Filed under: PG-13 | Tags: Author's Last Name M thru R, Movie Grade PG-13, Reading Level Ages 9-12, Titles G thru L
Title: Jellicoe Road
Author: Melina Marchetta
Publisher: HarperTeen
Number of Pages: 432
Advertised Age Level: Young Adult
Age and Grade of Main Character(s): 17 years/Senior in High School
Language: no profanity
Sex: Heroine loses her virginity, not explicit, one teen gets pregnant
Drug/Alcohol Use: teens consume beer, one adult character is a drug addict
Violence: war between characters results in some non-explicit violence, fire at the school and possible death of some students
Social Issues: abandonment, parental drug abuse, death of parents, child neglect, first love, teen pregnancy, teen death
Suggested Movie Grade: PG-13
Filed under: PG-13 | Tags: Author's Last Name A thru F, Movie Grade PG-13, Reading Level YA, Titles M thru R
Title: Perfect Chemistry
Author: Simone Elkeles
Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers
Number of Pages: 368
Advertised Age Level: Young Adult
Age and Grade of Main Character(s): 17 yrs./High School seniors
Language: no overt profanity, implied profanity and strong language in Spanish
Sex: not explicit but a key plot point. Hero makes bet with friend to sleep with Heroine. Heroine is pressured by one boyfriend to have sex and later loses her virginity to the Hero. Other characters engage in sexual activity off-screen.
Drug/Alcohol Use: teens consume beer, smoke pot, talk about more extreme drug use, Hero is pressured to engage in drug dealing, Heroine gets drunk and throws up.
Violence: not graphic but a key plot point. Hero is shot. Hero is beaten up. Hero’s father had been murdered. Hero gets arrested for carrying a concealed gun.
Social Issues: gangs and gang violence, family dysfunction, socio-economic class warfare, popularity, first love, first sex, handicapped family member, drug dealing
Suggested Movie Grade: PG-13
Filed under: PG | Tags: Author's Last Name M thru R, Movie Grade PG, Reading Level YA, Titles A thru F
Title: Dairy Queen
Author: Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Publisher: Graphia
Number of Pages: 288
Advertised Age Level: Young Adult
Age and Grade of Main Character(s): 15 yrs./post-Sophomore summer
Language: no profanity
Sex: none
Drug/Alcohol Use: teens consume beer
Violence: none
Social Issues: first love, family dysfunction, lesbianism
Suggested Movie Grade: PG
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Filed under: PG | Tags: Author's Last Name A thru F, Movie Grade PG, Reading Level YA, Titles A thru F
Title: All-American Girl
Author: Meg Cabot
Publisher: Harper Teen
Number of Pages: 416
Advertised Age Level: Young Adult
Age and Grade of Main Character(s): 15 yrs./Sophomore
Language: no profanity
Sex: kissing, unexplicit reference to “making out”
Drug/Alcohol Use: none
Violence: premise of the story is a thwarted assassination attempt on the President, but the violence is limited to one scene and is not explicit
Social Issues: sudden fame, unrequited crushes, first love
Suggested Movie Grade: PG
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Filed under: PG | Tags: Author's Last Name G thru L, Movie Grade PG, Reading Level Ages 9-12, Titles S thru Z
Title: Shug
Author: Jenny Han
Publisher: Aladdin
Number of Pages: 256
Advertised Age Level: Young Adult/Grades 5-8
Age and Grade of Main Character(s): 12 yrs./7th grade
Language: minimal use of “ass” and “damn”, no f-word
Sex: none, first kiss
Drug/Alcohol Use: mother of main character is an alcoholic
Violence: none
Social Issues: alcoholism, mean girl behaviour, unrequited love
Suggested Movie Grade: PG
Filed under: G | Tags: Author's Last Name G thru L, Movie Grade G, Reading Level Ages 9-12, Titles S thru Z
Title: Schooled
Author: Gordon Korman
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Number of Pages: 208
Advertised Age Level: Ages 9-12
Age and Grade of Main Character(s): 13 yrs./8th grade
Language: no profanity
Sex: none
Drug/Alcohol Use: none
Violence: main character is tackled by the football team, resulting in injury
Social Issues: accepting those who are different
Suggested Movie Grade: G
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Filed under: R | Tags: Author's Last Name G thru L, Movie Grade R, Reading Level YA, Titles G thru L
Title: Hail Caesar
Author: Thu-Huong Ha
Publisher: Push
Number of Pages: 304
Advertised Age Level: Young Adult
Age and Grade of Main Character(s): 17 yrs./Junior
Language: pervasive use of profanity, use of the f-word
Sex: several episodes of promiscuous sex, described in mild terms
Drug/Alcohol Use: underage characters consume alcohol and smoke marijuana
Violence: one fist fight between two characters
Social Issues: teen sex, underage drinking, drug use, promiscuous sex, death of a parent, treating girls as objects
Suggested Movie Grade: R
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Filed under: Uncategorized
Adiós to My Old Life by Caridad Ferrer
All-American Girl by Meg Cabot
Avalon High by Meg Cabot
The Book of Luke by Jenny O’Connell
The Boys Next Door by Jennifer Echols
Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Hail Caesar by Thu-Huong Ha
Plan B by Jenny O’Connell
Rich Boys: A Island Summer Novel by Jenny O’Connell
Schooled by Gordon Korman
Shug by Jenny Han
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Filed under: PG | Tags: Author's Last Name A thru F, Movie Grade PG, Reading Level YA, Titles A thru F
Title: The Boys Next Door
Author: Jennifer Echols
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Number of Pages: 336
Advertised Age Level: Young Adult
Age and Grade of Main Character(s): 16 yrs./post-Sophomore summer
Language: no profanity
Sex: kissing, sexual flirting
Drug/Alcohol Use: teen drinking at a party
Violence: depiction of fighting between brothers
Social Issues: using your body to get attention, changing yourself to get someone to like you
Suggested Movie Grade: PG
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Filed under: PG-13 | Tags: Author's Last Name A thru F, Movie Grade PG-13, Reading Level YA, Titles S thru Z
Title: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Author: Ann Brashares
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Number of Pages: 336
Advertised Age Level: Young Adult
Age and Grade of Main Character(s): 16 yrs/post-Sophomore summer
Language: minimal use of profanity, no use of the f-word
Sex: kissing, loss of virginity, mild descriptions of a seduction
Drug/Alcohol Use: none
Violence: none
Social Issues: teen sex, loss of virginity, cancer in a young person, death of a young person, death of a pet, parent’s remarriage, suicide of a parent
Suggested Movie Grade: PG-13
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