Adult Books for High School Students

SLJ talks to Rick Riordan about his latest bestseller 'The Red Pyramid,' book one of the Kane Chronicles. More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBENJAMIN, Melanie. Alice I Have Been: A Novel. 368p. Delacorte. 2010. Tr $25. ISBN 978-0-385-34413-5. LC 2009035353. Adult/High School—In this novel, Benjamin examines the life of Alice Liddell Hargreaves, the inspiration for More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionACKROYD, Peter. The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein. 368p. Doubleday/Nan A. Talese. 2009. Tr $26.95. ISBN 978-0-385-53084-2. LC 2008055196. Adult/High School—Ackroyd merges historical fiction with literary license to create an alternative reality in More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionADAMS, John Joseph, ed. The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. 350p. Night Shade. 2009. pap. $15.95. ISBN 978-1-59780-160-7. LC number unavailable. Adult/High School—These 28 short stories are impressive in their variety and More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionFUERST, James W. Huge: A Novel 320p. Crown 2009. pap. $14. ISBN 978-0-307-45249-8. LC 2008051190. Adult/High School–Eugene 'Huge'; Smalls is a short, smart, blond going-on-13 outcast with anger-management issues, a stuffed-frog alter More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBANDELE, Biyi. The King's Rifle. 224p. HarperCollins/Amistad. 2009. pap. $13.99. ISBN 978-0-06-158266-0. LC number unavailable. Adult/High School—For advanced teen readers with an appreciation of history, The King's Rifle pulls back the curtain More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBAKKER, Gerbrand. The Twin. tr. from Dutch by David Colmer. 250p. Archipelago. 2009. Tr $25. ISBN 978-0-9800330-2-1. LC 2008045725. Adult/High School—Henk was more popular and athletic than Helmer, his identical twin, while More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionAPPANAH, Nathacha. Blue Bay Palace. tr. from French by Alexandra Stanton. 164p. Aflame, dist. by IPG. June 2009. pap. $15.95. ISBN 978-1-906300-07-4. LC 2004392784. Adult/High School—Maya lives in a rough-and-tumble neighborhood of More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBLUNT, Giles. No Such Creature: A Novel. 304p. Holt. 2009. Tr $25. ISBN 978-0-8050-8062-9. LC 2008033526. Adult/High School—Max and Owen have just pulled off another "show" at an upscale dinner party, one More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBAVARO, Mark. Rough and Tumble. 320p. St. Martin's. 2008. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-312-37574-4. LC 2008020440. Adult/High School—This debut novel by a former NFL tight end is, unsurprisingly, about an NFL tight end. More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBACKHAUS, Bhira. Under the Lemon Trees. 336p. Thomas Dunne Bks. Mar. 2009. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-312-37953-7. LC 2008035779.Adult/High School-This lovely debut novel takes place in California's Central Valley in the late 1970s. More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBEDFORD, K. A. Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait. 324p. Edge. 2008. pap. $17.95. ISBN 978-1-894063-42-5. LC number unavailable. Adult/High School—Al "Spider" Webb is a time machine repairman who happens to detest time machines. More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionHOLMSTRÖM, Britt. Claudia. 360p. Coteau. 2008. pap. $21. ISBN 978-1-55050-395-1. LC C2008-903319-1. Adult/High School—Thoughtful, well written, and reflective, this novel chronicles the comfortable and predictable life of Claudia Hewitt. Born in Sweden More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBUCKHANON, Kalisha. Conception 277p. St. Martin’s 2008. Tr $21.95. ISBN 978-0-312-33270-9. LC 2007040441. Adult/High School–Buckhanon’s second novel firmly establishes her as a timeless voice for a new generation. The point of view More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBEAL, Daphne. In the Land of No Right Angles. 288p. Anchor. 2008. pap. $13.95. ISBN 978-0-307-38806-3. LC 2008014281. Adult/High School—While spending a year in Nepal, Alex, an American college student, meets Maya, More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionAKPAN, Uwem. Say You're One of Them. 368p. Little, Brown. 2008. Tr $23.99. ISBN 978-0-316-11378-6. LC 2007041350. Adult/High School—With the intensity of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, Say You're One of Them More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBLOCK, Stefan Merrill. The Story of Forgetting: A Novel. 313p. notes. Random. 2008. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-1-4000-6679-7. LC 2007012062.Adult/High School-This riveting novel features well-drawn characters engaged in the epic struggle of finding More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBAULENAS, Lluís-Anton. For a Sack of Bones. tr. from Catalan by Cheryl Morgan. 368p. Harcourt. 2008. Tr $25. ISBN 978-0-15-101255-8. LC 2007037893. Adult/High School—This compelling story, set during both the Spanish Civil More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBOBIS, Merlinda. Banana Heart Summer. 257p. illus. maps. Delta. 2008. pap. $12. ISBN 978-0-385-34112-7. LC 2008000708.Adult/High School-At the age of 12, Nenita decides that the best move she can make for both More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBARLOW, Toby. Sharp Teeth. 312p. HarperCollins. 2008. Tr $22.95. ISBN 978-0-06-143022-0. LC number unavailable. Adult/High School—Barlow's debut novel innovatively mixes horror, noir, and epic poetry, creating a uniquely thrilling read. Ruled by More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionChaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia FictionBRIGHTWELL, Gerri. The Dark Lantern. 321p. Crown. 2008. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-307-39534-4. LC 2007020759. Adult/High School—This novel transports readers to dark, damp, gritty More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionChaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia FictionBRIGHTWELL, Gerri. The Dark Lantern. 321p. Crown. 2008. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-307-39534-4. LC 2007020759. Adult/High School—This novel transports readers to dark, damp, gritty More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBROOKS, Geraldine. People of the Book 372p. Viking 2008. Tr $25.95. ISBN 978-0-6700182-1-5. LC 2007018082. Adult/High School–Hanna Heath, an Australian book conservationist, is thrilled to be chosen to work on the rare More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBARKER, Clive. Mister B. Gone 248p. HarperCollins 2007. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-06-018298-4. LC number unavailable. Adult/High School–Inside this beautifully designed book lies the incredibly gruesome memoir of a 14th-century demon. As the More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionCARD, Orson Scott. A War of Gifts: An Ender Story 128p. Tor 2007. Tr $12.95. ISBN 978-0-7653-1282-2. LC 2007022041. Adult/High School–Set in a war-torn future, this novella moves from the series hero More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionGREENE, Thomas Christopher. Envious Moon 288p. Morrow 2007. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-06-115387-7. LC number unavailable. Adult/High School–Seventeen-year-old Anthony has followed in his late father’s footsteps onto a fishing boat, but the lure More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionBÁEZ, Annecy. My Daughter’s Eyes and Other Stories205p. Curbstone 2007. pap. $15. ISBN 978-1-931896-38-2. LC 2006028832. Adult/High School–These powerful and loving stories are told by a daughter recalling and expanding on the More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionChaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CA FictionHILL, Joe. 20th Century Ghosts 336p. Morrow 2007. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-06-114797-5. LC number unavailable. Adult/High School–This collection of short stories will appeal not More...

Also in this article:Adult/High SchoolFictionNonfictionChaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CA Adult/High School FictionBROWN, Carrie. The Rope Walk. 336p. Pantheon 2007. Tr $24. ISBN 978-0-375-42463-2. LC 2006024869. Adult/High School–Alice MacCauley and her family are More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionChaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CAFictionALEXIE, Sherman. Flight. 181p. Black Cat. 2007. pap. $13. ISBN 978-0-8021-7037-8. LC 2006052656.Adult/High School-Both victim and victimizer, and roaming through 150 years of American history, More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionChaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CA FictionALLEYN, Susanne. A Treasury of Regrets. 270p. St. Martin's/Minotaur. 2007. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-312-34371-2. LC number unavailable. Adult/High School—In Republican-era Paris, Aristide Ravel is More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFictionABU-JABER, Diana. Origin: A Novel. 384p. Norton. June 2007. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-393-06455-1. LC 2007004963. Adult/High School—A baby is found dead in its crib. The police call it sudden infant death syndrome, More...

Also in this article:ADULT/HIGH SCHOOLNonfictionADULT/HIGH SCHOOL Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CACONDÉ, Maryse. The Story of the Cannibal Woman: A Novel tr. from French by Richard Philcox. 320p. Atria 2007. Tr $24. ISBN More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFiction AMIRREZVANI, Anita. The Blood of Flowers: A Novel. 368p. notes. Little, Brown. June 2007. Tr $23.99. ISBN 978-0-316-06576-4. LC 2006023034.Adult/High School—This is the tale of a 17th-century Persian village girl who More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFiction ACIMAN, André. Call Me by Your Name. 256p. Farrar. 2007. Tr $23. ISBN 978-0-374-29921-7. LC 2006011720.Adult/High School—Seventeen-year-old Elio faces yet another lazy summer at his parents' home on the Italian coast. More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFiction FREI, Pierre. Berlin. tr. from German by Anthea Bell. 425p. Grove/Atlantic. 2006. Tr $24. ISBN 978-0-8021-1832-5. LC 2006043433.Adult/High School—A satisfying cross-genre novel that has elements of historical fiction, suspense, and a More...

