Quick Reads

(Fiction books with less than 200 pages)

	Counterfeit Son by Elaine Alphin 180 pages FIC ALP	When serial killer Hank Miller is killed in a shoot-out with police, his abused son Cameron adopts the identity of one of his father's victims in order to find a better life.
	In the Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes 147 pages FIC ATW	Risika, a teenage vampire, wanders back in time to the year 1684 when, as a human, she died and was transformed against her will.
	Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach 93 pages FIC BAC	More concerned with the dynamics of his flight than with gathering food, Jonathan is scorned by the other seagulls.
	First French Kiss by Adam Bagdasarian 134 pages FIC BAG	A collection of touching and humorous stories, filled with love, loss, kissing, and laxatives, follows Will, a young man grappling with the trials and tribulations of adolescence, as he tries to become popular in school, searches for romantic love, and attempts to live up to his father's high standards.
	Backwater by Joan Bauer 185 pages FIC BAU	Expected to continue her family's long history of becoming prominent lawyers, Ivy Breedlove finds a small handful of Breedlove women who had the courage to break the mold, including her reclusive Aunt Josephine, about whom no one speaks.
	All that Remains by Bruce Brooks 168 pages FIC BRO	A Newbery Honor author provides a diverse collection of three tales for young adults about teens and the way they cope with tragedy, loss, and change.
	Touchdown Pass by Bee Clair 198 pages FIC BEE	It's his junior year, and although he's still dealing with the loss of his father, Chip enthusiastically joins the varsity football team. Recognizing his natural talent, Coach Rockwell turns the young boy into his star quarterback. But when Chip is injured in a near fatal car crash, he must find inner strength to rally the team on to the state championship.
	Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver 175 pages FIC CLE	In the Great Smoky Mountains region, a fourteen-year-old girl struggles to keep her family together after their father dies.
	The Steps by Rachel Cohn 137 pages FIC COH	Over Christmas vacation, Annabel goes from her home in Manhattan to visit her father, his new wife, and her half- and step-siblings in Sydney, Australia.
	Many Stones by Carolyn Coman 158 pages FIC COM	When Berry's sister is murdered while working as a school volunteer in Capetown, she journeys with her father to attend her memorial service and soon comes to learn a great deal about the political problems of South Africa through her personal experiences with its countrymen.
	Crazy Lady by Jane Conly 180 pages FIC CON	As he tries to come to terms with his mother's death, Vernon finds solace in his growing relationship with the neighborhood outcasts, an alcoholic and her retarded son.
	Fatality by Caroline B. Cooney 198 pages FIC COO	It's been four years since Rose spent the weekend at Angelica's beautiful summer home and things went terribly wrong, but now that the police have reopened the murder case, Rose must relive that weekend all over again.
	I heard the owl call my name by Margaret Craven 159 pages FIC CRA	With only two years to live, a young missionary is sent to an Indian village in British Columbia where he learns to face death without fear.
	April Morning by Howard Fast 184 pages FIC FAS	A short novel about the first days of the American Revolution as experienced by a 15-year-old boy. Adam Cooper has a little brother who annoys him and a father who fails to appreciate him. Adam dares to sign the muster roll of the Lexington militia. When you read this novel about April 19, 1775, you will see the British redcoats marching in a solid column through your town.
	Whirligig by Cid Fleishman 133 pages FIC FLE	While traveling to each corner of the country to build a whirligig in memory of the girl whose death he causes, sixteen-year-old Brian finds forgiveness and atonement.
	Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons 126 pages FIC GIB	Having suffered abuse and misfortune for much of her life, a young child searches for a better life and finally gets a break in the home of a loving woman with several foster children.
	The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton 180 pages FIC HIN	The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society.
	Tex by S.E. Hinton 194 pages FIC HIN	The love between two teenage brothers helps to alleviate the harshness of their usually parentless life as they struggle to grow up.
	Gold Dust by Chris Lynch 196 pages FIC LYN	In 1975, twelve-year-old Richard befriends Napoleon, a Caribbean newcomer to his Catholic school, hoping that Napoleon will learn to love baseball and the Red Sox, and will win acceptance in the racially polarized Boston school.
	Sparrow Red Hawk by Ben Mikaelsen 185 pages FIC MIK	Thirteen-year-old Ricky, the Mexican American son of a former Drug Enforcement Agency man, tries to avenge his mother's murder by crossing over into Mexico to steal a high-tech radar plane from drug smugglers.