INDEPENDENT READING PROGRAM*

Students involved in the Independent Reading Program must choose their reading titles from this list. New titles are added on a monthly basis - check the library website (http://churchill.vsb.bc.ca) often or ask one of the teacher-librarians! The new titles are in blue AND underlined.

Level Key: C = Challenging M = Moderate E = Easy EE = Double Easy

Author / Title / Tags / Level
Abuelaish, Izzeldin / I Shall Not Hate / Popular Non-Fiction: 921 ABU / M
Adams, Richard / Watership Down / Fantasy/Animal/Adventure / C
Addison, Corban / A Walk Across the Sun / Child Trafficking/India/Orphans / C
Adichi, Chimamanda Ngozi / Half of a Yellow Sun / 1960s/Nigeria/Biafra War / C
Adiga, Aravind / The White Tiger / Caste System/Corruption/India / M
Aker, Don / The First Stone / Teen/Delinquency/Coming of Age / M
Albom, Mitch / The First Phone Call from Heaven / Afterlife/Inspirational / M
Albom, Mitch / The Five People You Meet in Heaven / Afterlife/Inspirational / E
Albom, Mitch / Tuesdays with Morrie / Friendship/Inspirational / M
Alexi, Sherman / The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian / Teen/Humour / M
Alexis, André / Fifteen Dogs / Allegory/Intelligent Dogs / C
Ali, Monica / Brick Lane / Romance/Arranged Marriage/England / C
Allende, Isabel / City of the Beasts / Fantasy/Amazon River / M
Allende, Isabel / Daughter of Fortune / Adventure/Gold Rush / C
Allende, Isabel / Inés of my Soul / 16th C/South America/Immigrants / C
Allende, Isabel / Island Beneath the Sea / 18th C/Caribbean/Adventure / C
Allende, Isabel / Maya’s Notebook / Drug Addiction/Chile/Teen / C
Allende, Isabel / The Japanese Lover / Japanese Internment/Romance / C
Alvarez, Julia / How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents / Coming of Age/Immigrants/Siblings / M
Alvarez, Julia / In the Time of the Butterflies / 1800s/Dominican Republic / M
Amirrezvani, Anita / The Blood of Flowers / 17th C/Persia/Family / C
Anderson, Laurie Halse / Catalyst / Teen/Coming of Age / M
Anderson, Laurie Halse / Speak / Teen/Coming of Age / M
Andrews, Jesse / Me and Earl and the Dying Girl / Teen/Humour/Cancer / E
Angelou, Maya / I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings / Popular Non-Fiction: 921 ANG / C
Anna, Threes / Waiting for the Monsoon / India/Love/War/Poverty / C
Anonymous / Go Ask Alice / Teen/Drug Abuse / M
Archer, Jeffrey / Kane and Abel / Family/Revenge / C
Armstrong, Kelley / The Gathering (Darkness Rising 1) / Supernatural/Survival / M
Armstrong, Kelley / The Calling (Darkness Rising 2) / Horror/Supernatural / M
Armstrong, Kelley / The Rising (Darkness Rising 3) / Supernatural/Coming of Age / M
Armstrong, Kelley / The Summoning (Darkest Powers 1) / Horror/Supernatural / M
Armstrong, Kelley / The Awakening (Darkest Powers 2) / Horror/Supernatural / M
Armstrong, Kelley / The Reckoning (Darkest Powers 3) / Horror/Supernatural / M
Arnold, David / Mosquitoland / Teen/Road Trip/Family/Humour / M
Asher, Jay / Thirteen Reasons Why / Teen/Suicide/Bullying / M
Atkinson, Kate / Behind the Scenes at the Museum / England/Family / C
Atwood, Margaret / The Handmaid’s Tale / Classic/SF/Dystopia / C
Atwood, Margaret / The Heart Goes Last / Dystopia/Dark Comedy / C
Atwood, Margaret / The Penelopiad / Classic/Greek Myth retold / M
Atwood, Margaret / The Blind Assassin / Sisters/Family/Abuse / C
Austen, Jane / Emma / Classic/Victorian Era/Romance / C
