1. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babit
a. To drink from a magic stream and be granted immortality, is that being cursed or blessed? The Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem. Winnie deals with her first true love, complex ideas, and also an odd stranger that plans to hurt the Tucks.
2. Matched by Ally Condie
a. In a world where society makes all of the decisions, Cassia has no reason to believe that the society will do her wrong. The Society decides what to read, what to watch, and finally what to believe. But when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility.
3. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
a. Imagine, America’s Gulf Coast region in shambles, where underground oil tanks are being dissembled for parts by a raggedy crew of workers. Nailer is a teenage boy working the light crew, searching for copper wiring to make quota and live another day. This book displays America as a third world nation, the worst poverty, bad living conditions, working to just have something to eat, and to top it all off Nailer must return home to an abusive situation. After a hurricane, nailer discovers a pristine clipper ship and a survivor. The survivor is a beautiful wealthy girl named Nita. Nailer is faced with a hard decision: should he strip the ship and live in wealth, or rescue the girl and face uncertainty?
4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
a. Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen has struggled to stay alive her entire life, survival is almost second nature. The Capitol is harsh and cruel environment, to display the Capitols power they demand the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Katniss Everdeen becomes a contender by taking her sisters place. If she is to win, she will have to start making choices that will weigh survival against humanity and life against love. Will Katniss make the right decisions?
5. The Smile by Donna Jo Napoli
a. Donna Jo Napoli, carefully divulges the mystery behind the infamous painting. The story is set during the beautiful and creative Italian Renaissance. The Mona Lisa’s story is a tale of passion, intrigue, loss, and, most of all, love. Elisabetta yearns for romance, even though she thinks she is too plain. Then, on a fateful visit to the glittering city of Florence, she catches the eye of the great Leonardo da Vinci, and falls for a boy named Giuliano de Medici. Her love has come at the most inopportune time, the Medicis are in a great deal of trouble. As tragedy and chaos threaten their happiness, Elisabetta faces the bittersweet truth of love.
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