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2011 Lone Star Reading List

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A recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table. The purpose of the list is to encourage students in grades 6, 7, or 8 to explore a variety of current books. The Lone Star List is intended for recreational reading, not to support a specific curriculum.

Ship Breaker Paolo Bacigalupi - Y SCF BAC
Little Blog on the Prairie Cathleen Davitt Bell - J FIC BEL
Fat Cat Robin Brande - Y FIC BRA
Heist Society Ally Carter - Y FIC CAR
Forgive My Fins Tera Lynn Childs - Y FIC CHI
Matched Ally Condie - Y FIC CON
Payback Time Carl Deuker - Y FIC DEU
The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet Erin Dionne - J FIC DIO
Brain Jack Brian Falkner - Y SCF FAL
Incarceron Catherine Fisher - Y FIC FIS
How to Survive Middle School Donna Gephart - J FIC GEP
Dragonfly Julia Golding - Y M GOL
Vampire Rising Jason Henderson - Y FIC HEN
Stuck on Earth David Klass - Y SCF KLA
The Grimm Legacy Polly Shulman - Y FIC SHU
Bruiser Neal Shusterman - Y FIC SHU
After Ever After Jordan Sonnenblick - Y FIC SON
The Last Summer of the Death Warriors Francisco X Stork - Y FIC STO
Countdown Deborah Wiles - J FIC WIL
The Monstrumologist Richard Yancey - Y FIC YAN

For more information about this award visit the Lone Star Reading List Web page.

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