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Greatest Hits: Summer Reads for Teens

Our favorite reads, as recommended by the 2024 summer teen volunteers

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  • Do you like......... Murder mystery, digging up small town secrets, school projects, solving mysteries together with friends? Recommended by Rishika
    Book, 2020New York : Delacorte Press, [2020]
  • Babel

    or the Necessity of Violence : An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

    Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.)
    Do you like......... History, students rebelling against the school, magical studies, characters finding where they fit in and belong. Recommended by Rishika
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Harper Voyager, [2022]
  • Recommended by Rishika
    Book, 2019New York : Crown, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, [2019]
  • Do you like......... Science Fiction, Comedy, Chemistry, Alternate World/Doomsday, Adventure, World Conquest Recommended by Jonathan
    Graphic Novel, 2018San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, [2018]
  • Horimiya. 02

    Hori-san and Miyamura-kun

    Hero (Manga author)
    Do you like......... High School, Slice of Life, Romance, Comedy, Wholesome, Coming of Age Recommended by Jonathan
    Graphic Novel, 2016New York : Yen Press, Hachette Book Group, 2016.
  • Do you like......... High School, Slice of Life, Romance, Comedy, Extreme Personality, Personality Disorders Recommended by Jonathan
    Graphic Novel, 2019San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media LLC, [2019]
  • The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child "unwound, "…
    Book, 2007New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, ©2007.
  • For people who like: Stories about growing up, meaningful plotlines, mental health topics, fandom culture, inclusive characters. Recommended by Maya
    Book, 2017New York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.
  • On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they're both looking to make a new…
    Book, 2017New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]
  • Four high-schoolers become murder suspects when the creator of a school gossip app dies mysteriously. Recommended by Annabel.
    eBook, 2017Random House Children's Books, 2017
  • Four strangers arrive at Hill House, joined by Dr. Montague who wants to find solid proof of a haunting. Their stay at Hill House becomes stranger and stranger until they wonder if they can make it out alive. Recommended by Annabel.
    Book, 2013New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2013.
  • Jacqueline Woodson's memoir tells her story of growing up African American in the 1960s and 1970s and the struggles she faces through poetry. Recommended by Annabel.
    Book, 2014New York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2014]
  • If you like fantasy stories with high stakes, family mysteries, and intricate magic systems, this book is for you! Recommended by Sanjana
    Book, 2022Boston : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
  • If you like stories about fairies, romance, and complicated monarchies with lots of familial drama, this book is for you! Recommended by Sanjana
    Book, 2018New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
  • If you like books about academia, murder mysteries, and complicated friendships, this book is for you! Recommended by Sanjana
    Book, 2021New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2021].
  • Perfect for you if you like romance, fake dating, romance movies, and books you just can't put down! Recommended by Reesha.
    Book, 2021New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2021]
  • In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is…
    Book, 2012New York : Bloomsbury, 2012.
  • Good Omens

    the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

    Gaiman, Neil
    A hilarious story of the ultimate battle between good and evil- Crowley, a demon, and Aziraphale, an angel, aim to stop the apocalypse because they have come to love life on Earth that much. Satirical, eccentric, witty, full of hilarious characters…
    Book, 2007New York : Harper, [2007]
  • A beautiful collection of poetry about one's self and our relationships with others. Filled with short (one page or less) poems perfect for the beginner poetry fan. Recommended by Kalliope.
    Book, 2017Kansas City, Missouri : Andrews McMeel Publishing, [2017]