Summer Reading Book List - Montgomery County, Maryland

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Suggested Books and Authors for High School

REALISTIC FICTION

TEEN Arnold, David Mosquitoland Mim is dragged from her home in Ohio to the "wastelands" of Mississippi and back again in this modern American odyssey.

TEEN Cohn, Rachel My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life A girl in foster care moves to Japan to live with the wealthy father she has never met.

TEEN Connis, Dave Suggested Reading Clara starts an underground library after her principal bans a number of books from her school.

TEEN Farizan, Sara Here to Stay Varsity basketball hero Bijan Majidi confronts prejudice at his high school.

TEEN Flores-Scott, Patrick American Road Trip Teodoro copes with school, love, and watching his ex-military brother struggle with PTSD.

TEEN Gonzales, Sophie Only Mostly Devastated Ollie's worried his summer romance with Will won't last because Will is still in the closet.

TEEN Perkins, Mitali Forward Me Back to You Robin and Kat struggle with identity and trauma while fighting human trafficking in India.

TEEN Watson, Ren?e Watch Us Rise Two teens fight back when the principal shuts down their Women's Rights Club.

TEEN SHORT STORIES (Various Authors) Blackout: Even Love Stories Can Glow When the Lights Go Out This interlinked novel of Black teen love features heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark.

HISTORICAL FICTION & MYSTERY

TEEN Jackson, Kosoko Yesterday is History A boy is torn between two loves: one in his present, and one in the past.

TEEN Lee, Stacey Outrun the Moon Will the 1906 San Francisco earthquake ruin Mercy Wong's attempts to escape poverty?

TEEN McCaughrean, Geraldine Where the World Ends In 1727, Quill and his friends are put ashore to hunt birds for food but are left stranded when no boat returns to get them.

TEEN McGinnis, Mindy Be Not Far from Me Lost in the Great Smoky Mountains, Ashley must fight for survival with only the clothes on her back.

TEEN Sepetys, Ruta Salt to the Sea Refugees try to escape WWII's dangers and reach a ship to safety.

SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY

TEEN Craig, Erin A. House of Salt and Sorrows On a remote island estate, Annaleigh enlists the aid of an alluring stranger to unravel the family curse before it claims her life.

TEEN Dow, Alechia The Sound of Stars Can a girl who risks her life for books, and an alien who loves forbidden pop music, work together to save humanity?

TEEN Hardinge, Frances Deeplight Hank risks it all to keep a powerful relic that will save his best friend's life.

TEEN Lake, Nick Satellite Leo, born and raised on a space station, dreams of gravity, Earth, and meeting his family.

To find books in Talking Books format, search the Maryland State Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped catalog at or call 1-800-964-9209. MCPL also has audiobooks and Large Type Books. If this booklist is needed in another format, contact your local library.

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Oceans of Possibilities

Suggested Books and Authors for High School

TEEN Reynolds, Jason Miles Morales: Spider-Man High school student Miles Morales becomes the new Spider-Man.

TEEN Scholte, Astrid The Vanishing Deep Born into a world of water, Tempe dives to scavenge the ruins of the cities below to pay for her dead sister's revival.

SERIES

TEEN Caine, Rachel Ink and Bone (Great Library) The Great Library controls all knowledge, but when Jess creates a tool to change the world, he realizes the powers that be see knowledge as more valuable than human life.

TEEN Chee, Traci The Reader (Sea of Ink and Gold) Set in a world where reading is unheard of, Sefia uses a mysterious object to find who kidnapped her aunt and murdered her father.

TEEN Donnelly, Jennifer Deep Blue (Waterfire Saga) A mermaid uncovers an ancient evil and searches for five other mermaids scattered across the six seas to save their hidden world.

TEEN Morrow, Bethany C. A Song Below Water (A Song Below Water) A modern fantasy about Black sirens set against the challenges of today's racism and sexism.

TEEN Nix, Garth Sabriel (Old Kingdom) To preserve life, the Abhorsen must enter death.

GRAPHIC NOVEL

TEEN Barnes, Daniel The Black Mage Race, history, and magic collide in this subversive and original graphic novel.

TEEN Nijkamp, Marieke The Oracle Code: A Graphic Novel Paralyzed teen Barbara Gordon investigates sinister mysteries at the Arkham Center for Independence.

TEEN Sanchez, Alex You Brought Me the Ocean A teen discovers he has superpowers and contemplates coming out as gay.

NON-FICTION

TEEN 155.5 Bernstein (Instant Help Solutions) The Stress Survival Guide for Teens: CBT Skills to Worry Less, Develop Grit, & Live Your Best Life

TEEN 305.868 Markham The Far Away Brothers: Two Teenage Immigrants Making a Life in America (Adapted for Teens)

TEEN 323.119 Lowery Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March

TEEN 333.91 Leahy Your Water Footprint: The Shocking Facts About How Much Water We Use to Make Everyday Products

TEEN 599.5 Young Whale Quest: Working Together to Save Endangered Species

TEEN 797.123 Brown The Boys in the Boat: The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics (Adapted for Teens)

TEEN 811.6 Nye Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners

Access some of these titles digitally or place a hold on the physical book through MCPL's catalog here: mcpl.link/booklist-high-school

To find books in Talking Books format, search the Maryland State Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped catalog at or call 1-800-964-9209. MCPL also has audiobooks and Large Type Books. If this booklist is needed in another format, contact your local library.

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