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1. THE YOUNG ADULT
SUMMER READING
LIST
START
HISTORICAL FICTION
Code Name Verity
The Book Thief
by Elizabeth Wein (2012)
by Markus Zusak (2006)
World War II story
about a friendship between two female
members of the British
war effort. Espionage, suspense and
a heart-wrenching ending — this
moving page-turner has it all.
DWELING IN THE PAST?
NO
GROWING PAINS?
Set during World War II in
Germany, Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living
outside of Munich,
scratches out a meager existence for
herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist: books.
Never Fall Down
by Patricia McCormick (2006)
COMING OF AGE
The Miseducation
of Cameron Post
Based on the true story of
Arn Chorn-Pond, this is an
achingly raw and powerful
novel about a child of war
who becomes a man of peace.
Aristotle and Dante
Discover the Secrets
of the Universe
by Emily M. Danforth (2012)
by Benjamin Saenz (2012)
This coming-of-age
story is one for any teen
who has felt like an
outsider, or has stopped and started
her way toward an authentic self.
Island of the Blue
Dolphins
As loners, Ari and Dante
start spending time
together, and they discover that they
share a special friendship — the kind
that changes lives and lasts a lifetime.
The Fault in
Our Stars
Karana is the Indian girl
who lived alone for years
on the Island of the Blue
Dolphins. Hers is not only an unusual
story of survival, but also a tale of natural beauty and personal discovery.
Me and Earl and
the Dying Girl
by John Green (2012)
by Scott O’Dell (1960)
by Jesse Andrews (2012)
Cancer patients Hazel
and Augustus’
relationship is an
unexpected journey, pushing Hazel to
reexamine how sickness and health,
and life and death, will define her,
and to contemplate the legacy that
everyone leaves behind.
Greg and Earl spend
their time making
movies, and when
Rachel stops cancer treatment, they
decide to make a film for her, which
turns into the Worst Film Ever Made
and becomes a turning point in each
of their lives.
Boy21
by Matthew Quick (2012)
An exploration of
survivor’s guilt and how
a glimpse of death can
make you rethink life.
A post-high school
story about the beauty
and influence of music
and art. Brilliantly captures a group of
friends on the brink of the rest of
their lives.
As their final year of high
school brings Finley and
Russ together, “Boy21”
may turn out to be the
answer they both need.
The Outsiders
To Kill a
Mockingbird
by S.E. Hinton (1967)
by Harper Lee (1960)
The murder of a “Soc”
by a “Greaser” gets
under Ponyboy's skin,
causing his bifurcated
world to crumble and teaching him
that pain feels the same no matter
which side you’re on.
Thirteen cassette tapes
recorded by Hannah
Baker, Clay Jensen’s
classmate and crush who committed
suicide two weeks earlier, arrive on
his doorstep. Through Hannah and
Clay's dual narratives, an intricate
and heartrending story of confusion
and desperation is revealed.
Leaving the Spokane
Indian Reservation to
attend an all-white high school,
Junior struggles to find his place in
his new surroundings in order to
escape his destiny back on the
reservation.
The Curious
Incident of the Dog
in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon (2003)
Despite his overwhelming fear of interacting
with people, Christopher, a
mathematically gifted autistic boy,
decides to investigate the murder of a
neighbor's dog and uncovers secrets
about his mother.
During their first
summer break spent
apart, longtime friends Lena, Tibby,
Carmen and Bridget share their adventures with each other through a
pair of jeans they all wear that absorbs their stories.
by Meg Rosoff (2012)
When lazy, moody, charming Bob falls for Lucy, a
lovely zookeeper, the world
goes topsy-turvy.
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen (1813)
A witty comedy of manners, this novel features
splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr.
Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth
Bennet as they play out their spirited
courtship in a series of 18th-century
drawing-room intrigues.
by John Green (2005)
The Princess Bride
Sixteen-year-old Miles'
first year at Culver Creek
Preparatory School in
Alabama includes good
friends and great pranks, but is defined
by the search for answers about life
and death after a fatal car crash.
by William Goldman (1973)
This is a tale of a handsome farm boy who, aided
by a drunken swordsman
and a gentle giant, rescues
a beautiful princess named Buttercup –
but the twist is in the telling.
