What to read over spring break
Take a break from the technology and unwind with a good story.
Great Sci-fi Books (such as Hunger Games and Divergent):
- “Cinder” by Marissa Meyer
- “Unwind” by Neal Shusterman (holy wow)
- “Legend” by Marie Lu
- “Frozen” by Melissa de la Cruz
- “Under the Never Sky” by Veronica Roth
- “These Broken Stars” by Amie Kaufman
- “Dust Lands” by Moira Young
- “The Selection” by Kiera Cass
Amazing Fantasy Stories (like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Twilight)
- “Infernal Devices” by Cassandra Clare (amazing author of the Mortal Instruments)
- “Shatter Me” by Tahereh Mafi
- “Darkest Minds” by Alexandra Bracken
- “The Iron King” by Julie Kagawa
- “The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
- “The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman
- “Raven Boys” by Maggie Stiefvater
- “Something Strange and Deadly” by Susan Dennard
Realistic fiction books (such as Tfios, If I Stay, and Eleanor and Park)
- “Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl” by Jesse Andrew
- “Zac and Mia” A.J Betts
- “Before I Fall” by Lauren Oliver
- “13 Reasons Why” (amazing in everyway but read with caution since it is a suicide book).
- “Jellico Road” by Melina Marchetta
- “The Beginning of Everything” by Robyn Schneider
- “Anna and the French Kiss” by Stephanie Perkins
Cool, Timeless Historical Fiction Reads
- “Book Thief” by Markus Zusak
- “Luxe” by Anna Godsbersen
- “Ruby Red” by Gier Kerstin (contemporary but has a lot of historical settings/people )
- “The Cahill Witch Chronicles” by Jessica Spotswood
- “Grave Mercy” by Robin LaFevers (has many other genres included but is in historical settings)
- “The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate” by Jacqueline Kelly
- “Code Name Verity” by Elizabeth E. Wein.
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