Recommended Reading for High School Students
Popular Fiction Titles:
Anderson, M.T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party. Candlewick, 2006.
Hansberry, Lorraine, Raisin in the Sun. Signet, 1961.
Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders. Laurel Book Company, 1979.
Morrison, Toni Beloved. Vintage, 2004
Paulsen, Gary Hatchet. Scholastic,1999.
Sayres, Meghan Nuttall. Anahita’s Woven Riddle. Abrams/Amulet, 2006.
Smelcer, John. The Trap. Henry Holt, 2006.
Turner, Megan Whalen. The King of Attolia. HarperCollins/Greenwillow, 2006.
Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. Roaring Brook/First Second, 2006.
Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. Random House/Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
Magazines for Teens
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
Current Science
National Geographic for Kids
New Scientist
Newsweek
NY Times – Upfront
Ranger Rick
Science World
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Teen Ink
Nonfiction Titles
Albom, Mitch. Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson. Bantam Books, 1997
Best, Joel. Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists. University of California Press, 2001.
Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Prestwick House, Reprinted 2004.
Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America. Owl Books, 2002.
Paz, Octavio. One Earth, Four or Five Worlds: Reflections on Contemporary History. Harvest Books, 1986.
Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. Pantheon Books, 2003.
Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
Schooler, Lynn. Blue Bear: A True Story of Friendship, Tragedy, and Survival in the Alaskan Wilderness Ecco Press, 2002.
Thoms, Annie, Editor. With Their Eyes: September 11 - The View from a High School at Ground Zero. HarperCollins, 2002.