Summer Reading 2024

The Research

• The "summer slide" is the loss of academic skills that occurs when school is not in session and is primarily attributed to the lack of reading.

• According to educational researchers Richard Allington and Anne McGill-Franzen, the “three-month summer gap can accumulate to a year and a half between the end of kindergarten and the end of grade five (just five summers).”
• Keep children motivated by keeping summer reading fun and exciting!
• High-volume reading leads to gains in fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
• Children who do not read, or read little during the summer, inevitably experience academic setbacks. 

Reading Recommendations by Grade

Preschool / Entering Kindergarten

READ ALOUD FAVORITES

• Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz
• Looking for a Jumbie by Tracey Baptiste
• The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak
• The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
• Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
• The Bear’s Song by Benjamin Chaud
• It’s So Quiet: A Not-Quite-Going-to-Bed Book by Sherri Duskey Rinker
• Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee & Tonya Lewis Lee
• Silly Sally by Audrey Woods
• Atticus Caticus by Sarah Maizes
• Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
• Group Hug by Jean Reidy
• Everybody in the Red Brick Building by Anne Wynter
• Mina by Matthew Forsythe
• I Am Dog! written by Peter Bently
• Are You a Monster? by Guilherme Karsten
• My Fade is Fresh by Shauntay Grant
• Ear Worm! by Jo Knowles

FUNNY PICTURE BOOKS

• The Little Butterfly That Could by Ross Burach
• How to Count to ONE by Casper Salmon
• B is For Bananas by Carrie Tillotson
• How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide by Ame Dyckman
• Monsters in Trucks by Laura Barker
• Unicorns Are the Worst by Alex Willan
• The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming
• Here Comes the Big Mean Dust Bunny by Jan Thomas
• This Is a Moose by Richard T. Morris
• I Am Not a Penguin: A Pangolin's Lament by Liz Wong
• A Pizza with Everything on It by Kyle Scheele
• I Can Only Draw Worms by Will Mabbitt
• Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham
• Not Now, Cow by Tammi Sauer
• Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great by Bob Shea
• The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas
• Those Darn Squirrels by Adam Rubin
• Like by Annie Barrows
• We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
• Poo-Dunit? A Forest Floor Mystery by Katelyn Aronson
• Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf by Davide Cali and Marianna Balducci
• Mina by Matthew Forsythe
• Don't Eat Bees (Life Lessons from Chip the Dog) by Dev Petty
• A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree by Daniel Bernstrom
• One Sheep, Two Sheep by Tami Sauer
• Room for Everyone by Naaz Khan
• Walrus in the Bathtub by Deborah Underwood

BOOKS WITH LESSONS

• Outside, Inside by LeUyen Pham
• Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
• Lulu the One and Only by Lynnette Mawhinney
• The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
• The Tale of the Valiant Ninja Frog by Alastair Chisholm
• When Charley Met Emma by Amy Webb
• The Camping Trip by Jennifer K. Mann
• I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes
• Chopsticks by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
• One of These Is Not Like the Others by Barney Saltzberg
• Pigeon Math by Asia Citro
• The Donkey Egg by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
• Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
• How to Apologize by David LaRochelle
• Sometimes, All I Need is Me by Juliana Perdomo
• Donut: The Unicorn Who Wants to Fly by Laura Gehl
• Thankful by Elaine Vickers
• Beneath by Cori Doerrfeld
• Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! by Cori Doerrfeld
• Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
• After the Fall by Dan Santat
• One Small Thing by Marsha Diane Arnold

NONFICTION BOOKS

• Caves by Nell Cross Beckerman
• The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe Savage
• Pizza: A Slice of History by Greg Pizzoli
• Peculiar Primates: Fun Facts About These Curious Creatures by Debra Kempf Shumaker
• Except Antarctica! by Todd Sturgell
• Mars! Earthlings Welcome by Stacy McAnulty
• Odd Beasts Meet Nature’s Weirdest Animals by Laura Gehl
• Walrus Song by Janet Lawler
• Fiona the Fruit Bat by Dan Riskin
• Hippos Can't Swim and Other Fun Facts by Laura Lyn DiSiena & Hannah Eliot

