Reading Olympics

Reading Olympics for Teens

2025 Middle School Reading Olympics Booklist

  • Because of Mr. Terupt / Rob Buyea
  • The Boys in the Boat: The True Story of an American Team’s Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics (Young Readers Adaptation) / Daniel James Brown
  • Cracker: The Best Dog in Vietnam / Cynthia Kadohata
  • Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie / Jordan Sonnenblick
  • Forge / Laurie Halse Anderson
  • The Graveyard Book / Neil Gaiman
  • Guts /Gary Paulsen
  • Heat / Mike Lupica
  • Hoot / Carl Hiaasen
  • It’s the End of the World as We Know It / Matt Landis
  • Jennifer Chan is Not Alone / Tae Keller
  • A Long Walk to Water / Linda Sue Park
  • Masterminds / Gordan Korman
  • Mexikid / Pedro Martin
  • New Kid / Jerry Craft
  • A Night Divided / Jennifer Nielsen
  • Northwind / Gary Paulsen
  • Out of My Mind / Sharon Draper
  • A Problematic Paradox / C. Sappinfield
  • Stepping on the Cracks / Mary Downing Hahn
  • Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster / Jonathan Auxier
  • Tesla’s Attic / Neal Shusterman
  • What Happened to Rachael Riley / Claire Swinarski
  • Windeby Puzzle / Lois Lowry
  • Yard War / Taylor Kitchings

2025 High School Reading Olympics Booklist

  • Accountable / Dashka Slater
  • All American Boys / Jason Reynolds
  • Beauty Queens / Libba Bray
  • Everlost / Neal Shusterman
  • The Field Guide to the North American Teenager / Ben Philippe
  • The First Part Last / Angela Johnson
  • Game Change / Joseph Monninger
  • How Dare the Sun Rise / Sandra Uwiiringiyimana
  • Illuminae / Amie Kaufman
  • Life As We Knew It / Susan Beth Pfeffer
  • Lovely War / Julie Berry
  • Promise Boys / Nick Brooks
  • Pumpkinheads / Rainbow Rowell
  • Red Queen / Victoria Aveyard
  • Rez Ball / Byron Graves
  • The Running Dream / Wendelin Van Draanen
  • Salt to the Sea / Ruta Sepetys
  • Six of Crows / Leigh Bardugo
  • They Called Us Enemy / George Takei
  • Under the Mesquite / Q. Garcia McCall
  • Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice / Tommie Smith
  • Warrior Girl Unearthed / Angeline Boulley
  • Weight of Feathers / Anna-Marie McLemore
  • Work with What You Got / Zion Clark
  • X: a Novel / Ilyasah Shabazz

For the elementary school reading list, go to Reading Olympics for Children.

Learn more about the Reading Olympics program.