Book Talks & Recommendations
What To Read Next
So you just finished a book, you really liked it, and you want to read a similar book next. How do you find one? Try one of these sites that offer recommendations on what to read next.
- The Book Seer (mobile app) requires the title and author of the book you have read.
- Your Next Read lets you create lists, view selections in graphic maps, and more.
- Which Book lets you search for your next book or browse a list.
- What Should I Read Next? offer suggestions based on the title of your favorite books
Goodreads.com
Goodreads.com is a great website for book lovers, or anyone who wants to find out more about a book by reading summaries and reviews. The site was created to help people share information about books and find books they love. Anyone can read reviews posted by others. If you create an account, you also can write your own reviews; create personal lists of books you have read or want to read; rate books you have read; share your lists with friends and see their lists; receive lists of personalized recommendations based on your reviews and ratings. If you have not visited Goodreads.com, give it a try today!
Check it Out (In the AMS Library)
If you would like to know more about the books profiled in class, click on the links below for more information from Goodreads. Happy reading!
Dystopian
The Aways War, by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Compound, by S. A. Bodeen
Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
Legend, by Marie Lu
Scythe, by Neal Shusterman
Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld
Fantasy
The Blood of Olympus, by Rick Riordan
Circus Mirandus, by Cassie Beasley
Crenshaw, by Katherine Applegate
Eragon, by Christopher Paolini
Fablehaven, by Brandon Mull
The False Prince, by Jennifer A. Nielsen
The Fire Within, by Chris D'Lacey
Flora and Ulysses, by Kate DiCamillo
Gossamer, by Lois Lowry
Greenglass House, by Kate Milford
The Graceling, by Kristin Cashore
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman
Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke
The Iron Trial, by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
The Jumbies, by Tracey Baptiste
The Looking Glass Wars, by Frank Beddor
Mark of the Thief, by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs\
The Nest, by Kenneth Oppel
The Night Gardener, by Jonathan Auxier
Ninth Ward, by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The One and Only Ivan, By Katherine Applegate
Pax, by Sara Pennypacker
The Ruins of Gorlan, by John Flanagan
Savvy, by Ingrid Law
Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo
Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater
Snow in Summer, by Jane Yolen
The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo
Thickety: A Path Begins, by J. A. White
The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp, by Kathi Appelt
The Unwanteds, by Lisa McMann
Wereworld: Rise of the Wolf, by Curtis Jobbing
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Historical Fiction
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne
Chasing Secrets, by Gennifer Choldenko
Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein
Countdown, by Deborah Wiles
Esperanza Rising, by Pam
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, byJacqueline Kelly
The Hired Girl, by Laura Amy Schlitz
I Pledge Allegiance (Vietnam #1), by Chris Lynch
Keeping Score, by Linda Sue Park
A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park
One Came Home, by Amy Timberlake
One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia
Paperboy, by Vince Vawter
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austin
Stella by Starlight, by Sharon M. Draper
True Grit, by Charles Portis
The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare
Wolf Hollow, by Lauren Wolk
Wonderstruck, by Brian Selznick
Humor
Dead End in Norvelt, by Jack Gantos
Guys Read: Funny Business, edited by Jon Sciescza
Swindle, by Gordon Korman
Three Times Lucky, by Sheila Turnage
The Worst Class Trip Ever, by Dave Barry
Mystery/Adventure
All Fall Down, by Ally Carter
Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series, by John Feinstein
Chasing Vermeer, by Blue Ballet
The Emerald Atlas, by John Stephens
Endangered, by Eliot Schrefer
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, by Chris Grabenstein
Found, by Margaret Peterson Haddix
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E. L. Konigsburg
Greenglass House, by Kate Milford
Heist Society, by Ally Carter
I Am Number Four, by Pittacus Lore
Journey to the Center of the Earth, by Jules Verne
The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart
Peak, by Roland Smith
The Rivalry: Mystery at the Army-Navy Game, by John Feinstein
Spy School, by Stuart Gibbs
Treasure Hunters, by James Patterson
When You Reach Me, by Rebeca Stead
The White Gates, by Bonnie Ranthum
Nonfiction
Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, by Steve Sheinkin
The Boys in the Boat: The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics, by Daniel James Brown
Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson*
Call of the Klondike: A True Gold Rush Adventure, by David Meissner and Kim Richardson
Chasing Lincoln's Killer, by James L. Swanson
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia, by Candace Fleming
The Finest Hours, by Michael Tougias & Casey Sherman
A Girl Named Faithful Plum: A True Story of a Dancer From China and How She Achieved Her Dream, by Richard Bernstein
Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek, by Maya Van Wagenen
The President Has Been Been Shot!, by James L. Swanson
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster, by Deborah Hopkinson
Realistic Fiction
42 Miles, by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer*
Booked, by Kwame Alexander*
The Crossover, by Kwame Alexander*
Counting by 7s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Foul Trouble, by John Feinstein
Ghost, by Jason Reynolds
The Higher Power of Lucky, by Susan Patron
Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen
If You're Reading This, by Trent Reedy
Love That Dog, by Sharon Creech*
The Misfits, by James Howe
Life As We Knew It, by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Moving Day, By Meg Cabot
One for the Murphys, by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Orbiting Jupiter, by Gary D. Schmidt
Rain Reign, by Ann M. Martin
The Running Dream, by Wendy Van Draanen
Secrets, Lies, and Algebra, by Wendy Lichtman
Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli
Sunrise over Fallujah, by Walter Dean Myers
Under the Mesquite, by Guadalupe Garcia McCall*
Zero Day, by Jan Gangsei
Science Fiction
Cinder, by Marisa Meyer
Clone Codes, by Patricia McKissack
Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
The City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau
Steampunk
Etiquette & Espionage, by Gail Carriger
The League of Seven, by Alan Gratz
Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld
Worldshaker, by Richard Harland
*Novels in free verse