Summer Reads for Teens

Sunshine State Books for Grades 6-8

The Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA) Program is a statewide reading motivational program for students in grades 3 through 8. The purpose of the SSYRA Program is to encourage students to read independently for pleasure and to read books that are on, above, and below their reading level in order to improve their reading fluency. Sunshine State books are selected for their wide appeal, literary value, varied genres, curriculum connections, and/or multicultural representation. The SSYRA committee is comprised of 20 qualified school librarians located throughout the state of Florida, subdivided into two committees- grades 3-5 and grades 6-8.

Florida Teen Reads Summer List

Teens in Florida read and Florida school librarians know it! The Florida Teens Read (FTR) program is a student- choice reading award program to determine which YA book wins the annual award as the favorite of teens in Florida. The reading list is comprised of fifteen titles that have been chosen by a committee of fourteen school librarians specifically to engage high school students (grades 9 through 12) in reading and reflect their interests as well as represent a variety of genres, formats, reading levels, viewpoints, and ethnic and cultural perspectives.

Updated June 13, 2025
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St. Lucie County Library System
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Curlfriends. New in town
Miller, Sharee, (Illustrator)
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER!   New Kid meets The Baby-sitters Club in this graphic novel series opener about the Curlfriends, four inseparable Black girls who show us the meaning of true friendship--and being your true self. 

Sunshine State Books for Grades 6-8

The first state of being
Kelly, Erin Entrada
Audiobook

Sunshine State Books for Grades 6-8

Mid-Air
Williams, Alicia, 1970- author.
Audiobook

Sunshine State Books for Grades 6-8

Shinji Takahashi and the mark of the Coatl
Kagawa, Julie
Paper Book

Sunshine State Books for Grades 6-8

Simon sort of says
Bow, Erin
Paper Book
NEWBERY HONOR AWARD . LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD . SCHNEIDER FAMILY BOOK AWARD HONOR . FINALIST FOR THE AUDIE AWARD FOR BEST MIDDLE GRADE AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR "Funny, poignant and-most important-hopeful." -New York Times Simon O'Keeffe's biggest...

Sunshine State Books for Grades 6-8

Skyriders
Holyoke, Polly
Paper Book
A Bank Street College Best Book of the Year Amazon Best Book of the Month Florida Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Nominee Colorado Book Award Finalist Ohio Buckeye Book Award List Reading the West Award List Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee

Sunshine State Books for Grades 6-8

Another first chance
Couch, Robbie
Paper Book
They Both Die at the End meets You've Reached Sam, in this "superb...thought-provoking" (Booklist, starred review) speculative young adult novel from New York Times bestselling author Robbie Couch that explores all the different ways love can live on after...

Florida Teen Reads Summer List

The bad ones
Albert, Melissa
Paper Book
A GAME GONE WRONG. A MISSING FRIEND. A TOWN OF BURIED SECRETS . . . Goddess, Goddess, count to five. In the morning, who's alive? One town. One night. Four people gone. Nora's best friend, Becca, is one of the lost. As Nora tries to piece together the truth,...

Florida Teen Reads Summer List

Bring me your midnight
Griffin, Rachel
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nature of Witches and Wild is the Witch comes a lush romantic fantasy about forbidden love, the choices we make, and the pull between duty and desire. Tana Fairchild's fate has never been in question. Her life...

Florida Teen Reads Summer List

Going dark
De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971- author.
Paper Book
"An intense rollercoaster of a thriller and a searing indictment of which victims get our attention and sympathy." -#1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu In this ripped-from-the-headlines Gone Girl meets A Good...

Florida Teen Reads Summer List

The kill factor
Oliver, Ben (Science fiction writer)
Paper Book
  Squid Gamemeets Black Mirrorin an electrifying new YA story from the author of acclaimed The Loop series.  Fifty minors facing life imprisonment will be given a second chance through a new reality show, The Kill Factor. Contestants will be led through a series of games...

Florida Teen Reads Summer List

Stars and Smoke
Lu, Marie
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times bestseller! *This paperback edition features a bonus scene and a full-color tip-in with swoony Winter and Sydney art!* He's a secret. She's an agent. This mission might just be impossible. ...

Florida Teen Reads Summer List

Twelfth Knight
Follmuth, Alexene Farol
Paper Book
From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Atlas Six (under the penname Olivie Blake) comes Twelfth Knight, an grumpy/sunshine YA romantic comedy and coming of age story about taking up space in the world and learning what it means to let others in.Viola Reyes is annoyed.Her painstakingly...

Florida Teen Reads Summer List


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