THE GUARDIAN asked 2,000 UK schools to vote for their fave books of 2013. Here are their choices with reading information.
GLASS HOUSES(Morganville Vampires Vol. 1)
by Rachel Caine
Claire
Danvers is a brainy 16 year-old whose parents won't let her go away to
school, so she ends up at a local college. Turns out she might have
been better off far away because the town of Morganville is filled with
vampires and vampire killers.
Finding
dorm life a bummer, Claire moves out to share a place with 3 buddies.
People she soon comes to love so fiercely that she face down vampires
and bikers to keep them safe.
YA -- cursing, violence, mildly 'adult' situations
Reading Information:
Word Count: 76,278
Page Count: 256
Accelerated Reading level: 4.3 / points: 11.0
AR quiz: 128507
Lexile: 650L
--sample pages available
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN(Harry Potter # 3)
by J.K. Rowling
This
is the one which starts with Harry making horrible Aunt Marge into a
gas-bag that floats away. On other fronts, the horrible guards of
Azkaban prison are called to protect the school when a mass murderer
escapes.
Word Count: 106,821
Page Count: 448
Accelerated Reading level: 6.7 / points: 18.0
AR quiz: 32082
Lexile: 880L
TWILIGHT(book #1)
by Stephanie Meyers
Squee!!! (do I really need to say more)
Word Count: 118,975
Accelerated Reading level: 4.9 / points: 18.0
AR quiz: 101659
Lexile: 720L
ALEX RIDER - CROCODILE TEARS(Alex Rider #8)
by Anthony Horowitz
A Guy-friendly read.
Alex
is only 14 years-old, but he works for MI6, the British espionage
group. In this story an evil fake philanthropist creates disasters so
he can steal the money sent in by people trying to help those who were
afflicted.
Word Count: 93,851
Page Count: 400
Accelerated Reading level: 5.4 / points: 14.0
AR quiz: 133870
Lexile: 740L
THE DEAD GIRLS DANCE(Morganville Vampires #2)
by Rachel Caine
The Good: Claire has a new boyfriend. The Bad: a local frat house is throwing a 'Dead Girls Dance' party.
Word Count: 76,244
Page Count: 256
Accelerated Reading level: 4.4 / points: 11.0
AR quiz: 137525
Lexile: 630L
THE UGLY TRUTH(Diary of a Wimpy Kid #5)
by Jeff Kinney
Greg and Rowley fight, and his family tells him stop being such a slacker. Sample pages available.
Word Count: 18,979
Page Count: 224
Accelerated Reading level: 5.5 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 140879
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE(Harry Potter # 4)
by J.K. Rowling
Harry struggles with growing up. Viktor Krum's crush on Hermione. Harry stinks badges, and Quidditch!
Word Count: 190,858
Page Count: 752
Accelerated Reading level: 6.8 / points: 32.0
AR quiz: 40670
Lexile: 880L
MATES, DATES AND SOLE SURVIVORS(Truth Dare Kiss Or Promise #5)
by Cathy Hopkins
Everybody has a boyfriend except Lucy,
and since she put Tony on the back burner he’s found someone else. Then
on a spa weekend with Izzie, Lucy meets someone who seems just right.
And he feels the same way about her. But after a while, she starts to
feel smothered. Can someone love you too much? Maybe the life of a
singleton isn’t so bad after all.
No reading info. The rest of the series is at AR 4 levels.
Page Count:176
SURVIVAL(Alpha Force #1) [Import]
by Chris Ryan
Chris Ryan was an SAS officer before becoming an adult, and now YA author.
In
this first book in the Alpha Force series, five kids --- Alex, Li,
Paulo, Hex and Amber -- become shipwrecked on a desert island. Facing komodo dragons, sharks and pirates forces them into a fighting unit.
Readers will love the survival tips from a pro.
Readers will love the survival tips from a pro.
Page Count: 298
No reading info available at this time.
BATTLE OF THE LABYRINTH(Percy Jackson and the Olympians #4)
by Rick Riordan
Great guy-friendly series.
In
this book, time is running out as violence escalates towards all out
war; and even Camp Half-Blood becomes vulnerable. To stop Krono's army,
Percy and his buddies must
set out on a quest through the Labyrinth
Word Count: 85,079
Page Count: 384
Accelerated Reading level: 4.1 / points: 12.0
AR quiz: 122983
Lexile: 590L
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