Fiction BERNE, Suzanne. The Ghost at the Table. 304p. Algonquin. 2006. Tr $23.95. ISBN 1-56512-334-4. LC 2006040073.Adult/High School—Sisters, living and dead, loom large in Berne's tale of family secrets unraveled. Cynthia Fiske writes a series More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFiction CASEY, Donis. Hornswoggled: An Alafair Tucker Mystery 242p. Poisoned Pen 2006. Tr $24.95. ISBN 1-59058-309-4. LC 2006900733. Adult/High School–The author evokes Oklahoma of almost a hundred years ago and peoples it More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFiction CHARLES, Bryan. Grab on to Me Tightly as if I Knew the Way: A Novel 213p. Perennial 2006. Tr $13.95. ISBN 0-06-088298-0. LC number unavailable. Adult/High School–Vim Sweeney takes his place More...

Also in this article:NonfictionFiction BUJOLD, Lois McMaster. Beguilement. 368p. (The Sharing Knife Series, Bk. #1). Eos Oct. 2006. Tr $25.95. ISBN 0-06-113758-8. LC 2006040908. Adult/High School–Bujold's The Curse of Chalion (2001) and The Hallowed Hunt More...

Also in this article:NonfictionFiction ATTENBERG, Jami. Instant Love. 267p. Crown 2006. Tr $21. ISBN 0-307-33782-0. LC 2005022743.Adult/High School–Alternating between the cliché and the brilliantly candid, Attenberg scrutinizes humankind’s deepest sentiment through the romantic ups and More...

Also in this article:FictionNonfictionFiction BROOKS, Terry. Armageddon’s Children 384p. Del Rey Aug. 2006. Tr $26.95. ISBN 0-345-48408-8. LC 2006040423. Adult/High School–Fans of Brooks, best known for his “Shannara” series (Del Rey), will be delighted by More...

Fiction BIGSBY, Christopher. Beautiful Dreamer: A Novel 183p. Thomas Dunne Bks. Aug. 2006. Tr $21.95. ISBN 0-312-35583-1. LC 2005046745. Adult/High School–Jake Benchley is a good Tennessean who finds himself transformed into the kind of man More...

Fiction ATWOOD, Margaret. The Tent 176p. illus. Nan A. Talese 2006. Tr $18. ISBN 0-385-51668-1. LC 2005043729. Adult/High School–A quirky collection of short tales and a few poems that can be read in any order. More...

Fiction | Nonfiction Fiction BRIGGS, Matt. Shoot the Buffalo: A Novel. 515p. Clear Cut 2005. pap. $14.95. ISBN 0-9723234-7-3. LC number unavailable. Adult/High School–When his parents and uncle leave nine-year-old Aldous Bohm and his two More...

Fiction | Nonfiction Fiction BAXTER, Stephen. Transcendent. 496p. (Destiny's Children Series). Del Rey 2005. Tr $25.95. ISBN 0-345-45791-9. LC number unavailable. Adult/High School–Set in the same vast time scale and future as Coalescent (2003) and More...

Fiction | NonfictionFiction DOCTOROW, E. L. The March. 363p. Random 2005. Tr $25.95. ISBN 0-375-50671-3. LC 2005046452. Adult/High School–A Civil War tale with much to engage teens. The title refers to a climactic event, General More...

Fiction | NonfictionFictionABOULELA, Leila. Minaret. 276p. Black Cat 2005. pap. $13. ISBN 0-8021-7014-5. LC 2005046107. Adult/High School–The daughter of a wealthy government official, Najwa grows up pampered and carefree in western Sudan during the 1980s. More...

Fiction BROWN, Tracy. Criminal Minded. 292p. St. Martin's 2005. pap. $14.95. ISBN 0-312-33646-2. LC 2004065826. Adult/High School–Lamin and Zion meet in church, where they've been dragged by their grandmother and foster mother, respectively. Their fast More...

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