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Texas Lone Star Reading Lists, 1990-2001

TEXAS LONE STAR READING LISTS

All items prefixed with an asterisk (*) are held by James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University--Commerce

1990-1991 (Pilot Project List)

Alcock, Vivien. The Monster Garden (Doubleday/Delacorte, 1988).
Bates, A. Party Line. (Scholastic/Point, 1989).
*Bennett, Jay. Dark Corridor.(Watts, 1988). [Yth B43912da]
Brittain, Bill. The Fantastic Freshman. (Harper, 1988).
Deford, Deborah H. and Sherry S. Stout. An Enemy Among Them. (Houghton Mifflin, 1987).
Greer, Gery and Bob Ruddick. Max and Me and The Wild West. (HBJ, 1988).
Jacobs, Paul Samuel. Born Into Light. (Scholastic, 1988).
L'Engle, Madeleine. Many Waters. (Farrar, 1986). [Juv. L547ma]
Martin, Ann. Just a Summer Romance. (Holiday, 1987).
*Myers, Walter Dean. Scorpions. (Harper, 1988). [Yth M992s]
Nixon, Joan Lowery. In The Face of Danger.(Bantam, 1988).
*Nixon, Joan Lowery. Whispers From the Dead. ( Delacorte, 1989). [N 654whi 1991]
Park, Barbara. My Mother Got Married (And Other Disasters). (Knopf, 1989).
*Paulsen, Gary. The Island. (Watts/Orchard/Richard Jackson), 1988. [Yth P286i]
Peck, Richard. Voice After Midnight. (Delacorte, 1989).
Pike, Christopher. Last Act. (Pocket/Archway, 1988).
Roberts, Willo Davis. Nightmare. (Atheneum, 1989).
*Sleator, William. Singularity. (Dutton, 1985). [Yth Sl22s]
*Strasser, Todd. Beyond the Reef. (Delacorte--Gee has Houghton Mifflin, 1993), 1988. [Cur. Lib 428.6 L712 1993 Non-Circ]
*Wells, Rosemary. Through the Hidden Door (Dial, 1987). [Yth W463st]

1991-1992

*Bunting, Eve. Is Anybody There? (Harper/Lippincott, 1988) [Juv B885is]
*Cooney, Caroline. The Face on the Milk Carton(Bantam, 1990) [Yth 784f]
*Crew, Linda. Children of the River (Delacorte, 1989) [Yth C8677c]
*Deaver, Julie Reece. Say Goodnight, Gracie (Harper/Charlotte Zolotow, 1988) [Yth D 3495s]
*Duncan, Lois. Don't Look Behind You (Delacorte, 1989) [Yth D912d]
Ehrlich, Amy. Where It Stops, Nobody Knows (Dial, 1988).
*Hilgartner, Beth. Colors in The Dreamweaver's Loom (Houghton 1989) [Yth H548c]
*Killien, Christi. Rusty Ferlanger, Lady's Man (On PAC as Rusty Fertlanger) . (Houghton, 1988) [Yth K555r]
*Milligan, Bryce. With The Wind, Kevin Dolan: A Novel of Ireland and Texas (Corona, 1987) [Yth M623w]
*Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds.Alice in Rapture, Sort Of (Atheneum, 1989) [Juv N234al]
*Paulsen, Gary. Canyons (Delacorte, 1990) [Yth P286by]
*Pevsner, Stella. How Could You Do It, Diane? (Clarion Books, 1989) [Yth P463k]
*Pinkwater, Jill. Buffalo Brenda (Macmillan, 1989) [Yth P6583b]
*Powell, Randy. My Underrated Year (Farrar, 1988) [Yth P8713m]
*Sleator, William. Strange Attractors (Dutton, 1989) [Yth Sl22st]
*Smith, K. Skeeter (Houghton, 1989) [Yth Sm 614s]
*Taylor, Theodore. Sniper (HBJ, 1989) [Yth 219s]
*Wojciechowski, Susan.And The Other, Gold (Watts/Orchard, 1987) [Yth W8287a]
*Wyss, Thelma Hatch. Here At The Scenic-Vu Motel (Harper, 1988) [Yth Ww99bh]
*Zindel, Paul. A Begonia for Miss Applebaum (Harper, 1989) [Yth Zi 653b]

