RAWR 2026: Recommendations for Teens and Tweens

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Updated June 25, 2026
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Together We See
Tison, Ari
Paper Book
★ "An adrenaline rush-inducing must-read." --School Library Journal, starred review ★ "A powerful and moving depiction of seeking justice amid mourning." -- Booklist, starred review This edge-of-your-seat Indigenous murder-mystery set in...
To all the boys I've loved before : the graphic novel
Perez Marquez, Barbara
Paper Book
To All the Boys I've Loved Before is now a major motion picture on Netflix and the inspiration for the spin-off series XO, Kitty--now streaming on Netflix! In this sparkling graphic novel adaptation of the Time Best YA Book of All Time selection and...
Shards of Silence
Young, Brian Lee
Paper Book
In his first YA novel, award-winning author Brian Lee Young (Diné) bridges the generational divide between a Navajo teen at an elite prep school and his great-grandmother's experience at a federal boarding school for Indigenous students. The book is an eye-opening call for community...
The Island at the Edge of Night
Strange, Lucy
Paper Book
From award winning author Lucy Strange, The Island at the Edge of Night is a dark, suspenseful mystery set on an island where science and magic blur and danger and secrets unfold. Faye Fitzgerald does not remember what she's done to land herself at the Auk Island School. She remembers so...
Sol goes for goal!
Anta, Julio
Paper Book
It's back to school for the Hillside Valley kids! Sol's trying out for the middle school soccer team but will a crush on the team captain distract her from her goals? Find out in this new Hillside Valley graphic novel--filled with friendship, first crushes, and some impressive soccer skills!...
Really Rubie
Frost, Maddie
Paper Book
This paper over board features sprayed stenciled edges (depicting doodles by Rubie!). A New York Times bestseller! The true middle school experience--awkward, DRAMATIC, and really fun!--comes to life in this hilarious diary-style series featuring...

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