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SPOILER ALERT! THIS IS THE THIRD BOOK IN A SUPERLATIVE SERIES. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THIS ONE AND THIS ONE, STOP NOW AND COME BACK WHEN YOU HAVE! THANK YOU!!

Now that THAT'S out of the way, let's talk turkey, my equally obsessed Diviner fan peeps! The voluminous third volume of Libba Bray's 1920's fantasy/horror epic pulls together the disparate threads of the first two books while setting the stage for a sumptuous conclusion. Here, our intrepid Diviners begin formal training to sharpen their spooky skills for a showdown with the King of Crows (aka the man in the stovepipe hat) who finally introduces himself and reveals that he is mostly responsible for letting all those murderous ghosts into New York City. (I say mostly because, well, it's complicated. You'll see.)

Drawing strength from finally coming together, the united Diviners force Uncle Will and Sister Walker to reveal what they know about the mysterious Project Buffalo and the role of the US government, and... are immediately sorry they did. Because in this instance, knowing the truth not only doesn't set them free but just might get them killed. And individually, they are wrestling with personal demons that are every bit as scary as the supernatural baddies they do battle with. Evie, Sam and Jericho are trapped in an impossible love triangle, Theta's ugly past comes home to haunt her (and how!), Mabel is forced to decide between peaceful activism or rebellious violence, Memphis has his trust broken by two of the most important people in his life, Ling struggles with her sexuality and Henry hides a broken heart beneath his carefree swagger. Meanwhile, the Shadow Men are knocking off anyone and everyone who knows anything about Project Buffalo, Blind Bill is NOT who he seems, someone dear dies and someone we THOUGHT was dead may actually be alive. In addition, there are roller coaster romances, sexy encounters, ghosts with teeth and secret assassins with piano wire. And of course, Bray also manages to make some timely, thought provoking parallels between the 1920's and the emotionally fraught, oppressive, deceptive time we're living in now. I mean, come on. It really doesn't get any bigger, better or more badass than this. Get all caught up and then grab this latest volume toot sweet!

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SPOILER ALERT! THIS IS THE THIRD BOOK IN A SUPERLATIVE SERIES. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THIS ONE AND THIS ONE, STOP NOW AND COME BACK WHEN YOU HAVE! THANK YOU!! Now that THAT'S out of the way, let's talk turkey, my equally obsessed Diviner fan peeps!

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BOOKS I'VE READ (NOT SO) RECENTLY! | #20

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18 Great Books You Probably Haven't Read

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Earlier this week, Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick and NCTE President-Elect and Program Chair for the 2018 NCTE Annual Convention Franki Sibberson traveled to Houston, Texas, to meet with teachers from the Houston Independent School District. Franki is a huge proponent of reading and student-driven reading choices, so it came as no surprise that her presentation focused on sharing some of her favorite books.

With spring break just around the corner, we thought you might be interested in checking out some of her recommendations too!
Poetry
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World by Susan Hood

Bravo! Poems about Amazing Hispanics by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rafael López

Read! Read! Read! by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater, illustrated by Ryan O'Rourke
Wordless Picture Books
Small Things by Mel Tregonning

Owl Bat Bat Owl by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick

Little Fox in the Forest by Stephanie Graegin
Picture Books with Important Messages
Love by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Loren Long

Come with Me by Holly M. McGhee, illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre

Beyond the Pond by Joseph Kuefler

The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld

Windows by Julia Denos, illustrated by E. B. Goodale

The Digger and the Flower and Rulers of the Playground by Joseph Kuefler
Recent Award-Winning Books I Love
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James (Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King Honor Book)

Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly (Newbery Medal Winner)

Shelter by Céline Claire, illustrated by Qin Leng (Huck Award Recommended Book)

Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Shari Green (Schneider Family Book Award Winner)

Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem by Patricia Newman (Sibert Medal Winner)
Middle Grade Novels
Refugee by Alan Gratz

Amina's Voice by Hena Khan

Forever, or a Long, Long Time by Caela Carter

Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk

The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Wishtree by Katherine Applegate

Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar

Chester and Gus by Cammie McGovern
Brand New/Hot off the Press Books
Islandborn by Junot Díaz, illustrated by Leo Espinosa

The Creativity Project: An Awesometastic Story Collection by Colby Sharp

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
Nonfiction Picture Books
Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson, illustrated by Frank Morrison

I am Not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer, illustrated by Gillian Newland

The Hidden Life of a Toad by Doug Wechsler

Blue Sky White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers, illustrated by Shawn Harris

How to be an Elephant by Katherine Roy

Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability by Shane Burcaw, photographs by Matt Carr

Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees by Mary Beth Leatherdale, illustrated by Eleanor Shakespeare
My Recent Recommended Adult/YA Reading
Eleanor Olipant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Tradition by Brendan Kiely

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

Heart Talk: Poetric Wisdom for a Better Life by Cleo Wade
2018 Books I Am Excited to Read Soon
Drawn Together by Minh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat

Good Rosie! by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Harry Bliss

Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead, illustrated by Nicholas Gannon

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

Rebound by Kwame Alexander

Sometimes You Fly by Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt
How Do I Find Books? We Need Diverse Books Nerdy Book Club A Year of Reading
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Earlier this week, Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick and NCTE President-Elect and Program Chair for the 2018 NCTE Annual Convention Franki Sibberson traveled to Houston, Texas, to meet with teachers from the Houston Independent School District. Franki is a huge proponent of reading and student-driven reading choices, so it came as no surprise that her presentation focused on sharing some of her favorite books.

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For students: entertaining podcasts all about must-read books! For teachers: Play one at the beginning or end of class. Share with students to help them find more to read.

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By Kelly Jensen on

Podcasts have steadily increased in popularity over the last handful of years. According to Edison Research, in 2017, 40 percent of Americans over the age of 12 listened to a podcast and nearly 25 percent had listened to one in the month prior to the survey. Even more eye-opening: 42 million Americans listen to a podcast weekly.

If you're new to the world of podcasts or have found them to be an excellent addition to your life and are seeking out more, here are a few young adult literature-focused selections that will not only help up your librarian game but also entertain and expand your reading world.

With Teen Creeps, comedians Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai dig into the teen pulp classics of their youth. Every week, they select a book that they read together-and invite listeners to join them-and then dissect it. This hilarious podcast is unafraid to read aloud some of the most cringe-worthy passages, but it's all done with love for these books and the culture surrounding them. The podcast is conversational and explicit at times, so it may not be the best one to listen to at work. Be ready to walk down memory lane or be compelled to pick up one of these.

Great episodes to start with: Episode 34 "I Know What You Did Last Summer," Episode 72 "The Face on the Milk Carton," and #58 "My Sweet Audrina." Check out the duo's reading schedule.

Young adult writer and evangelist Sarah Enni hosts the weekly First Draft with Sarah Enni. The interview-centered podcast focuses on the writing and publishing process of YA and middle grade writers and has featured guests such as Maggie Stiefvater, Brandy Colbert, Marie Lu, and Sabaa Tahir. In addition to offering interesting insight into how authors write their books, the program also providesbook recommendations galore. This is an awesome listen for learning more about favorite and new authors. Enni's passion and knowledge inform her thoughtful and candid interviews.

Great episodes to start with: "Stephanie Sabol: Executive Director, Brand Management at Penguin Young Readers," "Anna-Marie McLemore," and "Sabaa Tahir."

Want even more author interviews? You'll want to tune in to 88 Cups of Tea with Yin Chang. Chang explores writing process with a wide variety of YA authors, as well as others within the book and publishing world, including TV writers, literary agents, and more. There are discussions about the nitty-gritty of writing, with plenty of airtime given to the reading life. This is a perfect listen for those who want to hear more from favorite and emerging writers, as well as those who are engaged in writing themselves. Chang crafts engaging questions, and she has a clear understanding of how to tailor her interviews to each of her guests.

Great episodes to start with: "Gloria Chao: Exploring Cultural Identity Through Storytelling," "Holly Black: Navigating the World of Contemporary Fantasy and Finding Your Community," and "Nic Stone: Thriving In Our Art and Asking Tough Questions." Check out the podcast's exhaustive show notes.

Text Messages is a podcast collaboration between the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association, produced by Read Write Think. Former English teacher Jennifer Buehler served as host of the podcast. Though it no longer produces new episodes, there is still a treasure trove of old episodes to discover. Aimed at adults who work with teen readers, Text Messages offered roughly an episode each month for eight years, highlighting the issues surrounding working with books and young readers. Not only are there plenty of book recommendations (and many backlist mentions) but there are also great discussions about bettering your own work as a reading advocate. The themes are timely and timeless, and periodic interviews add even more depth and variety to the show.

Great episodes to start with: Episode 84 "Being a YA Lit Advocate," Episode 76 "Life After High School," and Episode 82 "Appreciating Audiobooks."

Put a Blurb on It is a bimonthly podcast hosted by Yash Kesanakurthy and Ardo Omer, two Canadian bloggers and book enthusiasts. The show provides a wide variety of YA and comic recommendations, as well as discussion of important pop culture news, all of it with a lighthearted and humorous tone. Both hosts are women of color, and conversations involving diversity and inclusivity are front and center. In a recent episode, YA author Jason Reynolds joined the pair for an interview. This is a newer podcast, but it's one to watch and easy to share with teen listeners.

Great episodes to start with: Start from the beginning!

You can learn more about the podcast, including where to find some of the visuals, such as book covers, discussed on the show, on its Facebook page.

If you're a fan of speculative YA fiction, then Cast of Wonders is the perfect listen for you. This is a scripted, serialized podcast that each week treats listeners to a short story in the speculative YA fiction genre. Some are pulled from print or digital publications, while others are original tales written by the Cast of Wonders team. Share this podcast with patrons who are fans of audiobooks, as it takes the same format but showcases short stories in the YA world, which can be easy to miss or overlook.

Great episodes to start with: Use their extensive web archive to find a speculative genre or subgenre you're interested in, and go from there.