IMAGINATIVE, MAGICAL BOOKS

• Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
• Anzu the Great Kaiju by Benson Shum
• Brave As a Mouse by Nicolo Carozzi
• Kat Hats by Daniel Pinkwater
• Another by Christian Robinson
• Quest by Aaron Becker
• Izmelda The Fairest Dragon of Them All! by Joan Marr
• Cinderella With Dogs! by Linda Bailey
• The Night Tent by Landis Blair

Entering 1st

EASY READERS

SILLY BOOKS

• I Did It! by Michael Emberley
• My Toothbrush is Missing by Jan Thomas
• What is Chasing Duck? by Jan Thomas
• Figgy and Boone: Best Brother Ever by Janee Trasler
• Pig Makes Art by Laura Gehl
• Thunder and Cluck by Jill Esbaum
• We Are in a Book by Mo Willems
• I’m On It by Andrea Tsurumi
• Ed and Ted and Ted’s Dog Fred by Andy Griffiths
• Hi, Jack! by Mac Barnett & Greg Pizzoli
• That Egg is Mine by Liz Goulet Dubois
• Let’s Make Cake by Vikram Madan

REAL LIFE & FRIENDSHIP

• Ruby and the Magic Garden by Cari Meister
• We Are Growing by Laurie Keller
• Don’t Worry, BEE Happy by Ross Burach
• Frog Meets Dog by Janee Trasler
• Big Cat by Ethan Long
• The Cookie Fiasco by Dan Santat
• Trucktown by Jon Scieska
• Peach and Plum Here We Come! by Tim McCanna
• Kit and Kaboodle Take the Train by Michelle Portice
• Unlimited Squirrels in I Lost My Tooth! by Mo Willems
• Nick and Nack Fly a Kite by Brandon Budzi
• Pass the Ball, Mo! by David A. Adler
• Do You Like My Bike? by Norm Feuti
• The Great Bunk Bed Battle by Tina Kugler

ANIMALS

• Slow, Slow Sloths by Bonnie Bader
• Am I a Frog? by Lizzy Rockwell
• We Dig Worms by Kevin McCloskey
• The Lost Kitten by Katherine Cox
• Lazy Bear, Crazy Bear by Kevin Bolger
• Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick & David Serlin
• Goat Wants to Eat by Laura Gehl
• Snails Are Just My Speed! by Kevin McCloskey

PICTURE BOOKS

• Wombats Are Pretty Weird: A (Not So) Serious Guide by Abi Cushman
• Izmelda The Fairest Dragon of Them All! by Joan Marr
• How to Get Your Octopus to School by Becky Scharnhorst
• Stinkbird Has a Superpower by Jill Esbaum
• 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle
• Octopuses Have Zero Bones by Anne Richardson
• A Bucket of Questions by Tim Fita
• Connor Kissed Me by Zehava
• Like by Annie Barrows
• Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
• Pineapple Princess by Saina Hahn
• Poo-Dunit? A Forest Floor Mystery by Katelyn Aronson
• Ways to Make Friends by Jairo Buitrago
• Gibberish by Young Vo
• Dodos Are Not Extinct! They’re Just in Disguise by Paddy Donnelly
• Mina by Matthew Forsythe
• Don’t Eat Bees (Life Lessons from Chip the Dog) by Dev Petty
• A Pizza with Everything on It by Kyle Scheele
• Looking for a Jumbie by Tracey Baptiste
• Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
• El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! by Donna Barba Higuera
• Except Antarctica! by Todd Sturgell

EASIEST CHAPTER BOOKS

FUNNY

• Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
• See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog by David LaRochelle
• An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! by Mo Willems
• See the Dog: Three Stories About a Cat by David LaRochelle
• Surf's Up! by Luke Flowers
• Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel

FRIENDSHIP

• Aggie the Brave by Lori Ries
• Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog by Cynthia Rylant
• Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton
• Frank and Bean by Jamie Michalak
• Doggo & Pupper by Katherine Applegate

