Spotlight on the

Tayshas Reading

List 2012

I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorcedby Nujood Ali with Delphine Minoui

306.872 ALI

The true story of the first

child bride in Yemen to win

a divorce.

Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singingby Ann Angel

B JOP

From small town Texas to famous rock star.

Compulsion by Heidi Ayarbe

FIC AYA

Jake has a chance to lead his soccer team to a third state

championship if he can just stop

obsessing.compulsion

I Am Jby Cris Beam

FIC BEA

J was born in a female body but his brain has always

told him he’s male.

Iamj

Flipby Martyn Bedford

FIC BED

“Ever wake up in someone

else’s body?”

flip

Teenage Waistlandby Lynn Biederman and Lisa Pazer

FIC BIE

Three teens in a surgical weight-loss

trial are forced to work through their issues

with food and find that a long-buried truth can

prove far more devastating than the

layers of fat that protect it.

teenage waistland

Chimeby Franny Billingsley

FIC BIL

"I've confessed to everything and I'd like to be hanged. Now, if you

please."chime

White Cat: The Curse Workersby Holly Black

FIC BLA

Cassel Sharpe believes he is the only non-gifted member of a family of

magical curse workers. He soon discovers that his brothers have used him for evil and stolen his memories. Now he

must turn their evil machinations against

them. white cat

Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition

by Karen Blumenthal

363.4 BLU

Prohibition, a “grand social revolution that

was supposed to forever end

drunkenness, reduce crime, and make life better for America’s

families.”

Epic fail.bootleg

Lieby Caroline Bock

FIC BOC

“Everybody knows.

Nobody’s talking.”

lie

Beauty Queensby Libba Bray

FIC BRA

Move over Lord of the Flies.

Fourteen teen beauty contestants crash on a

island and have to survive on their own without bronzer,

body glitter, or nail polish.

The horror! The horror!

You just might wet your pants laughing.

beauty queens

Queen of Heartsby Martha Brooks

FIC BRO

“Coming of age…

in a hospital bed.”

queen of hearts

Bitter Endby Jennifer Brown

FIC BRO

Love shouldn’t

hurt. Should it?

bitter end

Stolenby Lucy Christopher

FIC CHR

Drugged, kidnapped, and

taken to the Australian outback,

Gemma fights to survive and break

her emotional bond with her captor.

stolen

Leverageby Joshua C. Cohen

FIC COH

A steroid-infused brutal attack can’t be kept a secret forever or more people could get

hurt.

leverage

Dash & Lily’s Book of Daresby Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

FIC COH

Friendship might turn

into romance.

dash and lily

Notes From The Blenderby Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin

FIC COO

When death metal freak Declan’s dad and popular Neilly’s

mom end up pregnant and engaged, it

sounds like disaster. But what the blender

produces may surprise everyone.

notes from the blender

What Happened to Goodbyeby Sarah Dessen

FIC DES

Every time she moves Mclean reinvents herself.

Eliza the cheerleader, Lizbet the drama queen,

and Beth, "student-council secretary and all-around

joiner." Now that she might stay can she remember who

the real Mclean is?

what happened to goodvye

Entwinedby Heather Dixon

FIC DIX

“Every night, Azalea and her eleven sisters may

step through the enchanted passage in their

room to dance in The Keeper’s silver forest. But

there is a cost. The Keeper likes to keep things. Azalea

may not realize how tangled she is in his web

until it is too late.”

entwined

Annexedby Sharon Dogar

FIC DOG

“Everyone knows about Anne Frank and her life hidden

in the secret annex but what

about the boy who was also trapped there with her?”

Revolutionby Jennifer Donnelly

FIC DON

Andi, angry and grieving after her brother’s death, is

forced to go on a trip with her father to Paris where she discovers a

diary written by a teenager during the French Revolution.

revolution

You Against Meby Jenny Downham

FIC DOW

His sister accused her

brother of rape. Now they are falling in love.

Can love conquer all?

You Against Me

Wildthornby Jane Eagland

FIC EAG

“Treachery locks her

away. Love is the

key.”wildthorn book cover

How I Stole Johnny Depp’s Alien Girlfriendby Gary Ghislain

FIC GHI

David’s summer is about to turn wild when he meets

Zelda, a 325-year-old alien, on a

mission to find her “chosen one”—Johnny Depp.

how i stole johnny

Ruby Redby Kerstin Gier

FIC GIE

“Ordinary” Gwen suddenly inherits her family’s time-travel gene and

begins an unexpected

journey.ruby red

The Girl is Murderby Kathryn Miller Haines

FIC HAI

Can Iris help Pop solve his PI cases?

Sure, especially if it involves sneaking out,

double crossing her friends, and dancing at

the Savoy.