Austen, Jane / Mansfield Park / Classic/Romance/Family/Morals / C
Austen, Jane / Persuasion / Classic/Victorian Era/Romance / M
Austen, Jane / Sense and Sensibility / Classic/Victorian Era/Sisters / C
Avi / The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle / Teen/1880s/Action/Sea Adventure / E
Avi / Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror / Mystery/Murder/Thriller / E
B., David / Epileptic / Graphic Novel/Illness/War / M
Babbitt, Natalie / Tuck Everlasting / Fantasy/Immortality / EE
Bacigalupi, Paolo / Ship Breaker (1) / Dystopia/Survival/Friendship / M
Bacigalupi, Paolo / The Drowned Cities (2) (Companion to Ship Breaker) / Dystopia/War/Friendship / M
Bacon, Charlotte / There is Room for You / India/Family / C
Badami, Anita Rau / Tamarind Mem / India/Mother & Daughter / C
Badami, Anita Rau / Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? / Immigrants/Sikh / C
Badami, Anita Rau / Tell it to the Trees / Murder/Child Abuse / M
Badami, Anita Rau / The Hero’s Walk / India/Orphans / C
Banks, Lynne Reid / The Dungeon / 14th C/Revenge/Scotland/Travel / EE
Barbery, Muriel / The Elegance of the Hedgehog / Paris/Humour / C
Barker, Clive / Abarat (The Abarat Series 1) / Dark Fantasy/Magic/Friendship / E
Barker, Clive / Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War (The Abarat Series 2) / Dark Fantasy/Magic/Friendship / E
Barker, Clive / Absolute Midnight (The Abarat Series 3) / Dark Fantasy/Magic/Friendship / E
Barry, Lynda / One Hundred Demons! / Graphic Novel/Family/Adolescence / E
Basran, Gurjinder / Everything was Goodbye / Indo-Canadian Culture/Arranged Marriage/Family/Relationships / M
Beah, Ishmael / A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier / Popular Non-Fiction: 921 BEA / M
Beasley, Cassie / Circus Mirandus / Magic/Family/Friendship / E
Bell, William / Stones / Teen/Fantasy/Time Travel / E
Bivald, Katarina / The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend / Penpals/Romance/Small Town Life / M
Black, Holly / Tithe: a Modern Faerie Tale / Fantasy/Faeries / M
Blackwood, Gary / The Shakespeare Stealer / Mystery/17th C / E
Blair, Kate / Transferral / SF/Father & Daughter/Disease / M
Blair, Peggy / The Beggar’s Opera (An Inspector Ramirez Novel 1) / Cuba/Murder/Poverty / C
Blair, Peggy / The Poisoned Pawn (An Inspector Ramirez Novel 2) / Murder/Cuba/Sexual Abuse / C
Blair, Peggy / Hungry Ghosts (An Inspector Ramirez Novel 3) / Cuba/Canada/Prostitutes / C
Bodeen, S.A. / The Compound / Action/Suspense/Psychopaths/Twins / E
Bone, Ian / The Song of An Innocent Bystander / Teen/Adventure/Hostages / M
Boo, Katherine / Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death & Hope in a Mumbai Undercity / Popular Non-Fiction 305.5 BOO / C
Boukreev, Anatoli / The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest / Popular Non-Fiction: 796.52 BOU / M
Boyden, Joseph / The Orenda / New France/Missionaries/Survival / C
Boyden, Joseph / Three-day Road / WW II/Snipers / C
Boyden, Joseph / Through Black Spruce / First Nations/Canadian Wilderness / C
Boyne, John / The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas / WW II/Holocaust/Friendship / E
Bradford, Karleen / Angeline / Egypt/Children’s Crusade / EE
Bradford, Karleen / Dragonfire / Fantasy/Coming of Age / E
Bradley, Alan / The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (A Flavia de Luce Novel 1) / Mystery/Murder/1940s England / M
