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Whirligig

author: Fleischman, Paul
Sixteen-year-old Brent Bishop's attempt to commit suicide by driving drunk results in the death of a lovely, talented high school student, but he finds forgiveness and gains an understanding of the interconnectedness of life when he honors a request by the victim's parents to build four whiligigs in her memory and place them in Washington, California, Florida, and Maine.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 99
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760
subjects: whirligigs, voyages and travels, forgiveness, readers rule [X], audiobooks, compact discs [X]

Monster

author: Myers, Walter Dean, Dakota, Heather
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script, as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 204
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670

The Chocolate War

author: Cormier, Robert, Cormier, Cormier, R
A homework pack that contains book and audio versions of "The Chocolate War," a story in which a high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fundraising drive; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 74
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820

The Amber Spyglass

author: Pullman, Philip
Lyra and Will find themselves at the center of a battle between the forces of the Authority and those gathered by Lyra's father, Lord Asriel.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 103
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950

Fallen Angels

author: Myers, Walter Dean
After graduating from high school, Richie Perry signs up for the army and gets shipped off to Vietnam.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 132
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650

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