This document provides summaries for 14 books recommended for Georgia teens. The books cover a variety of genres including romance ("Eleanor & Park"), science fiction ("All Our Yesterdays"), graphic novels ("March: Book One"), mystery ("The Shadow Society"), and more. Many of the summaries highlight the books' key characters, settings, and central conflicts to give readers a sense of their high-level plots and themes.
This document provides summaries for 14 books that were top voted for Georgia teens. The books cover a variety of genres including romance, science fiction, mystery and more. Some of the books summarized are Eleanor & Park, Winger, Steelheart, and The Shadow Society.
Georgia Peach Book Award Nominees 2014 2015vhorten
This document provides summaries for 15 young adult novels. It begins with a brief description of each book, including titles, authors and plots. The summaries range from 2-5 sentences and cover a wide variety of genres, including romance, sci-fi, mystery and contemporary fiction. They concisely outline the key elements and essential information about each book at a high level.
The document provides summer reading suggestions for 9th grade students at Maryville Junior High School. It encourages students to make time for reading over summer break and lists benefits such as relieving stress, building skills for college and careers, and developing empathy. The document then provides a list of over 100 book recommendations organized by genre. It provides brief descriptions and suggests titles that would appeal to reluctant readers.
This document provides summaries of 15 young adult and children's books published in fall 2013. The books cover a range of genres including mysteries, science fiction, historical fiction, and sports stories. They involve themes of friendship, family, personal growth, and overcoming challenges. The summaries highlight the central characters, plots, and historical time periods or settings of the various books.
This document provides summaries of 15 books available at the Butler Area SHS Library for the Fall of 2015. The books cover a range of genres including fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and romance. They describe plots involving post-apocalyptic worlds, magical realms, family struggles, love stories, and personal journeys of self-discovery.
The document provides summaries of 15 young adult novels that will be featured in the 2014-2015 Georgia Peach Books catalog. Each summary is 1-3 sentences and provides a brief overview of the plot and characters. Some of the novels summarized include Eleanor & Park, Winger, All Our Yesterdays, Of Beast and Beauty, March: Book One, and The 5th Wave. The summaries highlight a variety of genres including romance, science fiction, historical fiction, and graphic novels.
This document provides summaries of 15 new books available at the Butler Area Senior High School library for fall 2015. The books cover a variety of genres including fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and romance. They include series such as the Partials Sequence and Life as We Knew It as well as standalone novels like The Girl on the Train. The summaries briefly describe the plots and main characters of each book in 1-3 sentences to give readers a high-level overview of the new selections.
This document provides summaries for 14 books that were top voted for Georgia teens. The books cover a variety of genres including romance, science fiction, mystery and more. Some of the books summarized are Eleanor & Park, Winger, Steelheart, and The Shadow Society.
Georgia Peach Book Award Nominees 2014 2015vhorten
This document provides summaries for 15 young adult novels. It begins with a brief description of each book, including titles, authors and plots. The summaries range from 2-5 sentences and cover a wide variety of genres, including romance, sci-fi, mystery and contemporary fiction. They concisely outline the key elements and essential information about each book at a high level.
The document provides summer reading suggestions for 9th grade students at Maryville Junior High School. It encourages students to make time for reading over summer break and lists benefits such as relieving stress, building skills for college and careers, and developing empathy. The document then provides a list of over 100 book recommendations organized by genre. It provides brief descriptions and suggests titles that would appeal to reluctant readers.
This document provides summaries of 15 young adult and children's books published in fall 2013. The books cover a range of genres including mysteries, science fiction, historical fiction, and sports stories. They involve themes of friendship, family, personal growth, and overcoming challenges. The summaries highlight the central characters, plots, and historical time periods or settings of the various books.
This document provides summaries of 15 books available at the Butler Area SHS Library for the Fall of 2015. The books cover a range of genres including fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and romance. They describe plots involving post-apocalyptic worlds, magical realms, family struggles, love stories, and personal journeys of self-discovery.
The document provides summaries of 15 young adult novels that will be featured in the 2014-2015 Georgia Peach Books catalog. Each summary is 1-3 sentences and provides a brief overview of the plot and characters. Some of the novels summarized include Eleanor & Park, Winger, All Our Yesterdays, Of Beast and Beauty, March: Book One, and The 5th Wave. The summaries highlight a variety of genres including romance, science fiction, historical fiction, and graphic novels.
This document provides summaries of 15 new books available at the Butler Area Senior High School library for fall 2015. The books cover a variety of genres including fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and romance. They include series such as the Partials Sequence and Life as We Knew It as well as standalone novels like The Girl on the Train. The summaries briefly describe the plots and main characters of each book in 1-3 sentences to give readers a high-level overview of the new selections.
This document provides summaries and call numbers for 20 young adult books. It includes brief descriptions of each book's plot and characters. The books cover a variety of genres, including historical fiction, science fiction, mystery, and contemporary realistic fiction. Most of the descriptions are 2-3 sentences that highlight the essential story elements and characters.
Best-selling Books for Young Adult and Authors for Adolescent LiteratureJulie Anne Loquinario
This document provides summaries of prominent authors and their best-selling books for young adults and adolescents. It describes authors such as Stephenie Meyer and her Twilight series, J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter books, Suzanne Collins and The Hunger Games, Lois Lowry and The Giver series, and others along with brief overviews of their popular works.
Battle of the books lookbook 2015 2016(1)vnicolesmith
This document provides summaries for 15 young adult or middle grade books from 2015-2016. The books cover a range of genres including fantasy, historical fiction, mysteries and more. Several of the books deal with themes of courage, identity, friendship, survival and overcoming adversity. Many are set in different time periods or places and involve elements of magic, adventure or suspenseful plots.
This document provides summaries of 13 books that would appeal to teen readers. It includes brief descriptions of the plots and main characters of each book. Some of the books summarized are Caring is Creepy by David Zimmerman, Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman, Juvenile in Justice by Richard Ross, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, and My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf. The document also lists the Teen Top Ten book selections for 2012-2013, summarizing titles like Of Poseidon by Anna Banks, Underworld by Meg Cabot, and Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore.
This document provides summaries of 13 books that would appeal to teen readers. It includes brief descriptions of the plots and themes of each book, including Caring is Creepy by David Zimmerman about a 15-year-old girl dealing with her mother's troubled relationship; Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman about a smart but vulnerable girl struggling with her family situation; and Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan which follows a man who takes a night job at a mysterious bookstore.
This document provides a list of the most popular book titles and brief summaries from the 2010-2011 County Home School Booktalking Program. It includes 20 young adult titles that range from science fiction to memoirs to graphic novels. The books cover a variety of challenging topics for teens such as gang violence, murder, mental illness, and social issues.
Georgia children’s book award nominees 2011 2012Ruth Fleet
Three sentences summarizing the document:
The document provides summaries of 20 books nominated for the 2011-2012 Georgia Children's Book Award, describing the plots and themes of each work ranging from historical fiction to contemporary realistic stories dealing with issues like friendship, family, and social justice. The books cover a variety of genres and topics that would appeal to a broad range of young readers.
Georgia peach book award nominees 2011 2012Ruth Fleet
This document provides a summary of the 2011-2012 nominees for the Georgia Peach Book Award. It lists 17 young adult novels that were nominated, with a brief 1-2 sentence description of the plot or main character for each book. The books cover a wide range of genres including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, romance, and contemporary fiction. They all involve teenage protagonists facing challenges or coming-of-age experiences.
The document provides summaries of 6 young adult novels:
1) We Were Liars by E. Lockhart is about a girl who suffers a mysterious accident and spends two years trying to piece together what happened during her last summer with her cousins on their family's private island.
2) Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson is a science fiction story where some people gained superpowers after a mysterious explosion and now rule as oppressive "Epics." A boy sets out to get revenge on Steelheart for killing his father.
3) Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy is about a teenage girl dealing with cancer, falling for her friend, and facing life after going into remission unexpectedly.
4) The
The document provides summaries of 14 books that were awarded the Georgia Peach Award. The summaries are 3 sentences or less and highlight the essential plot elements and themes of each book. Some of the books summarized include Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson about a teenager who becomes pregnant and has her past crime investigated; Bang by Barry Lyga about a teen who accidentally shot his sister years ago and is now considering suicide; and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas about a teenager who witnesses a police shooting of her friend.
The document discusses several book options that focus on relationships. It provides short summaries of four books. The first is about two teenage boys named Will Grayson who meet and their lives intertwine in unexpected ways. The second is about an orphan in India who wins a big quiz show and explains how life experiences led to his answers. The third is about an escaped convict who flees to Bombay and disappears into the streets. The fourth is set in 1986 and is about two star-crossed teenagers dealing with their first love.
The document provides summaries of 15 young adult books that were nominated for or won the 2010-2011 Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award. The summaries briefly describe the central plots and themes of each book, including The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Artichoke's Heart, Boot Camp, Deadline, and The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks.
The document contains summaries of 24 young adult fiction books, ranging from stories about graphic novelists, superheroes, time travel, mysteries, bullying, magic, and more. The summaries provide high-level overviews of the plots and characters in 3 sentences or less for each book.
The document provides summaries of 15 young adult novels that cover a variety of genres including romance, mystery, science fiction, and realistic fiction. The summaries highlight the central characters, plots, and themes of each book in 1-3 sentences. The books deal with topics like friendship, family relationships, bullying, mental health issues, and societal dystopias.
This document provides summaries for 15 books nominated for the 2018 Truman Award. Some of the books discussed include Framed! A T.O.A.S.T which is about a 12-year-old boy who helps the FBI solve a mystery. The Seventh Wish is about a girl who makes a discovery that grants her wishes but goes awry. Counting Thyme is about an 11-year-old girl who moves to New York as her brother undergoes a cancer treatment trial. Nine, Ten: A September 11th Story weaves together the stories of four children in different parts of the country whose lives intersect on September 11, 2001.