Bradley, Alan / The Weed that Strings the Hangman’s Bag (A Flavia de Luce Novel 2) / Murder/Mystery/1940s England / M
Bradley, Alan / A Red Herring Without Mustard (A Flavia de Luce Novel 3) / Murder/Mystery/1940s England / M
Bradley, Alan / I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (A Flavia de Luce Novel 4) / Murder/Mystery/1940s England / M
Brashares, Ann / The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 1) / Teen/Humour/Friendship / M
Brashares, Ann / Forever in Blue: the Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 4) / Teen/Humour/Friendship / E
Bray, Libba / A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle Trilogy 1) / Mystery/Victorian/Supernatural / M
Bray, Libba / Beauty Queens / Beauty Pageants/Humour/Pirates/ Social Issues / C
Bray, Libba / The Diviners (Diviners 1) / Occult/Murder-Mystery/1930s/NY / C
Brewer, Heather / Eighth Grade Bites (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod 1) / Teen/Horror/Vampires/High School / E
Brewer, Heather / Ninth Grade Slays (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod 2) / Teen/Horror/Vampires/High School / M
Brewer, Heather / Tenth Grade Bleeds (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod 3) / Teen/Horror/Vampires/High School / E
Brewer, Heather / Eleventh Grade Burns (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod 4) / Teen/Horror/Vampires/High School / E
Brewer, Heather / Twelfth Grade Kills (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod 5) / Teen/Horror/Vampires/High School / M
Brockmeier, Kevin / The Brief History of the Dead / Fantasy/Afterlife / C
Brontë, Anne / Agnes Grey / Classic/Governess/19th C/England / C
Brontë, Charlotte / Jane Eyre / Classic/Governess/19th C/England / C
Brontë, Emily / Wuthering Heights / Classic/Romance/19th C/England / C
Brooks, Geraldine / Nine Parts of Desire : the Hidden World of Islamic Women / Popular Non-Fiction: 305.48 BRO / C
Brooks, Geraldine / Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague / England/17th C/Friendship / C
Brooks, Geraldine / People of the Book / Judaism/Persecution/Historical / C
Brooks, Kevin / Being / Teen/Adventure/SF / M
Brooks, Kevin / Candy / Teen/Drama/Drug Abuse / M
Brooks, Kevin / The Road of the Dead / Mystery/Siblings / E
Brooks, Martha / True Confessions of a Heartless Girl / Teen/Drama/Coming of Age / M
Brooks, Max / The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead / Popular Non-Fiction: 818 BRO / M
Brooks, Max / World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War / Horror/Adventure / M
Brosgol, Vera / Anya’s Ghost / Graphic Novel/Ghost Story/Teen / EE
Brown, Chester / Louis Riel: A Comic Strip Biography / Graphic Non-fiction: 921 RIE / C
Brown, Dan / Angels and Demons (Robert Langdon 1) / Mystery/Action/Adventure/Thriller / M
Brown, Dan / The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon 2) / Mystery/Action/Adventure/Thriller / M
Brown, Dan / The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon 3) / Mystery/Action/Adventure/Thiller / C
Brown, Dan / Inferno (Robert Langdon 4) / Mystery/Action/Adventure/Thriller / M
Brown, Dan / Digital Fortress / Action/Adventure/Techno Thriller / C
Brown, Jennifer / Hate List / Thriller/School Shooting/Family / M
Buchanan, Cathy Marie / The Day the Falls Stood Still / Romance/Niagara Falls/1940s / C
Buchanan, Cathy Marie / The Painted Girls / Paris/1880’s/Ballet/Sisters / C
Bunce, Elizabeth C. / A Curse as Dark as Gold / 1700s/Fairy Tale/Coming of Age / E
