ADVENTURE/EPIC:

Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling

Dune by Frank Herbert

Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield

COPING WITH DEATH:

Mick Hearte was Here by Barbara Park

Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Fatality by Caroline B. Cooney

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson

The Next Place by Warren Hanson

Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

Angels Watching Over Me by Lurlene McDaniel

RELIGIOUS/SPIRITUAL:

She Said Yes by Misty Bernall & Madeleine L’Engle

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins

Rachel’s Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr

Rachel Scott by Darrell Scott

He Chose the Nails by Max Lucado

Pretense by Lori Wick

Bushido: The Way of the Samurai by Tsunetomo Yamamoto

Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

My Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder & Paulette Moller

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris

ABUSE (CHILD/SUBSTANCE/ETC):

A Man Called Dave by Dave Pelzer

A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer

The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Rachel’s Tears by Bettye Grant

Hanged Man by Francesca Lia Block

Go Ask Alice by anonymous

Ophelia series by Mary Pipher

Ordinary People by Judith Guest

She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb

FINDING FAMILY:

Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells

SUSPENSE/MYSTERY:

Fatality by Caroline B. Cooney

The Disappearance by J.F. Freedman

The Poison Tree by Tony Strong

RACISM:

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Skin I’m In by Sharon G. Flake

Let the Circle Be Unbroken by Mildred D. Taylor

Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

Nigger by Randall Kennedy & Arthur Kempton

SURVIVAL:

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Aeul

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

The Trial by Franz Kafka

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

SPORTS:

Hoops by Walter Dean Myers

The Oldest Rookie by Jim Morris

The Contender by Robert Lipsyte

Outside Shot by Walter Dean Myers

Soccer Duel by Matt Christopher

Babe Ruth, Sultan of Swat by Charles Spain Verral

SELF DISCOVERY:

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Patterson

I Am Morgan Le Fey by Nancy Springer

The Contender by Robert Lipsyte

Maggie Cassidy by Jack Kerouac

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Hoops by Walter Dean Myers

The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

Outside Shot by Walter Dean Myers

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

Rachel’s Tears by Bettye Grant

Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Violet and Claire by Francesca Lia Block

Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block

Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Enders Game by Orson Scott Card

I Was a Teenage Fairy by Francesca Lia Block

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

Xenocide by Orson Scott Card

Tuesday’s with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Power of One by Bryce Courtenay

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Girl Talk by Julianna Baggott

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

When I was Puerto Rican by Esmerelda Santiago

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Riding in Cars with Boys by Beverly Donofrio

Harley, Like A Person by Cat Bauer

SELF HELP/PSYCHOLOGY:

Please Understand Me by David Keirsey & Marilyn Bates

Please Understand Me II by David Keirsey & Marilyn Bates

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven R. Covey

Love You Like A Sister by Camy Baker

My Name is Davy…I’m An Alcoholic by Anne Snyder

Understanding Your Potential by Miles Munroe, Jerry Horner

Helping Others Help Themselves by John William Loughary

Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel

UTOPIAN SOCIETIES:

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

The Once and Future King by T.H. White

OTHER:

A Rooster Crows by Ragnhild Scarnell

The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell

Silent Honor by Danielle Steel

Mustard by Charlotte Graeber

Leap of Faith by Danielle Steel

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner