Summer reads for teens
They're off from school and bored, why not get them hooked on reading this summer?
Try out some of these books, there's something for everyone - whether you're after a funny book, an emotional book, a thriller, or a road trip.
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How I Live Now
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How I Live Now
Fifteen-year-old New Yorker Daisy is sent to England to spend a summer with her unconventional cousins
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The Cardturner
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The Cardturner
Alton has been unwillingly forced by his parents into being his irrascible, blind, bridge-mad uncle’s cardturner, in the hop…
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A Beautiful Lie
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A Beautiful Lie
Set in India during the summer of 1947, A Beautiful Lie follows the tumultuous events of the Partition of India through the eyes o…
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Lying About Last Summer
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Lying About Last Summer
Last summer, Skye had lots of friends, was part of the swim team and lived in a nice big house. But then her sister Luisa died in …
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Jasmine Skies
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Jasmine Skies
Following from Brahmachari's debut novel, Artichoke Hearts, this a thoughtful, tender and uplifting novel, which continues the sto…
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Infinite Sky
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Infinite Sky
Iris's mum has gone, leaving her to look after her older brother and dad. When a family of Irish Travellers park up on the farm, t…
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Jackdaw Summer
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Jackdaw Summer
Fate leads Liam to find an abandoned baby and as a result his life becomes entwined with that of Oliver, an African boy seeking as…
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Why We Took the Car
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Why We Took the Car
Mike and Tschik take off in a 'borrowed' Lada for a summer road trip.
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All My Secrets
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All My Secrets
Fast paced and easy to read, this exciting mystery with unexpected plot twists, new friendships and a touch of teenage romance is …
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The Wicked Deep
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The Wicked Deep
The Swan sisters have been dead for almost two centuries but their vengeful spirits return to the town of Sparrow every summer, an…
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The Wild Book
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The Wild Book
When Juan goes to spend the summer with his strange uncle Tito, the last thing he expects is to be sent on a quest in his labyrint…
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One Silver Summer
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One Silver Summer
Set in the dramatic landscape of wild Cornwall, this 21st-century take on first love stars a prince, a grief-stricken girl, beauti…
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Roller Girl
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Roller Girl
It’s really exciting to be starting at Roller Derby summer camp, but less so when Astrid finds herself doing it alone. A fantastic…
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Swim the Fly
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Swim the Fly
Matt, Coop and Sean have been friends forever. Each summer, they set themselves a goal, and this year tops the lot - they mu…
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A Good Day For Climbing Trees
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A Good Day For Climbing Trees
Thirteen-year-old Marnus finds himself at the centre of a protest when he and a girl named Leila camp out in a tree to preven…
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No Fixed Address
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No Fixed Address
If Felix can win Canada’s biggest junior quiz show, he and his mum can stop living in a car park. Or is that just wishful thinking…
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How Hard Can Love Be?
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How Hard Can Love Be?
Working at a US summer camp, Amber meets Kyle, the all-American boy. He can't seriously be interested in her - can he? Written wit…
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Hour of the Bees
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Hour of the Bees
Carol's summer was supposed to be filled with pool parties and sleepovers - not helping move her dementia-wrecked grandfather from…
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Girl on a Plane
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Girl on a Plane
Anna has spent the summer with her family in Bahrain and is on her way back to boarding school in England. Minutes into her flight…
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Everybody Jam
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Everybody Jam
Set during a long, hot summer, this is an unflinching look at life on a cattle station in the Australian outback as a family tries…
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The Summer I Turned Pretty
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The Summer I Turned Pretty
What at first appears to be a frothy beach read ends up tackling some tough issues and exploring both the joys and sorrows which c…
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