Need Help?
While you have the freedom to choose any book, sometimes that can be
overwhelming. If you need a little help, here is a list of some of the most popular fiction
books at the GMS library throughout the 2014-2015 school year. After that, you will find
a list of some of the newest non-fiction books in our library. All summaries are from the
Library of Congress or our own library catalog.
For a full list of what’s new at our library, check out tinyurl.com/gmslib.
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Enclave by Ann Aguirre In a post-apocalyptic future, fifteen-year-old Deuce, a loyal
Huntress, brings back meat while avoiding the Freaks outside her enclave, but when she
is partnered with the mysterious outsider, Fade, she begins to see that the strict ways of
the elders may be wrong--and dangerous.
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The Selection by Kiera Cass Sixteen-year-old America Singer is living in the caste-divided
nation of Illéa, which formed after the war that destroyed the United States. America is
chosen to compete in the Selection--a contest to see which girl can win the heart of
Illéa's prince--but all she really wants is a chance for a future with her secret love, Aspen,
who is a caste below her.
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The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau Sixteen-year-old Malencia (Cia) Vale is chosen to
participate in The Testing to attend the University; however, Cia is fearful when she figures
out her friends who do not pass The Testing are disappearing.
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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare Suddenly able to see demons and the Shadowhunters
who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray
is drawn into this bizarre world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost
killed by a monster.
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Matched by Ally Condie All her life, Cassia has never had a choice. The Society dictates
everything: when and how to play, where to work, where to live, what to eat and wear,
when to die, and most importantly to Cassia as she turns 17, whom to marry. When she is
Matched with her best friend Xander, things couldn't be more perfect. But why did her
neighbor Ky's face show up on her match disk as well?
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The Maze Runner by James Dashner Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory
in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds
himself if he is to escape.
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I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore In rural Ohio, friendships and a beautiful girl prove
distracting to a fifteen-year-old who has hidden on Earth for ten years waiting to develop
the Legacies, or powers, he will need to rejoin the other six surviving Garde members and
fight the Mogadorians who destroyed their planet, Lorien.
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Legend by Marie Lu In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring
nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier
hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.
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Hitler’s Secret by William Osborne In June 1941, Otto and Leni, two young refugees from
the Nazis living in England, are sent on a secret mission to Bavaria, to extract a young girl
attending a summer camp, and who may hold the key to the war.
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Jump into the Sky by Shelley Pearsall In 1945, thirteen-year-old Levi is sent to find the
father he has not seen in three years, going from Chicago, to segregated North Carolina,
and finally to Pendleton, Oregon, where he learns that his father's unit, the all-Black 555th
paratrooper battalion, will never see combat but finally has a mission. Includes historical
notes.
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Divergent by Veronica Roth In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must
choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a
decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not fit
into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
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Lockdown: Escape from Furnace by Alexander Gordon Smith When fourteen-year-old
Alex is framed for murder, he becomes an inmate in the Furnace Penitentiary, where
brutal inmates and sadistic guards reign, boys who disappear in the middle of the night
sometimes return weirdly altered, and escape might just be possible.
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The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue
Sargent's only gift seems to be that she makes other people's talents stronger, and when
she meets Gansey, one of the Raven Boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she
discovers that he has talents of his own--and that together their talents are a dangerous
mix.
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Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Just before their sixteenth birthdays, when they will be
transformed into beauties whose only job is to have a great time, Tally's best friend runs
away and Tally must find her and turn her in, or never become pretty at all.
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All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin In a future where chocolate and caffeine
are contraband, teenage cellphone use is illegal, and water and paper are carefully
rationed, sixteen-year-old Anya Balanchine finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight
as heir apparent to an important New York City crime family.
Feeling adventurous? Try non-fiction!
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Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson The author shares her childhood memories
and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about
growing up in the North and South.
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So, You Want to Work in Sports? The Ultimate Guide to Exploring the Sports Industry by
Joanne Mattern From star athlete to sportscaster, author Joanne Mattern outlines the
varied positions that keep the ball rolling in the sports arena. Whatever one's skill-- math,
art, performance--the perfect sports job is waiting. With tips from successful athletes and
professionals, inspiring biographies of young people working in sports today, games, and
a huge list of resources-- kids will find everything they need to get up and running in a
career in sports!
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D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944 by Rick Atkinson Captures the events and the
spirit of that D-Day, June 6, 1944 the day that led to the liberation of western Europe from
Nazi Germany’s control. (Based on the book The Guns at Last Light by Rick Atkinson)
Remember: You can read ANYTHING you want, matched to your reading level. This is merely a
suggested list in case you need help. I look forward to seeing you in the library next year! 
Mrs. Mackley
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365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne’s Book of Precepts by R.J. Palacio A book of precepts,
with one saying for each day, from Auggie's teacher Mr. Brown.
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Unbroken: An Olympian’s Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive by Laura
Hillenbrand (Young Adult Adaptation) A biography of Olympic runner and World War II
bombardier, Louis Zamperini, who had been rambunctious in childhood before
succeeding in track and eventually serving in the military, which led to a trial in which he
was forced to find a way to survive in the open ocean after being shot down.
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Frozen in Time: Clarence Birdseye’s Outrageous Idea About Frozen Food by Mark
Kurlansky (Adapted from Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man) Adventurer and
inventor Clarence Birdseye had a fascination with food preservation that led him to
develop and patent the Birdseye freezing process and start the company that still bears
his name today. His limitless curiosity spurred his other inventions, including the electric
sunlamp, an improved incandescent light bulb, and a harpoon gun to tag finback
whales. This true story of an early entrepreneur is as thrilling as the story of Steve Jobs or
Mark Zuckerberg.
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Gabe & Izzy: Standing Up for America’s Bullied by Gabrielle Ford Gabrielle Ford discusses
how a rare disease left her unable to walk and caused her to be bullied at school but
when she got Izzy, a coonhound with a disease similar to her own, she decided to start
talking to children across the country and speaking out against bullying.
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This Star Won’t Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl by Esther Earl A memoir
told through the journals, letters, and stories of young cancer patient Esther Earl, the
inspiration for John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars.
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Popular: A Memoir: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya Van Wagenen A
touchingly honest, candidly hysterical memoir from breakout teen author Maya Van
Wagenen Stuck at the bottom of the social ladder at "pretty much the lowest level of
people at school who aren't paid to be here," Maya Van Wagenen decided to begin a
unique social experiment: spend the school year following a 1950s popularity guide,
written by former teen model Betty Cornell. Can curlers, girdles, Vaseline, and a strand of
pearls help Maya on her quest to be popular? The real-life results are painful, funny, and
include a wonderful and unexpected surprise-meeting and befriending Betty Cornell
herself. Told with humor and grace, Maya's journey offers readers of all ages a thoroughly
contemporary example of kindness and self-confidence.
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Positive: Surviving my Bullies, Finding Hope, and Living to Change the World by Paige
Rawl A teenager's memoir of the experiences of bullying, being HIV positive and surviving
the experiences to become a force for positive change in this world
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The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible on Schindler’s List by
Leon Leyson The memoir of Leon Leyson, who was a young teen when sympathetic
factory owner Oskar Schindler—and his now-famous list—helped Leon survive the
Holocaust.
Remember: You can read ANYTHING you want, matched to your reading level. This is merely a
suggested list in case you need help. I look forward to seeing you in the library next year! 
Mrs. Mackley