And finally, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the Hey YA podcast, hosted by young adult author and literary agent Eric Smith and myself. This biweekly podcast is produced and distributed by Book Riot and focuses solely on the world of YA lit. Each episode talks about current news, highlights books on various topics of interest to young adult readers, and leaves you with a to-be-read list that only grows and grows. The focus is, and always will be, on readers who love to read and think about the YA books they're reading.

Great episodes to start with: Episode 11 "Like The Fast and the Furious: Family!," Episode 9 "Sorry, But You're Old," and Episode 3 "Is The Alien Rich?"

One question remains for me: Where are the podcasts by teens about YA books? Are there any libraries working with and featuring young people to create teen lit-focused podcasts? Please mention in the comments, and suggest any other choices I might have missed.

See also:

Kelly Jensen is a former librarian-turned-editor for Book Riot. Along with maintaining her long-running YA blog Stacked, she has edited two anthologies for young adults. Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World is available now, and (Don't) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start The Conversation About Mental Health will be available in October 2018.

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Book Trailers for Middle and High School Students - YouTube

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BookYap is a web app that helps you get smart book recommendations. The app suggests books based on your reading habits and has a huge collection of over 650,000 books in its database.

You start using the app by searching for a book or a keyword. If you are not sure what exactly you are looking for, try the amazing filters BookYap has got on its homepage. The filters aren't based on genre, but on types of personalities. From Alpha Male to Hopeful Romantic and World Traveler, there is a section for everyone. You don't have to sign up to use the app, but if you are a registered user, you will see that the recommendations improve over time.

BookYap

Since it has been so long since I actually read a book, I tried the Detective section of the app for some recommendations. The interface is gorgeous with Web 2.0 elements and colors. Suggested books are displayed with their covers as thumbnails. Each book is accompanied by its rating and you have the option to vote on it or add it to your wishlist. To read the synopsis of the book, just hover over the title.

To the left of the listing is the advanced filter. Just like the homepage, these filters have some awesome features too. Apart from filtering books based on their ratings, publication date and genre, you can search for books based on their current popularity. That's right, just move the slider to find the books with the right level of buzz. An option to find books based on their length is available as well. You can also share interesting books, and your reviews of them, with your Facebook friends and Twitter followers.

BookYap is free for everyone and the recommendations get better over time. Once you find a book that is worth a read, click on Buy This Book and you will be take to the Amazon bookstore to complete the purchase. I strongly suggest the app for bookworms and casual reader alike. Go ahead and bookmark it!

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Reading lists by Penny Kittle and her high school students

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List curated by Nancy Atwell and high school students.

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CTL graduates become voracious readers: that's a fact. But after 8th grade-and without booktalks and classroom libraries-it can be hard to find books for pleasure reading. Nancie created these lists of recommended titles for high school guys and girls looking for the next level of great books to read independently. If you're a CTL alum who's found a great book that's not on the list, would you give Krista a call? We'd love to add your beloved new titles and spread the word.

Pleasure Reading for High School Guys

Adams, Douglas The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
Adigo, AravindThe White Tiger
Alexie, ShermanFlight and Wardances
Anderson, M.T.The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: The Pox Party
and The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: The Kingdom on the Waves
Atwood, MargaretA Handmaid's Tale
Banks, RussellRule of the Bone
Barker, PatRegeneration
Bauby, Jean-DominiqueThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Benioff, DavidCity of Thieves
Bissinger, H.G.Friday Night Lights
BolaÃ±o, RobertoThe Savage Detectives
Bradbury, RayFahrenheit 451
Bryson, BillA Short History of Nearly Everything, The Thunderbolt Kid, and
A Walk in the Woods
Bowden, MarkBlackhawk Down
Burgess, AnthonyA Clockwork Orange
Carroll, JimThe Basketball Diaries
Chabon, MichaelThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, The Yiddish
Policeman's Union, Wonder Boys and Manhood for Amateurs
Cheever, John The Wapshot Chronicles
Diamond, JaredGuns, Germs, and Steel
Dick, PhillipMan in the High Castle
Dawidoff, NicholasThe Crowd Sounds Happy
Doctorow, E.L.Ragtime, The March, and The Book of Daniel
Draper, SharonCopper Sun
Dumas, AlexanderThe Count of Monte Cristo
Eggers, DaveA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, What Is
the What, and Zeitoun
Ellison, RalphThe Invisible Man
Fleming, KeithThe Boy with a Thorn in His Side
Foer, Jonathan SafranExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Frazier, CharlesCold Mountain
Gaiman, NeilAmerican Gods and Anansi Boys
Galloway, GregoryAs Simple as Snow
Garland, AlexThe Beach
Gladwell, MalcolmBlink, The Tipping Point, and Outliers
Golding, WilliamLord of the Flies
Gore, AlAn Inconvenient Truth
Griffin, John HowardBlack Like Me
Guest, JudithOrdinary People
Guterson, DavidSnow Falling on Cedars
Haddon, MarkThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Haig, MattThe Dead Fathers Club
Harding, PaulTinkers
Heller, JosephCatch-22
Herbert, FrankDune
Hijuelos, OscarDark Dude
Hillenbrand, LauraSeabiscuit
Hornby, NickHigh Fidelity, About a Boy, and Slam
Hosseini, KhaledThe Kite Runner
Huxley, AldousBrave New World
Irving, JohnThe Ciderhouse Rules, Hotel New Hampshire,
A Prayer for Owen Meany, and The World According to Garp
Ishiguro, KazuoNever Let Me Go
Jones, LloydMr. Pip
Joravsky, BenHoop Dreams
Junger, SebastianWar
Kesey, KenOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
King, StephenThe Shining
Kingsolver, BarbaraThe Lacuna
Kneale, MatthewWhen We Were Romans
Koertge, RonThe Burn Journals
Korman, GordonJake Reinvented
Kovic, RonBorn on the Fourth of July
Krakauer, JohnInto Thin Air and Into the Wild
Lee, HarperTo Kill a Mockingbird
Lehane, DennisMystic River
London, JackThe Call of the Wild
Lovell, James and Jeffrey KlugerApollo 13
Ludlum, Robert The Bourne trilogy
Maclean, NormanYoung Men and Fire
McCarthy, CormacThe Crossing, The Road, and No Country for Old Men
McEwan, IanAtonement and Saturday
Mailer, NormanThe Naked and the Dead
Martel, YannLife of Pi
Martinez, A. LeeGil's All-Fright Diner
McCann, ColinLet the Great World Spin
McCormick, PatriciaPurple Heart
Mezrich, BenBringing Down the House
Moehringer, J.R.The Tender Bar
Mosley, Walter47
Nasar, SylviaA Beautiful Mind
Nicholls, DavidOne Day
Obama, BarackDreams from My Father
O'Brien, Patrick The Master and Commander series
O'Brien, TimThe Things They Carried, If I Die in a Combat Zone
and Going After Cacciato
O'Neill, JosephNetherland
Prachett, TerryNation
Proulx, E. AnnieThe Shipping News
Remarque, Erich MariaAll Quiet on the Western Front
Rice, AnneInterview with the Vampire
Rich, SimonAnt Farm
Robbins, TomEven Cowgirls Get the Blues
Robinson, LewisWater Dogs
Roth, PhillipGood-bye, Columbus and The Human Stain
Rushdie, SalmanHaroun and the Sea of Stories and Luka and the Fire of Life
Russo, RichardEmpire Falls
Sacco, JoePalestine and Safe Area Gorazde
Sagan, CarlContact
Salinger, J.D.Catcher in the Rye
Satrapi, MarjanePersepolis and Persepolis II
Schiff, DavidBeautiful Boy
Sedaris, DavidDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Naked,
and Me Talk Pretty One Day
Sharra, MichaelThe Killer Angels
Shepard, JimProject X
Silverstein, KenThe Radioactive Boy Scout
Spiegelman, ArtMaus I and Maus II
Swofford, AnthonyJarhead
Tartt, DonnaThe Secret History
Tinti, HannahThe Good Thief
Trumbo, DaltonJohnny Got His Gun
Updike, JohnThe Centaur, Couples, and the Rabbit trilogy
Vizzini, NedBe More Chill and It's Kind of a Funny Story
Vonnegut, KurtWelcome to the Monkey House, Armageddon in Retrospect,
Slapstick, and Slaughterhouse-Five
Walls, JeanetteThe Glass Castle
Whitehead, ColsonSag Harbor
Wiesel, ElieNight
Wolff, TobiasIn Pharaoh's Army, Our Story Begins, Old School,
and This Boy's Life
Wright, RichardNative Son and Black Boy
Wroblewski, DavidThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Young, Rusty and Thomas McFaddenMarching Powder
Zusak, MarkusThe Book Thief and I Am the Messenger
Zinn, HowardA People's History of the United States

Pleasure Reading for High School Girls

Allende, IsabelThe House of the Spirits, Ines of My Soul and Island Beneath the Sea
Anderson, Laurie HalseSpeak
Atkinson, KateBehind the Scenes at the Museum
Atwood, MargaretAlias Grace, The Blind Assassin, Cat's Eye,
The Handmaid's Tale, Moral Disorder, and Surfacing
Austen, JaneEmma, Pride and Prejudice, and Mansfield Park
Bank, MelissaThe Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing and The Wonder Spot
Banks, RussellRule of the Bone and The Sweet Hereafter
Barker, PatRegeneration
Bauby, Jean-DominiqueThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Beattie, AnnChilly Scenes of Winter
Bloom, AmyWhere the God of Love Hangs Out
Bronte, CharlotteJane Eyre
Byatt, A.S.Possession
Chabon, MichaelWonder Boys and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier
and Clay
Chang, JungWild Swans
Cheever, JohnThe Wapshot Chronicles
Colwin, LaurieHappy All the Time, Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object
Desai, KiranThe Inheritance of Loss
Diamond, JaredGuns, Germs, and Steel
Doctorow, E.L.The Book of Daniel and Ragtime
Donnelly, JenniferA Northern Light
Dorris, MichaelA Yellow Raft in Blue Water
Draper, SharonCopper Sun
Dudman, MarthaAugusta Gone
DuMaurier, DaphneRebecca
Edwards, KimThe Memory Keeper's Daughter
Eggers, DaveA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and Zeitoun
Enright, AnneThe Gathering
Eugenides, JeffreyMiddlesex and The Virgin Suicides
Fitch, JanetWhite Oleander
Fitzgerald, F. ScottThe Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night
Foer, Jonathan SafranExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Forster, E.M.Howard's End and A Room with a View
Fowler, KarenThe Jane Austen Book Club
Fowles, JohnThe French Lieutenant's Woman
Franzen, JonathanThe Corrections
Frazier, CharlesCold Mountain
Freudenberger, NeilLucky Girls
Galloway, GregoryAs Simple As Snow
Gilbert, ElizabethStern Men
Gladwell, MalcolmBlink, The Tipping Point, and Outliers
Golding, WilliamLord of the Flies
Green, HannahI Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Griffin, John HowardBlack Like Me
Guest, JudithOrdinary People
Haig, MattThe Dead Fathers Club
Harding, PaulTinkers
Harris, JaneThe Observations
Harris, JoanneChocolat
Haddon, MarkThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Haruf, KenPlainsong
Hoffman, AliceAt Risk
Hornby, NickAbout a Boy and High Fidelity
Irving, JohnCiderhouse Rules, The Hotel New Hampshire
A Prayer for Owen Meany, and The World According to Garp
Ishiguro, KazuoNever Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day
Janzen, RhodaMennonite in a Little Black Dress
Johnson, DianeLe Divorce
Johnson, JoyceMinor Characters
Jones, LloydMr. Pip
Karr, MaryCherry, Liar's Club, and Lit
Kaysen, SusannaGirl, Interrupted
Kidd, Sue MonkThe Secret Life of Bees
Kingsolver, BarbaraAnimal Dreams, The Bean Trees
The Lacuna, and The Poisonwood Bible
Kneale, MatthewWhen We Were Romans
Koertge, RonThe Burn Journals
Krakauer, JohnInto the Wild and Into Thin Air
Krauss, NicholeThe History of Love
Lamott, AnneBlue Shoe
Lee, HarperTo Kill a Mockingbird
Letts, BillieWhere the Heart Is
Levy, AndreaA Small Island
Lockhart, E.The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
McCann, ColinLet the Great World Spin
McCarthy, MaryA Charmed Life and The Group
McEwan, IanAtonement
Marquez, Gabriel GarciaLove in the Time of Cholera
and One Hundred Years of Solitude
Martin, SteveShopgirl
Messud, ClaireThe Emperor's Children
Minot, SusanEvening and Monkeys
Moody, RickThe Ice Storm
Moore, LorrieBirds of America, A Gate at the Stairs, and Who Will
Run the Frog Hospital?
Morrison, ToniBeloved, The Bluest Eye, and A Mercy
Munro, AliceDance of the Happy Shades, Friend of My Youth
Lives of Girls and Women, The Love of a Good Woman, Runaway
and Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You
Nabukov, VladimirLolita and Pale Fire
Nafisi, AzarReading Lolita in Tehran
Nasar, SylviaA Beautiful Mind
Nicholls, DavidOne Day
Oates, Joyce CarolWe Were the Mulvaneys
Obama, BarackDreams from My Father
O'Brien, TimThe Things They Carried
Ondaatje, MichaelThe English Patient
Patchett, AnneBel Canto and Truth and Beauty: A Friendship
Perotta, TomElection
Pessl, MarishaSpecial Topics in Calamity Physics
Plath, SylviaThe Bell Jar
Prose, FrancineGoldengrove
Proulx, E. AnnieThe Shipping News
Robinson, MarilynGilead and Housekeeping
Reichl, RuthTender at the Bone
Rich, SimonAnt Farm
Rosoff, MegThe Bride's Farewell, How I Live Now, and What I Was
Roth, PhilipGood-bye Columbus and The Human Stain
Roy, ArundhatiThe God of Small Things
Rushdie, SalmanHaroun and the Sea of Stories and Luka and the Fire of Life
Russo, RichardEmpire Falls
Salinger, J.D.The Catcher in the Rye
Satrapi, MarjanePersepolis and Persepolis II
Schiff, DavidBeautiful Boy
Sebold, AliceLovely Bones
Sedaris, DavidDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Me Talk Pretty Some Day, and Naked
Shields, CarolUnless
Simpson, MonaAnywhere But Here
Sittenfeld, CurtisPrep
Smiley, JaneA Thousand Acres
Smith, AliThe Accidental
Smith, AlisonName All the Animals
Smith, DodieI Capture the Castle
Smith, ZadieOn Beauty and White Teeth
Spencer, ScottWaking the Dead
Stewart, LeahThe Myth of You and Me
Stegner, WallaceAngle of Repose and Crossing to Safety
Stockett, KathrynThe Help
Strout, ElizabethAmy and Isabelle and Olive Kitteridge
Sullivan, J. CourtneyCommencement
Tan, AmyThe Joy Luck Club
Tartt, DonnaThe Secret History
Tinti, HannahThe Good Thief
Toews, MiriamA Complicated Kindness
Trillin, CalvinAbout Alice, Remembering Denny, and others
Updike, JohnThe Centaur, Couples, The Witches of Eastwick, and
the Rabbit series
Vonnegut, Jr., KurtSlapstick, Welcome to the Monkey House, and
Slaughterhouse Five
Walbert, KateA Short History of Women
Wall, JeanetteThe Glass Castle
Waugh, EvelynBrideshead Revisited
Wharton, EdithHouse of Mirth
Woolf, VirginiaTo the Lighthouse and A Room of One's Own
Wright, RichardNative Son and Black Boy
Wroblewski, DavidThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Young, Rusty and Thomas McFaddenMarching Powder
Zinn, HowardA People's History of the United States

