Literature Selection Committee A Meetings 2023-2024
| Books Submission Deadline | Middle School Meetings | High School Meetings |
| Wednesday Feb. 28, 2024 | Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | Thursday, April 25, 2024 |
Literature Selection Committee B Meetings 2022-2023
| Books Submission Deadline | Middle School Meetings | High School Meetings |
| Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 | Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
Click here for books approved during the 2022-2023 school year.
Middle School Book Submissions 2023-2024
MS Committee A November Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Before We Were Free | Julia Alvarez | Approved, 7-9 |
| Legend | Marie Lu | Approved, 7-9 |
| Mascot | Antony John | Approved, 7-9 |
| The Crossing | Gary Paulsen | Approved, 8-9 |
| Unbowed: A Memoir | Wangari Maathai | Approved, Geography ONLY |
MS Committee B November Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Brother's Keeper | Julie Lee | Approved, 7-9 |
| Nowhere Boy | Katherine Marsh | Approved, 7-9 |
| Romeo & Juliet (No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novel) | Sparknotes | Approved, 9th ONLY |
| The Bear and the Nightingale | Katherine Arden | Approved, 7-9 |
| The Juvie Three | Gordon Korman | Approved, 7-9 |
MS Committee A January Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Canyon's Edge | Dusti Bowling | Approved, 7-9 |
| Courage to Dream | Neal Shusterman | Approved, 7-9 |
| Escape from Chernobyl | Andy Marino | Approved, 7-9 |
| Signs of Survival | Renee Hartman & Joshua Greene | Approved, 7-9 |
| The War That Saved My Life | Kimberly Brubaker Bradley | Approved, 7-9 |
MS Committee B January Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Alone | Megan Freeman | Approved, 7-9 |
| Crossing the Wire | Will Hobbs | Approved, 7-9 |
| Ranger's Apprentice: Ruins of Gorlan | John Flanagan | Approved, 7-9 |
| Pigboy | Vicki Grant | Approved, 7-9 |
| The Odyssey Graphic Novel | Gareth Hinds | Approved, 9 Only |
MS Committee A February Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Becoming Muhammed Ali | James Patterson & Kwame Alexander | Approved, 7-9 |
| Before the Ever After | Jacqueline Woodson | Approved, 7-9 |
| Black Brother, Black Brother | Jewell Parker Rhodes | Approved, 7-9 |
| Lifeboat 12 | Susan Hood | Approved, 7-9 |
| Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, The | Jennifer Smith | Approved, 7-9 |
MS Committee B March Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Ban This Book | Alan Gratz | Approved, 7-9 |
| Best At It | Maulik Pnacholy | Approved, 7-9 |
| Deep and Dark and Dangerous | Mary Downing Hahn | Approved, 7-9 |
| Efren Divided | Ernesto Cisneros | Approved, 7-9 |
| Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein | Jennifer Roy with Ali Fadhil | Approved, 7-9 |
MS Committee A April Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| All the Stars Denied | Guadalupe Garcia McCall | |
| Healer of the Water Monster | Brian Young | |
| Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25 (Grade Change Request) | Richard Paul Evans | |
| Unbound | Ann E. Burg |
MS Committee B May Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| All the Broken Pieces | Ann E. Burg | |
| Beneath the Wide Silk Sky | Emily Inouye Huey | |
| Lost Boys | Darcey Rosenblatt | |
| Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25 (Grade Change Request) | Richard Paul Evans |
High School Book Submissions 2023-2024
HS Committee A November Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Haroun and the Sea of Stories | Salman Rushdie | Approved, 10-12 |
| The Emperor's Soul | Brandon Sanderson | Approved, 10-12 |
HS Committee B November Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage | Alfred Lansing | Approved, 10-12 |
| Superman Smashes the Klan | Gene Luen Yang | Approved, 10-12 |
HS Committee A January Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Failing Forward | John C. Maxwell | Approved, 10-12 |
| Med Head | James Patterson & Hal Friedman | Approved, 10-12 |
HS Committee B January Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| The Six Pillars | Nathaniel Branden | Approved, 10-12 |
| Unleashing Your Hero | Kevin D. Brown | Approved, 10-12 |
| When the Ground is Hard | Malla Nunn | Approved, 10-12 |
HS Committee A February Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Day the World Came to Town, The | Jim DeFede | Approved, 10-12 |
| Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | Matthew Desmond | Approved, AP Language & Composition ONLY |
HS Committee B March Submission
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Poverty, by America | Matthew Desmond | Approved, 10-12 |
HS Committee A April Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Bus 57, The | Dashka Slater | |
| Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs | Kerry Howley | |
| Undocumented American, The | Karla Cornejo Villavicencio |
HS Committee B May Submissions
| Book Title | Author | Approved/Not Approved |
| Flamin' Hot: The Incredible True Story of One Man's Rise from Janitor to Top Executive | Richard Montanez | |
| Moment of Lift, The | Melinda Gates | |
| Next Great Migration, The | Sonia Shah |