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2009-10 GATEWAY READERS AWARD NOMINEES (Grades 9-12)

Beastly, by Alex Flinn. HarperCollins, ©2007. In this retelling of "Beauty and the Beast," a vain Manhattan private school student is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return to his human form.

Beauty Shop for Rent: Fully Equipped, Inquire Within, by Laura Bowers. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2007. Raised by a great-grandmother and a bunch of beauty shop buddies, 14-year-old Abbey resolves to overcome her unhappy childhood and disillusionment with the mother who deserted her.

Billie Standish Was Here, by Nancy Crocker. Simon and Schuster, ©2007. Most of Billie's neighbors leave her small Missouri town when the river jeopardizes the levee. With the town empty, Billie and her elderly neighbor, Miss Lydia, form a friendship that withstands tragedy and time. Missouri subject.

Boot Camp, by Todd Strasser. Simon and Schuster, ©2007. After ignoring several warnings to stop dating his teacher, Garrett is sent to Lake Harmony, a boot camp that uses unorthodox and brutal methods to train students to obey their parents.

Deadline, by Chris Crutcher. HarperCollins, ©2007. A high school senior with a terminal illness fulfills his greatest fantasies, while pondering his life's purpose and keeping his illness a secret.

First Shot, by Walter Sorrells. Penguin, ©2007. As David enters his senior year of high school, a family secret emerges that could solve the mystery of why his mother was murdered two years ago.

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac, by Gabrielle Zevin. Macmillan, ©2007. After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.

November Blues, by Sharon Draper. Simon and Schuster, ©2007. A teenage boy's death in a hazing accident has lasting effects on his pregnant girlfriend and his guilt-ridden cousin, who gives up a promising music career to play football during his senior year in high school.

Peak, by Roland Smith. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2007. A 14-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.

Right Behind You, by Gail Giles. Little, Brown and Co., ©2007. After spending over four years in a mental institution for murdering a friend in Alaska, 14-year-old Kip begins a new life in Indiana with his father and stepmother under a different name. He not only has trouble fitting in, but he finds there are still problems to deal with from his childhood.

Tallgrass, by Sandra Dallas. Macmillan, ©2007. Rennie's life turns upside down when the government opens a Japanese internment camp in her small Colorado town and the murder of a young girl places suspicion on the newcomers in the community.

Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher. Penguin, ©2007. Clay receives a box in the mail containing 13 cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, recounting the events leading up to her death.

Twisted, by Laurie Halse Anderson. Penguin, ©2007. After finally getting noticed by someone other than school bullies and his ever-angry father, 17-year-old Tyler enjoys his tough new reputation and the attentions of a popular girl. When life starts to go bad again, he must choose between transforming himself or giving in to his destructive thoughts.

Unwind, by Neal Shusterman. Simon and Schuster, ©2007. In a world where those between the ages of 13 and 18 can have their lives "unwound" and their body parts harvested for use by others, three teens go to extreme lengths to uphold their beliefs and maybe save their own lives.

Wicked Lovely, by Melissa Marr. HarperCollins, ©2007. Keenan is the Summer King who has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. Will Aislinn become the Summer Queen? Prequel to Ink Exchange.