Summer Reading 2015 Amazon.com Book Descriptionsshaynaquinn
The document provides summaries for 15 books that are recommended for summer reading in 2015. Some of the books discussed include The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown about the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew team, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart which is described as a suspense novel involving secrets and lies, and Ready Player One by Ernest Cline which is set in a dystopian future where people escape to a virtual reality world.
The library is hosting Banned Books Week from September 25th to October 2nd. Patrons are encouraged to read banned books and enter a raffle to win a banned books t-shirt. A list of 20 books that have been banned or challenged is provided, including titles such as The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and To Kill a Mockingbird. The document promotes celebrating the freedom to read and understanding different perspectives through reading banned or challenged books.
The document summarizes the Georgia Peach Book Award, which promotes literacy and quality young adult literature in Georgia. It promotes reading among teens by annually selecting 20 nominee books and having teens vote on their favorite to choose the winner and honor books. Details are provided on eligibility criteria, supporting organizations, the selection process, past winners, and ideas for promoting the nominees in libraries.
This document provides summaries and call numbers for 20 young adult books. It includes brief descriptions of each book's plot and characters. The books cover a variety of genres, including historical fiction, science fiction, mystery, and contemporary realistic fiction. Most of the descriptions are 2-3 sentences that highlight the essential story elements and characters.
Best-selling Books for Young Adult and Authors for Adolescent LiteratureJulie Anne Loquinario
This document provides summaries of prominent authors and their best-selling books for young adults and adolescents. It describes authors such as Stephenie Meyer and her Twilight series, J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter books, Suzanne Collins and The Hunger Games, Lois Lowry and The Giver series, and others along with brief overviews of their popular works.
Battle of the books lookbook 2015 2016(1)vnicolesmith
This document provides summaries for 15 young adult or middle grade books from 2015-2016. The books cover a range of genres including fantasy, historical fiction, mysteries and more. Several of the books deal with themes of courage, identity, friendship, survival and overcoming adversity. Many are set in different time periods or places and involve elements of magic, adventure or suspenseful plots.
This document provides summaries of 13 books that would appeal to teen readers. It includes brief descriptions of the plots and main characters of each book. Some of the books summarized are Caring is Creepy by David Zimmerman, Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman, Juvenile in Justice by Richard Ross, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, and My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf. The document also lists the Teen Top Ten book selections for 2012-2013, summarizing titles like Of Poseidon by Anna Banks, Underworld by Meg Cabot, and Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore.
This document provides summaries of 13 books that would appeal to teen readers. It includes brief descriptions of the plots and themes of each book, including Caring is Creepy by David Zimmerman about a 15-year-old girl dealing with her mother's troubled relationship; Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman about a smart but vulnerable girl struggling with her family situation; and Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan which follows a man who takes a night job at a mysterious bookstore.
This document provides a list of the most popular book titles and brief summaries from the 2010-2011 County Home School Booktalking Program. It includes 20 young adult titles that range from science fiction to memoirs to graphic novels. The books cover a variety of challenging topics for teens such as gang violence, murder, mental illness, and social issues.
Georgia children’s book award nominees 2011 2012Ruth Fleet
Three sentences summarizing the document:
The document provides summaries of 20 books nominated for the 2011-2012 Georgia Children's Book Award, describing the plots and themes of each work ranging from historical fiction to contemporary realistic stories dealing with issues like friendship, family, and social justice. The books cover a variety of genres and topics that would appeal to a broad range of young readers.
Georgia peach book award nominees 2011 2012Ruth Fleet
This document provides a summary of the 2011-2012 nominees for the Georgia Peach Book Award. It lists 17 young adult novels that were nominated, with a brief 1-2 sentence description of the plot or main character for each book. The books cover a wide range of genres including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, romance, and contemporary fiction. They all involve teenage protagonists facing challenges or coming-of-age experiences.
The document provides summaries of 6 young adult novels:
1) We Were Liars by E. Lockhart is about a girl who suffers a mysterious accident and spends two years trying to piece together what happened during her last summer with her cousins on their family's private island.
2) Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson is a science fiction story where some people gained superpowers after a mysterious explosion and now rule as oppressive "Epics." A boy sets out to get revenge on Steelheart for killing his father.
3) Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy is about a teenage girl dealing with cancer, falling for her friend, and facing life after going into remission unexpectedly.
4) The
The document provides summaries of 14 books that were awarded the Georgia Peach Award. The summaries are 3 sentences or less and highlight the essential plot elements and themes of each book. Some of the books summarized include Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson about a teenager who becomes pregnant and has her past crime investigated; Bang by Barry Lyga about a teen who accidentally shot his sister years ago and is now considering suicide; and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas about a teenager who witnesses a police shooting of her friend.
