Auckland Council Libraries: Summer stories for tweens

Summer stories for tweens

Do you enjoy a fun-filled story with a dash of mystery? Why not take a dip into these selected summer stories for tweens and enjoy the season!

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Amazon summer

Helen Skelton

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Feisty, bubbly, sassy Kate's in trouble again. She is going to 'stay out of trouble over the summer holidays, once and for all' by going on a trip with batty Auntie Marg - a photographer. That's how Kate's ended up in Peru.

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Ice cream summer

Megan Atwood

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Every summer the Garrison Family Apple Orchard opens its ice cream stand and allows local kids to run the show. A disaster at the grand opening results in a mysteriously empty cash register, the four kids must become friends and solve the mystery.

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How to survive summer camp

Jacqueline Wilson

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Dumped at Evergreen Summer Camp while her mum's off on a swanky honeymoon, Stella just knows she's going to hate it. Being mistaken for a boy and having to share a room with snobby Louise and nasty Karen is just the start!

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Summer of lost and found

Rebecca Behrens

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Nell Dare expected to spend her summer vacation hanging out with her friends until her botanist mom dragged her all the way to Roanoke Island for a research trip. This is summer Nell discovers secrets not only about Roanoke, but about herself.

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Blue ribbon summer

Cathy Hapka

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Brooke Rhodes is excited to go to sleepaway riding camp for two weeks with her Chincoteague pony, Foxy. However, camp doesn't turn out to be as fun as she expected. Then, Brooke overhears that this might be the last summer for the camp.

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The great good summer

Elizabeth Garton Scanlon

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Ivy and Paul hatch a secret plan to find Ivy's missing mom and say goodbye to the space shuttle in this evocative, heartfelt novel reminiscent of Each Little Bird that Sings and Because of Winn-Dixie.

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The mixed-up summer of Lily McLean

Lindsay Littleson

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Lily's already got plenty going on living with her eclectic family. But when she starts getting mixed-up warnings not to go on holiday to the tiny, safe Scottish island of Cumbrae, her summer just gets weirder and weirder.

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The summer I saved the world ...

Michele Weber. Hurwitz

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This summer, Nina decides to change things. She hatches a plan to do one small but remarkably good thing for someone in her neighbourhood, and finds out: does doing good make a difference?

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Jelly bean summer

Joyce Magnin

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Joyce is desperate to get out of the room she shares with her sister. All she wants is some peace and quiet. So, she moves to the roof. Up there it's nothing but blue sky. Joyce discovers she's not the only one who's been driven to rooftop living.

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The stars of summer

Tara Dairman

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After successfully completing her first restaurant review for the New York Standard newspaper, Gladys Gatsby is looking forward to a quiet summer of cooking and eating. But her plans go awry when her friend delivers a free summer at Camp Bentley.

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The grand, genius summer of Henry Hoobler

Lisa Shanahan

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Henry Hoobler is a reluctant adventurer worried about his summer holiday. When Henry meets Cassie, he discovers that courage is there to be found when you have a friend who is straight up and true.

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Forget-me-not summer

Leila Howland

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Full of moments both humorous and reflective, The Forget-Me-Not Summer is a story about three girls facing their fears, adjusting to change, and learning how to band together as the strongest version of themselves: sisters.

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The hidden summer

Gin Phillips

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When twelve-year-old Nell and her best friend, Lydia, are forbidden to see each other, they hatch a plan to spend their summer days in an abandoned miniature golf course, where they soon find others in search of a home.

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Summer holiday mystery

Holly Willoughby

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Molly, Maria, Pippa and Sally are back and on a summer holiday, staying at the Fitzfoster's country house. But even when they are not spending their time at the glamorous School for Stars, mystery and adventure still follow them wherever they go!

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