Summer Learning: Book Picks n' Flix for Teens and AdultsLike this list

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• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  a Fable

  Boyne, John, 1971-

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  For teens. Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.

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  Rated PG-13. Bruno's new house in Poland is boring, and a high fence separates him from the people he can see through it. He follows the fence and meets a boy wearing striped pajamas. Bruno is happy to have a friend, but he knows no one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hate U Give

  Thomas, Angie,

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  For teens. After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died.

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  Rated PG-13. Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr tries to find her voice in order to stand up for what's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everything, Everything

  Yoon, Nicola,

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  For teens. Confined to her home because she is allergic to the outside world, a teenage girl's life changes when she begins a romance with the new boy next door that challenges everything she's ever known.

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  Rated PG-13. A teenage girl living in a hermetically sealed house to keep her alive develops a relationship with the teenage boy next door.

• Stardust

  Gaiman, Neil

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  For teens. In the quiet English hamlet of Wall, Tristran Thorn embarks on a remarkable journey through the world of Faerie to recover a fallen star for his lover, the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester.

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  Rated PG-13. A man decides to give a falling star to his girlfriend, but discovers that the star is human and that he must save her from a witch.

• Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

  Riggs, Ransom,

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  For teens. After a family tragedy, Jacob feels compelled to explore an abandoned orphanage on an island off the coast of Wales, discovering disturbing facts about the children who were kept there.

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  Rated PG-13. Following clues left by his grandfather, Jake discovers Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and the dangers they face as he gets to know the residents, learns about their special powers, and finds that he alone has a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book Thief

  Zusak, Markus

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  For teens. Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book Thief

  Rush, Geoffrey

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  Rated PG-13. To escape the horrors of World War II Germany, a young girl steals books to read and visits with the Jewish refugee hiding in her house.

• Ender's Game

  Card, Orson Scott,

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  For teens. Once again, the Earth is under attack. An alien species is poised for a final assault. The survival of humanity depends on a military genius who can defeat the aliens. But who? Ender Wiggin is brilliant, ruthless, and cunning, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

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  Rated PG-13. Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, a gifted child, is sent to an advance military academy in outer space to prepare for future alien invasions.

• The Fault in Our Stars

  Green, John, 1977-

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  For teens. Despite the medical miracle that has bought her a few more years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, but when Augustus Waters suddenly appears at the Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be rewritten.

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  Rated PG-13. Hazel and Gus share a sarcastic sense of humor, a distaste for the conventional, and ultimately a love that sweeps them on an unforgettable journey. Although the two teens face unlikely challenges, their courage and dedication…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Maze Runner

  Dashner, James, 1972-

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  For teens. Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.

• The Maze Runner

  O'Brien, Dylan

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  Rated PG-13. After his memory is erased, a teenage boy is placed into a remote community with other teens and they learn that they must work together to escape the perils of a giant maze and find their way to freedom.

• The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  Chbosky, Stephen

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  For teens. A coming-of-age novel about Charlie, a freshman in high school who is a wallflower, shy and introspective, and very intelligent. He deals with the usual teen problems, but also with the suicide of his best friend.

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  Rated PG-13. A high school freshman, always watching from the sidelines, is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world.