Young Adults



Picture Perfect by D. Anne Love		An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

	Check out these YA titles recommended by the APL Teen Board.
Dead Connection by Charlie Price		The Killing Sea by Richard Lewis

YAPL PICKS!

Green, John. An Abundance of Katherines. c2006

Colin Singleton always falls for girls named Katherine--and he's been dumped 19 times, to be exact. Letting expectations go and allowing love are in the heart of his hilarious quest to find his missing piece and avenge dumpees everywhere.

Lewis, Richard. The Killing Sea. c2006

Ruslan, an Indonesian boy, and Sarah, an American girl, are brought together in the aftermath of the devastating tsunami. Ruslan is searching for his missing father, while Sarah is trying to get medical treatment for her sick brother. Together they travel through the destruction, barely believing all that they see.

Love, D. Anne. Picture Perfect. c2007

So far, life for fourteen-year-old Phoebe Trask has been picture perfect. Then Phoebe's mother, Beth, becomes the traveling spokeswoman for Bee Beautiful Cosmetics, a job that keeps her away from home indefinitely, and Phoebe's father, a respected judge, finds himself embroiled in a trial that has the whole town choosing sides. In the year that follows, Phoebe is pushed to her limit as she struggles to cope with the changes in her life that just keep coming, ready or not -- and as she learns what it really means to love...and to forgive.

Price, Charlie. Dead Connection. c2006

Murray, a loner who communes with the dead in the town cemetery, hears the voice of a murdered cheerleader and tries to convince the adults that he knows what happened to her. But who believes him? He's a loser. Can he even believe in himself? Also comes Pearl, the daughter of the cemetery caretaker, who befriends Murray and tries to enter his world. Together they may prove the astonishing possibility that Nikki is closer than anyone thinks.

For more book suggestions be sure to visit: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists

Check out the winners of the for the "Teen Award" and "High School Award" contests.

Don't forget to visit the Young Adult section at the Altoona Public Library. A list of recommended books is posted near the young adult new book section.