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Youth Services Summer 2024 Reading Lists: 9th Grade-12th Grade

9th-12 Grade Reading Lists

Realistic Fiction
Link to Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari in the catalog
Link to Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams by Shari Green in the catalog
Link to Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce in the catalog
Link to Ariel Crashes a Train by Olivia A. Cole in the catalog
Link to Rez Ball by Byron Graves in the catalog
Link to Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang in the catalog
Link to Daniel, Deconstructed by James Ramos in the catalog
Link to Everyone Wants to Know by Kelly Loy Gilbert in the catalog
Link to Mall Goth by Kate Leth in the catalog
Link to The Melancholy of Summerby Louisa Onome in the catalog
Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Supernatural
Link to The Infinity Particle by Wendy Xu in catalog. The Infinity Particle is a graphic novel.
Link to Something Close to Magic by Emma Mills in the catalog
Link to Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier in the catalog
Link to Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best in the catalog
Link to The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee Baker in the catalog
Link to King of Dead Things by Nevin Holness in the catalog
Link to Knee Deep Book One by Joe Flood in the catalog
Link to A Crooked Mark by Linda Kao in the catalog
Link to Brooms by Jeanette Walls in the catalog
Link to Sky's End by Marc J Gregson in the catalog
Mystery and Thriller
Link to Take by Jennifer Bradbury in the catalog
Link to Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis in the catalog
Link to The Shadow Sister by Lily Meade in the catalog
Link to That's Not My Name by Megan Lally in the catalog
Link to Six Truths and a Lie by Ream Shukairy in the catalog
Nonfiction
Link to Future Tense: How We Made AI and How it Will Change Everything by Martha Brockenbrough in the catalog
Link to Marked Man: Frank Serpico's Inside Battle Against Police Corruption in the catalog
Link to Ay Mija by Christine Suggs in the catalog
Link to American Wings by Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein in the catalog
Link to Big Bangs and Black Holes by Jeremie Francfort in the catalog
2025 Nutmeg Book Award High School Nominees
Link to Kneel by Candace Buford in the catalog
Link to Golden Arm by Carl Deuker in the catalog
Link to Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles in the catalog
Link to The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson in the catalog
Link to As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoula Katouh in the catalog
Link to The Honeys by Ryan La Sala in the catalog
Link to A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik in the catalog
Link to I Must Betray You by Rute Sepetys in the catalog
Link to All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir in the catalog
Link to Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir in the catalog