Recommended Books

Paperback books

1. War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo

2. Bossypants, by Tina Fey

3. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

4. Clockwork Angel, by Cassandra Clare

5. Matched, by Ally Condie

7. Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman

8. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, by John Grisham

9. The Magician's Elephant, by Kate DiCamillo

10. When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead

Chapter Books

1. The Lego Ideas Book, by Daniel Lipkowitz

2. The Son of Neptune, by Rick Riordan

3. Every Thing on It, by Shel Silverstein

4. Wonderstruck, by Brian Selznick

5. Clockwork Prince, by Cassandra Clare

6. The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick

7. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs

8. Through My Eyes, by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker

9. Lego Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, by Hannah Dolan and others

10. Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life, by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts '

Music picks

1. "We Found Love" featuring Calvin Harris, Rihanna

2. "Sexy and I Know It," LMFAO

3. "It Will Rain," Bruno Mars

4. "Good Feeling," Flo Rida

5. "The One that Got Away," Katy Perry

6. "Someone Like You," Adele

7. "Moves Like Jagger," Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera

8. "Without You," David Guetta featuring Usher

9. "Headlines," Drake

"Headlines" is more uptempo than his ballad "Marvin's Room," as it opens up with charging synths and a punchy beat followed by Drizzy's introspective lyrics.

Produced by hitmakers Boi-1da and Noah "40" Shebib, it features Drake's braggadocios rhymes and tough talk as he boasts about his newfound fame while warning naysayers that they don't want to catch his wrath.

10. "5 O'clock," T-Pain featuring Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen