High School Reads!

by John Green and David Levithan Lexile:  930 Genre:  Realistic Fiction Will Grayson meets Will Grayson in a porn shop in Chicago one night.  Will Grayson has struggled with how to be a good friend to Tiny Cooper while the other Will Grayson has struggled with depression and how to tell his mom and his friends that he is gay.  Both of the Will Graysons have a lot to learn from Tiny who is busy producing a self written school musical.  How they all came to be in the same place at the same time is an unusual story, but this chance meeting is going to change all 3 of their lives in ways that none of them expects.

by John Green Lexile:  840 Genre:  Realistic Fiction Life for Aza isn't easy.  She wants to be a good daughter, a good student, and a good friend. But she is often locked in a spiral of her own thinking that makes it nearly impossible to be the person she wants to be and the person that others want her to be.  When her best friend, Daisy, decides they should investigate the disappearance of a fugitive billionaire, Aza reunites with his son Davis, a friend from the past. Aza is going to have to face her fears if she is wants to get healthy and move on with her life. 

by Jessie Ann Foley Genre:  Realistic Fiction Wendy Boychuck's life was shattered when her father, a police officer, was arrested, convicted and put away in jail for a long time.  Wendy thought the best way to rebuild her life was to start high school with a fresh start which meant turning her back on her life long friend, Alexis, and doing whatever it took to become popular.  So now Wendy is best friends with Kenzie, Sapphire, and Emily, and even though she doesn't always agree with how they act and how they treat people, Wendy goes along with it.  But when Kenzie sets her sights on tormenting Alexis, Wendy has a tough choice to make.  Does she continue to follow Kenzie or does she stand up for what is right?  Each choice has its own consequences that Wendy is going to have to deal with.