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Thank Goodness It's Summer!

Relax and soak in the summer sun with an adventurous read.

Pickering Public Library

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  • There's a killer on board a luxury yacht, and two former friends must team up to figure out which of their privileged classmates has a penchant for murder before they become victims themselves.
    BookNew York : Delacorte Press, 2023. — YA FIC Cast
  • The summer in the Bay is a momentous one for eighteen-year-old Aria Tang West, for the working-class queer community she finds herself in, and for her artist grandmother.
    BookNew York : Dutton Books, 2022. — YA FIC Lo
  • Forced to work as a team for the chance to win a grand prize, these two teens must trudge through not just mud and dirt but their messy past. And as this adventure brings them closer together, they begin to remember the good bits of their…
    BookNew York : Joy Revolution, 2023. — YA FIC Hibbe
  • In the summer before college, eighteen-year-old Blake Brenner works to join the exclusive Serena Society with her girlfriend, and turns to alcohol to cope with the pressure of pledging, as her pursuit of success begins to strain her…
    BookNew York : Roaring Brook Press, 2024. — YA FIC Hammo
  • After a traumatic school year, camp counselor Goldie Easton is excited to reunite with her two best friends at an elite summer camp, but when a local boy is found dead on the grounds, all three must reveal a dark secret to find the…
    BookNew York : Razorbill, 2022. — YA FIC Goodm
  • Bunt!

    Striking Out on Financial Aid

    Ukazu, Ngozi
    If Molly and 9 other art students win a single game of softball, they'll receive a massive athletic scholarship. Can Molly's crew of ragtag artists succeed in softball without dropping the ball?
    BookNew York : First Second, 2024. — YA FIC Ukazu
  • As the outside world falls away, Avery embarks on a journey of self-discovery. And when Brooks offers her the chance of a lifetime, she must figure out how far is she willing to go to find out what she wants and who she wants to be.
    BookNew York : Delacorte Press, 2021. — YA FIC West
  • Disgraced teen idol Sunny, comes face to face with Candie, her former bandmate, and the demons of their shared past when the two enter a K-pop competition that devolves into a deadly nightmare.
    BookNew York : Roaring Brook Press, 2023. — YA FIC Cheng
  • In 1605 London, sixteen-year-old Joan Sands' magical ability to control metal makes her a skilled craftswoman, but her family gift for observing the Fae, who recently broke the Pact and are now brutally attacking mortals, draws Joan into…
    BookNew York : Amulet Books, 2023. — YA FIC Willi
  • A baseball pitcher and a student umpire fall for one another against league regulations and must keep it secret.
    BookNew York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2024. — YA FIC Dugan
  • In a universe that segregates beings based on the weight of their souls into upper realms of peace and lower realms of strife, three teenagers join a rebel group defying the powers that be by bringing aid to the inhabitants of the lower…
    BookNew York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2024. — YA FIC Vora
  • When her boyfriend leaves her for her best friend, Jade joins a semester long cruise program unaware that the two are also onboard, and when her ex-boyfriend is murdered and his new girlfriend goes missing, Jade must dig into her…
    BookNew York : Razorbill, 2023. — YA FIC Urban