Recommended Books

Paperback books

1. Divergent, by Veronica Roth

2. One Direction: Dare to Dream, by One Direction

3. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky

5. Brave: The Junior Novelization, adapted by Irene Trimble

6. Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher

7. The Lost Hero, by Rick Riordan

8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Party-time Indian, by Sherman Alexie

9. Looking for Alaska, by John Green

10. Matched, by Ally Condie

Chapter books

1. The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer

2. Insurgent, by Veronica Roth

3. The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green

4. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs

5. Between the Lines, by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer

6. Middle School: Get Me out of Here!, by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts

7. Wonder, by R. J. Palacio

8. The Son of Neptune, by Rick Riordan

9. Chomp, by Carl Hiaasen

10. Crossed, by Ally Condie

Music Picks

1. “Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen

2. “Wild Awake,” Kety Perry

3. “Payphone,” Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa

4. “Whistle,” Flo Rida

5. “Lights,” Ellie Goulding

The Daily Telegraph praised the “lush* electro-dance production” saying it “evokes a gushing*, breathless rush of heady emotion that might have benefited from at least a dash of restraint and intimacy.” BBC Music described the album as “an expectations-passing collection that should see fans of the singer’s material to date elevating her to superstar status, certainly the equal of the current solo female of the day, Florence Welch.”

6. “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Gotye featuring Kimbra

7. “Where Have You Been,” Rihanna

8. “Titanium,” David Guetta featuring Sia

9. “Blow Me (One Last Kiss),” Pink

10. “Scream,” Usher