The Outsiders by S.E. HintonGanglands by T.S. O'RourkeGanglands Russia by Ross KempThe Pigman by Paul ZindelFreak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Environment/ adversity & self
103 books — 15 voters
Ship Breaker by Paolo BacigalupiThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoHoot by Carl HiaasenEating Animals by Jonathan Safran FoerScat by Carl Hiaasen
RCHK Genre Study
5 books — 2 voters

Same Difference by Derek Kirk KimLevel Up by Gene Luen YangGoth by Kenji OiwaCrossing by Andrew Xia FukudaA Step from Heaven by An Na
Asian Teen voice
78 books — 9 voters
My name is O by Sam EnthovenIncarceron by Catherine FisherWorldshaker by Richard HarlandWhen She Woke by Hillary JordanDivergent by Veronica Roth
RCHK Dystopia
23 books — 2 voters

The Tale of Temujin by Sarah BrennanThe Tale of Run Run Rat by Sarah BrennanThe Tale of Pin Yin Panda by Sarah BrennanThe Tale of Oswald Ox by Sarah BrennanThe Tale of Sybil Snake by Sarah Brennan
The Chinese Calendar Tales
8 books — 6 voters