2012 Best MG/YA Books

Here are the best selling Tween/Teen & YA Hardback Books for 2012 as reported by the New York Times. We have added reading information. (For the long list of 2011 Best sellers click here.)

A HERO FOR WONDLA
by Tony DiTerlizzi

**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal

Book#2. Everything is not as good as it seems in New Attica, and Eva Nine soon realizes becomes suspicious about the sinister going's on.

Word Count: 71,200
Page Count: 464
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 11.0
AR quiz: 151511


A MILLION SUNS
by Beth Revis

Book#2. (Across the Universe was 4.9) Elder has assumed leadership of the ship with no Phydus, but there's no harmony aboard the Godspeed. In fact, there's murder and the mystery of what the military was meant to do.

Word Count: 95,579
Page Count: 386
Accelerated Reading level: 5.1 / points: 14.0
AR quiz: 148963
Lexile: HL760L


BINK AND GOLLIE, TWO FOR ONE
by Kate DiCamillo, Alison McGhee, Tony Fucile (Illustrator)

The girls go to the State Fair and have a blast.

Word Count: 711
Page Count: 80
Accelerated Reading level 2.2 / points: .05
AR quiz: 151839
Lexile: AD270L


BITTERBLUE
by Grace Cashore

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** Kirkus

Book#3. Bitterblue is now queen. Leck is dead. But Leck's evil influence persists in this darkly toned book. (Older YA)

Word Count: 147,587
Page Count: 576
Accelerated Reading level: 5.6 / points: 23.0
AR quiz: 153664
Lexile: HL790L

(Graceling was at AR 5.3; Fire was at AR 6.2)


CINDER
by Marissa Meyer

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly

Cinder is a cyborg. Reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness her life becomes intertwined with a handsome Prince and an intergalactic struggle.

Word Count: 87,661
Page Count: 400
Accelerated Reading level 5.8 / points: 14.0
AR quiz: 148727
Lexile: 790L

CLOCKWORK PRINCE
by Cassandra Clare

Book #2 in the Infernal Devices series. (Clockwork Angel was at 5.6)

To see reading levels for the series, click here. 

Word Count: 139556
Page Count: 528
Accelerated Reading level: 5.7 / points: 22.0
AR quiz: 148254
Lexile: HL790L


CHOMP
by Carl Hiaasen

**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** Kirkus

The Florida Everglades provide the perfect backdrop for a reality survival show and Mickey Cray, a wild animal wrangler, and his son Wahoo are hired to keep the pampered Expedition Survival! star from accidentally killing himself with the local wildlife.

Word Count: 61,057
Page Count: 304
Accelerated Reading level: 5.2 / points: 9.0
AR quiz: 150641
Lexile: 800L


CONFESSIONS OF A MURDER SUSPECT
by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

On the night Malcolm and Maud Angel are murdered, Tandy Angel knows just three things: 1) She was the last person to see her parents alive. 2) The police have no suspects besides Tandy and her three siblings. 3) She can't trust anyone--maybe not even herself. Having grown up under Malcolm and Maud's intense perfectionist demands, no child comes away undamaged. Tandy decides that she will have to clear the family name, but digging deeper into her powerful parents' affairs is a dangerous-and revealing-game. Who knows what the Angels are truly capable of?

Word Count: 58,257
Page Count: 384
Accelerated Reading level: 5.4 / points: 9.0
AR quiz: 154425


CROSSED
by Ally Condie

In this sequel to “Matched,” Cassia makes her way to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky. (YA)

"Matched" received a Starred review from Publishers Weekly

Word Count: 83,432
Page Count: 367
Accelerated Reading level: 4.2 / points: 12.0
AR quiz: 147776
Lexile: HL630L


DAYS OF BLOOD AND STARLIGHT
(Daughter of Smoke and Bone, book #2)
by Laini Taylor

Second book in a brilliant series which has received many starred reviews from Kirkus and the like.  It is unfortunately not for all teens as there is profanity, sexual situations and violence.  

In book #1, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, we are introduced to Karou, a 17 year-old art student in exotic Prague.  She's something of a mystery as she has been raised by chimera and yet lives in the normal human world.  Or would be 'normal' if her guardian did not send her out on dangerous missions.  Trouble comes when angels attack, and she finds herself drawn to one of them. 