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CTL graduates become voracious readers: that's a fact. But after 8th grade-and without booktalks and classroom libraries-it can be hard to find books for pleasure reading. Nancie created these lists of recommended titles for high school guys and girls looking for the next level of great books to read independently.

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CTL graduates become voracious readers: that's a fact. But after 8th grade-and without booktalks and classroom libraries-it can be hard to find books for pleasure reading. Nancie created these lists of recommended titles for high school guys and girls looking for the next level of great books to read independently. If you're a CTL alum who's found a great book that's not on the list, would you give Krista a call? We'd love to add your beloved new titles and spread the word.

Pleasure Reading for High School Guys

Adams, Douglas The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
Adigo, AravindThe White Tiger
Alexie, ShermanFlight and Wardances
Anderson, M.T.The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: The Pox Party
and The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: The Kingdom on the Waves
Atwood, MargaretA Handmaid's Tale
Banks, RussellRule of the Bone
Barker, PatRegeneration
Bauby, Jean-DominiqueThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Benioff, DavidCity of Thieves
Bissinger, H.G.Friday Night Lights
BolaÃ±o, RobertoThe Savage Detectives
Bradbury, RayFahrenheit 451
Bryson, BillA Short History of Nearly Everything, The Thunderbolt Kid, and
A Walk in the Woods
Bowden, MarkBlackhawk Down
Burgess, AnthonyA Clockwork Orange
Carroll, JimThe Basketball Diaries
Chabon, MichaelThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, The Yiddish
Policeman's Union, Wonder Boys and Manhood for Amateurs
Cheever, John The Wapshot Chronicles
Diamond, JaredGuns, Germs, and Steel
Dick, PhillipMan in the High Castle
Dawidoff, NicholasThe Crowd Sounds Happy
Doctorow, E.L.Ragtime, The March, and The Book of Daniel
Draper, SharonCopper Sun
Dumas, AlexanderThe Count of Monte Cristo
Eggers, DaveA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, What Is
the What, and Zeitoun
Ellison, RalphThe Invisible Man
Fleming, KeithThe Boy with a Thorn in His Side
Foer, Jonathan SafranExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Frazier, CharlesCold Mountain
Gaiman, NeilAmerican Gods and Anansi Boys
Galloway, GregoryAs Simple as Snow
Garland, AlexThe Beach
Gladwell, MalcolmBlink, The Tipping Point, and Outliers
Golding, WilliamLord of the Flies
Gore, AlAn Inconvenient Truth
Griffin, John HowardBlack Like Me
Guest, JudithOrdinary People
Guterson, DavidSnow Falling on Cedars
Haddon, MarkThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Haig, MattThe Dead Fathers Club
Harding, PaulTinkers
Heller, JosephCatch-22
Herbert, FrankDune
Hijuelos, OscarDark Dude
Hillenbrand, LauraSeabiscuit
Hornby, NickHigh Fidelity, About a Boy, and Slam
Hosseini, KhaledThe Kite Runner
Huxley, AldousBrave New World
Irving, JohnThe Ciderhouse Rules, Hotel New Hampshire,
A Prayer for Owen Meany, and The World According to Garp
Ishiguro, KazuoNever Let Me Go
Jones, LloydMr. Pip
Joravsky, BenHoop Dreams
Junger, SebastianWar
Kesey, KenOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
King, StephenThe Shining
Kingsolver, BarbaraThe Lacuna
Kneale, MatthewWhen We Were Romans
Koertge, RonThe Burn Journals
Korman, GordonJake Reinvented
Kovic, RonBorn on the Fourth of July
Krakauer, JohnInto Thin Air and Into the Wild
Lee, HarperTo Kill a Mockingbird
Lehane, DennisMystic River
London, JackThe Call of the Wild
Lovell, James and Jeffrey KlugerApollo 13
Ludlum, Robert The Bourne trilogy
Maclean, NormanYoung Men and Fire
McCarthy, CormacThe Crossing, The Road, and No Country for Old Men
McEwan, IanAtonement and Saturday
Mailer, NormanThe Naked and the Dead
Martel, YannLife of Pi
Martinez, A. LeeGil's All-Fright Diner
McCann, ColinLet the Great World Spin
McCormick, PatriciaPurple Heart
Mezrich, BenBringing Down the House
Moehringer, J.R.The Tender Bar
Mosley, Walter47
Nasar, SylviaA Beautiful Mind
Nicholls, DavidOne Day
Obama, BarackDreams from My Father
O'Brien, Patrick The Master and Commander series
O'Brien, TimThe Things They Carried, If I Die in a Combat Zone
and Going After Cacciato
O'Neill, JosephNetherland
Prachett, TerryNation
Proulx, E. AnnieThe Shipping News
Remarque, Erich MariaAll Quiet on the Western Front
Rice, AnneInterview with the Vampire
Rich, SimonAnt Farm
Robbins, TomEven Cowgirls Get the Blues
Robinson, LewisWater Dogs
Roth, PhillipGood-bye, Columbus and The Human Stain
Rushdie, SalmanHaroun and the Sea of Stories and Luka and the Fire of Life
Russo, RichardEmpire Falls
Sacco, JoePalestine and Safe Area Gorazde
Sagan, CarlContact
Salinger, J.D.Catcher in the Rye
Satrapi, MarjanePersepolis and Persepolis II
Schiff, DavidBeautiful Boy
Sedaris, DavidDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Naked,
and Me Talk Pretty One Day
Sharra, MichaelThe Killer Angels
Shepard, JimProject X
Silverstein, KenThe Radioactive Boy Scout
Spiegelman, ArtMaus I and Maus II
Swofford, AnthonyJarhead
Tartt, DonnaThe Secret History
Tinti, HannahThe Good Thief
Trumbo, DaltonJohnny Got His Gun
Updike, JohnThe Centaur, Couples, and the Rabbit trilogy
Vizzini, NedBe More Chill and It's Kind of a Funny Story
Vonnegut, KurtWelcome to the Monkey House, Armageddon in Retrospect,
Slapstick, and Slaughterhouse-Five
Walls, JeanetteThe Glass Castle
Whitehead, ColsonSag Harbor
Wiesel, ElieNight
Wolff, TobiasIn Pharaoh's Army, Our Story Begins, Old School,
and This Boy's Life
Wright, RichardNative Son and Black Boy
Wroblewski, DavidThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Young, Rusty and Thomas McFaddenMarching Powder
Zusak, MarkusThe Book Thief and I Am the Messenger
Zinn, HowardA People's History of the United States

