Arnold
Spirit nicknamed Junior is a fourteen year old boy who lives on the Spokane Indian Reservation. He was born with cerebrospinal fluid in his skull. People
at school make fun of him because he has an oversized head, hands and feet. Everybody
on the reservation is very poor. One day Junior makes a
choice to leave the reservation and attend another high school for white and
rich people. After feeling like he does not fit anywhere he has to adapt to a
new identity where he sees himself as an Indian but at the same time as a
person from other tribes. The school year is over and Junior is back on the
reservation, he invites Rowdy to come with him to the other High School but he
declines. I believe the audience for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time
Indian should be for High School students. Teachers might find this book
valuable for their classes because it will teach the reader to appreciate the
opportunities given as well as different themes like identity, poverty, race,
mortality, friendship, hopes and dreams. I can see Kolhber’s moral development
in this story when Junior has to follow the rules for his own protection
(pre-convetional). Junior decides to leave the reservation to go to another
school (conventional). Junior realizes that leaving the reservation was the
right decision (post-conventional).
Speak
Anderson, L. H. (1999). Speak. NY: Penguin
Melinda Sordino is starting her freshman year with
a heavy secret weighing on her. Last summer she got raped by Andy Evans. Nobody
knew what happened all they know is that she called 911 and ruined the party.
After this party she lost all her friends. One day Andy corners her in the
janitor’s closet, this time Melinda defends herself and gains the respect of
everyone at school. She finishes the tree and shares what happened to her last
summer with Mr. Freeman. I believe teachers might find this book valuable for
their classes because they can teach different themes like: communication,
isolation, violence, friendship, guilt and blame. At the beginning of the story
Melinda is at the Kolhberg’s pre-conventional level of moral development
because she is part of a group that means she was successful at finding her
place in society. At the end we see that Melinda is at the post-conventional
level when she refuses to hide the events that happened the night of the party.
Feed
Anderson, M. (2012). Feed (Reprint edition ed., p. 299). Candlewick; (July 17, 2012).
Titus lives in the future where children get implanted a “feed” at the time they are born. The feed is like an advanced internet combined with social networking sites. During a trip to the moon Titus meets Violet. After returning to Earth things go normal until Titus and his friends discovered that something is wrong with Violet’s feed, her feed was implanted when she was seven years old instead of at birth like everybody else. Without money to fix her feed Violet becomes brain-dead and cannot speak or move. He goes to visit her and starts telling her stories, movie clips and many other things that come to his feed. At the end Violet dies. According to Havighurst’s theory of developmental tasks, adolescents need to learn how to get along with peers. Titus and his friends discovered that something was wrong with Violet’s feed and they decided to stop talking to her. Which indeed made her very sad and ended up with her death.
Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing
Angel, A. (2010). Janis Joplin: Rise up singing. NY: Amulet.
This
book is about Janis Joplin’s life. When she was a young girl, she did not
really fit in because she was too loud and hard headed. She was always drawing
and painting because she felt a relief from the loneliness and sadness of not
really quite fit in. Later she started to like music. She used to prefer male
friends over female friends and as a consequence she gained bad reputation.
Once she was older, she moved to Los Angeles where she was a lead singer in a
band, soon after she started doing drugs. She had a great voice and that gave
her the popularity to become a star. One day she died of an overdose of a
combination of alcohol and heroin. Death didn’t finish with her fame because
she was inducted on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I believe this book is good for a high school
audience and an excellent pairing for this book should be Rock Stars Diagnosed:
Psychological Diagnosis of Cobain, Joplin, Morrison, Winehouse! by Dr. Paul
Dawson.
The
Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Angleberger,
T., & Rosenstock, J. (2010). The strange case of Origami Yoda. New
York: Amulet Books.
Dwight is a six grade student who brings an origami Yoda puppet to school one day. This puppet gives advice to others, and the suggestions from
the puppet always resolve the problems. Tommy and other kids at school believe
that the origami Yoda and his advices are just a hoax, but at the same time
they are curious to find out how the origami Yoda gives the best advices,
because Dwight is always in trouble and they don’t think he can give good
advice to anyone. The good advice that origami Yoda and Dwight gives Tommy ended
up with happiness because he was able to dance with Sara. Well at the end no
one knew if it was a strange force making the origami Yoda give good advice or
if it was Dwight. Everybody was happy at the end, except Harvey who was always jealous
of Dwight. This is a perfect book for
middle school students who don’t have the desire to read. A good book
recommendation is to read the other books from this series. According to
Havighurst’s theory of developmental tasks, adolescents need to learn how to
get along with peers. At the beginning of the book we see most of the students
from McQuarrie Middle School not paying attention to Dwight because he is an
awkward, loner-type student. It wasn’t until he started bringing the origami
Yoda puppet that students started noticing him. At the end he had many friends
and was able to even dance with a girl.
