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Celebrate Teen Read Week with these recommended titles on sports, volunteerism, fitness, college preparation, hobbies, health, and career direction.
All of these library materials are owned by the Metropolitan Library System. Log on to CyberMars with your library card to reserve any titles that interest you, or ask a librarian for assistance.
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Flush
Carl Hiaasen (Knopf, c2005)
Shelf Number: J FICTION/HIA
Noah's dad is sure that the owner of a casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor. Now Noah is determined to succeed where his dad failed and will sink the crooked casino and prove the boat owner is dumping illegally. |
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Going Going
Naomi Shihab Nye (Greenwillow Books, c2005)
Shelf Number: FICTION/NYE
Florrie's favorite coffee shop, with its open mike night, dreamy candles, and cute waiters ... Going?
The mysterious little hut selling fresh lemon ice on the west side of town ... Going? The boutique featuring clothes you don't find at the mall, allowing you to look like ... an interesting person ... Going? Individuality. Originality. Quality. Independence . Opportunity . Going, going, gone.
What's a girl to do?
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The Gospel According to Larry
Janet Tashjian (H. Holt, c2001)
Shelf Number: FICTION/TAS
17-year-old prodigy Josh Swensen, who only wants to make the world a better place. His wish comes true when his virtual alter ego, Larry, becomes a media sensation after posting sermons on anti-consumerism on his Web site.
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Hoot
Carl Hiaasen (Knopf, c2002)
Shelf Number: J FICTION/HIA
New to Florida , Roy is on the school bus when he spots the running boy--running away from the bus, carrying no books or wearing no shoes. Sensing a mystery, Roy sets himself on the boy's trail, which leads him to potty-trained alligators, a fake-fart champion, and a renegade eco-avenger.
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Hope was Here
Joan Bauer (Putnam, c2000)
Shelf Number: FICTION/BAU
After moving to Wisconsin to run a diner with her aunt, 16-year-old Hope finds herself involved in the small town's mayoral race, where the G.T., owner of the diner, enters the race against the undefeated longtime mayor. G.T. has leukemia, but Hope sees the goodness and power in him.
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Lights, Camera, Amalee
Dar Williams (Scholastic, c2006)
Shelf Number: J FICTION/WIL
When Amalee's grandmother dies, she inherits a huge champagne bottle filled with more than a thousand dollars' worth of change. Amalee is told to spend the money on something important, so she decides to make a movie about endangered species in this follow-up to "Amalee." |
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