Entering Grade 9
REALISTIC FICTION
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Dear Evan Hansen
by Val Emmich When a letter that was never meant to be seen by anyone draws high school senior Evan Hansen into a family's grief over the loss of their son, he is given the chance of a lifetime: to belong. He just has to stick to a lie he never meant to tell, that the notoriously troubled Connor Murphy was his secret best friend. |
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On the Come Up
by Angie Thomas Bri is the daughter an underground hip hop legend who died when she was young. She has dreams of filling her father's shoes until she goes viral for all the wrong reasons. |
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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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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. |