High School Reads!

by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera Genre: Contemporary Fiction A chance meeting between two young men in a post office should mean nothing.  Except to Arthur and Ben it means everything.  Arthur has recently come out to his friends and family, but he has never had a boyfriend.  Ben has recently broken up with his first boyfriend and is at the post office trying to mail him a box of his personal things so that he can move on with his life.  Arthur and Ben talk for only a few minutes, but it seems that the universe has intervened and brought them together for some reason.  But they part ways without exchanging names or numbers...will the universe somehow bring them back together again?

Adapted by Ari Folman Illustrated by David Polonsky Lexile:  GN800 Genre:  Memoir, Graphic Novel For those who have read The Diary of a Young Girl , this graphic novel adaptation will give the reader new insights into the two years that Anne Frank and her family spent hidden away from the world in the secret annex.  This book uses direct quotations from Anne's original diary which are paired with beautiful illustrations that only adds to this already incredible story.