Rash by Peter Hautman
Rash is a chilling satire of the year 2076 where it is illegal to litter or be obese in the newly named “Safer States of America”. Bo, a 16 year old with 5 family members in jail, allegedly spreads a rash through the school, then hits a classmate. As punishment Bo is sent to a remote jail-like work camp where he has to make fast-food pizza. He is given the option to reduce his sentence if he plays the illegal sport of football.

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An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

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2006
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie - David Lubar Scott hilariously documents in his journal (not a diary!) the trials and tribulations of his first year in high school—falling in love, drifting apart from his friends, dealing with his mothhttp://www.picnet.org/node/877/edit
Thumbs Up! Award for Best Teen Novel of 2007 Announced | picnet.orger's pregnancy, and learning more about himself than he expected.

2005
Airborn – Kenneth Oppel - Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface.

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