Word Count: 120,399
Page Count: 528
Accelerated Reading level: 5.6 / points: 19.0
AR quiz: 154839
--sample pages available


DEAD END IN NORVELT
by Jack Gantos

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus

A novel about an incredible two months for a kid named Jack Gantos, whose plans for vacation excitement are shot down when he is "grounded for life" by his feuding parents. But plenty of excitement comes Jack's way once his mom loans him out to help a fiesty old neighbor with a most unusual chore—typewriting obituaries filled with stories about the people who founded his utopian town.

Word Count: 73,597
Page Count: 352
Accelerated Reading level: 5.7 / points: 12.0
AR quiz: 146010


DIVERGENT

(Divergent #2)
by Veronica Roth

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly

Abnegation (selfless), Erudite (intelligence), Candor (honesty), Amity (peace), or Dauntless (brave): where would you fit? Beatrice lives in a society where she must choose either to remain with her family’s faction or set off towards independence and her beliefs. And what happens when the unity between these factions begins to fall apart?

Divergent is a fast-paced romance-driven read. Told in First Person, readers who liked Hunger Games and are tolerant of long drawn out romances are likely to find it just as interesting. Upon reading book#2 we've had to back off of our hardy recommendation. Indulgent Insurgent requires quite a bit of 'suspension of disbelief'. But still a fun summer-read type of book.

Some language, some sexual content, some romance (a note I add for some guys who asked me to add notes about such things).

Word Count: 105,143
Page Count: 576
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 16.0
AR quiz: 144400
Lexile: HL700L

DIVIDE AND CONQUER
(Infinity Ring book #2)
by Carrie Ryan

This is one of those series like 39 Clues where different authors write different volumes.  The first book was A Mutiny in Time by James Dashner.  (Dashner's book was AR 5.3 with 7.0 points)  It tells how best friends Dak and Sera stumble  a hand-held device known as the Infinity Ring which allows them to travel through time.  They travel, of course, and find out there has been a centuries-long secret war for the fate of mankind, and that they are needed to help set things right. 

In this book they try to stop a Viking Invasion.

Word Count: 42,459

Page Count:  192
Accelerated Reading level: 6.4 / points: 7.0
AR quiz: 155306
Lexile: 910L

--sample pages available

DODGER
by Terry Pratchett

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** HornBook
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist

Beloved and bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett combines high comedy with deep wisdom in this tale of an unexpected coming-of-age and one remarkable boy's rise in a complex and fascinating world.

Word Count: 105,635
Page Count:368
Accelerated Reading level: 7.0 / points: 18.0
AR quiz: 156288


EVERY DAY
by David Levithan

**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist

Every morning, he wakes in a different person’s body, in a different life. He's made peace with that, even established guidelines so that he leaves that person's life unchanged. This works fine until he wakes up one morning and meets Rhiannon. After that everything changes: Because finally he's found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day.

Word Count: 74,593
Page Count: 336
Accelerated Reading level: 4.3 / points: 11.0
AR quiz: 153413


EVERY THING ON IT
by Shel Silverstein

Poems and drawings by the genius author of "Where the Sidewalk Ends."

Reading Level Info: unknown
208 pages

GRACE, GOLD AND GLORY: My Leap of Faith
by Gabrielle Douglas and Michelle Burford

Gabrielle Douglas was amazing at the 2012 Olympics.  And this book is all about the hard working All-Around Gold Medal winner.

Reading Level Info: unknown
224 pages

HALLOWED
by Cynthia Hand

In Unearthly, Clara finds out that she is part angel. In this book a love triangle develops as Clara faces the ramifications of her destiny.

Word Count: 91,560
Page Count: 416
Accelerated Reading level: 4.1 / points: 13.0
AR quiz: 149236


INSURGENT
by Veronica Roth

Book#2 of DIVERGENT.

