Christine's+Annotated+Book+List

*Each of these novels came from the East Lyme High School Lion Library Website. This list came from a tag which compiles novels of similar theme.
 * __Annotated Book List __**


 * 1) 1. Anderson, Laurie Halse. //Catalyst//. New York: Viking, 2002. Print.

Straight A science and Math geek, minister’s daughter, ace long distance runner and emotional avoidance champion, Kate Malone lived a logical life. That is until her neighbor’s house burns down and she is forced to share her room with her nemesis and her little brother. Still waiting to hear from MIT, Kate feels that her life is spinning out of control and then something happens that blows it all apart. Reading Level: 6.6 (Scholastic.com)


 * 1) 2. Anderson, Laurie Halse. //Prom//. [New York]: Viking, 2005. Print.

At Philadelphia High School the prom is everything! It’s pretty much the only good thing that happens there! But when the faculty advisor is busted for taking the prom money Ash has to work with her best friend Natalia to put together a gala dance. In the process of making prom happen, Ash learns some surprising things about making her own life happen. Reading Level: 5.6 (Scholastic.com)


 * 1) 3. Anderson, Laurie Halse. //Speak//. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1999. Print.

Melinda Sordino stopped an end-of-summer party by calling the police. Now her friends won’t talk to her and people she doesn’t even know hate her. The only place she feels safe is alone inside her head. But the truth is, even her thoughts aren’t safe. There is something she’s trying to ignore, trying not to think about, something that happened at the part. If she acknowledged the thought, it would break her. Reading Level: 7.1 (Scholastic.com)
 * 1) 4. Brande, Robin. //Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature//. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Print.

<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Your best friend hates you. The guy you liked hates you. Your entire group of friends hates you. All because you did the right thing.” Mena’s school year is starting in the worst way. Kicked out of her church group and no one speaking to her, not even her own parents, she is left with her lab partner Casey. When Ms. Shepherd begins the unit on evolution, her school life becomes more dramatic than she could have ever expected. <span style="color: #181818; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reading Level: 6.0 (Perma-bound books)


 * 1) <span style="color: #181818; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. Cabot, Meg. //The Princess Diaries.// New York: Harper Avon, 2000. Print.

<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mia Thermopolas was your average run of the mill high school girl; awkward, shy, and lacking any fashion sense Mia was happy living her life invisible. But Mia’s whole life in turned upside down when her Grandmother tells her that she is royalty and must decide whether she will take the crown or end the rule of Genovia with her. <span style="color: #181818; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reading Level: 6.2 (Scholastic.com)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Print. //<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Plain Janes //<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">is a graphic novel thattells the tale of four girls named Jane. When a transfer “Jane” moved from the city to Suburbia she feels her life his over. But, in the lunch room she finds her place at the reject table with three other girls named Jane. Main Jaine encourages the rest to form a secret gang and paint the town P.L.A.I.N.- People Love Art In Neighborhoods. But the lingering question is, can their PLAIN are attacks ease the pain of high school? <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reading level: 7.0 (Skylight Books)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Castellucci, Cecil, Jim Rugg, and Jared K. Fletcher. //The Plain Janes//. New York, NY: Minx, 2007.


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">7. Chbosky, Stephen. //The Perks of Being a Wallflower//. New York: Gallery, 1999. Print.

//<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Perks of Being a Wallflower //<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> is a coming of age novel that tells the story of a teenager who goes by the alias of “Charlie.” Charlie describes his life experiences through a series of letters to an annonymous stranger. This novel follows 15 year old Charlie through his freshman year of high school as a shy and unpopular wallflower. Dealing with his best friend’s suicide Charlie befriends Sam and her stepbrother Patrick who introduce him to a world beyond what he had ever experienced. Through Charlie’s journeyhe learns that while he may have lost control of his past, he has the power to decide where his future takes him. <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reading Level: 6.1 (Scholastic.com) //<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lord of the Flies //<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">tells the story of a group of young British boys who find themselves on an abandoned island. The boys attempt to be in charge of themselves with disastrous results. <span style="color: #181818; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reading Level: 8.1 (Scholastic.com) <span style="color: #181818; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bella Swan has just moved to Forks, Washington to live with her father. She soon meets Edward Cullen after he saves her life and takes a personal interest in her. Though word on the street is that the Cullens live a mysterious life, Bella is adamant that there is more to the family than meets the eye. <span style="color: #181818; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reading Level: 4.4 (Scholastic.com)
 * 1) <span style="color: #181818; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">8. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Golding, William. //Lord of the Flies.// New York: Coward-McCann, 1962. Print.
 * 1) <span style="color: #181818; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">9. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Meyer, Stephenie. //Twilight//. New York: Little, Brown and, 2005. Print.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">10. Spinelli, Jerry. //Stargirl//. New York: Knopf, 2000. Print.

//<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Stargirl //<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> tells the story of Susan “Stargirl” Caraway as seen through the eyes of eleventh grader Leo Borlock. Walking the halls of Mica Area High School in Arizona, Stargirl is rejected by most of her classmates, but draws Leo in with her eccentricity. Dealing with ins and outs of high school Stargirl opens Leo’s eyes to an unconventional lifestyle as well as changes the minds of those around her. Stargirl has to find balance between who she is and the judging eyes of those around her. Though she struggles to find that balance, she forever leaves her mark on Mica Area High School as well as on Leo’s heart. <span style="color: #181818; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reading Level: 6.1 (Scholastic.com)