I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith (1948)
An Abundance of
Katherines
Seventeen-year-old
Cassandra Mortmain lives
with her older sister, writer
father and bohemian
stepmother in a crumbling English
castle. Then, a well-to-do American
family buys the castle, becoming the
Mortmains' landlords. Cassandra uses a
diary to record the tumultuous months
that follow.
by John Green (2006)
Having been dumped by
girls named Katherine all
his life, Colin Singleton
embarks on a quest to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which will affect all of his future
relationships and change his life.
Nick and Norah’s
Infinite Playlist
Speak by Laurie Halse
by Rachel Cohen and David
Levithan (2006)
Anderson (1999)
After being raped at a
party, teenager Melinda is
unable to tell angry
partygoers why she
called the police — and eventually
stops speaking all together. Speak
follows Melinda as she overcomes her
past and finds her voice.
High school student Nick
O'Leary, member of a rock
band, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg and asks her to be his girlfriend
for five minutes in order to avoid his
ex-sweetheart. Those fateful five minutes lead to an all-night quest to find
their favorite band's secret show.
This Lullaby
Stargirl
by Sarah Dessen (2002)
by Jerry Spinelli (2000)
Remy, a girl who always
knows how to end a
relationship before it
becomes emotional, meets
her match in Dexter, a musician who
embodies everything that she despises
and reminds her of the father who
abandoned her. Remy finds herself
unable to dump Dexter and learns to
follow her heart.
Mica Area High School
has never seen anything
like Susan "Stargirl"
Caraway. This is a story
about the perils of popularity, the
courage of nonconformity and the thrill
of first love.
The House on
Mango Street
My Sister’s Keeper
by Jodi Picoult (2004)
Conceived to provide a
bone marrow match for
her leukemia-stricken
sister, teenage Anna
begins to question her moral
obligations in light of countless
medical procedures and decides to
fight for the right to make decisions
about her own body.
There Is No Dog
Looking for Alaska
The Sisterhood of
the Traveling Pants
Series by Ann Brashares
(2001)
LOVE/ROMANCE
Unlikely friends Jess
and Leslie become
inseparable. Together
they create Terabithia, a
magical kingdom in the woods
where the two of them reign as king
and queen, and their imaginations
are the only limits.
The Absolutely True
Diary of a Part-Time
Indian
by Sherman Alexie (2007)
NO
by Katherine Paterson (1977)
Thirteen Reasons
Why
by Jay Asher (2007)
LOOKING FOR LOVE?
Bridge to Terabithia
The Perks of Being
a Wallflower
A deeply affecting
coming-of-age story
that will spirit you back
to those wild and poignant rollercoaster days known as growing up.
SPORTS/HOBBIES
by Megan Miranda (2012)
by Nina LaCour (2012)
by Stephen Chbosky (1999)
NO
Fracture
The
Disenchantments
Compassionate, dramatic and deeply
moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of
human behavior, to innocence and
experience, kindness and cruelty,
love and hatred, humor and pathos.
SPORTS PLEASE
Shiver Trilogy by Maggie
Stiefvater (2009)
by Sandra Cisneros (1984)
Grace has been visited
each winter by a
yellow-eyed wolf — a
werewolf, it turns out, who
becomes her boyfriend in his human
form as Sam. Grace and Sam must fight
to stay together, while fellow werewolf
Cole wrestles with his attraction for a
rich girl, Isabel.
For Esperanza, a young
girl growing up in the
Hispanic quarter of
Chicago, life is an endless landscape of
concrete and run-down tenements.
She tries to rise above the
hopelessness and come into her own.
The Chocolate War
Just Listen
by Robert Cormier (1975)
by Sarah Dessen (2006)
The world of Trinity
School is turned upside
down when freshman
Jerry Renault refuses to
sell chocolates for the school's
annual fundraiser. Jerry becomes a
nonconformist hero for some — and
a target of hatred for others.
Suddenly unpopular 16year-old Annabel finds an
ally in classmate Owen,
whose honesty and passion for music help her face what really
happened at the end-of-the-year party
that changed her life.
Struggling to confront
her grandfather's impending death, 16-yearold Vicky Austin finds herself the
center of attention for three young
men, one of whom is a dolphin
researcher. When the inevitable crisis
comes, she must rely on the love of
others — both human and dolphin —
to overcome her grief.
