Good Books for 9th Graders
 The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp – Rick YanceyThrough a series of dangerous and violent misadventures, teenage loser Alfred Kropp rescues King Arthur’s legendary sword Excalibur from the forces of evil. |
 Viola in Reel Life - Adriana TrigianiWhen fourteen-year-old Viola is sent from her beloved Brooklyn to boarding school in Indiana for ninth grade, she overcomes her initial reservations as she makes friends with her roommates, goes on a real date, and uses the unsettling ghost she keeps seeing as the subject of a her first short film |
 The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen ChboskyWhen Charlie encounters a new world of mixtapes and first dates, sex, drugs, and Rocky Horror, he must decide whether to really live his life, or to keep running from it. |
 Speak - Laurie Halse AndersonMiranda’s been an outcast at school ever since she called the police and ruined one of her classmate’s parties, but what really happened that night? |
 Boys, Girls and Other Hazardous Materials - Rosalind WisemanAfter transferring to a new school as a freshman, Charlotte faces tough choices as she tries to shed her “mean girl” image. |
 Right Behind You – Gail GilesAfter spending over four years in a mental institution for murdering a friend in Alaska, fourteen-year-old Kip begins a completely new life in Indiana with his father and stepmother under a different name, but not only has trouble fitting in, he finds there are still problems to deal with from his childhood. |
 It’s Kind of a Funny Story – Ned VizziniOnce Craig is accepted into a prestigious pre-professional high school he thinks his life will be easier, but that’s when things start to get crazy. |
 Katy’s New World – Kim Vogel SawyerIn Katy’s small Mennonite community, most people finish school after 9th grade, but Katy has been given special permission to attend the local public high school. Will she be able to stay true to her faith and lifestyle once she is surrounded by worldly things? |
 Stormbreaker — Anthony HorowitzAfter the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle’s dangerous work for Britain’s intelligence agency, MI6. |
