Books in Thorndike Young Adult - Large Print series

An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers 2001 Three scientists embark on the ultimate experiment in DNA enhancement. The results? Five cloned children, each created from the genes of a different person, each meant to be perfect. But when the mastermind of the project deems it a failure, the other scientists have to save the clones from his wrath. And now, after fifteen years apart, the teen clones band together to defeat the madman who is still bent on their destruction.

Nothing ever changes inside the storybook kingdom inhabited by twelve-year-old Princess Sylvie, her parents, and many other characters until Sylvie discovers that by allying herself with the Reader she can experience new adventures beyond the confines of the book.Nothing ever changes inside the storybook kingdom inhabited by twelve-year-old Princess Sylvie, her parents, and many other characters until Sylvie discovers that by allying herself with the Reader she can experience new adventures beyond the confines ofthe book.

A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2001A School Library Journal Best Book of the YearTen-year-old Johnny eagerly plays at war with the army of soldiers his toymaker father whittles for him. But in 1914, Germany looms as the real enemy of Europe, and Johnny's father proudly enlists to fight at the front in France. The letters that he sends reveal the ugly realities of combat -- and the soldiers he carves and encloses begin to bear its scars.

Five friends (Maya, Renee, Brianna, Darcy and Candace) test each others loyalty as Candace plays a game to decides who's in the group and who's out. Maya wakes one day to discover she's no longer part of the clique when she tries to find a friend to take to Magic Mountain. Maya's been ousted and all the other friends are having a sleepover to celebrate, although the others aren't sure why Maya is out. Each girl narrates a chapter in turn as they struggle to listen to their own consciences and please the ringleader. This book examines home and school life along with the structure of cliques.

Sophie Merdinger's little brother died of leukemia two years ago, and she finds her memories of him fading. She can't forgive her father who had an affair while Erhart was dying, and she doesn't know how to deal with boys who used to be her friends but are now asking her out. Enter Francis. With a dead mother, a teardrop tattooed on his face and a curiosity that is almost nosy, he has a lot to teach her about losing someone and saving memories. And he wants to be her friend. Included only in Young Adult 10. This title is an Accelerated Reader® Title

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Clover Martin is missing. After the mentally handicapped woman had yet another blowup with her thirteen-year-old niece, Memphis Riley, she stormed off down Blue Parrot Road and disappeared. After her mother died, Memphis's father dropped her off at her grandmother Naomi's home and hasn't been seen since. Naomi has never been able to forgive Memphis -- not for her battles with Clover, not for arriving out of the blue, and certainly not for being John Riley's daughter.

Martin the Warrior tries to unravel the mysteries of his childhood and learn the story of his father, Luke, who was the first Warrior Chieftain in Redwall. At first, all Martin knows is that his father abandoned him -- he has no idea why. When he travels to the land where his father left him behind, Martin learns the true story behind his father's sacrifice. Yes, Luke abandoned Martin, but he did so to stop a great evil in the form of the pirate Vilu Daskar.