Book suggestions
Younger readers
Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion by Andrea Beaty
Iggy Peck is an architect at his very core: When he's not making houses out of food, his head is up in the clouds, dreaming of design. So he's totally blown away when Ada Twist's Aunt Bernice inherits an old house from ice-cream mogul Herbert Sherbert that is filled with countless rooms from all his favorite architectural periods. But something's not quite right . . . Everyone says the house is haunted, and it seems that a number of priceless antiques—which were supposed to help Aunt Bernice pay for the house's upkeep—have gone missing. An extension of the Iggy Peck picture books, these early chapter books explore STEAM topics. Available as an ebook on OverDrive.
Middle grade readers
Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry
Astronomy-loving Calliope June has Tourette syndrome, so she sometimes makes faces or noises that she doesn't mean to make. When she and her mother move yet again, she tries to hide her TS. But it isn't long before the kids at her new school realize she's different. Only Calliope's neighbor, who is also the popular student body president, sees her as she truly is—an interesting person and a good friend. But is he brave enough to take their friendship public? Available as an ebook on OverDrive.
Upper grade readers
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps. So when young, beautiful Roza went missing, the people of Bone Gap weren't surprised. But Finn knows what really happened to Roza. He knows she was kidnapped by a dangerous man whose face he cannot remember. The genre of this book is a hybrid--magical realism-- so be ready to suspend disbelief, but it's beautifully written. Available as an ebook on OverDrive.
Brookline Schools' Summer Reading Lists
All summer reading information can be found here on the summer reading webpage.
Boston Public Library summer reading program:
Brookline Public Library summer reading program:
Becoming anti-racist -- book suggestions
Booklist put this list of titles together for children and young adults
We Are Kid Lit
Summer reading list from We Are KidLit Collective, an organization that promotes titles by and about Indigenous and people of color.
No comments:
Post a Comment