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By 2 weeks I have to pick a novel that is fictional, min. of 200 pages, and is appropreate for a catholic school.

Any suggestions or what you picked on your first year of highschool and was successful?

Btw, I'm a slow reader, if it narrows down your list.

I agree with the first columnist about Water for Elephants. It's an excellent book, and I just picked it up at the local library. I haven't been able to put it down since I checked it out. I'm not going to spoil the story for you, but you can look for a synopsis online if you like.

However, I'm going to have to say that the Clique series is not exactly the best read that you can find. I just don't think that a book focusing on rich, spoiled, middle schoolers is the most educational book (since this book is for your school, right?).

Anyways, some other great books are included on this website:

http://marylaine.com/bookbyte/ya.html

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