Teen/Young Adult/New Adult Summer Reading Book Advisory
A Graphic Novel contrasting the past and present in Amsterdam. Highlighting the fact that times change and what it means to be human, finding our place in the world, remains static.
2025
What happens when you leave Wisconsin after graduating and head to Minnesota? It’s just “next door”…what could possibly go wrong?
2024
High school is difficult enough without struggling with health issues. Claire navigates more than the average adolescent changes to her body that come with puberty. Family, friends and art help to guide Claire throughout her journey to discover exactly what is going on inside her body.
2023
Art is more than just painting or drawing. Kiera’s secret art is gaming. A place she finds peace and joy. But what happens when conflict erupts within the game world? Read and find out.
2020
Do you know what you want to do after high school? Neither does Yatora. Do you feel judged by others because of the way you dress or who your friends are? So does Yatora. Could art be a way to express yourself? Could it be a career? Read the graphic novel and find out.
2020
This book is for fantasy lovers who want to explore the world of alien faeries and magic in a world where artist create portraits of fae and endure the consequences of their affection or ire.
2018
Interested in history? Interested in photography. This book is the intersection of a female photo journalist documenting war at a time when women were often left out of history.
2023
In this book, Natalie, a high school senior navigates mental health struggles with the pressures of an art show that may impact the entire direction of her future. A tale many teens can relate to.
2023
Jade heads to summer camp following an attempted suicide by her best friend. While at camp Jade explores her own identity, her relationships, and using clay as a means of self expression.
2022
A window into the life of a Japanese-American high schooler living on a small farm on an island off Washington state prior to and following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.
2022
Following the death of his mother, Jamison loses himself in his photography. Taking photos at the exact time, 9:09 every evening. A look a grief, relationships, art, and synesthesia.
2022
What happens when the person you want is the exact wrong person you are suppose to want? Read and find out.
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