Beat the Back to School Blues
It's about that time of year again...the start of a new school year. Not ready to head back? Or maybe your getting slightly bored? Either way, read on for some of my favorite great books about the perils--both believable and out of this world--of school. What are your favorites?
I've put together just a small smattering of these books. The lists are endless. Leave us a comment to make other suggestions. What do you think I missed?!
Looking for something relatable, where the events could really happen? Check out the books below!
The perks of being a wallflower / Stephen Chbosky
Geography Club / Brent Hartinger
My most excellent year : a novel of love, Mary Poppins, & Fenway Park / by Steve Kluger
Anna and the French kiss / Stephanie Perkins
Please ignore Vera Dietz / A.S. King
The fourth stall / by Chris Rylander
The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian / by Sherman Alexie ; art by Ellen Forney
Out of my mind / Sharon M. Draper
Nick & Norah's infinite playlist / by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Notes from an accidental band geek / Erin Dionne
Th1rteen r3asons why : a novel / by Jay Asher
Okay, the chances of these things happening are a little (and in some cases A LOT) less likely to happen. But, hey, they're still great to read!
The Princess Diaries / by Meg Cabot
The gospel according to Larry / Janet Tashjian
I am number four / Pittacus Lore
Cross my heart and hope to spy / Ally Carter
Vampire Academy / Richelle Mead
Ender's game / Orson Scott Card
Michael Vey : the prisoner of cell 25 / Richard Paul Evans
Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone / by J.K. Rowling ; illustrations by Mary GrandPre
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