High School Reads!

by Cassandra Clare Lexile:  750 Genre:  Fantasy The war is over and Clary is back to living in New York, but her life is far from returning to normal. She has decided to train as a Shadowhunter and learn more about the unique power she possess.  Life seems to be settling into a routine with Jace, Simon, and Isabelle and even Clary's mom seems to be happy as wedding plans are in the works for Jocelyn and Luke.  But then Jace starts acting strangely, and Clary can't figure out why.  He says he loves her, but his actions don't live up to his words.

by Chris Crutcher Lexile:  880 Genre:  Realistic Fiction Ben Wolf has just realized a whole new meaning of the word deadline.  His doctor has just told him that his senior year in high school will be his last year.  Ever.  He decides to keep his diagnosis a secret and proceeds to plan out an amazing year filled with all the things he has always wanted to do. This includes trying out for the football team and trying to get the perfect Dallas Suzuki to notice him.  Will Ben really be able to keep this all a secret?

by Laurie Halse Anderson Lexile:  580 Genre:  Historical Fiction Mattie is living in Philadelphia in the summer of 1793.  She is there to help run her family business and things are fine until a fever sweeps through the streets.  People are dying rapidly and Mattie is afraid.  Her grandmother convinces her to escape the city with her grandfather. but she wonders if her life will ever be the same.

by Suzanne Collins Lexile: 800 Genre: Science Fiction The final book of the Hunger Games trilogy is here! Katniss' home in District 12 has been destroyed, so District 13 has become her new home. Now she must decide whether to trust the rebels and become the Mockingjay and fight to over throw the Capitol once and for all. Will Katniss accept this new challenge and fight to the end?

by Suzanne Collins Lexile: 820 Genre: Science Fiction Katniss and Peeta survived the Hunger Games and are now at home in District 12 where they should be living happily ever after.  But they're not...there seems to be feelings of rebellion against the Capitol and Katniss seems to have emerged as the symbol of this rebellion. The Capitol is not pleased and is going to great lengths to make her life miserable. However, she never anticipated just how far they would take things...

by Suzanne Collins Lexile: 810 Genre: Science Fiction The Capitol is a harsh and cruel land who keeps its outlying districts in check by forcing them to send one girl and one boy to participate in the Hunger Games each year. 12 boys and 12 girls fight on national tv until one survivor is left alive. Basically, if your name is called, it's a death sentence. Katniss Everdeen is 16 when her 12 year old sister's name is drawn. Without thinking, she steps forward to take her place, and changes her destiny forever.

by Neil Gaiman Lexile: 820 Genre:  Fantasy Nobody "Bod" Owens is being raised in a graveyard after his family is brutally murdered. His guardian, the mysterious Silas, and his new parents, Mr. and Mrs. Owens, do their best to protect him from the evil man Jack who wishes to destroy him. Bod struggles with whether or not he should leave the safety of the graveyard...