2025-2026 Books for Ages 13+

Expertly curated by the team at Brave Writer

Each month highlights a different genre

A mix of bestsellers, family favorites, award winners and classics

Focused on exposing readers to a variety of styles

Our teen groups follow the book selections from

Brave Writer’s Boomerang Program.

Readers ages 13-14 meet monthly and read all 9 books.

Highschoolers have the option of joining monthly groups (reading 9 books) or bimonthly groups (reading 5 books). Bimonthly groups meet in October, December, February, April, and June and will vote to select 5 books from this list.

The books include:

September - Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

October - The Woman All Spies Fear by Amy Butler Greenfield

November - The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

December - The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C. S. Lewis & J. R. R. Tolkien (A Graphic Novel) by John Hendrix

(No Meeting in January)

February - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Simon Armitage

March - The Martian (Classroom Edition) by Andy Weir

April - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

May - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

June - Northanger Abbey by Jane Austin

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