As part of our celebration of reading, this summer WMA asks that each student read just one book, of your own choice.

You can select your own book, or look through this list of interesting suggestions made by members of the WMA community. Write a brief review when you have finished

your book. Did you enjoy it? Why or why not? Would you recommend it to others? Email your review and selfies of you reading to Ms. Hutcheson at

mhutcheson@WMA.us.

Grade level recommendations are provided for your information.

All books must be read in English.

Title Author Reccommended by Grade Level

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Book Series) Adams, Douglas Brian Kenedy 11, 12, PG

Little Women Alcott, Louisa May Mr. Harrington 9, 10 Flight Alexie, Sherman Ms. Ostendarp 9,10

In the Time of the Butterflies Alvarez, Julia Ms. Hutcheson 11, 12, PG

Pride & Prejudice Austen, Jane Mr. Harrington 11, 12 Ship Breaker Bacigalupi, Paolo Ms. Levheim 10, 11, 12 National Velvet Bagnoid, Enid Mr. Harrington 9, 10

Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream Bissinger, H.G. Mr. Rosenbeck and Mr. Wells 11,12, PG

Angels and Demons Brown, Dan Ms. Decker 11,12, PG The DaVinci Code Brown, Dan Anonymous If on a Winter's Night a Traveler Calvino, Italo Ms. Levheim 12, PG

Invisible Cities Calvino, Italo Ms. Decker 11,12, PG

The Stranger Camus, Albert Isaias Trindade

Into to the Jungle: Great Adventures in the Search for Evolution Carroll, Sean Ms. Lavin 11, 12, PG

City of Bones Cassandra, Clare Ms. Levheim Ready Player One Cline, Ernest Ms. Levheim

The Last Best League: One Summer, One Season, One Dream Collins, Jim Mr. Rosenbeck 11,12, PG

Gregor the Overland series Collins, Suzanne Christina Felchner

The Hunger Games ** Collins, Suzanne Mrs. Kindblom 9, 10

Body and Soul Conroy, Frank Ms. Ernst 11, 12

The Road From Coorain Conway, Jill Ker Ms. Ernst 9, 10, 11, 12 Jurassic Park Crichton, Michael Mr. Iannacone 11,12, PG

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Diamond, Jared Jake Wood

All the Light we Cannot See Doerr, Anthony Ms. Levheim Dream of a Ridiculous Man Dostoevsky, Fydor Dr. Gorski 9,10 The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember) ** Duprau, Jeanne Mrs. Kindblom 9, 10 What is the What Eggers, Dave Ms. Hutcheson 11,12, PG

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Eggers,Dave Ms. Ernst and Mr. Fischer 11, 12, PG

Cold New World Finnegan, William Mr. Rosenbeck 11,12, PG Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Ford, Jamie Ms. Krassin 9, 10

Man's Search for Meaning Frankl, Victor Mr. Easler

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight Fuller, Alexandra Ms. Ernst 11, 12 A Lesson Before Dying Gaines,Ernest Ms. Hutcheson 10, 11, 12 Memoirs of a Geisha Golden, Arthur Ms. Decker 11,12, PG

Looking for Alaska Green, John Arianna VanVoorhis

The Fault in Our Stars Green, John Ms. Ernst 9, 10, 11, 12

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time Haddon, Mark Ms. Ostendarp 9,10

Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith Heiligman, Deborah Ms. Levheim MS, 9 Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Hillenbrand, Laura Mr. Wells 11,12, PG

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Title Author Recommender Grade Level Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Series) Adams, Douglas Brian Kenedy 11, 12, PG

Little Women Alcott, Louisa May Mr. Harrington 9, 10 Flight Alexie, Sherman Ms. Ostendarp 9,10 In the Time of the Butterflies Alvarez, Julia Ms. Hutcheson 11, 12, PG Pride & Prejudice Austen, Jane Mr. Harrington 11, 12 Ship Breaker Bacigalupi, Paolo Ms. Levheim 10, 11, 12 National Velvet Bagnoid, Enid Mr. Harrington 9, 10

Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream Bissinger, H.G. Mr. Rosenbeck and

Mr. Wells 11,12, PG

Angels and Demons Brown, Dan Ms. Decker 11,12, PG The DaVinci Code Brown, Dan Anonymous If on a Winter's Night a Traveler Calvino, Italo Ms. Levheim 12, PG

Invisible Cities Calvino, Italo Ms. Decker 11,12, PG

The Stranger Camus, Albert Isaias Trindade Into to the Jungle: Great Adventures in the Search for Evolution

Carroll, Sean Ms. Lavin 11, 12, PG

City of Bones Cassandra, Clare Ms. Levheim Ready Player One Cline, Ernest Ms. Levheim The Last Best League: One Summer, One Season, One Dream

Collins, Jim Mr. Rosenbeck 11,12, PG

Gregor the Overland series Collins, Suzanne Christina Felchner

The Hunger Games Collins, Suzanne Mrs. Kindblom 9, 10

Body and Soul Conroy, Frank Ms. Ernst 11, 12 The Road From Coorain Conway, Jill Ker Ms. Ernst all Jurassic Park Crichton, Michael Mr. Iannacone 11,12, PG