Tris and Four find themselves at the center of a Faction war. (YA)

Word Count: 106,028
Page Count: 544
Accelerated Reading level: 5.0 / points: 16.0
AR quiz: 151402

JUSTIN BIEBER: JUST GETTING STARTED

The pop star tells his own story

Page Count: 240
Reading Information: n/a

THE KANE CHRONICLES SURVIVAL GUIDE

by Rick Riordan

This illustrated guide teaches readers how to compile secret messages, read hieroglyphics, and recite ancient magic spells. Featuring enough information and extras to satisfy avid followers and budding Egyptologists alike, this guide will cast a spell on readers of all ages.

Word Count: 13159
Page Count: 144
Accelerated Reading level: 7.2 / points: 2.0
AR quiz: 150748
Lexile: 1110L

LAUREN CONRAD BEAUTY
by Lauren Conrad

Whether she's in front of the camera or behind the scenes, style icon Lauren Conrad has spent years learning from the pros and perfecting her look, and now she's sharing all her beauty secrets.

Page Count: 288
No reading information yet


LEGO BATMAN

by Daniel Lipkowitz

Explore each LEGO Batman set according to its location, key themes, events, and characters.

Reading Level Info: unknown
96 pages

THE LEGO BOOK
by Daniel Lipkowitz

56 new pages are added to this classic book that describes LEGO history.  Highlights includes new information about LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Ninjago, LEGO Friends, and much more.

Reading Level Info: unknown
256 pages

LEGO IDEAS BOOK
by Daniel Lipkowitz

Tips and tricks for taking your construction up a notch.

Reading Level Info: unknown
200 pages

LEGO STAR WARS CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA

by DK
More than 300 mini-figures.

Reading Level Info: unknown
208 pages




LIAR & SPY
by Rebecca Stead

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** HornBook

7th grader Georges (the S is silent) moves into a Brooklyn apartment building where he meets Safer, a twelve-year-old coffee-drinking loner and self-appointed spy. Georges becomes Safer's first spy recruit and his assignment is start tracking mysterious Mr. X. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: how far is too far to go for your only friend?

Word Count: 38,293
Page Count: 192
Accelerated Reading level: 3.8 / points: 5.0
AR quiz: 152752


LINCOLN'S LAST DAYS
by Bill O'Reilly and Dwight Jon Zimmerman

Adapted from Bill O’Reilly’s bestselling historical thriller, Killing Lincoln.

Word Count: 41,622
Page Count: 336
Accelerated Reading level: 7.5 / points: 7.0
AR quiz: 153378
Lexile: 1020L


THE LOST HERO
(Heroes of Olympus)
by Rick Riordan

Jason, Piper, and Leo, three students from a school for "bad kids," find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, where they learn they are demigods and begin a quest to free Hera, who has been imprisoned by Mother Earth herself. (middle-grades and up)

Word Count: 127,859
Page Count: 576
Accelerated Reading level: 4.5 / points: 19.0
AR quiz: 140427
Lexile: 660L


MICHAEL VEY: RISE OF THE ELGEN
(book #2 in Michael Vey series.)
by Richard Paul Evans

Michael attempts to save his mother.

Word Count: 86897
Page Count: 352
Accelerated Reading level: 4.0 / points: 12.0
AR quiz: 153129

MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE

by James Patterson & Chris Tebbetts. Illustrated by Laura Park

**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal

Book 1. Rafe breaks every rule in the book. (Ages 8 to 12)

Word Count: 30,992
Page Count: 288
Accelerated Reading level: 4.5 / points: 4.0
AR quiz: 144983
Lexile: 700L

MIDDLE SCHOOL: GET ME OUT OF HERE!

by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts. Illustrated by Laura Park

Book 2. Rafe finds out that Middle School is a lot more competitive than he thought.

Word Count: 25790
Page Count: 288
Accelerated Reading level: 4.4 / points: 4.0
AR quiz: 151572
Lexile: 680L

MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN

by Ransom Riggs

An island, an abandoned orphanage and a collection of curious photographs. (YA)

Word Count: 84,898
Page Count: 352
Accelerated Reading level: 5.7 / points: 13.0
AR quiz: 145802
Lexile: 890L


NANCY CLANCY, SUPER SLEUTH
(Fancy Nancy)
by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator)

In her chapter book debut, Fancy Nancy puts on a trench coat and sets about solving mysteries.

