Looking for some recommendations? Check out the following lists to see what books teens rated best and worst so far this summer.
Books Given 5 Stars
(“I Loved This Book. Best Book Ever!“)
Grade 6
An American Plague by Jim Murphy
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
Emily Windsnap and the Sirens Secret by Liz Kellser
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K.Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K.Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K.Rowling
Jeremy Fink and The Meaning Of Life by Wendy Mass
Of Beetles and Angels by Mawi Asgedom
Percy Jackson and the Olympians; The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Storm Warning by Linda Sue Park
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
The Annotated Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Janitors Boy by Andrew Clements
The Necromancer by Michael Scott
Grade 7
A Certain Strain Of Peculiar by Gigi Amateau
A Little Class on Murder by Carolyn G. Hart
A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Beauty Shop for Rent by Laura Bowers
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
God is in the Pancakes by Robin Epstein
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Heaven looks a Lot like a mall by Wendy Mass
Life as We Knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Lily’s Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
Lucy B. Parker Girl vs. Superstar by Robin Palmer
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
My Sister is So Bossy… by Mary Hershey
Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
Sleepaway Girls by Jen Calonita
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
The Daughters by Joanna Philbin
The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood
The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie by Jaclyn Moriarty
The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibottson
Grade 8
Bad Girls Dont Die by Katie Alender
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Dominique Monceanu; A Gymnastics Sensation by Krista Quiner
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by Joanne Katheen Rowling
Kim Zmeskal; Determination to Win by Krista Quiner
Max: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson
Maximum Ride: School’s Out-Forever by James Patterson
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Necromancer by Michael Scott
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Grade 9
Boys, Girls & Other Hazardous Materials by Rosalind Wiseman
Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
Charlie Bone and the Beast by Jenny Nimmo
Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors by Jenny Nimmo
Charlie Bone and the Hidden King by Jenny Nimmo
Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy by Jenny Nimmo
Charlie Bone and the Red Knight Jenny Nimmo
Charlie Bone and the Shadow by Jenny Nimmo
Charlie Bone and the Time Twister by Jenny Nimmo
Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo
Never Cry Werewolf by Heather Davis
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Thirteen Plus One by Lauren Myracle
Grade 10
Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke
Deathday Letter by Shaun David Hutchinson
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
Poseur: The Good, the Fab, and the Ugly by Rachel Maude
Pretty Little Liars: Heartless by Sara Shepard
Pretty Little Liars: Wanted by Sara Shepard
The Agony And The Ecstasy by Irving Stone
The General by Robert Muchamore
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
No 5 Stars for Grade 11 or 12 yet.
Books Given 1 Star
(“This Book is Awful!“)
Grade 6
Alex Rider and the Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
Persephone the Phony by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams
Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos
Grade 8
Reincarnation by Suzanne Weyn
Grade 9
The Real Real by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
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