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Hi-Interest Fiction Books for Grades 9-12

High-interest Fiction books are specifically designed to engage and maintain readers’ attention by focusing on exciting, enjoyable, or relatable topics. These books can help struggling or reluctant readers connect to books and inspire a love of reading. High-interest books feature themes and genres that are designed to engage and excite, including subjects like sports, humor, fantasy, sci-fi, and relatable social situations. 

Capture and Sustain Attention: High-interest Fiction books are designed to be relevant to the students’ lives and experiences. For reluctant readers, who often find reading boring, they can spark curiosity and draw them into the habit of reading. 

Provide a Sense of Achievement: Struggling readers often feel frustrated with the reading experience. Accessible, high-interest Fiction books can create the enthusiasm and pride that is often missing, encouraging them to continue reading. 

Encourage Regular Reading: High-interest Fiction books help motivate students to read more frequently, which naturally leads to improvements in vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. 

Address Diverse Interests and Genres: High-interest Fiction books come in a wide variety of genres, from action-packed adventures to thought-provoking mysteries, biographies, and graphic novels. This variety helps teachers find books that match the unique interests of each student.

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Hope Was Here

By Bauer, Joan
Fiction
Young Adult
11 Professional reviews

Peak (Peak Marcello Adventure, Book 1)

By Smith, Roland
Fiction
Young Adult
12 Professional reviews

Call Us What We Carry : Poems

By Gorman, Amanda
Nonfiction
Young Adult
2 Professional reviews
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Beasts and Beauty Dangerous Tales

By Chainani, Soman
Fiction
Young Adult
5 Professional reviews
Resources Available

Survive the Dome

By Jackson, Kosoko
Fiction
Young Adult
7 Professional reviews
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All My Rage

By Tahir, Sabaa
Fiction
Young Adult
10 Professional reviews

Family of Liars (Liars Duology, Book 1)

By Lockhart, E
Fiction
Young Adult
6 Professional reviews

Anatomy : a Love Story (Anatomy Duology, Book 1)

By Schwartz, Dana
Fiction
Young Adult
6 Professional reviews
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A Snake Falls to Earth

By Little Badger, Darcie
Fiction
Young Adult
9 Professional reviews

Firekeeper's Daughter

By Boulley, Angeline
Fiction
Young Adult
10 Professional reviews
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Black Birds in the Sky : the Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

By Colbert, Brandy
Nonfiction
Young Adult
8 Professional reviews
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Gifts (Annals of the Western Shore, Book 1)

By Le Guin, Ursula K
Fiction
Young Adult
14 Professional reviews

Farewell to Manzanar : a True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment

By Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki
Biography; Nonfiction
Young Adult
6 Professional reviews

Michael Vey : the Prisoner of Cell 25 (Michael Vey, Book 1)

By Evans, Richard Paul
Fiction
Young Adult
5 Professional reviews

Mexican Whiteboy

By de la Pena, Matt
Fiction
Young Adult
13 Professional reviews

Wicked Girls : a Novel of the Salem Witch Trials

By Hemphill, Stephanie
Fiction
Young Adult
12 Professional reviews

Outside Beauty

By Kadohata, Cynthia
Fiction
Young Adult
16 Professional reviews
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The Boy in the Black Suit

By Reynolds, Jason
Fiction
Young Adult
13 Professional reviews
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Curveball : the Year I Lost My Grip

By Sonnenblick, Jordan
Fiction
Young Adult
12 Professional reviews

Along for the Ride : a Novel

By Dessen, Sarah
Fiction
Young Adult
16 Professional reviews

The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, Book 1)

By Dashner, James
Fiction
Young Adult
15 Professional reviews
Resources Available

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