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Books for Kids and Tweens June 2025 |
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Mystery of the Haunted Dancehall
by Charis Cotter
Bee's mom has a job in New York City for the summer, so Bee is being sent to summer camp. Being around other people is hard for her, plus she knows nothing about campfires, she's not a good swimmer and she's never even been in a canoe. When she first arrives, things go pretty much as she expected. The other girls either make fun of her or ignore her, and the woods surrounding the camp give her the creep. But then Zippy comes on the scene - an oddball like Bee, but with a lot more confidence and hard-won knowledge gleaned from many summers spent at this exact camp. And most importantly, Zippy has also discovered mysterious behaviour going on at the camp. Zippy and Bee are on the case. They soon discover there's more going on than just the usual summer camp hijinks.
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The summer of the fortune tellers
by Lisa Greenwald
Is the magic really back? When Mille, Nora, and Bea found fortune tellers popping up in unexpected places--with eerily accurate fortunes--they reunited as best friends. Now that they're back to being besties, they're excited to spend the summer togetheroutside the city. Recruited into babysitting eight-year-old triplets and staying with Millie's family, the girls are hoping this will be their own private summer camp, one where they're in charge, away from annoying siblings and toxic frenemies. But nothing perfect can last. When everything from homesickness and boy craziness to real estate developers threaten their summer, Millie, Nora, and Bea start stumbling upon fortune tellers in the strangest places. And once again it feels like these fortune tellers are speaking to them: 'Sometimes in life you just have to jump in.' 'Speak your mind and stand up for what you believe in!' 'You are here for a reason.' If they speak up, can Millie, Nora, and Bea really save the summer--and the community--before it's too late?
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A recipe for trouble / : A Recipe for Trouble
by Sarah Todd Taylor
Baker by day, spy by night, Alice âEclair leads an exciting double life, and when a mysterious message sends her on a mission about France's most glamorous train, she must sneak aboard and discover which passenger is an enemy agent
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Growing home
by Beth Ferry
A motley crew of talkative plants, a curious spider, and a grumpy goldfish use their newfound magical abilities to defend their family from a greedy human.
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Attempting connection
by E. C. Myers
It's one week into middle school, and Chell Park is already in the principal's office. Not ideal for a new girl. But a chance meeting in line connects her to some kids who like gaming, just like her. First they compete against each other, and then they realize they could compete together. Sure, gaming's been banned at Chell's house since her parents split up. But Chell can't just give up on something she loves, right? Quietly, she gathers the group into an esports team. By the time they enter their first competition, the gamers are way more than just teammates--they're friends. And what Chell learns from gaming could even help her find a way forward at home
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Martial arts star
by A. Y. Chan
While filming her movie in Hong Kong, thirteen-year-old Mo searches for another ancient book of martial arts secrets that was stolen from the film's star, facing off against the Five Claw Society once again
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Recommended Reads for Summer By Grade |
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A wolf called Wander
by Rosanne Parry
4th Grade
A young wolf travels one thousand miles across the Pacific Northwest after being separated from his family, navigating through forest fires, avoiding hunters, and struggling with hunger before finding a new home
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The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures
by Brian Selznick
4th Grade
Living in the walls of a busy Paris train station in 1931, clock keeper and orphan Hugo Cabret must constantly work to keep his secrets safe, but when an inquisitive girl and an old man who owns a toy store begin probing, he must do all he can to keep them at a safe distance.
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The Dark Lord Clementine
by Sarah Jean Horwitz
5th Grade
When her father is cursed by a rival witch, twelve-year-old Clementine Morcerous assumes his duties as Dark Lord of the realm, but soon questions her father's code of good and evil
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The mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart
5th Grade
After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules
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Hoot
by Carl Hiaasen
6th Grade
Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site
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Smile
by Raina Telgemeier
6th Grade
Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly
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The girl who drank the moon
by Kelly Regan Barnhill
7th & 8th Grade
Luna, whose magical abilities are emerging, was raised in the forest by a witch, a swamp monster, and a dragon, but when a young man from the Protectorate is determined to kill the witch, Luna must use her magic to protect her family
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I will always write back : how one letter changed two lives
by Caitlin Alifirenka
7th & 8th Grade
Traces the friendship between an American girl and her pen pal from an impoverished region of Zimbabwe, describing how 12-year-old Caitlin wrote to an unknown student for a class assignment and shared a life-changing six-year correspondence.
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New Hanover County Library
201 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
910-798-6301www.nhclibrary.org |
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