2014 Book 1 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2013 Read for a Lifetime Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin A. Saenz Next 2014 Book 2 Ashfall 2013 Read for a Lifetime After the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano destroys his city and its surroundings, fifteen-year-old Alex must journey from Cedar Falls, Iowa, to Illinois to find his parents and sister, trying to survive in a transformed landscape and a new society in which all the old rules of living have vanished. Ashfall by Mike Mullin Next 2014 Book 3 Bomb 2013 Read for a Lifetime Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos. Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon By Steve Sheinkin Next 2014 Book 4 Code Name Verity 2013 Read for a Lifetime In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazioccupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as she relates what she must do to survive while keeping secret all that she can. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Next Book 5 Colin Fischer Next 2013 Read for a Lifetime 2014 A boy with autism teams up with the high school bully to get to the bottom of a cafeteria crime. Colin Fischer by Ashley Miller & Zach Stentz 2014 Book 6 Devil in the White City 2013 Read for a Lifetime An account of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 relates the stories of two men who shaped the history of the event--architect Daniel H. Burnham, who coordinated its construction, and serial killer Herman Mudgett. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Next 2014 Book 7 Discovering Wes Moore 2013 Read for a Lifetime A military paratrooper and White House fellow contrasts events from his life with those of a man with the same name from the same place who’s serving a life sentence in prison, to explore the issues that separate the outcomes of success and failure. Discovering Wes Moore by Wes Moore Next 2014 Book 8 The Diviners 2013 Read for a Lifetime After humiliating her parents with her unrestrained behavior at a party, Evie is sent to live with her eccentric uncle in New York City – a “punishment" that utterly delights Evie, who can't wait to enjoy the Roaring Twenties. But when her Uncle Will, curator of the Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult, is called on to help solve a rash of bizarre, other-worldly murders, Evie is drawn in to the investigations because of a special ability she's tried to keep secret. The Diviners by Libba Bray Next 2014 Book 9 Ender’s Game 2013 Read for a Lifetime A veteran of years of simulated war games, Ender believes he is engaged in one more computer war game when in truth he is commanding the last fleet of Earth against an alien race seeking the complete destruction of Earth. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Next 2014 Book 10 Every day 2013 Read for a Lifetime Known to him/herself only as "A," the narrator of this philosophically electrifying novel wakes up every morning in the body of a different person. This constant, inexplicable change – A is usually around the same age but has experienced different genders, ethnicities, personality types, etc. -- has made A unusually circumspect, mature, and careful not to alter anything that would impact the lives of those whose bodies s/he's inhabited. It makes for a lonely existence...until A falls in love with a girl named Rhiannon and breaks those rules, just to see her again. every day by David Levithan Next 2014 Book 11 Flesh & Blood So Cheap 2013 Read for a Lifetime Describes the conditions in the textile industry in the early 20th century that caused the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, a fire which led to the death of many young women. This book explains the fire’s impact on the labor movement and on society. Flesh & Blood So Cheap by Albert Marrin Next 2014 Book 12 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2013 Read for a Lifetime Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge— became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Next 2014 Book 13 The List 2013 Read for a Lifetime Every year at Mount Washington High School somebody posts a list of the prettiest and ugliest girls from each grade--this is the story of eight girls, freshman to senior, and how they are affected by the list. The List by Siobhan Vivian Next 2014 Book 14 Greek Mythology for Teens 2013 Read for a Lifetime Retells the stories of Greek mythology, discussing how their major themes can be applied to concerns in modern, everyday life and including items for discussion and short dialogues for young readers to act out the narratives. Greek Mythology for Teens by Zachary Hamby Next Book 15 Never Fall Down 2013 Read for a Lifetime 2014 Cambodian child soldier Arn Chorn-Pond defied the odds and used all of his courage and wits to survive the murderous regime of the Khmer Rouge. Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick Next 2014 Book 16 The Perks of Being a Wallflower 2013 Read for a Lifetime A story about what it’s like to travel that strange course through the uncharted territory of high school - the world of first dates, family dramas, and new friends, of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, of those wild and poignant rollercoaster days known as growing up. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Next 2014 Book 17 A Raisin in the Sun 2013 Read for a Lifetime An AfricanAmerican family is united in love and pride as they struggle to overcome poverty and harsh living conditions, in the awardwinning 1959 play about an embattled Chicago family. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry Next 2014 Book 18 Seraphina 2013 Read for a Lifetime In a world where dragons and humans coexist in an uneasy truce and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals, while she struggles to accept and develop her extraordinary musical talents. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Next 2014 Book 19 Somebody Please Tell Me Who I Am 2013 Read for a Lifetime Wounded in Iraq while his Army unit is on convoy and treated for many months for traumatic brain injury, the first person Ben remembers from his earlier life is his autistic brother. Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am by Harry Mazer Next 2014 Book 20 Supergirls 2013 Read for a Lifetime From the super heroines of today to ‘Goddesses of Tomorrow,’ Madrid questions the position of women in the world of superhero fantasy, showing the parallels between society’s expectations and the The Supergirls: Fashion, depiction of Feminism, Fantasy, and the American women in History of Comic Book comic fiction. Heroines by Mike Madrid Next 2014 Book 21 Tiger Lily 2013 Read for a Lifetime Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily receives special protections from the spiritual forces of Neverland, but then she meets her tribe's most dangerous enemy-Peter Pan--and falls in love with him. Tiger Lily By Jodi Lynn Anderson Next 2014 Book 22 Tiger’s Curse 2013 Read for a Lifetime Seventeen-year-old Oregon teenager Kelsey forms a bond with a circus tiger who is actually one of two brothers, Indian princes Ren and Kishan, who were cursed to live as tigers for eternity, and she travels with him to India where the tiger's curse may be broken once and for all. Tiger’s Curse by Colleen Houck Next 2014 Book 23 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 2013 Read for a Lifetime A beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century. It is a poignant and moving tale filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, crowded with life and people and incident. The story of young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the slums of Williamsburg has enchanted and inspired millions of readers for more than sixty years. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Next Book 24 The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide • The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to the Universe • The Restaurant at 2013 Read for a Lifetime 2014 At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adams’s beloved Hitchhiker series: • The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams • • the End of the Universe Life, the Universe and Everything So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Mostly Harmless Next 2014 Book 25 Unbroken 2013 Read for a Lifetime Relates the story of a U.S. airman who survived when his bomber crashed into the sea during World War II, spent forty-seven days adrift in the ocean before being rescued by the Japanese Navy, Unbroken: a World War II and was held as a story of survival, resilience, prisoner until the and redemption end of the war. by Laura Hillenbrand Next