Alameda, Courtney. (2015) Shutter. Feiwel & Friends. 384 p.
Albertalli, Becky. (2015) Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Balzer + Bray. 320 p.
Almond, David. (2015) A Song for Ella Grey. Delacorte Press. 272 p.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. (2014) The Impossible Knife of Memory. Viking.
Asher, Jay. (2006; 2011 pb) Thirteen Reasons Why. Razorbill.
Banash, Jennifer. (2015) Silent Alarm. G.P. Putnam's Sons Books. 336 p.
Barnett, Marc. (2012) Extra Yarn. Illustrated by Jon Klassen. Balzer + Bray.
Barnett, Marc. (2014) Sam & Dave Dig a Hole. Illustrated by Jon Klassen. Balzer + Bray.
Black, Holly. (2015) The Darkest Part of the Forest. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
336 p.
Bond, Gwenda. (2015) Lois Lane: Fallout. Switch Press. 304 p.
Brugman, Alyssa. (2015) Alex as Well. Henry Holt and Company. 224 p.
Crossan, Sarah. (2015) Apple and Rain. Bloomsbury. 352 p.
Danticat, Edwidge. (2015) Untwine. Scholastic Press. 320 p.
Dessen, Sarah. (2015) Saint Anything. Viking Books. 432 p.
Falkoff, Michelle. (2015) Playlist for the Dead. HarperTeens. 288 p.
Farish, Terry. (2015) Either the Beginning or the End of the World. Carolrhoda Lab. 200 p.
Farrell, Mary Cronk. (2014) Pure Grit: How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and
Prison Camp In The Pacific. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Federle, Tim. (2013) Better Nate Than Ever!. Simon & Schuster. 300 p.
Federle, Tim. (2014) Five, Six, Seven, Nate!. Simon & Schuster. 304 p.
Fleischman, Paul. (2014) Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental
Headlines. Candlewick Press.
Frank, E.R. (2015) Dime. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 336 p.
Gilbert, (2015) Kelly Loy. Conviction. Disney-Hyperion. 352 p.
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Gratz, Alan. (2015) Code of Honor. Scholastic Press. 288 p.
Green, John, and Levithan, David. (2011) Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Dutton Juvenile/Penguin
Grimes, Nikki. (2015) Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B.
Anthony Inspired by Historical Facts. Illustrated by Michele Wood. Orchard Books.
Hand, Cynthia. (2015) The Last Time We Say Goodbye. HarperTeen. 400 p.
Jacobson, Jennifer. (2011) Small as an Elephant. Candlewick.
Jamieson, Victoria. (2015) Roller Girl. Dial Books.
Kern, Peggy. (2015) Little Peach. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray. 208 p.
Konigsberg, Bill. (2015) The Porcupine of Truth. Arthur A. Levine Books. 336 p.
Lee, Stacey. (2015) Under a Painted Sky. G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers. 384 p
McCully, Emily Arnold. (2014) Ida M. Tarbell: The Woman Who Challenged Big Business.–
and Won. Clarion.
McMullan, James. (2014) Leaving China: An Artist Paints His World War II
Childhood. Algonquin.
Mitchell, Don. (2014) The Freedom Summer Murders. Scholastic.
Pennypacker, Sara. (2016) PAX. Illustrated by Jon Klassen. Balzer + Bray. 288 p.
Pennypacker, Sara. (2016) PAX. Illustrated by Jon Klassen. Balzer + Bray.
Pennypacker, Sara. Clementine series.
Pérez, Ashley Hope. (2015) Out of Darkness. Carolrhoda Lab™
Reedy, Trent. (2012) Stealing Air. Arthur A. Levine Books. 288 p.
Reedy, Trent. (2011) Words in the Dust. Arthur A. Levine Books. 272 p.
Reedy, Trent. (2014) Divided We Fall Book 1: Divided We Fall. Arthur A. Levine Books. 384 p
Reedy, Trent. (2015) Divided We Fall Book 2: Burning Nation. Arthur A. Levine Books. 432 p.
Reedy, Trent. (2016) The Last Full Measure. Arthur A. Levine Books. 464 p.
Reynolds, Jason. (2015) The Boy in the Black Suit. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 272 p.
Rubin,SusanGoldman.(2014)FreedomSummer:The1964StruggleforCivilRightsin
Mississippi.HolidayHouse.
Ruby, Laura. (2015) Bone Gap. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray. 368 p.
Ryan, Pam Muñoz (2015) Echo. Scholastic.
Schantz, Sarah Elizabeth. (2015) Fig. Margaret K. McElderry Books.
Other books about mental illness: see Jacobson, Anderson, Voigt, Green. And White,
Caitlin. (2014 May 14) 8 of the Most Realistic Portrayals of Mental Illness in
Contemporary YA. Bustle.com. Retrieved from www.bustle.com/articles/23614-8-ofthe-most-realistic-portrayals-of-mental-illness-in-contemporary-ya
Schlitz, Laura. (2015) The Hired Girl. Candlewick. 400 p.
Shusterman, Neal. (2015) Challenger Deep. HarperTeen. 320 p.
Singer, Marilyn. (2016) Echo Echo. Illustrated by Josée Masse. Dial.
Voigt, Cynthia. (1982) Dicey’s Song. Atheneum. -- Series: The Tillerman books: Homecoming;
Dicey's Song; A Solitary Blue; The Runner; Come a Stranger; Sons from Afar; Seventeen
Against the Dealer.
Wagner, Laura Rose. (2015) Hold Tight, Don’t Let Go: A Novel of Haiti. Harry N. Abrams.
Watson, Renée. (2015) This Side of Home. Bloomsbury USA Childrens. 336 p.
Wein, Elizabeth. (2013) Rose Under Fire. Disney-Hyperion
Wein, Elizabeth. (2015) Black Dove, White Raven. Disney-Hyperion. 368 p.
Wein, Elizabeth. (2015) Code Name Verity. Disney-Hyperion. 368 p.
Zappia, Francesca. (2015) Made You Up. Greenwillow Books. 448 p.
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1) Encourage parents to read to their children – regardless of age.
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4) Moveoutofourclassroomsandlivingroomstospreadthejoyofreading
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