1. 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' by J.K. Rowling
Scholastic
Quick book description: Harry Potter was a baby when his parents died, and since that time he has lived with his horrible uncle and aunt. Harry receives a letter inviting him to attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry and begins to learn the truth about the death of his parents.
2. 'A Separate Peace' by John Knowles
Simon & Schuster
Quick book description: Gene and Phineas are roommates at Devon, an exclusive New England prep school. Their friendship brings out the best and worst in the boys and leads to a situation that changes them forever.
3. 'How to Be Popular' by Meg Cabot
HarperCollins
Quick book description: High school junior Steph Landry is on a mission to be popular with the help of a 1950s popularity guide. Of course, nothing ever goes according to plan. Can Steph find love, friendship and popularity?
4. 'Friday Night Lights' by H.G. Bissinger
De Capo Press
Quick book description: This is a true account by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist of how a town's single-minded devotion to a football team shapes the community and affects the players.
5. 'Bleachers' by John Grisham
Dell Publishing
Quick book description: Once-great high school quarterback Neely Crenshaw returns to the bleachers of his high school field and grapples with his mixed feelings about his coach and high school glory.
