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Books for Guys
Little brother - Cory Doctorow
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/29/2008
Share Little brother ISBN-13: 9780765319852
ISBN-10: 0765319853
Call Number: T Doctorow
Having mastered the cutting-edge technologies of the networked world, seventeen-year-old Marcus and his friends cut school in search of high adventure and find themselves caught in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco and wrongfully incarcerated in a secret prison by a totalitarian Department of Homeland Security.
 
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Ship breaker - Paolo Bacigalupi
Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2010
Share Ship breaker ISBN-13: 9780316056212
ISBN-10: 0316056219
Call Number: T Bacigalupi
A tale set in a Gulf Coast shanty town 100 years in the future finds teen Nailer dreaming of a better life on the sea before discovering a beached clipper ship and lone survivor.
 
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Deadline - Chris Crutcher
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2007
Share Deadline ISBN-13: 9780060850906
ISBN-10: 0060850906
Call Number: T Crutcher
Given the medical diagnosis of one year to live, high school senior Ben Wolf, deciding to tell no one, sets out to fulfill his greatest fantasies, while pondering his life's purpose and legacy, and conversing through dreams with a spiritual guide known as "Hey-Soos."
The enemy - Charles Higson
Publisher: Hyperion
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/11/2010
Share The enemy ISBN-13: 9781423131755
ISBN-10: 1423131754
Call Number: T Higson
In the wake of a devastating disease, everyone older than 16 is either dead or a decomposing, brainless creature with a ravenous appetite for flesh--teens have barricaded themselves in buildings throughout London and venture outside only when they need to scavenge for food; when a mysterious traveler offers them safe haven at Buckingham Palace, they begin a harrowing journey across London.
 
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The perks of being a wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
Publisher: Pocket Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/01/1999
Share The perks of being a wallflower ISBN-13: 9780671027346
ISBN-10: 0671027344
Call Number: T Chbosky
In a thought-provoking coming-of-age novel, Charlie struggles to cope with complex world of high school as he deals with the confusions of sex and love, the temptations of drugs, and the pain of losing a close friend and a favorite aunt.
I am number four - Pittacus Lore
Publisher: Harper
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/04/2011
Share I am number four ISBN-13: 9780062026248
ISBN-10: 0062026240
Call Number: T Lore
Friendships and a beautiful girl are distracting to a teenager who is hiding on Earth while he waits to develop the powers he will need to rejoin the other six surviving Garde members and fight those who destroyed their planet.
 
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So yesterday : a novel - Scott Westerfeld
Publisher: Razorbill
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2004
Share So yesterday %3a  a novel ISBN-13: 9781595140005
ISBN-10: 159514000X
Call Number: T Westerfeld
Trend-spotter and fashion expert Hunter Braque must use all of his cool-hunting talents to find a big-money client who has mysteriously disappeared.
The compound - S. A. Bodeen
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/29/2008
Share The compound ISBN-13: 9780312370152
ISBN-10: 0312370156
Call Number: T Bodeen
After his parents, two sisters, and he have spent six years in a vast underground compound built by his wealthy father to protect them from a nuclear holocaust, fifteen-year-old Eli, whose twin brother and grandmother were left behind, discovers that his father has perpetrated a monstrous hoax on them all.

 
I am the messenger - Markus Zusak
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/08/2005
Share I am the messenger ISBN-13: 9780375830990
ISBN-10: 0375830995
Call Number: T Zuzak
The dull and drab life of Ed, an underage cab driver with a coffee-addicted dog, takes an unexpected turn when he accidentally stops a bank robbery and finds himself being placed in charge of watching out for the entire town per a visit from the mysterious Ace.
It's kind of a funny story - Ned Vizzini
Publisher: Miramax Books/Hyperion Paperbacks For Children
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2007
Share It ISBN-13: 9780786851973
ISBN-10: 078685197X
Call Number: T Vizzini
An ambitious new student at Manhattan's prestigious Executive Pre-Professional High School, Craig Gilner suddenly discovers that he has become an average kid among a group of brilliant students, a discovery that leads to increasing anxiety and a battle with clinical depression, during which he encounters a motley crew of fellow patients battling their own problems. Reprint.
Sunrise over Fallujah - Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2008
Share Sunrise over Fallujah ISBN-13: 9780439916240
ISBN-10: 0439916240
Call Number: T Myers
Robin Perry, from Harlem, is sent to Iraq in 2003 as a member of the Civilian Affairs Battalion, and his time there profoundly changes him.
Keeper - Mal Peet
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/09/2005
Share Keeper ISBN-13: 9780763627492
ISBN-10: 0763627496
Call Number: T Peet
Excited about getting the interview with the world-famous goalkeeper, El Gato, Paul Faustino is shocked when the celebrity tells him about a childhood secret involving a an encounter with a mystical mentor, named the Keeper, in the South American rain forest and the magical lessons he learned under his tutelage that helped him become the best in the world. 
 
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Going bovine - Libba Bray
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/22/2009
Share Going bovine ISBN-13: 9780385733977
ISBN-10: 0385733976
Call Number: T Bray
Dealing with an illness that will soon result in his death, 16-year-old Cam is intrigued by the stories told by an eccentric girl named Dulcie and so is encouraged to go on a wild road trip across America where their search for a special cure will lead them to the strangest places on the map.
Carter finally gets it - Brent Crawford
Publisher: Disney Hyperion Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/07/2009
Share Carter finally gets it ISBN-13: 9781423112464
ISBN-10: 1423112466
Call Number: T Crawford
Freshman year for Will Carter is far from normal as he struggles to find his place in the world and a little bit of romance in the process while dealing with ADD, a stuttering problem, and constant battles with a bully who just won't back off.
 
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