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Hot Summer Reads 2025

By Grace Menary-Winefield

Hit the basketball court with your friends and face your greatest opponent, solve the mystery of a summer camp slasher, explore the glittering streets of a fantastical city, kill the mutant monster stalking you in detention, and more! If you're in grades 6, 7, or 8, all of these stories are waiting for you.

  • Chronically Dolores

    2024 by Van Wagenen, Maya

    After a public humiliation, Dolores just wants things to be normal. It's hard when her parents are fighting, her best friend is ghosting her, and her body is not cooperating.

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  • Clutch Time: A Shot Clock Novel

    2024 by Butler, Caron

    Kofi “KO” Douglas knows how to handle pressure, but as he gears up for his latest challenge, there’s game-changing news that will turn his life on the court (and at home) upside down.

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  • Dread Detention

    2024 by Killick, Jennifer

    While in Saturday detention, a group of teens must work together to survive when unspeakable horrors emerge from the shadows of the school.

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  • Not If You Break up with Me First

    2024 by Miller, G. F.

    Eve and Andrew think it's best to not mix romance with their friendship, but who's going to be the first to initiate their break up?

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  • Louder Than Words

    2024 by Woodfolk, Ashley

    Now that she’s at a new school, Jordyn is relieved to leave her past behind her. When a podcast begins to broadcast people's secrets and gossip, things start to get out of hand…

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  • Two Sides to Every Murder

    2024 by Valentine, Danielle

    Strangers Olivia and Regan visit Camp Lost Lake 17 years after its infamous murders, and they discover someone will go to killer lengths to hide the past . . .

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  • The Last Bloodcarver

    2024 by Le, Vanessa

    Nikha has the amazing ability to heal with just her touch and finds herself embroiled in a murder investigation that turns into a fight for her life.

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  • We Are Big Time

    2024 by Khan, Hena

    Aliya joins her new school's losing basketball team and discovers what it takes to be a champion both on the court and with her new friends.

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  • The Flicker

    2024 by Edgmon, H. E.

    Most living creatures died in the Flicker. Now, Millie and Rose have to venture into the dangerous wilderness to keep themselves, and their baby brother, alive.

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  • The 21: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change

    2023 by Rusch, Elizabeth

    Kids and teens face climate disasters that impact their present and their future. Read the true story of how 21 of them took on the U.S. government to make real change.

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  • Weirdo

    2024 by Weaver, Tony

    Tony loves comic books, anime, and video games. Bullied by his peers, he embarks on a journey of self-love to become the hero of his own story.

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