EASY CHAPTER BOOKS

FUNNY

• Smell My Foot (Chick and Brain) by Cece Bell
• Moldylocks and the Three Beards by Noah Z. Jones
• The Infamous Ratsos by Kara Lareau
• Nugget and Hot Dog by Jason Tharp
• Geeger the Robot Goes to School by Jarret Lerner

ANIMAL CHARACTERS

• Kitty and Dragon by Meika Hashimoto
• Pug Blasts Off by Kyla May
• Kung Pow Chicken by Cindi Marko
• Owly: The Way Home by Andy Runton
• Fenway and the Bone Thieves by Victoria J. Coe

REALISTIC

• Meet Yasmin! by Saadia Faruqui
• Cornbread & Poppy by Matthew Cordell
• Happy Paws: Layla and the Bots by Vicky Fang
• Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliott
• The Party and Other Stories by Sergio Ruzzier
• Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo

ADVENTURE, MYSTERY, FANTASY

• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot by Dav Pilkey
• Notebook of Doom by Troy Cummings
• King and Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth by Dori Hillestad Butler

NON-FICTION

• Caterpillar to Butterfly by Laura Marsh
• Jungle Animals by Camilla Gersh
• Amazing Dogs by Laura Buller
• Fly Guy Presents: Snakes by Tedd Arnold

Entering 2nd

GRAPHIC NOVELS

• Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey
• Bird and Squirrel on Ice by James Burks
• Mr. Wolf’s Class: Mystery Club by Aron Nels Steinke
• Cat Ninja by Matthew Cody
• King of the Birds by Elise Gravel
• Bug Scouts #1: Out in the Wild by Mike Lowery
• Donut Feed the Squirrels by Mika Song
• Mimi and the Cutie Catastrophe by Shauna J. Grant
• Owly: The Way Home by Andy Runton
• Sky & Ty Howdy, Partner! by Steve Breen

REALISTIC

• Good Dog by Cam Higgins
• Too Small Tola by Atinuke
• The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane by Nikki Shannon Smith
• Bear and Bird: The Picnic by Jarvis
• Ava Lin Best Friend by Vicky Fang
• Emmett and Jez: Adventures in Fosterland #1 by Hannah Shaw

MAGIC

• Dragons and Marshmallows: Zoey and Sassafras by Asia Citro
• Diary of an Ice Princess: Snow Place Like Home by Christina Soontornvat
• Rise of the Earth Dragon by Tracey West
• Love Puppies by JaNay Brown-Wood
• The Fabled Stables: Willa the Wisp by Jonathan Auxier
• Dragons of Ember City: Happy Spark Day by Shane Richardson and Sarah Marino
• Kwame’s Magic Quest by Bernard Mensah

FUNNY

• The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey
• Stick Dog by Tom Watson
• Scaredy Squirrel in a Nutshell by Melanie Watt
• Real Pigeons Fight Crime by Andrew McDonald
• Rabbit & Bear: Rabbit’s Bad Habits by Julian Gough & Jim Field
• Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon
• Schnozzer & Tatertoes Take a Hike! by Rick Stromosky

MYSTERIES

• Magic Tree House: The Graphic Novels by Mary Pope Osborne
• The Whodunit Detective Agency by Martin Widmark
• A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy
• Mac Undercover (Kid Spy #1) by Mac Barnett

ADVENTURE

• Mia Mayhem Is a Superhero! by Kara West
• Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne
• Galaxy Zack by Ray O'Ryan
• The Notebook of Doom by Troy Cummings
• Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot by Dav Pilkey
• Ivy Lost and Found by Cynthia Lord
• Sky & Ty Howdy, Partner! by Steve Breen

NONFICTION

• Go Wild! Sea Turtles by Jill Esbaum
• Fox Explores the Night by Martin Jenkins
• Blood! Not Just a Vampire Drink by Stacy McAnulty
• What Do They Do With All That Poo? by Jane Kurtz
• Plants Fight Back by Lisa J. Amstutz
• The Rat by Elise Gravel
• All About Plants: Ada Twist, Scientist The Why Files by Andrea Beaty
• Planets by Elizabeth Carney
• Animals in Pants by Suzy Levinson
• Matter by Lola M. Schaefer

