Gamers Are Readers Too
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Action and Shooters The following titles have elements in common with Action and Shooter videogames. They contain one or more of the following elements: • Suspense • Combat/warfare/fighting • Heightened physical abilities • Gadgetry • Science Fiction/Fantasy
Juvenile Fiction Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson............JF SANDERSON Alcatraz Smedry is the klutzy 13- year –old hero trying to save the world from a group of evil librarians. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer.......................................................................JF COLFER Boy-genius Artemis Fowl kidnaps a fairy for the gold ransom and ends up with his hands full as he must contend with the feisty fairy, trolls, dwarfs and the Lower Elements Police. Eager by Helen Fox........................................................................................... JF FOX The Bell family’s experimental new robot Eager, must help young Gavin undercover the secrets of the sleek and eerily smart BDC4 robots that are becoming popular among the wealthy families. The Fire of Ares by Michael Ford...................................................................JF FORD Lysander must battle his way to fulfill his destiny as a Spartan warrior. The Golden Hour by Maiya Williams...................................................... JF WILLIAMS Thirteen year old Rowan and his friends must travel back in time to revolutionary France in order to save his younger sister before the golden hour. Jimmy Coates: Assassin? by Joe Craig.....................................................JF CRAIG 11 year old Jimmy suddenly receives superhero-like physical abilities and must use them to outwit a mysterious organization that has kidnapped his parents. The Misadventures of Bartholomew Piff: You Wish by Jason Lethcoe.....JF LETHCOE Eleven year old Benjamin Bartholomew Piff is granted unlimited wishes and a chain of events is set in motion that threatens the magical realm of wishes and curses.
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Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry................................................. JF BARRY Orphaned Peter and his friends must fight pirates, storms, and evil kings onboard the Never Land, a ship carrying a mysterious trunk. Savvy by Ingrid Law..........................................................................................JF LAW Mibs must use her newly obtained magical power, or “savvy” to journey to the hospital and save her father. Simon Bloom, The Gravity Keeper by Michael Reisman...................... JF REISMAN An 11 year old boy discovers a book that allows him to bend the laws of physics and must protect it from those who want to use it for evil. Spy Force (series title) by Deborah Abela..................................................JF ABELA Max’s imaginary Spy Force world comes to life in this series complete with spies, adventures and thrills True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex ...................................................... JF REX Gratuity “Tip’s” mother is kidnapped by aliens and it is up to Tip and Boov, her alien mechanic friend, to find and save her mother.
Young Adult Airborn by Kenneth Oppel.......................................................................... YA OPPEL Aboard the airship, the Aurora, Matt and Kate discover winged creatures, battle pirates and get shipwrecked on an uncharted island. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge........................................YA PATTERSON Daniel X must use his superhuman abilities to protect a list inherited from his murdered father in order to save the world from intergalactic threats. Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks...................................................................... YA JINKS Cadel Piggot must use his super genius hacker skills to flee the Axis Institute for World Domination, a school for would-be villains. Fight Game by Cate Wild..............................................................................YA WILD After getting caught by the police, Freedom Smith must infiltrate an underground fighting club targeting teenagers. HIVE: The Higher Institute of Villainous Education by Mark Walden......YA WALDEN Otto Malpense and his other genius friends choose to not be the world’s next supervillans and must escape their captors.
