District 204 Book Lists
These book lists were selected by District 204 high school LMC Directors & classroom teachers. For awards and lists developed outside our district, check out our Good Books Websites and other book lists pages.
Blood...Murder
Interested in an edge of your seat thriller, check out some murder mysteries you must read! |
Compelling Memoirs
Interested in other peoples' stories? Check out these books that give you a peek into someone else's life. |
Don't Look Behind You: Psychological Thrillers
These thriller novels will keep you guessing with their unreliable narrators and plot twists and turns. Is the mystery all in their heads or is danger lurking around the next corner? |
I Can Overcome
Looking for some inspiration? These stories will lift your spirits and make you think maybe your problems aren't insurmountable. |
International Authors
Looking for a book written by an author not from the United States? Check out one of these titles? |
Long Distance Love
Love is hard enough, being apart makes it seem impossible. |
LGBTIAP+
Looking for a great read with a main character who happens to identify as LGBTIAP+? Look no further. |
Surprise Endings & Plot Twists
Like a book with a ending you didn't see coming, or a twist that comes out of nowhere? Try these books! |
Uncontrollable tears
Books that lead to uncontrollable tears |
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Like Tik Tok, But In Print
Short story collections and anthologies. Stop after one, or keep swiping for more. If You Liked One of Us is Lying
Like the plot twists and multiple points of view in the One of Us is Lying? You might like these too. Netflix & Read
Is the book better? Or the Netflix Original adaptation? There's only one way to find out. |
Strong Female Leads
Whether fantastical, historical, or realistic, these girls are champions of their own worlds. Once Upon A Time
Just because they're based on stories you grew up hearing, doesn't mean these retellings aren't 100% their own. |
Backstage Pass
Drop a beat, a rhyme, a bass line, a lyric...these books about teen rock stars hit all the right notes. Going Viral
Social media + relationships? It's complicated. |
These Books Are My Paddles
Graphic novels perfect for fans of Stranger Things. |