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Letters & Reading Books for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Letters & Reading Books for Ages 12–18

As your teen begins to navigate the complexities of their own identity, they often seek refuge and clarity in the written word. These 224 books explore the profound power of reading and communication, helping your child find their voice during the intense transitions of adolescence. These stories offer a mirror for their deepest thoughts and a bridge to understanding the world around them.

224 books

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Isabelle and Little Orphan Frannie

Constance C. Greene

Isabelle takes on a new challenge when she realizes her new protegeé cannot read, leading to a series of lessons with a

Cover of Just Juice

Nine-year-old Juice realizes her family is in trouble and decides the only way to help save their home is to head back t

Cover of Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters to Authors Who Changed Their Lives

Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters to Authors Who Changed Their Lives

Library of Congress Center for the Book

For the young reader who wonders if their favorite stories matter. This collection of letters shows how books help stude

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The Girl's Like Spaghetti: Why, You Can't Manage Without Apostrophes!

Lynne Truss

For the child who loves wordplay or struggles with grammar, this book uses hilarious side-by-side comparisons to show wh

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Thirteen-year-old Travis struggles to hide a major secret until a sassy classmate and a kind teacher help him find his v

Cover of Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children's Books

Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children's Books

For the child who loves getting lost in a book and wonders how their favorite stories come to life through the work of b

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My Brigadista Year

Katherine Paterson

Teenage Lora ventures into the Cuban countryside to teach literacy, facing both the harsh realities of poverty and the d

Cover of Fly by Night

Fly by Night #1

Frances Hardinge

Locked in a mill with only her biting pet goose for company, twelve-year-old Mosca Mye possesses the one gift that is da

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Marvin Terban's Wordplay #6

Punching the Clock: Funny Action Idioms

Hold your horses and raise the roof with this playful guide to over 100 colorful expressions that mean something totally

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Mr. Lemoncello's Library #1

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Chris Grabenstein

For the child who loves cracking codes and playing games, this high-stakes library adventure proves that teamwork and qu

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The Librarian of Auschwitz

Dita Kraus is a prisoner in Auschwitz who risks everything to protect eight precious volumes. This is a story of how boo

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How Do You Spell G-E-E-K?

Julie Anne Peters

The pressure of the National Spelling Bee tests Ann’s loyalty when she is asked to mentor a talented new student who mig

Cover of Ghost Girl A Blue Ridge Mountain Story

Ghost Girl A Blue Ridge Mountain Story

A new school near her Virginia home brings a glimmer of hope to eleven-year-old April as she struggles against poverty a

Cover of The List

In the city of Ark, Letta discovers a dangerous plot to banish words and must fight to save the very language that allow

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The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee #1

The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee

India Wimple is incredibly shy but a genius at spelling, and now her family is rallying together to help her face the na

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Charlie Joe Jackson #2

Guide to Summer Vacation

Tommy Greenwald

For the child who would rather do anything but open a book, this hilarious camp adventure celebrates the cleverness of k

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Rose Lee Carter #3

Linda Williams Jackson

For the child grappling with the reality of unfairness, this moving story explores how hope and education can light the

Cover of The Bookshop on the Quay

The Bookshop on the Quay

For the child searching for where they belong, this classic tale follows an orphan's journey through Dublin's winding st

Cover of Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille

Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille

Russell Freedman

Blinded at age three, a determined French boy creates a system of raised dots that opens the world of reading and writin

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Sharon G. Flake

Wrestling star Autumn is determined to win over Adonis, a brilliant boy born without legs, despite their many difference

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Dencey Coffyn #1

Downright Dencey

Caroline Dale Snedeker

For the child who has ever felt the weight of a past mistake and longs to make it right through quiet acts of kindness a

Cover of Letters from a Slave Boy: The Story of Joseph Jacobs

Letters from a Slave Boy: The Story of Joseph Jacobs

Through secret letters, nine-year-old Joseph Jacobs records his life in 1839 North Carolina as he searches for the truth

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Patricia T. O'Conner

Grammar gets a hilarious makeover with Shrek references, poems about meatballs, and earwax jelly beans to make the rules

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Marvin Terban's Wordplay #5

Guppies in Tuxedos: Funny Eponyms

The Earl of Sandwich and other real-life figures are the surprising sources behind everyday words in this collection of

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