2024 TD Summer Reading Club Books for Older Readers

Amazing L'nu'k : A Celebration of the People of Mi'kma'ki

Pellissier-Lush, Julie.

Paper Book

The newest installment in the celebrated illustrated series about Amazing Atlantic Canadians, featuring incredible Indigenous people. Delve into the uplifting stories of the people of Mi'kma'ki in this full-colour illustrated book. Meet a devoted water protector, learn about a teen...

Amazing night sky atlas

Dickmann, Nancy

Paper Book

Lonely Planet Kids' Amazing Night Sky Atlas, the follow up to our bestselling Amazing World Atlas, looks upwards to the skies for a fun- and fact-packed guide to astronomy. Featuring a mixture of photography and illustration, this hardcover book explores both the science of...

Asha and Baz meet Mary Sherman Morgan

Fernandez, Caroline (Blogger)

Paper Book

Discover the magic, adventure, history and science of the Asha and Baz chapter book series. Asha and Baz have a paper rocket to launch! Whoever builds the rocket that travels the farthest will get to meet astronaut Chris Hadfield. The only problem is Asha and Baz...

Becoming Bionic and Other Ways Science Is Making Us Super

Camlot, Heather.

Paper Book

Take a tour of the science of superpowers and see how science fiction is becoming science fact If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Fly like Shazam? Turn invisible like Violet Parr? Or maybe have the super strength of the Hulk? Believe it or not, many of the extraordinary...

The biker bandits

Perreault, Guillaume

Paper Book

Bob is a dedicated and deadpan mail carrier who tries to remain unfazed even when his delivery assignments are increasingly weirder and weirder. The colorful art features extraterrestrials and cinematic views of awe-inspiring alien landscapes. Bob's adventures are as harrowing as they...

The book of blast off! : 15 real-life space missions

Knapman, Timothy

Paper Book

Young readers will discover the spacecraft and astronauts from 15 iconic space missions in The Book of Blast Off!, an out-of-this-world rhyming picture book from bestselling author Timothy Knapman and illustrator Nik Henderson. 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . Blast...

The Boy Who Woke the Sun

Woodley, A. T.

Paper Book

Eleven-year-old Elliot is having a dismal pandemic summer when suddenly he's caught in the bubble of one of his own dreams and transported to another world, controlled by evil butterflies, where the sun doesn't shine. Along with his octopus sidekick, Elliot discovers the reason for these...

Can't get enough space stuff : fun facts, awesome info, cool games, silly jokes, and more!

Beer, Julie

Paper Book

This book has everything to captivate space enthusiasts- Tons of fun facts, exciting games, hands-on activities, hilarious space jokes, stories from experts, and tidbits about the latest info on black holes, the International Space Station, and what life on Mars could look like. Key...

Champions of the Fox

Sands, Kevin

Paper Book

In this conclusion to the thrilling Thieves of Shadow series, bestselling author Kevin Sands delivers a jaw-dropping heist that sees five young thieves masterminding a prison break from the empire's most impenetrable island fortress. Fans of The False Prince and Ocean's Eleven will...

The chaos monster

DasGupta, Sayantani

Paper Book

EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED TO EVERYTHING, AND IT'S UP TO TWINS KIYA AND KINJAL TO SAVE IT ALL Ten-year-old Kinjal knows something strange is going on. But he does not expect his dog, Thums-up, to disappear before his eyes in the middle of the night! Even stranger, two enormous flying horses...

Clues to the universe

Li, Christina

Paper Book

This stellar debut by APALA Award-winning author Christina Li about losing and finding family, forging unlikely friendships, and searching for answers to big questions will resonate with fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Rebecca Stead. The only thing Rosalind Ling Geraghty loves more than...

Design a game!

Wolf, Bree

Paper Book

Inside Maker Comics: Design a Game!, the next volume of First Second's DIY comic series, you'll find step-by-step instructions for six tabletop game design projects! Siblings Shen, Shondra, and Shontoya arrive at Ludum Omega Summer Camp with a passion for games, and...

Earth school

Kent, Deanna

Paper Book

Where's the best place on Earth for the Marshmallow Martians to learn new things? School, of course! This new graphic chapter series will delight independent readers with its hilarious second installment! Lunchboxes, recess, and gym--oh my! Without G.L.O.W., their Galactic...

