I really enjoyed the following books from these genres (some of these probably don't always have "light" themes, but these are the ones that were on the easy-to-digest side for me)
YA (one book):
- Penny From Heaven (coming of age) by Jennifer L Holm,
- Better Than the Movies (romance) by Lynn Painter,
- Holes (Adventure) by Louis Sachar,
- The Westing Game (murder mystery) by Ellen Raskin,
- A Wrinkle in Time (sci-fi) by Madeleine L'Engle,
- Clap when you land (poetry-prose, contemporary fiction) by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods (fantasy, mythology, informative on greek myths, narrated by Percy from PJO) by Rick Riordan
- Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes (fantasy, mythology, informative on greek myths, narrated by Percy from PJO) by Rick Riordan
YA (series)
- The Folk of the Air by Holly Black (Fantasy, i'm gonna be real it wasn't as easy to digest but absolutely thrilling I LOVE THIS SERIES SO MUCH IT'S THE ONLY AMAZING BOOKTOK FANTASY BOOK IVE EVER READ)
- A Good Girl's Guide To Murder series by Holly Jackson (murder mystery)
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan (Fantasy, adventure, really powerful themes but is for young audiences so should be ok)
- Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan (same as above)
Sciency stuff (im so bad at understanding science but these books were funny and engaging, i loved them):
- What If? by Randall Munroe
- How To by Randall Munroe
Happy reading!
YA (one book):
- Penny From Heaven (coming of age) by Jennifer L Holm,
- Better Than the Movies (romance) by Lynn Painter,
- Holes (Adventure) by Louis Sachar,
- The Westing Game (murder mystery) by Ellen Raskin,
- A Wrinkle in Time (sci-fi) by Madeleine L'Engle,
- Clap when you land (poetry-prose, contemporary fiction) by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods (fantasy, mythology, informative on greek myths, narrated by Percy from PJO) by Rick Riordan
- Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes (fantasy, mythology, informative on greek myths, narrated by Percy from PJO) by Rick Riordan
YA (series)
- The Folk of the Air by Holly Black (Fantasy, i'm gonna be real it wasn't as easy to digest but absolutely thrilling I LOVE THIS SERIES SO MUCH IT'S THE ONLY AMAZING BOOKTOK FANTASY BOOK IVE EVER READ)
- A Good Girl's Guide To Murder series by Holly Jackson (murder mystery)
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan (Fantasy, adventure, really powerful themes but is for young audiences so should be ok)
- Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan (same as above)
Sciency stuff (im so bad at understanding science but these books were funny and engaging, i loved them):
- What If? by Randall Munroe
- How To by Randall Munroe
Happy reading!