click on the book image to go to a read-alike page
click on the author name and/or title for more info:
trailers, websites, blogs and more!
Clockwork angelby Cassandra Clare
Secret societies, orphans and the supernatural/fantasy world! Steampunk is hot! ABE NOMINEE 2013 |
dark songby Gail Giles
Dysfunctional families, secrets, betrayal...what would you do for love - or out of hatred? ABE NOMINEE 2013 |
impossibleby Nancy Werlin
Magic, romance, and family curse help twist this modern fairy tale into a fantasy adventure. ABE NOMINEE 2013 |
impulse
by Ellen Hopkins
More intensity in verse by Ellen Hopkins - this time talking suicide, mental illness and psychiatric hospitals. ABE NOMINEE 2013 |
little brother
by Cory Doctorow
Terrorism, homeland security, computer hacking teens, and lots of suspense! Who controls you? ABE NOMINEE 2013 |
lockdown: escape from furnaceby Alexander G. Smith
False imprisonment in the future world. Escape - or even death - is better than the evil buried a mile below the earth's surface. ABE NOMINEE 2013 |
Matchedby Ally Condie
A future society that arranges everything - including your perfect mate. What happens if they're wrong? ABE NOMINEE 2013 |
north of beautifulby Justina Chen
An abusive father, a fractured family, falling in love, travel, and the meaning of true beauty. ABE NOMINEE 2013 |
thirteen reasons whyby Jay Asher
13 cassette tapes point the finger and tell the story of a young girls decision to end her life. Read Hannah's blog here. ABE NOMINEE 2013 |
PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWERby Stephen Chbosky
Charlie is a freshman in high school and is something between cool and a geek. He's funny, honest, and an emotional basketcase! NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! CLICK HERE TO SEE THE TRAILER. |
IDENTICAL
by Ellen Hopkins
Identical twins with painful family secrets. They take turns telling their dysfunctional family story! ANOTHER GREAT ELLEN HOPKINS NOVEL IN VERSE |
AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINESby John Green
19 break-ups - all with girls named Katherine. Will a road trip cure Colin's broken heart and help him mathematically solve the problem of love? ABE NOMINEE 2010 |
THE MAZE RUNNERBy James Dashner
Thomas' memory has been erased and he is stuck with 60 other boys in a maze that opens every morning and closes each night - shutting out what horrible mystery? ABE WINNER 2012 |
THE COMPOUNDby S.A. Bodeen
Eli and his family have spent 6 years in an underground compound - 9 more to go. What is happen in the 'real world' that his dad is keeping secret? This is an intense, edge-of-your-seat, page turner. ABE NOMINEE 2012 |
PERFECT CHEMISTRYby Simone Elkeles
Two different worlds, opposites attract, forbidden love. Take a look beneath the surface at this story of star-crossed love. ABE NOMINEE 2011 |
CARTER FINALLY GETS ITby Brent Crawford
Girls, football, girls, drama, girls. Meet Carter: hilarious freshman you will no doubt connect with! Read this fun review by a non-reader! ABE NOMINEE 2012 |
AFTERby Amy Efaw
In total denial about being pregnant, good-girl Devon leaves her baby in the trash and must face the consequences of this decision. ABE NOMINEE 2012 |
WISH YOU WERE DEADby Todd Strasser
Anonymous blogger threatens students who then disappear. What happens when your name is mentioned next? Grab this teen thriller to find out! ABE NOMINEE 2012 |
IF I STAY
by Gayle Forman
After a car accident kills her family, Mia is stuck in between life and death - deciding if she should stay or go. ABE NOMINEE 2012 |
THE LOOKING GLASS WARSby Frank Beddor
A twist on the original tale. Cast out of Wonderland, Alyss travels to Victorian Oxford. Will she get her throne back? ABE NOMINEE 2012 |
SHIVER
by Maggie Stiefvater
A haunting wolf with yellow eyes. What will happen when Grace meets a boy with those same haunting eyes? ABE NOMINEE 2012 |
DIVERGENTby Veronica Roth
A future Chicago where society is divided into factions. Beatrice must decide if she stays with her family or stays true to herself. |
BEASTLYby Alex Flinn
Obnoxious student turned into a beast. Hear his version of this modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast. CHECK OUT THE MOVIE TRAILER! ABE NOMINEE 2013 |
GYM CANDYby Carl Deuker
Football is all that has mattered for as long as he can remember. Steroids seem like the only way to keep his dream alive. See more trailers for the book. ABE NOMINEE 2010 |
I'D TELL YOU i LOVE YOU, BUT THEN i'D HAVE TO KILL YOUby Ally Carter
At a private school for spies and the daughter of a CIA agent, a normal life doesn't come easy for Cammie ABE NOMINEE 2010 |
CITY OF BONES
|
BEFORE I DIE
by Jenny Downham
GRAB YOUR TISSUE! A terminally ill girl makes and carries out her list of things to do before she dies! ABE NOMINEE 2012 |