GalsRead Reading List

The Face on the Milk Carton, by Caroline B. Cooney - Janie sees a childhood picture of herself on a milk carton at school. Is the girl on the milk carton really Janie?

Goddess of Yesterday, by Caroline B. Cooney - The tale of the Trojan Wars is retold from the viewpoint of a young girl, who is taken from her family to be the companion of a young crippled princess.

I Know What You Did Last Summer, by Lois Duncan - Four close friends take a ride with tragic repercussions. They all decide to stick together and hide the truth. Can they keep the secret of the tragedy and still remain whole?

The Princess Diaries, by Meg Cabot - Mia, who is just like any other l4 year old teen, finds out that she is actually a princess. Reporters and bodyguards follow her everywhere. Will she be able to handle life as a teen and as a princess?

Princess In the Spotlight, by Meg Cabot - Things get out of control for Mia: she enrages her best friend, almost gets one of her teachers fired, and alienates the entire country of Genovia.

All-American Girl, by Meg Cabot - Samantha never expected that she would end up saving the life of the president of the United States.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Ann Brashares - Four best friends share a pair of pants and had to follow a few rules: never wash the pants, never double cuff the pants and never let a boy take off the pants.

Freaky Friday, by Mary Rodgers - A mother and daughter change places on Friday the l3th. Following the experience, the l3 year old daughter gains a more sympathetic understanding of her relationship with her mother.

Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt - The Tuck family discovers a fountain of youth in a forest and for the sake of humanity try to protect their secret.

Ring of the Endless Light, by Madeleine L'Engle - To cope with her grandfather's dying, 15-year-old Vicki finds joy and renewal assisting her friend Adam with his dolphins.

Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter, by Adelene Yen Mah - The true story of the author, a real life Cinderella, cruelly treated by her stepmother. Like Cinderella, she triumphs, by attending college and eventually becoming a doctor.

The Ruby In The Smoke, by Phillip Pullman - A thriller set in Victorian London, Sally encounters scoundrels and secrets as she tries to find out how and why her father was murdered.

A Walk to Remember, by Nicolas Sparks - Landon Carter is a well-meaning teenager who spends most his time hanging out with his friends and ignores the responsibilities of adulthood. It is only when he gets the lead in a play opposite Jamie Sullivan that he learns some cetral lessons in life.

Harley, Like a Person, by Cat Bauer - Fourteen-year-old Harley, an artistic teenager living with her alcoholic father and angry mother, suspects that she is adopted and begins a search for her biological parents.