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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before. Book 1. 2014.

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

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  1. Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before. Book 1 2014 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universeby Benjamin A. Saenz

  2. After the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano destroys his city and its surroundings, fifteen-year-old Alex must journey from Cedar Falls, Iowa, to Illinois to find his parents and sister, trying to survive in a transformed landscape and a new society in which all the old rules of living have vanished. Book 2 2014 Ashfall Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 Ashfall by Mike Mullin

  3. Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos. Book 3 2014 Bomb Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon By Steve Sheinkin

  4. In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as she relates what she must do to survive while keeping secret all that she can. Book 4 2014 Code Name Verity Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

  5. A boy with autism teams up with the high school bully to get to the bottom of a cafeteria crime. Book 5 2014 Colin Fischer Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 Colin Fischer by Ashley Miller & Zach Stentz

  6. Book 6 An account of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 relates the stories of two men who shaped the history of the event--architect Daniel H. Burnham, who coordinated its construction, and serial killer Herman Mudgett. 2014 Devil in the White City Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

  7. A military paratrooper and White House fellow contrasts events from his life with those of a man with the same name from the same place who’s serving a life sentence in prison, to explore the issues that separate the outcomes of success and failure. Book 7 2014 Discovering Wes Moore Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 Discovering Wes Moore by Wes Moore

  8. After humiliating her parents with her unrestrained behavior at a party, Evie is sent to live with her eccentric uncle in New York City – a “punishment" that utterly delights Evie, who can't wait to enjoy the Roaring Twenties. But when her Uncle Will, curator of the Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult, is called on to help solve a rash of bizarre, other-worldly murders, Evie is drawn in to the investigations because of a special ability she's tried to keep secret. Book 8 2014 The Diviners Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 The Diviners by Libba Bray

  9. A veteran of years of simulated war games, Ender believes he is engaged in one more computer war game when in truth he is commanding the last fleet of Earth against an alien race seeking the complete destruction of Earth. Book 9 2014 Ender’s Game Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

  10. Known to him/herself only as "A," the narrator of this philosophically electrifying novel wakes up every morning in the body of a different person. This constant, inexplicable change – A is usually around the same age but has experienced different genders, ethnicities, personality types, etc. -- has made A unusually circumspect, mature, and careful not to alter anything that would impact the lives of those whose bodies s/he's inhabited. It makes for a lonely existence...until A falls in love with a girl named Rhiannon and breaks those rules, just to see her again. Book 10 2014 Every day Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 every day by David Levithan

  11. Describes the conditions in the textile industry in the early 20th century that caused the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, a fire which led to the death of many young women. This book explains the fire’s impact on the labor movement and on society. Book 11 2014 Flesh & Blood So Cheap Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 Flesh & Blood So Cheap by Albert Marrin

  12. Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. Book 12 2014 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

  13. Every year at Mount Washington High School somebody posts a list of the prettiest and ugliest girls from each grade--this is the story of eight girls, freshman to senior, and how they are affected by the list. Book 13 2014 The List Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 The List by Siobhan Vivian

  14. Retells the stories of Greek mythology, discussing how their major themes can be applied to concerns in modern, everyday life and including items for discussion and short dialogues for young readers to act out the narratives. Book 14 2014 Greek Mythology for Teens Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 Greek Mythology for Teens by Zachary Hamby

  15. Cambodian child soldier Arn Chorn-Pond defied the odds and used all of his courage and wits to survive the murderous regime of the Khmer Rouge. Book 15 2014 Never Fall Down Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick

  16. A story about what it’s like to travel that strange course through the uncharted territory of high school - the world of first dates, family dramas, and new friends, of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, of those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up. Book 16 2014 The Perks of Being a Wallflower Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

  17. An African-American family is united in love and pride as they struggle to overcome poverty and harsh living conditions, in the award-winning 1959 play about an embattled Chicago family. Book 17 2014 A Raisin in the Sun Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

  18. In a world where dragons and humans coexist in an uneasy truce and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals, while she struggles to accept and develop her extraordinary musical talents. Book 18 2014 Seraphina Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

  19. Wounded in Iraq while his Army unit is on convoy and treated for many months for traumatic brain injury, the first person Ben remembers from his earlier life is his autistic brother. Book 19 2014 Somebody Please Tell Me Who I Am Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am by Harry Mazer

  20. From the super heroines of today to ‘Goddesses of Tomorrow,’ Madrid questions the position of women in the world of superhero fantasy, showing the parallels between society’s expectations and the depiction of American women in comic fiction. Book 20 2014 Supergirls Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines by Mike Madrid

  21. Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily receives special protections from the spiritual forces of Neverland, but then she meets her tribe's most dangerous enemy--Peter Pan--and falls in love with him. Book 21 2014 Tiger Lily Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 Tiger Lily By Jodi Lynn Anderson

  22. Seventeen-year-old Oregon teenager Kelsey forms a bond with a circus tiger who is actually one of two brothers, Indian princes Ren and Kishan, who were cursed to live as tigers for eternity, and she travels with him to India where the tiger's curse may be broken once and for all. Book 22 2014 Tiger’s Curse Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 Tiger’s Curse by Colleen Houck

  23. A beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century. It is a poignant and moving tale filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, crowded with life and people and incident. The story of young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the slums of Williamsburg has enchanted and inspired millions of readers for more than sixty years. Book 23 2014 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

  24. At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adams’s beloved Hitchhiker series: • The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe • Life, the Universe and Everything • So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish • Mostly Harmless Book 24 2014 The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

  25. Relates the story of a U.S. airman who survived when his bomber crashed into the sea during World War II, spent forty-seven days adrift in the ocean before being rescued by the Japanese Navy, and was held as a prisoner until the end of the war. Book 25 2014 Unbroken Read for a Lifetime Next 2013 Unbroken: a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

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