The document discusses several book options that focus on relationships. It provides short summaries of four books. The first is about two teenage boys named Will Grayson who meet and their lives intertwine in unexpected ways. The second is about an orphan in India who wins a big quiz show and explains how life experiences led to his answers. The third is about an escaped convict who flees to Bombay and disappears into the streets. The fourth is set in 1986 and is about two star-crossed teenagers dealing with their first love.
The document provides summaries of 15 young adult books that were nominated for or won the 2010-2011 Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award. The summaries briefly describe the central plots and themes of each book, including The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Artichoke's Heart, Boot Camp, Deadline, and The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks.
The document contains summaries of 24 young adult fiction books, ranging from stories about graphic novelists, superheroes, time travel, mysteries, bullying, magic, and more. The summaries provide high-level overviews of the plots and characters in 3 sentences or less for each book.
The document provides summaries of 15 young adult novels that cover a variety of genres including romance, mystery, science fiction, and realistic fiction. The summaries highlight the central characters, plots, and themes of each book in 1-3 sentences. The books deal with topics like friendship, family relationships, bullying, mental health issues, and societal dystopias.
This document provides summaries for 15 books nominated for the 2018 Truman Award. Some of the books discussed include Framed! A T.O.A.S.T which is about a 12-year-old boy who helps the FBI solve a mystery. The Seventh Wish is about a girl who makes a discovery that grants her wishes but goes awry. Counting Thyme is about an 11-year-old girl who moves to New York as her brother undergoes a cancer treatment trial. Nine, Ten: A September 11th Story weaves together the stories of four children in different parts of the country whose lives intersect on September 11, 2001.
Summer Reading 2015 Amazon.com Book Descriptionsshaynaquinn
The document provides summaries for 15 books that are recommended for summer reading in 2015. Some of the books discussed include The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown about the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew team, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart which is described as a suspense novel involving secrets and lies, and Ready Player One by Ernest Cline which is set in a dystopian future where people escape to a virtual reality world.
The library is hosting Banned Books Week from September 25th to October 2nd. Patrons are encouraged to read banned books and enter a raffle to win a banned books t-shirt. A list of 20 books that have been banned or challenged is provided, including titles such as The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and To Kill a Mockingbird. The document promotes celebrating the freedom to read and understanding different perspectives through reading banned or challenged books.
The document summarizes the Georgia Peach Book Award, which promotes literacy and quality young adult literature in Georgia. It promotes reading among teens by annually selecting 20 nominee books and having teens vote on their favorite to choose the winner and honor books. Details are provided on eligibility criteria, supporting organizations, the selection process, past winners, and ideas for promoting the nominees in libraries.
- Anna gets in a car accident after driving her drunk friend home from a party, leaving Ellen seriously injured, Anna with an eye laceration, and the other driver dead, who happens to be her brother's girlfriend.
- 16-year-old Alex decides to get revenge after a difficult time but ends up in legal trouble and ordered to do community service instead.
- A collection of essays by Jack Falla reflects on 50 years of experiencing and watching hockey.
1) Beatrice befriends a quiet loner at her new private school in Baltimore.
2) A runaway teenager travels across the country from Portland to Memphis to reconnect with his dying brother, meeting colorful people along the way.
3) Sixteen-year-old Katrina's kindness to a homeless man she finds leads her to help him in other ways.
The document lists 18 books nominated for the Georgia Peach Book Award for teen readers from 2009-2010. It provides a 1-3 sentence description of the plot or main characters for each book. The books cover a range of genres including fantasy, science fiction, mystery, historical fiction and contemporary realistic fiction. Topics include suicide, supernatural powers, dystopian futures, Shakespearean retellings and coming of age stories.
This document provides information about two reading programs for high school students - the ABE Lincoln Award and the Illinois State Library Read for a Lifetime program. It includes eligibility requirements, deadlines, and prizes for both programs. It also lists and provides short summaries for 20 books that are on the reading lists for the programs.
The document provides a list of book titles and brief summaries for various grade levels to use for summer reading. For ninth grade, it suggests the book "Ingrid Levin Hill, Teen Detective" which follows a teenage girl who tries to solve mysteries. For tenth grade, it recommends "Between Shades of Gray" which is set in Soviet-occupied Lithuania and follows a teenage girl sent to a Siberian work camp. For eleventh grade, it lists the book "The Hunger Games" and encourages readers to "grab up a weapon" and join the rebellion in this dystopian world.
The document summarizes several young adult novels. It provides brief descriptions of the plots and characters for the novels White Fang, Football Champ, Sent, Karma Bites, One Crazy Summer, Prime Evil, Troublemaker, Airman, Go Ask Alice, Coffin Club, Internal Devices, Life as we knew it, Torn, The Bridge to Never Land, The Last Shot, Uncommon Criminals, Flirt Club, The Roar, and How To Survive Middle School.
