Books for Back to School 2025

By Katrina Schwarz | July 9 2025 | English Language ArtsFavorite Authors & SeriesGeneralGraphic NovelsHigh SchoolLiteratureMiddle School

A new school year is a great opportunity for students to reconnect with reading and explore new ideas. These back-to-school collections include a wide range of fiction and nonfiction titles, including inspiring life stories, exciting graphic novels, and classroom staples meant to deepen understanding and engage students across a variety of interests. 

Browse our elementary, middle, and high school back-to-school collections! 

Check out our High School Collections. 

A Novel
9780593800867

In this diverse retelling of The Great Gatsby, set among the Black elite of postwar L.A. and inspired by real-life historic events, a young veteran is drawn into a world of tantalizing possibilities—and explosive tensions.

$28.00 US
Jun 10, 2025
Hardcover
320 Pages
Crown

A Novel
9780385550369

A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim’s point of view.

$28.00 US
Mar 19, 2024
Hardcover
320 Pages
Doubleday

9780593640548

A propulsive, extraordinary novel about a mother and her daughters’ harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China. Based on the family story of debut author Eve J. Chung.

$19.00 US
May 06, 2025
Paperback
400 Pages
Berkley

9781603095747

Following the award-winning bestseller They Called Us Enemy, George Takei’s new full-color graphic memoir reveals his most personal story of all—told in full for the first time anywhere!

$29.99 US
Jun 10, 2025
Hardcover
336 Pages
Top Shelf Productions

9780593527559

This thrilling WWII mystery—a collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin—is now in paperback!

$9.99 US
Oct 28, 2025
Paperback
416 Pages
Viking Books for Young Readers

9780593175248

FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess–can he find a way to get on the board, even though the odds are stacked against him? Find out in this powerful novel about family, forgiveness, and figuring out who you are when you don’t make the rules—just right for middle-grade fans of Nic Stone and Jason Reynolds.

$8.99 US
Jan 09, 2024
Paperback
272 Pages
Yearling

9780593962695

Decodable tales of survival against the odds for striving readers aged ten to fourteen.

$9.99 US
Jul 15, 2025
Paperback
144 Pages
DK Children

A Graphic Interpretation
9780807012680

WINNER OF 2025 OKLAHOMA BOOK AWARD IN BEST ILLUSTRATION! In stunning full color and accessible text, a graphic adaptation of the American Book Award winning history of the United States as told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples—perfect for readers of all ages.

$22.95 US
Oct 01, 2024
Hardcover
120 Pages
Beacon Press