A 100 "Best of the Best" ALA Best Books for Young Adults of the Last 25 Years, Up Country is a heart-wrenching, powerful story from an exceptionally talented writer. Carl knows he's playing with fire every time he fixes up a stolen car stereo to resell. But he needs the money; how else is he going to get away from his boozing mom and her endless parade of classy guys? Then one night his mother's drinking gets out of control and Carl's plan to get himself a decent life takes a nosedive. Sent to live with distant relatives far away from the life he has always known, Carl is faced with a decision: run away and stick with The Plan, or come up with a new one...fast.

Up Country

Teen & Young Adult

Carter, Alden R.

Literature & Fiction

Speak

Sheila's Dying

Just as high school junior Jerry Kincaid is considering breaking up with his girlfriend, he discovers that she has a terminal case of cancer.

Putnam Juvenile

When his mother's drinking problem causes him to spend several months with country relatives in upstate Wisconsin, sixteen-year-old Carl begins to build a new life for himself, only to see it threatened by a serious mistake from his painful past

<p>Fourteen-year-old Shar struggles to cope with the added responsibilities at home brought on by her father's sudden debilitating illness</p>

Robodad

G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'

Growing Season

Rick's dreams of going to college to study architecture are in conflict with his large family's move from Milwaukee to a farm and the need for everyone's involvement in the work of the farm

Children's Books

Berkley_Pub Group

It’s not Steve’s fault that his dad is the most hated teacher at school, nicknamed the Toad. What the kids at school don’t know is that Steve’s dad is even harder on Steve than he is on his students. And that his dad has been miserable ever since Steve’s mom and sister died in a car crash three years ago. Most of the kids don’t even know Steve’s real name – they just call him Wart, Son of Toad. Steve’s failing most of his classes, and the auto mechanics program he wants to get into is looking like an impossible dream. Not that it matters, anyway: the Toad would never sign off on his son fixing cars. Steve and his dad may live in the same house, but they exist on completely different planets. And then there’s Trish, the one person who actually understands Steve – but she’s in love with someone else. First published in 1985, Alden R. Carter’s  Wart, Son of Toad  is a powerful, acclaimed story about love, loss, and taking control of your own destiny.

Wart, Son of Toad

Pacer Books

Brother's Keeper

scholastic

Sixteen-year-old Steve's adjustment to high school is made more difficult by the unpopularity of his strict father, a biology teacher known as Toad.

PRICE/STERN/SLOAN

Describes the computer revolution and the age of the supercomputer, surveying present systems of artificial intelligence and the competition between the United States and Japan that will determine the future of the industry.

Supercomputers (Impact)

Leblanc, Wayne J.

Franklin Watts

Discusses the history, government, economy, natural resources, and culture of Illinois

Illinois (First Book)

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Up Country

Sheila's Dying

Up Country

Robodad

Growing Season

Wart, Son of Toad

Brother's Keeper

Wart, Son of Toad

Supercomputers (Impact)

Illinois (First Book)