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Hollow People by Brian Keaney . ............................................................YA KEANEY Two dreaming teenagers break the ultimate law and must join with rebel forces to save themselves and their world. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins....................................................... YA COLLINS In Panem, each district sends one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, “The Hunger Games.” The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. Icecore: A Carl Hobbes Thriller by Matt Whyman . .......................... YA WHYMAN Carl’s computer hacking lands him in a high security, Arctic prison for terrorists. Larklight by Philip Reeve..............................................................................YA REEVE Siblings Art and Myrtle must battle evil forces to save each other and the universe in this original Victorian tale set in outer space. The Navigator by Eoin McNamee..................................................... YA MCNAMEE One day, the time in Owen’s world shifts and he must help the Resistors in their battle to defeat the Harsh from stopping time and ending the world that Owen knows. Sleeper Code by Tom Sniegoski.........................................................YA SNIEGOSKI Tom discovers that during his blackouts he is being trained as a ruthless assassin. This discovery makes him the target for assassination. Spy High by A.J. Butcher........................................................................YA BUTCHER Spy High is a special high school that teaches its students the most modern skills in combat-training, computer hacking and espionage. Storm: The Infinity Code by E.L. Young....................................................YA YOUNG Three talented teens join forces to dismantle a deadly global weapon and the psychotic scientist who created it. Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz...................................................YA HOROWITZ Alex Rider is blackmailed into working for the Special Operations Division of Britain’s M16. TIM, Defender of the Earth by Sam Enthoven................................... YA ENTHOVEN Tyrannosaurus: Improved Model (TIM) is a terrifying monster to most, but a friend and ally to three teenagers trying to save the world. Truancy by Isamu Fukui................................................................................. HS FUKUI A group of former students, called the Truancy, must fight against the autocratic Mayor and his deadly Educators.
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Uglies by Scott Westerfeld................................................................ YA WESTERFELD Tally is forced to flee her beautiful, technologically-advanced world with nothing but a hoverboard and an encoded map to help her. Xenocide Mission by Ben Jeapes............................................................. YA JEAPES Joel’s surveillance team is attacked during routine maintenance on a spacecraft and the young officers must fend for their lives on a nearby planet. The Young Bond Series by Charlie Higson . ........................................... YA HIGSON The series follows the adventures of a young James Bond.
Adventure and RPG Adventure and Role Playing Games: The following titles have elements in common with Adventure and RPG videogames. They contain one or more of the following elements: • Magic or supernatural elements • Journey or Quest • Interesting Characters • Mystery/Suspense • Science Fiction/Fantasy • Good vs. Evil plot
Juvenile Fiction The Black Book of Secrets by F.E. Higgins ..............................................JF HIGGINS Ludlow Fitch has run from a frightening past into a mysterious present as the apprentice to a pawnbroker who trades in secrets. Chronicles of Prydain Series by Lloyd Alexander . .......................... JF ALEXANDER Taran embarks on an epic journey in the magical land of Prydain. The Cronus Chronicles series by Anne Ursu .................................................JF URSU Charlotte and Zee learn that in a world overrun by Nightmares, Pain, and Death, the fate of every person—living and dead—is in their hands. Cyberia by Chirs Lynch................................................................................JF LYNCH In a world where pets are technologically-enhanced and can speak, it’s up to Zane to help them find their real voice.
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The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper........................................................JF COOPER 11-year-old Will is the only remaining “Old One” and he must use his new magical powers to fight the evil forces threatening his world. The Earthsea series by Ursula Le Guin...................................................... JF LE GUIN Sparrowhawk becomes a magician’s apprentice and realizes that his destiny is far greater than he realized. Horns and Wrinkles by Joseph Helgerson . ...................................... JF HELGERSON When her cousin grows a horn out of his forehead and his parents turn to stone, Claire takes off on an adventure to help set things right. Atherton: The House of Power by Patrick Carman...............................JF CARMAN As the tree lands of Atherton begin to merge, Edgar must protect the book that could change everything. The Last Dragon by Silvana De Mari........................................................ JF DE MARI Yorsh, the last elf, must team up with the last dragon to fulfill a prophecy. Maddigan’s Fantasia by Margaret Mahy................................................... JF MAHY 12-yr-old Garland’s world gets very weird when two time-travelling brothers arrive to help her guard a mysterious talisman. Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan ................................................. YA RIORDAN A modern retelling of Greek mythology, this book sends 12-yr-old Percy Jackson on a journey to stop a disastrous feud between the gods. The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer . ......................................................... JF FARMER Jack must embark on a journey filled with troll-bears and giant spiders to save his little sister from being killed by the half-troll queen. Septimus Heap, Book One: Magyk by Angie Sage ..................................JF SAGE Jenna, the newly discovered princess, and the mysterious Boy 412 have to work with a motley group of magical allies to save her land. Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins ............................................. JF COLLINS Gregor finds himself in Underland, a parallel world with giant cockroaches, where he must protect his little sister and fulfill a dangerous prophecy.