1992-1993

Bunting, Eve. Such Nice Kids (Clarion, 1990)
Campbell, Eric.Place of Lions (HBJ, 1991)
*Cannon, A.E. Shadow Brothers (Delacorte, 1990). [Yth C1643s 1992]
Chetwin, Grace. Collidescope (Bradbury, 1990)
Coville, Bruce. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher (HBJ, 1990)
Dygard, Thomas. Forward Pass (Morrow, 1990)
Hahn, Mary. December Stillness (Clarion, 1988)
Kehret, Peg. Cages (Dutton, 1991)
Lowry, Lois. Your Move, J.P.! (Houghton, 1990)
Myers, Walter Dean. Mouse Rap (Harper, 1990).
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Send No Blessings (Atheneum, 1990)
Nixon, Joan Lowery. Secret, Silent Screams (Doubleday/Delacorte, 1988)
Schenker, Dona. Throw a Hungry Loop (Knopf, 1990)
Service, Pamela. Under Alien Stars (Atheneum, 1990)
Smth, Robert Kimmel. Squeaky Wheel (Delacorte, 1990)
*Snyder, Zipha Deatley. Libby on Wednesday (Delacorte, 1990). [Yth Sn92l]
Sonnermark, Laura. Something's Rotten in The State of Maryland (Scholastic, 1990)
Wallace, Bill. Danger in Quicksand Swamp (Holiday, 1989)
*Wrede, Patricia. Dealing With Dragons (HBJ, 1990) [Yth W925d]

1993-1994

*Avi. Nothing But The Truth--On PAC as Nothing buy the Truth: A Documentary Novel (Orchard, 1991) [Yth Av51n]
*Bennet, Jay. Coverup (Watts, 1991) [Yth B43912c]
*Cooney, Caroline. Flight #116 Is Down (Scholastic, 1992) [Yth C784f1]
*Davis, Jenny. Checking On The Moon (Watts, 1991) [Yth D293c]
Garland, Sherry. Song of The Buffalo Boy (Harcourt Brace, 1992)
*Hobbs, Will. Downriver (Atheneum, 1991) [Yth H6544d]
Hughes, Monica. Invitation to The Game (Simon and Schuster, 1991)
Morey, Walt. Death Walk (Blue Heron, 1991)
*Paulsen, Gary. The Monument (Delacorte, 1991) [Yth P286m 1993]
Ryan, Mary E. My Sister is Driving Me Crazy (Simon and Schuster, 1991)
*Service, Pamela. Being of Two Minds Atheneum, 1991 [Juv Se69b 1992]
Shreve, Susan. The Gift of the Girl Who Couldn't Hear (Tamborine, 1991)
*Soto, Gary. Taking Sides (HBJ, 1991) [Juv So78t]
*Taylor, Theodore. Weirdo (HBJ, 1991) [Yth T219we]
*Thesman, Jean. The Rain Catchers (Houghton Mifflin, 1991) [Yth T343r]
Vail, Rachel. Wonder (Orchard/Watts, 1991)
Windsor, Patricia. The Christmas Killer (Scholastic, 1991)
Wisler, G. Clifton. Red Cap (Lodestar, 1991)
Wolff, Virginia E. The Mozart Season (Holt, 1991)
Wood, Phyllis Anderson. The Revolving Door Stops Here (Dutton, 1990)

1994-1995

Adler, C.S. Tunafish Thanksgiving (Clarion, 1992)
Alphin, Elaine Marie. Ghost Cadet (Holt, 1991)
*Bauer, Joan. Squashed (Delacorte, 1992) [Yth B3263s]
Davis, Ossie. Just Like Martin (Simon and Schuster, 1992)
Durant, Penny. When Heroes Die (Atheneum, 1992)
Ferguson, Alane. Overkill (Bradbury, 1992)
Foley, June. Susanna Siegelbaum Gives Up Guys (Scholastic, 1991)
Gallo, Donald R. Short Circuits (Delacorte, 1992)
Jordan, Sherryl. Winter of Fire (Scholastic, 1992)
*Keehan, Sally M. I Am Regina (Putnam/Dell, 1991) [Juv K243I]
Korman, Gordon. The Twinkie Squad (Scholastic, 1992)
*Lowry, Lois. The Giver (Houghton, 1993) [Juv N L955g]
Newton, Suzanne. Where Are You When I Need You? (Viking, 1991)
Okimoto, Jean Davies. Take a Chance, Gramps (Little, Brown, 1990)
*Paulsen, Gary. Haymeadow (Delacorte, 1992) [Yth P286ha]
Petersen, P.J. Liars (Simon and Schuster, 1992)
Spinelli, Jerry. There's a Girl in My Hammerlock (Simon and Schuster, 1991)
Wardlaw, Lee. Seventh-Grade Weirdo (Scholastic, 1992)
Whelan, Gloria. Goodbye, Vietnam (Knopf, 1992)
Wood, June Rae. The Man Who Loved Clowns (Putnam, 1992)

1995-1996

*Calvert, Patricia. Picking Up the Pieces (Scribners, 1993) [Yth C139p]
*Conly, Jane Leslie. Crazy Lady (Harper Collins, 1993) [Juv C7615c]
Corcoran, Barbara. Wolf At The Door (Atheneum, 1993)
Duffy, James. Radical Red (Scribners, 1993)
*Fine, Anne. Flour Babies (Little, Brown, 1994) [Juv F493f]
Garland, Sherry. Shadow of The Dragon (Harcourt, 1993)
Griffin, Peni. Switching Well (Macmillan, 1993)
Higginson, Vy. Mama, I Want To Sing (Scholastic, 1992)
*Klass, David. California Blue (Scholastic, 1994) [Yth K666c]
Levy, Robert. Escape From Exile (Houghton Mifflin, 1993)
Mikaelsen, Ben. Sparrow Hawk Red (Hyperion, 1993)
Patneaude, David. Someone Was Watching (Whitman, 1993)
*Paulsen, Gary. Nightjohn (Delacorte, 1993) [Juv P286n]
Peck, Richard. Bel-Air Bambi and The Mall Rats (Delacorte, 1993)
Philbrick, Rodman. Freak the Mighty (Blue Sky, 1993)
Sleator, William. Others See Us (Dutton, 1993)
Soto, Gary. Crazy Weekend (Scholastic, 1994)
Van de Velde, Vivian. Dragon's Bait (Harcourt, 1992)
Wesley, Valerie Wilson. Where Do I Go From Here? (Houghton Mifflin, 1993)
*Wittlinger, Ellen. Lombardo's Law (Houghton Mifflin, 1993) [Yth W78451]

1996-1997

Barron, T.A. The Merlin Effect (Philomel, 1994) [On Order]
Cooney, Caroline. Driver's Ed (Delacorte, 1994)
Creech, Sharon. Walk Two Moons (Harper Collins, 1994) [Juv N C8622w]
Cushman, Karen. Catherine Called Birdy (Clarion, 1994) [Juv C959c]
DeFelice, Cynthia. Lostman's River (Macmillan, 1994)
Dygard, Thomas. Infield Hit (Morrow, 1995)
Fletcher, Susan. Flight of the Dragon Kyn (Atheneum, 1993)
Goldman, E. M. Money To Burn (Viking, 1994)
Hayes, Daniel. No Effect (Godine, 1993)
Haynes, Betsy. Deadly Deception (Delacorte, 1994)
Hesse, Karen. Phoenix Rising (Holt, 1994) [On Order]
Lasky, Kathryn. Beyond The Burning Time (Scholastic, 1994)
Myers, Edward. Climb or Die (Little, Brown, 1994)
Nelson, Theresa. Earthshine (Orchard, 1994). [Yth N 3365e]
Nixon, Joan Lowery. Shadowmaker (Delacorte, 1994)
Reaver, Chap. Bill (Delacorte, 1994)
Roybal, Laura. Billy (Houghton, 1994). [Yth R813b]
Scott, Michael. Gemini Game (Holiday, 1994)
Sebestyen, Quida. Out of Nowhere (Orchard, 1994)
Zindel, Paul. Loch (Harper Collins, 1994)

