May 25, 2022

2022 Forest Kid and Teen Committees Summer Reading Lists

In early May, selected young readers who'd applied to participate on the sixth annual Forest Kid Committee (for ages 9-13) and the fourth Forest Teen Committee (for ages 14+) came together online to talk books.  From their discussions, which were interspersed with visits from award-winning Canadian authors including Angela Ahn, Basil Sylvester, Teresa Toten, Heather T. Smith and June Hur, these young people produced three extraordinary lists of recommended titles to keep everyone reading Canadian over the summer.  These are their recommendations for their peers in the Silver Birch, Red Maple and White Pine reading programs of the Forest of Reading®.


Happy summertime reading!
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Silver Birch Readers 
(Ages 8-12, Grades 3-6)

 
Beatrice and Croc Harry
Written by Lawrence Hill
HarperCollins
Ages 9-12

Children of the Fox (Thieves of Shadow, Book 1)
Written by Kevin Sands
Penguin Random House
Ages 8-12
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Crosswood (Faerie Woods, Book 1)
Written by Gabrielle Prendergast
Orca Book Publishers
Ages 9-12
 
 
 
 
 
 
Escape to Witch City 
Written by E. Latimer
Tundra Books
Ages 10+
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Gryphon's Lair (A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying, Book 2)
Written by Kelley Armstrong
Puffin Canada
Ages 10-14  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Living with Viola 
Written and illustrated by Rosena Fung
Annick Press
Ages 9-12
 

Lone Runner 
Written by Dirk McLean
James Lorimer
Ages 10-13
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray 
Written by Jess Keating
Illustrated by Lissy Marlin
Scholastic
Ages 8-12  

 
Oh My Gods! 
Written by Stephanie Cooke and Insha Fitzpatrick
Illustrated by Juliana Moon
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Ages 8-12 


Operation Do-Over 
Written by Gordon Korman
Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 
Ages 9-12
 

Pink, Blue and You! Questions for Kids about Gender Stereotypes
Written and illustrated by Elise Gravel
Anne Schwartz Books
Ages 4-8

Stealing Home
 
Written by J Torres
Illustrated by David Namisato
Kids Can Press
Ages 9-12 

 
 
 
 
The Street Belongs to Us 
Written by Karleen Pendleton Jiménez
Illustrated by Gabriela Godoy
Arsenal Pulp Press
Ages 8-12


Sunny Days Inside and Other Stories
Written by Caroline Adderson
Groundwood Books
Ages 8-12 


Valley of the Rats 
Written by Mahtab Narsimhan
DCB 
Ages 9-12








 
Red Maple Readers
(Ages 12-14, Grades 7-8)

The Delusionist
Written by Don Calame
Candlewick Press 
Ages 13-16
 

Eight Days
Written by Teresa Toten
Scholastic Canada 
Ages 10-14
 

Heart of Flames (Crown of Feathers #2)
Written by Nicki Pau Preto
Simon & Shuster
Ages 12-18
 

Hunting by Stars (A Marrow Thieves Novel)
Written by Cherie Dimaline
Penguin Random House Canada 
Ages 12-18
 

Iron Widow
Written by Xiran Jay Zhao
Penguin Random House Canada
Ages 14+
 

Lessons in Fusion
Written by Primrose Madayag Knazan
Great Plains Publications 
Ages 13-17
 

Mountain Runaways
Written by Pam Withers
Dundurn
Ages 12-15
 

On the Line
Written by Paul Coccia and Eric Walters
Orca Books Publishers
Ages 9-13
 

The Red Palace
Written by June Hur
Feiwel & Friends 
Ages 13-18
 

Rescue at Lake Wild
Written by Terry Lynn Johnson
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Ages 8-12
 

The Undercover Book List
Written by Colleen Nelson
Pajama Press 
Ages 9-12
 

Zara Hossain is Here
Written by Sabina Khan
Scholastic Canada
Ages 14+
 






White Pine Readers
(Ages 14-18, Grades 9-12)



Aetherbound
Written by E. K. Johnston
Penguin Random House
Ages 14-17
 

Blood Donor
Written by Karen Bass
Orca Book Publishers
Ages 12-17


A Dark and Hollow Star
Written by Ashley Shuttleworth
Simon & Schuster
Ages 14-18


Hana Khan Carries On
Written by Uzma Jalaluddin 
HarperCollins Canada
Ages 15+
 

 

 


Hunting by Stars (A Marrow Thieves Novel)
Written by Cherie Dimaline
Penguin Random House Canada 
Ages 12-18
 

If I Tell You the Truth
Written by Jasmin Kaur
HarperCollins 
Ages 14-17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Iron Widow
Written by Xiran Jay Zhao
Penguin Random House Canada
Ages 14+
 

The Junction
Written by Norm Konyu 
Penguin Random House
Ages 15+
 

The Last Time I Saw Her
Written by Alexandra Harrington
Nimbus Publishing
Ages 12-16
 

The Project
Written by Courtney Summers
Wednesday Books
Ages 12+
 

The Red Palace
Written by June Hur
Feiwel & Friends 
Ages 13-18
 

The Signs and Wonders of Tuna Rashad
Written by Natasha Deen
Running Press Kids 
Ages 13+
 

The Upside of Falling
Written by Alex Light
HarperCollins Canada
Ages 14-17
 

The Wild Ones
Written by Nafiza Azad
Simon & Schuster
Ages 14+
 

Wrong Side of the Court 
Written by N. H. Khan
Penguin Random House Canada
Ages 12-17


 

 

 

The book lists are posted on the Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading website:

And there are lovely posters too (Forest Kid Committee: https://forestofreading.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/01-Kid-Committee-Poster-2022-FINAL.pdf; Teen Committee: https://forestofreading.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/03-Teen-Committee-Poster-2022-FINAL.pdf) to help keep everyone reading Canadian this summer.




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