Book Bag: Friendswood Youth Services Blog

On Monday I revealed the Maverick Graphic Novel List for 2012-2013. Today I'm happy to introduce the Texas Lone Star List for 2012. There are some seriously good books on here! Lots of dystopias, mysteries, adventures, zombies and paranormal stuff to get excited about! Dionne, Erin. Notes from an Accidental Band Geek. Frost, Helen. Hidden . Gibbs, Stuart. Belly Up. Gidwitz, Adam. A Tale Dark and Grimm. Gier, Kerstin. Ruby Red. Hobbs, Will. Take Me to the River. Lane, Andy. Death Cloud. Maberry, Jonathan. Rot & Ruin. Monninger, Joseph. Wish. Ness, Patrick. A Monster Calls: A Novel. Oppel, Kenneth. This Dark Endeavor. Paulsen, Gary. Paintings from the Cave: Three Novellas . Roth, Veronica. Divergent. Rylander, Chris. The Fourth Stall. Schmidt, Gary D. Okay for Now. Sepetys, Ruta. Between Shades of Gray. Stephens, John. The Emerald Atlas. Van Draanen, Wendelin. The Running Dream. White, Kiersten. Paranormalcy. Young, Moira. Blood Red Road . We already ...

That's right, the new 2010-2011 Texas Lone Star list books are here and on the shelves! And guys, the list is really great this year! Here are a few of the books on it:* The Sweetheart of Prosper County Fifteen-year-old Austin Gray has not had an easy life. Her father died one rainy Christmas Eve when his car skidded off a bridge into a lake. Since then Austin's mother has kept her close, not allowing her to experience life for fear of another tragedy. Dean Ottmer has been Austin's worst nightmare since fourth grade, tormenting her mercilessly. So when Dean harasses her at the No-Jesus Christmas Parade about her flat chest ("Austin, Texas, the no-hill country"), she decides that now is the time to change her life or spend the rest of it as the butt of his jokes. As she sets her plan in motion, joining Future Farmers of America and making new friends, she realizes that it is not friends or popularity that will protect her from ...