Quarantine Reading List Here we are, all of us in our homes, away from school, with maybe a little more “free time” than we are used to! What better time to curl up with a good book that you get to read just for fun, or explore a topic you’ve been curious about. Either way, you are keeping your brain active and making the most of this “home” time. You can also mark off more of those Gobbling Up Great Books circles - most of these books will meet one of those categories! Ms. Buoy, Mrs. MacRae, and Mrs. Wishart put together this collection of reading recommendations, sorted into categories to help you find what you are looking for. Some of these are gathered as a result of hearing what you are reading and enjoying. How can you get these books? Here are some ideas: have your parents put out a Facebook request to borrow the title, visit a bookstore, order for your Kindle, use the KCLS e-book database, etc. Happy Reading! Note: An asterisk (*) following a book title means the book is part of a series Contents Classics .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Realistic Fiction ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Historical Fiction ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Humor ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 Creatures ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 Mystery/Thriller ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Sports ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Adventure ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 Graphic Novel ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Non-Fiction Stories ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Fantasy .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Science Fiction .............................................................................................................................................. 9 Classics 1984 - George Orwell - The “partner” book to Brave New World by Huxley – Repressive government watches everything, changes history, and controls thought. You will hear references to this book for the rest of your life, if you read it now. A Farewell to Arms - Ernest Hemingway - The unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque - Considered by many to be THE BEST war novel ever written. Follows a group of young German war recruits as they grow disillusioned by the reality of war. Books by Jane Austen: Emma, Sense & Sensibility, Persuasion, Pride & Prejudice - Her writing is said to stand out for its comedy, self-awareness and realistic, detailed portrayals of characters and their relationships in the 18 th century. (Romance) Island of the Blue Dolphins - Scott O’Dell - Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott - Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England. Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut - Want to read a book about WWII from a man who was imprisoned IRL by the Germans under Dresden in a meat locker when it was firebombed by the U.S.? The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - A family of thirteen must leave their farm in Oklahoma to find work. They become migrant workers in California. You can’t understand the Dust Bowl without reading this gem. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald - Tells the tragic love story of Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan, a dashing, enigmatic millionaire obsessed with an elusive, spoiled young woman. Disillusionment among the rich in New York. Great movie too. The Jungle - Upton Sinclair - Want to literally never eat meat again in your life? Read this book about the meatpacking industry and the abuse of hourly wage workers. Uncle Tom’s Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe – An archaic form of writing at great length and in flowery text, but considered a building block of understanding slavery in the U.S. At times criticized for its portrayal of characters, but always considered a classic. Realistic Fiction Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz - 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. Counting by 7s - Holly Goldberg Sloan - Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident. Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell - Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits--smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. (Romance) Fish in a Tree - Lynda Mullaly Hunt - 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. Genesis Begins Again - Alicia D. Williams – Middle school girl, with a list she keeps of things she hates about herself, must find new friends at a new school and a new house. Dad is a challenge to the family, too. Greetings from Witness Protection! - Jake Burt - Nicki's life has been anything but easy. She's been in and out of foster homes and always finds her way back to the center with the other orphans. So when a marshal sets her up with a family living in the witness protection program as a means of fooling any criminals on their trail looking for a family of three instead of a family of four, she looks forward to the challenge. But maintaining a B-minus average while keeping her new family safe from hitmen is harder than she imagined--especially when her own past comes back to haunt her. Love à la Mode - Stephanie Kate Strohm - High school juniors Rosie Radeke and Henry Yi, both enrolled in an elite cooking program in Paris, must balance rivalry and romance. (Romance) Nikki on the Line - Barbara Carroll Roberts - Nikki, thirteen, dreams of being a great basketball player but struggles on her new, elite team while also juggling school stress, her non-traditional family, and revelations about her biological father. (Sports) Other Words for Home – Jasmine Warga - Jude never thought she'd be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven't quite prepared her for starting school in the US - and her new label of 'Middle Eastern,' an identity she's never known before. But this life also brings unexpected surprises--there are new friends, a whole new family, and a school musical that Jude just might try out for. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is. Rain Reign - Ann M. Martin - Struggling with Asperger's syndrome, Rose shares a bond with her beloved dog, but when the dog goes missing during a storm, Rose is forced to confront the limits of her comfort levels, even if it means leaving her routines in order to search for her pet. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli – Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity – and that of his pen pal – will be revealed. Some Places More Than Others – Renee Watson - Amara visits her father's family in Harlem for her twelfth birthday, hoping to better understand her family and herself, but New York City is not what she expected. Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson - A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school. That’s Not What Happened - Kody Keplinger - In the three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre, a story has grown up around one of the victims, Sarah McHale, that says she died proclaiming her Christian faith--but Leanne Bauer was there, and knows what happened, and she has a choice: stay silent and let people believe in Sarah's martyrdom, or tell the truth. The Poet X - Elizabeth Acevedo - Xiomara