Friday, January 4, 2013

56 Books for Reluctant High School Readers

This is the last installment of my books for reluctant readers. Today's list is for high school students. All three lists are available under the tab "Books for Reluctant Readers" at the top of this page. You can download a PDF copy of the high school list here.


11/22/63- Stephen King

Blank Confession- Pete Hautman

Bluford High Series- (various authors)

The Book Thief- Marcus Zusak

Box Out- John Coy

Breathing Underwater- Alex Finn

Chasing Lincoln's Killer- James L. Swanson

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul- Jack Canfield

The Chocolate War- Robert Cormier

Cirque du Freak Series- Darren Shan

City of Glass Series- Cassandra Clare

The Coldest Winter Ever- Sister Souljah

Dairy Queen- Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Dope Sick- Walter Dean Myers

The Duff (Designated Ugly Fat Friend)- Kody Keplinger

Fat Kid Rules the World- K.L. Going

The Fault in Our Stars- John Green

Feed- M.T. Anderson

The First Part Last- Angela Johnson

The Giver- Lois Lowry

Glimpse- Carol Lynch Williams

Gone Series- Michael Grant

Gossip Girl Series-Cecily von Ziegesar

Guinness Book of World Records- any year, any book

Hunger Games Trilogy- Suzanne Collins

I'd Tell you I Love you, But Then I'd Have to Kill You- Ally Carter

Just Listen- Sarah Dessen

King Dork- Frank Portman

The Kite Runner- Khaled Hosseini

Life of Pi- Yann Martel

Looking for Alaska- John Green

Monster- Walter Dean Myers

My Sister's Keeper- Jodi Picoult

One Hundred Young Americans- Michael Franzini

Paper Towns- John Green

Payback Time-Carl Deuker

The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky

Push- Sapphire

Rikers High- Paul Volponi

Ripley's Believe it or Not- any year, any issue

Rooftop- Paul Volponi

Scars- Cheryl Rainfield

Seventeen Ultimate Guide to Style: How to Find Your Perfect Look- Ann Shoket

Shiver Trilogy- Maggie Stiefvater

Someone Like You- Sarah Dessen

Star Wars Character Encyclopedia- DK Publishing

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes- Chris Crutcher

Stuck in Neutral- Terry Trueman

Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)- Sarah Mylnokski

The Top Ten of Everything- Caroline Ash

The Truth About Forever- Sarah Dessen

Twilight Series- Stephenie Meyer

Uglies Trilogy- Scott Westerfeld

Vampire Academy Series- Richelle Mead

What I Saw and How I Lied- Judy Blundell

Zombie High Yearbook '64- Jeff Busch

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