Suggested Summer Reading Entering Grade 9
Suggested Summer Reading Entering Grade 9
Russell Sage Book & E-book Catalog
https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/39727Russell Sage Book & E-book Catalog
E-books available from SORA
https://soraapp.comE-books available from SORA
Ahmed, Samira. Love, Hate and Other Filters. (Realistic Fiction)Maya Aziz, seventeen, is caught between her India-born parents world of college and marrying a suitable Muslim boy and her dream world of film school and dating her classmate, Phil, when a terrorist attack changes her life forever.
Bhuyian, Tashie. Counting Down with You. (Realistic Fiction)A reserved Bangladeshi teenager has twenty-eight days to make the biggest decision of her life after agreeing to fake date her school's resident bad boy. How do you make one month last a lifetime?
Chee, Traci. The Reader. (Adventure)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.
Grimes, Nikki. Bronx Masquerade. (Realistic Fiction)While studying the Harlem Renaissance, students at a Bronx high school read aloud poems they've written, revealing their innermost thoughts and fears to their formerly clueless classmates.
Kaufman, Amie and Jay Kristoff. Aurora Rising. (Science Fiction / Adventure)Eighteen-year-old Tyler Jones, top graduate of Aurora Academy, and a group of misfits and troublemakers embark on their first mission with Auri, a stowaway from the distant past.
Kemmerer, Brigid. A Curse So Dark and Lonely. (Fantasy)Eighteen for the three hundred twenty-seventh time, Prince Rhen despairs of breaking the curse that turns him into a beast at the end of each day until feisty Harper enters his life.
Khan, Sabina. Zara Hossain Is Here. (Realistic Fiction)Zara's family has waited years for their visa process to be finalized so that they can officially become US citizens. But it only takes one moment for that dream to come crashing down around them.
LaCour, Nina. We Are Okay. (Realistic Fiction) After picking up and leaving everything behind in California, eighteen-year-old Marin, with the help of her former friend, must confront her grief and the truths that caused her to flee her home.
Perkins, Stephanie. There's Someone Inside Your House. (Horror)Hawaii-born Makani Young's new life in Nebraska is thrown into chaos when a serial killer begins to target her fellow high school classmates.
Ribay, Randy. After the Shot Drops. (Realistic Fiction / Sports)Bunny and Nasir have been best friends forever, but when Bunny accepts an athletic scholarship across town, Nasir feels betrayed.
Richards, Natalie. Five Total Strangers. (Mystery / Horror)Desperate to reach her grieving mother, Mira joins a group of college students driving home after their flight is stranded, but the road conditions are not the only mortal danger they face.
Shusterman, Neal. Unwind. (Science Fiction)Three teens embark upon a cross-country journey in order to escape from a society that salvages body parts from children ages thirteen to eighteen.
Stamper, Phil. As Far As You'll Take Me. (Realistic Fiction)Seventeen-year-old Marty Pierce leaves small-town Kentucky for London, hoping to explore his sexuality and find work playing oboe, but homesickness, anxiety, and his dwindling savings worsen even as his dreams are coming true.
Strand, Jeff. How You Ruined My Life. (Realistic Fiction)Rod's life is going well until his rich, prankster cousin, Blake, moves in for three months--moving into his room and moving in on his girlfriend and band--ruining everything.
Yee, F. C. The Epic Crush of Genie Lo. (Fantasy)The struggle to get into a top-tier college consumes sixteen-year-old Genie's every waking thought. But when she discovers she's a celestial spirit who's powerful enough to bash through the gates of heaven with her fists, her perfectionist existence is shattered
E-books available from Open Library
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Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. Americanah. (Historical)Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Separated for 15 years by the after-effects of 9/11, Ifemelu grapples with what it means to be black in America, and Obinze plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Barker, Clive. Abarat. (Fantasy)16-year-old Candy is thrust into the Abarat, a fantastic archipelago of twenty-five islands: one for each hour of the day, plus one extra: the mysterious Time Out of Time. Crutcher, Chris. Angry Management. (Realistic)Mr. Nak's Angry Management group is a place for misfits. A place for stories. One tragic week—a week they'd do anything to change—brings them closer than Matt could have ever imagined. Donnelly, Jennifer. A Northern Light. (Historical)In 1906, 16-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death of a guest. Based on a true story. Garcia, Rita Williams. Jumped. (Realistic)In this story involving three girls at a NYC high school, an innocent interaction escalates into a brutal beating. This exploration of choices is told from the perspectives of victim, aggressor, and witness. Hautman, Pete. Rash. (Science Fiction)In 2076 United Safer States of America, 16-year-old Bo is accused of spreading a rash at school. Anger and jealousy override his daily dose of calming Levulor and earn him a "job" in the Canadian tundra. Jansen, Hanna. Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You. (Historical)Based on a true story, this haunting novel makes real the events of the 1994 Rwandan genocide as one family experienced it. Jeanne’s story is a tribute to the human spirit and its capacity to heal. Kanefield, Teri. Guilty? (Nonfiction)An overview of crime and the American criminal justice system, using real cases to illustrate difficult questions about what is considered criminal and punishments appropriate for different types of crimes. McCormick, Patricia. Purple Heart. (Realistic)When Private Matt Duffy wakes up in an army hospital in Iraq, he's honored with a Purple Heart. But he doesn't feel like a hero. Perkins, Mitali. Bamboo People. (Adventure)Two Burmese boys, one a Karenni refugee and the other the son of an imprisoned Burmese doctor, meet in the jungle and in order to survive they must learn to trust each other.
NYC Public Libraries (Queens, Brooklyn, NYPL) Summer Reading Web Site
Booklists, Events, Reading Challengewww.summerreading.orgNYC Public Libraries (Queens, Brooklyn, NYPL) Summer Reading Web Site