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Abraham Lincoln 2009 Book Award

 

 

Catch by Will Leitch

Text Box: Teenager Tim must decide if he wants to leave his comfortable life in a small town and go to college.

 

Crank by Ellen Hopkins

 

Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock

 

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

Text Box: A humorous account of a New York City teenager's battle with depression and his time spent in a psychiatric hospital.

 

Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess

 

I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

 

What Happened to Cass McBride? by Gail Giles

Text Box: After his younger brother commits suicide, Kyle Kirby decides to get revenge on the person he hold responsible.

 

Peep by Scott Westerfield

 

After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away by Joyce Carol Oates

 

The Girls by Lori Lansens

Text Box: We've been called many things, freaks, horroers, monsters, devils, witches, retards, wonders, marvels. To most, we're a curiousity. In small-town Leaford, where we live.

 

 

 

Hawksong by Amelis Atwater Rhodes

 

Jennifer Government: A Novel by Max Barry

 

 

Raiders Night by Robert Lipsyte

Text Box: Matt Rydeck, co-captain of his high school football team, endures a traumatic season as he witnesses the rape of a rookie player by teammates and grapples with his own use of performance-enhancing drugs.

 

 

 

 

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace - One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson

 

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