Young Adult The Book of Lies by James Moloney...................................................YA MOLONEY Marcel must work with three other children to master his powers and reclaim his memory, and uncover the mysteries of the orphanage.
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The Devil’s Breath by David Gilman . ..................................................... YA GILMAN After surviving an assassin’s attempt on his life, Max ends up in Nambia, searching for his father. Eragon by Christopher Paolini ................................................................ YA PAOLINI Eragon must learn to fight and use magic against gigantic humanoid warriors and monsters in order to avoid the long arm of the king. Gem X by Nicky Singer . ............................................................................YA SINGER When Maxo discovers a wrinkle in his genetically-modified perfect face, he must journey into the world of the Dreggies to find a cure. The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding.......................... YA WOODING Thaniel, a wych-hunter and Cathaline track down the fearful creatures that lurk in the Old Quarter of London. The Leven Thumps series by Obert Skye....................................................... YA SKYE Leven Thumps and his magical cohorts set out to prevent the evil Sabine from succeeding in his nightmarish plot. The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott............................................................. YA SCOTT Every day without the Book of Abraham the Mage, five teenagers age one year. The teens must master their powers to track down the book. Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve...................................................................YA REEVE 15-yr-old Tom is forced to survive in the treacherous Out-Country where he bands together with other teenagers to stop the destructive Mayor. Operation Storm City by Joshua Mowll................................................... YA MOWLL Siblings Becca and Doug discover clues to their missing parents’ expedition route and the location of Ur-Can, the fabled Storm City. In a perilous journey to the Takla Makan desert, racing against their enemies by train, riverboat, and airship across the Himalayas, they try to save their parents, and the planet. Oracle Prophecies by Catherine Fisher..................................................... YA FISHER Mirany must join forces with Seth, a young tomb-robbing scribe who knows the secrets and hidden passages of their land, if she is to defeat the treachery that grips the kingdom. The Princess Bride by William Goldman............................................ YA GOLDMAN Fencing, fighting, true love, strong hate, harsh revenge, a giant, lots of bad men, lots of good men, rodents of unusual size, death, lies, truth and miracles are found in this classic fantasy.
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Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson.......................................................... YA DICKINSON Twins Tilja and Tahl must face dark forces and evil magic to protect their homes. Storm Thief by Chris Wooding..............................................................YA WOODING Rail and Moa are ghetto teens that must fight the evil Protectorate to uncover the secret of their doomed city. The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima...............................................YA CHIMA Jack’s inner warrior is suddenly awakened and he must prepare for the death tournament he was fated for. The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett................................................YA PRATCHETT Armed with only a frying pan and her common sense, young witch-to-be Tiffany Aching must defend her home against the monsters of Fairyland. The Wind on Fire Trilogy by William Nicholson................................ YA NICHOLSON Led by their prophetess mother, twins Bowman and Kestrel travel with the Manth people to their promised land, struggling along the way.
Books with Gaming Plots or Elements The following titles have gaming plots or contain gaming elements to them.
Juvenile Fiction Brainboy and the DeathMaster by Tor Seidler.......................................... JF SEIDLER When Darryl, a twelve-year-old orphan, is adopted by a technology genius, he finds himself the star of his very own life-threatening video game. 39 Clues by Scholastic......................................................................... JF THIRTY-NINE At the reading of their grandmother’s will, Dan and Amy Cahill are given the choice of receiving a million dollars or uncovering the 39 clues hidden around the world that will lead to the source of the family’s power, but by taking on the clues, they end up in a dangerous race against their own family members. Wizards of the Game by David Lubar......................................................... JF LUBAR Eighth grader Mercer, whose passion is the fantasy role-playing game Wizards of the Warrior World, hopes to use a fundraiser to bring a gaming convention to his middle school, but instead he attracts four genuine wizards who are trapped on Earth and want his help in returning to their own world.
