Entering Grade 9
REALISTIC FICTION
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Looking for Alaska
by John Green Miles goes away to boarding school and falls for Alaska Young; funny, smart, & self destructive, Alaska leaves a wake of chaos behind her. |
 
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Twisted
by Laurie Halse Anderson After doing physical labor to pay for a graffiti stunt, Tyler attracts the attention of his secret crush and deals with school and family pressures. |
 
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky Charlie is a "wallflower"-- he observes his high school world from a distance-- until he meets some new friends that change the way he (and they) see things. |
 
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How it Went Down
by Kekla Magoon A young, unarmed black man is shot and killed by a white man. This book cycles through each of the perspectives of everyone involved; and everyone's perception is different. |
 
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When I Was the Greatest
by Jason Reynolds Living in a Brooklyn neighborhood known for guns and drugs, Ali, his sister, and their neighbors stay out of trouble, until they go to the wrong party. |
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The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas Starr Carter lives in a rough urban neighborhood and attends a posh suburban private school. When her childhood friend is shot by a police officer in front of her, Starr must choose to choose to remain silent or speak out, and both have ramifications. |
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Everything, Everything
by Nicola Yoon Maddy is allergic to the world; she lives in an air-locked house with her mother and longs to leave it. Olly moves in next door and romance from afar ensues. |
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The Serpent King
by Jeff Zentner Travis, Dill and Lydia are about to graduate from high school in their small Tennessee town and each are dealing with their impending futures in different ways. |