WRA Summer Reading Program 2015 by Western Reserve Academy

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SUMMER READING PROGRAM

2015

WESTERN RESERVE ACADEMY LEISURE SUMMER READING

2015

Most members of the Reserve community find pleasure in reading. For those of us tied to the academic calendar, summers and holidays give us what we need most – time. With that in mind, we offer students this list of recommended books for summer reading. This list is intended for student LEISURE reading. We hope the variety piques student interest and provides the opportunity to expand horizons, satisfy curiosity and/or offer an enjoyable escape. Titles include: “classics” to recently published titles, relatively easy to challenging reading levels, and a variety of genres covering diverse subjects. Also included is a list of recommended websites to locate further suggestions for award-winning books and titles of interest. This list is updated annually by members of the John D. Ong library staff. Titles are recommended by members of the WRA community or by respected review sources including the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association. A few titles have frank passages that mirror some aspects of life explicitly. Therefore, we urge parents to explore the titles your teenagers choose and discuss the book as well as the choice with them. All of the books on this list should be available in libraries and/or bookstores. The Ong Library will also arrange for a special “summer checkout” for anyone interested. Just ask at the library front desk. Enjoy your summer and your free time, and try to spend some of it reading! Your feedback about any title on this list is welcome – and we also welcome your recommendations for titles to add in the future. The John D. Ong Library Staff

PLEASE NOTE: This list should not be confused with the English Department’s Required Reading summer program. Please go to Summer Reading and click on “Required Reading” for that information.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Recommended Summer Reading for Ninth/Tenth Graders…………..………………………1 Fiction…..................................................................................................................1 Non-fiction…...........................................................................................................7 Biographies/Memoirs…..........................................................................................14 Recommended Summer Reading for Eleventh/Twelfth Graders……………………………15 Fiction…................................................................................................................15 Non-fiction….........................................................................................................21 Biographies/Memoirs…..........................................................................................28 Graphic Novels/Collections…..........................................................................................29 Collections: Short Stories, Essays and More…................................................................30 Something for Everyone: Informational Titles for Teenagers……………………….………31 Poetry, Anyone?………………………………………………………………………………...32 Looking for a Good Book? Some Websites to Help You…………………………………...33 Title Index….………………………………………………………………………….............. 35 Author Index……………….………………………………………………………….........…. 39

SUMMER READING FOR NINTH/TENTH GRADERS Fiction: All Our Pretty Songs (Sarah McCarry, 2013) In the lush and magical Pacific Northwest live two best friends who grew up like sisters: charismatic, mercurial, and beautiful Aurora, and the devoted, watchful narrator. Each of them is incomplete without the other. But their unbreakable bond is challenged when a mysterious and gifted musician named Jack comes between them.* First installment in a planned trilogy.

All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven, 2015) When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the “natural wonders” of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself – a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who’s not such a freak after all. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them.*

Allegiant (Veronica Roth, 2013) What if your whole world was a lie? What if a single revelation – like a single choice – changed everything? What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected? The explosive conclusion to [the] Divergent trilogy reveals the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of readers in Divergent (2011) and Insurgent (2012).*

As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth (Lynne Rae Perkins, 2010) The train was moving. Ry could hardly tell at first, but now he knew. It was gaining speed, and he wasn’t fast enough to catch it. He had only gotten off for a minute, just to make a phone call – and now it was gone. He was in the middle of nowhere, alone.*

Blue Lily, Lily Blue (Maggie Stiefvater, 2014) Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs. The trick with found things, though, is how easily they can be lost.* The third installment in The Raven Cycle series featuring The Raven Boys (2013) and The Dream Thieves (2014).

Call of the Wild (The) (Jack London, 1903) The novel’s central character is a dog named Buck, a domesticated dog living at a ranch in the Santa Clara valley of California as the story opens. Stolen from his home and sold into the brutal existence of an Alaskan sled dog, he reverts to atavistic traits.* 1

Cannery Row (John Steinbeck, 1945) Unburdened by the material necessities of the more fortunate, the denizens of Cannery Row discover rewards unknown in more traditional society.*

Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein, 2012) Oct. 11, 1943 – A British spy plane crashes in Nazioccupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it’s barely begun.*

Coldest Girl in Coldtown (The) (Holly Black, 2013) Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown’s gates, you can never leave.*

Detective/Crime/Mystery Writers: Try any book by the following mystery writers: Donna Andrews (featuring blacksmith Meg Langslow in a humorous series); Nancy Atherton (featuring amateur sleuth Lori Shepard with help from her ghostly Aunt Dimity); Stephanie Barron (featuring 19th Century author Jane Austen as an amateur sleuth); Heather Blake (featuring “Wishcrafter” – a witch who can grant wishes--Darcy Merriweather); C. J. Box (featuring Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett); Joanna Fluke (featuring bakery owner and amateur sleuth Hannah Swensen); Laurie R. King (featuring Mary Russell, former protégé to Sherlock Holmes); Edward Marston (the Railway Detective series, featuring Scotland Yard detectives Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Victor Leeming, set in the 1850s); Alexander McCall Smith (featuring Mma Precious Ramotswe, owner of Botswana’s #1 Ladies Detective Agency); Spencer Quinn (featuring down-on-his-luck private investigator Bernie and his faithful canine companion—and series narrator, Chet); Kathy Reichs (Virals series featuring teen sleuth Tory Brennan); or Les Roberts (featuring Cleveland private detective Milan Jacovich).

Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell, 2013) Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits – smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.* Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury, 1953) Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden.*

Fairest: Levana’s Story (Marissa Meyer, 2014) Pure evil has a name, hides behind a mask of deceit, and uses her “glamour” to gain power. But who is Queen Levana?* Fourth installment of The Lunar Chronicles, the popular series offering a new twist on traditional fairy tales: Cinder (2012), Scarlet (2013), and Cress (2014).

Fault in Our Stars (The) (John Green, 2012) 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 gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.*

Girl with All the Gifts (The) (M.R. Carey, 2014) Melanie is a very special girl. Dr. Caldwell calls her “our little genius.” Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don’t like her. She jokes that she won’t bite, but they don’t laugh.*

Going Over (Beth Kephart, 2014) It is February 1983, and Berlin is a divided city with a miles-long barricade separating east from west. But the city isn’t the only thing that is divided. Ada lives among the rebels, punkers, and immigrants of Kreuzberg in West Berlin. Stefan lives in East Berlin, in a faceless apartment bunker of Friedrichshain. Bound by love and separated by circumstance, their only chance for a life together lies in a high-risk escape. But will Stefan find the courage to leap?*

Half Bad (Sally Green, 2014) In modern-day England, witches live alongside humans: White witches, who are good; Black witches, who are evil; and sixteen-year-old Nathan, who is both. Nathan’s father is the world’s most powerful and cruel Black witch, and his mother is dead. He is hunted from all sides. Trapped in a cage, beaten and handcuffed, Nathan must escape before his seventeenth birthday....* The first entry in The Half Bad Trilogy.

Heart Does Not Grow Back (The): A Novel (Fred Venturini, 2014) Dale Sampson is used to being a nonperson at his small-town Midwestern high school, picking up the scraps of his charismatic lothario of a best friend, Mack. He comforts himself with the certainty that his stellar academic record and brains will bring him the adulation that has evaded him in high school. But when an unthinkable catastrophe tears away the one girl he ever had a chance with, his life takes a bizarre turn as he discovers an inexplicable power: He can regenerate his organs and limbs.*

Here and Now (The) (Ann Brashares, 2014) This is the story of seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn’t come from a different country. She came from a different time – a future where a mosquito-borne illness has mutated into a pandemic, killing millions and leaving the world in ruins.*

Hollow City (Ransom Riggs, 2013) This second novel begins in 1940, immediately after the first book [Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children] ended. Having escaped Miss Peregrine’s island by the skin of their teeth, Jacob and his new friends must journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world.*

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Jamie Ford, 2009) Henry Lee comes upon a crowd gathered outside the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle’s Japantown. It has been boarded up for decades, but now the new owner has made an incredible discovery: the belongings of Japanese families, left when they were rounded up and sent to internment camps during World War II.*

Impossible Knife of Memory (The) (Laurie Halse Anderson, 2013) For the past five years, Hayley Kincaid and her father, Andy, have been on the road, never staying long in one place as he struggles to escape the demons that have tortured him since his return from Iraq. Now they are back in the town where he grew up so Hayley can attend school. Perhaps, for the first time, Hayley can have a normal life.*

In the Shadow of Blackbirds (Cat Winters, 2013) In 1918, the world seems on the verge of apocalypse. Americans roam the streets in gauze masks to ward off the deadly Spanish influenza, and the government ships young men to the front lines of a brutal war, creating an atmosphere of fear and confusion. Sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches as desperate mourners flock to séances and spirit photographers for comfort, but she herself has never believed in ghosts. At her bleakest moment, however, she’s forced to rethink her entire way of looking at life and death….*

Infinite Sea (The) (Rick Yancey, 2013) How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity…. As the 5th Wave rolls across the landscape, Cassie, Ben, and Ringer are forced to confront the Others’ ultimate goal: the extermination of the human race.* The second 4 installment in the trilogy 5th Wave.

