Summer Reading 2025

304 pages
From Publisher’s Description: Ash’s grades are slipping, and when he gets caught vandalizing an old building, it’s decided that he will spend some time away from the city, at his dad’s place on Ferncliff Island and do community service at the local animal shelter. Ash isn't a dog person, but as he bonds with the pups at the shelter, he starts to see that maybe his time on Ferncliff Island isn’t a total loss.

288 pages
From Publisher’s Description: Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn't know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on what she feels are mistakes, and Art simply loves being creative and is excited to try something new. They come together to form The Cartoonists Club, where kids can learn about making comics.

208 pages
From Publisher’s Description: Maxwell was born with a gift that feels, most of the time, like a curse: he can enter other kids’ nightmares. The almost-12-year-old drifts from town to town, drawn by the darkest dreams, helping people defeat whatever is truly haunting them—until he meets Sid. Sid’s dreams start off as typical nightmares, but get weirder and creepier. As Maxwell goes deeper into Sid’s nightmares, he starts to realize he may be trapped in one of his very own.

240 pages
From Publisher’s Description: In this sequel to Junior High, school is back in session and between Sara’s growing feelings for her dream girl and Tegan’s falling out with her former BFF, eighth grade might prove to be even messier than last year. Onstage, the twins are swept up in a battle-of-the-bands contest to open for their favorite musical artist, landing them with a new manager, new opportunities, and new challenges, too.

288 pages
From Publisher’s Description: Ruth Chan loves her hometown in Toronto, hanging out with her best friend, and snacking on ketchup-flavored potato chips. What Ruth doesn’t love is having to move to Hong Kong after her dad gets a new job there. Her mom is excited to reunite with her family, but it’s not the same for Ruth. In Hong Kong, her classes are harder, her Cantonese isn’t good enough, and her parents are never around. Ruth feels lonely and completely uprooted.

194 pages
From Publisher’s Description:Ten-year-old Anang wants to make a ribbon skirt, a piece of clothing typically worn by girls in the Anishinaabe tradition, for an upcoming powwow. Anang is two-spirit and nonbinary and doesn't know what others will think of them wearing a ribbon skirt, but they're determined to follow their heart's desire. Anang sets off to gather the materials to make the skirt and turns to family, human and turtle friends, crows, and even the lake itself—for help.

240 pages
From Publisher’s Description: When Mom’s work takes her to a new town, leaving Norah and Dad behind, no one thinks twice. Norah’s a mature sixth-grader who can take care of herself, right? But things spiral out of control after a botched home dye job goes wrong and one small tangle becomes a knot of epic proportions. Norah soon realizes that the only way to untangle the mess she’s made is to find her voice and ask for help.

224 pages
From Publisher’s Description: In the fourth book in this series, Katie is rocking seventh grade and being a superhero sidekick. When a new threat puts the city in danger she's ready to spring into action! She just needs one super-secret plan, a little help from her friends, an invitation to the city's fanciest party, 217 slightly unusual cats, and maybe a new superhero outfit. Will Katie pull off her secret plan?

256 pages
From Publisher’s Description: There’s something lurking in Glenfield Middle School. For hundreds of years, it’s hidden in the shadows. A hero is needed. Sixth-grader Pablo Ortiz isn’t that guy. All he wants to do is lie low and get through middle school in one piece. But when he accidentally opens the portal to the monster realm and summons a vengeful Aztec goddess to the hallways of Glenfield Middle, lying low isn’t an option. Can Pablo conquer his fears and save his school?

For Younger Readers
160 pages
From Publisher’s Description: The fifth book in the Owly series features the good-natured little owl who is always helping those around him. Despite Owly’s kindness, he seems to frighten would-be friends away before they even give him a chance, just because he's an owl.That all changes, though, once Owly meets Wormy. Like Owly, Wormy is in need of a good friend, too, someone who can be counted on for a helping hand, a good laugh, and a great adventure.