Repossessed

Repossessed
~A.M. Jenkins

A friendly demon
Wants a vacation from Hell,
Takes over a boy.

He learns to indulge
Delight in humanity
Comical morals.




Genre: Fantasy
Age Appropriate: High School
Awesomeness: 9.66

Electing the President

Electing the President: An Interactive Simulation on the Electoral Process
~Betty M. See



An election year,
Students seek self-relevance
This helps them get it.




Genre: Teaching Guide
Age Appropriate: Upper Elementary/Middle School
Awesomeness: 5.5

Legend

Legend
~Marie Lu

Day the criminal
Has been accused of murder
But it's not his fault.

Military June
Is hunting Day for justice
And for her brother.

The game being played
Is more than they understand
They need to unite.




Genre: Fantasy
Age Appropriate: High School
Awesomeness: 9.2

The Disappeared

The Disappeared
~Gloria Whelan

Brother and sister
Fight to find the disappeared
'Til they vanish too

It's Argentina
Under military rule
Sad truth, happy end.







Genre: Historical Fiction
Age Appropriate: Middle to High School
Awesomeness: 6.8

The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars
~John Green


Hazel has cancer
Then she meets Augustus and
Finds life, death, and love.




Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Age Appropriate: High School
Awesomeness: 8.889

The Beast

The Beast
~Walter Dean Myers

Gabi met The Beast
Addiction's holding her tight
Spoon helps her conquer.




 Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Age Appropriate: Upper Middle School and Up
Awesomeness: 6.78

The House of the Scorpion

The House of the Scorpion
~Nancy Farmer

Mateo is cloned
And will be used as spare parts
For a rich drug lord.

If he can survive
With the assistance of friends,
He will not be owned.




Genre: Fantasy
Age Appropriate: Upper Middle School and Up
Awesomeness: 7.5309

The Scorch Trials

The Scorch Trials
~James Dashner

The Gladers still fight
Another test from WICKED
Hoping to survive.

Mental games are played
They don't know who's on their side
Reality blurs.




Genre: Fantasy (Dystopian Mystery)
Age Appropriate: Middle School and Up
Awesomeness: 8.77

The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner
~James Dashner

Trapped - no memories
Boys run and explore daily
The maze is a test.

Time is running out
WICKED is changing the rules
The strong will survive.




Genre: Fantasy (Dystopian Mystery)
Age Appropriate: Middle School and Up
Awesomeness: 8.88

Perfect

Perfect
~Ellen Hopkins

Five teens grapple with
Crushing, breaking life chaos
To become perfect.

They aren't who they want
Expectations are choking
Nobody's perfect.




Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction/Free Verse
Age Appropriate: High School
Awesomeness: 9.12

Dead End in Norvelt

Dead End in Norvelt
~Jack Gantos

Grounded all summer
Jack works and works, nose bleeding
Murders stir trouble.



Genre: Historical Fiction
Age Appropriate: 6th grade and up
Awesomeness: 6.92

Forgotten

Forgotten
~Cat Patrick

Memories of past
Are forgotten in the night
She sees the future.

Past events come back
To remind London of things
That can't be forgot.



Genre: Fantasy/Mystery
Age Appropriate: 9th grade and up
Awesomeness: 7.67

The Nature of Jade

The Nature of Jade
~Deb Caletti

Elephants soothe Jade
'Til Sebastian and his son
Help Jade find calm, love


Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Age Appropriate: 9th grade and up
Awesomeness: 8.5