Jackaby (William Ritter, 2014) Doctor Who meets Sherlock in a debut novel, the first in a series, brimming with cheeky humor and a dose of the macabre.*

Land of Laughs (The) (Jonathan Carroll, 1980) For schoolteacher Thomas Abbey there was no writer to equal Marshall France, a legendary author of children’s books who hid himself away in the small town of Galen and died of a heart attack at the age of forty-four. Tom and his girlfriend Saxony, wanting to write France’s biography, arrive in Galen. Before long, they realize that this idyllic little town and its inhabitants – both human and animal – are not quite what they see.*

Light: A Gone Novel (Michael Grant, 2013) It’s been one year since all the adults disappeared. Gone. Despite the hunger and the lies, even despite the plague, the kids of Perdido Beach are determined to survive.* Sixth and final title in the series featuring: Gone (2008), Hunger (2009), Lies (2010), Plague (2011), and Fear (2012).

Lock In (John Scalzi, 2014) Not too long from today, a new, highly contagious virus makes its way across the globe. Most who get sick experience nothing worse than flu, fever and headaches. But for the unlucky one percent – and nearly five million souls in the United States alone – the disease causes “Lock In”: victims fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus.*

Martian (The) (Andy Weir, 2014) Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there.*

Mortal Heart (Robin LaFevers, 2014) Annith has watched her gifted sisters at the convent come and go, carrying out their dark dealings in the name of St. Mortain, patiently awaiting her own turn to serve Death. But her worst fears are realized when she discovers she is being groomed by the abbess as a Seeress, to be forever sequestered in the rock and stone womb of the convent.* Final book in the His Fair Assassin trilogy.

Never Fall Down (Patricia McCormick, 2012) When soldiers arrive at his hometown in Cambodia, Arn is just a kid, dancing to rock ‘n’ roll, hustling for spare change, and selling ice cream with his brother. But after the soldiers march the entire population into the countryside, his life is changed forever. Arn is separated from his family and assigned to a labor camp.*

Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe, 1719) Robinson Crusoe, set ashore on an island after a terrible storm at sea, is forced to make do with only a knife, some tobacco, and a pipe. He learns how to build a canoe, make bread, and endure endless solitude. That is, until, twenty-four years later, when he confronts another human being.*

Scar Boys (Len Vlahos, 2014) A severely burned teenager. A guitar. Punk rock. The chords of a rock ‘n’ roll road trip in a coming-of-age novel that is a must-read story about finding your place in the world... even if you carry scars inside and out.*

Septembers of Shiraz (The) (Dalia Sofe, 2007) In the aftermath of the Iranian revolution, rare-gem dealer Isaac Amin is arrested, wrongly accused of being a spy. Terrified by his disappearance, his family must reconcile a new world of cruelty and chaos with the collapse of everything they have known.*

Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher, 2007) Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker--his classmate and crush – who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah’s voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them.*

Three Musketeers (The) (Alexandre Dumas, 1844) Action, intrigue, and romance abound in this swashbuckling epic, which traces a country lad’s path to the French court of the early 1600s and the glorious fraternity of the king’s men, the Musketeers.*

Time to Dance (A) (Padma Venkatraman, 2014) Veda, a classical dance prodigy in India, lives and breathes dance – so when an accident leaves her a below-knee amputee, her dreams are shattered. For a girl who’s grown used to receiving applause for her dance prowess and flexibility, adjusting to a prosthetic leg is painful and humbling. But Veda refuses to let her disability rob her of her dreams, and she starts all over again, taking beginner classes with the youngest dancers.*

Vanishing Girls (Lauren Oliver, 2015) Dara and Nick used to be inseparable, but that was before the accident that left Dara’s beautiful face scarred and the two sisters totally estranged.*

Visitors (Orson Scott Card, 2014) Rigg’s journey comes to an epic and explosive conclusion as everything that has been building up finally comes to pass, and Rigg is forced to put his powers to the test in order to save his world and end the war once and for all.* Final installation in the Pathfinder series: Pathfinder (2010) and Ruins (2012).

War Dogs (Greg Bear, 2014) They made their presence on Earth known thirteen years ago. Providing technology and scientific insights far beyond what mankind was capable of. They became indispensable advisors and promised even more gifts that we just couldn’t pass up. We called them Gurus. It took them a while to drop the other shoe. You can see why, looking back.*

Winger (Andrew Smith, 2013) A teen at boarding school grapples with life, love, and rugby in a heartbreakingly funny novel.*

Non-fiction: Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other (Sherry Turkle, 2013) Consider Facebook – it’s human contact, only easier to engage with and easier to avoid. Developing technology promises closeness. Sometimes it delivers, but much of our modern life leaves us less connected with people and more connected to simulations of them.* 7

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride (Cary Elwes, 2014) From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with [his] costars….*

Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Aron Ralston, 2005) Hiking into the remote Utah canyon lands, Aron Ralston felt perfectly at home in the beauty of the natural world. Then, at 2:41 P.M., eight miles from his truck, in a deep and narrow slot canyon, an eight-hundred-pound boulder tumbled loose, pinning Aron’s right hand and wrist against the canyon wall.*

Big Necessity (The): The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters (Rose George, 2008) An utterly original exploration of the world of human waste that will surprise, outrage – and entertain.*

Biopunk: Solving Biotech’s Biggest Problems in Kitchens and Garages (Marcus Wohlsen, 2011) Marcus Wohlsen chronicles a growing community of DIY scientists working outside the walls of corporations and universities who are committed to democratizing DNA the way the Internet did information.*

Black Count (The): Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Tom Reiss, 2012) Here is the remarkable true story of the real Count of Monte Cristo – a stunning feat of historical sleuthing that brings to life the forgotten hero who inspired such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.

Bomb: The Race to Build – and Steal – the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon (Steve Sheinkin, 2012) This is the story of the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and genius that created the world’s most formidable weapon. This is the story of the atomic bomb.*

Boys in the Boat (The): Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Daniel James Brown, 2013) The story of the University of Washington’s 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans.

Continent for the Taking (A): The Tragedy and Hope of Africa ( Howard W. French, 2004) Blending eyewitness reportage with rich historical insight, French searches deeply into the causes of today’s events, illuminating the debilitating legacy of colonization and the abiding hypocrisy and inhumanity of both Western and African political leaders.* 8

Dear Zari: The Secret Lives of the Women of Afghanistan (Zarghuna Kargar, 2012) Moving, enlightening, and heartbreaking, Dear Zari gives voice to the secret lives of Afghan women.*

Escape from Camp 14: One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West (Blaine Harden, 2012) Blaine Harden tells the story of Shin Dong-hyuk and through the lens of Shin’s life unlocks the secrets of the world’s most repressive totalitarian state.*

Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II (Mitchell Zuckoff, 2013) On November 5, 1942, a US cargo plane slammed into the Greenland Ice Cap. Four days later, the B-17 assigned to the search-and-rescue mission became lost in a blinding storm and also crashed. Miraculously, all nine men on board survived, and the US military launched a daring rescue operation. But after picking up one man, the Grumman Duck amphibious plane flew into a severe storm and vanished.*

George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution (Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger, 2013) When General George Washington beat a hasty retreat from New York City in August 1776, many thought the American Revolution might soon be over. Instead, Washington rallied – thanks in large part to a little-known, top-secret group called the Culper Spy Ring.*

Ghost with Trembling Wings (The): Science, Wishful Thinking and the Search for Lost Species (Scott Weidensaul, 2002) Weidensaul pursues stories of loss and recovery, of endurance against the odds, and of surprising resurrections.* 9

Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame (Ty Burr, 2012) Why do we obsess over the individuals we come to call stars? How has both the image of stardom and our stars’ images changed over the past hundred years? What does celebrity mean if people can now become famous simply for being famous? With brilliant insight and entertaining examples, Burr reveals the blessings and the curses of celebrity for the star and the stargazer alike.*

Hidden Like Anne Frank: 14 True Stories of Survival (Marcel Prins and Peter Henk Steenhuis, 2014) Fourteen unforgettable true stories of children hidden away during World War II.*

History of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Ten Songs (The) (Greil Marcus, 2014) Unlike all previous versions of rock ’n’ roll history, this book omits almost every iconic performer and ignores the storied events and turning points that everyone knows. Instead, in a daring stroke, Greil Marcus selects ten songs recorded between 1956 and 2008, then proceeds to dramatize how each embodies rock ’n’ roll as a thing in itself, in the story it tells, inhabits, and acts out….*

How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming (Mike Brown, 2010) The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a tenth planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. But instead of its resulting in one more planet being added to our solar system, Brown’s find [sic] ignited a firestorm of controversy that riled the usually sedate world of astronomy and launched him into the public eye.*

How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous (Georgia Bragg and Kevin O’Malley, 2011) Over the course of history men and women have lived and died. In fact, getting sick and dying can be a big, ugly mess – especially before the modern medical care that we all enjoy today. How They Croaked relays all the gory details of how nineteen world figures gave up the ghost.*

Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever (Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, 2011) A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.*

Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything (Joshua Foer, 2011) Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer’s yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top “mental athletes.” He draws on cutting-edge research, a surprising cultural history of remembering, and venerable tricks of the mentalist’s trade to transform our understanding of human memory.*

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Barbara Demick, 2009) Demick follows the lives of six North Korean citizens over fifteen years – a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung, the rise to power of his son Kim Jong-il, and a devastating famine that killed one-fifth of the population.*

One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season (Chris Ballard, 2012) In 1971, a small-town high school baseball team from rural Illinois playing with handme-down uniforms and peace signs on their hats defied convention and the odds. Led by an English teacher with no coaching experience, the Macon Ironmen emerged from a field of 370 teams to become the smallest school in Illinois history to make the state final, a distinction that still stands.*

Photojojo!: Insanely Great Photo Projects and DIY Ideas (Amit Gupta and Kelly Jensen, 2009) A photo, an idea, and simple crafting skills are all you need to transform your pictures into useful, fun, giftable art.*

Planet of Viruses (A) (Carl Zimmer, 2011) This fascinating book explores the hidden world of viruses – a world that we all inhabit.*

Pure Grit: How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific (Mary Cronk Farrell, 2014) In the early 1940s, young women enlisted for peacetime duty as U.S. Army nurses. But when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 blasted the United States into World War II, 101 American Army and Navy nurses serving in the Philippines were suddenly treating wounded and dying soldiers while bombs exploded all around them.* 11

Soldier Dogs: The Untold Story of America’s Canine Heroes (Maria Goodavage, 2012) Heartwarming stories of modern soldier dogs and the amazing bonds that develop between them and their handlers. Beyond tales of training, operations, retirement, and adoption into the families of fallen soldiers, Goodavage talks to leading dog-cognition experts about why dogs like nothing more than to be on a mission with a handler they trust….*

Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream (Joshua Davis, 2014) Four undocumented Mexican American students, two great teachers, one robot-building contest…. [This] is a story about overcoming insurmountable odds and four young men who proved they were among the most patriotic and talented Americans in this country – even as the country tried to kick them out.*

Spark of Life (The): Electricity in the Human Body (Frances Ashcroft, 2012) A lively exploration of the surprising role that electricity plays in our bodies.*

Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World (Mark Miodownik, 2014) An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science.*

Super Species: The Creatures That Will Dominate the Planet (Garry Hamilton, 2010) Super species are the phenomenally successful invasive life-forms that are dominating ecosystems. These animals, plants and microbes have spread far from their native habitats, most often as a result of human activities. Author Garry Hamilton profiles the 20 super species that are having the greatest impact in our world today.*

Teen Money Manual (The): A Guide to Cash, Credit, Spending, Saving, Work, Wealth, and More (Kara McGuire, 2014) This book offers today’s teens the best and most up-to-date tips on how to make money, how to spend it, how to invest and save it, and how to protect it.*

Terrorist’s Son (The): A Story of Choice (Zak Ebrahim with Jeff Giles, 2014) In this book, Ebrahim dispels the myth that terrorism is a foregone conclusion for people trained to hate. Based on his own remarkable journey, he shows that hate is always a choice – but so is tolerance.*

Thrice Told Tales: Three Mice Full of Writing Advice (Catherine Lewis, 2013) Three Blind Mice. Three Blind Mice. See how they run? No. See how they can make all sorts of useful literary elements colorful and easy to understand!* 12

Volcano Beneath the Snow (A): John Brown’s War Against Slavery (Albert Marrin, 2014) Deeply religious, Brown believed that God had chosen him to right the wrong of slavery. He was willing to kill and die for something modern Americans unanimously agree was a just cause. And yet he was a religious fanatic and a staunch believer in “righteous violence,” an unapologetic committer of domestic terrorism. Marrin brings 19th-century issues into the modern arena with ease and grace in a book that is sure to spark discussion.*

War Dogs: Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love (Rebecca Frankel, 2014) In War Dogs, Rebecca Frankel offers a riveting mix of on-the-ground reporting, her own hands-on experiences in the military working dog world, and a look at the science of dogs’ special abilities – from their amazing noses and powerful jaws to their enormous sensitivity to the emotions of their human companions.*

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Randall Munroe, 2014) Hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.*

Women from the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us (Rachelle Bergstein, 2012) What is it about a pair of shoes that so enchants women of all ages, demographics, political affiliations, and style tribes? Part social history, part fashion record, part pop-culture celebration, Women from the Ankle Down seeks to answer that question as it unfolds the story of shoes in the twentieth century.*

You Have a Brain: A Teen’s Guide to T.H.I.N.K. B.I.G. (Ben Carson, 2015) Dr. Carson unpacks the eight important parts of Thinking Big – Talent, Honesty, Insight, being Nice, Knowledge, Books, InDepth learning, and God – and presents the stories of people who demonstrated those things in his life.* 13

Your Water Footprint: The Shocking Facts about How Much Water We Use to Make Everyday Products (Stephen Leahy, 2014) A “water footprint” is the amount of fresh water used to produce the goods and services we consume, including growing, harvesting, packaging, and shipping. From the foods we eat to the clothes we wear to the books we read and the music we listen to, all of it costs more than what we pay at the check-out.*

Biographies/Memoirs: Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust (Doreen Rappaport, 2012) Through twenty-one meticulously researched accounts – some chronicled in book form for the first time – Doreen Rappaport illuminates the defiance of tens of thousands of Jews across eleven Nazi-occupied countries during World War II.*

Family Romanov (The): Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia (Candace Fleming, 2014) Here is the tumultuous, heartrending, true story of the Romanovs – at once an intimate portrait of Russia’s last royal family and a gripping account of its undoing.*

FDR and the American Crisis (Albert Marrin, 2014) FDR is one of America’s most intriguing presidents, lionized by some and villainized by others. National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin explores the life of a fascinating, complex man, who was ultimately one of the greatest leaders our country has known.*

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Malala Yousafzai, 2013) When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.*

Warrior’s Heart (The): Becoming a Man of Compassion and Courage (Eric Greitens, 2012) Readers will share in Eric’s evolution from average kid to globe-traveling humanitarian to warrior, training and serving with the most elite military outfit in the world: the Navy SEALs.*

SUMMER READING FOR ELEVENTH/TWELFTH GRADERS Fiction: Acceptance: A Novel (Jeff VanderMeer, 2014) It is winter in Area X. A new team embarks across the border on a mission to find a member of a previous expedition who may have been left behind. As they press deeper into the unknown – navigating new terrain and new challenges – the threat to the outside world becomes more daunting….* This is the final book of the Southern Reach Trilogy. Previous titles include Annihilation (2014) and Authority (2014).