1997-1998

*Conley, Jane. Trout Summer (Holt, 1995) [Juv C7615t]
*Cooney, Caroline. Flash Fire (Scholastic, 1995) [Yth C784ff]
*Curtis, Christopher Paul. Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 (Delacorte, 1995) [Juv C942w]
Doherty, Berlie. Snake-Stone (Orchard, 1996) [On Order]
Ferguson, Alane. Poison (Bradbury, 1994) [Out of Print]
*Forrester, Sandra. Sound the Jubilee (Lodestar, 1995) [Juv F77s]
Goldman, E. M. Night Room (Viking, 1995) [On Order]
Haddix, Margaret. Running Out of Time (Simon and Schuster, 1995) [On Order]
Hansen, Joyce. Captive (Scholastic, 1994) [On Order]
*Hobbs, Will. Kokopelli's Flute (Simon and Schuster,1995) [Juv H6544k]
Klass, David. Danger Zone (Scholastic,1996) [On Order]
Levy, Marilyn. Run For Your Life (Houghton Mifflin,1996) [On Order]
Naylor, Phyllis. Ice (Atheneum, 1995) [On Order]
Nixon, Joan Lowery. Spirit Seeker (Delacorte. 1995) [On Order]
Rostkowski, Margaret. Moon Dancer (Harcourt, 1995) [On Order]
Savage, Deborah. To Race a Dream (Houghton Mifflin, 1994) [On Order]
Smith, Roland. Thunder Cave (Hyperion, 1995) [On Order]
*Taylor, Theodore. The Bomb (Harcourt, 1995) [Yth T219bo]
*Weaver, Will. Farm Team (HarperCollins, 1995) [Yth W379f]
*Zindel, Paul. Doom Stone (HarperCollins, 1995) [Yth Zi 653do]

1998-1999

Barron, T.A. The Lost Years of Merlin (Putnam & Grosset/Philomel, 1996) [On Order]
Bunin, Sherry. Dear Great American Writers School (Houghton Mifflin, 1995) [On Order]
Cooney, Caroline B. The Voice on the Radio (Bantam Doubleday Dell/ Delacorte Press, 1996) [On Order]
Creech, Sharon. Chasing Redbird (Harper/Collins/Janna Cotler Books, 1997) [Juv. C8622c]
*Cushman, Karen. The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (Houghton Mifflin/Clarion Books, 1996) [Juv C959b]
De Vries, Anke. Bruises (Front Street, 1995) [On Order]
*Defelice, Cynthia. Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker (HarperCollins/Farrar Straus Grioux, 1995) [Juv. D361a]
*Deuker, Carl. Painting the Black (Houghton Mifflin, 1997) [Yth D487p]
*Dorris, Michael. Sees Behind Trees (Hyperion Books, 1996) [Juv D737s]
Heisel, Sharon E. Eyes of a Stranger (Bantam Doubleday Dell/Laurel Leaf Books, 1996) [On Order]
Hesse, Karen. The Music of Dophins (Scholastic Inc./Scholastic Press, 1996) [On Order]
Hobbs, Will. Far North (Morrow Junior Books, 1996) [On Order]
*Konigsburg, E.L. The View from Saturday (Atheneum Books/Jean Karl Books 1996) [Juv. N K837v]
*Paterson, Kathrine.Jip: His Story (Dutton/Lodestar Books, 1996) [Juv P275ji]
Plummer, Louise. Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman (Delacorte, 1995) [On Order]
*Powell, Randy. Dean Duffy (HarperCollins/Farrar Straus Giroux, 1995) [Yth P8713d]
*Randle, Kristen D. The Only Alien on the Planet (Scholastic Inc, 1994) [Yth R159o]
Sleator, William. The Night the Heads Came (Dutton Children's Books, 1996) [On Order]
Spinelli, Jerry. Crash (Knopf/Borzoi Books, 1996) [Juv Sp48c]
Thesman, Jean. The Ornament Tree (Houghton Mifflin, 1996) [On Order]

1999-2000

*Alder, Elizabeth. King's Shadow (Farrar Straus Giroux, 1995) [Yth A123k]
Alford, Jan. I Can't Believe I Have to Do This (Putnam, 1997) [On Order]
*Bauer, Joan. Rules of the Road (Putnam, 1998) [Yth B3263r]
*Bloor, Edward. Tangerine (Harcourt Brace, 1997) [Juv B6217t]
*Cooney, Caroline. The Terrorist (Scholastic, 1997) [Yth C784t]
*Cooney, Caroline. What Child Is This?: A Christmas Story (Delacorte, 1997) [Yth C784wh]
*Danziger, Paula and Ann Martin. P.S. Longer Letter Later (Scholastic, 1998) [Juv D238ps]
*Fleischman, Paul. Seedfolks (HarperCollins, 1997) [Juv F 6285se]
*Fleischman, Paul. Whirligig (Holt, 1998) [Yth F 6285wh]
*Gilbert, Barbara Snow. Stone Water (Front Street 1996) [Yth G 372s]
*Greenberg, Jan and Sandra Jordan.Chuck Close, Up Close (Dorling Kindersley Ltd. 1998) [Juv. B C624g]
*Holt, Kimberly Willis. My Louisiana Sky (Holt, 1998) [Juv H 7425m]
*McDonald, Joyce. Swallowing Stones (Delacorte, 1997) [Yth M 1435s]
*Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (Knopf/Random House, 1996) [Yth P 967n 1996]
*Sacher, Louis (On PAC as Louis Sachar). Holes (Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1996) [Juv. N Sa 137h]
*Shusterman, Neal.Dark Side of Nowhere: A Novel (Little, Brown, 1997) [Yth Sh 935d]
*Skurzynski, Gloria. Virtual War (Simon and Schuster, 1997) [Yth Sk 76v]
*Soto, Gary. Buried Onions (Harcourt Brace, 1997) [Yth So 78bu]
*Tillage, Leon Walter. Leon's Story (Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1997) [Juv Bio. T 461]
*Tomlinson, Theresa. The Forestwife (Orchard, 1995) [Juv T 5975f 1995]

2000-2001

*Avi. Perloo the Bold. (Scholastic, 1998). [Juv. Av51p]
*Blackwood, Gary L. The Shakespeare Stealer. (Dutton, 1998). [Juv. B5684s]
*Flake, Sharon G. The Skin I'm In. (Hyperion, 1998). [Juv. F599s]
*Fletcher, Susan. Shadow Spinner. (Atheneum, 1998). [Juv. F6374sh]
*Gantos,. Jack. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key. (Farrar Straus Giroux, 1998). [Juv. G158jo]
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the Hidden. (Simon and Schuster, 1998).
*Hesser, Terry S. Kissing Doorknobs. (Delacorte Press, 1998). [Juv. H467k]
Hobbs, Will. The Maze. (Morrow Junior, 1998). [Juv. H6544m]
Ingold, Jeanette. Pictures, 1918. (Harcourt Brace, 1998).
*Lawrence, Iain. The Wreckers. (Delacorte Press, 1998). [Juv. L4358w]
Myers, Walter Dean. At Her Majesty's Request: An African Princess in Victorian England. (Scholasitc, 1999). (Listed in BIP as African Princesss; The Life of Sarah Bonetta Forbes).
*Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. (Arthur A. Levine Books, 1998). [Juv. R797hs]
Shusterman, Neal. Downsiders: A Novel. (Simon and Schuster, 1999).
*Springer, Nancy. I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot. (Philomel Books, 1998). [Juv. Sp83I]
Sykes, Shelley. For Mike. (Delacorte Press, 1998).
*Vande Velde, Vivian.Never Trust A Dead Man. (Harcourt Brace, 1999). [on order]
Wilbur, Frances. The Dog With Golden Eyes. (Milkweed Editions, 1998).
Williams, Carol Lynch. My Angelica. (Delacorte Press, 1999).
*Woodson, Jacqueline. If You Come Softly. (Putnam Pub. Group; Juv., 1998). [Juv W868if]
*Yolen, Jane and Bruce Coville. Armageddon Summer. (Harcourt Brace, 1998). [Juv. Yo78ar]

