St Hilda’s favourite books

St Hilda’s favourite books

Okay, a quick warning - If you don’t like lists or popularity contests: COVER YOUR EYES & WALK AWAY!!

But, if you want to see the 25 most popular books, as borrowed, read, and loved by St Hilda’s students in the last two years, off we go then.

So how many have you read? Is your cool hunting finger on the St Hilda’s literary pulse?

St Hilda’s favourite books

St Hilda’s favourite books

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The fault in our stars by John Green

The Divergent series by Veronica Roth

Simon vs the homo sapiens agenda by Becky Albertalli

Matched series by Ally Condie

The giver by Lois Lowry

One of us is lying by Karen M. McManus

The maze runner by James Dashner

The selection series by Kiera CassEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellUglies by Scott Westerfeld

The declaration by Gemma Malley

The hate U give by Angie Thomas Everything, everything by Nicola Yoon

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Paper towns by John GreenThe outsiders by S.E. Hinton

The Hunger Games series by Suzanne CollinsMurder most unladylike by Robin Stevens

The knife of never letting go by Patrick Ness

City of bones by Cassandra ClareGone by Michael GrantThe curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark HaddonTo all the boys I've loved before series by Jenny HanEvery day by David LevithanGirl, missing by Sophie McKenzieThe recruit series by Robert Muchamore

St Hilda’s favourite books The fault in our stars

By John Green F GRE

After a tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel feels lost and alone. Holding on to the normalities of family, school and friends is difficult whilst being tethered to an oxygen tank, constantly using chemicals to keep her cancer at bay.

But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

St Hilda’s favourite books Divergent

By Veronica Roth F DIV

For sixteen-year-old Tris, the world changes in a heartbeat when she is forced to make a terrible choice. Turning her back on her family, Tris ventures out, alone, determined to find out where she truly belongs.

Shocked by the brutality of her new life, Tris can trust no one. And yet she is drawn to a boy who seems to both threaten and protect her. The hardest choices may yet lie ahead....

First book in theDivergent series.

St Hilda’s favourite books

Simon vs the homo sapiens agenda

By Becky Albertalli F ALB

Straight people should have to come out too. And the more awkward it is, the better. Simon Spier is sixteen and trying to work out who he is - and what he's looking for.

But when one of his emails to the very distracting Blue falls into the wrong hands, things get all kinds of complicated.

Because, for Simon, falling for Blue is a big deal…

First book in theSimon series.

St Hilda’s favourite books Matched

By Ally Condie F CON

On her seventeenth birthday, Cassia meets her match. Society dictates he is her perfect partner for life. Except he's not.

In Cassia's society, officials decide who people love, how many children they have, where they work and even when they die.

But, as Cassia finds herself falling in love with another boy, she is determined to make some choices of her own. And that's when her whole world begins to unravel…

First book in theMatched series.

St Hilda’s favourite books The giver

By Lois Lowry F LOW

Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal, if colourless, world of conformity and contentment. He is completely unaware of the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community.

But from the moment Jonas is selected as the Receiver of Memory at The Ceremony, his life is never the same. He discovers that The Community is not as perfect as it seems…

First book in theGiver series.

St Hilda’s favourite books One of us is lying

By Karen M. McManus F MCM

On Thursday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention and only four leave alive. According to investigators, Simon’s death was not an accident, especially as he was planning to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile detention classmates.

Everyone has secrets to hide, it’s just that some people are willing to do anything to protect them.

First book in theBayview High series.

St Hilda’s favourite books The maze runner

By James Dashner F DAS

When the doors of the lift open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name. But he's not alone. He's surrounded by boys who welcome him to the Glade - a walled encampment at the centre of a bizarre and terrible stone maze.Like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they came to be there - or what's happened to the world outside. All they know is that every morning when the walls slide back, they will risk everything - even the half-machine, half-animal Grievers that patrol its corridors, to try and find out.

First book in theMaze runner series.

St Hilda’s favourite books The selection

By Kiera Cass F CAS

17-year-old America Singer has been chosen for The Selection, a reality TV show in which the special few compete for gorgeous Prince Maxon's love. And much to the outrage of the others, the prince takes a special interest in her.

Rivalry within The Selection is fierce and not all the girls are prepared to play by the rules. But what they don't know is that America has a secret -- one which could throw the whole competition and change her life forever.

First book in theSelection series.

St Hilda’s favourite books Eleanor & Park

By Rainbow Rowell F ROW

Eleanor is the new girl in town, and with her mismatched clothes, mad red hair and chaotic home life, she's never felt more alone. Then she takes the seat on the bus next to Park. Quiet, careful and - in Eleanor's eyes - impossibly cool, Park keeps a low profile to avoid attention. Slowly, steadily, through late-night conversations and an ever-growing stack of mix tapes, Eleanor and Park fall in love. They fall in love the way you do the first time, when you're 16, and you have nothing and everything to lose.

St Hilda’s favourite books Uglies

By Scott Westerfeld F WES

Tally is about to turn sixteen and in a few weeks, she’ll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty.

