Students recommend it because: consistently funny with a memorable protagonist (12-year-old mega-rich supervillain). (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: the main character is described as “magical batman.” (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: the Scooby Doo kids grew up and solve a mystery with real monsters! It’s funny, surprising, and has great LGBTQ+ representation. (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: it is wonderfully written with a crazy story that lets you follow the development of a serial killer. You will never read another book like it. (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: a great series with a good love story involving a fallen angel. (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: this book is so much weird, involving a surprise demolition derbies, lots of rabies and maybe some light time travel. (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: it is a great entry (the third) in a series about a teenage Grim Reaper on the run.

Recommended by students because: it’s about teenage boys trying to see a naked girl. (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: a cool dystopian novel where society, worried about increases in suicide, erases the memories of anyone suffering from depression. Fans of the Unwind series will find a lot to like here. (Donated to the Library — Thanks!)

Recommended by students because: a teenager is tasked with becoming a general against a fight against aliens. (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: there is an interesting dystopia with a story by multiple characters whose stories are engaging. (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: the idea of all adults suddenly being gone and teens developing mutated powers is really interesting. (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: there is a future where you are told when you are going to die, and these two characters go through a lot together before their time runs out.

Recommended by students because: it is a great introduction to the setting and characters of Middle Earth and a first step to the sequel, The Two Towers, which is even better. (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: two grim reapers rebel against a system that holds them (and other Grim Reapers) responsible for who dies, but which may have been corrupted from its original noble purpose. (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: it features a really messed up teenage kid who you really care a lot about even though he does many bad things. The way it makes you feel about the main character is powerful. (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: The murder mystery here is great and it keeps you guessing, with great characters who each tell the story from their own unique perspective. (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: it has a lot of great action. It is exciting and the whole trilogy is really good. (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: it’s really creepy.

Recommended by students because: there aren’t many books that follow the killers, and this one sets up a killer for the whole Cirque du Freak series! (In my Library!)

Recommended by students because: it tells about a real-life story of a girl suffering from an eating disorder. It is written as a memoir. She is easy to relate to and her story feels important. (In my Library!)

Students enjoyed the characters and premise of the series, which include the disappearance of adults and the emergence of teenagers with supernatural powers. (In My Library)

A series of thoughtful, engaging short stories from a master in the genre. (In My Library)

The novel is consistently surprising, going to many unexpected (and sometimes rather dark) places. (In My Library)

A heartwarming and unlikely story that touched its readers. (In My Library)

Students enjoyed the authenticity brought by the author, a retired military officer who realistically presents how a trained soldier responds to the end of the world. (In My Library)

This is a funny story that takes a traditional evil supervillain and makes them a young boy. (In My Library)

The first in an excellent trilogy with big action and compelling characters. (In My Library)

The most recommended book of the 18-19 school year, students enjoyed the multiple perspectives of the characters and the mystery at the center of the novel. (In My Library)

This is a heartbreaking story of a young girl living a hard life; students loved the protagonist and have found her experience to be hard to read, but difficult to put down. (In My Library)

The first in a grand sci-fantasy series, this first story introduces many characters that students grew attached to in a world they enjoyed exploring. (In My Library)

The second book of the Lunar Chronicles (of which Cinder was the first), this novel expands on the world in fantastic, unexpected ways, with students enjoying the scale of the second entry of the series. (In My Library)

The first of a romance series with characters my students have fallen in love with.

The first book in the expansive Jack Reacher series, students loved the mix of unstoppable protagonist, military mystery, and big action. (In My Library)

This novel was recommended because it is absurd in the extreme with a character that students felt like they had met before, an idiot who believes everyone else to be the stupid one in the room. (In My Library)

The classic story of revenge holds up pretty well according to students, with the protagonist’s desire for revenge and planning engrossing them in the novel. (In My Library)

This is a heavy account of what a mercenary army - operating on the payroll of the United States government - gets up to in a variety of conflicts after 9/11. (In My Library)

Students enjoyed the mix of reality, technology, and Islamic mythology in a story of a teen on the run from an oppressive government. (In My Library)

Students raved about how realistic and engaging the love story is between the protagonists in this dystopian world. (In My Library)

Students enjoyed this coming of age story of a girl figuring out who she is and who she wants to be. (In My Library)

This is an extraordinarily compelling narrative told from the perspective of the journalling protagonist, whose sense of humor, wit, and ingenuity is consistently engrossing. (In My Library)

This autobiography - told to the author by the rapper DMX - tells of a life that students found compelling, both for the experiences the artist had and for his commentary as a rapper. (In My Library)

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