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ATIENZA
12- PIETY
SCIENCE FICTION

“THE MAZE RUNNER” book by James Dashner

Thomas (Dylan O'Brien), a teenager, arrives in a glade at the center of a giant labyrinth.
Like the other youths dumped there before him, he has no memory of his previous life. Thomas
quickly becomes part of the group and soon after demonstrates a unique perspective that scores
him a promotion to Runner status -- those who patrol the always-changing maze to find an
escape route. Together with Teresa (Kaya Scodelario), the only female, Thomas tries to convince
his cohorts that he knows a way out.

ROMANTIC NOVEL

“THE GEOGRAPHY OF YOU AND ME” book by Jennifer Smith

Lucy and Owen meet somewhere between the tenth and eleventh floors of a New York City
apartment building, on an elevator rendered useless by a citywide blackout. After they’re
rescued, they spend a single night together, wandering the darkened streets and marveling at the
rare appearance of stars above Manhattan. But once the power is restored, so is reality. Lucy
soon moves to Edinburgh with her parents, while Owen heads out west with his father.

Lucy and Owen’s relationship plays out across the globe as they stay in touch through postcards,
occasional e-mails, and—finally—a reunion in the city where they first met.

REALISTIC NOVEL

“FALLING INTO PLACE” book by Amy Zhang

On the day Liz Emerson tries to die, they had reviewed Newton's laws of motion in physics
class. Then, after school, she put them into practice by running her Mercedes off the road. Why
did Liz Emerson decide that the world would be better off without her? Why did she give up?
The nonlinear novel pieces together the short and devastating life of Meridian High's most
popular junior girl. Mass, acceleration, momentum, force—Liz didn't understand it in physics,
and even as her Mercedes hurtles toward the tree, she doesn't understand it now. How do we
impact one another? How do our actions reverberate? What does it mean to be a friend? To love
someone? To be a daughter? Or a mother? Is life truly more than cause and effect?
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GOTHIC NOVEL

“I AM NUMBER FOUR” book by James Frey and Jobie Hughes

John Smith (Alex Pettyfer) seems like an ordinary teenager, but he is an alien on the run
from merciless enemies hunting him and the eight others like him. Always changing his identity
and moving to different towns with his guardian, Henri (Timothy Olyphant), John has no real
past and no true home. However, in the small Ohio town where he now lives, he discovers love,
powerful new abilities, and a connection to others of his kind.

HISTORICAL NOVEL

“THE ILIAD” book by Homer

The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to
Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek
states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon
and the warrior Achilles.