BEST BOOKS FOR SUMMER READING: HIGH SCHOOL

Aurora Rising - Amie Kaufman and Jay KristoffI t ’s the year 2380. Star pi lot Tyler Jones and his ragtag crew embarkon their f i rst mission only to discover a stowaway on board- -amyster ious teen gir l , Aurora, who is technical ly over 200 years old. Fireborne - Rosaria MundaWhen a brutal revolut ion opens dragonrider classes to everyone, twoorphans become r is ing mil i tary stars. The Lady Rogue - Jenn BennettIn 1937, Theodora and her hunky fr iend, Huck, embark on a quest tof ind the cursed r ing of Vlad the Impaler .  Pet - Akwaeke EmeziJam l ives in a near-future society supposedly free of monstrouspeople , but one day a myster ious creature emerges from one of hermother ’s paint ings, c laiming to be on the hunt for a nearby monster. Race to the Sun - Rebecca RoanhorseNot long after Nizhoni real izes that she can see monsters , her fathergets kidnapped by one. She must connect with her Navajo ancestorsto harness her powers and rescue him, and to fulf i l l her dest iny as amonster s layer. Spin - Robert Charles WilsonOne night Tyler , Jason, and Diane watch the stars myster iously goblack. They learn that something has created a barr ier around theEarth , and that t ime is passing at a different rate outside of i t . Stepsister - Jennifer DonnellyIn this Cinderel la retel l ing, Isabel la , one of the ugly stepsisters , isoffered a chance to change her l i fe. The Winner’s Curse - Marie RutkowskiOn a whim, Kestrel , daughter of an esteemed Valor ian general , buysa Herrani s lave, Ar in , at auct ion. Unfortunately , Ar in is real ly a spyfor Herrani rebels plott ing to overthrow the Valor ian empire. Witches of Ash and Ruin - E. LatimerIn modern day I reland, two r ival covens of witches must team up tof ind a brutal ser ial k i l ler .

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BEST BOOKS FOR SUMMER READING: HIGH SCHOOL

Dragon Hoops - Gene Luen Yang(Graphic Novel)Despite preferr ing superheroes to sports , graphic novel ist and teacherGene Yang stumbles across the story of the Dragons, his school ’sbasketbal l team, and knows i t ’s the perfect subject for his next book.Wil l this be the year they f inal ly win the state championship? Spies - Marc FavreauFavreau relates the fascinat ing stor ies of the spies, double agents,and moles who helped avert nuclear disaster dur ing the Cold War. You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance -Chani NicholasLearn how to use astrology to learn about yourself and your l i fe ’spurpose.

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Be Not Far From Me - Mindy McGinnisWhen she gets lost in the Great Smoky Mountains with nothing but theclothes on her back, Ashley must f ight to survive. I f I ’m Being Honest - Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-BrokaCameron is a brutal ly honest popular gir l with many haters- - includingher crush. In order to win him over , she sets out to change her ways. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up with Me - Mariko Tamaki (Graphic Novel)Distraught over her on-again , off -again relat ionship with her playergir l f r iend Laura Dean, Freddy Ri ley turns to a relat ionship columnistfor help. Tweet Cute - Emma LordIn this retel l ing of You’ve Got Mai l , overachiever Pepper and classclown Jack become close fr iends IRL, but things get complicated whenthey start a v i ral twitter war over their famil ies ' restaurant businesses.

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Midnight Riot - Ben AaronovitchWhen new pol ice off icer Peter Grant discovers he can communicatewith ghosts, he joins a special force in charge of invest igat ingparanormal cr imes. Truly Devious - Maureen JohnsonEl l ingham Academy is known for the famous unsolved kidnapping of thefounder ’s wife and daughter. When true cr ime buff Stevie Bel l getsaccepted to El l ingham, she makes i t her mission to solve the case. A Good Gir l ’s Guide to Murder - Hol ly JacksonFive years ago, when popular senior Andie went missing, everyone wasquick to blame her boyfr iend Sal . When Pippa starts looking into thecase for a school project , she suspects there’s more to the story andsets out to prove Sal ’s innocence.

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