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Young Adult Cathy’s Book and Cathy’s Key by Sean Stewart and Jordan Wiseman..................................................HS STEWART After realizing that her cell phone and diary have been stolen, Cathy Vickers, her best friend and her immortal boyfriend set out to find them and end up learning the truth about Cathy’s presumed-dead father. Crusader by Edward Bloor......................................................................... YA BLOOR 15-year old Roberta struggles to separate truth from virtual reality when she works in her uncle’s failing arcade at the mall in this blend of murder mystery and mall rat culture. Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz.......................................................YA HOROWITZ After a chance encounter with assassin Yassen Gregorovich in the South of France, teenage spy Alex Rider investigates international pop star and philanthropist Damian Cray whose new video game venture hides sinister motives involving Air Force One, nuclear missiles, and the international drug trade. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card............................................................ SF CARD Set in a future where children are trained for military battle using videogames, Ender rises above his peers to become a commander of a virtual army. Epic by Conor Kostick . ............................................................................YA KOSTICK On New Earth, a world based on a video role-playing game, fourteen-year-old Erik pursuades his friends to aid him in some unusual gambits in order to save Erik’s father from exile and safeguard the futures of each of their families. Gamer Girl by Marianne Mancusi........................................................YA MANCUSI Struggling to fit in after her parents’ divorce sends her from Boston to her grandmother’s house in the country, sixteen-year-old Maddy forms a manga club at school and falls in love through an online fantasy game. Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde......................................... YA VANDE VELDE While playing a total immersion virtual reality game of kings and intrigue, fourteen-year-old Giannine learns that demonstrators have damaged the equipment to which she is connected, and she must win the game quickly or be damaged herself. Locked Inside by Nancy Werlin.................................................................YA WERLIN When Marnie is kidnapped by a crazed fan of her late mother’s, an Internet gaming friend comes to the rescue in the mystery/thriller.
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Saga by Conor Kostick............................................................................. YA KOSTICK On Saga, a world based on a video role-playing game, fifteen-year-old Ghost lives to break rules, but the Dark Queen who controls Saga plans to enslave its people and those of New Earth, and Ghost and her airboarding friends, along with Erik and his friends from Epic, try to stop her. The Worldweavers series by Alma Alexander................................. YA ALEXANDER As the seventh child born of the union of two seventh children, fourteen-yearold Thea has not fulfilled her parents’ hope of having special magical powers, and they try a last, desperate measure before sending her to a school for those with no magical ability.
Simulation The following titles have elements in common with Simulation videogames. They contain one or more of the following elements: • Reality or Altered Reality • Historical Settings • Decision Making • First Person • Strategy
Juvenile Fiction Flip by David Lubar ...................................................................................... JF LUBAR Twins Ryan and Taylor discover mysterious alien disks that allow them to “flip”— to become legendary heroes from the past. The Gate of Days by Guillaume Prevost ................................................JF PREVOST Sam Faulkner now knows his father is trapped in Vlad Tepes’s castle, but he can’t save him without the seven coins that will allow him to direct his travel to the right year in Time. So he sets off on a desperate journey through the ages to collect the coins—to the oracle at Delphi, Pompeii before Mt. Vesuvius—even Chicago in 1932, where he meets his seven-year-old grandfather. Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss . ..........................................JF WYSS A shipwreck; a deserted island; a single family, wondering if they can survive.
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Young Adult Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman ........................................................... YA SHUSTERMAN When an invitation-only carnival turns out to be no joyride, Blake must complete seven deadly rides in order to survive to save his brother. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen ....................................................................... YA PAULSEN Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the singleengine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian frinds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a tattered windbreaker and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present—and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart since his parent’s divorce. Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen .................................................................... YA PAULSEN Lawn Boy’s mowing business becomes a full-fledged enterprise, complete with a prize-fighter, but can Lawn Boy manage it all? Nation by Terry Pratchett ................................................................... YA PRATCHETT Mau and Daphne are the only survivors after a giant wave seeps the island village away. They struggle to stay alive and build a new village. Neptune’s Children by Bonnie Dobkin ...................................................YA DOBKIN A day at the fabled amusement park Isles of Wonder turns deadly when a world-wide biological attack kills every adult, leaving behind only the kids to fend for themselves. The Outcasts by L.S. Matthews ...........................................................YA MATTHEWS Five outcasts fall into another reality when on a field trip from school. How many will make it back to the world as they know it? Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury........................ F BRADBURY This is the story of a diabolical carnival that wreaks havoc on the lives of the people of a small Illinois town. Time’s Chariot by Ben Jeapes............................................................... (ON ORDER) Rico Garron is in trouble—again. What starts out as a routine expedition back to five thousand BC, turns into the first murder investigation in living memory. A complex spiral of subterfuge, intrigue and powerplay begins to unravel, and the entire future of the world is at stake.
