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Young Adults'
A Long Walk to Water
By Linda Sue Parker
When government soldiers attack his village, eleven year-old Salva, is forced to flee, unknown whether his family have survived. He then has to cross the harsh African wilderness, with a of food and water, and with danger never far behind. A tale of perseverance, hope, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Difficulty 5/10
When government soldiers attack his village, eleven year-old Salva, is forced to flee, unknown whether his family have survived. He then has to cross the harsh African wilderness, with a of food and water, and with danger never far behind. A tale of perseverance, hope, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Difficulty 5/10
A Wrinkle in Time
By Madeliene L'Engel
A Wrinkle in Time tells the story of 13-year-old Meg, who is frustrated with how she fits in at school and is distracted by the long absence of her father. Meg sets off on an interstellar journey to rescue her father, accompanied by her precocious young brother Charles Wallace and her new friend Calvin.
Genre: Fantasy
Difficulty 6/10
A Wrinkle in Time tells the story of 13-year-old Meg, who is frustrated with how she fits in at school and is distracted by the long absence of her father. Meg sets off on an interstellar journey to rescue her father, accompanied by her precocious young brother Charles Wallace and her new friend Calvin.
Genre: Fantasy
Difficulty 6/10
Divergent
By Veronica Roth
Set in a future society, split into five factions, each based on the personality traits of its citizens, one teenage girl, Tris, must fight to prove herself worthy of the faction she desires. But soon she uncovers corruption in the government, that threatens to pit the factions against each other.
Genre: Science Fiction
Difficulty 6/10
Set in a future society, split into five factions, each based on the personality traits of its citizens, one teenage girl, Tris, must fight to prove herself worthy of the faction she desires. But soon she uncovers corruption in the government, that threatens to pit the factions against each other.
Genre: Science Fiction
Difficulty 6/10
Fish in a Tree
By Linda Mullaly Hunt
Sixth grade student, Ally Nickerson, has dyslexia and faces the struggle of not being able to read, in addition to other everyday struggles that many students can relate to, such as loneliness, bullying, and disillusionment with the school system.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Difficulty 6/10
Sixth grade student, Ally Nickerson, has dyslexia and faces the struggle of not being able to read, in addition to other everyday struggles that many students can relate to, such as loneliness, bullying, and disillusionment with the school system.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Difficulty 6/10
Harry Potter (series)
By J. K. Rowling
A series that needs no introduction. The characters are household names, and the story is known to almost everyone. Nevertheless it is a modern classic, and therefore deserves to be studied time and time again. There are simply so many wonderful things to discover in the world of Harry Potter.
Genre: Fantasy
Difficulty 6/10
A series that needs no introduction. The characters are household names, and the story is known to almost everyone. Nevertheless it is a modern classic, and therefore deserves to be studied time and time again. There are simply so many wonderful things to discover in the world of Harry Potter.
Genre: Fantasy
Difficulty 6/10
Hatchet
By Gary Paulsen
Hatchet is a novel about a boy Brian, who survives a plane crash in the wild forests of Canada. The novel explores themes of positive thinking and perseverance, as Brian faces challenges from nature, like bears, porcupines, dehydration, and starvation; all with only his trusty hatchet to help him.
Genre: Realistic Fiction/Adventure
Difficulty 5/10
Hatchet is a novel about a boy Brian, who survives a plane crash in the wild forests of Canada. The novel explores themes of positive thinking and perseverance, as Brian faces challenges from nature, like bears, porcupines, dehydration, and starvation; all with only his trusty hatchet to help him.
Genre: Realistic Fiction/Adventure
Difficulty 5/10
His Dark Materials (Trilogy)
By Philip Pullman
The trilogy is set in a multiverse and follows the coming-of-age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they navigate parallel worlds and grapple with questions of morality, consciousness, and the nature of existence.
Genre: Fantasy Adventure
Difficulty 6/10
The trilogy is set in a multiverse and follows the coming-of-age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they navigate parallel worlds and grapple with questions of morality, consciousness, and the nature of existence.
