Ms. Singh's Good Reads!

As you may already know, we will be dedicating 15mins everyday for silent reading. Here is a list of books, I suggest, that are good reads. Please read the brief description and see if it is a book you would like to read during our silent reading period. A gentle reminder, books read for silent reading must be left in your desk. 

Happy Reading :)!

Title/ Author	Brief Description
“And Then There Were None “ Agatha Christie	Ten strangers stranded on an island begin disappearing one by one.
“The Wave “ Todd Strasser	The Wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969, whereby a teacher recreates some of the forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as Nazism, with near-disastrous results
“Incarceron” Catherine Fisher	To free herself from an upcoming arranged marriage, Claudia, the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, a futuristic prison with a mind of its own, decides to help a young prisoner escape.
“Alice I Think” Susan Juby	Alice, who feels like a true misfit, has been home-schooled for years and will soon enter a public high school. Whether she's keenly critiquing her hippie mother's friends, her father's idle pals or her generally inept teachers and counselors, Alice offers a unique view of common teenage scenarios and complaints.
“Miss Smithers” Susan Juby	This sequel to Alice, I Think finds our young Canadian protagonist participating in the town beauty pageant, much against the wishes of her mother. As a representative of the pageant, Alice is allotted a $400 clothing allowance, the main motive for her participation. She details her hilarious experiences in both journal entries and a zine, which deliciously skewers every group possible, from aging would-be rock stars to vegetarians.
“Scorpia Rising: An Alex Rider Misson” Anthony Horowitz	Scorpia has dogged Alex Rider for most of his life. They killed his parents, they did their best to con Alex into turning traitor, and they just keep coming back with more power. Now the world's most dangerous terrorist organization is playing with fire in the world's most combustible land. No one knows Scorpia like Alex. And no one knows how best to get to Alex like Scorpia. Until now.
“Wintergirls” Laurie Halse Anderson	Laurie Halse Anderson Eighteen-year-old Lia comes to terms with her best friend’s death from anorexia as she struggles with the same disorder.
“Friday Night Lights” H.G.	Bissinger Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Bissinger spent a year in Odessa, Texas, a town obsessed with its champion high-school team, the Permian Panthers.
“The Graveyard Book” Neil Gaiman	After the grisly murder of his family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their won.
“I Am Number 4” Pittacus Lore	In the beginning they were a group of nine. Nine aliens who left their home planet of Lorien when it fell under attack by the evil Mogadorian. Nine aliens who scattered on Earth. Nine aliens who look like ordinary teenagers living ordinary lives, but who have extraordinary, paranormal skills. Nine aliens who might be sitting next to you now.
“Pop” Gordon Korman	When Marcus moves to a new town, he doesn’t have any friends. While practicing football for impending tryouts, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with former NFL star Charlie Popovich, nicknamed “The King of Pop”. Charlie is a charismatic prankster, and the best football player Marcus has ever seen. But when his behavior starts getting more and more erratic, Marcus learns the secret that Charlie’s family is desperate to hide.
“Shiver” Maggie Stiefvater	Grace has spent years watching the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yelloweyed wolf—her wolf—watches back. He feels deeply familiar to her, but she doesn't know why.
"Bully Boys" Eric Walters	The Bully Boys tells the story of fourteen-year-old Thomas Roberts, who finds himself looking after the family farm when his father goes off to fight for the British army during the War of 1812.