Literacy Good Reads for 2015

This list was compiled by the literacy coaches in State Operated Programs to determine the most popular books being read by students in our education programs in 2015. Enjoy!

1. Teenage Love Affair – Ni Ni Simone 2. Hazelwood High Trilogy – Sharon Draper 3. Jericho Trilogy – Sharon Draper 4. Paradise Novels (Saint, Sinner, Showdown) – Ted Dekker 5. Outsiders – S.E. Hinton 6. Rumble Fish – S.E. Hinton 7. I Beat the Odds – Michael Oher 8. Black and White – Paul Volponi 9. Rooftop – Paul Volponi 10. Rucker Park Setup – Paul Volponi 11. All books by Mike Lupica (Heat, Travel Team and Million Dollar Throw) 12. Lockdown Series – Alexander Gordon-Smith 13. All books by Walter Dean Myers (The Cruisers Series, Darius & Twig, Jazz) 14. Twilight Series – Stephanie Meyer 15. Alex Rider Series – Alex Horowitz 16. Bone Series – Jeff Smith 17. Shakespeare Graphic Novels 18. Can’t Get There From Here – Todd Strasser 19. Article 5 – Kristen Simmons 20. Maze Runner Series – James Dashner 21. Michel Vey Trilogy – Richard Paul Evans 22. The River – Mary Jane Beaufrand 23. You – Charles Benoit 24. Isle of Swords – Wayne Thomas Batson 25. Isle of Fire – Wayne Thomas Batson 26. The Door Within – Wayne Thomas Batson 27. The Eleventh Plague – Jeff Hirsch 28. The Tomorrow Series – John Marsden 29. I Am A Seal Team Six Warrior: Memoirs of an American Soldier – Howard Wasdin 30. Seal Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy Sniper – Howard Wasdin 31. Knife of Never Letting Go – Patrick Ness 32. A Tale Dark & Grimm – Adam Gidwitz 33. In a Glass Grimmly – Adam Gidwitz 34. The Grimm Conclusion – Adam Gidwitz 35. The Beginning of Everything – Robyn Schneider 36. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier – Ishmael Beah 37. Dirt Road Home – Watt Key 38. Burger Wuss – M.T. Anderson 39. Midnight Series – Sister Souljah 40. Riker’s High – Paul Volponi 41. Response – Paul Volponi 42. Monster – Walter Dean Myers 43. Hoops – Walter Dean Myers 44. Slam – Walter Dean Myers 45. Monster – Cody Scott 46. Hollywood High Series – Amir Adams 47. Piece of Cake – Cupcake Brown 48. Heroes of Olympus Series – Rick Riordan 49. Walking Dead Series – Robert Kirkman 50. Quarantine Series – Lex Thomas 51. Alex Rider Series – Anthony Horowitz 52. Perfect Chemistry – Simone Elkeles 53. All books by Allison von Diepen (Snitch, Takedown, Street Pharm, Raven) 54. Alex Cross Series – James Patterson 55. Crank Series – Ellen Hopkins 56. Homeboys – Alan Lawrence Sitomer 57. The Art of War – Sun Tzu 58. All books by Ni Ni Simone (Throwback Diaries, Ni Ni Girl Chronicles, etc.) 59. Tales from Camelot Series – Paul Green 60. Second Chance Series – Paul Green 61. Boy 21 by Matthew Quick 62. The Last Thing I Remember (Series) by Andrew Klavan 63. Cherub (Series) by Robert Mucha more 64. Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles 65. Unwind by Neal Shusterman 66. The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore 67. Numbers (Series) by Rachel Ward 68. The Future of Us by Jay Asher 69. The Compound by S. A. Godeen 70. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 71. Divergent (Series) by Veronica Roth