ST. HILDA’S & ST. HUGH’S C. V. STARR LIBRARY & LEARNING CENTER

Summer Reading Suggestions 2016 Entering Grades 7 and 8

Here is a list of books to enjoy over the summer months. Many of these titles can be found at your local public library (www.nypl.org). Students should try to read every day and are asked to read at least five books of their own choice during the summer months. Your English teacher will provide one or two of these five books, depending on your grade. You may also want to refer to this list throughout the year when borrowing books from the school library.

Table of Contents New and Notable 2 Literary Award Winners 2016 2 Classics 3 Dystopia, Fantasy, and the Supernatural 4 Historical Fiction 6 Mystery, Suspense, and Thrillers 8 Nonfiction, Biographies, and Memoirs 9 Poetry 10 Realistic Fiction 11 Science Fiction 12 Sports: Fiction and Nonfiction 13 Suggested Libraries and Young People’s Bookstores 14

New and Notable

Included in the following list and noted with an asterisk (*) preceding the author’s name.

Literary Award Winners 2016 Awarded by the American Library Association and the National Book Foundation, the 2016 children’s book awards include:

Coretta Scott King Book Award (author winner★ and honor★) National Book Award Winner (winner★ and finalist★) (winner★ and honor★) Pura Belpré Award (winner★ and honor★) Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (winner★ and honor★) Schneider Family Book Award (winner★ and honor★) Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction (winner★)

★Barzak, Christopher. Wonders of the Invisible World. (Young Adult novel) Seventeen-year-old Aiden has been living like a ghost since his mother tried to stop a family curse by causing him to forget his psychic experiences but when Jarrod, a childhood friend, returns, so do the memories and Aiden is compelled to seek the truth and release them all from the story that has trapped them.

★ Benjamin, Ali. The Thing About Jellyfish. Suzy doesn’t believe that her former best friend Franny, a strong swimmer, could have drowned. After seeing a jellyfish exhibit, she sets out to prove her hypothesis: a deadly Irukandji stung Franny.

★Bowles, David. Smoking Mirrors. Forever changed by their mother's unexplained disappearance, Carol and Johnny Garza soon learn that their mother is a nagual, a shapeshifter, and that they have inherited her powers. In order to rescue her, they will have to descend into the Aztec underworld and face the dangers that await them.

★Brown, Don. Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans. This astonishingly powerful look at one of America's worst disasters is a masterful blend of story and art.

★★Brubaker, Kimberly. The War That Saved My Life. 1939: With her clubfoot, Ada has never been allowed out of their one-room apartment. Then her little brother is shipped out of London to escape the war, and Ada sneaks away with him.

★Engle, Margarita. Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir. In poems, Margarita Engle depicts her school years in California, summers in her mother’s native Cuba, and how the 1961 demise of U.S.-Cuban relations affected her family.

★Hoose, Philip. The Boys Who Challenged Hitler. The true story of a group of boy resistance fighters in Denmark after the Nazi invasion.

 Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) of the American Library Association defines a young adult, as someone between the ages of twelve and eighteen. Young Adult novels explores themes important and crucial to adolescence such as relationships to authority figures, peer pressure and ensuing experimentations, issues of diversity as it relates to gender, cultural, and/or socioeconomic status. These publications may contain mature content.

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★Hunt, Lynda Mullaly. Fish in a Tree. Ally's greatest fear is that everyone will find out she is as dumb as they think she is because she still doesn't know how to read.

★Reynolds, Jason. All American Boys. (Young Adult novel) Rashad, an African American teen, is beaten by a white police officer. Quinn, also white, witnesses the incident—and flees the scene. As Rashad’s story goes viral, both boys deal with the aftermath.

★------. The Boy in the Black Suit. (Young Adult novel) Soon after his mother's death, Matt takes a job at a funeral home in his tough Brooklyn neighborhood and, while attending and assisting with funerals, begins to accept her death and his responsibilities as a man.

