Books to Read for Enjoyment
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| Author | Title | Description |
| Card, Orson Scott | Enders Game | An expert at simulated war games discovers he is involved in a real battle with alien invaders. Great science fiction. |
| Brown, Dan | The Da Vinci Code | A modern thriller about a mysterious cover up and the history of a secret Church society. An exciting page-turner. |
| O'Brien, Tim | The Things They Carried | Related stories about the experience of the Viet Nam war. A fascinating portrait of the lives of soldiers. |
| Sachar, Louis | Holes | A teenage boy is unfairly sent to a detention camp and discovers a hidden treasure. Blend of humor and realism. |
| Bryson, Bill | A Walk in the Woods | The humorous story of a pair of friends hiking along the Appalachian Trail. |
| Klass, David | Home of the Brave | A senior soccer star competes with a new player from Brazil and the bullies on the football team. |
| Burgess, Melvin | Smack | Realistic novel about a group of teens addicted to drugs. |
| Cheripko, Jan | Imitate the Tiger | A high school football player deals with the effects of his drinking. |
| Cormier, Robert | Heroes | When a soldier returns home, he gets revenge on friends who betrayed him. |
| Cormier, Robert | The Rag and Bone Shop | A ruthless interrogator goes after a boy accused of murdering a childhood friend. |
| Tashjian, Janet | The Gospel According to Larry | A 17-year old creates a popular website and tries to keep his identity a secret. |
| Draper, Sharon | Tears of a Tiger | A high school senior searches the airwaves for his father, a radio announcer. Part mystery, part comedy but with a realistic subject. |
| Murpurgo, Michael | Private Peaceful | Story of two teenage brothers in the trenches of World War I. |
| Crutcher, Chris | Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories | Six stories of comedy and conflict, each featuring an athlete as hero. |
| Crutcher, Chris | The Sledding Hill | Story of a boy who has lost his best friend in an accident. In a supernatural twist, the friend looks out for him and intervenes to help him. |
| Crutcher, Chris | Whale Talk | A multi-racial teen is an outsider in his new school, but makes a difference when he starts a swim team for other unpopular students. |
| Miklowitz, Gloria | Anything to Win | First person story of a football player who takes steroids to win a college scholarship. |
| Crutcher, Chris | Ironman | A 17-year old training for a triathlon struggles with growing up, competing, and pleasing his father. |
| Dygard, Thomas | Second Stringer | Lots of football action in this story of a player who steps in for an injured quarterback in the opening game of the season. |
| Myers, Walter Dean | Shooter | Contemporary story of a school shooting told from the perspectives of investigators, students, and relatives. |
| Plum-Ucci, Carol | The Body of Christopher Creed | The mysterious disappearance of an unpopular boy unsettles a community and changes the life of the 16-year-old narrator. |
| Werlin, Nancy | The Double Helix | An 18-year-old science student learns the secret of his past in this novel about genetic engineering. |