Reality Books
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Sterling is an ordinary New Hampshire
town where nothing ever happens--until the day its complacency is
shattered by an act of violence. Josie Cormier, the daughter of the
judge sitting on the case, should be the state's best witness, but she
can't remember what happened before her very own eyes--or can she? As
the trial progresses, fault lines between the high school and the adult
community begin to show--destroying the closest of friendships and
families. Nineteen Minutes asks what it means to be different in
our society, who has the right to judge someone else, and whether anyone
is ever really who they seem to be. |
WOW!!! This book is
so powerful! I have found, it is important when reading one of Picoult's
books, to give it a little time to get to the bulk of the plot. Once you
get there, you become so entwined in the character's lives that they
almost become real. This book in particular is so great because it goes
into the depths of what a high school looks like after a school
shooting. What hierarchies will fall? What new friendships will bud?
What could one realize in the wake of a death? Kat 11th Grade |
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Badly in need of self-confidence and a change of image, high school nerd Jeremy Heere swallows a pill-sized super computer that is supposed to help him get whatever he wants. | "He suffers from
something everyone does. Heartbreak & reality.”
Jaimi 10th grade |
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An Hawaiian ninth-grade girl who's been abandoned by her mother is desperate to hold onto her best friend, who she suspects of being a lesbian.
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“It’s
like it’s right out of your mouth. They talk about what you think.”
Jaimi 10th Grade |
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After a car accident seriously injures her best friend and kills her brother's girlfriend, sixteen-year-old Anna tries to cope with her guilt and grief, while learning some truths about her family and herself.
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“This book grabs you in from the beginning. You can relate to the book. Wrecked is such a good book that it can’t be put into words how good it is.” Brittany 11th Grade |
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Fifteen-year-old Regan's life, which has always revolved around keeping her older brother Liam's transsexuality a secret, changes when Liam decides to start the process of "transitioning" by first telling his family and friends that he is a girl who was born in a boy's body. Notes: A Kirkus starred review A Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Best Book, 2005
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“Apart from being a story about the challenges transgender people have to face in their lives; the book also serves as a lesson to teach readers how to understand what they are doing when they mock people who are struggling.” “It is common for students in high schools to go around day to day and make other students feel miserable without even realizing it. A book like Luna could help people open their eyes to what they’re doing and stop it.” Kurt - 12th Grade |
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Kristina Snow is the perfect daughter, but she meets a boy who introduces her to drugs and becomes a very different person, struggling to control her life and her mind. A novel in verse |
“It touches subjects that are out there that people won’t talk about. It helps you realize the seriousness of your actions and how doing something once can change your life forever.” Morgan - 9th Grade |
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Seventeen-year-old Pattyn, the eldest daughter in a large Mormon family, is sent to her aunt's Nevada ranch for the summer, where she temporarily escapes her alcoholic, abusive father and finds love and acceptance, only to lose everything when she returns home. A novel in verse |
“In this masterful and riveting novel, takes you on an emotional roller-coaster ride. From the highs of true love to the lows of abuse and this story will have readers engrossed until the very last word. This book is for al ages and can relate to some high schoolers. Finding true love for one.” Kendra - 9th Grade |