★Ryan, Pam Muñoz. Echo. To rescue three sisters—trapped in the woods by a witch—Otto must send his magic harmonica into the world. In three linked novellas, the harmonica saves numerous lives.

★Shabazz, Ilyasah and Kekla Magoon. X: A Novel. (Young Adult novel) Co-written by Malcolm X's daughter, this riveting and revealing novel follows the formative years of the man whose words and actions shook the world.

★Schlitz, Laura Amy. The Hired Girl. (2015 National Jewish Book Award Winner, Young Adult) 1911: Joan finds no art or beauty on her father’s farm, so she runs away to Baltimore. Working for a refined Jewish family, Joan learns she’s less cultured than she thought—but has plenty of potential.

★Sheinkin, Steve. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War. On June 13, 1971, the New York Times announced that a secret history of the Vietnam War existed. Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the documents, was soon called “the most dangerous man in America.

★Shusterman, Neal. Challenger Deep. (Young Adult novel) A captivating novel about mental illness that lingers long beyond the last page.

★Williams-Garcia, Rita. Gone Crazy in Alabama. Alabama, 1969: What is the deal with Delphine’s great-grandmother, Ma Charles, and Miss Trotter? The half sisters are the same age, live near each other, and haven’t spoken in years.

Classics “The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read.” - Mark Twain

Alcott, Louisa. Little Women. This classic novel chronicles the humorous and sentimental fortunes of the four March sisters as they grow into young women during the early nineteenth century.

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Spirited Elizabeth Bennet matches wits and wiles with the arrogant Mr. Darcy in an entertaining portrait of matrimonial rites and rivalries in Regency England.

Crane, Stephen. The Red Badge of Courage. In the spring of 1863, as he faces battle for the first time at Chancellorsville, Virginia, a young Union soldier matures to manhood and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about war. 3

Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe. Robinson Crusoe is stranded on an uninhabited island far away from any shipping routes. With patience and ingenuity, he transforms his island into a tropical paradise. For 24 years, he has no human company, until one Friday, he rescues a prisoner from a boat of cannibals.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Hound of the Baskervilles. Could the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville have been caused by the gigantic ghostly hound, which is said to have haunted his family for generations?

Keyes, Daniel. Flowers for Algernon. In this classic story, Charlie Gordon, a mentally challenged adult who cleans floors and toilets, becomes a genius through an experimental operation. But when his new intelligence begins to wane, Charlie must confront the loss of all he has learned.

Mowat, Farley. Never Cry Wolf. Wildlife Service naturalist Farely Mowat is dropped alone onto the frozen tundra, where he begins his mission to live among the howling wolf packs and study their ways.

Smith, Dodie. I Capture the Castle. A young woman’s prospects begin to improve, when new neighbors arrive from America. Reportedly J.K. Rowling’s favorite book.

Tolkien, J.R.R. Fellowship of the Ring. Recounts the flight of Frodo, possessor of the One Ring, and his companions from the Black Riders of Mordor, and the subsequent attempt to come to the place where the Ring could be unmade.

Wells, H.G. The Time Machine. The classic story of time travel, good, and evil that is as thrilling today as any modern science fiction novel.

Dystopia, Fantasy, and the Supernatural “The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.” - Albert Einstein

*Auxier, Jonathan. Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard. Twelve-year-old Sophie knows little beyond the four walls of her father's bookshop, where she repairs old books and dreams of escaping the confines of her dull life. But when a strange boy and his talking cat/horse companion show up with a rare and mysterious book, she finds herself pulled into an adventure beyond anything she has ever read.

*Aveyard, Victoria. Glass Sword: Red Queen (A sequel) Mare and Cal flee their betrayer—the Silver king—and find they can’t trust their former allies. To fight the king, they’ll need to cut ties and build an army from scratch.

*Black, Holly. The Darkest Part of the Forest. For years, faeries and humans have co-existed in Fairfold. Then Hazel starts a chain of events that will alter both worlds forever.

*Green, Sally. Half Lost. (The Half Bad Trilogy. Book 3) Nathan’s honed magical abilities make him a killing machine. But as much as he wants to avenge oppressed Black Witches, he also wants to escape the seemingly endless violence.

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*Hardinge, France. Cuckoo Song. In post-World War I England, 11-year-old Triss nearly drowns in a millpond known as "The Grimmer" and emerges with memory gaps, aware that something's terribly wrong, and to try to set things right, she must meet a twisted architect who has designs on her family.

*Hellisen, Cat. Beastkeeper. Thirteen-year-old Sarah works to preserve her humanity when her family is torn apart by curses, revenge, and jealousy.

LeGuin, Ursula. A Wizard of Earthsea. (The Earthsea Cycle. Book 1) A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.

Nix, Garth. Sabriel. (A trilogy. Book 1) Daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, Sabriel must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.

Oliver, Lauren. Delirium. (A trilogy. Book 1) Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents the delirium of love and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until 95 days before her eighteenth birthday and her treatment, she falls in love.

Paige, Danielle. Dorothy Must Die. Dorothy has returned to Oz and, with help from her three famous pals, has become a horrible despot. Can another Kansas girl liberate the land?

Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. (Dark Materials trilogy. Book 1) Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.

Scott, Michael. The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. (A series. Book 1) Fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.

*Stiefvater, Maggie. The Raven King. (Book IV of the Raven cycle) (Young Adult novel) Not believing in true love, Blue never thought the warning that she will cause her true love's death would be a problem, but as her life is entangled in the world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.

*Tahir, Sabaa. An Ember in the Ashes. (Young Adult novel) Laia is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire's greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution.

Westerfeld, Scott. Afterworlds. (Young Adult novel) In alternating chapters, 18-year-old Darcy Patel navigates the New York City publishing world and Lizzie, the heroine of Darcy's novel, slips into the "Afterworld" to survive a terrorist attack and becomes a spirit guide, as both face many challenges and both fall in love.

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Historical Fiction “One thing I like about historical fiction is that I'm not constantly focusing on me, or people like me; you're obliged to concentrate on lives that are completely other than your own.” - Emma Donoghue

 2016 Amelia Bloomer List (honoring children’s books with feminist themes)

Agosín, Marjorie. I Lived on Butterfly Hill. When her beloved country, Chile, is taken over by a militaristic, socialist government, Celeste is sent to America for her safety and her parents must go into hiding before they "disappear."

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Chains: Seeds of America. (Book 1) After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War.

*Crowder, Melanie. Audacity. A historical fiction novel in verse detailing the life of Clara Lemlich and her struggle for women's labor rights in the early 20th-century New York.

Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Madman of Piney Woods. (Sequel to Elijah of Buxton) Benji and Red don’t know each other or even live in the same town. But their fates are entwined: they both have encountered a strange presence in the woods, watching and tracking them.

Davis, Tanita S. Mare’s War. Teens Octavia and Tali learn about strength, independence, and courage when they are forced to take a car trip with their grandmother, who tells about growing up as a Black woman in 1940s Alabama and serving in Europe during World War II as a member of the Women’s Army Corps.

Engle, Magarita. The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist. In free verse, this book evokes the voice of Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, a book-loving writer, feminist, and abolitionist who courageously fought injustice in nineteenth-century Cuba.

Geras, Adele. Ithaka. The island of Ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors demanding that Penelope choose a new husband, as she patiently awaits the return of Odysseus from the Trojan War.

Kadohata, Cynthia. Kira-Kira. Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill.

*Lee, Stacey. Under A Painted Sky. In 1849, on the run from the law and disguised as boys, Sammy and Andy work together to survive and seek their freedom in the face of racism, sexism, stampedes, and deadly disease.

Mazano, Sonia. The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano. It is 1969 in Spanish Harlem, and 14-year-old Evelyn Serrano is trying hard to break free from her conservative Puerto Rican surroundings, but when her activist grandmother comes to stay and the neighborhood protests start, things get a lot more complicated and dangerous.

*Meyer, Carolyn. Diary of a Waitress: The Not-So-Glamorous Life of a Harvey Girl. Deprived of college by her father’s business failure, Kitty leaves home to become a Harvey Girl, though her ultimate goal is to be a journalist.

