2011 Summer Reading List as Voted by YOU
Welcome to Shmoop’s 2nd annual VOTE for our Summer Reading List. You, dear Shmoopers, pick the list. Vote early and often.
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All suggestions welcome for Grades 6-14. Voting closes at 11:59pm PDT, June 14, 2011.
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The Hunger Games
Best. Book. Ever.
67 votes -
59 votes
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58 votes
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Fahrenheit 451
A great read, when you're not forced to do it for a class. It really made me think.
30 votes -
22 votes
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The Art of Racing in the Rain
Philosophy about life as seen through the eyes of a dog (more human than canine).
17 votes -
15 votes
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Perfume by Patrick Suskind
The story focuses on Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a perfume apprentice in 18th century France who, born with no body scent himself, begins to stalk and murder virgins in search of the "perfect scent", which he finds in a young woman named Laure whom his acute sense of smell finds in a secluded private garden in Grasse.
15 votes -
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him a job. But Mr. Wednesday, who knows more about Shadow than is possible, warns that a storm is coming -- a battle for the very soul of America . . . and they are in its direct path.
15 votes -
14 votes
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13 votes
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
Ray Bradbury's classic tale about a small town and a mysterious carnival.
13 votes -
Room: A Novel by Emma Donoghue
"To five-year-old-Jack, Room is the world. . . . It's where he was born, it's where he and his Ma eat and sleep and play and learn. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits."
13 votes -
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Action Packed Book full of adventure!
13 votes -
12 votes
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12 votes
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An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton’s type happens to be girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. He’s also a washedup child prodigy with ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a passion for anagrams, and an overweight, Judge Judy-obsessed best friend. Colin’s on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which will predict the future of all relationships, transform him from a fading prodigy into a true genius, and finally win him the girl. Letting expectations go and allowing love in are… more
10 votes -
Neither Here Nor There by Bill Bryson
A travelogue about Bill Bryson's trip around and through Europe. This book makes me want/feel/need to be in Europe.
10 votes -
Angela's Ashes
A great book set in Ireland that is filled with poverty and other such themes. A great read when on a long road trip.
10 votes -
Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
Disgrace is the story of a South African professor of English who loses everything: his reputation, his job, his peace of mind, his good looks, his dreams of artistic success, and finally even his ability to protect his own daughter. It is a Booker Prize-winning novel and an amazing read!
10 votes
