Summer Reading 2026: 9th Grade

Updated April 16, 2026
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Family style : memories of an American from Vietnam
Pham, Thien
Paper Book
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist Eisner Award Winner for Best Graphic MemoirAn NPR Best Books of 2023 A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in America, perfect for fans of American...

👍 Recommended by Asian Affinity Group

Himawari house
Becker, Harmony
Paper Book
Winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Fiction Literature Winner of the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year School Library Journal Best Books of the Year A heartwarming young adult graphic...

Nao, who was born in Japan and raised in America, takes a gap year to reconnect with her Japanese heritage. She moves into Himawari House, where she becomes fast friends with her roommates, fellow expats from Singapore and South Korea. This graphic novel follows all three young women as they deal with culture clash, language barriers, and love, friendship, and family.

Jurassic Park : a novel
Crichton, Michael
Paper Book
An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Creatures once extinct now roam Jurassic Park, soon-to-be opened as a theme park. Until something goes wrong...and science proves a dangerous toy.... "Wonderful...Powerful." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK...

Dinosaurs at the zoo? In this action-packed page-turner, scientists have figured out how to replicate dinosaur DNA and bring them back to life on an isolated island off the coast of Costa Rica. It’s Disney’s Animal Kingdom, prehistoric style. But what happens when the dinosaurs get loose? If you love thrillers that pit humans against nature, you’ll enjoy Crighton’s iconic text. Sometimes those animals that have gone extinct should stay extinct.

Long way down
Reynolds, Jason
Paper Book
A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult Literature Longlisted for the National...
I must betray you
Sepetys, Ruta
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A gut-wrenching, startling historical thriller about a young man in communist Romania who dared to resist the spy network that devastated a nation, from the award-winning author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray. *...
Stamped : racism, antiracism, and you
Reynolds, Jason
Paper Book
Don't miss this "fresh and conversational" (TIME Magazine), "potent and provocative" (The San Francisco Chronicle), #1 New York Times bestselling exploration of racism--and antiracism--in America. ...

👍 Recommended by SHADES


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