Booklists for Teens (Teens)

Booklists for Teens

Return to All Lists

what's this?
Special printable version of this list

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/outstandingbooks/2009/socialsci.cfm

You're viewing 11- 20 of 20. << Previous | Next

		Three cups of tea : one man's mission to fight terrorism and build nations-- one school at a time Lost and near death following an unsuccessful attempt to climb K2, Mortenson is sheltered and nursed in a remote mountain village. Out of gratitude, he vows to return to build schools throughout Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mortenson, Greg. 371.822 MORTENS

		Nineteen minutes : a novel Seventeen-year-old Peter Houghton wakes up one day, loads his backpack with four guns, walks into the school cafeteria, and kills nine students and one teacher in the span of nineteen minutes. Why? Picoult, Jodi, 1966- FIC PICOULT

		Colleges that change lives : 40 schools that will change the way you think about colleges Prospective college students can rely upon Pope’s indispensable guide to 41 colleges where education rivals that of the Ivy League universities in producing outstanding graduates. Pope, Loren. 378.73 POPE

		The green book : the everyday guide to saving the planet one simple step at a time Celebrities Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Aniston, Tim McGraw, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and others contribute suggestions of small changes you can make daily to have a positive impact on the health of our planet. Learn how you too can live green! Rogers, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Kendall), 1965- 333.72 ROGERS

		Beautiful boy : a father's journey through his son's addiction A father’s anguished account of his promising son’s meth addiction and its painful impact on the entire family is honest, raw, and full of information about the realities of drug addiction. Sheff, David. 362.299 SHEFF

		From clueless to class act : manners for the modern woman These unstuffy guides to good behavior will help young men and women develop the style and panache to make a good impression in social and professional circles. Smith, Jodi R. R. 395.144 SMITH

		From clueless to class act : manners for the modern man These unstuffy guides to good behavior will help young men and women develop the style and panache to make a good impression in social and professional circles. Smith, Jodi R. R. 395.142 SMITH

		The devil's highway : a true story Thousands of illegal immigrants yearly scramble across the U.S.-Mexican border and into an area of the Arizona desert known as the Devil’s Highway. Many do not make it out alive. This is the human story of illegal immigration told with facts, anger, and poetry. Urrea, Luis Alberto. 304.873 URREA

		The glass castle : a memoir This is Jeannette Walls’ memoir of growing up in chaos and poverty with a family that prized freedom and unconventionality over comfort and safety. Walls, Jeannette. BIO WALLS WALLS

		Naked economics : undressing the dismal science This intriguing and approachable introduction to the field of economics is for all readers who have rejected the topic as tedious, boring and incomprehensible. Wheelan, Charles J. 330 WHEELAN