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Books for Kids and Tweens July 2025 |
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| The Best Worst Summer of Esme Sun by Wendy Wan-Long ShangEven though her sisters are always-busy high achievers, 12-year-old Esme just wants a chill summer with her local swim team. Esme's mom, however, has competitive expectations that could shatter Esme's summer hopes. Readers who like slice-of-life books with real-feeling characters will enjoy diving into Esme's story. |
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| The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls by Judith RossellWhen she arrives at the Midwatch Institute, headstrong Maggie Fishbone discovers that the gloomy-seeming orphanage is actually a school that trains girls to "solve mysteries and do good deeds and fight bad guys." Set in a 1920s-era world of airships and motorcars, this clever story offers plenty of intrigue and thrills. |
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Inside the Park
by Andrea Williams
Baseball-loving 12-year-old Timothy “Pumpsie” Strickland gets trapped inside the baseball stadium on the eve of the season's biggest game and realizes he's not alone, that foul plots are brewing, and it's up to him to save the team's postseason chances.
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| Lu and Ren's Guide to Geozoology by Angela HsiehLu has always planned to be a traveling geozoologist like her ah-ma (grandmother), studying creatures like mossgoats, cloud jellyfish, and super-huge axolotls. So when Ah-ma's letters stop, Lu decides to search for her, with some help from her old friend Ren. Soft and dreamy artwork helps transport you to the magical setting of this sweet graphic novel adventure. |
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Afia in the Land of Wonders
by Mia Araujo
Sixteen-year-old Afia leaves her beloved twin sister to embark on a journey of self-discovery in a magical land with a beguiling queen and dangers untold.
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| Graciela in the Abyss by Meg Medina; illustrated by Anna and Elena Balbusso One hundred years after falling to her death in the ocean, Graciela awakens as a sea spirit. Meanwhile, living boy Jorge accidentally delivers a ghost-killing harpoon to a vengeful villain. The quest to set things right on land and sea brings Graciela and Jorge together in this exciting and heartfelt fantasy. |
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| Daughters of the Lamp by Nedda LewersIn 10th-century Baghdad, servant Morgana is on the run after a sorcerer attacks her boss, Ali Baba. In present-day Cairo, science-loving Egyptian American Sahara fears that her uncle's bride-to-be might be an actual witch. Find out how the two stories connect in this series starter that blends fantasy and folkore. |
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| The Last Rhee Witch by Jenna Lee-YunFeeling like a misfit in her own life, Korean American 12-year-old Ronnie heads to summer camp, where she encounters a hollow-eyed gwishin (ghost), a witch-hunting dokkaebi (goblin), and secrets about her own heritage. If you like paranormal fantasy with a dash of creepiness, don't miss The Last Rhee Witch. |
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The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science
by Kate McKinnon
From a beloved Saturday Night Live alum comes a madcap new adventure about sisters Gertrude, Eugenia and Dee-Dee Porch, who don't belong in their snooty town, school, or adoptive family, and after getting kicked out of the last etiquette school that would take them, the girls receive a mysterious invitation to a new school under the tutelage of the infamous Millicent Quibb—a mad scientist with worms in her hair and oysters in her bathtub.
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Roswell Johnson Saves the World!
by Chris Colfer
Space-obsessed 11-year-old Roswell barely has time to adjust after being accidentally abducted by a pair of curious aliens when all three of them are captured by other, sinister aliens who plan to invade Earth. This funny, suspenseful adventure is an explosive start to a new series from the author of the Land of Stories series.
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Wander Lost
by Laura Martin
Forbidden to play board games by their mother, who suddenly disappears, twins Rhett and Nash learn their family has the ability to enter the world of any game they want—a gift that comes with a high price—and must break their mom's most important rule to save her from a vengeful game character who has taken her hostage.
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| Sam(ira)'s (Worst) Best Summer by Nina HamzaAfter a horrible year where her best friend turned into a bully, relatable middle schooler Sammy now faces an even worse summer: her house was just TP'd and her brother Imran, who's autistic, is sure it's because they're brown and Muslim. How is Sammy supposed to trust in a new friendship with neighbor Alice when it feels like everyone is against her? |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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