A High School Reading List from the Tayshas Program, a reading incentive program designed for young adults in Texas, grades 9-12, who are encouraged to read books from a selected reading list prepared by the Tayshas Committee.
| Samantha Abeel |
My Thirteenth Winter |
Orchard Books,
J 921 Ab |
(YA) Biography |
| Laurie Halse Anderson |
Catalyst |
Viking,
Y FIC And |
(YA) Fiction |
| Catherine Atkins |
Alt Ed |
Putnam,
Y FIC Atk |
(YA) Fiction |
| Rick Beyer |
The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History To Astonish, Bewilder, & Stupefy |
HarperResource |
(AD/YA) Nonfiction |
| Eugenie Bird |
Fairie~ality: The Fashion Collection from the House of Ellwand |
Candlewick Press |
(YA) Graphic |
| Holly Black |
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale |
Simon & Schuster,
Y FIC Bla |
(YA) Fantasy |
| Tim Bowler |
Storm Catchers |
Margaret K. McElderry Books,
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(FR) Mystery |
| Marcos Breton and Jose Luis Villegas (photographs) |
Home Is Everything: The Latino Baseball Story |
Cinco Puntos Press,
J 796.3570923 Br SPA ENG |
(YA) Nonfiction |
| Martha Brooks, Martha |
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
Y FIC Bro |
(YA) Fiction |
| Dan Brown |
The Da Vinci Code |
DoubleDay,
FIC Bro |
(AD/YA) Mystery |
| Michael Cart, editor |
Necessary Noise: Stories about Our Families As They Really Are |
Joanna Cotler Books,
Y SS Nec |
(YA) Collection |
| Jan Cheripko |
Rat |
Boyds Mills Press,
Y FIC Che |
(FR) Fiction |
| Catherine Clark |
Frozen Rodeo |
HarperCollins,
Y FIC Cla |
(YA) Fiction |
| Chris Crowe |
Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case |
P. Fogelman Books |
(YA) Nonfiction |
| Chris Crutcher |
King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-advised Autobiography |
Greenwillow Books,
J 921 C9572C |
(YA) Biography |
| Jennifer Donnelly |
A Northern Light |
Harcourt,
Y FIC Don |
(YA) Historical Fiction |
| Sharon Draper |
The Battle of Jericho |
Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
Y FIC Dra |
(YA) Fiction |
| Terri Fields |
After the Death of Anna Gonzales |
Henry Holt,
J 811.54 Fi |
(FR) Poetry |
| Lisa Fraustino, editor |
Soul Searching: Thirteen Stories about Faith and Belief |
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,
Y SS Sou |
(YA) Collection |
| Donald R. Gallo, editor |
Destination Unexpected: Short Stories |
Candlewick Press,
Y SS Des |
(YA) Collection |
| Charles Ghigna |
A Fury of Motion: Poems for Boys |
Boyds Mills Press,
|
(FR) Poetry |
| Gail Giles |
Dead Girls Don't Write Letters |
Roaring Brook Press,
Y FIC Gil |
(YA) Mystery |
| K. L. Going |
Fat Kid Rules the World |
G. P. Putnam's Sons,
Y FIC Goi |
(YA) Fiction |
| Beth Goobie |
Who Owns Kelly Paddik? |
Orca Books |
(FR) Fiction |
| John Halliday |
Shooting Monarchs |
Margaret K. McElderry Books,
Y FIC Hal |
(FR) Fiction |
| Marilyn Halvorson |
Bull Rider |
Orca Book |
(FR) Fiction |
| Brent Hartinger |
Geography Club |
HarperTempest,
Y FIC Har |
(YA) Fiction |
| Hayden Herrera, foreword |
Frida: Bringing Frida Kahlo's Life and Art to Film |
Newmarket Press,
791.4372 Fr |
(AD/YA) Nonfiction |
| Jeanette Ingold |
Mountain Solo |
Harcourt,
Y FIC Ing |
(YA) Fiction |
| Angela Johnson |
The First Part Last |
Simon & Schuster,
Y FIC Joh |
(FR) Fiction |
| Sue Monk Kidd |
The Secret Life of Bees |
Viking,
FIC Kid |
(AD/YA) Fiction |
| David Klass |
Home of the Braves |
Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus, & Giroux,
Y FIC Kla |
(YA) Fiction |
| John Lekich |
The Losers' Club |
Annick Press,
Y FIC Lek |
(FR) Fiction |
| Carolyn Mackler |
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things |
Candlewick Press,
Y FIC Mac |
(YA) Fiction |
| Graham McNamee |
Acceleration |
Wendy Lamb Books,
J FIC Mac |
(YA) Mystery |
| Laura and Tom McNeal |
Zipped |
Alfred A. Knopf,
FIC Mac |
(YA) Fiction |
| Milton Meltzer, editor |
Hour of Freedom: American History in Poetry |
Boyds Mills Press,
J 811.008 Ho |
(YA) Poetry |
| Jim Murphy |
Inside the Alamo |
Delacorte Press,
J 976.403 Mu |
(YA) Nonfiction |
| Beverly Naidoo |
Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope |
HarperCollins,
Y SS Nai |
(YA) Collection |
| Pete Nelson |
Left for Dead |
Delacorte Press,
J 940.545 Ne |
(YA) Nonfiction |
| Joan Lowery Nixon |
Nightmare |
Delacorte Press,
Y M Nix |
(FR) Mystery |
| Ejovi Nuwere |
Hacker Cracker: A Journey from the Mean Streets of Brooklyn to the Frontiers of Cyberspace |
William Morrow,
005.8092 N989n |
(AD/YA) Biography |
| Nancy Osa |
Cuba 15 |
Delacorte Press,
Y FIC Osa |
(YA) Fiction |
| Christopher Paolini |
Eragon |
Alfred A. Knopf,
Y FIC Pao |
(YA) Fantasy |
| Nathaniel Philbrick |
Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex |
G. P. Putnam's,
J 910.916 Ph |
(YA) Nonfiction |
| Tamora Pierce |
Trickster's Choice |
Random House,
Y FIC Pie |
(YA) Fantasy |
| Richard Platt |
Crime Scene: The Ultimate Guide to Forensic Science |
DK Publishing,
363.25 Pl |
(AD/YA) Nonfiction |
| Carol Plum-Ucci |
The She |
Harcourt,
Y FIC Plu |
(YA) Mystery |
| Natalie Jane Prior |
The Encyclopedia of Preserved People: Pickled, Frozen, and Mummified Corpses from Around the World |
Crown Publishers,
J 393.303 Pr |
(FR) Nonfiction |
| Francine Prose |
After |
Joanna Cotler Books,
Y FIC Pro |
(YA) Fiction |
| Kristen Randle |
Slumming |
HarperTempest |
(YA) Fiction |
| Madeleine Robins |
Point of Honour |
Forge,
FIC Rob |
(AD/YA) Mystery |
| René Saldaña, Jr. |
Finding Our Way: Stories |
Wendy Lamb Books,
Y SS Sal |
(FR) Collection |
| Marjane Satrapi |
Persepolis |
Pantheon,
GN Per |
(AD/YA) Graphic |
| Marcus Sedgwick |
The Dark Horse |
Wendy Lamb Books,
Y FIC Sed |
(YA) Fantasy |
| Tucker Shaw |
Flavor of the Week |
Hyperion,
Y FIC Sha |
(FR) Fiction |
| Michael Simmons |
Pool Boy |
Roaring Brook Press,
Y FIC Sim |
(FR) Fiction |
| Sherrie Smith |
Lucy the Giant |
Delacorte Press,
Y FIC Smi |
(YA) Fiction |
| Gary Soto |
The Afterlife |
Harcourt,
Y FIC Sot |
(FR) Fiction |
| Jerry Spinelli |
Milkweed |
Alfred A. Knopf,
Y FIC Spi |
(YA) Historical Fiction |
| Miriam Stone |
At the End of Words: A Daughter's Memoir |
Candlewick Press,
J 921 St |
(YA) Poetry |
| Michele Torrey |
To the Edge of the World |
Alfred A. Knopf,
Y FIC Tor |
(YA) Historical Fiction. |
| S. D. Tower |
The Assassins of Tamurin |
Eos,
FIC Tow |
(AD/YA) Fantasy |
| Terry Trueman |
Inside Out |
HarperTempest,
Y FIC Tru |
(FR) Fiction |
| Susanna Vance |
Deep |
Delacorte Press,
Y FIC Van |
(YA) Mystery |
| Will Weaver |
Claws: A Novel |
HarperTempest,
Y FIC Wea |
(YA) Fiction |
