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Summer Reading 2018 | Teen Book List

There's no time like the present to make books your summer jam. Whether exploring fantastical worlds or places closer to home, let books transport you. Check out these titles, then visit your library for clubs, workshops, and resources you can use all year round.

Middle School

 abby spencer goes to bollywood

Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood by Varsha Bajaj

13-year-old Abby heads to Mumbai to find her film star father and finds herself in the process.

 

 

 

 

 

 if i ever get out of here

If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth

All you need is friendship... and rock and roll.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 hold me closer

Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride

From fry cook to raiser of the dead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 legends icons and rebels

Legends, Icons & Rebels: Music That Changed the World by Robbie Robertson

Listen and learn.

 

 

 

 

 falling over sideways

Falling Over Sideways by Jordan Sonnenblick

Claire’s life is a joke but she’s not laughing. Things keep going wrong, then her Dad has a stroke and Claire’s life goes sideways.

 

 

 

 

 

 drama

Drama by Raina Telgemeier

A group of drama students discover the real drama lies offstage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 the backstagers

The Backstagers by James Tynion

Jory finds himself in a world of magical doorways and adorable rats but beware! Danger lurks backstage.

 

 

 

 

 

 time to dance

A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman

Veda becomes a Bharatanatyam dancer after losing her leg in an accident.

 

 

 

 


 

 

High School

the haters

The Haters by Jesse Andrews

Out of the ashes of jazz camp, a band is formed! Now, Wes, Corey, and Ash are on the road in search of a gig that doesn't suck.

 

 

 

 

 

 bronx masquerade

Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes

Students discover the truth through poetry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 v-word

The V-Word: True Stories about First-Time Sex by Amber J. Keyser

Writers get real about sex.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 burn baby burn

Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina

Nora is trying to survive the sweltering Queens summer of 1977 but it’s tough with a violent brother, a city-wide blackout, and a serial killer on the loose.

 

 

 

 

 

 rani patel in full effect

Rani Patel in Full Effect by Sonia Patel

"Call my solution a female revolution retribution in the form of rhyme electrocution." MC Sutra in the house.

 

 

 

 

 

 noteworthy

Noteworthy by Riley Redgate

Desperate to perform, Jordan disguises herself as a guy and joins an all-male a capella group. What could possibly go wrong?

 

 

 

 

 

 juliet takes a breath

Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera

Juliet travels from the Bronx to Portland to intern with her favorite author for the summer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

scythe

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

What does it mean to be a human when you can’t die?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 dear yvette

Dear Yvette (Throwback Diaries) by Ni-Ni Simone

Yvette’s life changes forever after a street fight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

dating and sex

Dating and Sex: A Guide for the 21st Century Teen Boy by Andrew P. Smiler    

Answers you need to questions you didn’t know you had. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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