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10 Super Fun Teen Summer Novels That Adults Will Love Too

10 Super Fun Teen Summer Novels That Adults Will Love Too
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Originally posted on Kirkus:

We’ve combed through the many, many teen novels being published in time for summer reading to highlight a few stories you’ll find difficult to put down (whether you’re an adult or an actual teen!).

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Teen Summer Books
'RUIN AND RISING' by Leigh Bardugo(01 of10)
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"Triumphant. (Fantasy. 13 & up)"Bardugo's Grisha Trilogy comes to a thunderous conclusion.Read full book review >
'FAT BOY VS. THE CHEERLEADERS' by Geoff Herbach(02 of10)
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"A funny popcorn read with more fiber than empty calories. (Fiction. 13-17)"When the dance team purloins the band's funding, a fat boy fights back.Read full book review >
'THE STORY OF OWEN: DRAGON SLAYER OF TRONDHEIM' by E.K. Johnston(03 of10)
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"It may "[take] a village to train a dragon slayer," but it takes an exceptional dragon slayer to deserve a village—and a storyteller—like this one. (Fantasy. 12-18)"In an alternate world where humans and dragons battle over fossil fuels, the tale of one slayer and his bard becomes a celebration of friendship, family, community and calling.Read full book review >
'COMPLICIT' by Stephanie Kuehn(04 of10)
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"Smart, gripping genre fiction. (Thriller. 14-18)"A bright, conflicted hero struggles to free himself from the past's tightening bonds in this corkscrew of a thriller.Read full book review >
'SAY WHAT YOU WILL' by Cammie McGovern(05 of10)
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"Ultimately, a deeply engaging and rewarding story. (Romance. 14-17)"Crushes, missteps and genuine loyalty on the road to deep friendship.Read full book review >
'THE PRINCE OF VENICE BEACH' by Blake Nelson(06 of10)
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"The ending hints at Cali's willingness to take on fresh cases, and readers can only hope that a new teenage private detective series is in the works. (Mystery. 12-18)"A teenage beach bum turns private eye in this unexpectedly sweet story about friendship and loss from the author of Paranoid Park (2006).Read full book review >
'NO SUMMIT OUT OF SIGHT: THE TRUE STORY OF THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO CLIMB THE SEVEN SUMMITS' by Jordan Romero, Linda LeBlanc(07 of10)
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"Romero's incredible, inspiring story may not inspire all readers to become record-setting mountaineers, but it will motivate them to set sights on goals of their own to achieve. (Nonfiction. 12-16)"The true story of a 10-year-old who climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and subsequently summited the tallest mountains on the other six continents by the age of 15.Read full book review >
'THIS ONE SUMMER' by Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki(08 of10)
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"Keenly observed and gorgeously illustrated—a triumph. (Graphic novel. 13 & up)"A summer of family drama, secrets and change in a small beach town.Read full book review >
'CONFESSIONS OF THE VERY FIRST ZOMBIE SLAYER (THAT I KNOW OF)' by F.J.R. Titchenell(09 of10)
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"Readers who don't mind a little brain spatter on the windshield will be happy they took this particular trip. (Horror. 12-16)"The zombie apocalypse begins on a Venturer Scout camping trip in the hills outside of Los Angeles when Cassie's would-be boyfriend, Mark, reanimates after an unfortunate paintball accident.Read full book review >
'ON THE ROAD TO FIND OUT' by Rachel Toor(10 of10)
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"Warm, funny and wise. (Fiction. 12-18)"In a light and gently humorous romance, self-centered Alice learns to run, to cope with disappointment and to consider other people's feelings.Read full book review >

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