Books for 9th graders

9th grade reading books for teens aged 14-15

A list of recommended books for grade 9, hand-picked and compiled by teachers and librarians for final year middle school and freshman high school students in the 9th Grade, aged 14-15. Authors include Liz Kessler, William Golding, Rick Yancey, and Marjorie Rawlings.

Books for 11th graders

11th grade reading list for students aged 16-17

Recommended books for high school students in the 11th Grade, aged 16-17. Over the course of a year, these stories should provide inspirational reading material, and also challenge pupils to think independently. Authors include James Agee, Saul Bellow, Alice Sebold, and Alice Walker.

Books for 12th graders

12th grade reading list for students aged 17-18

A list of exciting and thought-provoking books to suit all abilities in the 12th Grade, aged 17-18, including easy readers and more difficult texts. Authors include Salman Rushdie, Margaret Mitchell, Cormac Mcarthy, and Elizabeth Bishop.

Books for 10th graders

10th grade reading list for students aged 15-16

A range of exciting and thought-provoking books for 10th Grade readers to suit all abilities, including less challenging leisure readers and more difficult texts. Authors include Herman Melville, John Green, Maya Angelou, and Elizabeth Wein.

Teen horror fiction books for teens in high school

Horror Novels for Teens

Horror fiction for teens with titles by Michael Grant, Stephenie Meyer, Vera Brosgol, Ransom Riggs, Bram Stoker, Ryan La Sala, Ellie Marney, Kat Ellis, Kiersten White, Gretchen McNeil and more.


About Tom Tolkien

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Tom Tolkien is an highly qualified and highly experienced teacher and children's literature expert (Honors Degree and Postgraduate PGCE QTS) who has spent over 25 years developing award winning literacy and ELA training resources for K-12 schools in the United States and worldwide. His areas of expertise are children's and YA books, literacy instruction, reading recommendations, and school improvement. X | Linkedin

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