Juniper's High School Reading List
Meet Judy, Juniper Library Branch Manager: I always wanted to be a librarian and before coming to Phoenix I worked in upstate NY as a school librarian. I have worked for PPL for 25 years in various roles and enjoyed each one. I love to read all kinds of books, but especially mysteries and thrillers.

 

Meet the list: One of our team members decided to compile a booklist of staff picks. She did a different "spin" on a regular booklist. She asked the staff, volunteers and teen volunteers what book they HAD to read for school and by reading it did it change their mind about the book. Here is our list...

 1984 : a novel by Orwell, George, 1903-1950   1984 : a novel
Orwell, George, 1903-1950
Portrays life in a future time when a totalitarian government watches over all citizens and directs ...
 
 The jungle by Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968.   The jungle
Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968.
In this powerful book we enter the world of Jurgis Rudkus, a young Lithuanian immigrant who arrives ...
 
 Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.   Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal n ...
 
 Mr. Popper's penguins by Atwater, Richard.   Mr. Popper's penguins
Atwater, Richard.
The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortun ...
 
 The Scarlet letter : a romance by Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.   The Scarlet letter : a romance
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.
"Set in 17th-century Puritan New England, this story of illicit passion, guilt and punishment revolv ...
 
 Pride and prejudice by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817   Pride and prejudice
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
 
 The grapes of wrath by Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.   The grapes of wrath
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.
Depicts the hardships and suffering endured by the Joads as they journey from Oklahoma to California ...
 
 To kill a mockingbird by Lee, Harper.   To kill a mockingbird
Lee, Harper.
 
 The Complete tales and poems of Edgar Allan Poe. by Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849   The Complete tales and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
One of the most original American writers, Edgar Allan Poe shaped the development of both the detect ...
 
 The catcher in the rye by Salinger, J. D. 1919-2010.   The catcher in the rye
Salinger, J. D. 1919-2010.
Story of Holden Caulfield with his idiosyncrasies, penetrating insight, confusion, sensitivity and n ...
 
 Green eggs and ham by Seuss   Green eggs and ham
Seuss
From this magically right beginning came the concept of Beginner Books, exacting blends of words and ...
 
 Anne Frank : the diary of a young girl by Frank, Anne, 1929-1945.   Anne Frank : the diary of a young girl
Frank, Anne, 1929-1945.
 
 Great expectations by Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870   Great expectations
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
 
 Things fall apart by Achebe, Chinua.   Things fall apart
Achebe, Chinua.
With more than eight million copies in print worldwide, the author of this classic of twentieth-cent ...
 
 White oleander : a novel by Fitch, Janet, 1955-   White oleander : a novel
Fitch, Janet, 1955-
"Astrid is the only child of single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her lumino ...
 
 Chains : seeds of America by Anderson, Laurie Halse.   Chains : seeds of America
Anderson, Laurie Halse.
After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels durin ...
 
 Freak the Mighty by Philbrick, W. R.   Freak the Mighty
Philbrick, W. R.
At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect ...
 
 Number the stars by Lowry, Lois.   Number the stars
Lowry, Lois.
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and ...
 
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