2025 Color Our World Middle School Book List

The 2025 Summer Reading Lists are full of book titles to keep middle schoolers engaged in reading and exploring throughout the summer.

This list is recommended and available through the Sussex County Library System for children ages 11 and up. These books will pair nicely with our 2025 summer reading theme.

Updated January 3, 2025
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Art year by year
Bowden, Alice
Paper Book
Travel through time to discover the paintings, sculptures, and decorative objects that enrich our world. Are you seeking a lavishly illustrated timeline that showcases a glorious gallery of art from all around the world? Then Art Year By Year may be the book for you!
Art club /
Doucet, Rashad,
Paper Book
An ALA Best Graphic Novel of 2024 Inspired by the author's own childhood, this contemporary graphic novel paints a picture of an aspiring young artist on a mission to prove that the arts are worth fighting for.  Dale Donavan...
The color of sound
Isler, Emily Barth
Paper Book
"[A] salient celebration of family, music, and neurodiversity." --starred, Publishers Weekly "A top pick for any middle school collection; a perfect book club pick and a reminder to all that patience and understanding can change lives." --starred, School Library Journal Twelve-year...
The magic paintbrush /
Zhang, Kat,
Paper Book
In this highly illustrated series launch, Amy, an Asian American girl picks up an ancient paintbrush and unwittingly unleashes the power to make her art real and sometimes dangerous. Perfect for fantasy readers who love Dragons in a Bag and the Dragon Pearl series. ...

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