High School Paperbacks include 40 titles (5 copies each) at four levels.
LEVEL 1
Lexile 200-450
Confessions of a Gym-Class Dropout
Play by Chuck Ranberg and Patrick Daley
Gym Rats: The Stories of Punching, Pedaling, and Powerlifting
Nonfiction by Michael Dahlie
NASCAR: Behind the Wheel and Behind the Scenes
Nonfiction by Lisa Trumbauer
Survivors: True Stories About Real Kids
Nonfiction by Elizabeth Murray, Zoe Kashner, and others
The Big Bug
Adapted classic by Michael Leviton
The Odyssey
Graphic classic based on the epic poem by Homer
The Perfect Match
Fiction by Leslie James
War of the Worlds
Graphic classic by Tod Olson and Terry West
Yo, Yolanda! Advice From an Expert
Nonfiction by Kim Feltes
Young Americans: Tales of Teenage Immigrants
Nonfiction by John DiConsiglio
Lexile 400-700
Dangerous Game
Fiction by Tracey West
Dracula/Romeo and Juliet
Plays based on the novel by Bram Stoker and on the play by William Shakespeare
Escape from the Ice: Shackleton and the Endurance
Nonfiction by Connie and Peter Roop
Hot Tracks: Careers in the Music Business
Nonfiction by Julian Fleisher
In the Line of Fire: A Story about D-Day
Historical fiction by Tod Olson
In Your Face: Poems About Real Life
By Tina Posner, editor
The Plague
Historical fiction by Tod Olson
The Skin I’m In
Fiction by Sharon G. Flake
Stargirl
Fiction by Jerry Spinelli
Sunny: Diary Two
Fiction by Ann M. Martin
LEVEL 3Lexile 600-900
Driver’s Ed
Fiction by Caroline B. Cooney
Emma
Graphic classic based on the novel by Jane Austen
Forged by Fire
Fiction by Sharon M. Draper
Hope Was Here
Fiction by Joan Bauer
Rat Attacks
Nonfiction by Cynthia Lasio
Slam!
Fiction by Walter Dean Myers
Stick & Whittle
Historical fiction by Sid Hite
Super Jobs in Comic Books
Nonfiction by Freddie Franco
Sweetgrass
Historical fiction by Jan Hudson
The Body Book: An Owner’s Guide to Fueling, Fixing, and Running the Most Important Machine You Own
Nonfiction (multiple authors)
LEVEL 4
Lexile 800-1200
Aquamarine
Fiction by Alice Hoffman
Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues
Nonfiction by Patricia C. McKissack and Frederick McKissack, Jr.
Flight to Freedom
Realistic fiction by Ana Veciana-Suarez
Macbeth
Graphic classic based on the play by William Shakespeare
Ripley’s Believe it or Not!
Nonfiction by Mary Packard
Romiette and Julio
Realistic fiction by Sharon M. Draper
Swallowing Stones
Fiction by Joyce McDonald
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali
Biography by Walter Dean Myers
The Trouble With Lemons
Mystery by Daniel Hayes
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook
Nonfiction by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht
AUDIOBOOKS
Each Audiobook features a Narrator and Reading Coach. The Narrator models fluent reading as the students track the text; the Reading Coach models comprehension, vocabulary, and self-monitoring strategies used by successful readers. Each title includes five sets of Audiobook CDs and five Paperback copies of the book.
Before we were Free
Realistic fiction by Julia Alvarez
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile
Historical fiction by Kristiana Gregory
Hamlet
Adapted classic based on the play by William Shakespeare by Neil Novelli and Kathleen Forrest
Lord of the Flies
Fiction by William Golding
Make Lemonade
Fiction by Virginia Euwer Wolff
Monster
Fiction by Walter Dean Myers
Night
Nonfiction by Elie Wiesel
Out of War: True Stories from the Front Lines
Nonfiction by Sara Cameron
Reality Strikes: Real Kids. Real Problems. Real Life.
Nonfiction (based on stories from Scholastic magazines)
Speak
Fiction by Laurie Halse Anderson
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
Fiction by Kimberly Willis Holt
Whirligig
Fiction by Paul Fleischman
