Summertime Reads

In the summer of 1968, three sisters travel to California to visit their estranged mother. While there, they learn about the fight for equality and civil rights.

During one action-packed summer, brothers Caleb and Bobby Gene team up with smooth schemer Styx Malone in an attempt to escape their small town.

Shy Yumi Chung dreams of being a stand-up comedian — and when a mix-up gives her access to a summer comedy camp, she might finally get her chance to shine.

Science fiction fan Ebony-Grace struggles to adjust when she leaves her sheltered life in Huntsville, Alabama to spend the summer with her father in New York City.

Dimple Shah is thrilled to be spending her summer studying web development at Stanford University — but she doesn't know that her traditional parents are planning for her to meet (and eventually marry!) fellow student Rishi Patel.

In this graphic novel based on the author's own experiences, a young immigrant from Russia wants to go to summer camp like her American-born friends — but when her parents finally agree, she finds that camp is nothing like she expected.

Arthur and Ben couldn't be more different. Arthur, a Jewish teenager from Georgia, is in New York City for a summer internship that he hopes will help him get into an Ivy League college. Ben, a native New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent, is attending summer school so that he can avoid repeating 11th grade. Find out what happens when a series of coincidences brings these two together.

Cousins Otto and Sheed, also known as the Legendary Alston Boys, are used to dealing with unusual happenings in the town of Fry, Virginia. When a mysterious stranger freezes time on the last day of summer vacation, the young sleuths embark on their strangest and most dangerous adventure yet.

In this prequel to Walk Two Moons, thirteen-year-old Mary Lou Finney documents an eventful summer.

In this graphic novel, Astrid deals with changing friendships during a summer at roller derby camp.

In this graphic novel, neighborhood kids create imaginative costumes and personas to entertain themselves during the summer.

Nick Carraway rents a summer house in Long Island where he befriends his mysterious neighbor Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire who hides behind an extravagant and decadent lifestyle.

When brothers Genie and Ernie leave the city to spend the summer in Virginia with their grandparents, they learn about what it means to be truly brave.

During the Great Depression, Joey and Mary Alice Dowdel spend summers with their eccentric and adventurous grandmother.

A summer job in a beach town turns into a nightmare for a teenage boy and his friends when they are swept out to sea in a stolen boat.

After the death of his father, Chuck Bell spends the summer with grandparents and finds solace in basketball. Learn these words from the prequel to The Crossover.

While spending the summer at her grandmother's house in Lambert, South Carolina, Candice finds an intriguing old letter in the attic. She joins forces with a neighbor to follow the clues in the letter and find a hidden treasure — but solving the mystery means uncovering past injustices in Lambert.

Something terrible happened on the private island where Cadence and her family spend their summers — but Cadence can't remember what it was. When she returns to the island, Cadence begins to uncover the truth.

Aristotle and Dante are two teenagers with classical names and loner attitudes. When their paths cross, they develop a friendship that will change their lives.

When a land developer unveils plans to raze a local eatery, thirteen-year-old Arturo must prove how important his family's restaurant is to his community.

Struggling with his sense of identity, a biracial teen decides to spend the summer with his family in Mexico.

In this graphic novel, a teenager faces bullies and learns to accept himself during a summer at camp.

In 1983, neighbors June Bug and Ziggy create their own imaginative worlds in order to escape from the realities of family trauma.

Twelve-year-old Mai travels to Vietnam to find her grandfather and learn about her heritage.

During one eventful summer, Bug grapples with grief, change, and identity while investigating a ghostly presence.

Twelve-year-old Sam has to fight for survival when a wildfire rages through his summer camp.

When Ollie moves across the country, he discovers that he now attends the same school as his summer crush.

Kaia spends her summer making a movie influenced by Filipino folklore, while trying to convince her beloved grandfather not to return to the Philippines.

When her grandmother Miss Eula leaves Mississippi for the summer, nine-year-old Ruby Lavender misses their adventures, so they write letters to continue sharing their lives.

Twelve-year-old Zora Lee Johnson and Andrea Byrd meet at a summer camp in Michigan and discover they have more in common than their musical talents.