High School Books

Way of the peacefulwarrior : a book thatchanges livesby Dan MillmanPresents the author's personalaccount of his spiritual quest tounite the diverse realms of body,

mind, and spirit by combining Eastern philosophywith Western fitness routines to become anexample of the peaceful warrior.

What is not yours is notyours : storiesby Helen OyeyemiThe stories collected here arelinked by more than the exquisitelywinding prose of their creator:Helen Oyeyemi's ensemble cast ofcharacters slip from the pages of

their own stories only to surface in another.

MHL owns multiple copies of all of thesebooks, but if you don't see the one you wanton the shelf, please ask a library staffmember to help you place a hold on a copy!

For information about events for teens and ourMemorial Hall Library Teen Summer Reading Club,visit mhl.org/SRP2018 or contact Teen Librarians,Renata and Anna, at ya@mhl.org or 978-623-8432.

Ready player oneby Ernest ClineImmersed in a mid-21st-centuryvirtual utopia to escape an ugly realworld of famine, poverty anddisease, Wade Watts joins a violenteffort to solve a series of puzzles bythe virtual world's wealthy creator,

who has promised that the winner will be his heir.

Sapiens : a brief history ofhumankindby Yuval N. HarariFrom a renowned historian comes agroundbreaking narrative ofhumanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that

explores the ways in which biology and historyhave defined us and enhanced our understanding ofwhat it means to be "human."

Silent springby Rachel CarsonA handsome anniversary edition ofthe classic environmental studydiscusses the reckless annihilationof fish and birds by the use ofpesticides and warns of the possiblegenetic effects on humans, in a

volume that incorporates new essays by activistTerry Tempest Williams and Carson biographerLinda Lear.

Unbroken : a World WarII story of survival,resilience, andredemptionby Laura HillenbrandRelates the story of a U.S. airmanwho survived when his bomber

crashed into the sea during World War II, spentforty-seven days adrift in the ocean before beingrescued by the Japanese Navy, and was held as aprisoner until the end of the war.

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A thousand splendid sunsby Khaled HosseiniTwo women born a generationapart witness the destruction oftheir home and family in wartornKabul, incurring losses over thecourse of thirty years that test thelimits of their strength and

courage.

Aristotle and Dantediscover the secrets of theuniverseby Benjamin Alire SáenzFifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is anangry loner with a brother inprison, but when he meets Dante

and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questionsabout himself, his parents, and his family.

Born a crimeby Trevor NoahThe host of The Daily Show WithTrevor Noah traces his coming ofage during the twilight of apartheidin South Africa and the tumultuousdays of freedom that followed.

Carrieby Stephen KingAn introverted girl with remarkablepowers of telekinesis faces thehorrors of teenage life andunleashes a few horrors of her ownwhen she attends prom.

The Circleby Dave EggersHired to work for the Circle, theworld's most powerful Internetcompany, Mae begins to questionseverything as her role at the Circlebecomes increasingly public.

The Complete Mausby Art SpiegelmanA son struggles to come to termswith the horrific story of his parentsand their experiences during theHolocaust and in postwar America.

Do Androids dream ofelectric sheep?by Philip K DickCaptures the strange world oftwenty-first-century Earth, adevastated planet in whichsophisticated androids, banned

from the planet, fight back against their potentialdestroyers

Everything I never toldyouby Celeste NgA first novel by a Pushcart Prize-winning writer explores the falloutof a favorite daughter's shatteringdeath on a Chinese-American

family in 1970s Ohio.

Friday night lights : atown, a team, and a dreamby H. G. BissingerChronicles a football season inOdessa, Texas, a depressed all-American town that lives and dieswith the fortunes of its high school

football team.

The Guernsey Literary andPotato Peel Pie Societyby Mary Ann ShafferIn 1946, writer Juliet Ashton findsinspiration for her next book in theGuernsey Literary and Potato PeelPie Society, a book club born as an

alibi during German occupation.

The handmaid's taleby Margaret AtwoodOffred, a Handmaid, describes lifein what was once the UnitedStates, now the Republic of Gilead,a shockingly repressive andintolerant monotheocracy.

The hate U giveby Angie ThomasCaught between her poorneighborhood and her fancy prepschool, sixteen-year-old StarrCarter becomes the focus ofintimidation and more afterwitnessing the fatal shooting ofher childhood best friend, Khalil,

by a police officer.

Manhunt : the twelve-day chase for Lincoln'skillerby James L. SwansonA fascinating and vivid account ofthe escape of John Wilkes Booth,Abraham Lincoln's assassin, takesreaders along on the intensive

search from the streets of Washington, D.C.,through the swamps of Maryland, into the forests ofVirginia, and into the lives of the men who pursuedhim.

The nightingaleby Kristin HannahReunited when the elder's husbandis sent to fight in World War II,French sisters Vianne and Isabellefind their bond as well as theirrespective beliefs tested by a worldthat changes in horrific ways.