Most Circulated Titles

Hatchet ( Brian's Saga ; 1)

Paulsen, Gary.


After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
Date Published:1987

We'll always have summer (Summer ; 3)

Han, Jenny.


Sequel to: It's not summer without you. The summer after her first year of college, Isobel "Belly" Conklin is faced with a choice between Jeremiah and Conrad Fisher, brothers she has always loved, when Jeremiah proposes marriage and Conrad confesses that he still loves her.
Date Published:2011

The Hobbit or, There and back again (Middle Earth ; 0)

Tolkien, J.R.R.


Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.
Date Published:2012

Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.

Date Published:2012

It's not summer without you (Summer ; 2)

Han, Jenny.


Sequel to: The summer I turned pretty. School Library Journal, April 2010. Publisher's Weekly, March 2010. Kirkus Review, March 2010. School Library Journal. Publisher's Weekly. Kirkus Review. Teenaged Isobel "Belly" Conklin, whose life revolves around spending the summer at her mother's best friend's beach house, reflects on the tragic events of the past year that changed her life forever.
Date Published:2010

Wonder

Palacio, R.J.


August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face.
Date Published:2012

A good girl's guide to murder (Good Girl's Guide to Murder ; 1)

Jackson, Holly, 1992-


"Originally published in paperback by Egmont UK Ltd, London, in 2019"--T.p. verso. School Library Journal, December 2019. Publishers Weekly, December 2019. Booklist, January 2020. Kirkus Review, December 2019. School Library Journal. Publishers Weekly. Booklist. Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town. Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent... and the line between past and present beings to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger.
Date Published:2019

"Originally published in paperback by Egmont UK Ltd, London, in 2019"--T.p. verso. School Library Journal, December 2019. Publishers Weekly, December 2019. Booklist, January 2020. Kirkus Review, December 2019. School Library Journal. Publishers Weekly. Booklist. Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town. Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent... and the line between past and present beings to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger.

Date Published:2019

1984 (Nineteen eighty-four)

Orwell, George.


This novel, written in 1949, depicts a robot-like society, controlled by Big Brother, which is unable to think or act without permission. This book details yet another "rebel" who wants to change, or at least to escape, the system.
Date Published:1977

Projekt 1065

Gratz, Alan., 1972-,


It is 1943, and thirteen-year-old Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany in Berlin, is also a spy for the British Secret Service, so he has joined the Hitler Youth, and pretending that he agrees with their violence and book-burning is hard enough--but when he is asked to find out more about "Projekt 1065" both his and his parents' lives get a lot more dangerous.
Date Published:2016

Nineteen eighty-four.

Orwell, George.


Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities.
Date Published:1949

Legend ( Legend ; 1)

Lu, Marie., 1984-


In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.
Date Published:2011

The Maze runner (Maze Runner ; 1)

Dashner, James.


Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.
Date Published:2009

Ground zero

Gratz, Alan, 1972-


This edition is available for distribution only through the school market. – Back cover. School Library Journal starred, February 2021. Booklist starred, January 2021. Horn Book, March 2021. Texas Lone Star Reading List. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Two kids. One devastating day. Nothing will ever be the same. September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slames into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. Can Brandon survice-and escape? September 11, 2019, Afghanistan: Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace and progress. When a battle erupts in her village, Reshmina stumebles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz. Should she help Taz-and put herself and her family in mortal danger?
Date Published:2022

This edition is available for distribution only through the school market. – Back cover. School Library Journal starred, February 2021. Booklist starred, January 2021. Horn Book, March 2021. Texas Lone Star Reading List. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Two kids. One devastating day. Nothing will ever be the same. September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slames into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. Can Brandon survice-and escape? September 11, 2019, Afghanistan: Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace and progress. When a battle erupts in her village, Reshmina stumebles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz. Should she help Taz-and put herself and her family in mortal danger?

Date Published:2022

If he had been with me (If he had been with me ; 1)

Nowlin, Laura.


School Library Journal, June 2013. Booklist, April 2013. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), June 2013. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2013. Kirkus Review, March 2013. Library Media Connection, November 2013. School Library Journal. Booklist. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books). Presents a love story spanning the history of two teenagers' lives and all the moments when if one little thing had been different, their futures would have been together instead of apart.
Date Published:2019

School Library Journal, June 2013. Booklist, April 2013. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), June 2013. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2013. Kirkus Review, March 2013. Library Media Connection, November 2013. School Library Journal. Booklist. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books). Presents a love story spanning the history of two teenagers' lives and all the moments when if one little thing had been different, their futures would have been together instead of apart.

Date Published:2019

The Hunger Games (Hunger games ; 1)

Collins, Suzanne.


In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
Date Published:2008

We were liars (We were liars ; 1)

Lockhart, E.


Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer.
Date Published:2014

Skeleton key (Alex Rider ; 3)

Horowitz, Anthony.


Fourteen-year-old British secret agent Alex Rider, last heard from in Point Blank (2002), is back in another adventure. This time he's on an island near Cuba where he's up against a retired Russian general who plans to set off a nuclear device and, in the ensuing world chaos, take over the Russian government and restore the Soviet Empire. The general takes a shine to Alex once they meet, however, and he offers to adopt him as his son. Of course, this is the man's fatal mistake; Alex is there at the crucial moment to thwart the general's plans. This series unabashedly lifts details from the James Bond formula (minus the vodka martinis and casual sex) and transfers them to a novel for young adults.
Date Published:2003

Fourteen-year-old British secret agent Alex Rider, last heard from in Point Blank (2002), is back in another adventure. This time he's on an island near Cuba where he's up against a retired Russian general who plans to set off a nuclear device and, in the ensuing world chaos, take over the Russian government and restore the Soviet Empire. The general takes a shine to Alex once they meet, however, and he offers to adopt him as his son. Of course, this is the man's fatal mistake; Alex is there at the crucial moment to thwart the general's plans. This series unabashedly lifts details from the James Bond formula (minus the vodka martinis and casual sex) and transfers them to a novel for young adults.

Date Published:2003

One of us is lying (One of us is lying ; 1)

McManus, Karen M.,


When the creator of a high school gossip app mysteriously dies in front of four high-profile students, all four become suspects. It's up to them to solve the case. Pay close attention and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing. Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher. And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention Simon's dead.
Date Published:2017

When the creator of a high school gossip app mysteriously dies in front of four high-profile students, all four become suspects. It's up to them to solve the case. Pay close attention and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing. Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher. And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention Simon's dead.

Date Published:2017

Divergent (Divergent ; 1)

Roth, Veronica.


In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
Date Published:2011

The summer I turned pretty

Han, Jenny.


School Library Journal starred. Kirkus Review. Belly spends the summer she turns sixteen at the beach just like every other summer of her life, but this time things are very different as she finds herself falling for a boy she has known since childhood.
Date Published:2009

Wild dark shore

McConaghy, Charlotte,


"From the beloved, New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore"--
Date Published:2025