Earth to aliens

Bitt, Nate

Paper Book

Travis and Journey have a mission that's out of this world in the fourth book in the Arcade World graphic novel chapter book series. Travis, Journey, and their new pal, Devonte, embark on a new adventure that takes them off-planet and into distant outer space as a new game,...

Earth, sea & stars

Otter, Isabel

Paper Book

This collection of 20 engaging stories about the natural world is drawn from global cultures and reminds readers of everyone's responsibility to care for and respect Earth. In this collection of 20 stories from many global cultures readers will journey all...

The enchanted bridge

Elliott, Zetta

Paper Book

Getting three baby dragons back home was just the beginning. Now Jaxon is on a mission to help all magical creatures from Dragons in a Bag! But things in the magical realm are more complicated than they seem in the fourth book in the critically acclaimed series. With...

Far Out!

Bustard, Anne

Paper Book

From the author of Blue Skies comes a lively middle grade novel about a young, alien-loving girl trying to clear her grandmother's name in this mystery that has humor, hijinks, and heart in equal measure. It's 1964, the Space Race is well underway, and eleven-year-old...

A few beautiful minutes : experiencing a solar eclipse

Fox, Kate Allen

Paper Book

A poetic and exquisitely illustrated tribute to the solar eclipse and the magic of togetherness, seen through the eyes of a child. What happens during a solar eclipse? The sun vanishes. Light becomes dark. Day animals sleep, and night animals wake. The moon takes over the sky....

The first cat in space ate pizza

Barnett, Mac

Paper Book

"Ridiculously fun and brilliantly illustrated." --Dav Pilkey, creator of Dog Man and Captain Underpants As seen on The TODAY Show! New York Times bestselling Mac Barnett and Caldecott Honor award-winning illustrator Shawn Harris turn their massively popular The First Cat in Space Ate...

The forbidden island

Trueit, Trudi Strain

Paper Book

Amid assignments that take the Explorer Academy recruits from the iceberg-filled waters of Antarctica to the bone-dry deserts of Argentina, Cruz Coronado is scrambling to complete the last piece of the cipher. With Nebula agents and the elusive explorer spy still out there, his opportunity to...

Garvey's Choice The Graphic Novel

Grimes, Nikki.

Ebook

This emotionally resonant novel in verse by award-winning author Nikki Grimes celebrates choosing to be true to yourself. Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading--anything but sports. Feeling like a...

Glow

GonzÃ¡lez, Noelia

Paper Book

Glow: A Family Guide to the Night Sky is a lushly illustrated introduction to the wonders of the night sky, inviting young readers to explore stars, planets, and other celestial bodies and learn how to spot them. Get ready to explore the night sky!...

Gnome is where your heart is

Lyall, Casey

Paper Book

Lemon Peabody is certain that aliens visited Grandpa Walt thirty years ago, but she's running out of time to prove it before he forgets his best story. This humorous and tenderhearted story about family, friendship, and always believing in yourself is for fans of Greg van Eekhout, Stuart Gibbs,...

The golden twine

Rioux, Jo-Anne

Paper Book

Jo Rioux (illustrator of M. T. Anderson's highly acclaimed The Daughters of Ys) makes her debut as a writer-illustrator in this fantasy-adventure graphic novel trilogy! Suri loves monsters--studying their lore, telling stories about them (for a fee), and--she hopes--one...

Grace needs space!

Wilgus, Benjamin A.

Paper Book

To the moon and back! A sci-fi middle-grade graphic novel about a young girl's long-awaited summer trip across space with one of her moms. But when her relationship with her mom goes sideways, so does her trip. Will Grace be able to save her summer vacation before it ends? Grace...

How it's built. Rocket

Wallace, Elise

Paper Book

Kids are fascinated by how things are constructed, especially big things! The club has been invited to watch the launch of a new rocket! But first Lucas and Sofia are going to explain the building process of this incredible machine to their friends, step by step. Share the excitement as...

Journey around the sun : the story of Halley's comet

Gladstone, James

Paper Book

Halley's Comet tells its own history in this unique STEM book Halley's Comet, visible from Earth only once every 75 years, tells its own story in this unique informational picture book. With each return of the comet, the book highlights human life at that...

