Class VIII Summer Reading List
Welcome to the 2019 Summer Reading List for students entering Class VIII this fall!
Welcome to the 2019 Summer Reading List for students entering Class VIII this fall!
This summer, you are required to read a total of five books. Read the required book for Class VIII, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, plus four other books of your choosing from the summer reading list. Of course, we welcome and encourage you to read more than five, if you’d like!
Keep a record of what you read by writing down the title and author of each book to share with your teacher and your classmates in September.
Students are asked to avoid reading the following works, which are part of Middle and Upper School English curriculum: This Boy’s Life, The Crucible, Macbeth, Annie John, Romeo and Juliet, The Glass Menagerie, The Little Foxes, Twelfth Night, A Doll’s House, The Great Gatsby, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and As I Lay Dying.
A printable version of this list is available here.
New & Noteworthy
New & Noteworthy
Internment by Samira Ahmed
Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens. With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution.(Science Fiction)
Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens. With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution.(Science Fiction)
The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
Amidst the Chinese-Malay conflict in Kuala Lumpur in 1969, sixteen-year-old Melati must overcome prejudice, violence, and her own OCD to find her way back to her mother.(Historical Fiction)
Amidst the Chinese-Malay conflict in Kuala Lumpur in 1969, sixteen-year-old Melati must overcome prejudice, violence, and her own OCD to find her way back to her mother.(Historical Fiction)
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
A memoir that shares the author's life, covering her rape at thirteen, her difficult early childhood, and her experiences surrounding her publication of 'Speak.” (Memoir in Verse)
A memoir that shares the author's life, covering her rape at thirteen, her difficult early childhood, and her experiences surrounding her publication of 'Speak.” (Memoir in Verse)
Inventing Victoria by Tonya Bolden
Essie, a young black woman in 1880s Savannah, is offered the opportunity to leave her shameful past and be transformed into an educated, high-society woman in Washington, D.C. (Historical Fiction)
Essie, a young black woman in 1880s Savannah, is offered the opportunity to leave her shameful past and be transformed into an educated, high-society woman in Washington, D.C. (Historical Fiction)
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier, Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. But when the all-powerful society, the Order of Babel, seeks him out for help, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance. (Fantasy)
Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier, Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. But when the all-powerful society, the Order of Babel, seeks him out for help, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance. (Fantasy)
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailing the War Between the States. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few. Laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children to attend combat schools to put down the dead. Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. (Science Fiction/Alternate Historical Fiction)
Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailing the War Between the States. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few. Laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children to attend combat schools to put down the dead. Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. (Science Fiction/Alternate Historical Fiction)
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
New at Ellingham Academy, Stevie Bell tries to both solve a murder at campus and the cold case of a double kidnapping. The sequel to this book is The Vanishing Stair. (Mystery)
New at Ellingham Academy, Stevie Bell tries to both solve a murder at campus and the cold case of a double kidnapping. The sequel to this book is The Vanishing Stair. (Mystery)
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
It's 2002, a year after 9/11. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. (Historical Fiction)
It's 2002, a year after 9/11. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. (Historical Fiction)
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Dani must question everything she's worked for as she learns about the corruption of the Median government. (Fantasy)
Dani must question everything she's worked for as she learns about the corruption of the Median government. (Fantasy)
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe
When Norris, a Black French Canadian, starts his junior year at an Austin, Texas, high school, he views his fellow students as cliches from "a bad 90s teen movie." (Realistic Fiction)
When Norris, a Black French Canadian, starts his junior year at an Austin, Texas, high school, he views his fellow students as cliches from "a bad 90s teen movie." (Realistic Fiction)
Dealing in Dreams by Lilliam Rivera
Sixteen year old Nalah leads the fiercest all-girl crew in Mega City, but when she sets her sights on giving this life up for a prestigious home in Mega Towers, she must decide if she's willing to do the unspeakable to get what she wants. (Science Fiction)
Sixteen year old Nalah leads the fiercest all-girl crew in Mega City, but when she sets her sights on giving this life up for a prestigious home in Mega Towers, she must decide if she's willing to do the unspeakable to get what she wants. (Science Fiction)
Dry by Neal Shusterman & Jarrod Shusterman
A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive. (Science Fiction/Thriller)
A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive. (Science Fiction/Thriller)
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Sadie's been raising her sister Mattie in a small town, trying her best to provide a normal life. When Mattie is found dead, Sadie's world crumbles. After a somewhat botched police investigation, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice and hits the road following a few meager clues. When West McCray, a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns, overhears Sadie's story, he becomes obsessed with finding her. (Realistic Fiction/ Mystery/Thriller)
