The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy #1)

Seconds before Earth is demolished to make room for a galactic freeway, an earthman is saved by his friend. Together they journey through the galaxy.

Recommended by Mr. Giles: “It’s outside the box.”

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Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

When a plane crash strands thirteen teen beauty contestants on a mysterious island, they struggle to survive, to get along with one another, to combat the island's other diabolical occupants, and to learn their dance numbers in case they are rescued in time for the competition.

Recommended by Ms. Charpentier, Librarian: “Hilarious book about what it means to be a girl. No matter what you’re expecting from this book, it will subvert your expectations.”

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The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld #1)

A wizard named Rincewind is pursued, not by a deadly messenger, but by Death himself while guiding a tourist through the unique land of Discworld.

Recommended by a UHS student.

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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1)

Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

Recommended by a UHS student: “Anything Rick Riordan is good!”

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