Ship Breaker
Nailer the main character works on the light crew collecting copper wiring from the old ships. Nailer doesn’t have much at home, he has an abusive father. After he almost drowned his personality changed. One day there was a big storm Nailer and his best friend Pima found a Clipper ship which is only for rich people. They found very valuable items like gold and jewelry. Nita survived the storm, and after debating about if they were going to let her live or not; Nailer and Pima decided to give that girl a chance to live. Nailer has to kill his dad because he kidnapped Nita. A few days later he is all emotional because of what happens with his dad, but luckily Sadna (Pima’s mom) is there to calms him down. I believe this book should be only for high school students because it contains violence and adult situations. According to Havighurst’s Theory of Developmental Tasks; Adolescents need to work for pay. Nailer is very poor; he has to work in order for him to eat every day.
Weetzie Bat
The Tequila Worm
Weetzie Bat
Block, F. (1989). Weetzie Bat (p. 128). New York: Harper & Row.
Weetzie and Dirk are best friends. Fifi (Dirk’s grandma) gives a magic lamp to Weetzie and she is granted three wishes. The first wish is to find a cute boyfriend for Dirk, the second one is to find a mysterious boyfriend for her and the third one to have a house where all can live happily together. Fifi dies and eventually the third wish is granted. Dirk falls in love with a cute guy named Duck and Weetzie falls in love with a guy named My Secret Agent Lover Man. All four are happy living in the house that Fifi left until Weetzie decides to have a baby. My Secret Agent Lover Man doesn’t like the idea of having a baby. After finding out that Weetzie got together with Dirk and Duck and she is pregnant he decides to leave. Later on he comes back with a baby he had with a witch. They reunite and all lived happily again. I believe this is the perfect book for middle school students. This book contains a strong message many teens can relate to. Peace can be found even when you feel different than others. Weetzie is at the preconventional level of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development when she decides to have sex with Dirk and Duck just to get pregnant. She is at the preconventional level because she is making decisions based upon a reward which in this case is to get pregnant.
The Tequila Worm
Sofia is a Mexican-American girl who lives in a barrio from the Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, Texas. This book is full of Mexican traditions. The conflict is with her inner self. Sofia is battling about two things, following her dreams and as well as accept her Mexican background. A scholarship is awarded to her and Sofia makes the right decision which is to attend a school in Austin, Texas. At the end she comes back to the valley and builds a “placita”. I believe this book is for middle school and high school students. Many Mexican-American will feel like at home with all the different traditions throughout the book. Teachers will find this book valuable because they can teach different themes like: leadership, family, traditions and identity. According to Havighburst’s developmental task theories; Adolescents learn to get along with peers. The interests of children change as they grow up and we see this when Sofia told her mother that she didn’t want to be friends with Bertha anymore. Adolescents must develop morals and values. Before Sofia makes her first communion she practices taking the holy host using candy wafers. Adolescents must define their appropriate sex roles. Even after Bertha trying to discourage her by telling her that law school is not for females, that women are supposed to be wives and mothers. She decides to take the scholarship and follow her dream.
The Chocolate War
Cormier, R. (1974). The chocolate war. NY: Delacorte.
Jerry Renault is a freshman at Trinity High School. He wants to become the quarterback of the football team. One day his best friend is Roland Goubert (the Goober). Archie and Obie members of The Vigils (Trinity’s secret society) are watching the football practice from the bleachers to pick their new victim for the “assignment” that has to do with the annual fund drive. At first he follows his assignment, but after seeing a poster he has in his locker that reads: “Do I dare disturb the universe?” He decides that is what he is going to do, to go against The Vigils. Everyone is mad because the only fifty boxes of chocolate they have left are Jerry’s. Emile Janza gets into a fight with Jerry. Jerry collapses and his friend the Goober come for his rescue, while they are waiting for the ambulance to come, Jerry tells his friend not to disturb the universe that it is not worth it. I believe this book should be for sixteen year olds and over. Teachers can find this book useful to teach about the power of fear, manipulation, bullying. According to Kolhberg’s moral development I see Jerry the protagonist at the conventional level almost throughout the book. At the end I see Jerry on the post-conventional level when he advised his friend Goober not to disturb the universe. Archie Costello the antagonist is at the pre-conventional level because he acts upon rewards and punishments.
Athletic Shorts
Crutcher, C. (2002). Athletic shorts: Six short stories. New York, N.Y.: HarperTempest.
This is a book that contains six different short stories. Some deal with love, death, heroism etc. My favorite character was Lion from the story Going Fishing. Lion saw the killing of his parents and little brother, due to this event he becomes an orphan. His friend Neal made a wrong decision that ended up with the killing of his parents. Lion deals with this situation and gives a great lesson of forgiveness to the reader. I believe this book is for high school students who are mature to read about homosexuality, racism, bullying, and vulgar language.
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword
Deutsch, B., & Richmond, J. (2010). Hereville: How Mirka got her sword. New York: Amulet.
Mirca Herschberg is a strong minded eleven-year-old. Fruma her stepmother tries to teach her how to knit, but she is not interested she is more of a tomboy; her dream is to fight dragons. One day she defends her brother from some bullies on their way to school. As they were trying to get away from them, they ended up in front of a big building where they see a witch. In front of the gates were huge grape vines that were very tempting for Mirca and she eat one of them. This leads to her problem with the pig that was chasing her all the time. One day she battled and defeated the pig. As a reward the witch gave her the sword but in order to get it she must kill a troll. At the end she wins the challenge. I would definitely recommend this book to the older elementary students and middle school.
The Surrender Tree
The Surrender
Tree is a novel in verse format. Rosa is a free slave who has the gift of
healing with flowers and herbs. Many people think she is a witch because of her
gift. Slave owners and slave hunters respect her and fear her. Rosa does the
healings to any person that needs help, even if she considers them the enemy. The
slave hunter and Liuthenant Death (his son) collects the ears of the slaves
they have killed. Rosa marries Jose and together they heal the people. After
the three wars Cuba has to go through the Americans take control of Cuba. In my opinion
this book should be for middle school students. Teachers might find this book
interesting because they can teach about Cuba history and also about slavery.
Annie on My Mind
Garden, N.
(1982). Annie on my mind. NY: FSG.
Liza is the main
character and the narrator on the book. This story is about two seventeen year
old seniors Liza and Annie. They are in different schools, come from different
backgrounds but have one thing in common both are gay. The struggle begins when
they are caught and have to explain their relationship. As difficult as it was
they accepted and decided to tell everyone about their sexuality. Uncertain
about their relationship they go to different universities and before the
Christmas break they reunite again. In my opinion a good recommendation to
follow up reading could be Kissing Kate by Lauren Myracle and Crush by Carrie
Mac. These two books talk about staying true to yourself and defend your sexual
orientation. I also think this book should be for eighteen year olds and over. According
to Havighurst’s Theory of Developmental Tasks; Adolescents must define their appropriate
sex roles. Liza and Annie decided to go to different colleges and separate because
they didn’t fit in into the boxes of society
Looking For Alaska
Miles Halter “Pudge”
decided to move to another high school during his junior year. Miles meets
Colonel, Takumi and Alaska, He is in love with Alaska but she has a boyfriend,
Jake. The problem comes with Alaska’s death. Miles and Colonel feel guilty for
letting Alaska drive while she was intoxicated. Both go through depression and
his friendship weakens after Alaska’s suicide. At the end Takumi left a letter
for Miles and Colonel. The letter said that the night that Alaska died, she had
forgotten to put flowers on her mother’s grave and that he was also responsible
for letting her drive. Forgiving is what makes Miles go out of his labyrinth. I
believe this should be a book for seventeen year olds and over. According to
Kolhberg’s Moral Development I see Miles at the conventional level when he
meets Colonel and starts making decisions that will help him fit in. Miles is
at the post-conventional level when he realizes that forgiveness is what will
make him go out of the labyrinth of suffering.
The Fault in Our Stars
Green, J. (2014). The fault in our stars (Reprint edition (April 8, 2014) ed., p. 352). Speak.
