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Youth Services Summer Reading: Grades 9-12

Grades 9-12 Summer Reading Lists

2025 Books
Realistic Fiction
Link to Break to You by Neal Shusterman in the catalog
Link to Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio in the catalog.
Link to My Fairy God Somebody by Charlene Allen in the catalog.
Cover of No Rules Tonight, a graphic novel by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada
Link to Rhino's Run by Robert Lipsyte in the catalog.
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Link to Lovely Dark and Deep by Elisa A. Bonnin in the catalog.
Link to Maelstrom: A Prince of Evil by Lorian Merriman in the catalog.
Link to The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko in the catalog
Link to Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins in the catalog
Link to Thunder City by Philip Reeve in the catalog
Horror and Supernatural
Link to The House Where Death Lives edited by Alex Brown in the catalog
Link to Hunger's Bite by Taylor Robin in the catalog.
Link to Pick the Lock by A.S. King in the catalog.
Link to Ruin Road by Lamar Giles in the catalog.
Link to The Underwood Tapes by Amanda DeWitt in the catalog.
Mystery and Thriller
Link to Dead below Deck by Jan Gansei in the catalog
Link to It's Only a Game by Kelsea Yu in the catalog.
Link to Looking for Smoke by K. A. Cobell in the catalog.
Link to The Meadowbrook Murders by Jessica Goodman in the catalog.
Link to No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally in the catalog
Nonfiction
Link to American Spirits by Barb Rosenstock in the catalog.
Link to Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming in the catalog.
Link to Escape from St. Hell: My Trans Teen Life Levels Up by Lewis Hancox in the catalog.
Link to Halfway There by Christine Mari in the catalog
Link to Represent: the Unfinished Fight for the Right to Vote by Michael Eric Dyson in the catalog
2024 Books
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
2023 Books
Realistic Fiction
Link to Seton Girls by Charlene Thomas in the catalog
Link to Saints of the Household by Ari Tison in the catalog
Link to Everyone Hates Kelsie Miller by Meredith Ireland in the catalog
Link to The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum in the catalog
Link to Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley in the catalog
Link to Always the Almost by Edward Underhill in the catalog
Link to Paper Planes by Jennie Wood in the catalog
Link to When We Had Summer by Jennifer Castle in the catalog
Link to Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things by Maya Prasad
Link to The Next New Syrian Girl by Ream Shukairy in the catalog
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Link to Bone Weaver by Aden Polydoros in the catalog
Link to Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh in the catalog
Link to Blood Debts by Terry J Benton-Walker in the catalog
Link to If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang in the catalog
Link to Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove by Ratu Mehrotara in the catalog
Link to The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas in the catalog
Link to Project Nought by Chelsey Furdedi in the catalog
Link to The Jump by Brittney Morris
Link to A Hunger of Thorns by Lili Wilkinson in the catalog
Link to The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa in the catalog
Mystery
Link to A Long Stretch of Bad Days by Mindy McGinnis in the catalog
Link to Promise Boys by Nick Brooks in the catalog
Link to The Island by Natasha Preston in the catalog
Link to The Killing Code by Ellie Marney in the catalog
Horror and Supernatural
Link to The Memory Eater by Rebecca Mahoney in the catalog
Link to When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb in the catalog
Link to Man Made Monsters by Andrea L Rogers in the catalog
Link to The Do-Over by Lynn Painter in the catalog
Link to M is for Monster by Talia Dutton in the catalog
Nonfiction
Link to Don't Look Back by Achut Deng in the catalog
Link to Big Lies by Mark Kurlanksky in the catalog
Link to Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults by Robin Wall Kimmerer in the catalog
Link to Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure: a Graphic Novel by Lewis Hancox in the catalog
Link to America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History by Ariel Aberg-Riger in the catalog
2022 Books
Realistic Fiction
Link to All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir in the catalog
Link to And They Lived by Steven Salvatore in the catalog
Link to Even When your Voice Shakes by Ruby Yayra Goka in the catalog
Link to High Spirits by Camille Gomera-Tavarez in the catalog
Link to I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys in the Catalog
Link to Jumper by Melanie Crowder in the catalog
Link to Kiss and Tell by Adib Khorram in the catalog
Link to The Noh Family by Grace K Shim in the catalog
Link to Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laekan Zea Kemp in the catalog
Link to This Place is Still Beautiful by Xixi Tian in the catalog
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Link to The Book of Living Secrets by Madeline Roux in the catalog
Link to From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos in the catalog
Link to Future History 2050 by Thomas Harding in the catalog
Link to Mister Miracle: the Great Escape by Varian Johnson in the catalog
Link to Nightmare in Savannah by Lela Gwenn in the catalog
Link to Okoye to the People by Ibi Zoboi in the catalog
Link to Survive the Dome by Kosoko Jackson in the catalog
Link to This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi in the catalog
Link to A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee in the catalog
Link to The Words in My Hands by Asphyxia in the catalog
Mystery
Link to Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide in the catalog
Link to Anatomy: a Love Story by Dana Schwartz in the catalog
Link to Bad Things Happen Here by Rebecca Barrow in the catalog
Link to Fly by Night by Tara O'Connor in the catalog
Link to Killing Time by Brenna Ehrlich in the catalog
Link to Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf in the catalog
Link to Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie Richards in the catalog
Link to This Golden State by Marit Weisenberg in the catalog
Link to Very Bad People by Kit Frick in the catalog
Link to You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen McManus in the catalog
Nonfiction
Link to Alias Anna by Susan Hood in the catalog
Link to Cramm This Book: So You Know WTF Is Going On in the World Today by Olivia Seltzer in the catalog
Link to Messy Roots: A graphic memoir of a wuhanese american by Laura Gao in the catalog
Link to Rise Up! how you can join the fight against white supremacy by Crystal Marie Fleming in the catalog
Link to Science and the Skeptic by Marc Zimmer in the catalog