*MEETING DATE CHANGE*
Last meeting....May 22nd after school in the LLC...pizza and a special guest appearance. We'll be discussing "Looking For Alaska" along with any books you've read that are about teens/real-life situations. Hope to see everyone there!

"Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash" (Book description and image from Follett Titlewave).

"After his younger brother commits suicide, Kyle Kirby decides to exact revenge on the person he holds responsible" (Description and book image from Follett Titlewave).

The Five People You Meet in Heaven By Mitch Albom

"A bitter eighty-three-year-old war veteran who believes his life is meaningless dies while trying to save a little girl's life and finds himself in heaven, where five people from his past--some loved ones, some strangers--explain what his years on Earth really meant, and whether or not he succeeded in saving the child" (Description and book image from Follett Titlewave).

The Glass Castle By Jeannette Wells

"The author recalls her life growing up in a dysfunctional family with an alcohol father and distant mother and describes how she and her siblings had to fend for themselves until they finally found the resources and will to leave home" (Description and book image from Follett Titlewave).

Of Beetles and Angels By Mawi Asgedom

This is the true story of Mawi Asgedom, Wheaton North graduate, and his experience as a refugee in Sudan and later move to America after his family was sponsored by The World Relief organization. Mawi relates what it was like to grow up on welfare and trying to assimilate with other kids in the Wheaton community. This memoir is so heartfelt it will leave readers with a lasting impression and the knowledge that everyone is capable of achieving their dreams (Book image from Follett Titlewave).

Twilight By Stephenie Meyer

A wonderful fantasy romance tale from writer Stephenie Meyer. Isabella Swan has just moved to Forks, Washington, to live her father Charlie, whom is divorced from Isabella’s mother. Upon arriving at her new school, she becomes quickly accepted and finds many boys vying for her attention. However, she becomes infatuated with the quiet boy Edward Cullen in her biology class. Despite his bizarre mannerisms, Isabella is compelled upon talking to Edward, and soon discovers that there’s more to him than just a loner in her science class (Book image from Follett Titlewave).

Pirates By Celia Rees

From award winning writer Celia Rees comes a tale of adventure and grandeur. Set in 1722, Sixteen-year-old Nancy Kington arrives with her brother to her family’s Jamaican plantation where she is arranged to be married. Seeing the treatment of the slaves with disgust, and the willingness of her brother to get her to marry, Nancy escapes with one of the slaves, Minerva, and together they join a band of pirates (Book image from Follett Titlewave).

Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes By Chris Crutcher

A coming of age novel that will win you away with its likeable characters and intriguing story. It follows the exploits of an overweight boy who goes by the name Moby who has to juggle the complexities of school life, what with being on the swim team, dealing with the school bully, and helping out his dear friend Sarah Byrnes. A must read! (Book image from Follett Titlewave).

Shattering Glass By Gail Giles

Rob Haynes is the most popular person in his school. He has everything going for him; everyone likes him, both students and teachers alike, and naturally the leader of his own little clique. Enter Simon Glass, the polar opposite of Rob: fat, nerdy, and totally unpopular, he “occupies the lowest rung on the high school ladder.” To prove how influential he is, Rob decides to give Simon Glass a make-over and to make him the most popular guy in school. And it works, Simon Glass goes from geek to sheek in an instant, becoming the most popular guy in school...even more popular than Rob (Book image from Follett Titlewave).

Don't You Dare Read This Mrs. Dunphrey By Margaret Peterson Haddix

For English class, all Tish Bonner has to do is to write in her journal. She writes “Don’t Read” on top of her journals so her teacher Mrs. Dunphrey knows Tish is writing the assignments without actually reading them. She thought nothing much about it, but soon it would become her only friend as she must take care of herself and her brother as her father leaves town and her mother becomes an emotional wreck (Book image from Follett Titlewave).