Popular Playaways

The five most popular Young Adult Playaways at the Library:

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - what would you do if you were told your little sister was going to have to represent your town - in a game that would end only when every other contestant was dead? And if she wins, the town will win, too, with better food, medicine and other benefits? Would you have the courage to take her place, to use your hard-won skills, risk death, just for the people who have always shunned and resented you? (8 circs in less than 0ne year)

Shadow of the North by Phillip Pullman. Sally Lockhart has struggled for personal freedom and success all her life. Now that she's got her own business, can she survive? And what's up with Northstar, Inc? (7 circs)

Science Fair by Dave Barry. Comedy is golden in this spy-adventure -science-experiment-gone-wrong tale. When Toby sets out to win the science fair, the last thing he expects to do is save the U.S. government from terrorists... (5 circs)

One False Note by Gordon Korman. Book 2 of 39 Clues. Amy and Dan Cahill continue their quest to solve the mystery of their wide-ranging and powerful extended family (a tree that branches from Mozart to Picasso to Snoop Dogg). The siblings’ bickering increases as they hunt down the next clue, but so do their successes as they manage to be always one step ahead of their various cutthroat cousins. (5 circs)

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson. Lia is trying to come to terms with both her own eating disorder, and the death of her "best friend" Cassie, who had her own eating problems. Lia narrates a chilling tale of denial, depression and suicidal delusion; this isn't for the faint of heart, nor for the immature reader, but it is a superb representation of the teen age.