TAKE-HOME BOOKS PAPERBACKS FICTION GRADE RANGE 9
Freak the Mighty Rodman Philbrick
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas When Starr witnesses her
All 192pp.
Ages 12–up
Freak the Mighty
to 12
childhood friend’s fatal shooting by a police officer, her carefully balanced life begins to unravel in this gripping, unflinching debut novel. Boston GlobeHorn Book Award: Fiction, Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, Michael L. Printz Honor Book, National Book Award Longlist: Young People’s Literature, NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book, 464pp. Ages 14–17 Lexile HL590L GR Z+ AR 3.9 DRA 80 HARDCOVER 9NU665240 $ 18.99 $ 10.82
Two boys—a slow learner too large for his age and a tiny, crippled genius—form an unforgettable team. YALSA Best Book, Judy Lopez Memorial Award
Hey, Kiddo HOW I LOST MY MOTHER, FOUND MY FATHER, AND DEALT WITH FAMILY ADDICTION Jarrett J. Krosoczka The author of this graphic memoir recalls the impact of addiction on his family and how art resolved his pain. National Book Award Finalist: Young People’s Literature, Boston Globe–Horn Honor Book: Nonfiction, NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book, YALSA Top 10 Great Graphic Novels for Teens, YALSA Nonfiction Award Finalist, YALSA Top 10 Quick Pick for Young Adults 320pp. Ages 17–up Lexile HL510L GR Z+ AR 3.5 DRA 80 Paperback 9NU590248 $ 14.99 $ 8.54 See new in this series on page 72
Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury Ray Bradbury’s acclaimed novel is a masterwork of 20th-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future where books have become the most illegal of commodities. Hugo Award 176pp. Ages 13–up Lexile 890L GR Z+ DRA 80 Paperback 9NU617979 $ 15.99 $ 9.11
Lexile 1000L GR W
AR 5.5
DRA 60 $ 2.10
Paperback
9NU928606
$ 7.99
Max the Mighty In this dramatic and
Hazelwood High Sharon M. Draper
heartwarming sequel to Freak the Mighty , Max “kidnaps” a girl in danger, and tries to find her a safe home.
All 160–190pp.
Ages 12–up
The Fault in Our Stars John Green
Lexile 870L Paperback
GR W
AR 5.0
DRA 60 $ 4.55
Tears of a Tiger Andy, a high school basketball star, struggles with guilt and depression after he kills his best friend in a drunken driving accident. “Raw energy and intense emotion.” —Publishers Weekly Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent, YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, YALSA Best Book, NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies
9NU57964
$ 7.99
Hazel has always known she is terminally ill, but when the amazing Augustus appears at the Cancer Kids group, everything in her life changes. “Beautifully conceived and executed.” —Booklist, starred review ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults, IRA Young Adults’ Choice, YALSA Best Book, YALSA Teen’s
The Giver Lois Lowry
Top 10 352pp.
Trade Book Lexile 700L Paperback
In a “perfect” society free of war, fear, and pain, 12-year-old Jonas begins to understand a disturbing truth. Newbery Medal, Boston Globe–Horn Honor Book, IRA Children’s Choice 240pp. Ages 11–up Lexile 760L GR Y AR 5.7 DRA 60 Paperback 9NU632309 $ 9.99 $ 5.69 See more ONLINE!
Ages 15–up
GR Z
AR 4.3 DRA 70–80
Lexile 850L Paperback
GR Z+
AR 5.5
DRA 80
$ 4.53
9NU510138
$ 7.95
$ 12.99 $ 7.40
9NU632968
The House of the Scorpion Nancy Farmer
Forged by Fire Gerald is thrust into a new home where his brutal stepfather is sexually abusing his young stepsister. “Provides concrete options and a positive African American role model.” —Booklist Coretta Scott King Author Award, YALSA Best Book, YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers Lexile 780L GR Z
Born a clone to a vicious and powerful drug lord, Matt struggles to find his own way in a world determined to use him for its own purposes. Newbery Honor Book, National Book Award, ALA Notable Book, YALSA Best Book, IRA Young Adults’ Choices 400pp. Ages 12–up Lexile 660L GR Z+ AR 5.1 DRA 80 Paperback 9NU564318 $ 9.95 $ 5.67
Girl, Stolen A NOVEL April Henry
AR 4.7 DRA 70–80
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald The classic story of the
$ 4.53
Paperback
9NU520229
$ 7.95
Cheyenne is inadvertently kidnapped when her car is stolen by Griffin, whose father wants a ransom when he discovers that she’s from a
fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, set in Long Island during the 1920s Jazz Age.
wealthy family. YALSA Best Book 224pp.
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Ages 13–18
180pp.
Ages 16–up
Lexile HL700L GR Z
AR 4.7 DRA 70–80
Lexile 1070L GR Z+
AR 7.3
DRA 80
$ 4.55
$ 16.00 $ 9.12
Paperback
9NU539046
$ 7.99
Paperback
9NU189862
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