The main character from this book is Hazel Grace Lancaster
is dying of cancer and her mom wants to make her life as normal as possible
because she doesn’t have the desire to do anything. She started attending a
school where all kids have cancer or have survived from it. There she meets Augustus
Waters who is always there for her, she doesn’t want to fall in love because
she is going to die but eventually she does fall in love with him. One day they
went to ask an author what is the ending of a book she is reading and doesn’t have
an ending, they come back without answers. Augustus left a note with the author,
to give to Hazel at his funeral. The author comes back and apologizes to Hazel
for treating them so bad and gave her the note. She is sad because Augustus
died and happy at the same time because she was able to hear from the love of her
life one more time. According to Kohlberg’s theory of moral development Hazel
is at the conventional level because she knows that is not right to fall in
love and hurt someone else’s feelings because she is going to die. Augustus is
at the preconventional level because he knows that if he is after her all the
time, she will eventually fall in love with him.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Green, J., & Levithan, D. (2011). Will Grayson, Will Grayson. New York: Speak.
This book is about two persons that have the same name: Will Grayson, but have very different lives. One is gay the other one is not. One day they met at the same porn store in Chicago. They were going to meet Isaac, but Isaac happens to not exists; the person behind the Isaac’s name is Maura which is a goth girl in love with one of the Will grayson’s. One of the Will Grayson’s falls in love with Jane and the other with Tiny which happens to be the best friend of the other Will Grayson. Both Will Grayson’s struggle with their self-acceptance. I believe this book should be for thirteen year olds and over. According to Kohlber’s moral development both Will Garyson’s are unsure of themselves and they see the world around with different eyes. Will Grayson #1 is at the conventional level when he is unpopular because he chooses to stand with his gay friend Tiny. Towards the middle of the book he is at the post-conventional level when he tries to help Will #2 understand Tiny better and when he takes action during Tiny dancer because he feels it is the right thing to do. Will # 2 begins at the preconventional level because he has it very easy in life. He constantly ignores Maura. By the end I see that Will #2 reaches the third level of Kohlber’s stages of moral development because he had an interest in Tiny’s musical.
It’s Perfectly Normal
Harris, R. (2009). It’s
perfectly normal. Boston, MA: Candlewick Press.
This book is about
changing bodies, growing up, sex and sexual health told by a bird and a bee.
Throughout the book there are different illustrations that are simple to
understand. The bird begins by explaining the different definitions of sex. The
bee on the other hand does not want to hear or talk about it. This book
describes in detail all the male and female organs. It also talks about
puberty. Throughout the book the bird is full of curiosity. At the end of the
book there is information about sexual abuse, health safety, sexually
transmitted diseases and the safe and responsible internet use. I would highly
recommend this book for thirteen year olds and over, but at the same time it is
up to the parents if they allow their children read about the different things
on this book.
Charles and Emma
Heiligman, D. (2011). Charles and Emma: The Darwins' leap of faith. New York: Square Fish.
This story takes place in 1838. At that time Charles Darwin was in his late twenties and had to make a decision whether to marry or not. He had always dream to become a naturalist in Europe. Through his voyages, he found evidence that went against his belief of where humans came from. He started having doubts about God. During a visit to his uncle’s house he got very impressed with his cousin Emma and proposed to her, Emma agreed immediately. The problem is that she was a firm believer of God and Heaven. They were married for forty-three years until Charles died at the age of seventy-three. A book I will recommend everyone to read is Emma Darwin, Wife of Charles Darwin by H. E. Litchfield, because it cover the time they were together but it continues until Emma’s death. According to Havighurst’s Theory of developmental tasks, adolescents need to develop an easy relationship with the opposite sex. Charles at the beginning was unsure to marry or not because he couldn’t stablished a good relationship with the opposite sex.
Please Ignore Vera Dietz
Schooled
Please Ignore Vera Dietz
King, A., & Knopf, I. (2010). Please ignore Vera Dietz. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Vera Dietz is friends with Charlie which is also her neighbor. They both had issues because of family problems. Charlie has a girlfriend (Jenny Flick) and little by little Jenny started to convince Charlie that Vera is not his friend and they started hating each other. Due to different circumstances Jenny and Charlie brake up and Jenny told Charlie that she was going to burn the pet shop to kill him. The night that Charlie died he went to Vera and told her Jenny’s plans. At the end she decides to go to the police and give them some evidence she found in the tree house. Now Vera and her dad are attending therapy, it’s about time to start enjoying their lives. I recommend this book for middle school students and high school. I love that it touches issues that we see nowadays like single parents, abuse, and alcohol intake. Adolescents have emotional swings; this book is perfect for those students who are struggling with relationships with friends. Vera is emotionally developed when she decides to go tell the truth to the authorities.
Schooled
Korman, G. (2007). Schooled. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.
