Summer Reads (Youth)

Updated December 23, 2025
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The sisterhood of the traveling pants
Brashares, Ann.
Paper Book
With a bit of last summer's sand in the pockets, the Traveling Pants and the Sisterhood that wears them embark on their 16th summer. "Bridget: " Impulsively sets off for Alabama, wanting to both confront her demons about her family and avoid them all at once. "Lena: "Spends a blissful week...
The summer I turned pretty
Han, Jenny.
Paper Book
Now a blockbuster original series on Prime Video! Will Belly choose Jeremiah or Conrad? Belly has an unforgettable summer in this stunning start to the Summer I Turned Pretty series from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I've Loved Before...
We were liars
Lockhart, E.
Paper Book
DON'T MISS THE ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES WE WERE LIARS--AND LOOK FOR E. LOCKHART'S NEW NOVEL IN THE WE WERE LIARS UNIVERSE, WE FELL APART, OUT NOW! #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER The modern, sophisticated suspense novel...
Hurricane summer
Bromfield, Asha
Paper Book
"This is an excellent examination of the ways wealth, gender, and color can shape and at times create mental and emotional fractures. Verdict: A great title for public and high school libraries looking for books that offer a ­nuanced look at patriarchy, wealth, and gender dynamics." --...
Summer change
Wray, Melissa
Paper Book
A secret. A holiday. A summer like never before. Shae knows her parents are keeping something from her and is determined to find out what. But nothing can prepare her for what they are hiding. 17-year-old Shae is learning that relationships, deception, secrets and love can sometimes blend...
Best summer ever
Cunsolo, Jessica
Paper Book
Perfect for readers of YA contemporary romance and authors like Jenny Han, Sarah Dessen, and Beth Reekles. Set in a glamorous lakeside house, this dual POV beach read is the ideal combination of enemies-to-lovers, family drama, and female friendship. Perfect for readers of YA...
Those summer nights
Silverman, Laura
Paper Book
After recovering from a life-changing injury, a teen girl must navigate a new job, an ex-best friend, and two surprisingly attractive coworkers in this "sweet, romantic summer tale" (Kirkus Reviews) for fans of Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian. Hannah used to be all about...
Summer, in between
Cardamone, Holly
Paper Book
A firecracker bookworm. A Neanderthal surfer. One unforgettable summer. Seventeen-year-old Cat Kelty should be spending her last summer before year 12 buried in books, prepping for the future she's determined to claim. Instead, she's trapped in a house with rowdy brothers, mortifyingly affectionate...
Summer's edge
Mele, Dana
Paper Book
"Absolutely enthralling and genuinely terrifying." --Kit Frick, author of I Killed Zoe Spanos and Very Bad People I Know What You Did Last Summer meets The Haunting of Hill House in this "psychologically chilling and unforgettable" (Kirkus...
This summer's secrets
Barr, Emily
Paper Book
A bold new story for fans of We Were Liars, intertwining past and present, love and loss, from the bestselling author of The One Memory of Flora Banks. 'A sun-splashed Cornish thriller with a dark heart, ideal for YA fans of E Lockhart' Guardian ...
The summer switch-off
Reekles, Beth
Paper Book
'There's no better way to celebrate the start of beach season than with a brand-new beach read and if anyone can give us the perfect book for it, it's Beth!' - Cosmopolitan.com Luna, Rory and Jodie are supposed to be having the time of their lives, but instead...
Summer nights and meteorites
Reynolds, Hannah
Paper Book
From the two-time Sydney Taylor Honor author comes another sweet Nantucket-set summer romance, perfect for fans of Rachel Lynn Solomon and K.L. Walther. Jordan Edelman's messy dating days are over. After a few too many broken hearts, and a father who worries a bit too much, she's...
Murder On A Summer Break
Weston, Kate.
Paper Book
The hilarious, addictive sequel to YA murder mystery Murder on a School Night by Comedy Women in Print Prize and Carnegie Medal nominated author, Kate Weston. Perfect for fans of Sex Education and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 'Kate Weston's hilarious YA murder mystery is a...
The summer she went missing
Ichaso, Chelsea
Paper Book
From the author of Dead Girls Can't Tell Secrets and They're Watching You, a compelling new thriller! Last summer, they searched for Audrey Covington. This summer, they'll search for the truth. Paige Redmond has always felt lucky to spend her summers in...
Kat's Greek Summer : A Novel
Tipper, Mima
Paper Book
Ready-set-look out, world! Kat Baker is about to explode . . . onto the high school scene, that is. All she has to do? Spend July and August training with New Canaan High's cross-country team, become a running goddess and, come fall, claim her place as the team's star freshman runner. When her mom...
Into the Mouth of the Wolf
Gough, Erin.
Paper Book
Part-thriller, part-queer romance, We Were Liars meets Station Eleven in this extraordinary young adult novel about love, grief and climate change from the award-winning author of Amelia Westlake.  &...
A fate so cold
Foody, Amanda
Paper Book
The encanto's daughter
De la Cruz, Melissa
Paper Book
A young woman claims the throne of a realm inspired by Filipino mythology in this YA romantic fantasy, the first in an enchanting new duet by #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz. MJ Rodriguez has spent her life hiding in the human world, keeping a heavy...
Return to the Pit: An Interactive Novel
Cawthon, Scott.
Paper Book
Return to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in this interactive novel in which YOU decide what happens! Dive into an interactive retelling of one of the most popular FNAF stories, and the basis for the hit video game "Into the Pit"! You the reader are Oswald, and after using the ball pit at Jeff's...

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