Are you looking for the perfect book for your favorite reader? Well, today’s Top Ten Tuesday’s goal is to make that a little easier for you. Today I highlight ten different types of readers and provide titles that may be the perfect fit. The recommended titles are broken up into Young Adult (YA) and Middle Grades (MG) so you can get a better idea of the level of interest. Some I have read and reviewed, others I have posted as suggestions by my students; some are newer and some were published a few years ago. I really hope they help!
* I’ve Read ** I’ve Reviewed
The Teen Angster
YA: Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar*, Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart**
MG: The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series by Jeff Kinney*, The Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renee Russell
The Dystopian Dreamer
YA: Divergent by Veronica Roth**, The Maze Runner series by James Dashner*
MG: The City of Ember by Jeanne Du Prau, The Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld**
YA: Graceling by Kristin Cashore**, A Curse as Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce*
MG: Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica day George*, Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale*
YA: What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen**, and The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han**
MG: Prada and Prejudice by Mandy Hubbard**, Thirteen all by Lauren Myracle
YA: Lola and the Boy Next Door, or Anna and the French Kiss **by Stephanie Perkins
MG: The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot*
YA: A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray*, Incarceron by Catherine Fisher**, The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare**
MG: Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George*, The Kingdom Keepers series by Ridley Pearson*
YA: Heist Society series by Ally Carter, The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
MG: Shakespeare’s Secret by Elise Broach*, Scat by Carl Hiaasen*
YA: Gym Candy by Carl Deuker, The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
MG: Football Hero by Tim Green*, Pop by Gordon Korman
YA: I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore, Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz*
MG: Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith, The 39 Clues series by various authors*
YA: War Horse by Michael Morpurgo, Marley and Me by John Grogan
MG: Jackie’s Wild Seattle by Will Hobbs*, Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata