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?

by Ashley Hope Perez Lexile:  790 Genre:  Contemporary Fiction Azael is trying to remember.  How did the fight end?  Did anyone get hurt?  Why is he locked up? No one will answer his questions.  He keeps being told that he must remember.  But something isn't right this time because he has been locked up before.  The only people he has contact with is the person who brings his food and the person who brings him to observation.  Observation time is spent watching Lexi prepare for her trial.  Azael has a funny feeling that somehow they are connected.  If only he could remember...

by E.K. Johnston Lexile:  ??? Genre:  Realistic Fiction Hermione Winters has been waiting for her senior season as cheerleading captain for a long time. She and her best friend, Polly Olivier, are ready to take on the squad and all the challenges that come with leading a cheer team.  Things start out great as the team arrives at summer camp, but when someone puts something in Hermione's drink at the camp dance, her life changes forever.  She becomes the victim.  But she is also a survivor.

by Ashley Hope Perez Lexile:  680 Genre:  Realistic Fiction Marisa has dreams that include passing AP Calculus, graduating from high school, and going to a college where she can study engineering.  The problem is that her family does not value her dreams. They expect her to work hard to help her family succeed and think her first priority should be to get married and raise a family.  Marisa is caught in a struggle between what her family thinks is best and what she knows is best for herself.  Marisa will need to find the courage to stand up to her parents if she is going to realize the dreams she has set for herself.

by Chris Cleave Lexile: ??? Genre:  Contemporary Fiction This is the story of two women living two separate lives that are taking place on two separate continents.  When their paths converge through a tragedy, neither one will ever be the same.  It seemed like it would be a one time encounter, that they wouldn't possibly see each other ever again. But now two years later, they have come face to face and both have a story to tell.