Capricorn Anderson is a thirteen year old that lives with his grandmother in a hippie community called Garland. He almost got arrested for driving without a license when he was taking her grandma to the hospital because she fell from a tree and had a broken hip. Grandma Rain has to stay in the hospital for two months and Capricorn (Cap) had to go to a foster home and attend a new school. Once in school Zach the bully is always finding a way to bother him. Cap is elected president from the school. One day on his way home the bus driver passed out and he gets the bus to drive him to the hospital, he gets very popular for saving the people from the bus. Hugh and Zack create a plot for Cap’s downfall. Everyone at school think Cap has died. After arriving at the Halloween celebration everyone got so happy to know that he didn't die. Grandma Rain sold Garland and now they are moving to a new house. Cap will be able to attend Claverage High School. I believe this book should be for middle school and high school students. I like that the novel talks about bullying and how to stay true to your beliefs.
A Wrinkle in Time
Larson, H., & Engle, M. (2012). A wrinkle in time. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux.
Meg has been having a hard time in school and has a nightmare. She wishes her father was with them but he has been gone on a government mission for some time. Charles, Meg’s brother is always there to console her. A half man half horse tell tells them about the danger that Meg’s father is in and also about the tesseract, which means traveling in fifth dimension, faster than the speed of light. All three decided to travel to Camazotz. At the end they were able to rescue her father and Charles. Finally they all return home to their mother.
Monster
Myers, W. D.
(1999). Monster. NY: Harper.
Steve Harmon is the protagonist and the narrator on this book. He is the person they are looking for because according to the authorities he was involved in a robbery where they found a dead person. There are other three people involved, James King, Richard “Bobo” Evans and Osvaldo Cruz. The conflict starts when he is in trial and also when he questions himself about if he is or not a good person. At the end the jury decides he is not guilty and when he tries to hug his attorney, the attorney turned around. Back in his house he continues questioning himself; what did she see? That made her looked away. I believe this book should be for middle school students and over. According to Kohlberg’s Moral Development Steve Harmon is at the pre-conventional level when he admits that he wants to be like Bobo and Osvaldo, the ones with a criminal record. He wanted to be tough like them, to have the reward of been accepted. I see that he reaches the conventional level when he starts noticing that his attorney wants to distance him from the others, that's when he realizes he does not want to be seen like a monster. Although he swore to say the truth, he said he wasn’t at the drugstore that day. That was the only chance he had to stay out of prison, at this point he was acting at the post-conventional level.
The Knife of Never Letting Go
Ness, P. (2008).
The knife of never letting go. Boston, MA:
Candlewick Press
Todd Hewitt is the
youngest person of Prentiss town on New World, a planet where everyone can hear
everyone else’s thoughts. Just a month before his thirteenth birthday when he
will become a man he discovers that there is a silence spot and the one that is
causing it is a girl named Viola. After this he has to run away because the
people from Prentiss town will find out that he knows the truth about the
females from the town. At the end he finds out that they have been lying to him
all his life and he had been led into a trap. Todd surrenders himself so Viola
can get the necessary care. I believe this is a book for middle schools. It is
full of fantasy. According to Kohlberg’s moral development, Todd is at the
conventional level because he knows right from wrong. He cannot kill Aaron, he
had several opportunities to do it and he just couldn’t do it. In the other
hand Aaron, Mayor Prentiss and his son are at the pre-conventional level because
they kill people without worrying about what is right or wrong.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Saenz, B., & Foglia, C. (2014). Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe (Reprint edition ed., p. 368). Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Dante and Aristotle meet at the community swimming pool and a friendship is born. Both have things in common and differences too. Aristotle (Ari) is quiet, does not have any friends and his family is full of secrets. Dante is talkative and outgoing. Dante is pretty open about his homosexuality; Ari is confused about his. One day Ari does a very brave act that will change his life forever. Dante sees a bird with a broken wing in the middle of the street and goes to pick him up; a speeding car comes and Ari saves Dante by pushing him away from the road. He ended up with both legs broken. This true friendship is what helped Ari accept and discover his sexuality. I believe this book should be for middle school students and over. It contains graphic language, assaults, murder, drug and alcohol use. According to Havighurst’s Theory of Developmental Tasks; Adolescents must define their appropriate sex roles. The true friendship between them made Ari strong and he was able accept that he is different (homosexual).
Persepolis
Sartrapi, M. (2004).
Persepolis. NY: Pantheon.