MYSTERY/THRILLER
by Libba Bray (2012)
If I Stay
When a rash of occultbased murders comes to
light, Evie and her uncle
are right in the thick of the
investigation. Through it all, Evie has a
secret: a mysterious power that could
help catch the killer — if he doesn't catch
her first.
by Gayle Forman (2009)
Seventeen-year-old Mia is
in a coma after a terrible
car accident that killed
her parents. Awakening,
she has no memory of the accident and
must put her life back together piece by
piece — then decide what to do with it.
Before I Fall
by Lauren Oliver (2011)
Popular, thoughtless Samantha dies in a fiery car
crash — but wakes up the
next morning and ends up
living out her last day alive seven times
in a row, until she finally unravels the
mystery of her death.
It’s Kind of a Funny
Story
The Wintergirls
by Laurie Halse Anderson
(2009)
Estranged best friends
Lia and Cassie both
struggle with anorexia
and bulimia. When Cassie dies, Lia
must find a way to hold on to hope
and recover.
NO
The Diviners
A Ring of Endless
Light
by Madeleine L’Engle (1980)
WHO-DONE-IT?
by Ned Vizzini (2006)
An ambitious new
student at Manhattan's
prestigious Executive
Pre-Professional High School, Craig
Gilner suddenly discovers that he has
become an average kid among a group
of brilliant students and that he’s not
the only one having a hard time coping.
Paper Towns
by John Green (2008)
One month before
graduating from his Central
Florida high school,
Quentin "Q" Jacobsen
basks in the predictable boringness of
his life, until the beautiful and exciting
Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor
and classmate, takes him on a midnight
adventure, then mysteriously disappears.
WANT TO ESCAPE?
Mrs. Peregrin’s
Home for Peculiar
Children
I Am the
Messenger
LOOK TO THE FUTURE
by Markus Zusak (2002)
by Ransom Riggs (2011)
UTOPIA/DYSTOPIA
The dull and drab life of
Ed, an underage cab
driver with a coffeeaddicted dog, takes an unexpected
turn when he accidentally stops a
bank robbery and finds himself
being placed in charge of watching
out for the entire town.
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins (2008)
Sixteen-year-old Katniss
Everdeen steps forward to
take her sister’s place in
the annual Hunger Games.
But Katniss has been close to death
before and survival, for her, is second
nature. If she is to win, she will have to
start making choices that will weigh
survival against humanity and life
against love.
MAGICAL WORLDS
NO
Matched
Series by Ally Condie (2010)
FANTASY/FAIRYTALE
Cassia has always trusted
the Society to make the
right choices for her, so
when Xander appears onscreen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia
knows he is her ideal mate — until Ky
Markham's face appears for an instant
before the screen fades to black.
The Hero and
the Crown
Seraphina
by Rachel Hartman (2012)
Serephina begins to
uncover hints of a sinister plot to destroy peace
in her land as she
struggles to protect her own secret.
Her tortuous journey to selfacceptance is one that readers will
remember long after they've turned
the final page.
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury (1953)
The system was simple.
Everyone understood it.
Books were for burning...
along with the houses in
which they were hidden. Guy Montag
never questioned anything until he met
a 17-year-old girl who told him about the
past and a professor who told him about
the future. Then, he suddenly realized
what he had to do.
by Robin McKinley (1984)
Aerin, with the guidance
of the wizard Luthe and
the help of the blue
sword Gonturan, wins the birthright
due her as the daughter of the Damarian king and a witchwoman of the mysterious, demon-haunted North.
Enchanted
Howl’s Moving
Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones (1986)
The eldest of three
sisters in a land where
being the eldest is
considered a misfortune, Sophie is
resigned to her fate as a hat shop
apprentice — until a witch turns her
into an old woman, and she finds
herself in the castle of the greatly
feared wizard Howl.
The Giver
by Lois Lowry (1993)
When Jonas turns 12, he
is singled out to receive
special training from The
Giver. The Giver alone
holds the memories of the true pain and
pleasure of life. Now, it is time for
Jonas to receive the truth. There is no
turning back.
by Alethea Kontis (2012)
It isn't easy being the
rather overlooked and
unhappy youngest
sibling. Sunday’s only
comfort is writing stories, although
what she writes has a terrible tendency
to come true. A new twist on a girl
kissing a frog into a prince.
