SUMMER READING 2025: Level Up At Your Library

Play is one of the ways we learn to relate to others, to think in new ways, and to foster friendships, new and old. Level Up at Your Library reminds us that libraries are not just a space for knowledge, they are a space for fun!

Stay tuned for more information on Summer Reading 2025.

IPSWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL

In 2025, all rising IMS students will select & read one TIGER Tales book from the list below. Copies will be available in the Teen Nook or you can place a hold on a copy from another library.

Starfish by Lisa Fipps

“Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.” Place a hold on Starfish!

Lily & Dunkin by Donna Gephart

“Lily Jo McGrother, born Timothy, is a girl. But being a girl is not so easy when you look like a boy. Especially when you’re in the eighth grade. Norbert Dorfman, nicknamed Dunkin, is bipolar and has just moved from the New Jersey town he’s called home for the past thirteen years. This would be hard enough, but the fact that he is also hiding from a painful secret makes it even worse. When they meet one summer morning, their lives forever change.” Place a hold on Lily & Dunkin!

House Arrest by K. A. Holt

“Young Timothy is sentenced to house arrest after impulsively stealing a wallet, and he is forced to keep a journal into which he pours all his thoughts, fears, and frustrations.” Place a hold on House Arrest!

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

“After a family tragedy, Jacob feels compelled to explore an abandoned orphanage on an island off the coast of Wales, discovering disturbing facts about the children who were kept there.” Place a hold on Miss Peregrine’s!

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling

“New friends and a mystery help Aven, thirteen, adjust to middle school and life at a dying western theme park in a new state, where her being born armless presents many challenges.” Place a hold on Insignificant Events!

Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson

“When six students are chosen to participate in a weekly talk with no adults allowed, they discover that when they’re together, it’s safe to share the hopes and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world.” Place a hold on Harbor Me!

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

“Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg’s father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.” Place a hold on A Wrinkle in Time!

IPSWICH HIGH SCHOOL

IHS no longer assigns summer reading. If you are looking for specific titles for an honors or A.P. class, let YA Librarian Viktoria know so the library can order or place a hold on the materials you need.