Keep Reading, Newbury!

Summer is almost here.  Don't forget to keep reading!

Below are some great books to help pass those lazy summer days:

High School

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island, of betrayal and tragedy.  Please, please, please, if you haven't already, read the book before you see the new movie!

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

Don't miss out on this book.  It is unforgettable!

 

 
 

The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen

During the summer before college, Emmaline questions her life's choices as she confronts her future after meeting Theo, a super-ambitious outsider from New York.  Set in Dessen's fictional beach town, Colby, North Carolina, The Moon and More is sure to be a great summer read.  Available June 4, 2013.

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

Macy's summer stretches before her, carefully planned and outlined. She will spend her days sitting at the library information desk, and helping her ambitious mother with the family business.

But Macy's plans don't anticipate a surprising and chaotic job with Wish Catering and a motley crew of new friends.  Macy's summer is full of surprises and healing as she deals with her father's death the year before. 
Sarah Dessen is a fantastic pick for a good summer read. 

Check out some of Dessen's other books as well:  Lock and Key, Just Listen, Along for the Ride, This Lullaby, and Dreamland.

Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley

In the remarkable, bizarre, and heart-wrenching summer before Cullen Witter’s senior year of high school, he is forced to examine everything he thinks he understands about his small and painfully dull Arkansas town. His cousin overdoses; his town becomes absurdly obsessed with the alleged reappearance of an extinct woodpecker; and most troubling of all, his sensitive, gifted fifteen-year-old brother, Gabriel, suddenly and inexplicably disappears.

Colin  Fischer by Ashley Edward & Zack Stentz

A boy with autism teams up with the high school bully to get to the bottom of a cafeteria crime.  This is a Junior Library Guild selection and highly recommended.

 

Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth

In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives.  Highly recommended by Newbury students, be sure to read Divergent and Insurgent because the third installment, Allegient, will be available on October 22, 2013!

 

 

 
 
 
 

Zoe Letting Go by Nora Price

Go inside the head of Zoe as she finds herself in a rehab facility with five other girls.  The catch is, she has no idea why she is where she is.  NO CLUE!  As she figures out why the other girls are there, she convinces herself she is definitely not like them and there is nothing wrong with her.  Through journal entries and letters to her best friend, she tries to make sense of her situation.  Very intriguing story, and a departure from typical YA girl drama. 

I'll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Sam Border wishes he could escape. Raised by an unstable father, he's spent his life moving from place to place. But he could never abandon his little brother, Riddle.

Riddle Border doesn't talk much. Instead, he draws pictures of the insides of things and waits for the day when the outsides of things will make sense. He worships his older brother. But how can they leave when there's nowhere to go? Then everything changes. Because Sam meets Emily.

Emily Bell believes in destiny. She sings for her church choir, though she doesn't have a particularly good voice. Nothing, she feels, is mere coincidence. And she's singing at the moment she first sees Sam.

This book will surprise you and has appeal for all.

The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen

Track star Jessica faces adversity when she loses her leg in a horrific accident.  Inspiring story of strength and courage, especially relevant in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Delirium and Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

Newbury student recommended series about a world in which love is forbidden and 'cured.'  Great summer reads!

 
 
 
 

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

While in a coma following a horrific car accident that killed her family, 17-year-old Mia weighs whether to live with grief or join her family in death.  This is a page turner.   Also don't miss it's sequel, Where She Went and Gayle Forman's latest Just One Day, all excellent!

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Book 1 of the Lunar Chronicles.  In this futuristic take on Cinderella, plague ravages the overcrowded Earth and Cinder, a gifted cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world.

 
 

 



Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Book 2 of the Lunar Chronicles.  Inspired by "Little Red Riding Hook," Scarlet Benoit and Wolf, a street fighter who may have information about her missing grandmother, join forces as they try to stay one step ahead of he vicious Lunar Queen Levana.