Bunting, Eve / SOS Titanic / Teen/20th C/Adventure / E
Bunting, Eve / A Sudden Silence / Brothers/Hit & Run/Alcoholism / EE
Burchett, Jan / Deception (The Lady Grace Mysteries 4) / Teen/Mystery/Elizabethan Age / E
Burtinshaw, Julie / The Freedom of Jenny / Teen/19th C/Slavery / EE
Byars, Betsy / McMummy / Teen/Humour / E
Byars, Betsy / The Summer of the Swans / Siblings/Disability/Teen / EE
Calame, Don / Swim the Fly (1) / Teen/Humour/Friendship / M
Calame, Don / Beat the Band (2) / Teen/Humour/Friendship / M
Calame, Don / Call the Shots (3) / Teen/Humour/Friendship / M
Camus, Albert / The Outsider / Classic/Murder/Existentialism / C
Canavan, Trudi / The Magician’s Apprentice (prequel to The Black Magician Trilogy) / Fantasy/Magic/Romance/War / M
Canavan, Trudi / The Magician’s Guild (The Black Magician Trilogy 1) / Fantasy/Magic/Coming of Age / M
Canavan, Trudi / The Novice (The Black Magician Trilogy 2) / Fantasy/Magic/Coming of Age / M
Canavan, Trudi / The High Lord (The Black Magician Trilogy 3) / Fantasy/Magic/Romance/War / M
Canavan, Trudi / The Ambassador’s Mission (The Traitor Spy Trilogy 1) / Fantasy/Magic/Mother & Son / M
Canavan, Trudi / The Rogue (The Traitor Spy Trilogy 2) / Fantasy/Magic/Mother & Son / M
Canavan, Trudi / The Traitor Queen (The Traitor Spy Trilogy 3) / Fantasy/Magic/War/Romance / M
Card, Orson Scott / Ender’s Game (Ender’s Game Series 1) / SF/Action/Adventure/Space Battle / M
Card, Orson Scott / Ender’s Shadow (The Shadow Saga 1) / SF/Action/Adventure / M
Card, Orson Scott / Shadow of the Hegemon (The Shadow Saga 2) / SF/Action/Adventure / M
Card, Orson Scott / Shadow Puppets (The Shadow Saga 3) / SF/Action/Adventure / M
Card, Orson Scott / Shadow of the Giant (The Shadow Saga 4) / SF/Action/Adventure / M
Card, Orson Scott / Pathfinder (Pathfinder Series 1) / SF/Action/Adventure / M
Carman, Patrick / Trackers. Book One. / Tech Genius/Espionage / E
Carman, Patrick / Trackers. Book Two, Shantorian / Theft/Computer Hackers / E
Carroll, Lewis / Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Fantasy/Adventure / M
Cashore, Kristin / Graceling (Graceling Realm 1) / Fantasy/Magic/Romance / M
Cashore, Kristin / Fire (Graceling Realm 2) / Fantasy/Magic / M
Cashore, Kristin / Bitterblue (Graceling Realm 3) / Fantasy/Coming of Age / M
Cassidy, Anne / Looking for JJ / Teen/Action/Homelessness / E
Cass, Kiera / The Selection (1) / Teen/Dystopia/Romance / M
Chalifour, Francis / After / Teen/Grief/Loss / E
Chambers, Aidan / Dying to Know You / Self-identity/Love/Dyslexia / M
Chang, Jung / Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China / Popular Non-fiction: 921 CHA / C
Chantler, Scott / Two Generals / Graphic Non-Fiction: 940.54 CHA / E
Chaon, Dan / Await Your Reply / Mystery/Suspense / C
Chariandy, David / Soucouyant. / Dementia/Family Secrets / M
Chbosky, Stephen / The Perks of Being a Wallflower / Teen/Friendship/LGBT/Drug Abuse / M
Chevalier, Tracy / Burning Bright / Teen/London/18th C / M
Chevalier, Tracy / The Girl with a Pearl Earring / Netherlands/17th C/Art / M
Chevalier, Tracy / The Lady and the Unicorn / Belguim/15th C/Tapestry / M
Chiger, Krystyna with Daniel Paisner / The Girl in the Green Sweater / Popular Non-Fiction: 940.53 CHI / M
Choo, Yangsze / The Ghost Bride / Arranged Marriage/Ghosts/Malaysia / C
Choy, Wayson / The Jade Peony (1) / Family/Chinatown/Vancouver / M
Choy, Wayson / All That Matters (2) / Family/Chinatown/Vancouver / M