| Pigboy
by Vicki Grant. New!
Dan Hogg gets teased about his last
name and when the class goes on a field trip to a pig
farm, he's sure it won't be pretty. Little does
he know, the day will include an attempted murder, a
prison break, and lots of pig manure.
Shredderman:
Secret Identity by Wendelin Van
Draanen. New!
Thanks to "Bubba " Bixby,
the school bully, kids in Cedar Valley have nicknames
like Butthead, Moron, and Worm Lips. He's tough
and in your face. One student, Nolan Byrd
(christened Nerd by Bubba)decides to catch the bully
in his misdeeds. He then publishes the evidence on a
web site under the alias of Shredderman. The
results change the whole vibe at school.
Stuck in
Neutral by Terry Trueman.
This very strong first novel
explodes the perceptions many people have about severe
disabilities. The author, whose son has cerebral
palsy, speaks with a voice haunted by what ifs.
Fourteen-year-old Shawn is a
fun-loving, wisecracking teen stuck in a body he
cannot control due to cerebral palsy. Unfortunately,
he cannot speak or communicate the thoughts inside.
This really becomes a problem when he begins to fear
his father is thinking of killing him to put him out
of what his dad perceives must be a miserable
existence.
This book works on many levels
including the assumptions we place on all people and
the topic of euthanasia. The ending is both gripping
and unsettling yet mixed with a tinge of hope. For
mature readers.
The Tiger Rising
by Kate Di Camillo.
Rob Horton has recently moved to
another part of Florida with his father after his
mother's death. At the time, Rob "made al
his feelings go inside the suitcase... and locked it
shut."
Now he gets beat up on the school
bus regularly, has a mysterious rash, discovers a
tiger in a cage in the woods and meets a new girl,
Sistene Bailey, who wants to release the animal.
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