordan Sonnenblick When his younger brother is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven tries to deal with his complicated emotions, his school life, and his desire to support his family. Jordan Sonnenblick’s Website	Milkweed Jerry Spinelli A street child, known to himself only as Stopthief, finds community when he is taken in by a band of orphans in Warsaw ghetto which helps him weather the horrors of the Nazi regime. Jerry Spinelli’s Website	So B. It Sarah Weeks After spending her life with her mentally retarded mother and agoraphobic neighbor, Heidi sets out from Reno, Nevada, to New York to find out who she is. Sarah Weeks’ Website	Uglies Scott Westerfeld In a world much different from our own, Tally is faced with a difficult choice when her new friend Shay decides to risk life on the outside rather than submit to the forced operation that turns sixteen year old girls into gorgeous beauties. ScottWesterfeld’s Website	Elsewhere Gabrielle Zevin After fifteen-year-old Liz Hall is hit by a taxi and killed, she finds herself in a place that is both like and unlike Earth, where she must adjust to her new status and figure out how to "live." Gabrielle Zevin’s Website

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