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Bibliography:  Bacigalupi, Paola.  (2010).  Ship Breaker.  New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 9780316056212. Plot Summary:  When teenage Nailer and his friend Pima find a luxury clipper ship stranded after a devastating hurricane, they figure this is their “lucky strike.”  They can sell the precious metal and other salvage  and never have to [...]

Bibliography: Roberts, Nora. (2009).  Vision in White. New York: Berkley Trade. ISBN: 978-0425227510. Plot Summary: Mackensie loves shoes.  She loves her job, capturing special moments in people’s lives for the wedding business she runs with her lifetime best friends.  She really loves her best friends, who love her even when she’s not at her best.  [...]

Bibliography: Stewart, Trenton Lee. (2007).  The Mysterious Benedict Society. Little Brown Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 978-0316057776 (hc) 978-0316003957 (pb) Plot Summary:  When orphan Reynie Muldoon answers a strange ad in the newspaper, he doesn’t realize just what he has gotten into.  He undergoes a series of mentally challenging tests, and in the end is [...]

Bibliography: Ryan, Carrie. (2009). The Forest of Hands and Teeth. New York: Delacorte Books for Young Readers.  ISBN: 978-0385736817 (hardcover) 978-0385736824 (paperback) Plot Summary:  Mary feels trapped–her life is lived within a tall metal fence to keep out the Unconsecrated.  Girls either get married and have babies or join the religious village protectorate called the [...]

Bibliography: Fantaskey, Beth. (2010). Jekel Loves Hyde. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN: 9780152063900 Plot Summary:  Jill Jekel and Tristen Hyde have their own reasons for working together to compete for a prestigious chemistry prize.  Jill is hoping to win money for college, while Tristen is hoping against hope that they can discover a formula [...]

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