1. Legend What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem. From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths—until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets. Dystopian genre Pick this book if you like The Hunger Games, Divergent, etc. First in a series Check this book out from the library or purchase it ($6 on Amazon)

2. A Separate Peace Set at a boys boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene Forrester is a quiet, intellectual student at the Devon School in New Hampshire. During the summer session of 1942, he becomes close friends with his daredevil roommate Finny, whose innate charisma consistently allows him to get away with mischief. What happens between the two friends one summer, like the war itself, banishes the innocence of these boys and their world. Important notes: Genres: Young Adult, Naturalism Pick this book if you like The Catcher in the Rye, or The Chocolate War You can check this book out from the school. Subjects: Discovering Identity Friends/Enemies School Athletics

3. We Were Liars Important notes: Genres: Young Adult, Magical Realism Pick this book if you like When You Reach Me, Paper Towns, Gone Girl, Flat Out Love Check this book out from a library or purchase it. Subjects: Mystery Friendship/Family Shallow/ Fake vs Reality/Truth Love Morality Power Teenage lies, a few of which you may or may not have told yourself, can be pretty sinister. Having suffered a traumatic brain injury, Cadence has to depend on other people for the truth, but she's not sure who's actually telling it. In the end, the only person who can put the pieces together is Cadence herself. That's right: Something awful happened during summer 15 on her wealthy grandfather’s private island, and Cadence doesn't remember it. But she's determined to figure it out, and when she does, she's determined to live it down.

4. Alas, Babylon Important notes: Genres: Post- apocolyptic, Pick this book if you like The Hunger Games, Tomorrow When the War Began, I am Legend You can check this book out from the school Randy Bragg is drifting down a somewhat aimless path in life when his older brother, an Air Force Intelligence officer, sends a telegraph ending in the words, "Alas, Babylon", a pre-established code between the brothers warning of impending disaster. Soon after, a nuclear holocaust ravages the United States, and a thousand years of civilization are stripped away overnight. But for one small town in Florida, that is miraculously spared, the struggle is just beginning, as men and women of all backgrounds join together to confront the darkness. Subjects: Survival Leadership Military endeavors