Lone Star Books 2010-11
The Texas Lone Star Reading List is a reading incentive program designed for young adults of Texas, (grades 6-8), who are encouraged to read books from a selected reading list. This list is prepared by the Texas Lone Star Reading List Committee, a part of the Texas Library Association Executive Board and the Young Adult Round Table of the Texas Library Association.
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Beil, Michael D., The Red Blazer Girls: The Ring of Rocamadour Sophie and her friends must unravel an intricate puzzle that leads to the location of the Ring of Rocamadour before it can be found by the despicable Mr. Winterbottom.
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Burg, Ann E., All the Broken Pieces: A Novel in Verse Matt Pin, the son of an American soldier and Vietnamese mother, was airlifted out of war-torn Vietnam at the age of ten. Two years later, with a loving family, baseball, and music, he’s still haunted by what was left behind
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Williams, Suzanne Morgan. Bull Rider Cam O’Mara is a skateboarder in a family of bull-riders. When his older brother, a champion bull-rider and a young marine, returns home paralyzed from a brain injury, Cam’s world is turned upside down. |
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Kelly, Jacqueline. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate In Texas in 1899, Calpurnia Tate explores the natural world around her – studying and questioning nature while getting to know her grandfather.
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Chima, Cinda Williams. The Demon King Meet a princess who wants to be a warrior queen, but is trapped in her fancy dresses and tea parties. And a former thief lord of the streets who just wants to protect his family, and then discovers he has the powers of a wizard. How will their paths cross to save their people and themselves from corruption?
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Zielin, Lara. Donut Days People are coming from miles around to await the opening of a new donut franchise. Emma joins in the campout, but not for a hot donut; instead she is hoping for a scholarship! If she writes the best article about the opening, she can win her way to the college of her choice
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Kantor, Melissa. Girlfriend Material
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Cashore, Kristin. Graceling Katsa, gifted with a fierce warrior Grace, has met Prince Po, another Graceling with unusual talents. They join together on a quest to save a kingdom and perhaps one another in the process. |
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Headley, Justina Chen. North of Beautiful Terra wishes she had a map to help her navigate the complications in her life: a large birthmark that covers her cheek, a controlling father that has made her home life miserable, and now a Goth boy with the ability to see beyond the mark on her face.
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Korman, Gordon. Pop Football. That’s Marcus’ ticket to finding a spot in his new school and town. But when he angers the team’s star quarterback and his only friend keeps getting him into trouble, Marcus wonders if he has a chance to ever fit into this unfriendly town.
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Zink, Michelle. Prophecy of the Sisters
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MacLean, Sarah. The Season Lady Alexandra Stafford is not looking forward to her first "Season", the term given by high society Londoners in 1815 describing the season in which matchmakers are busy finding the right match for their charges. Her attitude changes when she begins to see Lord Gavin Blackmoor, a lifelong family friend, in a different light. The Season turns out to be full of surprises for Alex and Blackmoor. |
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Morton-Shaw, Christine. The Hunt for the Seventh When Jim’s father takes the head gardener position at Minerva Hall, the 12-year-old becomes caught up in an ancient, deadly curse, and he must figure it out before disaster strikes. |
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Potter, Ellen. Slob Owen -brilliant, overweight, inventor- has the ability to look at things in a unique way. He forgives the most horrendous behavior directed towards him on a daily basis until his three Oreo cookies go missing from his lunchbox.
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Alexander, Jill S. The Sweetheart of Prosper County Austin decides her goal for the upcoming year is to be a “hood ornament” in the annual No-Jesus Christmas Parade, and figures joining the FGA and raising a chicken is the way to make it happen.
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Clayton, Emma. The Roar In a future where the people live behind walls in fear of The Animal Plague, a horrific disease that causes animals to go rabid and turn violent, Mika holds out hope that his twin sister, Ellie, is still alive. What he doesn't know is that she is alive, and both he and Ellie have mutations that give them special powers they will need in order to fight the evil that threatens the innocent.
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Dashner, James. The Maze Runner With no memory of his past life and thrust into an alternate place called the Glade, Thomas must orient himself to a new life of survival in a world where teens are in charge. Life is about beating the maze and the Grievers, half animal/machines, whose only mission is to kill. Thomas must harness his memories and skill as a runner to break out of the Maze. The Maze- a puzzle like no other. |
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Stead, Rebecca. When You Reach Me The note read: “I am coming to save your friend’s life, and my own . . . you must write me a letter.” Miranda wonders what it means. Is she being influenced by the time travel in her favorite book A Wrinkle in Time or could it really be possible?
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Walker, Sally M. Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland Travel back in time to Colonial Era Virginia and Maryland through archaeological digs of settlers' grave sites to discover mysteries and our country's burgeoning cultural practices that are only written in bone.
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