Pleasure Reading for High School Girls

Allende, IsabelThe House of the Spirits, Ines of My Soul and Island Beneath the Sea
Anderson, Laurie HalseSpeak
Atkinson, KateBehind the Scenes at the Museum
Atwood, MargaretAlias Grace, The Blind Assassin, Cat's Eye,
The Handmaid's Tale, Moral Disorder, and Surfacing
Austen, JaneEmma, Pride and Prejudice, and Mansfield Park
Bank, MelissaThe Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing and The Wonder Spot
Banks, RussellRule of the Bone and The Sweet Hereafter
Barker, PatRegeneration
Bauby, Jean-DominiqueThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Beattie, AnnChilly Scenes of Winter
Bloom, AmyWhere the God of Love Hangs Out
Bronte, CharlotteJane Eyre
Byatt, A.S.Possession
Chabon, MichaelWonder Boys and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier
and Clay
Chang, JungWild Swans
Cheever, JohnThe Wapshot Chronicles
Colwin, LaurieHappy All the Time, Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object
Desai, KiranThe Inheritance of Loss
Diamond, JaredGuns, Germs, and Steel
Doctorow, E.L.The Book of Daniel and Ragtime
Donnelly, JenniferA Northern Light
Dorris, MichaelA Yellow Raft in Blue Water
Draper, SharonCopper Sun
Dudman, MarthaAugusta Gone
DuMaurier, DaphneRebecca
Edwards, KimThe Memory Keeper's Daughter
Eggers, DaveA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and Zeitoun
Enright, AnneThe Gathering
Eugenides, JeffreyMiddlesex and The Virgin Suicides
Fitch, JanetWhite Oleander
Fitzgerald, F. ScottThe Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night
Foer, Jonathan SafranExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Forster, E.M.Howard's End and A Room with a View
Fowler, KarenThe Jane Austen Book Club
Fowles, JohnThe French Lieutenant's Woman
Franzen, JonathanThe Corrections
Frazier, CharlesCold Mountain
Freudenberger, NeilLucky Girls
Galloway, GregoryAs Simple As Snow
Gilbert, ElizabethStern Men
Gladwell, MalcolmBlink, The Tipping Point, and Outliers
Golding, WilliamLord of the Flies
Green, HannahI Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Griffin, John HowardBlack Like Me
Guest, JudithOrdinary People
Haig, MattThe Dead Fathers Club
Harding, PaulTinkers
Harris, JaneThe Observations
Harris, JoanneChocolat
Haddon, MarkThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Haruf, KenPlainsong
Hoffman, AliceAt Risk
Hornby, NickAbout a Boy and High Fidelity
Irving, JohnCiderhouse Rules, The Hotel New Hampshire
A Prayer for Owen Meany, and The World According to Garp
Ishiguro, KazuoNever Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day
Janzen, RhodaMennonite in a Little Black Dress
Johnson, DianeLe Divorce
Johnson, JoyceMinor Characters
Jones, LloydMr. Pip
Karr, MaryCherry, Liar's Club, and Lit
Kaysen, SusannaGirl, Interrupted
Kidd, Sue MonkThe Secret Life of Bees
Kingsolver, BarbaraAnimal Dreams, The Bean Trees
The Lacuna, and The Poisonwood Bible
Kneale, MatthewWhen We Were Romans
Koertge, RonThe Burn Journals
Krakauer, JohnInto the Wild and Into Thin Air
Krauss, NicholeThe History of Love
Lamott, AnneBlue Shoe
Lee, HarperTo Kill a Mockingbird
Letts, BillieWhere the Heart Is
Levy, AndreaA Small Island
Lockhart, E.The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
McCann, ColinLet the Great World Spin
McCarthy, MaryA Charmed Life and The Group
