BOOK CHOICES

(incoming 10th-12th graders)

Memoir: Proud: Living My American Dream by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad shares how her faith, hard work, and fierce determination helped her reach her athletic and personal goals.

Graphic Memoir: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei

Actor and activist George Takei uses the format of a graphic novel to tell the story of his family’s imprisonment in the...

Mystery: The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Abandoned in the woods, Kira was rescued by and adopted into the Bennett family. Years later, another girl has gone missing, and the...

Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Scythe by Neal Shusterman

In a futuristic world where disease has been eliminated, scythes are the only ones who can end lives. Citra and Rowan are chosen to...

Romance: Don't Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno

Rosa believes that the women in her family are cursed by the sea, so she has spent her life avoiding the water and love. She is making...

Contemporary: After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay

Bunny transfers to a new school to have a real chance at a basketball future, but his best friend Nasir can’t forgive him. When Nasir’s...

Young Adult: A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

2002 is an especially difficult time to be a Muslim teen, but Shirin finds that she is able to navigate the unkind world around her with...

Spanish-Language: Gabi, Fragmentos de una Adolescente escrito por Isabel Quintero

Gabi Hernández está en su último año de high school y escribe en su diario todo lo que le pasa: las solicitudes a las universidades, la...