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Summer Reads for Teens 2020

All the Days Past, All the Days to Come
by Mildred D. Taylor

The saga of the Logan family--made famous in the Newbery Medal-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry--concludes in a long-awaited and deeply fulfilling story. Ages 12+

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Girls Save the World in this One
by Ash Parsons

When ZombieCon comes to their small town, June and her best friends battle long lines for photo ops, meet their favorite actors, and save the world from actual zombies when things get real. Ages 12+

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Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës
by Isabel Greenberg

The Brontë sisters have invented a world so real and vivid that they can step right into it...Welcome to Glass Town. Ages 14+

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Most Likely
by Sarah Watson

These four best friends have one another's backs through every new love, breakup, stumble, and success -- proving that great friendships can help young women achieve anything...even a seat in the Oval Office. Ages 12+

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The New David Espinoza
by Fred Aceves

Obsessed with the idea that he is not muscular enough and tired of being bullied, David, age seventeen, begins using steroids, endangering his relationships with family and friends. Ages 15+

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Not So Pure and Simple
by L.R. Giles

High school junior Del Rainey unwittingly joins a Purity Pledge class at church, hoping to get closer to his long-term crush, Kiera. Ages 14+

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The Oracle Code
by Marieke Nijkamp; illustrated by Manuel Preitano

After a gunshot leaves her paralyzed, Barbara Gordon enters the Arkham Center for Independence, but can’t shake the feeling that something is dangerously amiss. Ages 13+

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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds

A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today, adapted from the National Book Award winner “Stamped from the Beginning.” Ages 12-