Being by Kevin Brooks

Do you know what is inside of you?
Are you normal?
Robert is not normal... but what is he?

Trailer- http://youtu.be/DgpfQ2kJJwQ

Available at the Wonewoc Public Library or through inter-library loan.

When I was Joe by Keren David

Joe is popular. Joe is an amazing runner. Joe is everything. But Joe isn't a real person. Joe is the person Ty becomes after he witnesses a murder and tells the police. Now dangerous people are after him and will stop at nothing to keep him from testifying in court.

Now Ty is stuck in the witness protection program with his mother, Nicki. Despite the worries and drastic changes, he is enjoying his new life as Joe, and the sweet girl with dark secrets of her own.

Secrets, lies and danger lurking in every corner... The mysteries all unravel one page at a time in this addictive book.

Author's Blog- http://wheniwasjoe.blogspot.com/p/reviews.html
A little Brit Glossary you may find helpful when translating the Britishisms used in this book into American. http://wheniwasjoe.blogspot.com/p/tossers-and-trainers-glossary-for-non.html.

Read the rest of the story in "Almost True"

Does Ty testify? Is he able to live happily? Is he telling the truth? or is there more to the story???

Hard Cash Trilogy by Kate Cann

It sucks to be poor... the girl he likes won't give him the time of day- he has to scrounge off his friends- he has to wear the same old clothes. But then fortune decides to change for Rich. Does money change you?

Book 2- Shacked Up
Book 3- Speeding
Available at the Wonewoc Public Library or through inter-library loan.
http://www.katecann.com/bookGroups.asp?g=n&i=6

Bruiser by Neal Shusterman

Tennyson:
"Don't get me started on The Bruiser. He was voted "Most Likely to Get the Death Penalty" by the entire school. He's the kid no one knows, no one talks to, and everyone hears disturbing rumors about. So why is my sister, Bronte dating him? One of these days she's going to take in the wrong stray dog, and it's not going to end well."

Bronte:
"My brother has no right to talk about Brewster that way- no right to threaten him. There's a reason why Brewster can't have friends- why he can't care about too many people. Because when he cares about you, things start to happen. Impossible things that can't be explained. I know, because they're happening to me.

Brewster:
"Stealer of screams and thief of anguish, I am a criminal, but you can't see it, blinded by your own relief as my body becomes a battlefield in a war that can't be won. Will I be the bullet that ends your pain, or will you end mine?"

Award-winning author Neal Shusterman has crafted a chilling and unforgettable novel about the power of unconditional friendship, the complex gear work of a family, and the sacrifices we endure for the people we love. (http://www.storyman.com/)

Book Trailer- http://youtu.be/JviG8GN_G70

The Deathday Letter by Shaun David Hutchinson

Ollie is just a guy in high school until one day he gets his Deathday Letter and learns he's going to die in 24 hours. After a tear-filled breakfast with his family, Ollie goes to school because he doesn't know what else to do. Luckily he tells his best friend about the letter, and Shane decides they can skip school- they have things to do. They have bridges to jump from, tattoos to get, girls to ravage...
but there are also some really important things to do too.
Go along with Ollie as he really learns to live before he dies.

check out the book site http://www.deathdayletter.com/ or the author's website http://www.shaundavidhutchinson.com/


Available at the Wonewoc Public Library or through inter-library loan.

Going Bovine by Libba Bray

This book is hard to describe and it was hard to put down... I wanted to know if it was really happening or if it was all make-pretend.

Poor Cameron is just an ordinary kid who has some weird symptoms and is finally taken to the doctor. There he discovers that he is going to die of mad-cow disease. The rest of the book is not doom and gloom, but an amazing adventure as Cameron tries to learn the meaning of life and is willing to do whatever it takes to survive.

check out these video book trailers:
http://youtu.be/segA4JzQnKs
http://youtu.be/82WSyxLK_-o

Libba Bray's new book: Beauty Queens
The fifty contestants in the Miss Teen Dream Pageant thought this was going to be a fun trip to the beach, where they could parade in their state-appropriate costumes and compete in front of cameras. But sadly, their airplane had another ideas, crashing on a desert island and leaving the survivors stranded with little food, little water, and practically no eye liner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwpJ7M1AcZM

Shattering Glass by Gail Giles

"Simon Glass was easy to hate. I never knew exactly why; there was too much to pick from. I guess, really, we each hated him for a different reason, but we didn't realize it until the day we killed him."

This novel will pull you in as you learn about how the guys decide to turn, Simon Glass, the classic geek into a popular kid. It gives you a real-life glimpse into high school life and just how strong the pressure to belong is. It is scary what kids will do to stay in the good graces of the leader or the "It" kid.

Quotes from teachers, parents, kids and cops gives you different points of view of the events as they lead up to the murder.