The 2023-2024 Surrey Teens Read Nominations:
Another outstanding group of books have been selected again this year! Read the descriptions below for more information on the chosen books. Students who read these books will have the chance to win a variety of prizes starting in January!
The prestigious Urban Promise Prep School might look pristine on the outside, but deadly secrets lurk within. When the principal ends up murdered on school premises, 3 boys are accused of the crime. Can you guess which one is responsible? (Goodreads)
This book a great choice for those who loved One of Us is Lying.
This book a great choice for those who loved One of Us is Lying.
While World War II is raging in Europe, Kit Sutherland is recruited to help with the war effort as a codebreaker at Arlington Hall, a secret U.S. Intelligence facility in Virginia.
But soon after starting her new job Kit becomes involved in another kind of fight too. After accidently stumbling upon a brutal homicide scene involving one of her co-workers, she is drawn into the hunt for a killer who is targeting young women. (Goodreads)
But soon after starting her new job Kit becomes involved in another kind of fight too. After accidently stumbling upon a brutal homicide scene involving one of her co-workers, she is drawn into the hunt for a killer who is targeting young women. (Goodreads)
On the night of the first bi-racial prom, the town of Springville, Georgia is almost completely destroyed. When Springville residents—at least the ones still alive—are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation... Maddy did it.
In this book, author Tiffany D. Jackson not only creatively re-imagines Stephen King’s Carrie but she also pointedly exposes the deep-seated legacy of racism and segregation in the American south. (Goodreads)
In this book, author Tiffany D. Jackson not only creatively re-imagines Stephen King’s Carrie but she also pointedly exposes the deep-seated legacy of racism and segregation in the American south. (Goodreads)
Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and aging—and allows her to heal from any wound.
In short, Rosalind cannot die.
Now, desperate for redemption from her traitorous past, she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country. (Goodreads)
In short, Rosalind cannot die.
Now, desperate for redemption from her traitorous past, she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country. (Goodreads)
Chloe Green is so close to winning. After moving from California to Alabama for high school, she’s spent the past four years dodging her gossipy classmates and the prudish administration at Willowgrove Christian Academy. The thing that’s kept her going: winning valedictorian. And only thing in her way is the school’s queen bee, Shara Wheeler. (Goodreads)
Sisters Annalie and Margaret agree on only one thing: that they have nothing in common.
However, when a gut-wrenching racial slur is painted on the garage door of their home, both sisters must work together to not only find out who is responsible for the crime but also to find a way to move forward from this traumatic event as a family. (Goodreads)
However, when a gut-wrenching racial slur is painted on the garage door of their home, both sisters must work together to not only find out who is responsible for the crime but also to find a way to move forward from this traumatic event as a family. (Goodreads)
Harper Proulx has lived her whole life with unanswered questions about her anonymous sperm donor father. She's convinced that without knowing him, she can't know herself.
However, when a chance Instagram post connects Harper to a half sibling, she is finally able to uncover the mystery of her father's identity. Harper then travels to Hawaii to not only to find her estranged father but also to ultimately find her true self. (Goodreads)
However, when a chance Instagram post connects Harper to a half sibling, she is finally able to uncover the mystery of her father's identity. Harper then travels to Hawaii to not only to find her estranged father but also to ultimately find her true self. (Goodreads)
Sixteen-year-old Sayers Wayte lives a charmed life. He is smart, popular and comes from rich Dallas society family. However, his picture-perfect life is turned completely upside down when his car breaks down and he is picked up a serial killer.
Sayers now faces a terrifying new reality. To survive, he must forget the world he once knew, and play the part his abductor has created for him. (Goodreads)
Sayers now faces a terrifying new reality. To survive, he must forget the world he once knew, and play the part his abductor has created for him. (Goodreads)
It’s been a year—a year of missing Nina. A year of milestones—holidays, birthdays, everything without her. Leo feels like she should remember what happened that night. But all she knows is that she left the party and got into a car with Nina and Nina’s boyfriend, East.
Although Leo is desperate to pick up the pieces and move on from this tragedy, East won’t give her the one thing she truly needs: the truth about what happened that night. (Goodreads)
Although Leo is desperate to pick up the pieces and move on from this tragedy, East won’t give her the one thing she truly needs: the truth about what happened that night. (Goodreads)
Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each one more interested in her wealth than her well-being—and each has met an untimely end.
Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. But when their mother’s restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer.
Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. But when their mother’s restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer.