Who’s ready for summer!
Summer reading is an activity that many love to partake in, a time to check off a few titles on your TBR list or check out some new releases. During the summer months, leisure or recreational reading for children is more than just fun; it’s educational. Summer reading can help slow what experts call the summer slide. The book series listed range from chapter to young adult titles and include multiple genres. For more summer reading selections, go to “50 Books for Super Summer Reading.” Share your thoughts about our book series selections in the comment section. Happy Reading!
Confetti Kids – Gwendolyn Hooks, Illustrator – Shirley Ng-Benitez
The Carver Chronicles – Karen English, Illustrator – Laura Freeman
Jada Jones – Kelly Starling Lyons, Illustrator – Vanessa Brantley Newton
Amy Hodgepodge – Kim Wayans & Kevin Knotts, Illustrator – Soo Jeong
Jaden Toussaint – Marti Dumas, Illustrator – Marie Muravski
The Quest for Screen Time (2015)
Attack of the Swamp Thing (2016)
Sugar Plum Ballerinas – Whoopi Goldberg & Deborah Underwood, Illustrator – Marilyn Roos
Sugar Plums to the Rescue! (2011)
Shai & Emmie – Quvenzhane Wallis w/Nancy Ohlin, Illustrator – Sharee Miller
Little Rhino – Ryan Howard & Krystle Howard, Illustrator – Erwin Madrid
Ruby and the Booker Boys – Derrick Barnes, Illustrator – Vanessa Brantley Newton
Brand New School, Brave New Ruby (2008)
Trivia Queen, Third Grade Supreme (2008)
The Slumber Party Payback (2008)
Ruby Flips for Attention (2009)
Brianna Justice – Sherri Winston
President of the Whole Fifth Grade (2010)
President of the Whole Sixth Grade (2015)
President of the Whole Sixth Grade: Girl Code (2018)
Gaither Sisters – Rita Williams-Garcia
The Contract – Derek Jeter
The Crossover – Kwame Alexander
Track – Jason Reynolds
Rose Lee Carter – Linda Williams Jackson
Midnight without a Moon (2017)
The Magnificent Mya Tibbs – Crystal Allen
The Jumbies – Tracey Baptiste
The Great Greene Heist – Varian Johnson
The Rock and the River – Kekla Magoon
Blacktop – LJ Alonge
Tiny Pretty Things – Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton
Hazelwood High – Sharon M. Draper
I Hadn’t Meant to Tell You This – Jacqueline Woodson
I Hadn’t Meant to Tell You This (1994)
The Effigies – Sarah Raughley
Binti – Nnedi Okorafor
Shadowshaper – Daniel José Older
Langdon Prep – Kimberly Reid
Creeping with the Enemy (2012)
