Tayshas High School Reading List
2015 TOP TEN
The Tayshas High School Reading List encourages reading for
pleasure & is aimed at students in grades 9-12. Each year, books
exploring a variety of topics, reading tastes, & maturity levels are
chosen by a committee of school & public librarians from across
Texas. The Tayshas Top Ten is selected from the titles receiving a
unanimous vote in the initial voting process. The full Tayshas List
for 2015 can be found here: http://www.txla.org/groups/tayshas
Chasing Shadows by Swati Avasthi
How this book stands out: action-packed,
graphic novel hybrid
You might also like: The Year of Beasts, Wild
Awake, 17 & Gone
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Torn Away by Jennifer Brown
How this book stands out: character driven,
emotionally intense
You might also like: How to Save a Life, Love
Letters to the Dead, Looking for Alaska
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Girls Like Us by Gail Giles
How this book stands out: moving,
thoughtful, dramatic
You might also like: Freaks Like Us, Staying
Fat for Sarah Byrnes, Just Listen
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The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy by
Kate Hattemer
How this book stands out: smart, amusing,
provocative
You might also like: The Beginning of
Everything, How to Steal a Car, Fangirl
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Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens
Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
How this book stands out: candid,
narrative nonfiction
You might also like: When I Knew,
Rethinking Normal
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I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
How this book stands out: character driven,
emotionally intense, dual narrators
You might also like: Eleanor & Park, When
Love Comes to Town, Two Boys Kissing
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When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds
How this book stands out: character driven,
moving, thought-provoking
You might also like: Jerk, California, Tyrell, If
I Grow Up
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100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith
How this book stands out: funny, offbeat
You might also like: Me and Earl and the
Dying Girl, King Dork, Going Bovine
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The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos
How this book stands out: character driven,
emotionally intense
You might also like: Marcelo in the Real
World, The Disenchantments
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Boy Nobody by Allen Zadoff
How this book stands out: action-packed,
fast-paced, suspenseful
You might also like: How to Lead a Life of
Crime, Dear Killer, Fake ID
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