Novels,+Novels,+Novels

My dream is that this page will be filled by novels that I love and are loved by others. Most of these are young adult books with a focus on secondary. If you are adding a novel suggestion, please include the title, author and a brief description.

__ Fiction __
Buried - Robin Merrow MacCready
 * Suffering from OCD, Claudine's life starts to unravel after the disappearance of her alcoholic mother
 * Female protagonist

Empty - Suzanne Weyn
 * What happens when the fossil fuels that we all depend on start to run out?
 * Male and female protagonists

Hate List- Jennifer Brown
 * The aftermath of a school shooting
 * Female protagonist

If I Stay - Gayle Forman
 * After a terrible accident land the main character in a coma, she must choose between life and death
 * Female protagonist

The Compound - S.A. Bodeen
 * Eli and his family have been living in an underground compound for six years, but is life really over above ground?
 * Male protagonist

The Gardener - S.A. Bodeen
 * A greenhouse that grows humans! Need I say more?
 * Male protagonist

The Dead - Charlie Higston
 * Every adult over the age of fourteen has turned in to a child eating zombie
 * The book is a bit daunting because of the size, but students usually rip through it
 * Make protagonist

The Enemy - Charlie Higston
 * Every adult over the age of fourteen has turned in to a child eating zombie
 * The book is a bit daunting because of the size, but students usually rip through it
 * Male protagonist

The Fear - Charlie Higston
 * Every adult over the age of fourteen has turned in to a child eating zombie
 * The book is a bit daunting because of the size, but students usually rip through it
 * Male protagonist

__ Non-Fiction __
100 Most .... series - Anna Claybourn
 * Includes 100 most disgusting things on the planet, 100 most Dangerous Things on the Planet, and 100 Most Awesome Things on the Planet
 * Great books to have in classrooms to appeal to the "non-readers"

An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming (Adapted for teens) - Al Gore
 * Reader friendly with a lot of pictures and small portions of text

Ten True Tales series - Allan Zullo
 * Includes Teens at War, World War II Heroes, and Titanic Young Survivors
 * True accounts from historical events