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Wonderstruck

age 9+

Inventive story of runaways in New York, 50 years apart.

By Brian Selznick

(2011)

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Brave New World

age 14+

Satire of ultimate consumerist society still packs punch.

By Aldous Huxley

(1932)

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Ungifted

age 9+

Wacky mayhem fills tale of troublemaker in genius academy.

By Gordon Korman

(2012)

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Malcolm at Midnight

age 9+

Exciting story of misunderstood rat who becomes a hero.

By W.H. Beck

(2012)

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Pirate Cinema

age 14+

Rousing near-future adventure tackles privacy issues.

By Cory Doctorow

(2012)

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"Who Could That Be at This Hour?": All the Wrong Questions, Book 1

age 9+

Snicket in fine form as a 12-year-old solving noir mystery.

By Lemony Snicket

(2012)

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Ask the Passengers

age 14+

Powerful, poignant story of teen girl in love with a girl.

By A.S. King

(2012)

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Joshua Dread

age 9+

Hilarious saga of middle-schooler with supervillain parents.

By Lee Bacon

(2012)

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Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America

age 9+

Captivating storytelling makes these heroes relatable.

By Andrea Davis Pinkney

(2012)

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Homeland

age 14+

Tense hacker adventure tackles government spying on public.

By Cory Doctorow

(2013)

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Jumper

age 14+

Captivating, complex sci-fi about teleporting teen.

By Steven Gould

(1992)

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Dark Triumph: His Fair Assassin, Book 2

age 14+

Beautiful, violent story of medieval love and tragedy.

By Robin LaFevers

(2013)

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Spellbound: The Books of Elsewhere, Book 2

age 9+

Second book in popular series is even more spine-tingling.

By Jacqueline West

(2011)

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Fragments: The Partials Sequence, Book 2

age 14+

Kira tracks creators of super-soldiers in exciting sequel.

By Dan Wells

(2013)

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The Ability

age 9+

Brilliant, thrilling story of kids training in mind control.

By M.M. Vaughan

(2013)

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Wild Awake

age 14+

Brilliant, intense tale of teen coping with grief.

By Hilary T. Smith

(2013)

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The Witch's Curse

age 9+

Brother and sister dodge more evil in funny, scary sequel.

By Keith McGowan

(2013)

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Sidekicked

age 9+

Smart coming-of-age tale costumed as superhero adventure.

By John David Anderson

(2013)

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Friday Never Leaving

age 14+

Gut-wrenching tale of grieving runaway is edgy, lyrical.

By Vikki Wakefield

(2013)

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The Boy on the Porch

age 9+

Wonderful story of mute boy mysteriously left on farm.

By Sharon Creech

(2013)

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