Code Name Verity by Elizabeth E. Wein

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I am no longer afraid of getting old. Indeed I can’t believe I ever said anything so stupid. So childish. So offensive and arrogant.
But mainly, so very, very stupid. I desperately want to grow old.

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

551

if you dread tomorrow, it’s because you don’t know how to build the present, you tell yourself you can deal with it tomorrow, and it’s a lost cause anyway because tomorrow always ends up becoming today…

The Martian by Andy Weir

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Mark Watney is funny and resourceful. Good thing, since he’s stranded on Mars. The main takeaway from The Martian by Andy Weir is that with extreme determination, anything is possible.

Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

600

This is a classic Southern Coming of Age story that leaves book lovers feeling like they have already read it a hundred times. Yet they want to continue to read it again and again

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

594

This is a book that asks the big questions of life. It uses cancer as the medium to bring about the masterpiece. The characters are fleshed out and they become real to you. You find yourself dealing with the heartaches and challenges they face alongside them in the story.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Rating: Genre: Historical Fiction Reading Level: Young Adults (There is quite a bit of language and events in this book that are unsuitable for young children.) First sentence: First the…