Suggested Reads for 12th Grade
Bitter
AkwaekeEmezi
TEMEZ,A
Bitteristhrilledtohavebeenchosento attendEucalyptus,aspecialschool whereshecanfocusonherpainting surroundedbyothercreativeteens.But outsidethishaven,thestreetsarefilled withprotestsagainstthedeepinjustices thatgripthecityofLucille
Icebreaker
A.L.Graziadei
TGRAZ,A
MickeyJamesIIIisfollowinginhis father's(andgrandfather's)skatesby playinghockeyatHartlandUniversity. JaysenCaulfield,isalsoontheteam andseemstobitterlyresenthim--and MickeyactuallyfindsJaysenvery attractiveanddoesnotknowhowto dealwiththat
SheIsaHaunting
TrangThanhTran
TTRAN,T
Seventeen-year-oldbisexualJade
Nguyenisspendingthesummerin VietnamattheFrenchcolonialhouse herestrangedfatherisfixingupasa vacationrental,butunbeknownstto herfamily,thehouseanditsghosts haveotherplans.
TheEpicCrushofGenie
F.C.Yee
TYEE,F
Sixteen-year-oldGenie'sfocusongetting intoatop-tiercollegeisdestroyedwhen anenigmatictransferstudent,Quentin, helpshertransformintoademon-fighter
TheHoneys
RyanLaSala
TLASA,R
Marshasalwaysbeenthelessertwin,the shadowtohissisterCaroline'sradiance ButwhenCarolinediesunderhorrific circumstances,Marsispropelledtolearn allhecanabouthisonce-inseparable sisterwho'dgrowntragicallydistant.
Legendborn
TracyDeonn
TDEON,T
Breewitnessesamagicalattack,ayoung magewhocallshimselfa'Merlin' attempts--andfails--towipeBree's memoryofeverythingshesaw.Hisfailure unlocksBree'sownuniquemagicanda buriedmemorywithahidden connection:thenighthermotherdied
TheSummerofBitterandSweet
JenFerguson
TFERG,J
Louhasenoughconfusioninfrontofher thissummer.She'llbeworkinginher family'sice-creamshackwith...herformer bestfriend,King,whoisbackintheir Canadianprairietownafterdisappearing threeyearsago Butwhenshegetsa letterfromherbiologicalfather,shesoon realizesthatshecan'tignoreherfather forever
MyGoodMan
EricGansworth
TGANS,E
Whenamysteriousassaultlandsthe brotherofhismother'slateboyfriendin thehospital,Brian,atwenty-something Indigenousreporter,mustpickupthe threadsofalifehe'sabandoned, returningtotheTuscarorareservationto discoverthetruth.
Whereyouseeyourself
ClaireForrest
TFORR,C
EffieGalanos'goalsforhersenioryear includehernavigatingherwaythrough herhighschoolthatisnotreally wheelchair-friendly,gettingintothe perfectcollege,andgettinghercrush Wildertoaccompanyhertotheprom-butbyspringsheisbeginn herselfentirelydifferently.