This memoir is narrated by Marjane Satrapi. She is a ten
year old who lives in Iran during the 1980’s. At that time the revolution took
place. Her parents often attended political protests. She inherited the same
passion from his family members. One day she got spelled from school and her
parents were too concerned for her safety that they decided to send her to another
country. Marjane has a special connection with God, but after the execution of
her uncle Anoosh she banishes her God and feels empty and alone. She meets Reza
who she marries later on. As soon as she marries Reza she felt trap like she
was in jail. At the end she decides to not only divorce Reza but Iran too. I
believe this is a book that should be in every middle school, it is a clear
portrait of what happened during the 80’s in Iran.
Winger
Smith, A. (2013). Winger.
NY: Simon & Schuster.
Ryan Dean West is gifted and for that reason he was able
to skip two grades, so he is a fourteen year old junior at Pine Mountain
Academy a fancy boarding school in Oregon. He is in love with Annie Altman a
sixteen year old. He is living at the Opportunity Hall (O-Hall), where the
troublemakers are, they moved him because he was caught stealing a teacher’s
phone. He is good friends with Joey Cosentino who is openly gay and has always
put his own body to defend Ryan. Sadly towards the end of the book a tragedy
happen Casey Palmer and Nick Mathews killed Joey. I believe this a book for
sixteen year olds and over. A book that would be a good recommendation after
reading this one could be Looking For Alaska by John Green. At the end Ryan is at the preconventional level of Kohlberg’s theory
because he is willing to break the rules in order to come back to O-Hall.
Shiver
Stiefvater, M. (2014). Shiver (Reprint edition (April 29, 2014) ed., p. 416). Scholastic.
Grace remembers the time she was bitten and almost got killed by the wolves. One of the wolves saved her and she cannot forget those yellow eyes. The wolf that saved her is Sam he is human in the summer and wolf in the winter. Grace discovers that Sam is the wolf that saved her because he gets shot and Grace find him bleeding on as a human on her deck. Sam and Grace are in love. Jack is another human/wolf and they believe he is dead but he is still alive. Isabel, Jack’s sister thinks she knows the cure and injects Jack and Sam. Olivia, Grace’s friend refuses the injection filled with meningitis virus because she wants to continue as a wolf. Sam changes into wolf in the middle of the injection and runs away. Jack dies three days later. Grace goes outside to feed the birds and Sam appears to her as a human and they hug each other really hard.
Code Name Verity
Wein, Elizabeth. (2012). Code name Verity. NY: Egmont.
Queenie (Code Name Verity) and Maddie (Code Name Kittyhawl) became good friends when they trick a young German pilot into landing at their English base. Julie is an interrogator and spy on the other hand Maddie loves machines. One day they were both sent to France. Due to certain circumstances they were separated and Queenie is taken into custody, while Maddie is saved by a French family. Julie is given a paper a pen and two weeks to tell what she knows about the British War Effort. At the end Maddie had to kill Queenie. I believe this book should be in every high school, it is the perfect friendship story. Towards the end I see that Maddie is at the postconventional level of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development when she decided to kill her friend Queenie even when she knew it was wrong.
Leviathan
Westerfeld, S. (2009).
Leviathan. NY:
Simon Pulse.
Aleksander son of Archduke Ferdinand and Sophia goes on a
run from his own people, because his parents were murdered by Serbian
revolutionaries. This even led to the beginning of World War I. Later on he
meets Deryn (Dylan) Sharp who pretends to be a boy in order to pursue her dream
of becoming a member of the British Air Force. Once in the ship she finds out
that this ship is in a secret mission across Europe, here she meets Dr. Nora
Darwing Barlow who is the creator and caretaker of some mysterious eggs. At the
end Alek is watching the mysterious eggs that will hatch.
Peeps
Westerfeld, S. (2005). Peeps: A novel. New York:
Razorbill.
Before arriving in New York for college, a girl by the
name of Morgan picks up Cal Thompson and he loses his virginity with her. After
the sexual encounter with Morgan he gets infected with an unusual parasite that
causes the carrier to cannibalistic feelings, unusual strength, night vision,
affinity with rats and a desire for sex. Unlike the other people infected Cal
gets the strength and the senses without the nasty side effects. Cal gets
recruited by a secret government organization and he has to find the girls he
has infected. His life now revolves around hunting peeps down. He later
discovered that deep under Earth are worms and that the parasites are made for
a reason. The story ends with a fight between peeps and the enemy. I would
recommend this book for middle school and high school students. A good
continuation of this book should be The Last Days (peeps series #2).
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