Grades 9-12 Battle of the Books Survey 2020 Question Title * 1. What grade are you in? 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade Question Title * 2. What library do you use the most ofen? Abington Community Library Albright Memorial Library (Scranton) Carbondale Public Library Dalton Community Library Lackawanna County Bookmobile Library Express Nancy Kay Holmes North Pocono Public Library Taylor Community Library Valley Community Library Question Title * 3. Choose 4 titles. The Fire on High by Elizabeth AcevedoEver since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago has been doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. She dreams of working as a chef after she graduates, but knows that is impossible. But once Emoni starts cooking, her only choice is to let her talent break free. Graceling by Kristin CashoreIn a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king. Past Perfect Life by Elizabeth EulbergSeventeen-year-old Ally is focused on college scholarship applications, spending time with her widowed father, friends, and possible boyfriend, when she learns that everything she knows about herself is a lie Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib KhorramClinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life. Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManusWhile true-crime aficionado Ellery and her twin brother are staying with their grandmother in a Vermont community known for murder, a new friend goes missing and Ellery may be next. The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon“Two teens--Daniel, the son of Korean shopkeepers, and Natasha, whose family is here illegally from Jamaica--cross paths in New York City on an eventful day in their lives--Daniel is on his way to an interview with a Yale alum, Natasha is meeting with a lawyer to try and prevent her family's deportation to Jamaica--and fall in love"-- Next