Summer Quest Chapter Books & Graphic Novel for Kids
Our Summer program is now for all ages! Read, Do and Go this summer to win prizes! Join us on a Quest!
Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of chapter books & graphic novels to help you on your Quest. Annotations provided by publisher unless otherwise noted.
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A World Worth Saving
A transgender teen and a golem aim to dismantle a supernaturally evil conversion therapy program in this satisfying horror-tinged novel. [Publishers Weekly]
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Lei and the Fire Goddess
Twelve-year-old Anna must dig deep into her Hawaiian roots in order to save her best friend and her island from an angry fire goddess.
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Space Chasers
Middle schooler Tia can't believe it when she's accepted to a NASA program, training to go to the space station. When things go awry during takeoff and only half the team (and no adults!) make it to the space station, Tia and her friends must band together using their wits and training to save the space station and themselves.
Format: Graphic Novel
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Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
10-year-old Magnolia is a ‘sock detective’ at her parents’ laundromat – and with the help of her new friend Iris, she sets out to solve the mystery of every missing sock!
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The Snowcat Prince
A young feline prince journeys to find a mysterious magical crown in hopes of saving the kingdom. [Kirkus]
Format: Graphic Novel
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Korobá
Set in Makoko, a Nigerian fishing village, ten-year-old Korobá helps her friend find who stole her wooden piggy bank before the annual harvest festival.
Format: Graphic Novel
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Mayowa and the Sea of Words
A London girl gains deeper knowledge of the power of words and her family’s mysterious legacy. [Kirkus]
Format: Book
Availability: All copies in use
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The Story of Gumluck and the Heroes
A visit from the Very Wise Wizard Who Lives in the Moon sends the absent-minded Gumluck on a quest with three companions who claim to be heroes.
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Will's Race for Home
William Samuels and his father leave their lives as sharecroppers in Texas to join the 1889 Oklahoma Land Rush. An exciting survival story, as Will and his father face the dangers of violence and racism at every turn.
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The Barren Grounds
Two uprooted Cree children find themselves in a dreamlike adventure, when they discover a portal into the wintry Barren Grounds of Misewa, where a community of animal beings needs their help to survive the White Time. [Kirkus]
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