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*Pearsall, Shelley. The Seventh Most Important Thing. 1964: After Arthur throws a brick at the “Junk Man,” he expects to go to juvie. Instead, the Junk Man— James Hampton—asks for Arthur’s help collecting foil, mirrors, and more for a mysterious project. Author’s note, with black-and-white photographs of James Hampton, his artwork, and reproductions of his writing.

Peet, Mal. Tamar. (Young Adult novel) In England in 1995, 15-year-old Tamar, grief-stricken by the puzzling death of her beloved grandfather, slowly begins to uncover the secrets of his life in the Dutch resistance during the last year of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, and the climactic events that forever cast a shadow on his life and that of his family.

*Preus, Margi. The Bamboo Sword. In Japan in 1853, at the time of U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan, Yoshi, a young Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai one day, learns about America from Majiro and has adventures with Jack, a young cabin boy aboard one of the U.S. ships.

Rinaldi, Ann. The Fifth of March. Fourteen-year-old Rachel Marsh, an indentured servant in the Boston household of John and Abigail Adams, is caught up in the colonists' unrest that eventually escalates into the massacre of March 5, 1770.

Sheth, Kashmira. Keeping Corner. In India in the 1940s, 13-year-old Leela’s happy, spoiled childhood ends when her husband since age nine, whom she barely knows, dies, leaving her a widow whose only hope of happiness could come from Mahatma Ghandi’s social and political reforms.

Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. (Book 1) A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination, which its children do not understand.

Vanderpool, Clare. Moon Over Manifest. Abilene Tucker is the daughter of a drifter who, in the summer of 1936, sends her to stay with an old friend in Manifest, Kansas, where he grew up, and where she hopes to find out some things about his past.

Voorhoeve, Anne C. My Family for the War. Before the start of World War II, 10-year-old Ziska Mangold, who has Jewish ancestors but has been raised as a Protestant, is taken out of Nazi Germany on one of the Kindertransport trains, to live in London with a Jewish family, where she learns about Judaism and endures the hardships of war while attempting to keep in touch with her parents, who are trying to survive in Holland.

*Wiviott, Meg. Paper Hearts. Based on a true story, this novel in verse gives voice to a group of young women who banded together to survive and reclaim their personhood in the face of the dehumanizing cruelty of Auschwitz.

*Yohalem, Eve. Cast Off: The Strange Adventures of Petra De Winter and Bram Broen. Twelve-year-old Petra’s discovery as a stowaway on a Dutch merchant ship bound for Batavia in 1663 is the beginning of many incredible adventures.

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Zusak, Markus. Book Thief. Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel, a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

Mystery, Suspense, and Thrillers “I love crime, I love mysteries, and I love ghosts.” - Stephen King

Carter, Ally. All Fall Down. (Embassy Row series. Book 1) There are many powerful people along Embassy Row who want Grace to block out all her distrustful thoughts. But Grace will not stop until she finds out who killed her mother and make the killer pay.

Christie, Agatha. And Then There Were None. Considered the best mystery novel ever written, this is the story of 10 strangers, each lured to Indian Island by a mysterious host. Once his guests have arrived, the host accuses each person of murder. Unable to leave the island, the guests begin to share their darkest secrets, until they begin to die.

Cormier, Robert. I Am the Cheese. A young boy desperately tries to unlock his past yet know he must hide those memories if he is to remain alive.

Duncan, Lois. Killing Mr. Griffin. A teenager casually suggests playing a cruel trick on the English teacher, but did he intend it to end with murder?

Gantos, Jack. . (Book 1) In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, 12-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.

*Gilbert, Kelly Loh. Conviction. (Young Adult novel) A small-town boy questions everything he holds to be true when his father is accused of murder.

Hamilton, Virginia. House of Dies Drear. A black family tries to unravel the secrets of their new home, which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Hiaasen, Carl. Skink: . (Young Adult novel) With the help of an eccentric ex-governor, a teenaged boy searches for his missing cousin in the Florida wilds.

