School Book Lists for Young Adults
JFK Middle School | Enfield High School | Fermi High School
JFK Middle School Summer Reading List 2008
Nutmeg Book Awards 2009 Nominees
| Author |
Title |
| Budhos, Marina |
Ask Me No Questions |
| Choldenko, Gennifer |
Al Capone Does My Shirts |
| Lester, Julius |
Day of Tears |
| Lupica, Mike |
Heat |
| Murdock, Catherine Gilbert |
Dairy Queen |
|
Paver, Michelle |
Wolf Brother |
| Schusterman, Neal |
The Schwa Was Here |
| Springer, Nancy |
Case of the Missing Marquess |
| Westerfeld, Scott |
Uglies |
| Zevin, Gabrielle |
Elsewhere |
Award Winners
| Author |
Title |
| Curtis, Christopher Paul |
Elijah of Buxton |
Lord, Cynthia
Schmidt, Gary |
Rules
The Wednesday Wars |
| Selznick, Brian |
The Invention of Hugo Cabret |
| Oppel, Kenneth |
Airborn |
| Zusak, Markus |
The Book Thief |
Contemporary Fiction
| Author |
Title |
| Anderson, Laurie Halse |
Catalyst |
| Choldenko, Gennifer |
If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period |
| Esckilsen, Erik E. |
Offsides |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Handbook for Boys |
| Pixley, Marcella |
Freak |
| Spinelli, Jerry |
Eggs |
| Wolff, Virginia Euwer |
Make Lemonade |
Historical Fiction
| Author |
Title |
| Avi |
Iron Thunder: the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac |
| Blume, Lesley M.M. |
The Rising Star of Rusty Nail |
| Clinton, Cathryn |
A Stone in My Hand |
| Kadohata, Cynthia |
Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam |
| Mazer, Harry |
Heroes Don't Run: A Novel of the Pacific War |
| Siegelson, Kim L. |
Trembling Earth |
| Whelan, Gloria |
Angel on the Square |
| Yep, Laurence |
Dragon's Gate |
Classics
| Author |
Title |
| Alcott, Louisa May |
Little Women |
| Bagnold, Enid |
National Velvet |
| Dickens, Charles |
Oliver Twist |
| Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
| London, Jack |
White Fang and Call of the Wild |
Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Adventure
| Author |
Title |
| Baker, E.D. |
The Frog Princess |
| Balliet, Blue |
The Wright 3 |
| Colfer, Eoin |
Half Moon Investigations |
| Feinstein, John |
Last Shot |
| Fox, Helen |
Eager |
| Garcia, Laura Gallego |
The Valley of the Wolves |
| Hobbs, Will |
Crossing the Wire |
| Horowitz, Anthony |
Stormbreaker |
| Lewis, Richard |
The Killing Sea: A Novel About the Tsunami That Stunned the World |
| Lowry, Lois |
Gossamer |
| Martin, Ann M. |
A Dog's Life |
| Meyer, Stephenie |
Twilight |
| Morris, Gerald |
A Squire's Tale |
| Paulsen, Gary |
The Car |
| Shusterman, Neal |
Dread Locks |
| Ursu, Anne |
The Shadow Thieves |
Enfield High School Summer Reading List 2008
Entering Grade 9
| Title |
Author |
| Acceleration |
McNamee, Graham |
| All Creatures Great and Small |
Herriot, James |
| Almost Lost |
Sparks, Beatrice |
| Fire-us #1: The Kindling |
Armstrong, Jennifer |
| Girl, Interrupted |
Kaysen, Susanna |
| The Glass Menagerie |
Williams, Tennessee |
| The Hobbit; or, There and Back Again |
Tolkien, J.R.R. |
| The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen |
Moore, Alan |
| Monster |
Myers, Walter Dean |
| Murder of Roger Ackroyd |
Christie, Agatha |
| New Moon |
Stephenie Meyer |
| The Serious Kiss |
Hogan, Mary |
| Wuthering Heights |
Bronte, Emily |
Entering Grade 10
| Title |
Author |
| Biloxi Blues |
Simon, Neil |
| Cry, The Beloved Country |
Paton, Alan |
| The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time |
Haddon, Mark |
| Ender's Game |
Card, Orson Scott |
| The Five People You Meet in Heaven |
Albom, Mitch |
| Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and a Dream |
Bissinger, H.G. |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
Adams, Doug |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles |
Doyle, Arthur Conan |
| It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life |
Armstrong, Lance, with Sally Jenkins |
| No Second Chance |
Coben, Harlan |
| A Northern Light |
Donnelly, Jennifer |
| SideScrollers |
Loux, Matthew |
| Vanity Fair |
Thackeray, William Makepeace |
Entering Grade 11
| Title |
Author |
| American Born Chinese |
Yang, Bene Luen |
| Angela's Ashes |
Frank McCourt |
| Big Mouth and Ugly Girl |
Oates, Joyce Carol |
| Blackout |
Nance, Jim |
| Catch-22 |
Heller, Joseph |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
Stevenson, Robert Louis |
| Dune |
Herbert, Frank |
| The English Patient |
Ondaatje, Michael |
| Fences |
Wilson, August |
| A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier |
Beah, Ishmael |
| Memoirs of a Geisha |
Golden, Arthur |
| The Restaurant at the End of the Universe |
Adams, Doug |
| She's Come Undone |
Lamb, Wally |
Entering Grade 12
| Title |
Author |
| Charm School |
DeMille, Nelson |
| Emma |
Austen, Jane |
| Fast Food Nation |
Schlosser, Eric |
| The Historian |
Kostova, Elizabeth |
| Maus II: A Survivor's Tale |
Speigelman, Art |
| Me Talk Pretty One Day |
Sedaris, Dave |
| Once a Hero |
Moon, Elizabeth |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray |
Wilde, Oscar |
| A Prayer for Owen Meany |
Irving, John |
| The Rescue |
Sparks, Nicholas |
| Tender is the Night |
F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| A Thousand Splendid Suns |
Hosseini, Khaled |
| VALIS |
Dick, Philip K. |
Fermi High School Summer Reading List 2008
Please visit the library for a suggested reading list.
Last Modified: 6/10/2008 4:17:55 PM |