Top 10 Best Books To Read
Reading a book is both a fun and educational way to spend some of your free time. There are many different types of books from mystery to historical fiction to fantasy. Here are a few of our recommendations. You can check out books for free at your local library or the library at your school.
1. Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
The Harry Potter series is one of the most famous of all time. It has 7 books and the first one is titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The series is about a young wizard named Harry Potter who attends a magical school known as Hogwarts. Harry must face off against Lord Voldemort, the evil wizard who murdered his parents.
2. Wonder by RJ Palacio
Wonder is a moving book about a young boy named August with facial deformities. It tells the story of August’s start of middle school and the challenges he faces and the friendships he makes.
3. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis is a powerful story about the author’s childhood in Iran during the Iranian Revolution. It is a graphic novel meaning that there are pictures and words.
4. Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson is another famous series in America. It is an extremely funny, enjoyable read about a teenager named Percy who discovers he is the son of the Greek water god Poseidon making him half-human and half-God. It has 5 books in the series.
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games is an amazing trilogy about a nation with 12 districts and every year, a boy and girl from each district must fight to the death in an arena until there is only one survivor. The book is about Katniss Everdeen who is chosen to fight.
6. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The House on Mango Street tells the tale of Esperanza Cordero, a 12-year-old Mexican-American girl, who must discover her own identity while she grows up in the poor neighborhoods of Chicago.
7. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Hate U Give is about a 16-year-old girl named Starr Carter. The novel is about Starr’s reckoning with the killing of her best friend Khalil by a police officer.
8. The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Giver is an extremely interesting story about a young boy named Jonas who lives in a world without war, pain, crime, or fear. The government chooses your job and your family. The book asks the question of whether this world is better than the one we live in now.
9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Bridge to Terabithia is a beautiful story about two young children named Leslie and Jesse who create an imaginary kingdom named Terabithia full of magical creatures.
10. Divergent by Veronica Roth
Divergent is a thrilling book about a world where everyone must belong to one of five factions. The main character Tris does not fit into any of them but must learn to survive in the faction she chooses.