Mrs. Casey and Miss Lisa's Summer Reading Suggestions for Tweens Going to Lawn

All Summer Long

written and illustrated by  Hope Larson

Thirteen-year-old Bina has a long summer ahead of her. She and her best friend, Austin, usually do everything together, but he's off to soccer camp for a month, and he's been acting kind of weird lately anyway.

Graphic novel.

Awkward, Brave and Crush

written and illustrated by  Svetlana Chmakova

Cardinal rule #1 for surviving school: Don't get noticed by the mean kids.

Cardinal rule #2 for surviving school: Seek out groups with similar interests and join them.        

Graphic novel. Series.

Between Shades of Gray

by Ruta Sepetys

In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia. A tale of survival.                                                            Historical fiction.

Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnam

by Elizabeth Partridge 

An exploration of the Vietnam War from many different perspectives including American soldiers, a nurse, and a Vietnamese  refugee.                              

Nonfiction.

Children of Blood and Bone

by Tomi Adeyemi

They killed my mother.
They took our magic.
They tried to bury us.

Now we rise.                            

Adventure, Fantasy. Series

Grenade

by Alan Gratz

It's 1945, and the world is in the grip of war. A high-octane story of how fear can tear us apart, and how hope can tie us back together.

Realistic fiction.

It Wasn’t Me

by Dana Alison Levy                      

Six wildly different middle school students are called to school over vacation in order to discover who vandalized another student’s project. They aren’t happy. Until they learn that they may have something in common after all.

Realistic fiction.

Magisterium Series

by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

Warned away from magic all of his life, Callum endeavors to fail the trials that would admit him to the Magisterium only to be drawn into its ranks against his will and forced to confront dark elements from his past.                                 

Fantasy. Series.

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

by Jonathan Auxier

In nineteenth-century England, Nan Sparrow, ten, works as a "climbing boy," aiding chimney sweeps, but when her most   treasured possessions end up in a fireplace, she unwittingly creates a golem.

Fantasy.

Trials of Apollo

by Rick Riordon

After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. He must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favor.

Fantasy. Series.

Two Roads

by Joseph Bruchac

In 1932, twelve-year-old Cal must stop being a hobo with his father and go to a Bureau of Indian      Affairs boarding school, where he begins learning about his history and heritage as a Creek Indian.

Historical fiction.

Warcross

by Marie Lu

When teenage coder Emika Chen hacks her way into the opening tournament of the Warcross Championships, she glitches herself into the game as well as a sinister plot with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire.

Science fiction, Action. Series.