Middle School
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Fantasy
Nayra and the Djinn
by Iasmin Omar Ata
Format: Graphic Novel
Realistic Fiction
Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet
by Barbara Dee
Format: Novel in Verse
Sports
Barely Floating
by Lilliam Rivera
Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the first US Women's Olympic Basketball Team
by Andrew Maraniss
Warrior on the Mound
by Sandra W. Headen
Non-Fiction
The 21: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change
by Elizabeth Rusch
Let's Make Dumplings!: A Comic Book Cookbook
by Hugh Amano & Sarah Becan
Format: Graphic Novel
How to Build a Human: In Search of Evolutionary Steps
by Pamela S. Turner
Horror
Don't Want to Be Your Monster
by Deke Moulton
Looking for more summer reading? Check out our 2023 Summer Reading List and our 2022 Summer Reading List!