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Strategy The following titles have these elements in common with Strategy videogames. They contain one or more of the following elements: • Decision Making • First Person • Puzzles/Riddles/Codes • Suspense • Mystery
Juvenile Fiction Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett............................................................. JF BALLIETT As Petra and Calder are drawn clue by clue into a mystery, they must draw on their powers of intuition and their problem solving skills to solve a crime that has stumped the FBI. The City of Ember Series by Jeanne DuPrau .........................................JF DUPRAU When the city’s storerooms run out of food and the lights begin to fail, it’s up to two teens, Lina and Doon, to decipher the fragments of an ancient parchment and find a way out of Ember. The Hound of Rowan by Henry H. Neff ......................................................... JF NEFF Students at the Rowan Academy must win magical scenarios on The Course to hone their skills and move up levels in the school. The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd ............................................. JF DOWD Ted and Kat follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin. Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart .......................... JF STEWART After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened. The Name of this Book is Secret Pseudonymous Bosch .........................JF BOSCH Cass and Max-Ernest discover the lost diary of a dead magician and must follow the riddles and clues within it to solve the mystery surrounding the magician’s death. The Puzzling World of Winston Breen by Eric Berlin . .................................JF BERLIN To solve a very old scavenger hunt, Winston Breen and his family must overcome mysterious threats, mutual mistrust, and ruthless participants.
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The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin............................................................. JF RASKIN An unlikely assortment of possible heirs must solve the mystery of the eccentric millionaire’s death before claiming their inheritance.
Young Adult And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie........................... Mystery CHRISTIE 10 strangers are lured to Indian Island by a mysterious host. Unable to leave the island, the guests begin to share their darkest secrets—until they begin to die. The Chaos Code by Justin Richards.................................................... YA RICHARDS Matt and Robin must re-discover the ancient code that ruined the city of Atlantis and prevent it from falling into the hands of an evil man bent on destroying the modern world. Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton . ............................................... YA SKELTON Time periods intertwine as Blake Winters comes to realize the vital importance of the book he possesses- one that is sought after by a mysterious society. The Game of Sunken Places by M.T. Anderson . ............................ YA ANDERSON Gregory and Brian must develop a strategy to defeat a dangerous board game that has come to life before their time runs out. Grimpow: The Invisible Road by Rafael Abalos ................................... YA ABALOS Grimpow’s journey begins with a discovered stone–a centuries-long journey that has driven sane men crazy, turned peaceful men violent, and made strong men powerless. No man has ever unlocked its secrets. But no boy has ever tried. I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak........................................................YA ZUSAK Nineteen-year-old Ed Kennedy’s disappointing life changes suddenly after he thwarts a bank robbery and begins to receive anonymous missions to help others. The Outcasts by L.S. Matthews............................................................YA MATTHEWS Five outcasts fall into another reality when on a field trip from school. How many will make it back to the world as they know it? The Riddles of Epsilon by Christine Morton-Shaw.....................YA MORTON-SHAW Jess encounters an eerie presence in an abandoned cottage, and it begins to lead her through a series of creepy riddles.
