High School Reads!

by Jay Coles Genre:  Realistic Fiction Marvin and Tyler are twin brothers and up until this year had been very close.  But lately, Marvin is sensing some changes with Tyler.  He's hanging out with different kids and he thinks that Tyler might possibly be involved in some illegal activities.  Tyler invites him to a party and Marvin decides to go along to keep an eye on his brother.  The party turns dangerous when it is raided by police and Tyler goes missing.  Marvin doesn't know what to do...and when he learns the truth about what happened to Tyler, he knows that his life will never be the same again.

by Karen M McManus Lexile:  730 Genre:  Realistic Fiction One afternoon, five students walk into detention because they have all been found with cell phones in their backpacks.  All 5 of them deny that the phones were theirs.  Is this somebody's idea of a joke?  One of the 5, Simon,  is the keeper of many secrets of students at Bayview High and he shares those secrets from time to time through an app he created.  Simon is keeping big secrets about the other 4 who are in detention with him that afternoon and Simon is the only one who doesn't make it out of the room alive.  Someone is lying about what happened that afternoon...but who?

by Nic Stone Lexile:  720 Genre:  Realistic Fiction Justyce McAllister is a bright boy with a bright future.  He attends an exclusive prep high school and has already been accepted to Yale.  But none of this matters on the night he is arrested because all the police officer sees is the color of his skin.  This incident forces Justyce and his friends to question the way society works and treats people based on their race.  Suddently Justyce is questioning everything about his life and what he stands for.  And then a horrible tragedy occurs forcing Justyce to take an even closer look at his life and his beliefs.  Justyce has some tough choices to make.  Which pathway will he take in moving on with his life?