Afterworlds (Scott Westerfeld, 2014) Darcy Patel has put college on hold to publish her teen novel, Afterworlds. With a contract in hand, she arrives in New York City with no apartment, no friends, and all the wrong clothes. But lucky for Darcy, she’s taken under the wings of other seasoned and fledgling writers who help her navigate the city and the world of writing and publishing.*

All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr, 2014) [A novel] about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.*

Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2014) Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria.…*

And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini, 2013) In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another; and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most.*

Bellweather Rhapsody (Kate Racculia, 2014) Fifteen years ago, a murder-suicide in room 712 rocked the grand old Bellweather Hotel and the young bridesmaid who witnessed it, Minnie Graves. Now hundreds of high school musicians, including quiet bassoonist Rabbit Hatmaker and his brassy diva twin, Alice, have gathered in its cavernous, crumbling halls for the annual Statewide festival.…*

Book of Jonas (The) (Stephen Dau, 2012) Jonas is fifteen when his family is killed during an errant U.S. military operation in an unnamed Muslim country. With the help of an international relief organization, he is sent to America, where he struggles to assimilate-foster family, school, a first love. Eventually, he tells a court-mandated counselor and therapist about a U.S. soldier, Christopher Henderson, responsible for saving his life on the tragic night in question.*

Burn (Julia Baggott, 2014) As former allies become potential enemies, the fate of the world is more uncertain than ever. Will humanity fall to destruction? Or will a new world rise from the ashes?* Final installation of The Pure Trilogy: Pure (2010) and Fuse (2013).

Canada (Richard Ford, 2013) His parents’ arrest and imprisonment mean a threatening and uncertain future for Dell and his twin sister, Berner. Willful and burning with resentment, Berner flees their home in Montana, abandoning her brother and her life. But Dell is not completely alone. A family friend intervenes, spiriting him across the Canadian border, in hopes of delivering him to a better life. (From book back cover)

Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1866) Much more than just a tale of homicide, Crime and Punishment is a stunning philosophical novel about the nature of guilt and redemption. An impoverished ex-student, Raskolnikov, kills an old pawnbroker and her sister. But money alone is not his motive – and eventually Raskolnikov is compelled to face the forces both inside and out that have led him to murder.*

Dark Eden (Chris Beckett, 2014) On the alien, sunless planet they call Eden, the 532 members of the Family take shelter beneath the light and warmth of the Forest’s lantern trees. Beyond the Forest lie the mountains of the Snowy Dark and a cold so bitter and a night so profound that no man has ever crossed it…. But young John Redlantern will break the laws of Eden, shatter the Family and change history. He will abandon the old ways, venture into the Dark...and discover the truth about their world.* 16

Death of Bees (The) (Lisa O’Donnell, 2013) Two young sisters attempt to hold the world at bay after the mysterious death of their parents.*

Detective/Crime/Mystery Writers: Try any book by the following mystery writers: Nevada Barr (featuring National Park Ranger Amanda Pigeon; novels are set in various U.S. National Parks); Grace Carroll (featuring fashionista Rita Jewel in the Accessories Mystery series); Agatha Christie (featuring detective Hercule Poirot); Janet Evanovich (featuring bail bondswoman Stephanie Plum in an outrageously funny series set in the “Burg” in New Jersey); Dick Francis (featuring a variety of sleuths and locations); Sue Grafton (featuring female sleuth Kinsey Millhone); Charlaine Harris (featuring a variety of sleuths and locations, including the Southern Vampire Mystery series); Lisa Lutz (featuring P.I. Izzy Spellman who works in her family’s detective agency in this humorous series); Thomas Perry (featuring Native American Jane Whitefield, a guide who helps people disappear); Will Thomas (featuring “enquiry agent” Cyrus Barker and his young assistant Thomas Llewelyn in Victorian England).

Dreams of Gods & Monsters (Laini Taylor, 2012) When a brutal angel army trespasses into the human world, Karou and Akiva must ally their enemy armies against the threat--and against larger dangers that loom on the horizon.* Final book in the Smoke and Bone trilogy following Daughter of Smoke & Bone (2011) and Days of Blood & Starlight (2012).

Everything I Never Told You: A Novel (Celeste Ng, 2014) Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee…. When Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together tumbles into chaos….* 17

Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell, 2013) Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life – and she’s really good at it. Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go.*

Fever (The): A Novel (Megan Abbott, 2014) The panic unleashed by a mysterious contagion threatens the bonds of family and community in a seemingly idyllic suburban community.*

Gods of Heavenly Punishment (The) (Jennifer Cody Epstein, 2013) Fifteen-year-old Yoshi Kobayashi, child of Japan’s New Empire, daughter of an ardent expansionist and a mother with a haunting past, is on her way home on a March night when American bombers shower her city with napalm – an attack that leaves one hundred thousand dead within hours and half the city in ashen ruins.*

Heist (The) (Daniel Silva, 2014) Sometimes the best way to find a stolen masterpiece is to steal another one….* If you love spy thrillers, check out this series featuring Mossad operative and art restorer, Gabriel Allon.

Kingdom of Strangers (A) (Zoë Ferraris, 2012) A secret grave is unearthed in the desert revealing the bodies of 19 women and the shocking truth that a serial killer has been operating undetected in Jeddah for more than a decade.*

Lexicon (Max Barry, 2013) At an exclusive school somewhere outside of Arlington, Virginia, students aren’t taught history, geography, or mathematics – they are taught to persuade. Students learn to use language to manipulate minds, wielding words as weapons.*

Lives of Tao (The) (Wesley Chu, 2013) When out-of-shape IT technician Roen woke up and started hearing voices in his head, he naturally assumed he was losing it. He wasn’t. He now has a passenger in his brain.*

Native Son (Richard Wright, 1940) Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic.*

Ocean at the End of the Lane (The): A Novel (Neil Gaiman, 2013) This bewitching and harrowing tale of mystery and survival, and memory and magic, makes the impossible all too real.*

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Alexander Solzhenitsyn, 1962) This book is considered one of the most significant works ever to emerge from Soviet Russia. Illuminating a dark chapter in Russian history, it is at once a graphic picture of work camp life and a moving tribute to man’s will to prevail over relentless dehumanization.*

Out of The Easy (Ruta Sepetys, 2013) Josie is caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test.*

People of Forever are not Afraid (The) (Shani Boianjiu, 2012) Yael, Avishag, and Lea grow up together in a tiny, dusty Israeli village, attending a high school made up of caravan classrooms, passing notes to each other to alleviate the universal boredom of teenage life.*

Reconstructing Amelia: A Novel (Kimberly McCreight, 2013) Kate’s in the middle of the biggest meeting of her career when she gets the telephone call from Grace Hall, her daughter’s exclusive private school in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Amelia has been suspended, effective immediately, and Kate must come get her daughter – now. But Kate’s stress over leaving work quickly turns to panic when she arrives at the school and finds it surrounded by police officers, fire trucks, and an ambulance. By then it’s already too late for Amelia. And for Kate.*

Red Queen (Victoria Aveyard, 2015) Mare Barrow’s world is divided by blood – those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities.*

Red Rising (Pierce Brown, 2014) Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed.* Book 1 of the Red Rising Trilogy.

Requiem (Lauren Oliver, 2013) Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has transformed. The nascent rebellion that was underway in Pandemonium has ignited into an all-out revolution in Requiem, and Lena is at the center of the fight.* Final book in the Delirium trilogy series.

Rose under Fire (Elizabeth Wein, 2013) While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American ATA pilot and amateur poet, Rose Justice, is captured by the Nazis and sent to Ravensbruck, the notorious women’s concentration camp. Trapped in horrific circumstances, Rose finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty, bravery and friendship of her fellow prisoners. But will that be enough to endure the fate that’s in store for her?*

Round House (The) (Louise Erdrich, 2012) One Sunday in the spring of 1988, a woman living on a reservation in North Dakota is attacked. The details of the crime are slow to surface as Geraldine Coutts is traumatized and reluctant to relive or reveal what happened, either to the police or to her husband, Bazil, and thirteen-year-old son, Joe.*

Sandcastle Girls (The) (Chris Bohjalian, 2012) Laura has never really given her Armenian heritage much thought. But when an old friend calls, claiming to have seen a newspaper photo of Laura’s grandmother promoting an exhibit at a Boston museum, Laura embarks on a journey back through her family’s history that reveals love, loss – and a wrenching secret that has been buried for generations.*

Secret Sky (The): A Novel of Forbidden Love in Afghanistan (Atia Abawi, 2014) Fatima is a Hazara girl, raised to be obedient and dutiful. Samiullah is a Pashtun boy raised to defend the traditions of his tribe. They were not meant to fall in love. But they do.*

