The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon, 2005

Despite his overwhelming fear of interacting with people, Christopher, a mathematically-gifted, autistic 15-year-old boy, decides to investigate the murder of a neighbor's dog and uncovers secret information about his mother.

The Eyre Affair Jasper Fforde, 2005

In a world where one can literally get lost in literature, Thursday Next, a Special Operative in literary detection, tries to stop the world's Third Most Wanted criminal from kidnapping characters, including Jane Eyre, from works of literature.

The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini, 2005

Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son, in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day.

Life of Pi Yann Martel , 2004

Possessing encyclopedia-like intelligence, unusual zookeeper's son Pi Patel sets sail for America, but when the ship sinks, he escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with a dwindling number of animals until only he and a hungry Bengal tiger remain.

My Sister’s Keeper Jodi Picoult, 2005

Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Anna begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body.

The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd, 2004

After her "stand-in mother," a bold black woman named Rosaleen, insults the three biggest racists in town, Lily Owens joins Rosaleen on a journey to Tiburon, South Carolina, where they are taken in by three black, bee-keeping sisters.

Shadow Divers Robert Kurson, 2005

A journalist recounts the adventures of the two deep-sea divers who discover a WWII German U-boat off the coast of New Jersey and become obsessed with uncovering its story.

The Time Traveler’s Wife Audrey Niffenegger, 2004

Passionately in love, Clare and Henry vow to hold onto each other and their marriage as they struggle with the effects of Chrono-Displacement Disorder, a condition that casts Henry involuntarily into the world of time travel.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Ann Brashares, 2005

Four best girlfriends spend the biggest summer of their lives enchanted by a magical pair of pants.

When the Emperor was Divine Julie Otsuka, 2006

A story told from five different points of view, chronicles the experiences of Japanese Americans caught up in the nightmare of the World War II internment camps.

Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro, 2007

A reunion with two childhood friends draws Kathy and her companions on a nostalgic odyssey into their lives at Hailsham, an isolated private school in the English countryside, and a confrontation with the truth about their childhoods.

American Born Chinese Gene Luen Yang, 2007

Yang draws from American pop culture and ancient Chinese mythology in his groundbreaking work. Expertly told in words and pictures, Yang’s story in three parts follows a Chinese American teenager’s struggle to define himself against racial stereotypes.

Chanda’s Secrets Allan Stratton, 2007

Chanda struggles with the deaths of those around her and the shame of being molested as she continues her education and cares for her siblings and friend Esther, amidst the poverty and AIDS epidemic that plague her African homeland.

Speak Laurie Halse Anderson , 2007

A traumatic event in the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year of high school.

Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor on The Little Big Horn Larry Colton, 2007

Sharon La Forge is a talented but troubled teenager on the Crow Reservation. Her story is told by a professional baseball player turned journalist who begins to understand how living on the reservation affects teens like Sharon.

Stiff Mary Roach, 2007

Salon columnist Mary Roach explores the world of human cadavers as they are studied by researchers and scientists.

Persepolis Marjane Satrapi, 2007

The great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists describes growing up in Tehran in a country plagued by political upheaval and vast contradictions between public and private life.

Maisie Dobbs Jaqueline Winspear, 2007

Private detective Maisie Dobbs must investigate the reappearance of a dead man who turns up at a cooperative farm called the Retreat that caters to men who are recovering their health after World War I.

Make Lemonade Virginia Euwer Wolff, 2007

In order to earn money for college, fourteen-year-old LaVaughn babysits for a teenage mother of two.

Ender’s Game Orson Scott Card, 2007

A veteran of years of simulated war games, Ender believes he is engaged in one more computer war game when in truth he is commanding the last fleet of Earth against an alien race seeking the complete destruction of Earth.

So Yesterday Scott Westerfeld, 2007

Hunter Braque, a New York City teenager who is paid by corporations to spot what is "cool," combines his analytical skills with girlfriend Jen's creative talents to find a missing person and thwart a conspiracy directed at the heart of consumer culture.

As Simple as Snow Gregory Galloway, 2007

Entranced by the magical Anna Cayne and her penchant for riddles, her boyfriend is baffled by her mysterious disappearance just before Valentine's Day and retraces the time they spent together for clues to her fate.