High School Summer Reading List - 2016
Transcript of High School Summer Reading List - 2016
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BlastFromthePast:
Chernow, Ron Alexander Hamilton
Donnelly, Jennifer Revolution
Hinds, Gareth The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Kleist, Reinhard The Boxer: The True Story of Holocaust Survivor Harry Haft
Larson, Erik Thunderstruck
Taylor, Chris
How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise
Black-EyedSusan:
Berry, Nina The Notorious Pagan Jones
Dessen, Sarah Saint Anything
Harmon, Michael Stick
Magoon, Kekla How it Went Down
Murphy, Julie Dumplin'
Reynolds, Jason The Boy in the Black Suit
Stratton, Allan Dogs
Tahir, Sabaa An Ember in the Ashes
Toten, Teresa The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B
Yoon, Nicola Everything, Everything
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Double-take:
Atwood, Kathryn Women Heroes of World War II: 26 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance, and Rescue
Engle, Margarita Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir
Gantos, Jack The Trouble in Me
Hohn, Donovan Moby Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea
Myers, Walter Dean Monster
Pyle, Kevin C. Bad for You: Exposing the War on Fun!
HeroesAmongUs:
Brown, Daniel
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Carmon, Irina Notorious RBG
Casey, Susan
Women Heroes of the American Revolution: 20 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Defiance, and Rescue
Westerfeld, Scott Zeroes
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Out-shoot,Out-think,Out-play:
Casey, Susan The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Oceans
Morgan, Alex Breakaway Skinner, Gard Game Slaves
LookAgain:
Abel, Jessica
Drawing Words & Writing Pictures: Making Comics: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond
Kaufman, Amie Illuminae Moskowitz, Hannah Not Otherwise Specified
Murray, Elizabeth
Overturning Wrongful Convictions: Science Serving Justice
Sedgwick, Marcus She Is Not Invisible
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OutofYourComfortZone:
Anderson, M.T.
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
Hanel, Rachel
Love & Profanity: A Collection of True, Tortured, Wild, Hilarious, Concise, and Intense Tales of Teenage Life
Hoose, Phillip M.
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club
King, A. S. I Crawl Through It
Shusterman, Neal Challenger Deep
Weir, Andy The Martian
NotAsItSeems:
Cypess, Leah Death Sworn
Donnelly, Jennifer These Shallow Graves
Knudsen, Michelle Evil Librarian
Seidman, David What if I'm an Atheist?: A Teen's Guide to Exploring a Life Without Religion
Sharpe, Tess Far From You
Home,Sweet,Home:
Arnold, David Mosquitoland
Bausum, Ann Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights
Frydenborg, Kay Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World's Favorite Treat
Kinsella, Sophie Finding Audrey
Maberry, Jonathan Rot & Ruin Mandel, Emily St. John Station Eleven: A Novel
Oakes, Stephanie The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
TheStruggleIsReal:
Grisham, John The Firm
Lu, Marie Young Elites Reber, Deborah
Chill: Stress-Reducing Techniques for a More Balanced, Peaceful You
Smith, Rachelle Lee Speaking Out: Queer Youth in Focus Thrash, Maggie Honor Girl
Joy&Pain:
Benwell, Sarah The Last Leaves Falling
Gardner, Sally Maggot Moon
Niven, Jennifer All the Bright Places
Reynolds, Jason All American Boys
GameChanger:
Gallagher, Monica Part-Time Princesses
Gilliland, Ben Rocket Science for the Rest of Us
Jackson, Aurelia Google: How Larry Page & Sergey Brin Changed the Way We Search the Web
Keil, Melissa Life in Outer Space
Maushart, Susan The Winter of Our Disconnect
Plain, Nancy This Strange Wilderness: The Life and Art of John James Audubon
Wein, Elizabeth Black Dove, White Raven
FindYourself:
Abel, Jessica Mastering Comics
Albertalli, Becky Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda
Dunkle, Elena Elena Vanishing
Manzano, Sonia Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx
Rowell, Rainbow Carry On: The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow
Woodson, Jacqueline Brown Girl Dreaming