Recommended Reading
Student Recommendations * Indicates first in a series
Historical Fiction
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George
No Moon by Irene Watts
Science Fiction/Fantasy
The Hunger Games* by Suzanne Collins
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
Leviathan* by Scott Westerfeld
The White Mountains* by John Christopher
Artemis Fowl* by Eoin Colfer
The Amulet of Samarkand* by Jonathan Stroud
The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Airman by Eoin Colfer
Uglies* by Scott Westerfeld
Shiver* by Maggie Stiefvater
A Wrinkle in Time* by Madeline L'Engle
The Lightning Thief* by Rick Riordan
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy* by Douglas Adams
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Madapple by Christine Meldrum
City of Bones* by Cassandra Clare
Divergent* by Veronica Roth
Timebound by Risa Walker
Delirium* by Lauren Oliver
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
Howl's Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones
Steelheart by Brian Sanderson
The Ranger's Apprentice* by John Flanagan
Legend* by Marie Lu
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Raven Boys* by Maggie Stiefvater
Action/Adventure
Sylo by DJ MacHale
Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
Realistic Fiction
Playground by 50 Cent
Ten Miles Past Normal by Frances O'Roark Dowell
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
King of the Screwups by K.L. Going
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
Luna by Julie Anne Peters
Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Just One Wish by Janette Rallison
Mr. Monk Goes to Germany by Lee Goldberg
The Clique by Lisi Harrison
Emory's Gift by Bruce Cameron
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Hatchett by Gary Paulson
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
Runner by Carl Deuker
Crazy Dangerous by Andrew Kavlan
Paper Towns by John Green
Graphic Texts
Amulet* by Kazu Kibuishi
Friends with Boys by Faith Hicks
Ghostopolis by Doug Tennapel
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci
Good as Lily by Derek Kirk Kim and Jesse Hamm
Deathnote* by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
Maus* by Art Spiegelman
Smile by Reina Telgemeier
Nonfiction
Phineas Gage, A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science by John Fleischman
Blackhawk Down by Mark Bowden
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different by by Karen Blumenthal
Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis
Suspense/Horror
Jade Green by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Appointment with a Stranger by Mary Downing Hahn
Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn
All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn
Cirque du Freak* by Darren Shan
Eagle Blue by Michael D'Orso
Mystery
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
39 Clues* by various authors
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
The Name of this Book is a Secret* by Pseudonymous Bosche
Memoir
Night by Elie Wiesel
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Beyond Belief by Josh Hamilton
I am SEAL Team Six Warrior by Howard Wasdin and Stephen Templin
Historical Fiction
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George
No Moon by Irene Watts
Science Fiction/Fantasy
The Hunger Games* by Suzanne Collins
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
Leviathan* by Scott Westerfeld
The White Mountains* by John Christopher
Artemis Fowl* by Eoin Colfer
The Amulet of Samarkand* by Jonathan Stroud
The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Airman by Eoin Colfer
Uglies* by Scott Westerfeld
Shiver* by Maggie Stiefvater
A Wrinkle in Time* by Madeline L'Engle
The Lightning Thief* by Rick Riordan
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy* by Douglas Adams
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Madapple by Christine Meldrum
City of Bones* by Cassandra Clare
Divergent* by Veronica Roth
Timebound by Risa Walker
Delirium* by Lauren Oliver
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
Howl's Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones
Steelheart by Brian Sanderson
The Ranger's Apprentice* by John Flanagan
Legend* by Marie Lu
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Raven Boys* by Maggie Stiefvater
Action/Adventure
Sylo by DJ MacHale
Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
Realistic Fiction
Playground by 50 Cent
Ten Miles Past Normal by Frances O'Roark Dowell
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
King of the Screwups by K.L. Going
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
Luna by Julie Anne Peters
Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Just One Wish by Janette Rallison
Mr. Monk Goes to Germany by Lee Goldberg
The Clique by Lisi Harrison
Emory's Gift by Bruce Cameron
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Hatchett by Gary Paulson
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
Runner by Carl Deuker
Crazy Dangerous by Andrew Kavlan
Paper Towns by John Green
Graphic Texts
Amulet* by Kazu Kibuishi
Friends with Boys by Faith Hicks
Ghostopolis by Doug Tennapel
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci
Good as Lily by Derek Kirk Kim and Jesse Hamm
Deathnote* by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
Maus* by Art Spiegelman
Smile by Reina Telgemeier
Nonfiction
Phineas Gage, A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science by John Fleischman
Blackhawk Down by Mark Bowden
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different by by Karen Blumenthal
Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis
Suspense/Horror
Jade Green by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Appointment with a Stranger by Mary Downing Hahn
Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn
All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn
Cirque du Freak* by Darren Shan
Eagle Blue by Michael D'Orso
Mystery
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
39 Clues* by various authors
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
The Name of this Book is a Secret* by Pseudonymous Bosche
Memoir
Night by Elie Wiesel
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Beyond Belief by Josh Hamilton
I am SEAL Team Six Warrior by Howard Wasdin and Stephen Templin
Young Adult Library Services Awards and Booklists