Snow Child (The) (Eowyn Ivey, 2012) Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart – he breaking under the weight of the work of the farm; she crumbling from loneliness and despair. In a moment of levity during the season’s first snowfall, they build a child out of snow. The next morning the snow child is gone – but they glimpse a young, blonde-haired girl running through the trees.*

Song of Achilles (The): A Novel (Madeline Miller, 2012) A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer’s enduring masterwork, The Iliad.*

Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (The) (Gabrielle Zevin, 2014) A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives alone, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. But when a mysterious package appears at the 20 bookstore, its unexpected arrival gives Fikry the chance to make his life over – and see everything anew.*

Tell the Wolves I’m Home (Carol Rifka Brunt, 2012) There’s only one person who has ever truly understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus, and that’s her uncle, the renowned painter Finn Weiss…. But Finn’s death brings a surprise acquaintance into June’s life – someone who will help her to heal, and to question what she thinks she knows about Finn, her family, and even her own heart.*

Universe Versus Alex Woods (The) (Gavin Extence, 2013) A rare meteorite struck Alex Woods when he was ten years old, leaving scars and marking him for an extraordinary future.*

Winter of Our Discontent (The) (John Steinbeck, 1962) Ethan Allen Hawley…works as a clerk in a grocery store that his family once owned. With the decline in their status, his wife is restless, and his teenage children are hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards.*

Non-Fiction: 33 Artists in 3 Acts (Sarah Thornton, 2014) This compelling narrative goes behind the scenes with the world’s most important living artists to humanize and demystify contemporary art.*

At Home: A Short History of Private Life (Bill Bryson, 2010) With his signature wit, charm, and seemingly limitless knowledge, Bill Bryson takes us on a room-by-room tour through his own house, using each room as a jumping off point into the vast history of the domestic artifacts we take for granted.*

Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks (Ben Goldacre, 2008) Ben Goldacre has made a point of exposing quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies…. But he’s not here just to tell you what’s wrong. Goldacre is here to teach you how to evaluate placebo effects, double-blind studies, and sample sizes, so that you can recognize bad science when you see it. You’re about to feel a whole lot better.*

Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein – Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists that Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe (Mario Livio, 2013) Five scientists expanded our knowledge of life on earth, the evolution of the earth itself, and the evolution of the universe, despite and because of their errors. As Mario Livio luminously explains, the scientific process advances through error. Mistakes are essential to progress.*

Chance to Win (A): Boyhood, Baseball, and the Struggle for Redemption in the Inner City (Jonathan Schuppe, 2013) When Rodney Mason, an ex-con drug dealer from Newark’s rough South Ward, was shot and paralyzed, he vowed to turn his life around.*

David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (Malcolm Gladwell, 2013) In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks.*

Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves (James Nestor, 2014) In Deep, Nestor embeds with a gang of extreme athletes and renegade researchers who are transforming not only our knowledge of the planet and its creatures, but also our understanding of the human body and mind.*

Democracy in America (Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835) Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) came to America in 1831 to see what a great republic was like. What struck him most was the country’s equality of conditions, its democracy. The book he wrote on his return to France, Democracy in America, is both the best ever written on democracy and the best ever written on America.*

Disappearing Spoon (The): And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (Sean Kean, 2010) The Periodic Table is one of man’s crowning scientific achievements. But it’s also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession.*

Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies (Ben McIntyre, 2012) On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and suffered an astonishingly low rate of casualties. D-Day was a stunning military accomplishment, but it was also a masterpiece of trickery.*

Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices (Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale, [eds.], 2014) A powerful and visually stunning anthology from some of the most groundbreaking Native artists working in North America today.*

Eating Aliens: One Man’s Adventures Hunting Invasive Animal Species (Jack Landers, 2012) North America is under attack by a wide range of invasive animals. Black spiny-tailed iguanas in Florida, Asian carp in Missouri and Virginia, nutria in Louisiana, European green crabs in Connecticut, and other alien species throughout the United States are devouring our native plants and animals, pushing many to the brink of extinction. Jackson Landers has a unique solution to the problem: Eat them!*

Economics Book (The): Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Publishing, 2012) Easy-to-follow graphics, succinct quotations, and thoroughly accessible text throw light on the applications of economics, making them relatable through everyday examples and concerns.*

Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People (Elizabeth A. Fenn, 2014) A riveting account of Mandan history, landscapes, and people, Fenn’s narrative is enriched and enlivened not only by science and research but by her own encounters at the heart of the world. A book that radically changes our understanding of North America before and after the arrival of Europeans.* 23

Fraternity (Diane Brady, 2012) On April 4, 1968, the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., shocked the nation. Later that month, the Reverend John Brooks, a professor of theology at the College of the Holy Cross who shared Dr. King’s dream of an integrated society, drove up and down the East Coast searching for African American high school students to recruit to the school, young men he felt had the potential to succeed if given an opportunity.*

Gaddafi’s Harem: The Story of a Young Woman and the Abuses of Power in Libya (Annick Cojean, 2013) Soraya was just fifteen, a schoolgirl in the coastal town of Sirte, when she was given the honor of presenting a bouquet of flowers to Colonel Gaddafi, “the Guide,” on a visit he was making to her school the following week. This one meeting – a presentation of flowers, a pat on the head from Gaddafi – changed Soraya’s life forever.*

Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (Mary Roach, 2013) Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells? Why doesn’t the stomach digest itself? How much can you eat before your stomach bursts? Can constipation kill you? Did it kill Elvis? In Gulp we meet scientists who tackle the questions no one else thinks of – or has the courage to ask.*

Human Age (The): The World Shaped by Us (Diane Ackerman, 2014) Ackerman takes us on an exhilarating journey through our new reality, introducing us to many of the people and ideas now creating – perhaps saving – our future and that of our fellow creatures.*

Innovators (The): How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution (Walter Isaacson, 2014) What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities? What led to their creative leaps? Why did some succeed and others fail?*

Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II’s Most Audacious General (Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, 2014) General George S. Patton, Jr. died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost seventy years, there has been suspicion that his death was not an accident – and may very well have been an act of assassination. Killing Patton takes readers inside the final year of the war and recounts the events surrounding Patton’s tragic demise, naming names of the many powerful individuals who wanted him silenced.*

League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth (Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru, 2013) Comprehensively, and for the first time, award-winning ESPN investigative reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru tell the story of a public health crisis that emerged from the playing fields of our 21st century pastime.* 24

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 (Marcus Luttrell, 2013) On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small but heavily armed force. Less than twenty-four hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs remained alive.*

Lost Art of Dress (The): The Women Who Once Made America Stylish (Linda Przybyszewski, 2014) As a glance down any street in America quickly reveals, American women have forgotten how to dress. We chase fads, choose inappropriate materials and unattractive cuts, and waste energy tottering in heels when we could be moving gracefully. Quite simply, we lack the fashion know-how we need to dress professionally and flatteringly. As historian and expert dressmaker Linda Przybyszewski reveals in The Lost Art of Dress, it wasn’t always like this.*

Men We Reaped: A Memoir (Jesmyn Ward, 2013) In five years, Jesmyn Ward lost five young men in her life – to drugs, accidents, suicide, and the bad luck that can follow people who live in poverty, particularly black men. Dealing with these losses, one after another, made Jesmyn ask the question: Why?*

Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service (Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal, 2012) The Mossad is widely recognized today as the best intelligence service in the world. It is also the most enigmatic, shrouded in secrecy. Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service unveils the defining and most dangerous operations that have shaped Israel and the world at large from the agency’s more than sixty-year history.* 25

On Immunity: An Inoculation (Eula Biss, 2014) Biss investigates the metaphors and myths surrounding our conception of immunity and its implications for the individual and the social body.*

On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History (Nicholas A. Basbanes, 2014) With deep knowledge and care, Basbanes traces paper’s trail from the earliest handmade sheets to the modern-day mills.*

Prince (The) (Niccolò Machiavelli, 1532) In this classic guide to acquiring and maintaining political power, Machiavelli used a rational approach to advise prospective rulers, developing logical arguments and alternatives for a number of potential problems, among them governing hereditary monarchies, dealing with colonies and the treatment of conquered peoples.*

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking (Susan Cain, 2012) In Quiet, Susan Cain argues that we dramatically undervalue introverts and shows how much we lose in doing so.*