Higson, Charlie. Silverfin. (A series. Book 1) Prequel to the adventures of James Bond, 007, introduces the young James when he is just starting boarding school in England and is about to become involved in his first adventure.

*Hosler, Jay. Last of the Sandwalkers. An intrepid group of beetles leads a scientific expedition and makes fascinating discoveries that challenge their isolated homeland world's view.

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Lane, Andrew. Death Cloud. (Sherlock Holmes, The Legend Begins. Book 1) In 1868, with his army officer father suddenly posted to India, and his mother mysteriously "unwell," 14-year-old Sherlock Holmes is sent to stay with his eccentric uncle and aunt in their vast house in Hampshire, where he uncovers his first murder and a diabolical villain.

MacCall, Michaela. The Revelation of Louisa May. (Young Adult novel) In charge of the house while her mother is away, Louisa May Alcott is juggling her temperamental father, a mysterious murder, and a fugitive on the Underground Railroad.

Paulsen, Gary. Dogsong. A 14-year-old Inuit boy who feels at odds with aspects of modern life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself.

Smith, Roland. Beneath. Smith delivers a tightly plotted mystery that incorporates themes of nonconformity and social .

Timberlake, Amy. One Came Home. In 1871 Wisconsin, 13-year-old Georgia sets out to find her sister Agatha, presumed dead when remains are found wearing the dress she was last seen in, and before the end of the year gains fame as a sharpshooter and foiler of counterfeiters.

Nonfiction, Biographies, and Memoirs “Nonfiction is never going to die.”- Tom Wolfe

∆ 2016 ALA Nonfiction Award Nominations  2016 Amelia Bloomer List (honoring children’s books with feminist themes) ∞ Outstanding science trade book (published in 2015)

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. We Should All Be Feminists. Offers an updated definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness.

*Alifirenka, Caitlin and Martin Ganda. I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives. For a school assignment Caitlin, 12, sent a pen pal letter to Zimbabwe. Martin received it, and a close friendship began that changed their lives.

∆Anderson, M. T. Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad. An account of the Siege of Leningrad reveals the role played by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony in rallying and commemorating their fellow citizens.

∆Brown, Daniel James. The Boys in the Boat: The True Story of an American Team’s Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics. (Young Reader's Edition) Out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant.

Carmon, Irin. Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Offers a visually rich, intimate, unprecedented look at the Justice and how she changed the world.

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∆Grove, Tim. First Flight Around the World. In 1924, the U.S. Army sent eight young men on a bold attempt to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by flight. Men from five other countries--Great Britain, France, Portugal, Italy, and Argentina--had the same goal, and so the quest became a race. Who would win?

∆Jarrow, Gail. Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary. Chronicles the story of the early 1900s typhoid fever epidemic in New York, providing details as to how its infamous carrier was ultimately tracked down and stopped.

∆Kamkwamba, William. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. (Young Reader's Edition) When William, a Malawian teen, began building a windmill from junk—and claimed the machine would generate electricity—everyone in his village thought he was crazy.

∆Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip through the Motown Sound. A narrative history of the Motown music label covering the historical context, personalities, and ongoing legacy of the sound of young America.

∞O’Shaughnessy, Tam. Sally Ride. Written by her partner, this is a uniquely personal portrait of Sally Ride—from her formative years as a competitive tennis player, to her time as an astronaut, to her final days.

∆Plain, Nancy. This Strange Wilderness: The Life and Art of John James Audubon. John James Audubon traveled the length and breadth of North America in service of his monumental Birds of America, the work that marked his lasting reputation as a naturalist. Plain’s account, drawn from Audubon’s journals and letters, conveys the artist’s determination (some regarded him as a madman) to document the continent’s rich variety of birds and other wildlife. This elegantly designed book deftly blends art and ornithology, and includes lovely reproductions of Audubon’s work.

