2nd 9weeks reading list.

McMann, Lisa. Wake. New York: Simon Pulse, 2008. Print.

Janie has always had problems in her life. Her mom is a drunk who cannot take care of herself, much less Janie. She has no clue who her father is and has no friends. Oh and in addition to all of the usual problems, she gets sucked into dreams. When Janie gets stuck in a dream, she loses eyesite and her entire body goes numb. The worse the dream is, the worse she is paralyzed. In every dream, Janie is always asked to help but she never knows what she needs to do to help the dreamer or how to pull out of dreams until her senior year when she takes a job at a nursing home and meets an elderly woman who is just like her. Throughout her senior year she also gets involved with Cabel, a loner who has always wanted Janie. Cabel and Janie fall for each other and he learns of her secret dream catching curse. Through her involvement with him, she discovers that her curse can be used for good. With Cabel's help, Janie becomes a narc like Cabe and helps with a large drug case causing them to keep their relationship together a secret to everybody.

McMann, Lisa. Fade. New York: Simon Pulse, 2009. Print.

After Janie and Cabe's first case is cracked, Captain puts Janie on an assignment alone. She is in a lot of danger being stuck in the middle of a rape case but she is in too deep to get out now. Along with the case, Janie's eyesight is getting bad and she soon finds out what is happening to her and what she will become in a few years. The elderly woman from the nursing home, Ms. Stubin, reveals all of her secrets to Janie through a green notebook that she left with Captain when she passed away. With the secrets of her future comes tough choices that will change her life forever.

McMann, Lisa. Gone. New York: Simon Pulse, 2010. Print.

Janie's eyesight is getting much worse. Her sight and feelings are taking longer and longer to come back after each dream. She has come to accept her ugly fate but she does not want to drag Cabe down with her. He tries to convince her that he is okay with her future as a knarled and blind old woman, but dreams don't lie. The only way to keep her vision and not become paralyized is to isolate herself from Cabel and everyone else. She has a tough decision to make. When a stranger comes into her life, her decision becomes easier to make. The hardest thing she has to do is tell Cabe.

Noël, Alyson. Evermore. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2009. Print.

After an awful accident that leaves Ever without a mother, father, sister, and dog, she can see auras, hear people's thoughts, and know a person's life stories just by touch. To block this curse, she becomes a freak that wears a hoodie to school and listens to loud music under her hood. Life sucks for her until Damen finds his way into her life. At first sight, Ever senses recognition, but she does not know the reason for this recognition. Just the sound of his voice silences the whole world. Ever feels like there is something more to Damen, he seems to be able to read her mind. What Ever doesn't know is, he can read her mind.

Noël, Alyson. Blue Moon: a Novel. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2009. Print.

Now that Ever knows that she is an immortal, she knows that she can control everything and that she is more powerful than she thinks. She is eager to learn everything she can about her new abilities and Damen is there to show her the way until someone new in town, Ramon, comes along and changes everything. Damen is growing old and he seems to forget about ever loving Ever. He sees her as the freak that everyone else sees her to be. Ever needs to save him but she is running out of time. Not only is there a time limit for Damen, but Ever is met with a choice between saving Damen or reuniting with her family.