✪✭An exciting debut contemporary young adult novel perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and Mary H. K. Choi Grace Welles had resigned herself to the particular loneliness of being fifteen and stuck at a third-tier boarding school in the swamps of Florida, when she accidentally saves the new kid in her class from being beat up. With a single aim of a slingshot, the monotonous mathematics of her life are obliterated forever?because now there is this boy she never asked for. Wade Scholfield.With Wade, Grace discovers a new way to exist. School rules are optional, life is bizarrely perfect, and conversations about wormholes can lead to make-out sessions that disrupt any logical stream of thoughts. So why does Grace crush Wade?s heart into a million tiny pieces? And what are her options when she finally realizes that 1. The universe doesn?t revolve around her, and 2. Wade has been hiding a dark secret. Is Grace the only person unhinged enough to save him?Acidly funny and compulsively .
✩✹An exciting debut contemporary young adult novel perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and Mary H. K. Choi Grace Welles had resigned herself to the particular loneliness of being fifteen and stuck at a third-tier boarding school in the swamps of Florida, when she accidentally saves the new kid in her class from being beat up. With a single aim of a slingshot, the monotonous mathematics of her life are obliterated forever?because now there is this boy she never asked for. Wade Scholfield.With Wade, Grace discovers a new way to exist. School rules are optional, life is bizarrely perfect, and conversations about wormholes can lead to make-out sessions that disrupt any logical stream of thoughts. So why does Grace crush Wade?s heart into a million tiny pieces? And what are her options when she finally realizes that 1. The universe doesn?t revolve around her, and 2. Wade has been hiding a dark secret. Is Grace the only person unhinged enough to save him?Acidly funny and compulsively .
This summary provides the key details about the book "Slingshot" in 3 sentences:
Grace Welles, a 15-year-old girl attending a boarding school in Florida, accidentally saves a new classmate named Wade from being beat up using a slingshot. Grace and Wade form an unlikely friendship that disrupts Grace's routine, though she later breaks Wade's heart for unknown reasons. The book is a contemporary young adult novel about first love and features themes of loneliness, friendship, and self-discovery.
✬✹An exciting debut contemporary young adult novel perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and Mary H. K. Choi Grace Welles had resigned herself to the particular loneliness of being fifteen and stuck at a third-tier boarding school in the swamps of Florida, when she accidentally saves the new kid in her class from being beat up. With a single aim of a slingshot, the monotonous mathematics of her life are obliterated forever?because now there is this boy she never asked for. Wade Scholfield.With Wade, Grace discovers a new way to exist. School rules are optional, life is bizarrely perfect, and conversations about wormholes can lead to make-out sessions that disrupt any logical stream of thoughts. So why does Grace crush Wade?s heart into a million tiny pieces? And what are her options when she finally realizes that 1. The universe doesn?t revolve around her, and 2. Wade has been hiding a dark secret. Is Grace the only person unhinged enough to save him?Acidly funny and compulsively .
❉An exciting debut contemporary young adult novel perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and Mary H. K. Choi Grace Welles had resigned herself to the particular loneliness of being fifteen and stuck at a third-tier boarding school in the swamps of Florida, when she accidentally saves the new kid in her class from being beat up. With a single aim of a slingshot, the monotonous mathematics of her life are obliterated forever?because now there is this boy she never asked for. Wade Scholfield.With Wade, Grace discovers a new way to exist. School rules are optional, life is bizarrely perfect, and conversations about wormholes can lead to make-out sessions that disrupt any logical stream of thoughts. So why does Grace crush Wade?s heart into a million tiny pieces? And what are her options when she finally realizes that 1. The universe doesn?t revolve around her, and 2. Wade has been hiding a dark secret. Is Grace the only person unhinged enough to save him?Acidly funny and compulsively .
This document provides summaries of 8 teen books. It summarizes each book in 1-2 sentences. The books include 6 Months Later by Natalie D. Richards about a girl who wakes up after 6 months not remembering what happened; Witch and Wizard by James Paterson about siblings accused of being a witch and wizard; Jane by April Linder about an orphaned nanny entranced by her brooding employer; and Stone Child by Dan Poblocki about a boy who discovers a mysterious author may still be alive. It also summarizes Shatter Me, Between the Lines, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, One-Handed Catch, and Scrawl, providing brief descriptions of each story.
The Georgia Peach Book Award promotes literacy and quality young adult literature for teens in Georgia. It aims to bring awareness of reading to teens, promote contemporary literature, and encourage teens to read for fun. Each year, a committee selects 20 nominees across genres and interests and teens vote for their favorite. The book with the most votes wins the award. Past winners include Twilight and 13 Reasons Why.
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This document provides summaries for 14 young adult novels that have been nominated for the Georgia Peach Award. The novels cover a wide range of genres and topics including coming of age stories, science fiction, historical fiction, mystery and more. All involve teen protagonists facing challenges and overcoming adversity. The document promotes checking out these titles from the Media Center.
The document provides summaries of 20 young adult novels that are available in a school media center. The novels cover a wide range of topics including dystopian societies, romance, family relationships, identity, discrimination, and more. They vary in themes, characters, and settings but are all geared towards teenage readers. Students are encouraged to visit the media center to check out any of these recent award-nominated books.
The document provides summaries of 20 young adult novels that are available in a school media center. The summaries cover a range of genres and topics, including dystopian societies, romance, family relationships, identity issues, and social justice themes. Students are encouraged to check out the books from the media center.
The document provides summaries for 20 young adult novels that have been nominated for the Georgia Peach Award. The summaries highlight the essential plot elements and themes of each story in 1-3 sentences.
This document provides instructions for students on how to access and use the Destiny Catalog, MyeClass portal, and Follett Shelf e-books. It describes how to log in using a student number and password, activate an account, search for books, place books on hold, check out and view e-books, and pay fines. It also provides some basic features of Destiny like making book lists, searching websites, and accessing audio books and databases.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
This document provides instructions for students on how to access and use the Destiny catalog, MyeClass portal, and Follett e-book resources. It describes how to log in using a student ID and password, find and check out physical and e-book titles, and read e-books on computers and mobile devices. The summary also mentions that the catalog provides other resources like databases, grades, and reading recommendations.
Moving to the write books in our media centerjobear04
The document provides a summary of writing books available in the library. It lists titles such as "Spunk & Bite: A Writers Guide to Bold, Contemporary Style", "Showing and Telling", "Woe is I", "Usage & Abusage", "Writing Down the Bones", "Eats Shoots and Leaves", "Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips", "Bird by Bird", "The Pen Commandments", "MLA Handbook", "Weird & Wonderful Words", "Cite It Right", "On Writing the College Application Essay", and "Painless Study Techniques". The document encourages browsing more writing books located across from the circulation desk.
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The document provides summaries of books located in the library related to writing. Some of the books summarized include Spunk & Bite: A Writers Guide to Bold, Contemporary Style which offers advice on attention-grabbing writing; Woe is I which explains language mysteries and grammar; Usage & Abusage which discusses word choice; Writing Down the Bones which explores writing based on Zen meditation; and Eats Shoots and Leaves about punctuation. Several other books are summarized that provide guidance on topics such as the research paper writing process, college application essays, study techniques, styles guides, and improving writing skills.
The document discusses finding credible sources for research. It emphasizes that using multiple perspectives from a variety of reliable sources helps develop a well-rounded argument. Primary sources are original works, while secondary sources analyze or discuss primary sources. The document cautions against solely using Google, Wikipedia, or top search results, as these may not always be trustworthy. It provides tips for evaluating websites like checking the author's credentials, date of publication, and presence of biases. Databases through the school are presented as a better option than open web searches, as they only contain vetted, credible sources.
Prhs Research, Citing Sources, and Plagiarismjobear04
This document provides information and guidance about conducting research, citing sources, and avoiding plagiarism. It discusses the differences between primary and secondary sources and emphasizes the importance of properly citing sources to avoid plagiarism. The document outlines proper citation formats and gives examples of direct consequences academics and public figures have faced due to plagiarism. It provides tips for taking effective notes, using quotes and paraphrases, creating a works cited page, and accessing research databases and tools. The overall message is that properly citing sources is crucial to avoid plagiarism and maintain academic integrity.
This summary provides an overview of the key points about the Georgia High School Graduation Writing Test based on the given document:
The document discusses the Georgia High School Graduation Writing Test (GHSGT), noting that it is a 100-minute writing test where students must write a persuasive essay in response to a prompt. Students will be graded on four domains, with ideas being the most important domain worth 40% of the total score. The document provides tips for students on how to write specific and well-developed ideas for the test, including using details, examples, rhetorical devices, and showing rather than telling.
The document provides information about the Georgia High School Graduation Writing Test, including an overview, format, domains graded, and sample questions. It offers tips for writing a strong persuasive essay, such as using specific details and examples to support ideas rather than general statements. Key aspects to focus on include a controlling idea, relevant supporting ideas, major details, specific examples, and elaboration. Rhetorical devices and ensuring ideas have depth are also emphasized.
PRHS: Researching, Citing Sources, and Avoiding Plagiarismjobear04
The document provides information about conducting research and avoiding plagiarism. It discusses primary and secondary sources, gives examples of real-life consequences of plagiarism, and provides tips for taking effective notes, paraphrasing and summarizing sources correctly, using citations, and creating a works cited page. The document stresses the importance of properly citing all sources used in research to avoid plagiarism and provides guidance on using research databases over open web searches for credible information.
Prhs research, citing sources, and plagiarismjobear04
The document provides information about researching and citing sources to avoid plagiarism. It discusses real examples of scholars and journalists who faced consequences due to plagiarism. It also gives examples of what constitutes plagiarism and how to properly cite sources using parenthetical citations and a works cited page. The document emphasizes taking careful notes, learning how to paraphrase correctly, using quotation marks for direct quotes, and citing all sources used.
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2. Eleanor & Park
By Rainbow
Rowell
Set over the course of one school
year in 1986, this is the story of
two star-crossed misfits—smart
enough to know that first love
almost never lasts, but brave and
desperate enough to try. When
Eleanor meets Park, you’ll
remember your own first love—
and just how hard it pulled you
under.
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3. Winger
By Andrew Smith
Ryan Dean West is a fourteen-year-old junior at
a boarding school for rich kids. He’s living in
Opportunity Hall, the dorm for troublemakers,
and rooming with the biggest bully on the rugby
team. And he’s madly in love with his best friend
Annie, who thinks of him as a little boy. With the
help of his sense of humor, rugby buddies, and
his penchant for doodling comics, Ryan Dean
manages to survive life’s complications and even
find some happiness along the way. But when
the unthinkable happens, he has to figure out
how to hold on to what’s important, even when
it feels like everything has fallen apart.
4. All Our
Yesterdays
by Cristin Terrill
Em must travel back in time to
prevent a catastrophic time
machine from ever being
invented, while Marina battles
to prevent the murder of the
boy she loves.
5. Of Beast and
Beauty
by Stacey Jay
In the city of Yuan, the blind Princess Isra, a Smooth Skin, is
raised to be a human sacrifice whose death will ensure her
city’s vitality. In the desert outside Yuan, Gem, a mutant
beast, fights to save his people, the Monstrous, from
starvation. Neither dreams that together, they could return
balance to both their worlds. Isra wants to help the city’s
Banished people, second-class citizens despised for
possessing Monstrous traits. But after she enlists the aid of
her prisoner, Gem, who has been captured while trying to
steal Yuan’s enchanted roses, she begins to care for him, and
to question everything she has been brought up to believe. As
secrets are revealed and Isra’s sight, which vanished during
her childhood, returned, Isra will have to choose between
duty to her people and the beast she has come to love.
6. March: Book One
John Lewis
March is a vivid, first-hand
account of John Lewis' lifelong
struggle for civil and human rights
(including his key roles in the
historic 1963 March on
Washington and the 1965 Selma-Montgomery
March), meditating in the modern age on the
distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and
segregation.
7. Out of Nowhere
by Maria Padian
At Enniston High School, Tom Bouchard
has it made: captain and star of the
soccer team, boyfriend to one of the
prettiest, most popular girls, and third
in his class, likely to have his pick of any
college, if he ever bothers filling out his
applications. But life in his idyllic small
Maine town quickly gets turned upside
down after the events of 9/11.
8. th
5
The
Wave
by Rick Yancey
After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After
the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd,
only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only
one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it's the dawn
of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of
highway, Cassie runs from them. The beings who
only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see.
Who have scattered Earth's last survivors. To stay alone is to stay
alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and
mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her
brother--or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between
trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life
and death. To give up or to get up.
9. Me, Him, Them and It
by Caela Carter
When Evelyn decided to piss off her parents
with a bad reputation, she wasn't planning to
ruin her valedictorian status. She also wasn't
planning to fall for Todd-the guy she was just
using for sex. And she definitely wasn't
planning on getting pregnant. When Todd
turns his back on her, Evelyn's not sure
where to go. Can a distant mother, a cheating
father, an angry best friend, and a
(thankfully) loving aunt with adopted
daughters of her own help Evelyn make the
heart-wrenching decisions that follow?
10. The Tragedy Paper
by Elizabeth Laban
While preparing for the most
dreaded assignment at the
prestigious Irving School, the
Tragedy Paper, Duncan gets
wrapped up in the tragic tale of
Tim Macbeth, a former student
who had a clandestine relationship
with the wrong girl, and his own illfated romance with Daisy.
11. Torn
by David Massey
In war-torn Afghanistan, a girl walks right into
a hail of bullets: Elinor watches it with her
own eyes. The young British army medic risks
the line of fire to rescue her, only to realize the
girl is gone. To find the missing, mysterious
child, Elinor enlists the help of an American
Navy SEAL. But in all the confusion, with coalition troops fighting
every day to maintain a fragile peace, does Ben have something to
hide? Elinor came to Afghanistan with the hope of changing hearts
and minds: What she's about to discover will make her question
everything she ever believed about love and war.
12. Just One Day
by Gayle Forman
Allyson Healey's life is exactly like her
suitcase—packed, planned, ordered.
Then on the last day of her threeweek post-graduation European tour,
she meets Willem. A free-spirited,
roving actor, Willem is everything she’s not, and
when he invites her to abandon her plans and come
to Paris with him, Allyson says yes. This
uncharacteristic decision leads to a day of risk and
romance, liberation and intimacy: 24 hours that will
transform Allyson’s life.
13. Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
by Meg Medina
One morning before school, some girl tells Piddy
Sanchez that Yaqui Delgado hates her and wants to kick
her ass. Piddy doesn’t even know who Yaqui is, never
mind what she’s done to piss her off. Word is that Yaqui
thinks Piddy is stuck-up, shakes her stuff when she
walks, and isn’t Latin enough with her white skin, good
grades, and no accent. And Yaqui isn’t kidding around,
so Piddy better watch her back. At first Piddy is more
concerned with trying to find out more about the
father she’s never met and how to balance honors
courses with her weekend job at the neighborhood
hair salon. But as the harassment escalates, avoiding
Yaqui and her gang starts to take over Piddy’s life. Is
there any way for Piddy to survive without closing
herself off or running away?
14. Openly Straight
by Bill Konigsberg
Rafe is a normal teenager from Boulder, Colorado. He
Plays soccer. He's won skiing prizes. He likes to write. And,
oh yeah, he's gay. He's been out since 8th grade, and he
isn't teased, and he goes to other high schools and talks
About tolerance and stuff. And while that's important, all
Rafe really wants is to just be a regular guy. Not that GAY guy. To have it be a part
of who he is, but not the headline, every single time. So when he transfers to an
all-boys' boarding school in New England, he decides to keep his sexuality a secret
-- not so much going back in the closet as starting over with a clean slate. But
then he sees a classmate breaking down. He meets a teacher who challenges him
to write his story. And most of all, he falls in love with Ben . . . who doesn't even
know that love is possible.
15. In the Shadow of
Blackbirds
by Cat Winters
In 1918, the world seems on the verge of
apocalypse. Americans roam the streets
in gauze masks to ward off the deadly
Spanish influenza, and the government
ships young men to the front lines of a brutal
war, creating an atmosphere of fear and
confusion. Sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches as
desperate mourners flock to séances and spirit photographers for
comfort, but she herself has never believed in ghosts. During her
bleakest moment, however, she’s forced to rethink her entire way of
looking at life and death, for her first love—a boy who died in
battle—returns in spirit form. But what does he want from her?
16. Steelheart
by Brandon Sanderson
At age eight, David watched as
his father was killed by an Epic,
a human with superhuman
powers, and now, ten years
later, he joins the Reckoners-the only people who are trying
to kill the Epics and end their
tyranny.
17. The Shadow Society
by Marie Rutkoski
Sixteen-year-old Darcy Jones
knows little about her past
except that she was
abandoned outside a Chicago
firehouse at age five, but
when the mysterious Conn
arrives at her high school she
begins to discover things
about her past that she is not
sure she likes.
18. My Friend Dahmer
by Derf Backderf
You only think you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey
Dahmer—the most notorious serial killer since
Jack the Ripper—seared himself into the American
consciousness. To the public, Dahmer was a
monster who committed unthinkable atrocities. To
Derf Backderf, "Jeff" was a much more complex
figure: a high school friend with whom he had
shared classrooms, hallways, and car rides. In My
Friend Dahmer, a haunting and original graphic
novel, writer-artist Backderf creates a surprisingly
sympathetic portrait of a disturbed young man
struggling against the morbid urges emanating
from the deep recesses of his psyche—a shy kid, a
teenage alcoholic, and a goofball who never quite
fit in with his classmates.
19. Orleans
by Sherri L. Smith
First came the storms. Then came the Fever. And
the Wall. After a string of devastating hurricanes
and a severe outbreak of Delta Fever, the Gulf
Coast has been quarantined. Years later,
residents of the outer states are under the
assumption that life in the Delta is all but
extinct…but in reality, a new primitive society
has been born. Fen de la Guerre is living with the
O-Positive blood tribe in the Delta when they are
ambushed. Left with her tribe leader’s newborn,
Fen is determined to get the baby to a better life
over the wall before her blood becomes tainted.
Fen meets Daniel, a scientist from the Outer
States who has snuck into the Delta illegally.
Brought together by chance, kept together by
danger, Fen and Daniel navigate the wasteland of
Orleans. In the end, they are each other’s last
hope for survival.
20. Criminal
by Terra Elan McVoy
Eighteen-year-old Nikki's
unconditional love for Dee
helps her escape from her
problems, but when he
involves her in a murder Nikki
winds up in prison,
confronted with hard facts
that challenge whether Dee
ever loved her, and she can
only save herself by telling the
truth about Dee.
21. Living With Jackie Chan
by Jo Knowles
This isn’t how Josh expected to spend senior year. He
thought he’d be hanging out with his best friends,
Dave and Caleb, driving around, partying, just like
always. But here he is, miles from home — new
school, new life, living with his Jackie-Chan-obsessed
uncle, Larry, and trying to forget. But Josh can’t forget.
So many things bring back memories of last year and
the night that changed everything. Every day the pain,
the shame, and the just not knowing are never far
from his thoughts. Why is he such a loser? How could
he have done what he did? He finds some moments of
peace when he practices karate with Stella, the girl
upstairs and his one real friend. As they move
together through the katas, Josh feels connected in a
way he has never felt before. He wonders if they could
be more than friends, but Stella’s jealous boyfriend
will make sure that doesn’t happen. And maybe it
doesn’t matter. If Stella knew the truth, would she still
think he was a True Karate Man?