Sadie's been raising her sister Mattie in a small town, trying her best to provide a normal life. When Mattie is found dead, Sadie's world crumbles. After a somewhat botched police investigation, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice and hits the road following a few meager clues. When West McCray, a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns, overhears Sadie's story, he becomes obsessed with finding her. (Realistic Fiction/ Mystery/Thriller)
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
Sixteen-year-old Bri hopes to become a great rapper, and after her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, must decide whether to sell out or face eviction with her widowed mother. (Realistic Fiction)
Sixteen-year-old Bri hopes to become a great rapper, and after her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, must decide whether to sell out or face eviction with her widowed mother. (Realistic Fiction)
Fiction & Non-Fiction
Fiction & Non-Fiction
A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi
After their home in Syria is bombed, Tareq, his father, and his younger sister seek refuge, first with extended family in Raqqa, a stronghold for the militant group, Daesh, and then abroad. (Realistic Fiction)
After their home in Syria is bombed, Tareq, his father, and his younger sister seek refuge, first with extended family in Raqqa, a stronghold for the militant group, Daesh, and then abroad. (Realistic Fiction)
Simon Vs The Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity--and that of his pen pal--will be revealed. (Realistic Fiction)
Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity--and that of his pen pal--will be revealed. (Realistic Fiction)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
The story of the Garcia families adjustment to life in the United States. (Historical Fiction)
The story of the Garcia families adjustment to life in the United States. (Historical Fiction)
Symphony for the City of the Dead by M.T. Anderson
An account of the Siege of Leningrad reveals the role played by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony in rallying and commemorating their fellow citizens (Non-Fiction)
An account of the Siege of Leningrad reveals the role played by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony in rallying and commemorating their fellow citizens (Non-Fiction)
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Poet Maya Angelou chronicles her early life, focusing on her childhood in 1930s rural Arkansas, including her rape at the age of five, her subsequent years of muteness, and the strength she gained from her grandmother and Mrs. Bertha Flowers, a respected African-American woman in her town. (Memoir)
Poet Maya Angelou chronicles her early life, focusing on her childhood in 1930s rural Arkansas, including her rape at the age of five, her subsequent years of muteness, and the strength she gained from her grandmother and Mrs. Bertha Flowers, a respected African-American woman in her town. (Memoir)
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Two sisters of opposing temperaments share the pangs of tragic love. Their mutual suffering brings a closer understanding between the two sisters, and true love finally triumphs. (Classic)
Two sisters of opposing temperaments share the pangs of tragic love. Their mutual suffering brings a closer understanding between the two sisters, and true love finally triumphs. (Classic)
Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protege of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold. The sequels to this book are Seige & Storm and Ruin & Rising. (Fantasy)
Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protege of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold. The sequels to this book are Seige & Storm and Ruin & Rising. (Fantasy)
The Reader by Traci Chee
Set in a world where reading is unheard-of, Sefia makes use of a mysterious object to track down who kidnapped her aunt Nin and what really happened the night her father was murdered. The sequels to this book are The Speaker and The Storyteller. (Fantasy)
Set in a world where reading is unheard-of, Sefia makes use of a mysterious object to track down who kidnapped her aunt Nin and what really happened the night her father was murdered. The sequels to this book are The Speaker and The Storyteller. (Fantasy)
What Goes On: New and Selected Poems, 1995-2009 by Stephen Dunn
Collects more than ninety poems written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stephen Dunn since 1995. (Poetry)
Collects more than ninety poems written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stephen Dunn since 1995. (Poetry)
On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis
In Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2034, a comet is due to hit the Earth within the hour. Denise, who's sixteen years old and autistic, must try to find her missing sister and also help her neglectful, undependable mother safely aboard a spaceship.(Science Fiction)
In Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2034, a comet is due to hit the Earth within the hour. Denise, who's sixteen years old and autistic, must try to find her missing sister and also help her neglectful, undependable mother safely aboard a spaceship.(Science Fiction)
Time and Again by Jack Finney
Illustrator Si Morley steps out of his twentieth-century New York apartment one night--right into the winter of 1882. The sequel to this book is From Time to Time. (Science Fiction/Fantasy)
Illustrator Si Morley steps out of his twentieth-century New York apartment one night--right into the winter of 1882. The sequel to this book is From Time to Time. (Science Fiction/Fantasy)
You’re Welcome Universe by Whitney Gardiner
When Julia finds a slur about her best friend scrawled across the back of the Kingston School for the Deaf, she covers it up with a beautiful (albeit illegal) graffiti mural. Her supposed best friend snitches, the principal expels her, and her two mothers set Julia up with a one-way ticket to a "mainstream" school in the suburbs, where she's treated like an outcast as the only deaf student. (Realistic Fiction)
