Teen Read

Looking for something good to read? Check out these lists of award-winning books, or see Mrs. Shea or Mrs. Berger, the John Paul II High School Media Specialists for help.

TAYSHAS Reading Lists- sponsored by the Young Adult Roundtable of the Texas Library Association.

Outstanding Books for the College Bound - from the American Library Association

The Pulitzer Prize: 1950 to Present

The National Book Awards - from the American Booksellers Association

The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature

                                
                  Books of the Month

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol, where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.

 Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.

Travel Team by Mike Lupica
Danny Walker plays basketball with intensity and heart.  He is devastated when he is cut from the travel squad for being too small.  A couple of other kids were cut, too.  Danny's father, an NBA has been, gathers this group of castoffs together and creates a team of winners.

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