Book Selections:
High School Student Picks
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The choice of what to read is up to the student.
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These are simply books some WW-P students have read and enjoyed!
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Students may choose books from this list but do not have to read books listed here.
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Note - parents or guardians should be involved in the process of choosing books if they have any concerns about appropriateness and suitability of their child's choices of reading material.
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Click on the title for further information from Goodreads.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
The story of a young sensitive girl who grows up in the slums of Brooklyn and is transformed by reading.
Lexile 810L
Boy
by Roald Dahl
How Roald was the son of a very successful man that married two women. Roald Dahl was from the second wife (his father married a second woman because he was left a widower). Roald went to a kindergarten and his dad died so his mom sold their big house and bought a smaller house not far away. Roald then went to a Catholic school.
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
Nightmare journey across the racial divide. It tells unparalled truths about the nature of bigotry and its effects on the minds of both victims and perpetrators.
Lexile 1400L
On Writing
by Stephen King
My book is on Stephen King and how his life experiences affected his writing ways. I am towards the middle of the book and what he talks about is his family life and how that had an effect on him, as well as a car accident he was in that has affected the way that he writes.
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
Shocking, realistic and intensely emotional novel about a woman falling into the grip of insanity.
Lexile 1140L
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
This story focuses on the lives of two sisters in rural 1930s Georgia addressing issues including their marginalized positions in society.
Lexile HL670L
Introduces the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandolph, Gollum, and the spectacular world of Middle Earth. It recounts the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and a cruel dragon.
Lexile 1000L
Behind the Barbed Wire
by Chester M. Biggs Jr.
So far in the book the compound where the main character is from is surrounded by Chinese soldiers. Because of little communication and people, the camps surrendered and was taken over by the chinese(Up to pg.30). Yes I enjoy the book but at times it can be boring.
Eat, Pray, Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth talks about where her life went wrong, her unhappy marriage and the fact that she doesn't want to have a baby, even though people are pressuring her to feel like needs to.
Memoir: A Long Way Gone
by Ismaeh Beah
This book is about a boy soldier who witnesses war. The author of this book is Ishmael Beah. He was a boy soldier, and a survivor of this war. When reading this book, we can feel the situation and mindset the people go through. It shows how the whole surrounding changed from calm to a panicking situation. We can feel the fear in the minds of people, and this feeling makes this book interesting.
Slaughterhouse Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
Absurdist classic that follows a man who becomes unstuck in time after he is abducted by aliens.
Lexile 850L
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
by William Kamkwamba
A boy in a small town in central Malawi has to build a windmill to survive a famine in his village. I like this book so far since the author describes his home and beliefs so well.
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
Tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family driven from their homestead and forced to travel west. They learn the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots.
Lexile 680L
The Lord of the Rings Series
by John Steinbeck
Fantasy epic set the framework upon which all epic quest fantasy since has been built.
Lexile 860L/920L
We Were Liars
by E. Lockhart
A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth.We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart.