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= Looking for a great read? You've come to the right place! Here are this month's suggestions: =

Adventure:

 * [[image:peak.jpg width="91" height="136" align="left"]]Peak** by //Roland Smith//: A 15-year-old boy attempts to become the youngest person ever to climb Mt. Everest.


 * [[image:hungergames.jpg width="91" height="136" align="left"]]The Hunger Games** by //Suzanne Collins:// (This could easily go under "Science Fiction," but it is easily one of the greatest adventure stories of all time!) In the annual Hunger Games, one boy and one girl from each of Panem's 12 districts are forced to fight to the death... on live TV. Equal parts gruesome violence and romance, **The Hunger Games** is a book for everyone!


 * [[image:catchingfire.jpg width="89" height="136" align="left"]]Catching Fire** by //Suzanne Collins//: **Catching Fire** is the sequel to **The Hunger Games**. After reading the first book in the series, I guarantee you will be back for more!

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

 * [[image:unwind.jpg width="98" height="142" align="left"]]Unwind** by Neal Shusterman: The US has just finished the second Civil War. The end result? When a person is between the ages of 13 and 17, their parents can choose to "unwind" their bodies and sell their body parts. Some children, called "tithes," are actually born for the specific purpose of being unwound. Connor, Risa, and Lev - //all Unwinds// - are each other's only chances for survival.


 * [[image:beauty.jpg width="87" height="136" align="left"]]A Great and Terrible Beauty** by //Libba Bray:// Set in the Victorian era, Gemma Doyle is all alone at the English boarding school she is sent to after her mother's unexplainable death in India. However, things quickly become even more mysterious when Gemma discovers a hidden diary that leads her and her friends into another world: The Realms. At first, the girls are enchanted by their secret land, but they soon learn that The Realms are hiding treacherous, powerful secrets...

Sports:

 * [[image:gymcandy.jpg width="90" height="136" align="left"]]Gym Candy** by //Carl Deuker//: A high school football player starts taking "Gym Candy" when all of his effort on the field just isn't enough. This ending may surprise you!


 * [[image:swim-the-fly.jpg width="92" height="141" align="left"]]Swim the Fly** by //Don Calame//: A group of high school age boys have a goal for the summer: to see their first, real live girl... naked. **Swim the Fly** will have you laughing out loud!


 * [[image:blackwhite.jpg width="93" height="136" align="left"]]Black and White** by //Paul Volponi//: Marcus (aka Black) and Eddie (aka White) are high school seniors and best friends. Both of them have all kinds of basketball scholarship offers coming in for next year. When they both get a little money hungry and Eddie gets the idea that they should start holding people up with his grandfather's gun, neither have any idea that things could go so wrong...

Chick Lit:

 * [[image:13.JPG width="90" height="137" align="left"]]13 Reasons Why** by //Jay Asher//: When Clay starts listening to the box of cassette tapes he found on his front steps, he's shocked to hear the voice of Hannah Baker. She killed herself two weeks ago. As Clay goes further into the tapes, he realizes that she is talking about each of the 13 people who had a hand in her decision to kill herself. But Clay had always had a crush on Hannah... so why is he on the list?


 * [[image:breetanner.jpg width="90" height="136" align="left"]]The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner** by //Stephanie Myer//: The newest installment in the Twilight series, this is the story of one of Victoria's baby vampires. Fans of Edward and Bella will want to gobble this one up!


 * [[image:ifistay.jpg width="99" height="152" align="left"]]If I Stay** by //Gayle Foreman:// When Mia gets into a car wreck with her family, she quickly realizes that she is the only survivor... sort of. Mia is something like a ghost. She can follow her own body around and watch over all of the people who come to see her, she just can't make them see or hear her. Will Mia decide to follow her family? Or will she decide to stay? If you love suspense and you love a great romance... you need to read this book!