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Diamond, Jared Jake Wood

All the Light we Cannot See Doerr, Anthony Ms. Levheim Dream of a Ridiculous Man Dostoevsky, Fydor Dr. Gorski 9,10

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Title Author Recommender Grade Level The City of Ember (1st book of Ember)

Duprau, Jeanne Mrs. Kindblom 9, 10

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Eggers,Dave Ms. Ernst and Mr. Fischer

11, 12, PG

Cold New World Finnegan, William Mr. Rosenbeck 11,12, PG Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Ford, Jamie Ms. Krassin 9, 10

Man's Search for Meaning Frankl, Victor Mr. Easler Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

Fuller, Alexandra Ms. Ernst 11, 12

A Lesson Before Dying Gaines,Ernest Ms. Hutcheson 10, 11, 12 Memoirs of a Geisha Golden, Arthur Ms. Decker 11,12, PG Looking for Alaska Green, John Arianna VanVoorhis The Fault in Our Stars Green, John Ms. Ernst all The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

Haddon, Mark Ms. Ostendarp 9,10

Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith

Heiligman, Deborah Ms. Levheim MS, 9

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption

Hillenbrand, Laura Mr. Wells 11,12, PG

Seabiscuit Hillenbrand,Laura Mr. Harrington 10, 11, 12 The Outsiders Hinton, S.E. Megan Wells, Arman Ahmed Captains Courageous Kipling, Rudyard Mr. Harrington 9, 10 Orphan Train Klein, Christina Baker Mrs. McCormack All Into Thin Air Krakauer, John Ms. Ostendarp 11, 12, PG The Chronicles of Narnia series

Lewis, C.S. Mr. Harrington 9, 10

The Screwtape Letters Lewis, C.S. Dr. Gorski 11,12, PG Moneyball Lewis, Michael Mr. Harrington 12, PG White Fang London, Jack Mr. Harrington all The Giver Lowry, Lois Megan Wells The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcom X and Alex Haley

Ms. Levheim 11, 12

Station Eleven Mandel, Emily St. John 9, 10 Kaffir Boy Mathabane, Mark Ms. Ernst 11, 12 Angela’s Ashes McCourt, Frank Ms. Ostendarp 11, 12 only Born to Run McDougall,

Christopher Mr. Wells 11, 12, PG

Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)

Meyer, Stephanie Mrs. Kindblom 9, 10

Fugitive Pieces Michaels, Anne Ms. Ernst 11, 12 Three Cups of Tea Mortenson,Greg Madyson Wallace Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat who Touched the World

Myron, Vicki Ms. Decker ?

Master and Commander O'Brien, Patrick Mr. Harrington 11, 12 Freaky Green Eyes Oates, Joyce Carol Olivia DeBaise Bel Canto Patchett, Ann Ms. Ostendarp 11, 12, PG

challenging Hatchet Paulson, Gary Christian Mercadante The Last Lecture Pausch, Randy Mr. Vartabedian

Ms. Ernst, Mr. Wells

11, 12, PG challenging

 

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Title Author Recommender Grade Level Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Pirsig, Robert Dr. Gorski 11,12, PG

Silver Linings playbook Quick, Matthew Ms. Decker 11,12, PG Where the Red Fern Grows Rawls, Wilson Megan Wells All Quiet on the Western Front

Remarque, Erich Mr. Harrington all

The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1)

Riordan, Rick Mrs. Kindblom 9, 10

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Rowling, J.K. Mrs. Kindblom 9, 10

Blindness Saramago, José Isaias Trindade 11, 12 PG

Endangered Schrefer, Eliot Ms. Levheim 9 Between Shades of Gray Sepetys, Ruta Caitlyn Donahue

The Killer Angels Shaara, Michael Mr. Harrington 10, 11, 12 The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy

Stanley, Thomas & William Danko

Mr. Irzyk all

Crossing to Safety Stegner, Wallace Ms. Ernst 11, 12 The Help Stockett, Kathryn Ms. Hutcheson All Down These Mean Streets Thomas, Piri Mrs. McCormack 9, 10 The Hobbit Tolkien, J.R.R. Mr. Harrington The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J.R.R. RJ Goodman, Mr.

Harrington all

Letters from Earth Twain, Mark Dr. Gorski 11,12, PG

Slaughterhouse-Five Vonnegut, Kurt Ms. Ostendarp Galapagos Vonnegut, Kurt Drew Mele Creativity Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

Catmull Ed and Wallace, Amy

Berken Bolkan

Boxers & Saints (two books) Yang, Gene Luen & Lark Pien

Ms. Levheim

I am Malala Yousafzai, Malala Ms. Hutcheson all Creating a World Without Poverty

Yunus, Muhammad Arman Ahmed

I am the Messenger Zusak, Markus Ms. Krassin 9, 10 The Book Thief Zusak, Markus Ms. Krassin 9, 10