Radiation: What It Is, What You Need to Know (Robert Peter Gale, 2013) The universe was born in a nuclear explosion. We live on a radioactive planet. Without radiation there would be not life. And yet radiation remains deeply misunderstood and often mistakenly feared. Now Dr. Robert Peter Gale – one of the world’s leading experts on the subject – and Eric Lax set the record straight about subjects like uranium, plutonium, iodine-131, X-Rays, CT scans, and the radiation of food, while lucidly debunking myths about radioactivity.*

Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout (Lauren Redniss, 2011) In 1891, 24-year-old Marie Sklodowska moved from Warsaw to Paris, where she found work in the laboratory of Pierre Curie, a scientist engaged in research on heat and magnetism. They fell in love.*

Secret History of Wonder Woman (The) (Jill Lepore, 2014) A riveting work of historical detection revealing that the origin of one of the world’s most iconic superheroes hides within it a fascinating family story – and a crucial history of twentieth-century feminism.*

Smartest Kids in the World (The): And How They Got That Way (Amanda Ripley, 2013) What is it like to be a child in the world’s new education superpowers? In a global quest to find answers for our own children, author and Time magazine journalist Amanda Ripley follows three Americans embedded in these countries for one year.*

Spinoza: The Outcast Thinker (Devra Lehmann, 2014) A brilliant schoolboy in seventeenthcentury Amsterdam quickly learns to keep his ideas to himself. When he is twenty-three, those ideas prove so scandalous to his religious community that he is cast out, cursed, and effectively erased from their communal life. The scandal shows no sign of waning as his ideas spread throughout Europe, where he is almost universally reviled as an instrument of the devil.*

Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Austin Kleon, 2012) Steal Like an Artist is a guide whose positive message, graphic look and illustrations, exercises, and examples will put readers directly in touch with their artistic side.*

Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain (Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, 2014) With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, [Levitt and Dubner] take us inside their thought process and teach us all to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally—to think, that is, like a Freak.*

Underground Girls of Kabul (The): In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan (Jenny Nordberg, 2014) In Afghanistan, a culture ruled almost entirely by men, the birth of a son is cause for celebration and the arrival of a daughter is often mourned as misfortune. A bacha posh (literally translated from Dari as “dressed up like a boy”) is a third kind of child--a girl temporarily raised as a boy and presented as such to the outside world. Jenny Nordberg constructs a powerful and moving account of those secretly living on the other side of a deeply segregated society where women have almost no rights and little freedom.*

Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History (Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, 2007) Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History celebrates a renaissance in history inspired by amateurs, activists, and professional historians. It is a tribute to history and to those who make it.*

Undead (The): Organ Harvesting, the Ice-Water Test, Beating-Heart Cadavers – How Medicine Is Blurring the Line Between Life and Death (Dick Teresi, 2012) What is death, and how do people in the medical profession determine it? In this fascinating examination of the increasingly blurred line between life and death, consciousness and unconsciousness, science journalist Dick Teresi introduces us to the coma specialists, organ transplant surgeons, ICU doctors, and many others who are faced with this issue daily.*

World Until Yesterday (The): What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? (Jared Diamond, 2012) Most of us take for granted the features of our modern society, from air travel and telecommunications to literacy and obesity. Yet for nearly all of its six million years of existence, human society had none of these things. While the gulf that divides us from our primitive ancestors may seem unbridgeably wide, we can glimpse much of our former lifestyle in those largely traditional societies still or recently in existence.* Look also for Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel (1999) and Collapse (2005).

Biographies/Memoirs: Beethoven: The Man Revealed (John Suchet, 2013) Suchet illuminates the composer’s difficult childhood, his struggle to maintain friendships and romances, his ungovernable temper, his obsessive efforts to control his nephew’s life, and the excruciating decline of his hearing.*

Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard (John Branch, 2014) The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions in professional sports. Now, in a gripping work of narrative nonfiction, acclaimed reporter John Branch tells the shocking story of Boogaard’s life and heartbreaking death.*

House in the Sky (A): A Memoir (Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett, 2013) In war-ridden Afghanistan and Iraq [Lindhout] carved out a fledgling career as a television reporter. And then, in August 2008, she traveled to Somalia – “the most dangerous place on earth.” On her fourth day, she was abducted by a group of masked men along a dusty road.*

My Beloved World (Sonia Sotomayor, 2013) The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor…recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself.*

Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace (The): A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League (Jeff Hobbs, 2014) A heartfelt, and riveting biography of the short life of a talented young African-American man who escapes the slums of Newark for Yale University only to succumb to the 28 dangers of the streets – and of one’s own nature – when he returns home.*

GRAPHIC NOVELS/NON-FICTION Above the Dreamless Dead: World War I in Poetry and Comics (Chris Duffy, [ed.], 2014) Above the Dreamless Dead is a moving and illuminating tribute to those who fought and died in World War I. Twenty poems are interpreted in comics form by twenty of today’s leading cartoonists.*

Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Graphic Adaptation (Seymour Chwast, 2010) In [Chwast’s] version of “Dante’s Divine Comedy”, Dante and his guide Virgil don fedoras and wander through noirish realms of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise in this classic satire of human foibles.*

March: Books One and Two (John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, 2013-2015) March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation.*

Philosophy: A Discovery in Comics (Margreet de Heer, 2012) A perfect introduction to exploring philosophical concepts, this humorous yet substantive graphic account strips the subject of unnecessary complexity.*

Relish: My Life in the Kitchen (Lucy Knisley, 2013) In her forthright, thoughtful, and funny memoir, Lucy traces key episodes in her life thus far, framed by what she was eating at the time and lessons learned about food, cooking, and life.*

COLLECTIONS: SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS AND MORE... Curiosities (The): A Collection of Stories (Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff, 2012) A collection of 30 fantasy short stories by three gifted writers who also include their critiques and responses of each other’s writings. A writing workshop for all!

Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version (Philip Pullman, 2012) Now Philip Pullman, one of the most accomplished authors of our time, makes us fall in love all over again with the immortal tales of the Brothers Grimm.*

In the Shadow of Greatness: Voices of Leadership, Sacrifice, and Service from America’s Longest War (U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2002, Joshua Welle, [ed.], 2012) These midshipmen were soon to graduate from the Naval Academy into a nation at war, the first officers to do so since Vietnam. The men and women of the Class of 2002 lost their youth to a decade of deployments and their innocence on battlefields in distant places. Each story provides a glimpse into the lives of modern day Navy or Marine Corps officers who were faced with unique challenges and sacrifices.* Editor Joshua Welle is an alumnus of WRA, Class of 1998.

Snowblind: Stories of Alpine Obsession (Daniel Arnold, 2015) From varied backgrounds with diverse perspectives, the characters that populate Snowblind don’t feel quite whole until they’ve summited some of the world’s most dangerous peaks – an obsession that most of us just can’t fathom.*

Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism (Karima Bennoune, 2013) Karima Bennoune draws on extensive fieldwork and interviews to illuminate the inspiring stories of those who represent one of the best hopes for ending fundamentalist oppression worldwide.*

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: INFORMATIONAL TITLES FOR TEENAGERS

Because I Said So!: The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales, and Warnings Every Generation Passes Down to Its Kids (Ken Jennings, 2012) Jennings separates myth from fact to debunk a wide variety of parental edicts: no swimming after meals, sit up straight, don’t talk to strangers, and so on.*

Deadly Wandering (A): A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention (Matt Richtel, 2014) Matt Richtel…examines the impact of technology on our lives through the story of Utah college student Reggie Shaw, who killed two scientists while texting and driving. Richtel follows Reggie through the tragedy, the police investigation, his prosecution, and ultimately, his redemption.*

Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age (William Powers, 2010) Using his own life as laboratory and object lesson, Powers demonstrates why this is the moment to revisit our relationship to screens and mobile technologies, and how profound the rewards of doing so can be.*

I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy (Lori Andrews, 2012) Social networks, the defining cultural movement of our time, offer many freedoms. But as we work and shop and date over the Web, we are opening ourselves up to intrusive privacy violations by employers, the police, and aggressive data collection companies that sell our information to any and all takers. Through groundbreaking research, Andrews reveals how routinely colleges reject applicants due to personal information searches, robbers use vacation postings to target homes for break-ins, and lawyers scour our social media for information to use against us in court.*

Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy (Emily Bazelon, 2014) In Sticks and Stones, Bazelon brings readers on a deeply researched, clear-eyed journey into the ever-shifting landscape of teenage meanness and its sometimes devastating consequences.*

POETRY, ANYONE? Best of Ogden Nash (The) (Linell Nash Smith, 2007) The poems display the talent of the man whose verse entranced America from the time of the Great Depression until his death in 1971.*

Ecco Anthology of International Poetry (The) (Ilya Kaminsky and Susan Harris [eds.], 2010) Here, alongside renowned masters, are internationally celebrated poets who have rarely, if ever, been translated into English.*

Good Poems for Hard Times (Garrison Keillor, [ed.] 2006) In Good Poems for Hard Times, Keillor has pondered over the archives of his beloved Writer’s Almanac radio show to select a batch of consoling, rousing, and truthful poems guaranteed to raise flagging spirits or to inspire those in need of a dose of wisdom or honesty.* Also look for Keillor’s Good Poems.