Genre: Fantasy Adventure
Difficulty 6/10
Holes
By Louis Sachar
Stanley Yelnats has been sent prison camp for young offenders, for a crime he swears he didn't commit. Tasked with digging holes everyday, as a means of punishment, he makes some valuable friendships, as well as a discovery that could change his entire life.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Difficulty 6/10
Stanley Yelnats has been sent prison camp for young offenders, for a crime he swears he didn't commit. Tasked with digging holes everyday, as a means of punishment, he makes some valuable friendships, as well as a discovery that could change his entire life.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Difficulty 6/10
Island of the Blue Dolphins
By Scott O'Dell
A young girl named Karana lives on an island with her tribe, including her father, her sister, and her brother Ramo. Her father is killed by the Aleuts, a Russian tribe led by Captain Orlov, and the tribe eventually leaves the Island in search of a better place to live. But Karana and Ramo stay behind, secluded from the rest of civilization.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Difficulty 5/10
A young girl named Karana lives on an island with her tribe, including her father, her sister, and her brother Ramo. Her father is killed by the Aleuts, a Russian tribe led by Captain Orlov, and the tribe eventually leaves the Island in search of a better place to live. But Karana and Ramo stay behind, secluded from the rest of civilization.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Difficulty 5/10
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (series)
By Rick Riordan
16 year old, Magnus Chase discovers he is the son of a Viking god, his life turns upside down, as he reluctantly embarks on a quest to prevent evil forces from destroying the world.
Filled with the sharp teenage wit and sarcasm, that is the hallmark of author Rick Riordan's heroes.
Genre: Fantasy Adventure
Difficulty 6/10
16 year old, Magnus Chase discovers he is the son of a Viking god, his life turns upside down, as he reluctantly embarks on a quest to prevent evil forces from destroying the world.
Filled with the sharp teenage wit and sarcasm, that is the hallmark of author Rick Riordan's heroes.
Genre: Fantasy Adventure
Difficulty 6/10
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
By Ranson Riggs
This is a captivating story about a very odd home for a select group of young children, each with an odd special ability. When 15 year old Jake's grandfather mysteriously dies, he goes off on an adventure to find a woman named Miss Peregrine and solve the mysteries of his grandfather's past life.
Genre: Fantasy
Difficulty 7/10
This is a captivating story about a very odd home for a select group of young children, each with an odd special ability. When 15 year old Jake's grandfather mysteriously dies, he goes off on an adventure to find a woman named Miss Peregrine and solve the mysteries of his grandfather's past life.
Genre: Fantasy
Difficulty 7/10
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (series)
By Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson - a frustrated and misunderstood teenager - is thrown into the world of Greek gods and monsters, aswhen he discovers that he is the long lost son of Poseidon. However, his very existence has caused the monsters of the underworld to start rising, and Percy must successfully compete a quest against time, if he is to save himself, and everyone he cares for.
Genre: Fantasy
Difficulty 6/10
Percy Jackson - a frustrated and misunderstood teenager - is thrown into the world of Greek gods and monsters, aswhen he discovers that he is the long lost son of Poseidon. However, his very existence has caused the monsters of the underworld to start rising, and Percy must successfully compete a quest against time, if he is to save himself, and everyone he cares for.
Genre: Fantasy
Difficulty 6/10
Shadow and Bone (trilogy)
By Leigh Bardugo
In a fantasy world of magic and monsters, dark forces conspire against orphan mapmaker Alina Starkov, when she unleashes an extraordinary power that could change the fate of her war-torn world.
Genre: Fantasy
Difficulty 6/10
In a fantasy world of magic and monsters, dark forces conspire against orphan mapmaker Alina Starkov, when she unleashes an extraordinary power that could change the fate of her war-torn world.
Genre: Fantasy
Difficulty 6/10
The Assassin's Blade
By Sarah J. Maas
Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no one and trusts no one. Her skill is a power that many would like to gain control over, or failing that, to rid from the kingdom entirely.
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Difficulty 6/10
Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no one and trusts no one. Her skill is a power that many would like to gain control over, or failing that, to rid from the kingdom entirely.
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Difficulty 6/10
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
By John Boyne
The heart-wrenching story of a friendship between two boys from different sides of a concentration camp fence during World War II. A poignant tale that explores the power of innocence and the impact of war.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Difficulty 5/10
The heart-wrenching story of a friendship between two boys from different sides of a concentration camp fence during World War II. A poignant tale that explores the power of innocence and the impact of war.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Difficulty 5/10
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
By Suzanne Collins
A prequel to the hugely successful Hunger Games series, this story is set sixty years before, during the tenth Hunger Games, and introduces the backstory of Panem's ruthless, future leader, President Snow.
Genre: Dystopian/Fantasy
Difficulty 6/10
A prequel to the hugely successful Hunger Games series, this story is set sixty years before, during the tenth Hunger Games, and introduces the backstory of Panem's ruthless, future leader, President Snow.
Genre: Dystopian/Fantasy
Difficulty 6/10
The False Prince
By Jennifer A. Nielsen
In a discontented kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son, and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage.
Genre: Fantasy
Difficulty 6/10
In a discontented kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son, and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage.
Genre: Fantasy
Difficulty 6/10
The Giver
By Lois Lowry
The story of a society with citizens who have no memories of its past, and are given no freedom or choice, by its ruling Council of Elders. Disillusioned with life this way, one boy questions whether things could, and should, be different.
