Literature Selection Committee Meetings 2024-2025
| Books Submission Deadline | Middle School Meetings | High School Meetings |
Click here for books approved during the 2023-2024 school year.
Middle School Book Submissions 2023-2024
MS Committee October Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Animorphs: The Invasion | Katherine Applegate | Approved, 7-9 |
| Darius the Great is Not Okay | Adib Khorram | Approved, 9th grade Literature Circles ONLY - Parent Permission Required |
| The Testing | Joelle Charbonneau | Approved, 8&9 ONLY |
| Uninterrupted View of the Sky | Melanie Crowder | Approved, 7-9 |
| White Bird (Graphic Novel) | R.J. Palacio | Approved, 7-9 |
MS Committee January Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Coraline | Neil Gaiman | Approved, 7-9 |
| How We Roll | Natasha Friend | Approved, 8 & 9 ONLY |
| I Always Write Back | Caitlin Alifrenka & Martin Ganda | Approved, 7-9 |
| Mexikid | Pedro Martin | Approved, 7-9 |
| Wilder Boys | Brandon Wallace | Approved, 7-9 |
MS Committee March Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes | Mary E. Lambert | Moved to April 29 meeting |
| Maze Runner, The | James Dashner | Approved, 7-9 |
| Middletown | Sarah Moon | Approved, 9th grade Literature Circles ONLY - Parent Permission Required |
| Silence Between Us, The | Alison Gervais | Approved, 7-9 |
MS Committee April Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes | Mary E. Lambert | Approved, 7-9 |
| Nothing But the Truth | Avi | Approved, 7-9 |
| Pizza Face | Rex Ogle | Approved, 7-9 |
| Popcorn | Rob Harrell | Approved, 7-9 |
| Spiderwick Chronicles - The Field Guide | Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black | Approved, 7-9 |
| Ugly | Robert Hoge | Approved, 7-9 |
High School Book Submissions 2024-2025
HS Committee October Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The | Douglas Adams | Approved, 10-12 |
| How to Fly a Horse | Kevin Ashton | Approved, 10-12 |
| Phantom of the Opera, The | Gaston Leroux | Approved, 10-12 |
| Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir | Approved, 10-12 |
| Psalm For the Wild-Built, A | Becky Chambers | Approved, 12th ONLY |
| There There | Tommy Orange | Not Approved |
HS Committee January Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Anya's Ghost | Vera Brosgol | Approved, 10-12 |
| Calvin | Martine Leavitt | Approved, 10-12 |
| Hidden Figures | Margot Lee Shetterfly | Approved, 10-12 |
| Killers of the Flower Moon | David Grann | Approved, 10-12 |
| The Sun Does Shine | Anthony Ray Hinton | Approved, 10-12 |
HS Committee March Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Great Gatsby GN | Fred Fordham | Approved, 10-12 |
| Memory of Light | Francisco X. Stork | Approved, 10-12 |
| Ocean at the End of the Lane | Neil Gaiman | Submission Rescinded |
HS Committee April Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Between Shades of Gray | Ruta Sepetys | Approved, 10-12 |
| Freedom Writers Diary | Erin Gruwell | Not Approved |
| Hate U Give, The | Angie Thoms | Approved, 10-12 |
| Poet X, The | Elizabeth Acevedo | Approved, 10-12; Literature Circles ONLY - Parent Permission Required |
| Rose That grew From Concrete, The | Tupac Shakur | Approved, 10-12 |
| When You Reach Me | Rebecca Stead | Approved, 10-12 |