Suggested 12th Grade Reading

Updated December 21, 2024
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And then there were none /
Christie, Agatha,
Paper Book
First, there were ten--a curious assortment of strangers summoned as weekend guests to a private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to all of them, is nowhere to be found. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they're unwilling to reveal--and a...
Atomic habits : tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones
Clear, James
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 20 million copies sold! Translated into 60+ languages! Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of...
Beloved
Morrison, Toni,
Paper Book
Toni Morrison--author of Song of Solomon and Tar Baby--is a writer of remarkable powers: her novels, brilliantly acclaimed for their passion, their dazzling language and their lyric and emotional force, combine the unassailable truths of experience and emotion with the vision of legend...
Black boy :
Wright, Richard,
Paper Book
Richard Wright's powerful account of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is at once an unashamed confession and a profound indictment--a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering. When Black Boy exploded onto the literary...
Educated: a memoir /
Westover, Tara.
Stand-alone player
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge UniversityBook Club Pick for Now Read This, from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times "A coming-of-age memoir reminiscent of The...
The kite runner
Hosseini, Khaled.
Audiobook
The Kite Runner
On writing : a memoir of the craft
King, Stephen
Paper Book
"If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write."In 1999, Stephen King began to write about his craft -- and his life. By midyear, a widely reported accident jeopardized the survival of both. And in his months of recovery, the link between writing and living became...
The other Wes Moore : one name, two fates
Moore, Wes
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . From the governor of Maryland, the "compassionate" (People),"startling" (Baltimore Sun),"moving" (Chicago Tribune) true story of two kids with the same name- One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow,...
Parable of the Sower
Butler, Octavia E.
Paper Book
From a celebrated, award-winning author, a modern classic about a young girl fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world, perfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin and Margaret Atwood. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and...
Paying for College, 2025: Everything You Need to Maximize Financial Aid and Afford College
The Princeton Review
Paper Book
A SMARTER WAY TO PAY FOR COLLEGE. Take control of your financial aid experience with this essential guide-the only annual guidebook with line-by-line instructions for completing the FAFSA aid forms! Includes guidance for how to handle the redesigned FAFSA delays. Financing a...
The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo /
Reid, Taylor Jenkins.
Paper Book
"Riveting, heart-wrenching, and full of Old Hollywood glamour, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is one of the most captivating reads of 2017." --BuzzFeed "The epic adventures Evelyn creates over the course of a lifetime will leave every reader mesmerized. This wildly...

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