Here are our favorite books for High school Teens … Enjoy!
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie. Junior was born with 6 extra teeth, too much fluid on his brain and belongs to a Native American Tribe in the state of Washington where, to top it all off, he gets beaten up pretty much daily. Junior is also really funny!
City of Thieves - David Benioff. Lev has to find 12 eggs or he gets a bullet to the back of the head. Hooked yet?!
The Dead and the Gone - Susan Beth Pfeffer When the moon gets knocked closer to the Earth and the world suffers catastrophic environmental changes, Alex struggles to keep himself and his two younger sisters alive in Manhattan.
Divergent- Veronica Roth In a future dystopian Chicago, fragmented and split into 5 factions, 16 year old Tris must decide which one she faction she belongs to. But Tris has a secret which could get her killed.
Ender’s Game- Orson Scott Card Ender is removed from his family and placed in military school where the commanders ostracize and isolate him to train him in the art of war … Riveting stuff!
Everything Matters!- Ron Currie Jr. What if you, immediately upon being born, knew when, where and how you were going to die? How would you live your life? This is one man’s story: unstoppable, breath-taking and powerful!
Fire - Kristin Cashore Fire has a very special ability, but refuses to use mind control until war breaks out between kingdoms and she must use her power to keep those she loves safe.
The Good Thief - Hannah Tinti When Ren was an infant, someone chopped off his left hand and his story gets only more compelling from there, as this is a supreme adventure!
Haroun and the Sea of Stories - Salmon Rushdie What if Harry Potter were even more whimsical and the setting of the story even stranger than Hogwarts?! You might have this gem of a unique fantasy!
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien This fantasy is filled with magic, sword play, and a heroic cast of characters who go on a quest for the ages!
If I Stay - Gayle Forman Not dead, but not alive, 17 year old Mia watches her family and friends at the hospital and reminiscences on her life as she decides if she’ll stay or go.
Looking for Alaska - John Green Miles is going to boarding school in Alabama and the people he meets, befriends, and loses will change him irrevocably.
Marcelo in the Real World - Francisco X. Stork 17 year old Marcelo has an Asperger’s like form of Autism. His father worries the special schools and treatment is not preparing Marcelo to interact with the “real world” and has him spend one summer working in the mailroom of his law firm.
Maus I and II - Art Spiegelman A unique, horrifying and gut-wrenching story that pares incredibly with extremely detailed and well-crafted artwork!
The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay This book is filled with drama, memorable characters and flashes of sport-writing brilliance. More so than anything, this is a tale about a survivor, a tough kid who will inspire you!
Revolution - Jennifer Donnelly Andi, desperate and suicidal, the American teen is taken to Paris by her ever-absent father where discovering a mysterious diary from the French Revolution helps her through her anger and grief.
Rule of the Bone - Russell Banks ‘Bone’ runs away from home and must find his own way on the streets in this gritty tale by one great American writer.
Whale Talk - Chris Crutcher. The athletic but subversive TJ refused to participate until his school forms a swim team. Recruiting only the bullied or marginalized students, the situation turns nasty as TJ fights against the school and the community.
Zane’s Trace - Allan Wolf. Zane has hypergraphia, the compulsion to write and he believes what he writes come true, including killing his grandfather.
