Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Code Name Verity takes place during WWII.  The protagonist is a female British spy being interrogated by the Nazis.  However, much of the story takes place in flashbacks as the spy recounts for the Germans everything she knows.  Despite this act of cowardice, the reader grows to love and sympathize with the protagonist as she faces choice after impossible choice.  We also grow to love Maddie, the spy's closest friend, as we get to know her through the flashbacks.

This was a great story of bravery, courage, friendship, and war, that I very much enjoyed, and think you would too.

Mouseheart by Lisa Fielder

I like this book because it is two different stories and later in the book it becomes one story and both of the characters meet.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

A chilling prediction for the future of physical books and independent thought.  I believe that this novel was very interesting.  It follows the character Guy Montag, a mindless drone who works as a firefighter.  In this (practically post-apocalyptic) world, firefighters burn books, since books are seen as an object for the ostentatiously educated.  As the book continues, Montag opens his eyes and his heart to books as he escapes the grasp of his authoritarian society.

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

I really enjoyed this book!

A girl has a mom and a dad; she lives with her dad currently.  She runs away with her friend and goes to a honey maker's house.  She quickly finds new friends, and secrets.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A moving character drama that takes place in the early 1900s.  It follows a family through good and bad times.

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

The book was good overall.  It was action-packed and demonstrates the struggle of teens in having power and no adults on the island.

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers is a book in which he argues the true reasons behind success and successful people.  He makes his points using evidence by charts and statistics, and also by literary devices that help make a compelling case on why successful people are successful.

But don't get fooled; this book won't tell you how to become successful.  It may just crush your dreams of becoming successful because being successful relies on more preparation and luck than passion and perseverance.