“My High School Library”

10 Books I Have Read and Suggested to High School

Readers.

Book 1: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Particular Children

This book tells the story of a young boy who, after witnessing the death of his grandfather, is forced to face the possibility that the extraordinary stories he heard growing up may be true.

This book was an all together fun and enjoyable read. The story involves a little bit of history through time travel and promises to have a very interesting sequel.

The Photographs

The most interesting part of this book is the collection of real photographs the authors has gathered and made a part of the story. These pictures leave a lasting impression on the reader and make the characters even more real. Anyone interested in art or photography may enjoy this book even more.

Book 2: The Book Thief

This book has an amazing historical story that is hard to forget. The Book Thief follows a young foster girl, Liesel, living outside Munich during WWII. For some reason she just can not resist books and takes them any chance she gets. She shares these treasures with her neighborhoods and the Jewish man living in her basement. This book gives a very different perspective to WWII and provides a very emotional story. This book is narrated by death and gives the reader a new outlook on life.

Death’s Outlook on Life

“I witness the ones that are left behind, crumbled among the jigsaw puzzles of realization, despair, and surprise. They have punctured hearts. They have beaten lungs.”

Death

"Did they deserve any better, these people? How many had actively persecuted others, high on the scent of Hitler's gaze, repeating his sentences, his paragraphs, his opus? Was Rosa Hubermann responsible? The hider of a Jew? Or Hans? Did they all deserve to die? The children?”

Death

"I am haunted by humans.”Death

Book 3: City of BonesThis series falls into the “popular

category”. So far this is a series of four books which tells the story of a group of teenagers that belong to a group of warriors and a young girl who finds out she is a part of this strange new world of vampires, fairies, werewolves, and demons. She quickly learns what in life is really important.

The Mortal Instruments

City of BonesCity of AshesCity of GlassCity of Fallen Angels

There are two more to follow before the end of this series.

Second series that precedes The Mortal Instruments

Clockwork AngelClockwork Prince

A series offers the opportunity for continued reading forstudents.

Book 4: Hunger Games

Hunger Games is the first in a trilogy of the same name. Here we find a young girl who is chosen to fight in the Hunger Games, a fight to the death. She lives in a post apocalyptic world that is watched over by the Capitol, who started the games to prove they have ultimate control.

The Hunger Games

Hunger Games Catching FireMocking Jay

Book 5: Between Shades of Gray

This book is a powerful fictional account of a young girl who is taken from her home in Lithuania and taken far away to Serbia only to be sold into slavery. She must fight to protect herself and her family as the Soviet Union continues to claim power over the people of this nation and others.

What do you think?

"This superlative first novel by Ruta Sepetys demonstrates the strength of its unembellished language. A hefty emotional punch.” -The New York Times

"Brave Lina is a heroine young and old readers can believe in.”-Entertainment Weekly

"Heart-wrenching... A story of hardship as well as human triumph, "Between Shades of Gray" is an eye-

opening reimagination of a very real tragedy written with grace and heart.”-The Los Angeles Times

Book 6: And Only to Deceive

This book is part of a purely enjoyable historical non-fiction series. Lady Emily finds herself in the middle of murders and mysteries all over the world. Not only do these books give you a good look into Victorian English society but they are beyond fun.

The Adventure

This series is on going with the newest coming out in October.

And Only To Deceive

A Poisoned Season

A Fatal Waltz

Tears of Pearl

Dangerous to Know

A Crimson Warning

Book 7: The Alchemyst

The Alchemyst is a story based on truth which then turns into “what if?” Nicholas Flamel is the most famous alchemist in history but did he die in 1418, or did he discover the the secret to eternal life. Twin siblings, today, soon find themselves entangled in the legend and find out that they may be the only hope of saving the world by helping this legend.

The Truth. The Legend. The Adventure.

The AlchemystThe MagicianThe SorceressThe NecromancerThe Warlock

Book 8: Graceling

This book brings us to the imaginary world of Gracelings, a world where some people excel in one action or activity. Kasta, the niece of the king, is graced in killing, and so has been made to serve her uncle as a thug. When she meets Prince Po, graced in fighting, she has no idea how her life is going to change.

The World of Gracelings

So far there are two books about this fantastic world, although each book is about a new cast of characters.

Graceling

Fire

Book 9: A River in the Sky

The Amelia Peabody Series is a fantastic story about the Emerson family from the late 1800’s to the mid 1900’s.They are a family of Egyptologists that live through English rule in Egypt and through the intrigue and danger of WWII in the Middle East. These books are full or danger, mystery, and comedy and are some of the best books you can read.

A Lot of Adventure!

Crocodile on the SandbankThe Curse of the PharaohsThe Mummy CaseLion in the ValleyThe Deeds of the DisturberThe Last Camel Died at NoonThe Snake, the Crocodile and the DogThe Hippopotamus PoolSeeing A Large Cat

The Ape Who Guards the Balance

The Falcon at the Portal

He Shall Thunder in the Sky

Lord of the Silent

The Golden One

Children of the Storm

Guardian of the Horizon

The Serpent on the Crown

Tomb of the Golden Bird

A River in the Sky

Book 10: Hana Kimi

Hana Kimi is know as a Shoujo Manga, which means that it is geared more towards young girls. This is the story of a young Japanese American girl who moves to Japan and sneaks into an all boys school to meet her idol, Sano, a high school high jump champion. She soon finds herself rooming with Sano and is now stuck pretending so that she can get closer to her idol.

The best part of manga is getting the chance to better understand Japaneseculture. It is full of festivals and trips,family obligations and romance.

A fun and interesting fact about mangais that it is read from right to left just asit is in Japanese.This is done so that the art doesnot need to bechanged.