Recommended Books

    Paperback books

    1. The Third Wheel, by Jeff Kinney

    2. Cloud Atlas: A Novel, by David Mitchell

    3. Tape It & Make It: 101 Duct Tape Activities, by Richela Fabian Morgan

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

    5. Life of Pi, Yann Martel

    6. The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, by David McCullough

    7. A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin

    8. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, by Max Brooks

    9. Out of My Mind, by Sharon M. Draper

    10. Star Wars Origami, by Chris Alexander

    Chapter books

    1. Lincoln's Last Days, by Bill O'Reilly and Dwight Jon Zimmerman

    2. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, by Jon Meacham

    3. Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot, by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard

    4. Sweet Tooth: A Novel, by Ian McEwan

    5. The Mark of Athena, by Rick Riordan

    6. Notorious Nineteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel, by Janet Evanovich

    7. Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers, by Anne Lamott

    8. The Round House, by Louise Erdrich

    9. Justin Bieber: Just Getting Started, by Justin Bieber

    10. Michael Vey: Rise of the Elgen, by Richard Paul Evans

    Music Picks

    1. "Diamonds," Rihanna

    2. "One More Night," Maroon 5

    3. "Die Young," Ke$ha

    4. "Locked Out of Heaven," Bruno Mars

    5. "Some Nights," fun.

    6. "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Youself)," Ne-Yo

    7. "Gangnam Style," PSY

    8. "Ho Hey," The Lumineers

    9. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," Taylor Swift

    10. "I Cry," Flo Rida