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Glenbard East High School Summer Reading 2025 |
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All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
by Christina Soontornvat
J 796.525 SOO
Combines firsthand interviews with scientific and cultural insights in a middle grade account of the 2018 Thai cave rescue of the Wild Boars soccer team and the critical, sophisticated engineering operation that saved the lives of 13 young people.
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Becoming Muhammad Ali
by Kwame Alexander, James Patterson, and Dawud Anyabwile
J F PAT
A biographical novel tells the story of Cassius Clay, the determined boy who would one day become Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time.
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Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
by Steve Sheinkin and Nick Bertozzi
J 355.825119 SHE
This thrilling graphic novel adaptation of the award-winning nonfiction book takes readers back to 1938 where they will witness the creation of the atomic bomb — a story of plotting, risk-taking, deceit, and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon.
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Brown Boy Nowhere
by Sheeryl Lim
Labeled “brown boy” by the popular kids, 16-year-old Filipino American Angelo Rivera, an outcast in his new school, becomes the leader of a group of fellow misfits who are determined to hold their own.
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Brownstone
by Samuel Teer
GN YA F TEE
Left alone with her Guatemalan father for the summer while her mom goes on a once-in-a-lifetime trip without her, Almudena struggles to adjust to this new reality by getting to know the residents of his Latin American neighborhood while helping his dad fix his broken-down brownstone—and their relationship.
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Call Us What We Carry: Poems
by Amanda Gorman
811.6 GOR
The presidential inaugural poet--and unforgettable new voice in American poetry--presents a collection of poems that includes the stirring poem read at the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States.
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Grenade
by Alan Gratz
J F GRA
In 1945, a young Japanese soldier and young American meet in battle on the island of Okinawa and make decisions that will change their lives forever.
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This Light Between Us: A Novel of World War II
by Andrew Fukuda
YA F FUK
In 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki of Bainbridge Island, Washington, is horrified to discover that his new pen pal, Charlie Lévy of Paris, France, is a girl, but in spite of his initial reluctance, their letters continue over the years and they fight for their friendship even as Charlie endures the Nazi occupation and Alex leaves his family in an internment camp and joins the Army.
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Love in English
by Maria E. Andreu
YA F AND
Feeling blocked after moving from Argentina to New Jersey, a 16-year-old poet finds herself torn between a cute American boy in her math class and a Greek student who understands the struggles she is facing in an ESL class.
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Nothing Burns as Bright as You
by Ashley Woodfolk
YA F WOO
Over the course of one wild and reckless day, two best friends become something more and the depth of their past, the confusion of the present, and the unpredictability of their future is revealed.
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Rez Ball
by Byron Graves
YA F GRA
When the varsity basketball team members take him under their wing, Tre Brun, representing his Ojibwe reservation, steps into his late brother's shoes as star player but soon learns he can't mess up — not on the court, not in school and not in love.
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Sky's End
by Marc J. Gregson
YA F GRE
To save the only family he has left from his murderous uncle, Conrad enters the Selection of the Twelve Trades where he overhears whispers of rebellion in the dark while enduring vigorous training, manipulative peers and the Gauntlet—a brutal final test.
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Saints of the Household
by Ari Tison
YA F TIS
After breaking up a fight that harms their school's star soccer player in the process, two Bribri American brothers have to lay low due to their physically abusive father and grapple with the weight of their actions to find their way forward. Simultaneous eBook.
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Such Charming Liars
by Karen M. McManus
YA F MCM
Helping her mother pull off one last heist at billionaire Ross Sutherland's birthday party, Kat tries to avoid her former stepbrother Liam, but when a Sutherland is murdered, Kat and Liam become the new targets and can't trust anyone except each other—or can they?
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When We Were Lost
by Kevin Wignall
When their plane crashes in a remote rainforest, killing all the adults, a group of high school students confront human and natural threats to their survival that pit them against one another.
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The Wicked Bargain
by Gabe Cole Novoa
YA F NOV
Hiding a magical ability to manipulate fire and ice, transmasculine nonbinary teen pirate Mar teams up with the most unlikely allies to reverse a wicked bargain made by their father and retrieve his soul from el Diablo.
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Unequal: A Story of America
by Michael Eric Dyson
323.1196 DYS
Unequal presents a gripping account of the struggles that shaped America and the insidiousness of racism, and demonstrates how inequality persists. As readers the many African American people who dared to fight for a more equal future, they will also discover a framework for addressing racial injustice in their own lives.
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Mind Game: An Inside Look at the Mental Health Playbook of Elite Athletes
by Julie Kliegman
Mind Game takes a deep look at how the best of the best-including Simone Biles, Michael Phelps, LeBron James, Serena Williams, Terry Bradshaw, and so many more-have struggled with and persevered through mental illness, while working on their mental performance skills that make them the great athletes they are.
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Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown
by Candace Fleming
A chronicle of one of American history's most notorious cults, a book including first-person accounts follows Jim Jones from origins to "Jonestown" in Guyana, South America, and traces his transformation of Peoples Temple into a nefarious experiment in mind control.
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Ruin Road
by Lamar Giles
YA F GIL
High school football player Cade Webster buys a ring in a pawn shop, but when his wish that people stop acting scared of him seems to be coming true, he remembers the ring came with a warning--"When the strangeness begins, come back"-- and suddenly people seem to have lost their fear of everything.
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All of Us Villains
by Amanda Foody
YA F FOO
When a tell-all book exposes a fight to the death to control a secret wellspring of high magick, seven new champions are armed with new information that gives them the choice to accept their fate or rewrite their legacy.
