Good Books for 12th Graders
 Living Dead Girl – Elizabeth ScottAfter being abducted when she was ten and abused for five years by her kidnapper, Ray, Alice’s only hope of freedom is in death, but her only way to achieve such an escape is to help Ray find the next girl for his collection. |
 Seth Baumgartner’s Love Manifesto – Eric Luper After his girlfriend breaks up with him and he sees his father out with another woman, high school senior Seth Baumgartner, who has a summer job at the country club and is preparing for a father-son golf tournament, launches a podcast in which he explores the mysteries of love. |
 Some Girls Are – Courtney SummersRegina, a high school senior in the popular–and feared–crowd, suddenly falls out of favor and becomes the object of the same sort of vicious bullying that she used to inflict on others. How will she deal with it? |
 Please Ignore Vera Dietz – A.S. KingWhen her best friend, whom she secretly loves, betrays her and then dies under mysterious circumstances, high school senior Vera Dietz struggles with secrets that could help clear his name. |
 The Things a Brother Knows – Dana ReinhardtAlthough they have never gotten along well, Levi follows his older brother Boaz, an ex-Marine, on a walking trip from Boston to Washington, D.C. in hopes of learning why Boaz is completely withdrawn. |
 Th1rteen R3asons Why — Jay AsherWhen high school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mail containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends a bewildering and heartbreaking night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah’s voice recounting the events leading up to her death. |
 The Fortunes of Indigo Skye- Deb CalettiEighteen-year-old Indigo is looking forward to becoming a full-time waitress after high school graduation, but her life is turned upside down by a large check given to her by a customer who appreciates that she cares enough to scold him about smoking. |
 Little Brother— Cory DoctorowAfter being interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus, released into what is now a police state, decides to use his expertise in computer hacking to set things right. |
 Acceleration — Graham McNameeStuck working in the lost and found dept. of the Toronto Transit Authority for the summer, 17-year-old Duncan finds the diary of a serial killer and sets out to stop him. |