∆Rubin, Susan Goldman. Hot Pink: The Life and Fashions of Elsa Schiaparelli. Presents the life and accomplishments of the fashion designer, from her early life of poverty, to her successes in the Paris fashion world, her collaboration with well-known artists of her day, and the influence of her innovative designs on later fashion.

∆Silvey, Anita. Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall. Along with biographical details, this book explores the ethical issues that surround Goodall's work and shows what has changed in our understanding of Great Apes. What do we know today about these animals in terms of language, speech, tool use, and DNA? How has sophisticated technology: GPS systems, satellite imagery, portable digital microphones, been used to gain new information about animal populations?

Poetry “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” - Robert Frost

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Realistic Fiction “I enjoy receiving and giving realistic fiction, for both children and adults, with strong characters, beautiful language, and humane visions.” - Sharon Creech

Budhos, Marina. Ask Me No Questions. Fourteen-year-old Nadira, her sister, and their parents leave Bangladesh for New York City, but the expiration of their visas and the events of September 11, 2001, bring frustration, sorrow, and terror for the whole family.

*Charaipotra, S. and D. Clayton. Shiny Broken Pieces: A Tiny Pretty Things Novel. (Young Adult novel) Nothing matters to Bette, Gigi, and June but having leading roles in their elite ballet school—and they’ll do anything it takes to get them.

Federle, Tim. Five, Six, Seven, Nate! (Sequel to Better Nate Than Ever) Auditions behind him, 13-year-old Nate, starts rehearsals as Alien #7 for the Broadway production of E.T., enduring intimidating child stars and demanding directors.

*Han, Jenny. P.S. I Still Love You. (Young Adult novel) Lara Jean didn't expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren't. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean's feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?

Holt, Kimberly Willis. When Zachary Beaver Came to Town. A story about a boy (“the fattest boy in the world”) who eventually finds friendship in a small Texas town.

Myers, Walter Dean. Darius & Twig. (Young Adult novel) Two best friends, a writer and a runner, deal with bullies, family issues, social pressures, and their quest for success coming out of Harlem.

*Nielsen, Susin. We Are All Made of Molecules. When their parents move in together, brilliant, nerdy Stewart and beautiful mean-girl Ashley alternate their ghostly tales of their so-not-the-Brady-Bunch new family.

Nye, Naomi Shihab. Habibi. A 14-year-old girl and her brother face challenges and conflict when they move from America to a new home and life in the Middle East.

Sáenz, Benjamin Alire. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. (Young Adult novel) This truly universal novel about the friendship of two boys on the edge of manhood addresses issues of identity, friendship, family, and love.

*Wallach, Tommy. We All Looked Up (Young Adult novel) The lives of four high school seniors intersect weeks before a meteor is set to pass through Earth's orbit, with a 66.6% chance of striking and destroying all life on the planet.

Walter, Jon. Close to the Wind. A simple, resonant, and utterly heart-shattering debut about greed, love, trust, and what matters most when your world falls apart.

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Yee, Lisa. The Kidney Hypothetical: Or How to Ruin Your Life in Seven Days. A young man's seemingly idyllic prospects involving an Ivy League education, career success and a relationship with a popular girl come apart during his final week of high school.

Science Fiction “Science fiction is any idea that occurs in the head and doesn't exist yet, but soon will, and will change everything for everybody, and nothing will ever be the same again.” - Ray Bradbury

Anderson, M. T. Feed. In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.

Asimov, Isaac. Foundation. When the Galactic Empire started dying, a great psychohistorian set up the foundation to preserve human culture and shorten 30,000 years of chaotic barbarism.

Falkner, Brian. The Tomorrow Code. Two New Zealand teenagers receive a desperate SOS from their future selves and set out on a quest to stop an impending ecological disaster that could mean the end of humanity.

Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Game. (A series) The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Ender's two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world.

Clayton, Emma. The Roar. In an overpopulated world where all signs of nature have been obliterated and a wall has been erected to keep out plague-ridden animals, 12-year-old Mika refuses to believe that his twin sister was killed after being abducted, and continues to search for her in spite of the dangers he faces in doing so.

