What are some popular high-interest contemporary novels for high school students to read and discuss?
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The International Reading Association has a list of "hot books" for adolescent readers.  I bought a few for the shelf...they flew off!  www.ira.org
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Really, who would want to take the time to write out this many essays for you?  Have you read the book?  It's quite interesting, one of my favorites from all those I read for high school.  I think that if you view the quotes within the context of the novel, they will make more sense to you and you should be able to answer these questions yourself.  You still have the rest of today and all of tomorrow to work.  If you haven't read the book, then try the info here (http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/1984/) for a quick overview.  Try to answer the questions yourself, and over the Thanksgiving break, do yourself a favor and read this wonderful book.
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Try R.L.Stine books and I don't mean the Goosebump ones. \nI have a few I picked up in a New & Used bookstore near me. \nThey are located in the Teen section not the children's.\nI'm much older than you and I enjoyed them.
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high school newspapers
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Actually, there are a few novels. One of the few I've read is The Ring of McAllister by Robert Marantz, published by Kaplan. It has a good 1000+ words that (it claims you need to know). But it's an interesting book, not likely to bore you off, unless you're not into mystery and a bit of romance.
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the alchemist by paulo coelho\nangels and demons & the da vinci code by dan brown\nthe harry potter series by j.k. rowling\nany romance novel by julie garwood
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this sight has saved my grade countless times:\n\nwww.sparknotes.com
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Talk To You Later by Lauren Myracle\n\n224 pages | ISBN 0810948214 | Harry N. Abrams\n\nThe first novel told entirely in instant messages!\n\nWith the warmth and wisdom she brought to her first novel, Kissing Kate, Lauren Myracle follows the friendship of three fifteen-year-old girls-Angela (SnowAngel), Maddie (mad maddie), and Zoe (zoegirl)-through the roller coaster ride of tenth grade, with its boy temptation, donut runs, driving lessons, math torture, and queen bee encounters. The winsome threesome handles it all...then life suddenly jumps the tracks. A jerky boy sends peppy Angela into the dumps. Tough Maddie makes a mistake that has the whole school talking. And good girl Zoe ends up in over her head with a flirty teacher. Just when they need one another most, their friendship seems ready to fall apart.\n\nThe distinctive voices of the three girls, as captured in their IMs, give this novel authenticity and heart. It's an epistolary novel for the twenty-first century, from the keyboard of an author whose work has been called "enchanting...uplifting" (VOYA), "unusually candid" (Publishers Weekly), and "insightful" (The Denver Post).
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I would definately try out www.sparknotes.com that's where I get most of my info for english class. And they usually have a section called "important quotes explained"
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I've posted a couple of URLs for your reference, and while I was looking found that it is the subject fiction for several Honors English classes and college level thesis themes.  You might try searching on the author,  Susan Carol McCarthy, for additional analysis. \n  To discuss chapter themes it looks like you are really going to have to use your imagination and deductive reasoning, which is a great way to exercise your brain!
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My favorite~Half Magic by Edgar Eager~\nThree kids find a magic coin during their summer vacation. The coin grants their wishes BUT only by half~It is a wonderful summer read.\n\nGolden Compass or Subtle Knife by Phillip Pullman ~ If you like Harry Potter, try these~~~\n\nDr. Franklin's Island by Ann Halam~\nA plane crashes on the way to a wildlife conservation station deep in the rain forests of Ecuador. Semi, Miranda, and Arnie are the only survivors. They are stranded on what seems to be a deserted island, with only the little food and water they could find. They are unaware of being watched by a mad scientist eager to use them as his first human specimens in genetic engineering. His experiments cause them to experience the world in a whole new way... as animals!\n\nAlice in Wonderland by Louis Carroll~classic fantasy~
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The desire of ages, and the great controversy by ellen white. Also Believing God by Beth Moore. A trip into the supernatural by Roger Morneau, and The purpose driven life by some guy I can't recall.
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Only one I remember from high school is the red wine in the street when the French woman drops the bottle foreshadows the blood that will soon be spilled in the Revolution.  Great book, though, and you really should read it.
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i've read it. middle school isn't like that-the book is fiction u kno. don't worry!
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Personally I liked "Physics and Philosophy" and "Physics and Beyond" by Heisenberg.  The latter is Heisenberg's autobiography, but it has some interesting ideas in it.  I also like a multiple volume set of books called  "The World of Physics: A small library of the literature of physics from antiquity to the present" There are a lot of excerpts dealing with historically important discoveries in physics.  It tends to go somewhat easy on the math too.  More recent popular books are "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking, and "The Elegant Universe" by Brian Greene.
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Look up Simone Weil - or Truth is Beauty.  There's some fun philosophical stuff about it, all relating to reality and faith / lack of faith.  You could just blow your teacher's mind - fundamentally all is one and one is all.  Have fun.
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I read a lot of children's literature before I put it on my shelf in my classroom library. Some good novels that fit your request are:\nDragon Rider Cornelia Funke...\n\nThe Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke  (Almost anything by her is terrific!)\nOh,some of my students are just loving "Inkheart" and "Inkspell" (one follows the other) These are tales of a dad who is able to 'read' people into or out of stories as he reads...interesting concept.\n\nI agree with the Narnia Series...great books.\nMy students also loved "City of Ember" and "People of Sparks"...again, Ember comes before Spark.. this is tale (kind of sci fi) where people live in this city where it is always dark, and the city is falling apart. These two kids, quite by accident, discover a way out.  Again, interesting concepts....\n\nLemony Snicket series my students love, (5th grade) but for a 12 year old, might be a bit predictable.  Story line repeats a bit by book 11 and 12.\n\nAlso, I agree with "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. She also wrote a sequal or 2 to that...One is "Gathering Blue" and the other is "The Messenger" \n\nAnother series, a trilogy, for Middle Schoolers that my son loved was "The Amber Spyglass," "The Subtle Knife" and "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman.\n\nHope this helps.