100 Books Before Graduation – Reading Recommendations

Getting started on our new 100 Books Before Graduation reading challenge? Check out these suggestions to get you started!

These are broken out with grade suggestions, but we think all of these are great ideas for anyone!

9th Grade

1. a book based on a movie or tv show
2. a superhero graphic novel or comic
3. Mascot by Charles Walters
4. a book by your favorite author
5. a book about high school
6. a Don Brown graphic novel
7. a book with a number in the title
8. a true story
9. a book with a blue cover
10. a book set in the Midwest
11. a book that was recommended by a friend
12. a funny book
13. a "Rick Riordan Presents" book
14. a book based only on the title
15. a book by Walter Dean Myers
16. a "How To" book
17. a mystery or thriller book
18. a book with less than 200 pages
19. Amari and the Night Brothers by BB Alston
20. a book published more than 10 years ago
21. a short story collection
22. a book set in another country
23. a book you tried but didn't finish
24. a book you liked in elementary school
25. a book with more than 200 pages

10th Grade

1. a book with a dragon on the cover
2. a book in a series
3. A First Time For Everything by Dan Santat
4. a historical fiction book
5. a book from the year you were born
6. a book that starts with the letter "L"
7. a book with an interesting cover
8. a biography or memoir
9. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
10. a book that features technology
11. a book recommended by a librarian
12. a book of poetry or novel-in-verse
13. a book based on mythology
14. a book about high school
15. a version of The Great Gatsby
16. a book written by an author of color
17. a book you own but haven't read
18. a book about monsters
19. a book by Ellen Hopkins
20. a book with a black cover
21. a fantasy graphic novel
22. How to Money by Jean Sherman Chatzky
23. a book from a genre you don't usually read
24. a book with the word "the" in the title
25. a book by a Wisconsin author

11th Grade

1. a book by Jason Reynolds
2. a mystery book
3. a book that has won an award
4. a book that you had to read in school
5. a banned book
6. a nonfiction book
7. a realistic fiction book
8. a book with more than 400 pages
9. a book recommended by a family member
10. a book recommended by a teacher
11. a diary or memoir
12. a book that starts with the letter "A"
13. a book about true crime or a crime story
14. a book with a character with a disability
15. Strong Like You by TL Simpson
16. March: Book One by John Lewis
17. a horror book
18. a book with a colorful cover
19. a science fiction book
20. a survival story
21. a book about a historical event
22. a book with less than 200 pages
23. a graphic novel adaptation of a book
24. a book featuring an animal
25. a book set in space

12th Grade 

1. a book about a senior in high school
2. a book set in a place you want to visit
3. a book you saw on BookTok
4. a non-fiction graphic novel
5. Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
6. a book you loved as a kid
7. a book from a genre you don't usually read
8. a book written more than 50 years ago
9. a book on YALSA's "Teen Top Ten" list
10. a book published this year
11. an award-winning book
12. Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig
13. a book about Prom
14. a book about something you want to do
15. a banned book
16. a book by a Wisconsin author
17. a book by John or Hank Green
18. a book by a debut author
19. a book featuring a natural disaster
20. an illustrated book
21. a book from the year you started high school
22. a book by John Scalzi
23. a book with a food in the title
24. a picture book
25. your favorite book of all time!