Annotated Novel for 2024-2025:

Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman

Sixteen-year-old Blake and his younger brother, Quinn, are exact opposites. Blake is the responsible member of the family. He constantly has to keep an eye on the fearless Quinn, whose thrill-seeking sometimes goes too far. But the stakes get higher when Blake has to chase Quinn into a bizarre phantom carnival that traps its customers forever. In order to escape, Blake must survive seven deadly rides by dawn, each of which represents a deep, personal fear.

Source: https://www.amazon.com/Full-Tilt-Neal-Shusterman-audiobook/dp/B07JCCDQPH/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

~Amazon

Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen (for Studies Classes)

In Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen, troubled teen Cole Matthews violently assaults a classmate and is given a chance at rehabilitation through Circle Justice, a Native American-inspired program that sends him to a remote Alaskan island. Initially resistant and manipulative, Cole's outlook begins to change after a brutal mauling by a mysterious white bear leaves him near death. As he recovers, Cole is forced to confront the pain of his abusive upbringing, the harm he's caused others, and his own deep-seated anger. Through solitude, reflection, and a growing connection to nature, he begins a difficult journey toward healing, accountability, and redemption.

-Amazon and ChatGPT

Lord of the Flies 

At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate. This far from civilization they can do anything they want. Anything. But as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as far removed from reality as the hope of being rescued. 

~Google Books