McEwan, IanAtonement
Marquez, Gabriel GarciaLove in the Time of Cholera
and One Hundred Years of Solitude
Martin, SteveShopgirl
Messud, ClaireThe Emperor's Children
Minot, SusanEvening and Monkeys
Moody, RickThe Ice Storm
Moore, LorrieBirds of America, A Gate at the Stairs, and Who Will
Run the Frog Hospital?
Morrison, ToniBeloved, The Bluest Eye, and A Mercy
Munro, AliceDance of the Happy Shades, Friend of My Youth
Lives of Girls and Women, The Love of a Good Woman, Runaway
and Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You
Nabukov, VladimirLolita and Pale Fire
Nafisi, AzarReading Lolita in Tehran
Nasar, SylviaA Beautiful Mind
Nicholls, DavidOne Day
Oates, Joyce CarolWe Were the Mulvaneys
Obama, BarackDreams from My Father
O'Brien, TimThe Things They Carried
Ondaatje, MichaelThe English Patient
Patchett, AnneBel Canto and Truth and Beauty: A Friendship
Perotta, TomElection
Pessl, MarishaSpecial Topics in Calamity Physics
Plath, SylviaThe Bell Jar
Prose, FrancineGoldengrove
Proulx, E. AnnieThe Shipping News
Robinson, MarilynGilead and Housekeeping
Reichl, RuthTender at the Bone
Rich, SimonAnt Farm
Rosoff, MegThe Bride's Farewell, How I Live Now, and What I Was
Roth, PhilipGood-bye Columbus and The Human Stain
Roy, ArundhatiThe God of Small Things
Rushdie, SalmanHaroun and the Sea of Stories and Luka and the Fire of Life
Russo, RichardEmpire Falls
Salinger, J.D.The Catcher in the Rye
Satrapi, MarjanePersepolis and Persepolis II
Schiff, DavidBeautiful Boy
Sebold, AliceLovely Bones
Sedaris, DavidDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Me Talk Pretty Some Day, and Naked
Shields, CarolUnless
Simpson, MonaAnywhere But Here
Sittenfeld, CurtisPrep
Smiley, JaneA Thousand Acres
Smith, AliThe Accidental
Smith, AlisonName All the Animals
Smith, DodieI Capture the Castle
Smith, ZadieOn Beauty and White Teeth
Spencer, ScottWaking the Dead
Stewart, LeahThe Myth of You and Me
Stegner, WallaceAngle of Repose and Crossing to Safety
Stockett, KathrynThe Help
Strout, ElizabethAmy and Isabelle and Olive Kitteridge
Sullivan, J. CourtneyCommencement
Tan, AmyThe Joy Luck Club
Tartt, DonnaThe Secret History
Tinti, HannahThe Good Thief
Toews, MiriamA Complicated Kindness
Trillin, CalvinAbout Alice, Remembering Denny, and others
Updike, JohnThe Centaur, Couples, The Witches of Eastwick, and
the Rabbit series
Vonnegut, Jr., KurtSlapstick, Welcome to the Monkey House, and
Slaughterhouse Five
Walbert, KateA Short History of Women
Wall, JeanetteThe Glass Castle
Waugh, EvelynBrideshead Revisited
Wharton, EdithHouse of Mirth
Woolf, VirginiaTo the Lighthouse and A Room of One's Own
Wright, RichardNative Son and Black Boy
Wroblewski, DavidThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Young, Rusty and Thomas McFaddenMarching Powder
Zinn, HowardA People's History of the United States

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High School Readers | Center for Teaching & Learning

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CTL graduates become voracious readers: that's a fact. But after 8th grade-and without booktalks and classroom libraries-it can be hard to find books for pleasure reading. Nancie created these lists of recommended titles for high school guys and girls looking for the next level of great books to read independently.