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The Seems: The Glitch in Sleep by John Hulme ..................................... YA HULME When a Glitch makes its way into the Department of Sleep, Becker is called in for his very first Fixer assignment and he’s got to get it right. But this Mission is tricky, and his regular Tools aren’t up to the test. Steel Trapp: The Challenge by Ridley Pearson ................................. YA PEARSON Steel is both blessed and cursed with a remarkable photographic memory. This gift puts his life in danger as he becomes embroiled in a twisted game of bribery and theft. Thieves Like Us by Stephen Cole................................................................ YA COLE Jonah, a teenage computer genius, a group of similarly gifted teens are being used by an odd millionaire to solve a series of clues. The Tomorrow Code by Brian Falkner.................................................... YA FALKNER Tane and Rebecca begin to receive encoded messages from their future selves! Something has gone terribly wrong and they must decode the message to save their future.
Sports and Racing If you enjoy sports games-like Madden Football, NBA Street, Need for Speed, or WWF – then try these books:
Juvenile John Madden’s Heroes of Football: The Story of America’s Game by John Madden and Bill Gutman.....................J 796.332/MAD John Madden shares his knowledge and love of football, “America’s game.” Hover Car Racer Series by Matthew Reilly..................................................JF REILLY Part race-car driver, part fighter pilot, all superstar: Jason Chaser is a champion hover car racer. But now he’s pitted against the best young racers on the planet - with the ultimate prize at stake! Soccer Scoop by Matt Christopher . ............................................. JF CHRISTOPHER When a cartoon appears in the school newspaper making fun of his tendency to talk a lot, Mac, the goalie for the Cougars soccer team, is determined to find out who is responsible.
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Speed Show: How NASCAR Won the Heart of America by Dave Caldwell.............................................. J796.72/CAL The history of stock car racing, from relative obscurity to popular spectator sport. Travel Team by Mike Lupica ...................................................................... JF LUPICA After he is cut from his travel basketball team--the very same team that his father once led to national prominence--twelve-year-old Danny Walker forms his own team of cast-offs that might have a shot at victory.
Young Adult Ironman: A Novel by Chris Crutcher . ........................................................ YA PBK C While training for a triathlon, seventeen-year-old Bo attends an anger management group at school which leads him to examine his relationship with his father. Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery by John Feinstein ............................... YA FEINSTEIN After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game. The Outside Groove: A Novel by Erik Esckilsen ..................................YA ESCKILSEN Tired of having her own accomplishments ignored, high school senior Casey, sister of the town’s stock car racing champion, becomes the local track’s first female driver and discovers that there is more to winning than crossing the finish line first. Second Stringer by Thomas Dygard......................................................YA DYGARD When Kevin replaces the quarterback and football hero who suffers a knee injury, the second stringer needs to prove that he can do the job and is not just a substitute. Shots on Goal by Rich Wallace............................................................ YA WALLACE While pursuing his goal of helping his soccer team win the league championship, fifteen-year-old Bones tries to deal with his resentment of his best friend, on whose girlfriend he has a crush. Super Stock Rookie by Will Weaver........................................................YA WEAVER Trace Bonham knows he is fortunate to be offered a chance at being a paid super stock driver when he is still in high school, but regrets that he must leave his friends and home track and wonders if the sponsor is legitimate.
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Yellow Flag by Robert Lipsyte....................................................................YA LIPSYTE When seventeen-year-old Kyle reluctantly succumbs to family pressure and replaces his injured brother in the family racecar, he struggles to keep up with his trumpet playing while deciding how--or if--he can continue making music with a brass quintet and headline as a Nascar racer.
Helpful Websites www.teens.denverlibrary.org/find/book_lists.html Denver Public Library Teen Book Lists: Lists of teen books broken into genres and subjects, and includes a book list for gamers and books with gaming plots. www.teenreads.com Teen Reads: THE place online for teens to talk about their fave books-find the hippest new titles. www.teenink.com Teen Ink: Written entirely by teens, this online source has a section devoted to book reviews for teens. http://legacy.www.nypl.org/books/sta2009 New York Public Library’s Teen Link: NYPL’s hip site for teens has booklists and the latest reviews of all genres for teen readers. www.guysread.com Guys Read: Founded by funnyman and author Jon Scieszka, this website helps “guys” find books they will enjoy reading. www.gamespot.com and www.gamespy.com Gamespot and GameSpy: Two websites devoted to news and reviews about videogames. Created by Lori Easterwood and Lindsey Wesson. Adapted with permission by Amy Appelt.
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