Step aside Nancy Drew. There’s a new girl in

town. girl is murder

Blank Confessionby Pete Hautman

FIC HAU

“So…,” Rawls cleared his

throat, looking straight ahead,

“…who did you kill?”

blank confession

The Big Crunchby Pete Hautman

FIC HAU

Sometimes love is a little complicated.

big crunch

Paper Covers Rockby Jenny Hubbard

FIC HUB

Plagued with guilt over the drowning of

his friend, Alex begins a secret journal and through his writings his English teacher

gets caught in his web of lies.

paper covers rock

Five Flavors of Dumbby Antony John

FIC JOH

“Can a deaf girl manage

her high school’s

hottest rock band?”

five flavors

The Name of the Starby Maureen Johnson

FIC JOH

While going to school in London

Rory becomes involved in a

series of murders by a copycat

Jack the Ripper.

name of the star

Please Ignore Vera Dietzby A.S. King

FIC KIN

Haunted by her ex-best friend’s

death, Vera decides she must find out his secrets.

please ignore vera

Cate of the Lost Colonyby Lisa Klein

FIC KLE

Can love across

cultures survive?

cate of the lost colony

Girl in Translationby Jean Kwok

FIC KWO

When Ah-Kim and her mother come to America from Hong Kong they

must learn to straddle two

different cultures.

girl-in-translationx

Hothouseby Chris Lynch

FIC LYN

Sometimes the truth is

hard to handle.

hothouse

Exposedby Kimberly Marcus

FIC MAR

When her best friend stops talking to her Kimberly is

very confused until she finds out her friend was raped

and is accusing her brother.

exposed

Thunder Over Kandaharby Sharon E. McKay

FIC MCK

Can two girls trapped in

Afghanistan brave the threat of the

Taliban and escape to the

West?

Thunder

Shineby Lauren Myracle

FIC MYR

Backwoods Black Creek, N.C. hides dangerous

secrets about meth use, alcoholism, and a vile

hate crime which leaves a gay teen in a comatose state.

Cat is determined to solve the crime,

disregarding her safety.

shine

Recovery Roadby Blake Nelson

FIC NEL

Can two addicts who met in rehab sustain their love and stay

straight?recovery road

Trappedby Michael Northrop

FIC NOR

How long would you survive

trapped for week at school with six

other students during a massive

blizzard?

trapped

Deliriumby Lauren Oliver

FIC OLI

Lena is ready for the cure that

prevents the delirium of love. Until she falls in

love…

delirium

This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein

by Kenneth Oppel

FIC OPP

Young Victor Frankenstein

is desperate to cheat death to save his twin

brother. This-Dark-Endeavor

Karmaby Cathy Ostlere

FIC OST

Traveling to New Delhi with her

mother’s ashes, Maya finds herself

in the middle of chaos after Indira

Gandhi is assassinated.

karma

I Will Save Youby Matt de la Peña

FIC PEN

Can Kidd save

Olivia from Devon?

i will save you

Anna and the French Kissby Stephanie Perkins

FIC PER

Reluctant to attend boarding school in Paris, Anna soon finds

the city and a gorgeous classmate charming.

anna and the french kiss

The Things A Brother Knowsby Dana Reinhardt

FIC REI

When Levi’s brother returns home from

war a hero he knows something is terribly wrong and goes with him on a walking trip to help

understand.

things a brother knows

The Queen of Waterby Laura Resau and

María Virginia Farinango

FIC RES

At seven Virginia is sent by her parents to work for a family who

beats and verbally abuses her.

When she finally returns home, she is caught between her

new world and her old world.

queen of water

Illegalby Bettina Restrepo

FIC RES

Nora and her mother face the

challenges of being an illegal immigrant

in Houston when they cross the

border to find her father.

illegal

Across the Universeby Beth Revis

FIC REV

“What does it take to survive

aboard a spaceship fueled by

lies?”across the universe

Divergentby Veronica Roth

FIC ROT

“One choice can transform

you.”divergent

A Good Long Wayby René Saldaña, Jr.

FIC SAL

Is running

the answer?

a good long way

Between Here And Foreverby Elizabeth Scott

FIC SCO

Abby thinks she can heal her comatose

sister and finds herself in the process.

between here and forever

White Crowby Marcus Sedgwick

FIC SED

“What’s on the other side of death?”

white crow

Between Shades of Grayby Ruta Sepetys

FIC SEP

You’ve heard the German stories of

horror during World War II.

This is the story of a young Lithuanian girl taken by the Soviets to a brutal work camp

in Siberia.between shades

The Berlin Boxing Clubby Robert Sharenow

FIC SHA

Karl, a Jewish teen living in 1930s

Germany, is beaten up by a gang of Hitler Youth, so

world championship boxer Max

Schmeling gives him boxing lessons.

berlin boxing club

Confessions of the Sullivan Sistersby Natalie Standiford

FIC STA

The Sullivan sisters’ grandmother

threatens to cut the entire family off

financially unless the guilty girl confesses her sin in writing.

All three sister confess…

confessions of the sullivan sisters

Betweenby Jessica Warman

FIC WAR

Liz, caught between life and

death, tries to discover the

mystery of her drowning.

between

The Mockingbirdsby Daisy Whitney

FIC WHI

A victim of date rape, Alex turns

to the Mockingbirds, a secret society for justice, for

help.mockingbirds

Pinkby Lili Wilkinson

FIC WIL

Questioning Ava tries out a new personality and sexual orientation when she transfers to

a different school. Her edgy girlfriend and potential boyfriend get

hurt in the process.

pink

Miles From Ordinaryby Carol Lynch Williams

FIC WIL

Sometimes family

secrets have to

come out.miles from ordinary

Beatle Meets Destinyby Gabrielle Williams

FIC WIL

When Beatle meets Destiny it seems like fate brought them

together. If only Beatle didn’t

already have a girlfriend.

beatle meets destiny

The Space Between Treesby Katie Williams

FIC WIL

One little lie pulls Evie into

the hunt for her

classmate’s killer.

space between tress

Blink & Cautionby Tim Wynne-Jones

FIC WYN

Blink, stealing breakfast from room service trays

witnesses a fake kidnapping scheme.

Caution is on the run from her drug-dealer boyfriend.

When their paths cross

they become tangled in a dangerous blackmail plan.

blink and caution