Colville, Bruce. The Aliens Ate My Homework. Rod is surprised when a miniature spaceship lands in his school science project and reveals five tiny aliens, who ask his help in apprehending an interstellar criminal.

*Meyer, Marissa. Winter. (Young Adult novel) Princess Winter, admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, teams up with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, to defeat Queen Levana and find their happily ever afters.

Schmidt, Gary. What Came From the Stars. In a desperate attempt for survival, a peaceful civilization on a faraway planet besieged by a dark lord sends its most precious gift across the cosmos into the lunchbox of Tommy Pepper, sixth grader, of Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Sleator, William. The Duplicate. Sixteen-year-old David, finding a strange machine that creates replicas of living organisms, duplicates himself and suffers the horrible consequences when the duplicate turns against him.

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Sports: Fiction and Nonfiction “I try to write as much fiction as I possibly can, but there are so many things that are touchstones of my childhood like being on the swim team and playing soccer and the particularities of sports season and environments that make their way into my books.” - Jeff Kinney

*Alexander, Kwame. Booked. (A sequel) For Nick, playing soccer “is like / never hitting pause / on your favorite ninety-minute movie.” Aside from April, it’s the only thing that brings him joy after his parents announce their separation.

*Alonge, LJ. Justin: Blacktop #1. (Young Adult novel) Challenged to play “the boys from Ghosttown,” a legendary neighborhood basketball team, Justin must put together a lineup. But how will he—“uncoordinated like you wouldn’t believe”—lead them to victory?

Blair, Kelsey. Pick and Roll. (Young Adult novel) ’s basketball coach says that Jazz did nothing wrong in setting a hard screen. But with the opponent’s star player injured, and her own teammates turned against her, Jazz isn’t so sure.

*Carter, Caela. Tumbling. (Young Adult novel) Camille, Grace, Leigh, Monica, and Wilhemina are competing at the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials. Just how far will each girl go to ensure she makes the team? And who will walk away?

*Green, Tim. Home Run. When Josh learns his mom can no longer afford their house, he wants to help but doesn’t know how. Then he hears about a home-run derby—where the winning prize is just what the family needs.

Gratz, Alan. The Brooklyn Nine. Follows the fortunes of a German immigrant family through nine generations, beginning in 1845, as they experience American life and play baseball.

Howard, Tim. The Keeper: The Unguarded Story of Tim Howard. (Young Reader's Edition) Tim Howard describes how despite having Tourette’s and OCD, he became the U.S. goalkeeper for the 2014 World Cup, saving an astonishing 16 shots against Belgium—the most ever in a World Cup game.

*Lupica, Mike. The Extra Yard. Things are looking up for Teddy—he’s in shape, he’s made the football team, and he has three supportive new friends. But then his estranged dad returns—and starts coaching Teddy’s team.

*Morgan, Alex. Breakaway: Beyond the Goal. The Olympic gold medal-winning soccer player details her path to success, from her childhood in California to her time on the United States Women's National team.

McIsaac, M. J. Underhand. (Orca Sports series) Nick will never be the lacrosse player his brother Markus is, but when Markus is accused of cheating, Nick defends him—even though there’s much to gain with Markus out of the game.

*Wright, David. Away Running. (Young Adult novel) Life is good for new friends Matt and Free, two expats playing for an American football club in Paris. But racial tensions in the city are surging—and the boys’ Muslim teammates have a tragic clash with police. Based on true events.

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Suggested Libraries and Young People’s Bookstores

C. V. Starr Library & Learning Center Bank Street Bookstore 5th Floor 2780 Broadway St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s (corner of West 107th Street) Librarian: Angela Perna New York, NY 10025 [email protected] 212-678-1654

The New York Public Library Books of Wonder www.nypl.org 18 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 212-989-3270

Bibliography compiled and arranged by Angela Perna, Librarian, St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s. Annotations are courtesy of Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year 2016 booklist, Library of Congress and The New York Public Library’s Cataloging-in-Publication notes. Updated 05/2016. 14