The second Upper School Book Club selection, this book partly takes place in Saint Malo, a town frequently visited during Interim Week. This book is on nearly every best books of 2014 list and if you enjoy historical fiction, this one is not to be missed.

Long-listed for this year's Man Booker Prize, The Blazing World tells the story of a female artist who passes her work off as that of three separate men. An intimate look at gender and sexism in the art world and a wrenching novel of identity.

Assuage the end of Serial by jumping into this aptly titled tragic story of the short life of a young African American man who attempted to remove himself from the ghetto life into which he was born - succeeded - and was then murdered at the age of thirty.

Called The Dinner of 2014, this tense, fast-paced novel of secrets and lies, Daniel must decide which of his parents to trust.

This collection of short essays begins with the author's own experience as a medical actor, paid to act out symptoms for medical students to diagnose - and is an empathetic and exploratory collection revealing life's truths.

A National Book Award finalist that shifts before and after a world-threatening pandemic, focusing on a Shakespearean acting troupe. Station Eleven is a suspenseful, tight novel rife with beauty and ephemera.

This year's National Book Award winning collection of short stories fictionalizes harrowing accounts of soldiers during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars struggling to make meaning out of chaos.

This year's fictional version of Wild follows a young woman who abruptly flees her stable Manhattan life to hitchhike across New Zealand. As her journey unfolds, her mental state begins to unravel, exposing the very real, very knowable anxiety of the human conditions.

Ex-NASA scientist, now popular for the webcomic xkcd answers absurd hypothetical questions scientifically, such as: If your cells suddenly lost the power to divide, how long would you survive? From what height would you need to drop a steak to ensure it was cooked by the time it hit the ground? How dangerous is it, really, in a pool in a thunderstorm?

Part cookbook, part memoir, this gorgeous book provides an intimate look into a year at Middleton's farm - with gardening and cooking tips as well as project design ideas and delicious stories.

A fictionalized historical account of the history of the Liverpool Football Club - players, supporters, but most importantly, famed manager Bill Shankly.

An apian Handmaid's Tale, this novel follows a lowly sanitation worker bee as she attempts to work her way up in the hive. Don't bee turned off by this book's oddness, it's a thrilling, imaginative and literary read you won't put down easily.

A loose retelling of the Snow White fairytale that explores race, love, and loyalty to family. Breathtakingly imaginative, this story expertly fuses the real world with the whimsy of a fairy tale.

A book that will leave you feeling like you've been hugged by every one of your favorite books, this warming novel tells the story of AJ, a small bookstore owner, and Maya, the infant abandoned on the bookshop stoop one night.

After being kidnapped in front of her wealthy father's estate, Mireille must endure the torments of a man who hates everything she represents - and when it becomes clear that her father intends to resist paying her ransom, Mireille's story deepens.

From the author of Reading Lolita in Tehran comes an exploration of American culture through the lens of three often-taught classic novels: The Great Gatsby, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. English teachers, don't miss this one.

After a horrible day, precocious nine-year old Madeleine sets off for the legendary Philly night club The Cat's Pajamas - ready to make her stage debut - while simultaneously her fifth grade teacher prepares for a date with an old high school crush - and the jazz club itself faces foreclosure. Three stories twine together as effortlessly as the notes in a jazz solo.

Heralded as a modern version of The Crucible, this tense novel follows the Nash family after a close friend is struck by a terrifying, unexplained seizure and class. Events become more tangled when several other students begin to exhibit the same symptoms.

In light of recent events, this short book of prosaic essays, images, and poems should become required reading for all, serving as a powerful testament to the individual and collective effects of racism in our society.

Chandra, a computer programmer turned novelist, explores the connections between the worlds of art and technology. Coders are obsessed with elegance and style, just as writers are, but do the words mean the same thing to both?

Would tips in a 1950s popularity guide (written by former teen model Betty Cornell) be applicable and relevant for today's modern teens? Find out in this hysterical and candid memoir written by a clever teen.