After the Death of Anna Gonzales by Terri Fields
The day after Anna commits suicide, the students and teachers express different feelings about it.  Some people seem sincere about their feelings while others are only concerned about how this will affect their lives. 

Alt Ed by Catherine Atkins
Susan looks forward to going home each day after school because she's an outcast.  Not until she is forced to take a new after-school class and meets some fellow school outcasts, does she discover her true self.

America by E.R. Frank
America doesn't think much of himself.  By the time he's fifteen, he thinks no one cares what happens to him.  But when he meets Dr. B., he begins to understand himself better.

Among the Barons by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Luke is still using the identity of Lee Grant when Lee’s real brother shows up at the school wanting to meet him.   What could this mean for Luke?  Will Lee’s real brother believe that he is really Lee?

Another Kind of Monday by William E. Coles JR
When Mark borrows Great Expectations from the library, he discovers $300 and an assignment.  With the help from a classmate, the two explore the history of Pittsburgh to determine who is hiding the assignments.

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl By Joyce Carol Oates
After Matt, a.k.a. "Big Mouth", is wrongly accused of a crime at school, his friends believe the rumors.    Ursula, a.k.a. "Ugly Girl", is the only one who believes him and the two become unlikely friends.  *The audiobook is great, too.*

Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Vivian Gandillon, a 16-year-old werewolf, must decide where she belongs.   Is she more human than wolf?

Breaking Point by Alexander Finn
Paul doesn't seem to fit in at his new school until Charlie Good takes him under his wing.   Will this new "friendship" be good for Paul?  How much will he have to pay to have a friend like Charlie?

Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
Everyone thinks Kate is so together.  However, what would they think if they knew she really isn't as together as they think?

Dead Girls Don't Write Letters by Gail Giles
After Sunny's older, more popular sister, Jazz, dies in a fire, the family begins to unravel.  When a girl shows up claiming to be Jazz, will the family take her in without question?

Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
What do you do when you're "different" in high school?  You create the Geography Club for all the kids who don't fit into any of the clicks....the Popular Click, the Jocks, the Intellectuals....

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Roy notices a strange barefoot boy running along the street one day.  It's the first thing that has sparked an interest in him since his family moved to Florida.  What he discovers about the boy will change how Roy sees himself.

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Life isn’t easy for Matt because he is the human clone of an infamous drug dealer.

Hush by Jacqueline Woodson
Evie is not her real name.  She picked this name when her family is forced to go into the Witness Protection Program after her father witnesses 2 fellow policemen kill an innocent boy.

Lake of Secrets by Lael Littke
Carlene never knew her brother, Kevin.  He disappeared 4 years before she was born.  When her mother decides to move back to the town where it happened, Carlene begins to have "memories" of the incident.

Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
After 14-year-old Susie Salmon is murdered, she watches her family and friends grieve from heaven.  Susie's heaven is what she wants it to be---"the athletic fields and landscape of a suburban high school: a heaven of her "simplest dreams," where "there were no teachers.... We never had to go inside except for art class.... The boys did not pinch our backsides or tell us we smelled" (amazon.com)

My Heartbeat by Garret Freymann-Weyr
Ellen loves her brother, Link, and has a crush on friend, James.  The three of them are always hanging out together until a friend asks Ellen if the two boys are a couple.  This question changes the dynamics of the three friends.

Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty
After her best friend, Hope, moves away, Jess Darling must try to get through school without her. She tries to become friends with other girls but it just never is the same without Hope.

Stuck in Neutral by Terry Truman
Shawn has Cerebral Palsy.  Everyone believes that he only has a 3 month old intelligence, however, he is really a genius who can remember EVERYTHING.

A Time for Dancing by Davida Wills Hurwin
When Jules is diagnosed with cancer, her world is turned upside down.   Will her best friend and their love of dancing help them survive?

The True Meaning of Cleavage by Mariah Fredericks
Freshman year in high school.  What will it be like?  Will Sari and I have any classes together?  Will we fit in?   UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Watsons Go To Birmngham---1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
In 1963, the Watsons decide to take their oldest son to Alabama to live with his grandmother.  What happens to the family on their trip will change them forever.

What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
Since her mother doesn't seem to realize that she's going up, Sophie decides to hide certain facts about her life from her mother.

World of Pies by Karen Stolz
A funny, touching, and real story of a small town girl's life from childhood to adulthood.