New Young American Poets (The) (Kevin Prufer, [ed.], 2000) Demonstrating the range and vitality of the new generation of American writers, The New Young American Poets features the work of forty poets born since 1960.* Prufer is an alumnus of WRA, Class of 1988.

Poetry of Witness: The Tradition in English, 1500 - 2001 (Carolyn Forché and Duncan Wu [eds.], 2014) A groundbreaking anthology containing the work of poets who have witnessed war, imprisonment, torture, and slavery.*

*These annotations have been reproduced from the product descriptions on Amazon.com. This listing is for educational purposes only. 32

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Edgar Awards <http://www.mysterywriters.org> Click on “Nominees” to find the current nominees for the annual Edgar Allan Poe Awards given by the Mystery Writers of America for writing achievement in the mystery field. Previous winners can be found by clicking on the “Edgars Database” link found on the Nominees page.

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Horror Writers Association <http://www.horror.org> Under “hwa awards” on the right side of the page, click on “Bram Stoker Awards Info” to locate those titles honored by the Horror Writers Association for achievement in horror writing.

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National Book Awards <http://www.nationalbook.org/index.html> Click on “Awards” to find the winners of the annual awards presented by the National Book Foundation for literary achievement in four categories: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and young people’s literature.

National Book Critics Circle: Awards <http://bookcritics.org/awards> Prestigious awards given for the year’s best books in six categories: fiction, general nonfiction, criticism, poetry, biography and autobiography.

Pulitzer Prizes <http://www.pulitzer.org> Select any year to view the annual awards for distinguished writing by The Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University.

Western Writers of America < http://www.westernwriters.org/> Click on “Spur Awards/Winners” to access titles that have received the Spur Awards for distinguished writing about the American West established by the Western Writers of America.

What Should I Read Next? http://whatshouldireadnext.com/ Similar to Literature-Map, this website recommends books similar to those written by your favorite authors. 34

TITLE INDEX

33 Artists in 3 Acts, 21

Blue Lily, Lily Blue, 1

Above the Dreamless Dead: World War I in Poetry and Comics, 29

Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon, 8

Acceptance: A Novel, 15

Book of Jonas (The), 16

Afterworlds, 15

Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard, 28

All Our Pretty Songs, 1 All the Bright Places, 1 All the Light We Cannot See, 15 Allegiant, 1 Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, 7 Americanah, 15 And the Mountains Echoed, 16

Boys in the Boat (The): Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, 8 Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein-Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe, 22 Burn, 16

As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth, 1

Call of the Wild (The), 1

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride, 8

Canada, 16 Cannery Row, 2

At Home: A Short History of Private Life, 21

Chance to Win (A): Boyhood, Baseball, and the Struggle for Redemption in the Inner City, 22

Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks, 22

Code Name Verity, 2

Because I Said So!: The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales, and Warnings Every Generation Passes Down to Its Kids, 31

Coldest Girl in Coldtown (The), 2

Beethoven: The Man Revealed, 28

Crime and Punishment, 16

Bellweather Rhapsody, 16

Curiosities (The): A Collection of Stories, 30

Best of Ogden Nash (The), 32

Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Graphic Adaptation, 29

Between a Rock and a Hard Place, 8

Dark Eden, 16

Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust, 14

David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants, 22

Big Necessity (The): The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters, 8

Deadly Wandering (A): A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention, 31

Biopunk: Solving Biotech’s Biggest Problems in Kitchens and Garages, 8

Dear Zari: The Secret Lives of the Women of Afghanistan, 9

Black Count (The): Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo, 8

Death of Bees (The), 17

Continent for the Taking (A): The Tragedy and Hope of Africa, 8

Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves, 23 Democracy in America, 23

Ghost with Trembling Wings (The): Science, Wishful Thinking and the Search for Lost Species, 9

Disappearing Spoon (The): And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements, 23

Girl with All the Gifts (The), 3 Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame, 10

Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies, 23

Gods of Heavenly Punishment (The), 18

Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices, 23

Good Poems for Hard Times, 32

Dreams of Gods & Monsters, 17 Eating Aliens: One Man’s Adventures Hunting Invasive Animal Species, 23 Ecco Anthology of International Poetry (The), 32 Economics Book (The): Big Ideas Simply Explained, 23

Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, 24 Half Bad, 3 Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age, 31 Heart Does Not Grow Back (The): A Novel, 4 Heist (The), 18

Eleanor & Park, 3

Here and Now (The), 4

Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People, 23

Hidden Like Anne Frank: 14 True Stories of Survival, 10

Escape from Camp 14: One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West, 9

History of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Ten Songs (The), 10

Everything I Never Told You: A Novel, 17

House in the Sky (A): A Memoir, 28

Fahrenheit 451, 3 Fairest: Levana’s Story, 3 Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version, 30 Family Romanov (The): Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia, 14 Fangirl, 18

Hollow City, 4 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, 4 How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming, 10 How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous, 11 Human Age (The): The World Shaped by Us, 24 I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, 15

Fault in Our Stars (The), 3

I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy, 31

FDR and the American Crisis, 14

Impossible Knife of Memory (The), 4

Fever (The): A Novel, 18

In the Shadow of Blackbirds, 4

Fraternity, 24

In the Shadow of Greatness: Voices of Leadership, Sacrifice, and Service from America’s Longest War, 30

Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II, 9 Gaddafi’s Harem: The Story of a Young Woman and the Abuses of Power in Libya, 24 36

Going Over, 3

George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution, 9

Infinite Sea (The), 4 Innovators (The): How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution, 24

Jackaby, 5

Out of The Easy, 19

Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever, 11

People of Forever are not Afraid (The), 19

Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II’s Most Audacious General, 24

Photojojo!: Insanely Great Photo Projects and DIY Ideas, 11

Kingdom of Strangers (A), 18 Land of Laughs (The), 5 League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth, 24 Lexicon, 18 Light: A Gone Novel, 5 Lives of Tao (The), 19 Lock In, 5 Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10, 25 Lost Art of Dress (The): The Women Who Once Made America Stylish, 25

Philosophy: A Discovery in Comics, 29

Planet of Viruses (A), 11 Poetry of Witness: The Tradition in English, 1500 – 2001, 32 Prince (The), 26 Pure Grit: How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific, 11 Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, 26 Radiation: What It Is, What You Need to Know, 26 Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout, 27 Reconstructing Amelia: A Novel, 19

March: Books One and Two, 29

Red Queen, 19

Martian (The), 5

Red Rising, 19

Men We Reaped: A Memoir, 25

Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, 29

Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, 11

Requiem, 20

Mortal Heart, 6

Rose under Fire, 20

Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service, 25 My Beloved World, 28 Native Son, 19 Never Fall Down, 6 New Young American Poets (The), 32 Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, 11

Robinson Crusoe, 6 Round House (The), 20 Sandcastle Girls (The), 20 Scar Boys, 6 Secret History of Wonder Woman (The), 27 Secret Sky (The): A Novel of Forbidden Love in Afghanistan, 20 Septembers of Shiraz (The), 6

On Immunity: An Inoculation, 26

Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace (The): A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League, 28

On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History, 26

Smartest Kids in the World (The): And How They Got That Way, 27

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, 19

Snow Child (The), 20

One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season, 11

Snowblind: Stories of Alpine Obsession, 30

Ocean at the End of the Lane (The): A Novel, 19

Soldier Dogs: The Untold Story of America’s Canine Heroes, 12 Song of Achilles (The): A Novel, 20 Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream, 12 Spark of Life (The): Electricity in the Human Body, 12 Spinoza: The Outcast Thinker, 27 Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being, 27 Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy, 31 Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (The), 20 Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World, 12 Super Species: The Creatures That Will Dominate the Planet, 12 Teen Money Manual (The): A Guide to Cash, Credit, Spending, Saving, Work, Wealth, and More, 12 Tell the Wolves I’m Home, 21 Terrorist’s Son (The): A Story of Choice, 12

Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain, 27 Thirteen Reasons Why, 7 Three Musketeers (The), 7 Thrice Told Tales: Three Mice Full of Writing Advice, 12 Time to Dance (A), 7 Undead (The): Organ Harvesting, the Ice-Water Test, Beating-Heart Cadavers--How Medicine Is Blurring the Line Between Life and Death, 28 Underground Girls of Kabul (The): In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan, 27 Universe Versus Alex Woods (The), 21 Vanishing Girls, 7 Visitors, 7 38

Volcano Beneath the Snow (A): John Brown’s War Against Slavery, 13 War Dogs, 7 War Dogs: Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love, 13 Warrior’s Heart (The): Becoming a Man of Compassion and Courage, 15 Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History, 27 What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions, 13 Winger, 7 Winter of Our Discontent (The), 21 Women from the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us, 13 World Until Yesterday (The): What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies, 28 You Have a Brain: A Teen’s Guide to T.H.I.N.K. B.I.G., 13 Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism, 30 Your Water Footprint: The Shocking Facts about How Much Water We Use to Make Everyday Products, 14

AUTHOR INDEX

Abawi, Atia, 20 Abbott, Megan, 18 Ackerman, Diane, 24 Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 15 Anderson, Laurie Halse, 4 Andrews, Donna, 2 Andrews, Lori, 31 Arnold, Daniel, 30 Ashcroft, Frances, 12 Asher, Jay, 7 Atherton, Nancy, 2 Aveyard, Victoria, 19 Aydin, Andrew, 29 Baggott, Julia, 16 Ballard, Chris, 11 Barr, Nevada, 17 Barron, Stephanie, 2 Barry, Max, 18 Bar-Zohar, Michael, 25 Basbanes, Nicolas A., 26 Bazelon, Emily, 31 Bear, Greg, 7 Beckett, Chris, 16 Bennoune, Karima, 30 Bergstein, Rachelle, 13 Biss, Eula, 26 Black, Holly, 2 Blake, Heather, 2 Bohjalian, Chris, 20 Boianjiu, Shani, 19 Box, C. J., 2 Bradbury, Ray, 3 Brady, Diane, 24 Bragg, Georgia, 11

Branch, John, 28 Brashares, Ann, 4 Brown, Daniel James, 8 Brown, Mike, 10 Brown, Pierce, 19 Brunt, Carol Rifka, 21 Bryson, Bill, 21 Burr, Ty, 10 Cain, Susan, 26 Card, Orson Scott, 7 Carey, M.R., 3 Carroll, Grace, 17 Carroll, Jonathan, 5 Carson, Ben, 13 Charleyboy, Lisa, 23 Christie, Agatha, 17 Chu, Wesley, 19 Chwast, Seymour, 29 Cojean, Annick,. 24 Corbett, Sara, 28 Dau, Stephen, 16 Davis, Joshua, 12 De Tocqueville, Alexis, 23 Defoe, Daniel, 6 Demick, Barbara, 11 Diamond, Jared, 28 DK Publishing, 23 Doerr, Anthony, 15 Dostoevsky, Fyodor, 16 Dubner, Stephen J., 27 Duffy, Chris, 29 Dugard, Martin, 11, 24 Dumas, Alexandre, 7 Ebrahim, Zak, 12

Elwes, Carey, 8 Epstein, Jennifer Cody, 18 Erdrich, Louise, 20 Evanovich, Janet, 17 Extence, Gavin, 21 Fainaru-Wada, Mark, 24 Fairaru, Steve, 24 Farrell, Mary Cronk, 11 Fenn, Elizabeth A., 23 Ferraris, ZoĂŤ, 18 Fleming, Candace, 14 Fluke, Joanna, 2 Foer, Joshua, 11 ForchĂŠ, Carolyn, 32 Ford, Jamie, 4 Ford, Richard, 16 Francis, Dick, 17 Frankel, Rebecca, 13 French, Howard W., 8 Gaiman, Neil, 19 Gale, Robert Peter, 26 George, Rose, 8 Giles, Jeff, 12 Gladwell, Malcolm, 22 Goldacre, Ben, 22 Goodavage, Maria, 12 Grafton, Sue, 17 Grant, Michael, 5 Gratton, Tessa, 30 Green, John, 3 Green, Sally, 3 Greitens, Eric, 15 Gupta, Amit, 11 Hamilton, Garry, 12 Harden, Blaine, 9 Harris, Charlaine, 17 Harris, Susan, 32 Heer, Margareet de, 29 40 Hobbs, Jeff, 28

Hosseini, Khaled, 16 Isaacson, Walter, 24 Ivey, Eowyn, 20 Jennings, Ken, 31 Jensen, Kelly, 11 Kaminsky, Ilya, 32 Kargar, Zarghuna, 9 Kean, Sean, 23 Keillor, Garrison, 32 Kephart, Beth, 3 Kilmeade, Brian, 9 King, Laurie R., 2 Kleon, Austin, 27 Knisley, Lucy, 29 LaFevers, Robin, 6 Landers, Jack, 23 Leahy, Stephen, 14 Leatherdale, Mary Beth, 23 Lehmann, Devra, 27 Lepore, Jill, 27 Levitt, Steven D., 27 Lewis, Catherine, 12 Lewis, John, 29 Lindhout, Amanda, 28 Livio, Mario, 22 London, Jack, 1 Luttrell, Marcus, 25 Lutz, Lisa, 17 Machiavelli, Niccolo, 26 Marcus, Greil, 10 Marrin, Albert, 13, 14 Marston, Edward, 2 McCall Smith, Alexander, 2 McCarry, Sarah, 1 McCormick, Patricia, 6 McCreight, Kimberly, 19 McGuire, Kara, 12 McIntyre, Ben, 23 Meyer, Marissa, 3

Miller, Madeline, 20 Miodownik, Mark, 12 Mishal, Nissim, 25 Munroe, Randall, 13 Nestor, James, 23 Ng, Celeste, 17 Niven, Jennifer, 1 Nordberg, Jenny, 27 O’Donnell, Lisa, 17 O’Malley, Kevin, 11 O’Reilly, Bill, 11, 24 Oliver, Lauren, 7, 20 Perkins, Lynne Ray, 1 Perry, Thomas, 17 Powers, William, 31 Prins, Marcel, 10 Prufer, Kevin, 32 Przybyszewski, Linda, 25 Pullman, Philip, 30 Quinn, Spencer, 2 Racculia, Kate, 16 Ralston, Aron, 8 Rappaport, Doreen, 14 Redniss, Lauren, 27 Reichs, Kathy, 2 Reiss, Tom, 8 Richtel, Matt, 31 Riggs, Ransom, 4 Ripley, Amanda, 27 Ritter, William, 5 Roach, Mary, 24 Roberts, Les, 2 Roth, Veronica, 1 Rowell, Rainbow, 3, 18 Scalzi, John, 5 Schuppe, Jonathan, 22 Sepetys, Ruta, 19 Sheinkin, Steve, 8 Silva, Daniel, 18

Smith, Andrew, 7 Smith, Linell Nash, 32 Sofe, Dalia, 6 Solzhenitsyn, Alexander, 19 Sotomayor, Sonia, 28 Steenhuis, Peter Henk, 10 Steinbeck, John, 2, 21 Stiefvater, Maggie, 1, 30 Suchet, John, 28 Taylor, Laini, 17 Teresi, Dick, 28 Thomas, Will, 17 Thornton, Sarah, 21 Turkle, Sherry, 7 U.S. Naval Class of 2002, 30 Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher, 27 VanderMeer, Jeff, 15 Venkatraman, Padma, 7 Venturini, Fred, 4 Vlahos, Len, 6 Ward, Jesmyn, 25 Weidensaul, Scott, 9 Wein, Elizabeth, 2, 20 Weir, Andy, 5 Welle, Joshua, 30 Westerfield, Scott, 15 Winters, Cat, 4 Wohlsen, Marcus, 8 Wright, Richard, 19 Wu, Duncan, 32 Yaeger, Don, 9 Yancey, Rick, 4 Yousafzai, Malala, 15 Yovanoff, Brenna, 30 Zevin, Gabrielle, 20 Zimmer, Carl, 11 Zuckoff, Mitchell, 9 41

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