The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
This is a science fiction futuristic medical thriller with a lot of teenage angst. Jenna Fox is seventeen years old and awakes after a year-long coma knowing very little of her past and the terrible accident that happened to her. She begins to gradually remember and has lots of questions that her parents seem reluctant to answer. She is driven to find out the truth. This book is a great high school selection and may also interest middle school students who also like to think deeply about ethics and values.
Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs
Imagine being twelve years old and living at the biggest zoo
in the United States. Teddy is the first one to discover that the zoo hippo
mascot has died and in fact was murdered! This murder mystery is very funny and
full of grossness that will appeal to many kids. The other character that helps
Teddy investigate the mystery is the glamorous Summer, who is the owner’s
daughter. This mystery reminded me of
the Carl Hiaason ecological mysteries like Hoot
and Scat. I think it is a winner.
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