THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
by Douglas Adams
Arthur is plucked from earth to take part in unparalleled cosmic adventures.

PROM
by Laurie Halse Anderson
The story of Ashley, who is definitely not a prom-type person, and her best friend Nat, who lives for the prom. When the math teacher disappears with the funds just eleven days before the dance, Nat goes into high gear to find alternative ways to make the prom happen and drags an unwilling Ashley into the flurry of urgent details.

SQUASHED
by Joan Bauer
As a sixteen-year-old pursues her two goals-growing the biggest pumpkin in Iowa and losing twenty pounds herself-she strengthens her relationship with her father and meets a young man with interests similar to her own.

RULES OF THE ROAD
by Joan Bauer
Jenna, a teen shoe sales phenom, takes a road trip with her boss, old Mrs. Gladstone.

WEETZIE BAT
by Francesca Lia Block
Follows the wild adventures of Weetzie Bat and her Los Angeles friends, Dirk, Duck, and My-Secret-Agent-Lover-Man.

THE PRINCESS DIARIES SERIES
by Meg Cabot
The trials of Mia who is trying to deal with the fact that her father is the Prince of Genovia, a small European principality, and that she is a princess and the heir to the throne.

ABSOLUTELY NORMAL CHAOS
by Sharon Creech
Mary Lou's diary reveals a summer of romance and intrigue.

BUCKING THE SARGE
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Deeply involved in his cold and manipulative mother's shady business dealings in Flint, Michigan, fourteen-year-old Luther keeps a sense of humor while running the Happy Neighbor Group Home For Men, all the while dreaming of going to college and becoming a philosopher.

THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM-1963
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Kenny's family takes a wild road trip to straighten out his older brother.

BORN TOO SHORT: THE CONFESSIONS OF AN EIGHTH-GRADE BASKET CASE
by Dan Elish
Thirteen-year-old Matt is so envious of his best friend Keith that he wishes things would go badly for him, and when Keith's fortune changes while at the same time Matt finds his first true girlfriend, Matt is overcome with guilt.

FLOUR BABIES
by Anne Fine
When his class of underachievers is assigned to spend three torturous weeks taking care of their own "babies" in the form of bags of flour, Simon makes amazing discoveries about himself while coming to terms with his long-absent father.

PRINCESS BRIDE: S. MORGENSTERN'S CLASSIC TALE OF TRUE LOVE AND HIGH ADVENTURE
by William Goldman
Westley battles everything, including death, to be reunited with his true love Buttercup.

ADVENTURES OF BLUE AVENGER
by Norma Howe
Dave becomes a superhero to rescue underdogs and solve complex problems.

MISS SMITHERS
by Susan Juby
Sixteen-year-old Alice MacLeod's life as an outcast begins to change when she experiments with being friends with different sorts of people, tries drinking alcohol and eating meat, and competes in the Miss Smithers beauty pageant.

THE CHICKEN DOESN'T SKATE
by Gordon Korman
A doomed chicken, part of a science fair project, becomes the mascot for the school hockey team.

LOSING JOE'S PLACE
by Gordon Korman
Jason and his two best friends sublet his older brother's apartment and that's when the trouble begins.

THERE'S A HAIR IN MY DIRT! A WORM'S STORY
by Gary Larson
A young worm gets a lesson in life and ecology from his wise father.

SLOT MACHINE
by Chris Lynch
When overweight thirteen-year-old Elvin Bishop is sent to camp at Christian Brothers Academy Retreat Center, he and his two best friends are forced to try out various sports in order to find out where they belong.

THE EARTH, MY BUTT AND OTHER BIG ROUND THINGS
by Carolyn Mackler
Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her.

A LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO: A NOVEL IN STORIES
by Richard Peck
Joey and Alice are surprised by the crazy antics of their "respectable" grandmother.

MEN AT ARMS: A NOVEL OF DISCWORLD
by Terry Pratchett
Can this rag-tag band of trolls, dwarfs, and "humans" solve a series of murders in the city?

CONFESSIONS OF GEORGIA NICOLSON
by Louise Rennison
The humorous journals of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie.

CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN
by Dyan Sheldon
In her first year at a suburban New Jersey high school, Mary Elizabeth Cep, who now calls herself "Lola," sets her sights on the lead in the annual drama production, and finds herself in conflict with the most popular girl in school.

ODDBALLS
by William Sleator
You think your family was weird?

WHO PUT THAT HAIR IN MY TOOTHBRUSH?
by Jerry Spinelli
Can a family survive when siblings declare war?

HOW I SPENT MY LAST NIGHT ON EARTH
by Todd Strasser
Legs and her friends try to have the ultimate last day before a giant asteroid destroys Earth.

RATS SAW GOD
by Rob Thomas
Steve must write a 100-page paper to make up the credit for a failed English class. He chooses to document his sophomore and junior years, revealing how he has become an alienated drug user. Steve produces an increasingly personal--and hysterically funny--story.

THE ADRIAN MOLE DIARIES
by Sue Townsend
Adrian Mole - misunderstood, maligned, and muddled - is a nerdy hoot. An oddly captivating diary of this set-upon yet ambitious closet genius.

LIKE SISTERS ON THE HOMEFRONT
by Rita Williams-Garcia
When 14-year-old Gayle gets into trouble again, Mama sends her south to live with her aunt and uncle, a minister. They'll hardly let her out of the house and she doesn't like her cousin Cookie. Then Gayle meets Great, the family matriarch and her life begins to change.

DEALING WITH DRAGONS
by Patricia Wrede
When a bored princess runs away to find excitement, a powerful and dangerous dragon more than fulfills her wishes.

THE BEETLE AND ME: A LOVE STORY
by Karen Romano Young
Surrounded by her busy extended family and their many cars, 15-year-old Daisy pursues her goal of single-handedly restoring the car of her dreams, the old purple Volkswagen Beetle from her childhood.