Peer Recommended Books
These are books recommended by fellow teens during the Teen Summer Reading Challenge.
If you would like to recommend a book you've read this summer, you can recommend it in your review or here.
The cousins
McManus, Karen M., author.
2020
After receiving an invitation to spend the summer with their estranged grandmother, the Story cousins arrive at her house only to discover that she is not there, and the longer they stay on the island, the more they realize their mysterious family history has some deadly secrets.
Enemies
Chmakova, Svetlana, 1979- author, artist
2022
"Felicity is sure she's going to do something big. Exactly what is still a mystery, but she'll figure it out. Her sister, Letty, teases Felicity that she never finishes stuff, but that's just because Letty is so perfect. Still, life is good with plenty of friends--drawing with the art club and playing games with her buddies keep her busy. But when she decides to join a contest to show Letty that she can get things done, Felicity begins to wonder if friends becoming enemies is easier than she thought."-- Page 4 of cover.
The missing prince
Flanagan, John (John Anthony), author
2020
Charged by Araluen's King Duncan to covertly rescue the Prince of Gallica from a politically ambitious baron, Will Treaty and his apprentice Maddie take to the road disguised as father and daughter jongleurs.
Stellarlune
Messenger, Shannon, author
2022
With her friends divided and scattered, and the Black Swan wanting her to focus on their projects, Sophie is led in a different direction to Stellarlune, which might be their salvation or destruction, and learns the true meaning of power--and evil.
The summer I turned pretty
Han, Jenny, author
2022
Belly spends the summer she turns sixteen at the beach just like every other summer of her life, but this time things are very different.
The sword of summer
Riordan, Rick, author
2015
Since his mother's mysterious death, Magnus Chase has lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he barely knows-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years.
