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The Giver Quartet: Book 1

The Giver

by Lois Lowry

Citation:

Lowry, L. (1993). The giver. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

Genre: Modern Fantasy/

Science Fiction

A major theme of this text set is accepting differences and overcoming the obstacles created by these differences. This novel is set in a society that values... (learn more about this book)

The Last Song

by Nicholas Sparks

Seventeen year-old Veronica “Ronnie” Miller’s life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her parents, especially her father… until her mother decides it... (learn more about this book)

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

by John Boyne

Bruno is a normal 9 year old boy who lives in Berlin with his parents and his sister, Gretel. Bruno lives in a wondrous 5 level house and likes his home, but he soon finds out he will be leaving soon. Bruno quickly decides he doesn’t like his new home. There are no other boys on the street to... (learn more about this book)

Looking for Alaska

by John Green

Miles "Pudge" Halter is abandoning his safe, boring life. Fascinated by the last words of famous people, Pudge leaves for boarding school to seek what a dying Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps." Pudge becomes encircled by friends whose lives are everything but safe and boring. Their nucleus... (learn more about this book)

The Fault in Our Stars

by John Green

Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 12, Hazel was prepared to die until, at 14, a medical miracle shrunk the tumours in her lungs... for now.

Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too; post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. And even... (learn more about this book)

Mia Hall: Book 1

If I Stay

by Gayle Forman

In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen year- old Mia Hall has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck... A sophisticated,... (learn more about this book)

The Body Finder: Book 1

The Body Finder

by Kimberly Derting

"The romance and the mystery in THE BODY FINDER were so intense that I didn't know whether to hold my breath or scream. I did know I wouldn't be getting anything done until I read the whole book." (Melissa Marr, author of WICKED LOVELY )

Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues:... (learn more about this book)

Catalyst

by Laurie Halse Anderson

Meet Kate Malone: a straight-A science and math geek, minister's daughter, ace long-distance runner, new girlfriend (to Mitchell "Early Decision Harvard" Pangborn III), unwilling family caretaker, and emotional avoidance champion. Kate manages her life by organizing it as logically as the... (learn more about this book)

Deadline

by Chris Crutcher

Ben Wolf has big things planned for his senior year. Had big things planned. Now what he has is some very bad news and only one year left to make his mark on the world. How can a pint-sized, smart-ass seventeen-year-old do anything significant in the nowheresville of Trout, Idaho? ... (learn more about this book)

Pretty Little Liars: Book 9

Twisted

by Sara Shepard

It’s been a year since the torturous notes from A stopped and the mystery of Alison DiLaurentis’s disappearance was finally put to rest. Now seniors in high school, Aria, Spencer, Hanna, and Emily are older, but they’re not any wiser. The pretty little liars have more secrets than ever—twisted... (learn more about this book)