Bloodline
Tiger Lily
Series by Richelle Mead
(2011)
by Jodi Lynn Anderson (2012)
Alchemist Sydney is
ordered into hiding to
protect the life of Moroi
princess Jill Dragomir. In a human
private school in Palm Springs,
California, amid the wealthy students,
Sydney and Jill must attempt to pass
as normal.
Son
by Lois Lowry (2012)
Final book in what has
become the “Giver
Quartet,” a young mother
who will sacrifice anything
to find a son she was suppose to forget.
A thrilling series finale, Son is the
startling and long-awaited conclusion to
Lois Lowry’s epic tale, culminating in a
final clash between good and evil.
Turning the tale of “Peter
Pan” into a character
study of the women in
his world, this story is not
just some cute retelling of an old story;
it’s a meaningful look at race, gender
and the truth about the men who don’t
grow up.
Harry Potter
The Lightning Thief
Series by J.K. Rowling (1997)
(Percy Jackson and the
Olympians) by Rick Riordan
(2005)
All Harry knows is a
miserable life: His room
is a tiny cupboard under
the stairs, and he hasn't
had a birthday party in 10 years. But
all that is about to change with an
invitation to a wonderful place he
never dreamed existed. There, he
finds friends and magic around every
corner, but also a great destiny that's
been waiting for him — if Harry can
survive the encounter.
Divergent
Series by Veronica Roth (2012)
In a future Chicago, 16year-old Beatrice Prior
must choose among five
predetermined factions to
define her identity for the rest of her
life, a decision made more difficult
when she discovers that she is an
anomaly who does not fit into any one
group and that the society she lives in is
not perfect after all.
Percy will have to do
more than catch a thief!
He must come to terms with the father
who abandoned him; solve the riddle
of the Oracle, which warns him of
betrayal by a friend; and unravel a
treachery more powerful than the gods
themselves.
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
by J.R.R. Tolkien (1937)
Series by J.R.R. Tolkien (1954)
This introduction to the
hobbit Bilbo Baggins,
the wizard Gandalf, the
creature Gollum and the
spectacular world of Middle-earth
recounts the adventures of a
reluctant hero, a powerful and
dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon
Smaug the Magnificent.
The Maze Runner
Series by James Dashner
(2009)
Sixteen-year-old Thomas
wakes up in the middle of
a maze with no memory
and realizes he must work with the
community in which he finds himself if
he is to escape. But once he escapes,
he discovers the outside world is a new
and dangerous place.
Frodo Baggins knew the
Ringwraiths were
searching for him and the
Ring of Power he bore,
which would enable Sauron to destroy
all that was good in Middle-earth. Now
it was up to Frodo and his faithful
servant Sam to carry the Ring to where
it could be destroyed: in the very
center of Sauron's dark kingdom.
The Phantom
Tollbooth
Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbit (1975)
Doomed to — or
blessed with — eternal
life after drinking from a
magic spring, the Tuck
family wanders about trying to live as
inconspicuously and comfortably as
they can, but problems arise when
Winnie is followed by a stranger who
wants to ruin everything.
Feed
by M.T. Anderson (2002)
In the future, most people
have a Feed chip implanted in their heads that
connects everyone to an
evolved version of the Internet — at the
cost of even basic privacy. During
spring break on the moon, Titus and
Violet meet and build a relationship
when their Feeds are hacked.
by Norton Juster (1961)
For Milo, everything's a
bore. When a tollbooth
mysteriously appears in
his room, Milo realizes something
astonishing: Life is far from dull. In fact,
it's exciting beyond his wildest dreams!
Daughter of the
Lioness/Trickster
The Last Unicorn
by Peter S. Beagle (1968)
The last unicorn leaves
the protection of her
enchanted lavender
forest to search for her
own kind, with the assistance of
Schmedrick, the only occasionally
successful magician, and dreamer
Molly Grue.
The House of the
Scorpion
by Nancy Farmer (2002)
In a future where humans
despise clones, Matt
enjoys special status as
the young clone of El Patron, the
142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug
empire nestled between Mexico and
the United States. Escape is his only
chance to survive — but even that may
not save him.
FEELING SUPERNATURAL
After a family tragedy,
Jacob feels compelled to
explore an abandoned orphanage on
an island off the coast of Wales, discovering that the children once kept
there — including his own grandfather
— may have been dangerous and may
be still alive.
