Suggested Reads for 11th Grade
Aetherbound
E.K.Johnston
TJOHN,E
Afterescapingherabusivefamily's interstellarmerchantship,seventeenyear-oldPendtlandsonaremotespace stationrunbytheBrannicktwins,and togethertheymakeplanstothwartthe destiniestheyneverwanted.
EvenIfWeBreak
MariekeNijkamp
TNIJK,M
FriendsFinn,Liva,Maddy,Carter,and Everbeginafarewellroundofthegame theyhaveplayedforthreeyears,but eachishidingsecretsandthegame itselfseemstoturnagainstthem.
TurtleUnderIce
JuleahdelRosario
TDELR,J
Toldintwovoices,sistersRowand Arianaarefrozenbygriefovertheir mother'sdeath,yearsbefore,until ArianaleavesforreasonsRowdoesnot understand.
BadWitchBurning
JessicaLewis
TLEWI,J
Sixteen-year-oldKatrellusesherwitchy powerstotalktothedeadandescapeher homelife,butwhenshedisregardsthe dead'swarningstostop,darkforcesbegin tocloseinforcingKatrelltomakesome harddecisions.
HollowFires
SamiraAhmed
TAHME,S
Afterdiscoveringthebodyoffourteenyear-oldJawadAliinJacksonPark, seventeen-year-oldjournalismstudent SafiyaMirzabeginsinvestigatinghis murderandendsupconfrontingwhite supremacyinherownhighschool.
IKillGiants
JoeKelly
GNKELL,J
Anacerbicfifth-gradersoconsumedwith fantasythatshedoesn'tjusttellpeople thatshekillsgiantswithanancientNorse warhammer--shestartstobelieveit herself.
DaughtersofOduma
MosesOseUtomi
TUTOM,M
Sixteen-year-oldDirt,aretiredelite femalefighter,mustentertheSouthGod Bowtournamenttoprotectherfound familyofyoungersistersandtheir belovedMudFam.
TheOneTrueMeandYou
RemiK.England
TENGL,R
WhenTeaganandKaymeet sparksfly. Theirconnectionisintense--butsois theirsharedenemy:Kaylee'shometown bully,MissNorthCarolina.--adapted fromjacket
Seconds
BryanLeeO'Malley
GNOMAL,B
Amysteriousgirlappearsinthemiddle ofthenightwithsimpleinstructionsfor ado-it-yourselfdo-over:1.Writeyour mistake2.Ingestonemushroom3.Goto sleep4.Wakeanew.Andjustlikethat, allthebadstuffneverhappened,and Katieisgivenanotherchancetoget thingsright.