Giles ,'Touched'
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
How about John Marsden's Tomorrow When the War Began? It's not SF but it is a very exciting story about young people caught up in a war when Australia is invaded by an unknown enemy.
I read this on Consuela's rec and much enjoyed it. It's Red Dawn meets The Outsiders. It would definitely appeal to boys as well as girls.
It might be a touch too old for sophomores, but Mira Grant's Feed is really fantastic.
There's very subtle, between-the-lines, non-bio sibling love that is is-it-or-isn't-it-physical, though. That's the only thing that makes it a maybe-not. It's fab. Girls and guys can get with it.
I also read the Tomorrow books on Consuela's rec and love them.
Are you just looking for recent books? In older books, there's Rosemary Sutcliff's Eagle of the Ninth,. which is pretty available because of the movie. It has young male protagonists.
How about Ender's Game?
It might be a touch too old for sophomores, but Mira Grant's Feed is really fantastic.
I see Feed likes carrots.
It's true, P-C; I love it lots.
Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Story of A Part-Time Indian" It has cartoons in it.
+1!
Does that mean you like my suggestion? Internet slang moves fast sometimes... it is a great book...gritty and affirming at the same time.
Yeah, that's a like, erika, and I second the like. That's a great book.