Series by Tamora Pierce (2003)
Alianne, the teenage
daughter of Alanna, the
first lady knight in Tortall,
is kidnapped and sold into slavery.
Forced to serve an exiled royal family
in the remote Copper Islands, she is
immersed in a world of murder,
intrigue and warring gods.
The Enchanted Forest
Chronicles
The Blue Sword
by Robin McKinley (1982)
Harry Crewe's boring
life in the remote
orange-growing province of Daria is disrupted when she's kidnapped by a
native king. She discovers power
within herself and becomes the
heroic Harimad-sol, King's Rider and
heir to a magical sword.
NO
by Patricia C. Wrede (1985)
Princess Cimorene of
Lindenwall decides she's
had enough of being a
princess and hires herself out to cook
for the dragon Kazul. This boxed set
follows her adventures and those of
her son Daystar.
Circle of Magic
Series by Tamora Pierce (1997)
Having been sent to
Winding Circle Temple,
Daja, Briar, Tris and
Sandry begin to feel that
they have finally found a place where
their magical gifts are respected. As
they learn and grow in their skills, they
must face down everything from
pirates to strange diseases.
FANTASY/PARANORMAL/SCI-FI
Twilight
A Wrinkle in Time
Series by Stephanie Meyer
(2005)
Series by Madeleine L'Engle
(1962)
Deeply romantic and
extraordinarily
suspenseful, Twilight
captures the struggle between defying
our instincts and satisfying our
desires. This is a love story with bite.
Meg's father had been
experimenting with this
fifth dimension of time
travel when he mysteriously
disappeared. Now the time has come
for Meg, her friend Calvin and Charles
Wallace to rescue him. But can they
outwit the forces of evil they will
encounter on their heart-stopping
journey through space?
Every Day
NO
Dune
by David Levithan (2012)
START A NEW ADVENTURE
by Frank Herbert (1965)
Every day a different
body. Every day a different life. Every day in
love with the same girl.
ADVENTURE
Paul Atreides, the son of
a betrayed duke, is given
up for dead on a
treacherous desert planet
and adopted by its fierce, nomadic
people, who help him unravel his most
unexpected destiny.
The Mortal
Instruments:
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
(1883)
While going through the
possessions of a deceased guest who owed
them money, an innkeeper and her son
find a treasure map that leads them
across the Spanish Main to a notorious
pirate's treasure. This classic novel
introduced the world to the dreaded
Long John Silver.
Uglies Series
by Scott Westerfield (2005)
City of Lost Souls by
Cassandra Clare (2012)
Fifth book in her
paranormal series
following Clary Fray and a pack of
young Shadowhunters who live
(and fight evil) in a supernatural
world, some of which exists in New
York City.
A four-part series
following teenage Tally as
she uncovers the truth
about her future world,
where a mandatory operation at age 16
converts natural "Uglies" into
conformist "Pretties."
The Hitchhiker’s
Guide to the Galaxy
Series by Douglas Adams
(1979)
Arthur Dent is introduced to the galaxy at
large when he is rescued by an alien
friend seconds before Earth's destruction and embarks on a series of
amazing adventures.
When a sinister
carnival comes to town
just before Halloween,
two boys unearth the terrifying and
horrible secrets that lurk beneath the
surface and learn the consequences
of wishes.
Digging holes five feet
wide and five feet deep is
Stanley Yelnats’ sentence
for a crime he didn’t
commit. It doesn't take long for Stanley
to realize the boys are digging holes
because the treacherous warden is
searching for something, and before
long Stanley begins his own search: for
the truth.
Series by Phillip Pullman
(1995)
Young Lyra Belacqua
tries to prevent kidnapped children from
becoming the subject of gruesome
experiments and finds that she is
caught in a battle between the angelic
forces of the Authority and those gathered by her rebel uncle, Lord Asriel.
Gallagher Girls
Series by Ally Carter (2006)
Cammie Morgan can
speak 14 different
languages, hack CIA
computer codes and kill a
man seven different ways. She and her
friends are students at the elite
Gallagher Academy for Exceptional
Young Women, where martial arts and
chemical warfare are on the
curriculum, and the real mission is
training spies.