Genre: Sci-fi
Difficulty 6/10
The story of a society with citizens who have no memories of its past, and are given no freedom or choice, by its ruling Council of Elders. Disillusioned with life this way, one boy questions whether things could, and should, be different.
Genre: Sci-fi
Difficulty 6/10
The Hunger Games (trilogy)
By Suzanne Collins
The nation of Panem is divided into 12 districts, ruled from the Capitol. As punishment for a failed revolt, each district is forced to select two tributes, one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18, to fight to the death in the annual Hunger Games, until there is only one survivor.
Genre: Sci-fi/Dystopian
Difficulty 6/10
The nation of Panem is divided into 12 districts, ruled from the Capitol. As punishment for a failed revolt, each district is forced to select two tributes, one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18, to fight to the death in the annual Hunger Games, until there is only one survivor.
Genre: Sci-fi/Dystopian
Difficulty 6/10
The Inheritance Games (trilogy)
By Jennifer Lynn Barnes
A high school girl, Avery, has just discovered that Tobias Hawthorne, a billionaire, has left her his entire fortune in his will. But in order to qualify for the inheritance, she must complete Tobias Hawthorne's tasks and challenges, all the while competing with Hawthorne's disgruntled family members.
Genre: Drama
Difficulty 6/10
A high school girl, Avery, has just discovered that Tobias Hawthorne, a billionaire, has left her his entire fortune in his will. But in order to qualify for the inheritance, she must complete Tobias Hawthorne's tasks and challenges, all the while competing with Hawthorne's disgruntled family members.
Genre: Drama
Difficulty 6/10
The Lost Hero (series)
By Rick Riordan
Jason Grace, is a Roman demigod with no memory of his past. He, along with Piper McLean, a daughter of Aphrodite, and Leo Valdez, a son of Hephaestus, are given a quest to rescue Hera, the queen of gods, from the clutches of Gaea, the primordial goddess of the earth.
Genre: Fantasy Adventure
Difficulty 6/10
Jason Grace, is a Roman demigod with no memory of his past. He, along with Piper McLean, a daughter of Aphrodite, and Leo Valdez, a son of Hephaestus, are given a quest to rescue Hera, the queen of gods, from the clutches of Gaea, the primordial goddess of the earth.
Genre: Fantasy Adventure
Difficulty 6/10
The Maze Runner
By James Dashner
Thomas finds himself in a community of boys, after his memory is erased, and soon learns that they're all trapped in a maze that requires him to join forces with fellow "runners", for a shot at escape. But time, as well as the hideous Grievers, are against him.
Genre: Sci-fi
Difficulty 6/10
Thomas finds himself in a community of boys, after his memory is erased, and soon learns that they're all trapped in a maze that requires him to join forces with fellow "runners", for a shot at escape. But time, as well as the hideous Grievers, are against him.
Genre: Sci-fi
Difficulty 6/10
The Phantom Tollbooth
By Norton Juster
Bored and disinterested, young Milo embarks on a journey to the mysterious Kingdom of Wisdom. Along the way, he encounters a range of eccentric characters and learns valuable lessons about the power of curiosity, imagination, and the importance of embracing new experiences.
Genre: Surrealist Fantasy
Difficulty 7/10
Bored and disinterested, young Milo embarks on a journey to the mysterious Kingdom of Wisdom. Along the way, he encounters a range of eccentric characters and learns valuable lessons about the power of curiosity, imagination, and the importance of embracing new experiences.
Genre: Surrealist Fantasy
Difficulty 7/10
War Horse
By Michael Morpurgo
Set before and during World War I, this novel describes the journey of Joey, a horse raised by British teenager Albert, and bought by the British Army, leading him to encounter various people throughout Europe, in the midst of the war and its tragedies.
Genre: Historical Fiction/War
Difficulty 5/10
Set before and during World War I, this novel describes the journey of Joey, a horse raised by British teenager Albert, and bought by the British Army, leading him to encounter various people throughout Europe, in the midst of the war and its tragedies.
Genre: Historical Fiction/War
Difficulty 5/10
Wonder
By R. J. Palacio
August is a ten-year-old with a facial deformity, who will attend middle school for the first time, starting in fifth grade. August makes some good friends, but also has to constantly struggle against adversity, particularly in the form of Julian, the class bully. An eye-opening and inspirational tale.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Difficulty 6/10
August is a ten-year-old with a facial deformity, who will attend middle school for the first time, starting in fifth grade. August makes some good friends, but also has to constantly struggle against adversity, particularly in the form of Julian, the class bully. An eye-opening and inspirational tale.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Difficulty 6/10
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