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Sabriel
by Garth Nix
(1000 Lexile) Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
This title can be found in the Teen section of the library.
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His Hideous Heart : Thirteen of Edgar Allan Poe's Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined
by Dahlia Adler
(1000 Lexile) An anthology of modern tales, written by leading young adult authors and inspired by favorite Edgar Allan Poe stories. These include Tiffany D. Jackson's reimagining of“The Cask of Amontillado” and Stephanie Kuehn's adaptation of“The Tell-Tale Heart.”
This title can found in the Teen section of the library.
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Persuasion
by Jane Austen
(1120 Lexile) The romance between Captain Wentworth and Anne, the daughter of Sir Walter Elliot, seems doomed because of the young man's family connections and lack of wealth.
This title can be found in the Paperback Classics section of the library.
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Lab girl
by Hope Jahren
(1240 Lexile) A paleobiologist traces her childhood in her father's laboratory, her longtime relationship with a brilliant but wounded colleague, and the remarkable discoveries they have made both in the lab and during extensive field research.
This title can be found in the Adult Nonfiction section of the library under the call number 921 JAHREN.
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Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
(1480 Lexile) The epic tale of an eccentric country gentleman and his companion who set out as a knight and squire of old to right wrongs and punish evil in sixteenth-century Spain.
This title can be found in the Paperback Classics section of the library.
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Idea Makers: 15 Fearless Female Entrepreneurs
by Lowey Bundy Sichol
(1030 Lexile) Shares the incredible stories of fifteen women who changed the world through their entrepreneurship. Author Lowey Bundy Sichol presents five industries that women are leading in recent years: food, fashion and clothing, health and beauty, science and technology, and education.
This title can be found in the Teen Nonfiction section of the library under the call number TH 920 SICHO.
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Disability Visibility: 17 First-Person Stories for Today: Adapted for Young Adults
by Alice Wong
(1050 Lexile) Collects 17 thought-provoking essays written by disabled people that offer keen insight into the complex and rich disability experience, and ask readers to think of them as members of a community with its own history, culture and movements.
This title can be found in the Teen Nonfiction section of the library under the call number TH 920 DISAB.
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
(1140 Lexile) Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization and gene mapping.
This title is located in the Adult Nonfiction of the library under the call number 616.0277 SKLOO.
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My Losing Season by Pat Conroy(1100 Lexile) In a heartwarming new memoir, the author of The Water Is Wide reflects on the place of sports in his own life, describing his love of basketball, the role of the athlete for young men searching for their own identity and place in the world, his education at the Citadel, his relationship with his coach, and his journey to best-selling writer.
This book is located in the Adult Nonfiction section under the call number 796.3236 CONRO.
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In the Heart of the Sea: the Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
by Nathaniel Philbrick
(1210 Lexile) Recounts the story of the 1820 wreck of the whaleship Essex—which inspired Melville's classic Moby Dick—and its doomed crew's 90-day attempt to survive whale attacks and the elements on three tiny lifeboats, in a book that is the basis of the forthcoming film directed by Ron Howard.
This book is located in the Adult Nonfiction section under the call number 910.9164 PHILB.
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Maus : a Survivor's Tale
by Art Spiegelman
The author-illustrator traces his father's imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp through a series of disarming and unusual cartoons arranged to tell the story as a novel.
This book is located in the Adult Graphic Novel Section.
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Emma
by Jane Austen
(1070 Lexile) Content with her life and not interested in marriage, Emma Woodhouse, a rich and beautiful heiress, causes complications with her matchmaking schemes.
This book is located in the Paperback Classics section.
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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
(1010 Lexile) Jay Gatsby had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan, then lost her to a rich boy. Now, mysteriously wealthy, he is ready to risk everything to woo her back. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan has been acclaimed by generations of readers.
This title can be found in the Paperback Classics section of the library.
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Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
(1150 Lexile) The orphan, Pip, and the convict, Magwitch, the beautiful Estella, and her guardian, the embittered and vengeful Miss Havisham, the ambitious lawyer, Mr. Jaggers -- all have a part to play in the mystery.
This title can be found in the Paperback Classics section of the library.
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1776
by David G. McCullough
(1300 Lexile) The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian draws on personal correspondence and period diaries to present a landmark history of the American Revolution that ranges from the siege of Boston, to the American defeat at Brooklyn and retreat across New Jersey, to the stunning American victory at Trenton, capturing the people and events that transformed American history.
This title can be found in the Adult Non-fiction section of the library.
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Animal Farm
by George Orwell
(1170 Lexile) A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned--a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
This title can be found in the Paperback Classics section of the library.
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The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck
(1530 Lexile) This moving, classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those who would fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people. Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck traces the whole cycle of life: its terrors, its passions, its ambitions and rewards.
This title can be found in the Paperback Classics section of the library.
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Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein
In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as she relates what she must do to survive while keeping secret all that she can.
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne
(1000 Lexile) Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.
This title can be found in the Teen section of the library.
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