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Student Favorites

DHHS students were surveyed in February 2020 and the following titles were some of their suggestions! Enjoy!

Freshmen & Sophomore Favorites
Junior & Senior Recommendations

Freshmen & Sophomore Favorites

1984 by George Orwell

1984 by George Orwell

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Maze Runner by James Dashner

Maze Runner by James Dashner

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz

Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz

Allies by Alan Gratz

Allies by Alan Gratz

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt

Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick

Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick

All We Have Left by Wendy Mills

All We Have Left by Wendy Mills

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds

A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer

A Child Called %22It%22 by Dave Pelzer

1984 by George Orwell

1984 by George Orwell

Every Day by David Levithan

Every Day by David Levithan

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Looking for Alaska by John Green

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

Boy21 by Matthew Quick

Boy21 by Matthew Quick

Crossover by Kwame Alexander

Crossover by Kwame Alexander

Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25

Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

The Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Black

The Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Black

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi

Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi

Beartown by by Fredrik Backman

Beartown by by Fredrik Backman

The Prom: A Novel Based on the Hit Broadway Musical by Saundra Mitchell

The Prom: A Novel Based on the Hit Broadway Musical by Saundra Mitchell

Furyborn by Claire Legrand

Furyborn by Claire Legrand

One in Five: How We're Fighting for Our Dyslexic Kids in a System That's Failing Them by Micki Boas

One in Five: How We're Fighting for Our Dyslexic Kids in a System That's Failing Them by Micki Boas

Ground Zero by Alan Gratz

Ground Zero by Alan Gratz

Junior & Senior Recommendations

In February, students answered a survey in English classes listing their favorite titles. The results below are from Juniors and Seniors.

Upper classmen favorites

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Educated by Tara Westover

Educated by Tara Westover

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

The Blind Side by Michael Lewis

The Blind Side by Michael Lewis

Room by Emma Donoghue

Room by Emma Donoghue

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimanmanda Ngozi

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimanmanda Ngozi

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle

Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

Black Boy by Richard Wright

Black Boy by Richard Wright

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe by Madeline Miller

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance

Lovely War by Julie Berry

Lovely War by Julie Berry

How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

The Stand by Stephen King

The Stand by Stephen King

Zeitoun by Dave Eggers

Zeitoun by Dave Eggers

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart