This is the last installment of my books for reluctant readers. Today's list is for high school students. All three lists are available under the tab "Books for Reluctant Readers" at the top of this page. You can download a PDF copy of the high school list here.
11/22/63- Stephen King
Blank Confession- Pete Hautman
Bluford High Series- (various authors)
The Book Thief- Marcus Zusak
Box Out- John Coy
Breathing Underwater- Alex Finn
Chasing Lincoln's Killer- James L. Swanson
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul- Jack Canfield
The Chocolate War- Robert Cormier
Cirque du Freak Series- Darren Shan
City of Glass Series- Cassandra Clare
The Coldest Winter Ever- Sister Souljah
Dairy Queen- Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Dope Sick- Walter Dean Myers
The Duff (Designated Ugly Fat Friend)- Kody Keplinger
Fat Kid Rules the World- K.L. Going
The Fault in Our Stars- John Green
Feed- M.T. Anderson
The First Part Last- Angela Johnson
The Giver- Lois Lowry
Glimpse- Carol Lynch Williams
Gone Series- Michael Grant
Gossip Girl Series-Cecily von Ziegesar
Guinness Book of World Records- any year, any book
Hunger Games Trilogy- Suzanne Collins
I'd Tell you I Love you, But Then I'd Have to Kill You- Ally Carter
Just Listen- Sarah Dessen
King Dork- Frank Portman
The Kite Runner- Khaled Hosseini
Life of Pi- Yann Martel
Looking for Alaska- John Green
Monster- Walter Dean Myers
My Sister's Keeper- Jodi Picoult
One Hundred Young Americans- Michael Franzini
Paper Towns- John Green
Payback Time-Carl Deuker
The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky
Push- Sapphire
Rikers High- Paul Volponi
Ripley's Believe it or Not- any year, any issue
Rooftop- Paul Volponi
Scars- Cheryl Rainfield
Seventeen Ultimate Guide to Style: How to Find Your Perfect Look- Ann Shoket
Shiver Trilogy- Maggie Stiefvater
Someone Like You- Sarah Dessen
Star Wars Character Encyclopedia- DK Publishing
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes- Chris Crutcher
Stuck in Neutral- Terry Trueman
Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)- Sarah Mylnokski
The Top Ten of Everything- Caroline Ash
The Truth About Forever- Sarah Dessen
Twilight Series- Stephenie Meyer
Uglies Trilogy- Scott Westerfeld
Vampire Academy Series- Richelle Mead
What I Saw and How I Lied- Judy Blundell
Zombie High Yearbook '64- Jeff Busch
11/22/63- Stephen King
Blank Confession- Pete Hautman
Bluford High Series- (various authors)
The Book Thief- Marcus Zusak
Box Out- John Coy
Breathing Underwater- Alex Finn
Chasing Lincoln's Killer- James L. Swanson
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul- Jack Canfield
The Chocolate War- Robert Cormier
Cirque du Freak Series- Darren Shan
City of Glass Series- Cassandra Clare
The Coldest Winter Ever- Sister Souljah
Dairy Queen- Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Dope Sick- Walter Dean Myers
The Duff (Designated Ugly Fat Friend)- Kody Keplinger
Fat Kid Rules the World- K.L. Going
The Fault in Our Stars- John Green
Feed- M.T. Anderson
The First Part Last- Angela Johnson
The Giver- Lois Lowry
Glimpse- Carol Lynch Williams
Gone Series- Michael Grant
Gossip Girl Series-Cecily von Ziegesar
Guinness Book of World Records- any year, any book
Hunger Games Trilogy- Suzanne Collins
I'd Tell you I Love you, But Then I'd Have to Kill You- Ally Carter
Just Listen- Sarah Dessen
King Dork- Frank Portman
The Kite Runner- Khaled Hosseini
Life of Pi- Yann Martel
Looking for Alaska- John Green
Monster- Walter Dean Myers
My Sister's Keeper- Jodi Picoult
One Hundred Young Americans- Michael Franzini
Paper Towns- John Green
Payback Time-Carl Deuker
The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky
Push- Sapphire
Rikers High- Paul Volponi
Ripley's Believe it or Not- any year, any issue
Rooftop- Paul Volponi
Scars- Cheryl Rainfield
Seventeen Ultimate Guide to Style: How to Find Your Perfect Look- Ann Shoket
Shiver Trilogy- Maggie Stiefvater
Someone Like You- Sarah Dessen
Star Wars Character Encyclopedia- DK Publishing
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes- Chris Crutcher
Stuck in Neutral- Terry Trueman
Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)- Sarah Mylnokski
The Top Ten of Everything- Caroline Ash
The Truth About Forever- Sarah Dessen
Twilight Series- Stephenie Meyer
Uglies Trilogy- Scott Westerfeld
Vampire Academy Series- Richelle Mead
What I Saw and How I Lied- Judy Blundell
Zombie High Yearbook '64- Jeff Busch