High School Booklist (9th-12th Grade)

Favorite picks and great reads for high schoolers (9th thru 12th grade) readers selected by our teen librarians. The Young Adult Collection is made up of books for a wide age range (12-18 years old) and includes a variety of different topics and interests. Not all titles will be appropriate for all readers.
 

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1. The bodyguard unit: Edith Garrud, women's suffrage, and jujitsu

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Author:
Xavier, Clément, 1981-
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East Regional - Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA B GARRUD
North Regional - Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA B GARRUD
Oberlin Regional - Young Adult Graphic Novels has 2
YA B GARRUD
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"In the early 20th century, English suffragist group the Women's Social and Political Union formed an all-women security unit. Trained by Edith Garrud, these "jujitsuffragettes" fought against abuse and arrest while pursuing long overdue rights"--

2. The forest of stolen girls

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Author:
Hur, June
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3 stars
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In 1426 in Joseon, a year after her father vanishes while investigating the disappearance of thirteen girls, eighteen-year-old Min Hwani returns to the island of Jeju to pick up his trail with the help of her estranged sister.

3. The racers: how an outcast driver, an American heiress, and a legendary car challenged Hitler's best

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Author:
Bascomb, Neal
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Fuquay-Varina Community - Young Adult Non-Fiction
YA796.72 BASCO
North Regional - Young Adult Non-Fiction
YA796.72 BASCO
Southeast Regional - Young Adult Non-Fiction
YA796.72 BASCO
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"In the years before World War II, Adolf Hitler wanted to prove the greatness of the Third Reich in everything from track and field to motorsports. The Nazis poured money into the development of new race cars, and Mercedes-Benz came out with a stable of supercharged automobiles called Silver Arrows. Their drivers dominated the sensational world of European Grand Prix racing and saluted Hitler on their many returns home with victory. As the Third Reich...