When Julia finds a slur about her best friend scrawled across the back of the Kingston School for the Deaf, she covers it up with a beautiful (albeit illegal) graffiti mural. Her supposed best friend snitches, the principal expels her, and her two mothers set Julia up with a one-way ticket to a "mainstream" school in the suburbs, where she's treated like an outcast as the only deaf student. (Realistic Fiction)
Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert
Daniel, a Chinese-American teen, must grapple with his plans for the future, his feelings for his best friend Harry, and his discovery of a family secret that could shatter everything. (Realistic Fiction)
Daniel, a Chinese-American teen, must grapple with his plans for the future, his feelings for his best friend Harry, and his discovery of a family secret that could shatter everything. (Realistic Fiction)
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Aza Holmes is a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts. (Realistic Fiction)
Aza Holmes is a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts. (Realistic Fiction)
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes
In seventy poems bearing the same title, Terrance Hayes explores the meanings of American, of assassin, and of love in the sonnet form. (Poetry)
In seventy poems bearing the same title, Terrance Hayes explores the meanings of American, of assassin, and of love in the sonnet form. (Poetry)
The Green Mile by Stephen King
Contains all six installments of the serialized horror novel about death row prisoner John Coffey and his fellow inmates and guards in the Green Mile wing of Cold Mountain Penitentiary. (Realistic Fiction/Suspense)
Contains all six installments of the serialized horror novel about death row prisoner John Coffey and his fellow inmates and guards in the Green Mile wing of Cold Mountain Penitentiary. (Realistic Fiction/Suspense)
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
Tired of being known as "the gay kid", Rafe Goldberg decides to assume a new persona when he comes east and enters an elite Massachusetts prep school--but trying to deny his identity has both complications and unexpected consequences. The sequel to this book is Honestly Ben. (Realistic Fiction)
Tired of being known as "the gay kid", Rafe Goldberg decides to assume a new persona when he comes east and enters an elite Massachusetts prep school--but trying to deny his identity has both complications and unexpected consequences. The sequel to this book is Honestly Ben. (Realistic Fiction)
Kindest Regards: New and Selected Poems by Ted Kooser
Firmly rooted in the landscapes of the Midwest, the author's poetry succeeds in finding the emotional resonances within the ordinary. His language trains itself on the intricacies of human relationships, as well as the animals and objects that make up our days. (Poetry)
Firmly rooted in the landscapes of the Midwest, the author's poetry succeeds in finding the emotional resonances within the ordinary. His language trains itself on the intricacies of human relationships, as well as the animals and objects that make up our days. (Poetry)
March: Book One John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, Illustrated by Nate Powell
Presents in graphic novel format events from the life of Georgia congressman John Lewis, focusing on his youth in rural Alabama, his meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement. The other books in this series are March: Book Two and March: Book Three. (Graphic Non-Fiction)
Presents in graphic novel format events from the life of Georgia congressman John Lewis, focusing on his youth in rural Alabama, his meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement. The other books in this series are March: Book Two and March: Book Three. (Graphic Non-Fiction)
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer. (Mystery)
Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer. (Mystery)
Selected Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Sixty poems, including "City Trees," "Second April," "A Few Figs From Thistles," "Renascence." and "The Harp Weaver." (Poetry)
Sixty poems, including "City Trees," "Second April," "A Few Figs From Thistles," "Renascence." and "The Harp Weaver." (Poetry)
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken. (Realistic Fiction)
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken. (Realistic Fiction)
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Todd, one month away from an important birthday, learns all the tough lessons of adulthood when he is forced to flee after discovering a secret near the town where he lives. Other books in this series are The Ask and the Answer and Monsters of Men. (Science Fiction)
Todd, one month away from an important birthday, learns all the tough lessons of adulthood when he is forced to flee after discovering a secret near the town where he lives. Other books in this series are The Ask and the Answer and Monsters of Men. (Science Fiction)
Trapped by Michael Northrup
Seven high school students are stranded at their New England high school during a week-long blizzard that shuts down the power and heat, freezes the pipes, and leaves them wondering if they will survive. (Realistic Fiction/Adventure)
Seven high school students are stranded at their New England high school during a week-long blizzard that shuts down the power and heat, freezes the pipes, and leaves them wondering if they will survive. (Realistic Fiction/Adventure)
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings Edited by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman
Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings: these are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries. Sixteen acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are enchanting, heartbreaking, and romantic.(Short Stories/Mythology)
Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings: these are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries. Sixteen acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are enchanting, heartbreaking, and romantic.(Short Stories/Mythology)
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer. The sequel to this book is Akata Warrior. (Fantasy)
Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer. The sequel to this book is Akata Warrior. (Fantasy)
Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older
When the murals painted on the walls of her Brooklyn neighborhood start to change and fade in front of her, Sierra Santiago realizes that something strange is going on--then she discovers her Puerto Rican family are shadowshapers and finds herself in a battle with an evil anthropologist for the lives of her family and friends. The sequel to this book is Shadowhouse Fall. (Fantasy)