Unwind
by Neil Shusterman (2007)
In a future world where
those between the ages
of 13 and 18 can have
their lives "unwound" and
their body parts harvested for use by
others, three teens go to extreme
lengths to survive until they turn 18.
13 Little Blue
Envelopes
by Maureen Johnson (2005)
Chaos Walking
When 17-year-old Ginny
receives a bequest — a
packet of mysterious
envelopes — from her favorite aunt Peg,
she leaves New Jersey to crisscross
Europe on a whirlwind tour and
scavenger hunt that transforms her life.
Daughter of Smoke
and Bone
Series by Patrick Ness
(2008)
On a "New World"
where all men can hear
each other's thoughts
— but women remain private —
Todd and Viola are pursued by
power-hungry Prentiss and mad
minister Aaron as they search for
answers about their colony's true
past, and seek a way to warn a ship
bringing settlers from the Old World.
by Louis Sachar (1998)
His Dark Materials
Something Wicked
This Way Comes
by Ray Bradbury (1962)
Holes
by Laini Taylor (2011)
Seventeen-year-old
Karou, a lovely, enigmatic
art student living in
Prague, has a necklace of wishgranting beads and a sketchbook of
hideous, frightening monsters — the
chimaerae who form the only family
she has ever known.
Gone
The Immortals
Series by Michael Grant
(2008)
OLDIES BUT GOODIES
Series by Tamora Pierce
(2005)
When everyone over
the age of 14 suddenly
disappears from a
California town, a battle erupts between the remaining residents and
the students from a local school, as
well as those who have "The Power"
and those who do not.
Thirteen-year-old Daine's
magic allows her to speak
to animals, hear their
thoughts and shift into their forms. She
uses her powers to help battle an invasion of terrible immortal creatures and
prevent the overthrow of her king.
Anne of Green
Gables
Where the Red
Fern Grows
Series by Lucy Maud Montgomery (1908)
by Wilson Rawls (1961)
The spunky Anne
Shirley begins her
adventures at Green Gables, a farm
outside Avonlea, Prince Edward
Island. When the freckled girl realizes
that the elderly Cuthberts wanted to
adopt a boy instead, she begins to
try to win them over.
Billy, Old Dan and Little
Ann — a boy and his
two dogs. Glory and
victory are coming to them, but sadness waits too in this exciting tale of
love and adventure.
CLASSIC NOVELS
Charlotte’s Web
by E.B. White (1952)
The tale of how a little girl
named Fern, with the help
of a friendly spider, saved
her pig Wilbur from the
usual fate of nice fat little pigs. A story
of friendship, hardship and the passing
of time. Readers are reminded to open
their eyes to the wonder and miracles
found in the simplest of things.
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
(1911)
Mary Lennox discovers
the arched doorway into
an overgrown garden and
soon begins transforming it into a
thing of beauty, unaware that she is
changing, too.
The Hatchet Series
Lord of the Flies
Catcher in the Rye
by Gary Paulsen (1987)
by William Golding (1954)
by J.D. Salinger (1951)
The story of 13-year-old
Brian Robeson's survival following a plane
crash has become a
modern classic. Stranded in the
desolate wilderness, Brian uses his
instincts and his hatchet to stay alive
for 54 harrowing days.
A compelling story
about a group of very
ordinary small boys
marooned on a coral
island. At first it seems as though it
is all going to be great fun, but the
fun soon becomes furious and life on
the island turns into a nightmare of
panic and death.
Flowers for
Algernon
The Call of the
Wild
by Daniel Keyes (1959)
by Jack London (1903)
When brain surgery
makes a mouse into a
genius, dull-witted
Charlie Gordon wonders if it might
also work for him. It does... but then
the mouse begins to regress.
The adventures of an
unusual dog, part St.
Bernard and part
Scotch Shepherd, forcibly taken to
the Klondike gold fields, where he
eventually becomes the leader of a
wolf pack.
Holden Caulfield narrates
the story of a couple of
days in his 16-year-old
life, just after he's been
expelled from prep school. His wry
observations about what he encounters, from teachers to phonies (the two
of course are not mutually exclusive),
capture the essence of the eternal
teenage experience of alienation.
A Separate Peace
by John Knowles (1959)
Introverted, intellectual
Gene and his daredevil
best friend, Phineas, are
roommates at a posh
New England boarding school just
before World War II, but a conflict of
loyalties leads them to tragedy.
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