Ms. Thomas’s Book Wishlist
Thank you for your interest in donating to the HCP library! I am passionate about offering students a variety of literature and choice. I am also passionate about diversifying and expanding my collection of books to include a wide range of perspectives, cultures, and experiences. Often, Ms. Thomas has a Donor’sChoose project that is active. Check the HICD Facebook page, as it is often shared there. Ways you can contribute to the library:
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Donate a new or gently used copy of one of your favorite Young Adult titles
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Buy a new or gently used copy of any of the titles listed below
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Buy a bookstore gift card
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Donate a monetary gift directly to the Media Center account (this check/cash donation can go directly to Mrs. Judy Luster in the front office).
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Thank you to author Joanne O’Sullivan that donated 2 copies of her novel, Beneath the Sky!

How to Ship Directly to Me (if that’s your preference)
Harding Charter Preparatory High School
Media Center
c/o Jillian Thomas
1301 NE 101st St
Oklahoma City, OK 73131
- Any books from the current and/or past Sequoyah Intermediate Masterlists are welcome to be donated:
2021 Sequoyah Intermediate Masterlist
2022 Sequoyah Intermediate Masterlist
-2022 Readalikes
- Graphic Novels and Manga are extremely popular – reach out to me for some suggested titles beyond this short list.
- The Fruit’s Basket Manga series
- Naruto Manga (anything beyong the 14th volume!)
- Sailor Moon Series
Other Books:
- Overground Railroad (The Young Adult Adaptation): The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America by Candacy Taylor
- The Money Club: A Teenage Guide to Financial Literacy by Jasmine Brown
- Winning with ADHD: A Playbook for Teens and Young Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder by Grace Friedman
- Case Closed? Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science by Susan Hughes and Michael Wanderlmaier
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Reader’s Edition by William Kakwamba and Bryan Mealer
- The Finest Hours by Michael J Touglas and Casey Sherman
- I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changes Two Lives by Martin Ganda and Caitlin Alifirenka
- Mindfulness for Teens in 10 Minutes a Day: Exercises to Feel Calm, Stay Focused and Be Your Best Self by Jennie Marie Battistin MA LMFT
- Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian’s Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive by Laura Hillenbrand
- March Graphic Novel Trilogy by John Lewis & Andrew Aydin
- The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave’s Journey from Bondage to Freedom by David F. Walker & Damon Smyth
- Run: Book One by John Lewis & Andrew Aydin
- The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Queen of Tejano Music: Selena by Silvia Lopez & Paola Escobar
- Saved by the Boats: The Heroic Sea Evacuation of September 11 by Julie Gassman & Steve Moors
- Behold the Dreamers: A Novel by Imbolo Mbue
- The Circus of Stolen Dreams by Lorelei Savaryn
- Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson & Kwame Alexander
- Clean Getaway by Nic Stone
- When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
- The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
- Things You Can’t Say by Jenn Bishop
- Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
- Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
- Restart by Gordon Korman
- The Unteachables by Gordon Korman
- Wildfire by Rodman Philbrick
- Heart of a Champion by Carl Deuker
- Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
- Running Wild by Lucy Jane Bledsoe
- Painting the Black by Carl Deuker
- Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam
- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Furia by Yamile Saled Mendez
- Stand Up, Yumi Chung! By Jessica Kim
- Wink by Rob Harrell
- Roll With It by Jamie Summer
- We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly
- When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
- I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations for Kids by Gabi Garcia & Charity Russell
- This Is How We Do It: One Day In the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World by Matt Lamothe
- We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom & Michaela Goade
- All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold & Suzanne Kaufman
- Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
- Dreaming In Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices by Lisa Charleyboy & Mary Beth Leatherdale
- #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy & Mary Beth Leatherdale
- A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Madeleine L’Engle & Hope Larson
- The Giver: Graphic Novel by Lois Lowry & P. Craig Russell
- Coraline: The Graphic Novel by Neil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell
- Malala’s Magic’s Pencil by Malala Yousafzai & Kerascoet
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith
- After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan Santat
- The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis
- Robo-Sauce by Adam Rubin & Daniel Salmieri
- The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak
- Thank You, Omu! By Oge Mora
- Where Are You From? By Yamile Saied Mendez & Jaime Kim
- I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes & Gordon C. James
- Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barns & Gordon C. James
- The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
- Say Something by Peter H. Reynolds
- The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds
- I Am Human: A Book of Empathy by Susan Verde & Peter H. Reynolds
- The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander & Kadir Nelson
- How To Read a Book by Kwame Alexander & Melissa Sweet
- The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson & Rafael Lopez
- Aaron Becker’s Wordless Trilogy 3 Books Collections Set (Journey, Quest, & Return) by Aarron Becker
- They All Saw A Cat by Brendand Wenzel
- Juneteenth: A Children’s Story by Opal Lee
- Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford & Floyd Cooper
- Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia & Gabriel Picolo
- The How-To Cookbook for Teens: 100 Easy Recipes to Learn the Basics by Julee Morrison
- Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Gareth Hinds
- Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds & Danica Novgorodoff
- Displacement by Kiku Hughes
- Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Boxed Set by Rick Riordan
- Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton & Tiffany D. Jackson
- Grenade by Alan Gratz
- Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz
- Allies by Alan Gratz
- Projeckt 1065: A Novel of World War II by Alan Gratz
- Ground Zero by Alan Gratz
- A List of Cages by Robin Roe
- When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
- Bang by Barry Lyga
- Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
- The Pain Eater by Beth Goobie
- Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley
- Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
- Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation by Ari Folman & David Polonsky
- Superman: Dawnbreaker by Matt de la Pena
- The Hunted by Matt de la Pena
- I Will Save You by Matt de la Pena
- The Living by Matt de la Pena
- Ball Don’t Lie by Matt de la Pena
- The Raina Telgemeier Collection
- Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
- Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
- Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team by Steve Sheinkin
- Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds & Kadir Nelson
- Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan
- Refugee by Alan Gratz
- Braced by Alyson Gerber
- Armstrong and Charlie by Steven B. Frank
- Ashes to Asheville by Sarah Dooley
- See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
- Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson
- Saints & Misfits by S. K. Ali
- Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin
- The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall
- The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes
- The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender