1. The Harder I Fight the More I Love You by Neko Case
2. Patina by Jason Reynolds
3. Homework by Geoff Dyer
4. Endling by Maria Reva
5. 24 Hours in Nowhere by Dusti Bowling
6. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
7. Clam Down by Anelise Chen
8. Dead Girls Don’t Dream by Nino Cipri
9. The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
10. Ghost by Jason Reynolds
11. The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
12. Holding On for Dear Life by Dusti Bowling
13. Phoenix by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
14. System Collapse by Martha Wells
15. Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
16. Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley
17. The Scammer by Tiffany D. Jackson
18. A Bird Will Soar by Alison Green Myers
19. The Lions’ Run by Sara Pennypacker
20. Wreck by Catherine Newman
21. I’m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin

Recommended Reads

• The entire Track Series (Ghost and Patina are part of the series). Guy Lockard voices a killer audio performance. Jason Reynolds is the GOAT of kid lit.
• Holding On for Dear Life by Dusti Bowling. Multiple reads by our youngest reader. We both cried at various points in the book.
• Days at the Morisaki Bookshop. A steady comfort read about people doing their best.
• The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett. Funny, exciting, and chock-full of wisdom.
• Murderbot Series. Entertaining audiobooks.
• Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley. Gripping thriller.
• I’m Starting to Worry about this Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin. Imagine a book that takes on the internet’s culture wars without being pedantic. Now imagine it’s a road trip book.