But Tally’s new friend Shay isn’t sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world—and it isn’t very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally’s choice will change her world forever.

First book in theUglies series.

St Hilda’s favourite books The declaration

By Gemma Malley F MAL

Anna Covey is a 'Surplus'. She should not have been born. In a society where eternal life has become reality, children are an abomination.

Like all Surpluses, Anna is living in a Surplus Hall and learning how to make amends for the selfish act her parents committed in having her. She is quietly accepting of her fate until, one day, a new inmate arrives. Anna's life is thrown into chaos. But is she brave enough to believe this mysterious boy?

First book in theDeclaration series.

St Hilda’s favourite books The hate U give

By Angie Thomas F THO

16-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs.

The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer.

Now what Starr says could destroy her community. It could also get her killed.

St Hilda’s favourite books Everything, everything

By Nicola Yoon F YOO

Maddy is allergic to the world; stepping outside the sterile sanctuary of her home could kill her.

But then Olly moves in next door. And just like that, Maddy realizes there is more to life than just being alive. You only get one chance at first love. And Maddy is ready to risk everything, everything to see where it leads.

St Hilda’s favourite books Paper towns

By John Green F GRE

When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin (Q) Jacobsen in the middle of the night - dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge - he follows her. Margo's always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she's always planned solo.

After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q - until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they're for Q

St Hilda’s favourite books The outsiders

By S.E. Hinton F HIN

Teenagers in a small Oklahoma town have split into two gangs, divided by money, tastes and attitude. The Socs' idea of having a good time is beating up Greasers like Ponyboy Curtis.

Ponyboy knows what to expect and knows he can count on his brothers and friends - until the night someone takes things too far, and life is changed forever.

St Hilda’s favourite books The Hunger Games

By Suzanne Collins F COL

In the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed.

When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.

First book in theHunger games series.

St Hilda’s favourite books Murder most unladylike

By Robin Stevens F STE

When Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong set up their very own secret detective agency at Deepdean School for Girls, they struggle to find any truly exciting mysteries to investigate. Then Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the gym. She assumes it was a terrible accident - but when she and Daisy return five minutes later, the body has disappeared. Now Hazel and Daisy not only have a murder to solve: they have to prove one happened in the first place.

First book in theA murder most

unladylike series.

St Hilda’s favourite books The knife of never letting go

By Patrick Ness F NES

Todd is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. But he knows that the town is hiding something from him - something so awful, Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn't she killed by the germ like all the females on New World?

First book in the Chaos walking series.

St Hilda’s favourite books City of bones

By Cassandra Clare F CLA

When 15-year-old Clary Fray heads out to a Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder. When the body disappears into thin air, she encounters Jace, who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. But he is also a Shadowhunter – a warrior dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. Within 24 hours Clary’s mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? The Shadowhunters would like to know...

First book in theMortal instruments

series.

St Hilda’s favourite books Gone

By Michael Grant F GRA

In the blink of an eye all the adults disappear in a small town in southern California and no one knows why. Cut off from the outside world, those that are left are trapped, and there's no help on the way.

Sam Temple and his friends must do all they can to survive. Chaos rules the streets. Gangs begin to form. Sides are chosen - strong or weak. Cruel or humane. And then there are those who begin to develop powers ...

First book in theGone series.

St Hilda’s favourite books

The curious incident of the dog in the night-time

By Mark Haddon F HAD

Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon, England with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn he decides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller about it. As in all good detective stories, however, the more he unearths, the deeper the mystery gets - for both Christopher and the rest of his family.

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To all the boys I've loved before

By Jenny Han F HAN

Lara Jean keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. One for every boy she's ever loved.

When she writes, she can pour out her heart and soul and say all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only.

Until the day her secret letters are mailed,and suddenly Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control!

First book in theTo all the boys I've loved before series.

St Hilda’s favourite books Every day

By David Levithan F LEV

Every morning, A wakes in a different person’s body, a different person’s life. There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.

When A wakes up in Justin’s body and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. A has found someone he wants to be with - day in, day out, day after day.

First book in theEvery day series.

St Hilda’s favourite books Girl, missing

By Sophie McKenzie F MCK

Lauren is adopted and eager to know more about her past. But when she discovers shy may have been snatched from her family as a baby, her whole life suddenly feels like a sham. Why will no one answer her questions? How can she find her biological parents? And could her adoptive parents really have been responsible for kidnapping her? Running away to seek out the truth, Lauren's journey takes her deeper into danger as she realises that someone wants to stop her uncovering what happened when she was a baby at any cost...

First book in theGirl, missing series.

St Hilda’s favourite books The recruit

By Robert Muchamore F MUC

CHERUB agents are highly trained, extremely talented secret agents. It is an exceptionally dangerous job, but as they are all under the age of seventeen, adults never suspect that they are spying on them.

James is the latest CHERUB recruit. He's a bit of a troublemaker with no idea what to expect, but he's also brilliant. Before he can start in the field, he must first survive one hundred gruelling days of basic training, where even the toughest recruits don't make it to the end…

First book in theCHERUB series.