2025-2026 books of the month & reading bowl exam lists
Tome Society (grades 9-12)
August
The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron
The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
September
Salt and Sugar by Rebecca Carvalho
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le
October
Rhythm & Muse by India Hill Brown
The Smoke That Thunders by Erhu Kome
November
Looking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell
Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen
December
Sweetest Darkness by Leslie Lutz
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
January
Stay Dead by April Henry
The Wild Huntress by Emily Lloyd-Jones
February
The Brightwood Code by Monica Hesse
Our Divine Mischief by Hanna C. Howard
March
The Only Girl in Town by Ally Condie
Once a Queen by Sarah Arthur
April
Casters & Crowns by Elizabeth Lowham
The Art of Us by Julie Wright
May
Dust by Alison Stine
Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier
Junior Tome (grades 6-8)
August
Slug Fest by Gordon Korman
First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
September
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
October
The Legend of the Last Library by Frank L. Cole
November
Westfallen by Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares
December
One Wrong Step by Jennifer Nielsen
Jupiter Rising by Gary D. Schmidt
January
Perry Home Ruins Everything by Beth Vrabel
February
Not If You Break Up With Me First by G.F. Miller
March
The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys
April
Will’s Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes
May
Wild Poppies by Haya Saleh
Club Tome (grades 2-5)
August
The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
September
Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd
October
Olivetti by Allie Millington
November
The Race for the Ruby Turtle by Steve Bramucci
December
The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie
January
The Secret Language of Birds by Lynne Kelly
February
Thea and the Mischief Makers by Tracy Badua
March
The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
April
The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
May
Operation Happy by Jenni L. Walsh
August
The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron
The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
September
Salt and Sugar by Rebecca Carvalho
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le
October
Rhythm & Muse by India Hill Brown
The Smoke That Thunders by Erhu Kome
November
Looking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell
Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen
December
Sweetest Darkness by Leslie Lutz
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
January
Stay Dead by April Henry
The Wild Huntress by Emily Lloyd-Jones
February
The Brightwood Code by Monica Hesse
Our Divine Mischief by Hanna C. Howard
March
The Only Girl in Town by Ally Condie
Once a Queen by Sarah Arthur
April
Casters & Crowns by Elizabeth Lowham
The Art of Us by Julie Wright
May
Dust by Alison Stine
Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier
Junior Tome (grades 6-8)
August
Slug Fest by Gordon Korman
First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
September
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
October
The Legend of the Last Library by Frank L. Cole
November
Westfallen by Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares
December
One Wrong Step by Jennifer Nielsen
Jupiter Rising by Gary D. Schmidt
January
Perry Home Ruins Everything by Beth Vrabel
February
Not If You Break Up With Me First by G.F. Miller
March
The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys
April
Will’s Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes
May
Wild Poppies by Haya Saleh
Club Tome (grades 2-5)
August
The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
September
Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd
October
Olivetti by Allie Millington
November
The Race for the Ruby Turtle by Steve Bramucci
December
The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie
January
The Secret Language of Birds by Lynne Kelly
February
Thea and the Mischief Makers by Tracy Badua
March
The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
April
The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
May
Operation Happy by Jenni L. Walsh