The Screaming Staircase
by Jonathan Stroud

I've read this book twice and it was still a page-turner after the second read!
 
 

A Long Walk To Water By Linda Sue Park
by Linda Sue Park

A Long Walk to water is both devastating and uplifting. It is based on Salva Dut's life during the the Second South Sundanese War. The Vivid war scenes will make you feel so thankful to live in a safe country like America.
 
 

Going Bovine
by Libba Bray

It was an okay book. Apart from the beginning being kind of sad, halfway thru I felt like it should almost be over, but there was still half the book to go. Along with not exactly having a happy ending. I mean it was written well, the idea just needed some work.
 
 

Without Remorse
by Tom Clancy

This is by far my favorite spy novel I have ever heard. It is very realistic and intriguing.
 
 

The Coldest Winter
by David Halberstam

A very interesting Korean War book with lots of details.
 
 

The Sum Of All Fears
by Tom Clancy

One of the best war novels I have read.
 
 

The First Rule Of Punk
by Celia Perez

An interesting book about a girl trying to fit in at a new school, and her journey of finding friends.
 
 

It Aint So Awful Falafel
by Firoozeh Dumas

It was very interesting book, it showed the life of an Iranian girl growing up in the U.S in the late 1970's and her journey against prejudice during the Iranian hostage crisis.
 
 

Be Prepared
by Vera Brosgol

"Be Prepared"is an incredible book about a Russian girl named Vera who can't fit in with her rich friends. Vera goes to an all Russian sleep away camp but finds it terrible because of mean cabin mates, no plumbing, mean boys and no friends. "Be Prepared" shows how difficult it is to be the outcast and to show empathy to others who are bullied and lonely.