Book+Recommendations+for+Independent+Reading

Refer to this list prior to book selection.

 * 1) ==== Find the genre that interests you the most ====
 * 2) ==== Click on the title to view the synopsis of the book (just scroll down the Amazon page) ====
 * 3) ==== If the book interests you, write down the title and author and locate the book in the library. If not, repeat steps 1-2 ====
 * 4) ==== If nothing interests you, use the links at the bottom of this page to help you find a book ====

__**Realistic Fiction (parental approval recommended for some of these!)**__ Tears of a Tiger (PG13) and Out of my Mind (G) by Sharon Draper Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt (PG) Crank by Ellen Hopkins (R) Looking for Alaska by John Green (R) Ironman by Chris Crutcher (PG13) Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin (G) Where the Red Fern Grows and The Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls (both PG) Peak by Roland Smith (G) Hoot by Carl Hiaasen (G) Holes by Louis Saachar (G) The Hatchet series by Gary Paulsen (PG)

__**Mystery**__ The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (PG) The 39 Clues series by various authors (PG) Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg (PG13) Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett (series) (G)

__**Historical Fiction**__ Incantation by Alice Hoffman (PG13) Copper Sun by Sharon Draper (PG13) Ties that Bind, Ties that Break by Lensey Namioka (PG)

__**Romance**__ The Summer I Turned Pretty (series) by Jenny Han (PG-PG13)

__**Fantasy**__ The Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, and Lost Heroes series by Rick Riordan (PG) Full Tilt, Bruiser, or the Unwind Trilogy by Neil Schusterman (PG-PG13) The Host by Stephanie Meyer and the Twilight series (PG13) The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling (PG) Graceling by Kristin Cashore (PG13) Poison by Chris Wooding (PG) The Ship Breaker series by Paolo Bacigalupi (PG13) The Lockdown series by Alexander Gordon Smith (PG13) Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle (PG) The Beautiful Creatures series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (PG) The I Am Number Four series by Pittacus Lore (PG) Wings (series) by Aprilynne Pike

__**Science Fiction/Dystopia**__ The Hunger Games (series) by Suzanne Collins (PG13) The Maze Runner (series) by James Dashner (PG13) The Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card (PG13) The Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld (PG) The Divergent series by Veronica Roth (PG-PG13)

__**Nonfiction**__ Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson (PG)

Don't see anything interesting? Try using these sites to find a book...

http://www.npr.org/2013/08/05/207315023/the-ultimate-backseat-bookshelf-100-must-reads-for-kids-9-14 [] [] [] [] [] [] []

...or, view these student-produced book trailers below!

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