Long distance

Gardner, Whitney

Paper Book

From the creator of Fake Blood comes another exceptionally charming middle grade graphic novel about friendships both near and far, far away. Vega's summer vacation is not going well. When her parents decide it's time to pack up and leave her hometown of...

The Marvellers

Clayton, Dhonielle

Paper Book

Dhonielle Clayton makes her middle-grade debut with a fantasy adventure set in a global magic school in the sky --an instant New York Times and #1 Indie Bestseller! "The Marvellers deserves the highest compliment I can give a book: I want to live...

Mi'kmaw Moons: The Seasons in Mi'kma'ki

LeBlanc, Cathy

Paper Book

Nominated for the 2024 Forest of Reading Yellow Cedar Award! "In their debut book, Cathy LeBlanc and Dave Chapman guide readers through a year in Mi'kma'ki... Mi'kmaw painter Loretta Gould complements the conversational text with playful and evocative art." -- Our Children ...

Mission to Mars: Teen Astronauts #3

Walters, Eric

Paper Book

Teen astronaut Houston Williams is now the pilot on a mission to Mars. Houston Williams was thrilled to win a scholarship to attend a space program at NASA. What he didn't realize was that organizers were recruiting people for a top-secret research project aimed at studying how space...

One tiny bubble : the story of our Last Universal Common Ancestor

Krossing, Karen

Paper Book

The wondrous true story of one tiny bubble that sparked all life on Earth--including yours Meet LUCA--our Last Universal Common Ancestor, the itty-bitty organism that every unique life-form on Earth can be traced back to. This sprinkle-sized blob was formed from the dust of exploded stars,...

Oolichan moon : sisters learn traditional foods

Beynon, Samantha

Paper Book

Oolichan Moon is a beautifully illustrated children's book about passing down traditional knowledge from Nisga'a Elders and the sacredness of traditional foods, particularly the oolichan fish. Together, author Samantha Beynon and illustrator Lucy Trimble have created a children's book rich...

An Owl Without a Name

Jenna, Greene

Paper Book

The charming story of a young owl's strange and disorienting journey to discover who he is and where he belongs. When a young Great Horned Owl wakes up to find himself on the ground with a broken wing, he can't figure out where he is, how he got there, or how to get back to the tree...

Packing for Mars for kids

Roach, Mary

Paper Book

What is it like to float weightlessly in the air? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spacewalk? How do astronauts go to the bathroom? Is it true that they don't shower? Can farts really be deadly in space? Best-selling Mary Roach has the answers. In this...

Pluto! : not a planet? not a problem!

McAnulty, Stacy

Paper Book

Hot diggity dog! Meet Pluto! The runt of a litter of eight planets. Pluto may not be the biggest or fastest planet to revolve around the Sun, but it has a unique story to tell. From the tale of how it was found by humans to its naming as a dwarf planet, it's Pluto's turn to take the spotlight and...

The portal keeper

Robertson, David

Paper Book

While exploring World's End, an area in Aski they've just discovered, Morgan and Emily delight in their developing relationship, while Eli struggles to understand his new-found power: the ability to locate a portal. A shocking turn of events leads them to a new village, Ministik, where the animal...

A rover's story

Warga, Jasmine

Paper Book

#1 New York Times bestseller * Best Book of the Year from The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library The One and Only Ivan meets The Wild Robot in this unique and deeply moving middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover, from...

Saving the night : how light pollution is harming life on Earth

Aitken, Stephen

Paper Book

Key Selling Points Light pollution is threatening the survival of plants and animals all over the world and the ecosystems they depend on. For example, millions of migratory birds die every year because of light pollution. More than 80 percent of the world lives under...

Searching beyond the stars : seven women in science take on space's biggest questions

Mortillaro, Nicole

Paper Book

Are we alone in the cosmos? Could we one day live on a different planet? How is life formed? What other secrets does the universe hold? Through profiles of seven remarkable women scientists and their achievements in their respective fields, Searching Beyond the Stars...

See it, dream it, do it : how 25 people just like you found their dream jobs

Nelson, Colleen

Paper Book

The creators of If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It are back with inspiring profiles on twenty-five diverse careers and individuals. Young readers are given a lens into the life of an architect, a paleontologist, a pilot,...