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Powerless
by Lauren Roberts
YA F ROB
An Ordinary blending in with the Elites to stay alive and out of trouble, Paeydn is thrown into the Purging Trials when she unwittingly saves one of Ilya's princes, a brutal competition to showcase the Elites' powers—the very thing she lacks.
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Promise Boys
by Nick Brooks
YA F BRO
Becoming prime suspects in the murder of their principal known for doling out extreme discipline, three Urban Promise Prep School students team up to catch the real killer and clear their names.
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The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen
by Isaac Blum
Moving to the quiet, mostly non-Jewish town of Tregaron, Hoodie Rosen falls for the daughter of the mayor who is trying to keep Hoodie's Orthodox Jewish community out of town, and when antisemitic crimes turn deadly, he must choose between his first love and the only world he's ever known.
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This Book Won't Burn
by Samira Ahmed
YA F AHM
After her dad abruptly abandons her family, Noor Khan is forced to start the last quarter of her senior year at a new school and plans to keep her head down until she discovers hundreds of books being removed from the library and speaks up to effect change.
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Warrior Girl Unearthed
by Angeline Boulley
YA F BOU
Forced into a summer internship, sixteen-year-old Perry Firekeeper-Borch discovers the local university holds sacred Ojibwe artifacts and remains, and with the help of her twin sister and fellow interns she embarks on a journey to repatriate the remains and uncovers a deadly mystery involving missing Indigenous women.
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There Goes the Neighborhood
by Jade Adia
With her friends and family being pushed out of their South L.A. neighborhood, Rhea decides it's time to push back--manipulating social media to create the illusion of gang violence in the community to create fear and scare newcomers off, with deadly consequences.
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When Haru Was Here
by Dustin Thao
YA F THA
Eric, a lonely nineteen-year-old grappling with the loss of his best friend, retreats into his imagination and finds solace in a memory of a day spent with a boy named Haru, but Eric's imagination and reality blur together when he walks into a coffee shop and sees Haru.
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Shut Up, This Is Serious
by Carolina Ixta
YA F IXT
An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that the world is brimming with messy complexities, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Erika L. Sánchez.
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See You On Venus
by Victoria Vinuesa
Fall in love with this runaway romance now a major motion picture coming to Netflix! Two star-crossed teens embark on a journey to Spain to discover the meaning of love, death and everything in between.
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Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...A Love Story
by Jason Reynolds
YA F REY
Jason Reynolds tackles it—you know…it—from the guy’s perspective in this stream of consciousness story of a teen boy about to experience a huge first.
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The Striker and the Clock: On Being In the Game
by Georgia Cloepfil
Written in 90 short passages, reflecting the 90 passing minutes of a soccer match, this stunning examination of the joy and pain of serious athletics portrays the author, a professional soccer player, as an artist, debating how much of herself to devote to her craft.
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Strong Like You
by T. L. Simpson
An impoverished fifteen-year-old linebacker grapples with ideas about strength and masculinity after the dope-dealing father he idolized goes missing.
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The Brightwood Code
by Monica Hesse
YA F HES
Desperate to forget the circumstances that cut her time overseas short, former WWI switchboard operator Edda receives a panicked call from someone who utters the fateful code word “Brightwood” and must uncover what secrets may have followed her across the ocean.
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For Lamb
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
YA F CLI
In 1930s Jackson, Mississippi, quiet, studious and naïve girl Lamb tentatively accepts the friendly overtures of a white girl, which sets in motion a series of events that end in tragedy.
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The Red Palace
by June Hur
YA F HUR
In 1758 Joseon (Korea), 18-year-old palace nurse Hyeon works closely with a young police inspector to uncover the truth surrounding the murder of eight palace nurses when all the evidence points to the Crown Prince himself.
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Lunar New Year Love Story
by Gene Luen Yang
GN YA F YAN
High school senior Valentina adored Valentine's Day until a shocking revelation leads her to believe her love life is cursed, until a Lunar New Year celebration introduces her to charming lion dancer boys and a chance at breaking her family's curse.
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An Appetite for Miracles
by Laekan Zea Kemp
When Danna, struggling with family issues, and Raúl, playing guitar for the elderly to escape his past, meet, they embark on a mission to heal both her grandfather, whose memories are fading, and themselves.
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Song of a Blackbird
by Maria Van Lieshout
GN YA F LIE
This timely graphic novel weaves together two timelines to reveal how art, in the face of political upheaval and nearly insurmountable adversity, can become our greatest lifeline.
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Students will read any nonfiction book from the Sophomores-Seniors summer reading list.
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Students will read one of the following texts:
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In the Lake of the Woods
by Tim O'Brien
Pursued by rumors of the atrocities he committed in Vietnam, a politician and his wife seek refuge in a lakeside cabin in northern Minnesota, where a mystery unfolds when the wife mysterious vanishes into the nearby wilderness.
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Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
F HUX
First published 70 years ago, the classic, prophetic novel capturing the socialized horrors of a futuristic utopia remarkably explores the now-timely themes of cloning, individual creativity and freedom, and the role of science, technology, and drugs in humankind's future.
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Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler
F BUT
The visionary time-travel classic whose Black female hero is pulled through time to face the horrors of American slavery and explores the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now.
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Bloomingdale Public Library
101 Fairfield Way, Bloomingdale, Illinois 60108
630-529-3120https://mybpl.org |
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