When the murals painted on the walls of her Brooklyn neighborhood start to change and fade in front of her, Sierra Santiago realizes that something strange is going on--then she discovers her Puerto Rican family are shadowshapers and finds herself in a battle with an evil anthropologist for the lives of her family and friends. The sequel to this book is Shadowhouse Fall. (Fantasy)
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
After her mother's suicide, grief-stricken Leigh Sanders travels to Taiwan to stay with grandparents she never met, determined to find her mother who she believes turned into a bird. (Realistic Fiction)
After her mother's suicide, grief-stricken Leigh Sanders travels to Taiwan to stay with grandparents she never met, determined to find her mother who she believes turned into a bird. (Realistic Fiction)
Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnam by Elizabeth Partridge
An exploration of the Vietnam War from many different perspectives including an American soldiers, a nurse, and a Vietnamese refugee. (Non-Fiction)
An exploration of the Vietnam War from many different perspectives including an American soldiers, a nurse, and a Vietnamese refugee. (Non-Fiction)
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
From 1965 through the present, an Indian American family adjusts to life in New York City, alternately fending off and welcoming challenges to their own traditions. (Historical Fiction/Realistic Fiction)
From 1965 through the present, an Indian American family adjusts to life in New York City, alternately fending off and welcoming challenges to their own traditions. (Historical Fiction/Realistic Fiction)
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds As Will, fifteen, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know. (Realistic Fiction)
If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo Amanda Hardy only wants to fit in at her new school, but she is keeping a big secret, so when she falls for Grant, guarded Amanda finds herself yearning to share with him everything about herself, including her previous life as Andrew. (Realistic Fiction)
A Phone Call to the Future: New and Selected Poems by Mary Jo Salter A selection of new and previously published poems by contemporary American poet Mary Jo Salter. (Poetry)
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull. (Historical Fiction)
Coffee Will Make You Black by April Sinclair The story of an African-American woman growing up on the South side of Chicago in the turbulent 60s as she tests the limits of racism and refuses to accept the fact that just because she is African American she is inferior. (Realistic Fiction)
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Frodo the hobbit and a band of warriors from the different kingdoms set out to destroy the Ring of Power before the evil Sauron grasps control. (Fantasy)
Monument: New and Selected Poems by Natasha Trethewey
A collection of poems about the history of the United States and how to change views on race, gender, and more. (Poetry)
A collection of poems about the history of the United States and how to change views on race, gender, and more. (Poetry)
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls. (Realistic Fiction)
Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls. (Realistic Fiction)
It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
New York City teenager Craig Gilner succumbs to academic and social pressures at an elite high school and enters a psychiatric hospital after attempting suicide. (Realistic Fiction)
New York City teenager Craig Gilner succumbs to academic and social pressures at an elite high school and enters a psychiatric hospital after attempting suicide. (Realistic Fiction)
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Relates the adventures of a scientist who invents a machine that transports him into the future. (Science Fiction)
Relates the adventures of a scientist who invents a machine that transports him into the future. (Science Fiction)
If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson
After meeting at their private school in New York, fifteen-year-old Jeremiah, who is black and whose parents are separated, and Ellie, who is white and whose mother has twice abandoned her, fall in love and then try to cope with people's reactions. (Realistic Fiction)
After meeting at their private school in New York, fifteen-year-old Jeremiah, who is black and whose parents are separated, and Ellie, who is white and whose mother has twice abandoned her, fall in love and then try to cope with people's reactions. (Realistic Fiction)
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Alternates interrelated stories about three characters, including a Chinese American trying to participate in popular culture; a Chinese folk hero attempting to be worshipped as a god; and a teenager who is so ashamed by his Chinese cousin's behavior that he changes schools. (Graphic Novel)
Alternates interrelated stories about three characters, including a Chinese American trying to participate in popular culture; a Chinese folk hero attempting to be worshipped as a god; and a teenager who is so ashamed by his Chinese cousin's behavior that he changes schools. (Graphic Novel)
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Natasha is a girl who believes in science and facts. Daniel has always been a good son and good student. But when he sees Natasha he forgets all that and believes there is something extraordinary in store for both of them (Realistic Fiction)
Natasha is a girl who believes in science and facts. Daniel has always been a good son and good student. But when he sees Natasha he forgets all that and believes there is something extraordinary in store for both of them (Realistic Fiction)
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can't stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding. But with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick's changing landscape, or lose it all. (Realistic Fiction)
When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can't stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding. But with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick's changing landscape, or lose it all. (Realistic Fiction)