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Great Reads for Guys
Here are some of our favorite great reads high school guys! These titles are classified as Teen High School (TH) and can be found in the Teen section of the library.
Skink no surrender by Carl Hiaasen
Skink, No Surrender
by Carl Hiaasen

When their reckless cousin runs off with a guy she met online to avoid going to boarding school, long-suffering Richard and renegade Wild Skink brave storms, wildlife and violence in a swampy region of Florida to find her. A first teen novel by the Newbery Honor-winning author of Hoot.
Superman smashes the Klan : the graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang
Superman Smashes the Klan
by Gene Luen Yang

When her family is targeted by the KKK after moving from Chinatown to 1946 Downtown Metropolis, misfit Roberta Lee uses her keen skills of observation to help Superman thwart a string of terrorist attacks. 
Blood at the root by LaDarrion Williams
Blood at the Root
by LaDarrion Williams

Ten years ago, Malik's life changed forever the night his mother mysteriously vanished and he discovered he had uncontrollable powers. Since then, he has kept his abilities hidden, looking out for himself and his younger foster brother, Taye. Now, at 17, Malik is finally ready to start a new life for both of them, far from the trauma of his past. However, a daring act to rescue Taye reveals an unexpected connection with his long-lost grandmother: a legendary conjurer with ties to a hidden magical university that Malik's mother attended.
Heir by Sabaa Tahir
Heir
by Sabaa Tahir

Told in alternating voices, three teens, whose fates intertwine to stop the murder of innocent children, journey across two warring nations to ensure a better future for their people.
The extraordinary disappointments of Leopold Berry / : The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs
The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry
by Ransom Riggs

Obsessed with the 1990s kids' fantasy series Sunderworld, Leopold Berry believes the mythology is real and he's destined to be Sunder's chosen one, which turns out to be half right when he must survive LA's magical side that's less disappointing and far stranger than he ever imagined. 
The Nightmare Virus
by Nadine Brandes

Some viruses go after the body. But the Nightmare Virus goes after the mind. When dream technology goes wrong, a virus spreads across the globe, trapping people in a universal dreamscape. They call it the Nightmare Virus...
Another First Chance
by Robbie Couch

Forced to join a research study observing teens who are 'struggling socially,' 18-year-old River Lang befriends a charming quarterback named Nash but must decide how far he's willing to go for another chance at first love when he discovers what the researchers are actually studying.
Defy the Storm
by Tessa Gratton

When an anarchistic group known as the Nihil take over a section of space called the Occlusion Zone, Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh and scientist Avon Starros team up to penetrate the Nihil Stormwall to save those on the other side.
Sky's End
by Marc J. Gregson

To save the only family he has left from his murderous uncle, Conrad enters the Selection of the Twelve Trades where he overhears whispers of rebellion in the dark while enduring vigorous training, manipulative peers and the Gauntlet—a brutal final test.
Tag, You're Dead
by Kathryn Foxfield

When teen reality star Anton Frazer unveils his latest stunt, a livestreamed, citywide game of Tag, four contestants in particular have alternative motives for participating—money, revenge, obsession and fame—and despite the risk, will stop at nothing to be the last one standing. 
The Boys in the Boat : The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics.
by Daniel Brown

Complemented by black-and-white photographs, a middle-grade adaptation of the best-selling The Boys in the Boat describes the American rowing team's triumphant and unlikely win during the 1936 Olympics.
Scythe
by Neal Shusterman

Forced to become trained killers in a disease-free world where people can only die if eliminated by professional assassins, teens Citra and Rowan reluctantly train under a master reaper who informs them that the one who successfully kills the other will become his apprentice.
Northwind
by Gary Paulsen

Forced to take to the water after a deadly plague wipes out his fishing village, Leif connects to the heartbeat of the ocean and the pulse of the landscape as he discovers his truest self. 
The Cost of Knowing
by Brittney Morris

Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus's curse of seeing the future distracts him from being and doing his best, but when he sees his little brother Isaiah's imminent death, he races against time, death, and circumstances to save him.
At the End of Everything
by Marieke Nijkamp

Trapped in the Hope Juvenile Treatment Center with a plague raging outside that passes through their ranks while supplies quickly dwindle, a group of incarcerated teens must figure out how to survive in a world that has never seemed to want them. 
I Must Betray You
by Ruta Sepetys

In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. 
Wrong Side of the Court
by H. N. Khan

Dreaming of being the world's first Pakistani to be drafted into the NBA, 15-year-old Fawad Chaudhry must convince his mother to let him try out for the basketball team while dealing with the neighborhood bully. 
The Sunbearer Trials
by Aiden Thomas

Chosen to participate in The Sunbearer Trials, where the loser is sacrificed to refuel the Sun Stones, Teo, the 17-year-old trans son of the goddess of birds, must compete against more powerful and better trained opponents for fame, glory, and his own survival. 
Black Was the Ink
by Michelle Coles

Despondent sixteen-year-old Malcolm finds new strength and courage as he is transported between his family's modern-day Mississippi farm and the life of his ancestor Cedric Johnson, a congressional aide in post-Civil War America.
Ballad & Dagger
by Daniel José Older

While performing for a music legend on the night of the Grand Fete, piano prodigy Mateo witnesses a brutal murder that awakens a power within him, linking him to the killer and possibly unlocking the dark mystery behind his lost homeland.