Recommended Summer Reading for Upper School

In addition to our longtime favorites from our lists below, check out these lists of more recent titles:

North Star Award (A book award decided by Maine Students)

National Public Radio's Books We Love (Young Adult and Adult)

Alex Awards ( Award-winning adult books recognized for their appeal to young people)

And try out these two great tools for finding great books:

Find Great Teen Books

NoveList Plus on Digital Maine Library

Recommended Reading Book Lists

• Reader Favorites 

• Antiracism

• Classics

• Coming of Age

• Dystopian

• Family

• Fantasy + Science Fiction

• Fiction by Black Authors

• Friendship

• Graphic Novels

• Historical Fiction

• History

• Immigration

• Love + Relationships

• Memoir

• Plays

• Poetry

• Read with Pride

• Science + Nature

• Thriller/Suspense

• Travel + Adventure

You will find many of these titles and more as ebook or audiobooks. Many of these titles are also readily available at your local library, or may be purchased at local bookstores such as Print: A Bookstore, Longfellow Books, Nonesuch Books, and Sherman's.  Alternatively, they may be purchased new or used at BetterWorldBooks, PowellsBooks, or Amazon.com.