2001-2002

Avi. Midnight Magic. (Scholastic Press, 1999). [on order]
Barrett, Tracy. Anna of Byzantium.(Delacorte Press, 1999). [on order]
Bertrand, Diane Gonzales. Trino’s Choice,(Pinata Books (Arte Publico), 1999).[on order]
Burks, Brian. Wrango. (Harcourt Brace, 1999). [on order]
Calhoun, Dia. Firegold. (Winslow Press, 1999). [on order]
*Dessen, Sarah. Keeping the Moon. (Viking, 1999). [Yth. D472k]
Gilmore, Kate. The Exchange Student. (Houghton Miflin, 1999). [on order]
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Just Ella. (Simon & Schuster, 1999). [on order]
Howe, Norma. Adventures of Blue Avenger: a novel. (Holt, 1999). [on order]
*Johnson, Scott. Safe at Second. (Philomel, 1999). [Yth. J6373s]
*Lowry, Lois. Gathering Blue.(Houghton Miflin, 2000). [Juv. L955ga]
*Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Jade Green: A Ghost Story. (Atheneum, 1999). [on order]
Ritter, John. Over the Wall. (Philomel, 2000). [on order]
*Sheldon, Dyan. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. (Candlewick Press, 1999). [Juv. Sh425c]
Sones, Sonya. Stop Pretending:What Happened When My Sister Went Crazy. (HarperCollins Publishers, 1999). [on order]
*Spinelli, Jerry. Stargirl. (Alfred A. Knopf, 2000). [Juv. Sp48st]
Tomey, Ingrid. Nobody Else Has to Know. (Delacorte Press, 1999). [on order]
Werlin, Nancy. Locked Inside. (Delacorte Press, 2000). [on order]
*Whelan, Gloria. Homeless Bird. (HarperCollins Publishers, 2000). [Juv. W5718ho]
Williams, Carol Lynch. Christmas in Heaven. (G.P. Putman’s, 2000). [on order]

2002-2003

*Bauer, Joan. Hope was Here. (Putnam, 2000) [Juv. B3263h]
Bruchac, Joseph. Skeleton Man. (HarperCollins, 2001). [on order]
Cabot, Meg. Princess in the Spotlight. (HarperCollins, 2001). [on order]
Calhoun, Dia. Aria of the Sea. (Winslow Press, 2000). [on order]
*Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl. (Hyperion/Talk Miramax, 2001). [Juv. C6771a]
*Deuker, Carl. Night Hoops. (Houghton Mifflin, 2000). [Yth. D487n]
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the Imposters. (Simon & Schuster, 2001). [on order]
Hanley, Victoria. The Seer and the Sword. (Holiday House, 2000). [on order]
Kindl, Patrice. Goose Chase. (Houghton Mifflin, 2001). [on order]
Klass, David. You Don’t Know Me. (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux/Foster, 2001). [on order]
*Konigsburg, E.L. Silent to the Bone. (Atheneum, 2000). [Juv. K837si]
*Koss, Amy Goldman. The Girls. (Dial, 2000).[Juv. K847g]
Levine, Gail Carson. Two Princesses of Bamarre. (HarperCollins, 2001). [on order]
Mikaelsen, Ben. Touching Spirit Bear. (HarperCollins, 2001). [on order]
Patneaude, David. Haunting at Home Plate. (Albert Whitman, 2000). [on order]
Peters, Julie Anne. Define “Normal.” (Little Brown, 2000). [on order]
Philbrick, Rodman. The Last Book in the Universe. (Scholastic/Blue Sky, 2000). [on order]
Williams, Laura E. The Executioner’s Daughter. (Henty Holt, 2000). [on order]
*Wolff, Virginia Euwer. True Believer. (Atheneum, 2001). [Yth. W8325tr]
*Woodson, Jacqueline. Miracle’s Boys. (Putnam, 2000). [Juv. W868m]

This page compiled by Marsha Keenan  Last update October 2002

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