High+School+and+Middle+School+Lit

This story is about a 17 year old girl named Mia. Her family-mom, dad and younger brother, are in a car accident and she ends up in a coma with terrible injuries. Mia's life is about music because she is a cello player waiting to find out if she has been accepted into Juilliard College in NY. Her boyfriend, Adam, is a lead singer/guitarist in a rising pop group. Mia must decide if she will stay. The story is told after the accident in flashbacks but referenced in time to the accident. I really liked the way the story was told and enjoyed the way Mia was brought up by her "hippie" parents. It is a quick read.
 * __If I Stay__** by Gayle Forman (HS): Pam Casey

Part I: Tom Lovett is about to finish his junior year and has Quentin's narcolepsy. He can fall asleep, anywhere, at anytime, for up to five days. Tom has been having strange dreams for as long as he can remember. His dreams are horrible, always about assassins and killing. In his last dream, he went somewhere new and discovered a terrible secret-He was programed to be an assassin when asleep. Part II: Tom Lovett joins forces with the men who are trying to find the man behind the assassin program. He wants to make sure that this programming is not continuing. Both were good suspense/mystery books. I was very surprise to find one at this level. I enjoyed reading them both.
 * __Sleeper Code Part I /Sleeper Agenda Part II__** by Tom Sriegoski (AR 6.8): Pam Casey

__**Everlos**t__ by Neal Shusterman (MS): Pam Casey Nick and Allie die in a car crash but their souls don't make it to the white light. They get stuck in a place called Everlost. Allie and Nick want their lives back but the longer you stay in Everlost-the more you forget your past. It is an interesting place with a wonderful person called Mary and a horrible person called the McGill. There are lots of children in Everlost but no adults. This fantasy/thriller was the first in a trilogy. I thought it would be scary but it was fun with twists I did not expect.