Word Count: 9,569
Page Count: 124
Accelerated Reading level: 3.3 / points: 1.0
AR quiz: 151125

LEGO NINJAGO CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA

Features tons of fun facts on the different characters, variants of each minifigure, and the various vehicles, weapons, and locations that make up the LEGO Ninjago world.

Reading information not available
Page Count:  176



PALACE OF STONE
(PRINCESS ACADEMY #2)
by Shannon Hale

Coming down from the mountain to a new life in the city is a thrill to Miri. She and her princess academy friends have been brought to Asland to help the future princess Britta prepare for her wedding. Miri makes friends but that only puts her in an awkward position, with torn loyalties between those friends and the princess.

Word Count: 64,260
Page Count:336
Accelerated Reading level: 5.2 / points: 10.0
AR quiz: 153169


PANDEMONIUM
by Lauren Oliver

The adventure continues from "Delirium" where we left Lena in the Wilds with Alex presumed dead. YA

"Delirium" received multiple Starred Reviews**

Word Count: 93,885
Page Count: 400
Accelerated Reading level: 5.4 / points: 14.0
AR quiz: 150769
Lexile: 760L

PAPER TOWNS  
by John Green

Quentin Jacobsen has had a thing for Margo Roth Spiegelman for ages.   So when she appears at this window one night he follows her on a romp, only to find out after she disappears that she was extremely unhappy.  Typical John Green Genius.

Word Count: 81,739
Page Count:  320
Accelerated Reading level: 5.4 / points: 13.0
AR quiz: 125323
Lexile: 850L


RAVEN BOYS
by Maggie Stiefvater

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus

There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark's Eve," Neeve said. "Either you're his true love . . . or you killed him.

Word Count: 102,956
Page Count: 416
Accelerated Reading level: 5.4 / points: 16.0
AR quiz: 153173


RUINS
 (Pathfind series)
by Orson Scott Card

When Rigg and his friends crossed the Wall between the only world they knew and a world they could not imagine, he hoped he was leading them to safety. But the dangers in this new wallfold are more difficult to see. Rigg, Umbo, and Param know that they cannot trust the expendable, Vadesh—a machine shaped like a human, created to deceive—but they are no longer certain that they can even trust one another.

Word Count: 133,325
Page Count:  544
Accelerated Reading level: 5.7 / points: 21.0
AR quiz: 154844


SAPPHIRE BLUE
by Kerstin Gier
Anthea Bell (Translator)

Gwen’s life has been a rollercoaster since she discovered she was the Ruby, the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. In between searching through history for the other time-travelers and asking for a bit of their blood (gross!), she’s been trying to figure out what all the mysteries and prophecies surrounding the Circle really mean.

Word Count:  86,108
Page Count: 368
Accelerated Reading level: 5.4 / points: 13.0
AR quiz: 154845


SECONDS AWAY
by Harlan Coben

When tragedy strikes close to home, Mickey Bolitar and his loyal new friends—sharp-witted Ema and the adorkably charming Spoon—find themselves at the center of a terrifying mystery involving the shooting of their friend Rachel. Now, not only does Mickey have to continue his quest to uncover the truth about the Abeona Shelter, the Butcher of Lodz and the mysterious death of his father, he needs to figure out who shot Rachel—no matter what it takes.

Word Count: 66,726
Page Count: 352
Accelerated Reading level: 3.8 / points: 9.0
AR quiz: 153508

SEEDS OF REBELLION
by Brandon Mulls

Book2 in the Beyonders series. Book 1 was best seller A World Without Heroes. This is an engaging, boy-friendly series.

Word Count: 132,457
Page Count: 512
Accelerated Reading level: 5.4 / points: 20.0
AR quiz: 150081
Lexile: 740L


THE CALLING
by Kelley Armstrong

When shapeshifter Maya and her friends are forced to flee a forest fire, they must use all their supernatural skills to get home.

Word Count: 69,084
Page Count: 336
Accelerated Reading level: 3.9 / points: 10.0
AR quiz: 151050
Lexile: HL570L


THE DEMIGOD DIARIES
by Rick Riordan

Lore on the Heroes of Olympus and Percy Jackson books.

Word Count: 46958
Page Count: 256
Accelerated Reading level: 4.5 / points: 7.0
AR quiz: 153379

THE EVOLUTION OF MARA DYER

by Michelle Hodkin

Mara Dyer tries to unravel the mystery of her powers and her relationship with Noah, but the truth evolves and choices prove deadly.  Gripping sequel to The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer.  (Unbecoming of Mara Dyer was at AR 4.3 / points: 13.0)

Page Count: 544
no reading information currently available

THE FAME GAME
by Lauren Conrad

Madison Parker made a name for herself as best frenemy of nice-girl-next-door Jane Roberts on the hot reality show L.A. Candy. Now Madison's ready for her turn in the spotlight and she'll stop at nothing to get it. (YA)

Word Count: 71,754
Page Count: 320
Accelerated Reading level: 5.2 / points: 11.0
AR quiz: 151129
Lexile: HL760L

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

by John Green

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly

**Starred Review** Kirkus

**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal

Sixteen year old Hazel has cancer. At a support group she meets Augustus. The teens fall in love. They wonder what their legacy will be after they are gone. Profanity and sexual references. (Older YA)

Word Count: 65752
Page Count: 386
Accelerated Reading level: 5.5/ points: 10.0
AR quiz: 148461
Lexile: 850L

THE INVADERS: Brotherband Chronicles

by John Flanagan

Book 2. In book #1, outcasts from Skandia battle other bands. In this book the Herons' celebrations come to a end when a relic sacred to the Skandians goes missing and they are blamed.

Word Count: 106831
Page Count: 432
Accelerated Reading level: 5.7/ points: 17.0
AR quiz: 151123


THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
by Brian Selznick

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** HornBook

2008 Randolph Caldecott Medal
National Book Award Finalist
#1 New York Times Bestseller
USA Today Bestseller
#1 BookSense Bestseller
New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2007
Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2007
Kirkus Best Book of 2007
New York Public Library Best Book for Reading and Sharing
American Library Association Notable Children's Book
American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults
2007 Quill Award Winner

When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

Word Count: 25,083
Page Count: 533
Accelerated Reading level: 5.1 / points: 4.0
AR quiz: 113692
Lexile: 820L


THE SELECTION
(Selection - Trilogy)
by Kiera Cass

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.

But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks. Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

Word Count: 80,248
Page Count: 336
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 12.0
AR quiz: 151515


SERAPHINA
by Rachel Hartman

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** Horn
**Starred Review** Booklist

Equal parts political thriller, murder mystery, bittersweet romance, and coming-of-age story. In this well crafted world Dragons and humans co-exist but only tenatively. If dragons weren't so curious about humankind, they could easily destroy them.

Word Count: 112929
Page Count: 480
Accelerated Reading level: 6.0 / points: 18.0
AR quiz: 152448


SHADOW AND BONE
by Leigh Bardugo

Alina Starkov is part of a regiment that has been fighting the Shadow Fold. She's never been considered remarkable but one day when attacked she reveals a dormant power. After this she's torn away from the life she knows and ends up in the royal court where she is to be trained in the magic arts.

Word Count: 81,215
Page Count: 368
Accelerated Reading level: 5.3 / points: 12.0
AR Quiz: 151863
--sample pages available
-- 1st 5 chapters available in Kindle format

STARSTRUCK
(Fame Game #2)
by Lauren Conrad

Reality Star Madison Parker discovers that not all publicity is good publicity after she turns herself in for shoplifting. Her Fame Game cast mates get screentime while she does public service work. Kate, on the other hand, tries to deal with the success of her breakout song, while Carmen struggles to get out from behind her mom's shadow.

Page Count: 304
No reading information yet

THE DIVINERS
by Libba Bray

Seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill is thrilled when she is exiled from small-town Ohio to New York City in 1926, even when a rash of occult-based murders thrusts Evie and her uncle, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult, into the thick of the investigation.

Word Count: 156,984
Page Count: 608
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 23.0
AR quiz: 153510


THE EMPTY CITY
(SURVIVORS #1)
by Erin Hunter

**Starred Review** Kirkus

Lucky is trapped in a strange and desolate new world with no food and foul water when the longpaws all disappear. He falls in with others left behind, including his littermate Bella, a Leashed Dog. Relying on other dogs—and having them depend on him—brings new dangers that Lucky isn't prepared for, but he may not be able to survive on his own. Can Lucky ever be a true Pack Dog?