A sky of paper stars

Yi, Susie

Paper Book

A Sky of Paper Stars is a heartrending middle-grade graphic novel by Susie Yi about a girl's ill-fated wish to fit in, perfect for readers of Stargazing and Pashmina. All Yuna wants is to belong. She wants to go to sleepovers, have a smart...

Space

Clarke, Izzie

Paper Book

Discover how space is part of our daily lives with Everyday STEM Science--Space, filled with facts, stories, and experiments to try at home! Everyone knows there are planets and stars and space rocks, but how do these, and everything else in space, affect us on Earth?...

Space on Earth: How Thinking Like an Astronaut Can Help Save the Planet

Williams, Dave

Paper Book

Really "high" tech to inspire us for sustainable solutions on Earth. Who could imagine an idea born on a space station would help sustain our planet? Astronauts, living on the International Space Station, have to protect their resources because their lives depend on it. They learn to...

Star Knights

Davault, Kay

Paper Book

A simple frog who wants to become a legendary knight finds himself on a magical journey. From the comic artist behind Oddity Woods comes a fantasy graphic novel with a lot of heart, adventure, and hijinks! What makes a hero? Brave Star Knights are heroes who...

Starboy : inspired by the life and lyrics of David Bowie

Gigot, Jami

Paper Book

A starry-eyed ode to self-expression and staying true to yourself, inspired by the life and lyrics of beloved icon David Bowie. For as long as David could remember, he felt like a stranger on his own planet. As if he'd fallen to Earth from outer space...

Stick to It (Hockey Super Six)

Sylvester, Kevin

Paper Book

A very special group of kids must save the world with -- what else? -- HOCKEY! Meet six kids a lot like you. Except . . . . . . Benny, Jenny, Karl, Starlight, DJ and Mo got zapped in an evil plot gone wrong -- and became the super-est team the world has ever seen. Lucky thing...

Strange space

Twiddy, Robin,

Did you know that there some famous animal astronauts? Or that bread is banned in space? Space may be a very serious place, but it's full of some really silly science! Learn about the totally silly science behind space. This engaging hi-lo book draws in 5th and 6th grade readers with silly content...

Super Space Weekend: Adventures in Astronomy

Alméras, Gaëlle

Paper Book

This non-fiction graphic novel for kids 7+ takes readers on a thrilling voyage through our universe. Get ready for the ultimate astronomy adventure! It's a beautiful evening when Squeak, Orni, and Castor head out for a weekend of camping. But Squeak has a surprise: he's...

The Superteacher Project

Korman, Gordon

Paper Book

It's The Unteachables meets I, Robot in another funny middle school tale from Gordon Korman! It's the start of a new school year and Oliver is looking forward to a seventh-grade year full of spitballs, jokes and pranks with his friend Nathan. And their new homeroom teacher,...

This planet rocks!

Roth, Jonathan

Paper Book

Two mismatched rovers alone on a distant planet - what could possibly go wrong? When Rover crash-lands on a rocky planet and finds Speck stranded and in need of a battery charge, the two hardly seem destined to be teammates. Rover: organized, careful and on a mission to explore the galaxy. Speck:...

Trouble in the stars

Prineas, Sarah

Paper Book

"A space chase that would feel right at home in the world of Star Wars. Unexpectedly out of this world." --Kirkus Reviews From acclaimed author Sarah Prineas comes an action-packed, funny, and heartwarming outer-space adventure about a troublesome little shape...

The universe in you : a microscopic journey

Chin, Jason

Paper Book

Jason Chin, winner of the Caldecott Medal for Watercress, dives into the microscopic building blocks of life in this companion to the award-winning Your Place in the Universe. In Your Place in the Universe, Jason Chin zoomed outward, from our planet, solar...

Where are the aliens? : the search for life beyond Earth

McAnulty, Stacy

Paper Book

A fun-filled, highly illustrated, science-based exploration into one of the universe's greatest mysteries--does life exist beyond Earth?--from bestselling and award-winning author Stacy McAnulty. Spoiler: Scientists haven't discovered life...

2024 TD Summer Reading Club Books for Older ReadersUnpublishedShare

2024 TD Summer Reading Club Books for Older ReadersUnpublished