Word Count: 53,953
Page Count:288
Accelerated Reading level: 5.2 / points: 8.0
AR quiz: 154358
--sample pages available


THE GOLDEN LILY
(Bloodlines #2)
by Richelle Mead

Hiding out at a posh Palm Springs boarding school, alchemist Sydney and Moroi princess Jill must navigate high school while hiding from the murderous Strigoi.

Word Count: 114,833
Page Count: 417
Accelerated Reading level: 5.0 / points: 17.0
AR quiz: 152049

(Bloodlines was AR 5.0 - AR Pts: 17.0. A 2011 Best)


THE SON OF NEPTUNE
(Heroes of Olympus #2)
by Rick Riordan

Our heroes battle up and down the West Coast with impossibly few days before disaster is unleashed, fighting new foes and finding new friends along the way.

Word Count: 117,675
Page Count: 544
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 17.0
AR quiz: 146841
Lexile: 640L

THE THRONE OF FIRE
by Rick Riordan

The Kanes seek the sun god, Ra; Book 2 of the Kane Chronicles. (Ages 10 and up)

Word Count: 113,038
Page Count: 464
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 17.0
AR quiz: 143960
Lexile: 710L


TILT
by Ellen Hopkins

3 teens, 3 stories— all interconnected through their parents’ family relationships. As the adults pull away, caught up in their own dilemmas, the lives of the teens begin to tilt….

Word Count:72,718
Page Count: 608
Accelerated Reading level: 3.8 / points: 10.0
AR quiz:154238
Lexile: HL590L


THROUGH MY EYES

by Tim Tebow & Nathan Whitaker

Tim Tebow, one of the best quarterbacks in college football history, traces his path to success, his childhood as the son of Christian missionaries, and how his faith combined with his drive to succeed have made him the person he is today.

Word Count: 92,644
Page Count: 216
Accelerated Reading level: 6.9 / points: 16.0
AR quiz: 146186


UNSTOPPABLE
by Tim Green

In his most dramatic and hard-hitting story yet, former NFL defensive end Tim Green writes about what it takes to be a winner, even when it seems like fate has dealt an impossible hand. Inspired by interviews with real-life cancer survivors and insider sports experience, this unforgettable story shows a brave boy who learns what it truly means to be unstoppable.

Word Count: 60,273
Page Count: 352
Accelerated Reading level: 4.4 / points: 9.0
AR quiz: 153641


UNWHOLLY
by Neal Shusterman

A sequel to UNWIND. Thanks to Connor, Lev, and Risa—and their high-profile revolt at Happy Jack Harvest Camp—people can no longer turn a blind eye to unwinding. Ridding society of troublesome teens while simultaneously providing much-needed tissues for transplant might be convenient, but its morality has finally been brought into question. However, unwinding has become big business, and there are powerful political and corporate interests that want to see it not only continue, but also expand to the unwinding of prisoners and the impoverished.

Word Count: 116,298
Page Count: 416
Accelerated Reading level: 5.8 / points: 18.0
AR quiz: 154002
Lexile: 860L

WHO COULD THAT BE AT THIS HOUR?

by Lemony Snicket

**Starred Review** Kirkus

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly

In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket began his apprenticeship in an organization nobody knows about. He started by asking questions that shouldn't have been on his mind. Now he has written an account that should not be published, in four volumes that shouldn't be read. This is the first volume.
Word Count: 36,757
Page Count: 272
Accelerated Reading level: 5.5 / points: 6.0
AR quiz: 154479


WONDER
by R. J. Palacio

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** Booklist

Auggie Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now, when he will enter the 5th grade.

Word Count: 73053
Page Count: 320
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 11.0
AR quiz: 149900

WONDERSTRUCK
by Brian Selznick

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** Booklist

Another fabulous book from Brian. Like The Invention of Hugo Cabret, this story is a mix of graphic novel and words.

Word Count: 26,125
Page Count: 464
Accelerated Reading level: 5.4 / points: 4.0
AR quiz: 146551
Lexile: 830L

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