Entering 3rd

GRAPHIC NOVELS

• Cat Ninja by Matthew Cody
• Mr. Wolf’s Class: Mystery Club by Aron Nels Steinke
• Wallace the Brave by Will Henry
• Simon and Chester: Super Detectives by Cale Atkinson
• Hound Heroes: Beware the Claw by Todd H. Doodler
• King of the Birds by Elise Gravel
• P.I. Butterfly Gone Guppy Case #1 by Karen Kilpatrick
• First Cat in Space by Mac Barnett
• Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly by Jordan Quinn
• Great Puptective by Alina Tysoe

REALISTIC

• Sarai and the Meaning of Awesome by Sarai Gonzalez & Monica Brown
• Stella Diaz has Something to Say by Angela Dominguez
• Ellie, Engineer by Jackson Pearce
• Planet Omar by Zanib Mian
• Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business by Lyla Lee
• Stink and the Shark Sleepover by Megan McDonald
• Leeva at Last by Sara Pennypacker

ADVENTURE & MYSTERY

• I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake by Lauren Tarshis
• Trapped in a Video Game by Dustin Brady
• Word Travelers and the Taj Mahal Mystery by Raj Haldar
• Mac Undercover by Mac Barnett
• Secret Agent Jack Stalwart by Elizabeth Singer Hunt
• The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg 
• P.I. Butterfly Gone Guppy Case #1 by Karen Kilpatrick

FANTASY

• Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
• Whatever After by Sarah Mlynowski
• Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures by Jackson Pearce & Maggie Stiefvater
• Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
• Pizazz by Sophy Henn
• Dragons of Ember City: Happy Spark Day by Shane Richardson
  and Sarah Marino
• Dragon Kindom of Wrenly: The Coldfire Curse by Jordan Quinn

FUNNY

• Doodle Adventures by Mike Lowery
• The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
• Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face and the Badness of Badgers by John Dougherty
• Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav PilkeyMonday into the Cave of Thieves by Ralph Lazar
• Bad Kitty: Supercat by Nick Bruel
• Two-Headed Chicken by Tom Angleberger
• Bunny and Clyde by Megan McDonald

ANIMALS

• Jenny and the Cat Club by Esther Averill
• The Critter Club by Callie Barkley
• Olga and the Smelly Thing From Nowhere by Elise Gravel
• What Makes a Monster? Discovering the World’s Scariest Creatures by Jess Keating
• Who Would Win?: Ultimate Showdown by Jerry Pallotta
• Squirlish: The Girl in the Tree by Ellen Potter
• Unicorn Academy: Sophia and Rainbow by Julie Skyes

NONFICTION

• Escape This Book! Tombs of Egypt by Bill Doyle
• The Inventors of LEGO® Toys by Erin Hagar
• The Toad by Elise Gravel
• Strange But True! by DK
• Rocket to the Moon by Don Brown
• What if you Had an Animal Nose!? by Sandra Markle
• Stone Age Beasts by Ben Lerwill
• What’s Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon? by Rachel Ignotofsky

Entering 4th

ADVENTURE & MYSTERY

• Ninja Kid: From Nerd to Ninja by Anh Do
• I Survived (series) by Lauren Tarshis
• Survivor Diaries: Avalanche! by Terry Lynn Johnson
• The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier
• Me, Frida, and the Secret is the Peacock Ring by Angela Cervantes
• Leon the Extraordinary by Jamar Nicholas
• Link + Hud Heroes by a Hair by Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey
• Elements of Genius: Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray by Jess
  Keating

FUNNY

• The Magical Reality of Nadia by Bassem Youssef and Catherine R. Daly
• The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett and Jory John
• Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson
• The Beast and the Bethany by Jack Meggitt-Phillips 
• It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit by Justin A. Reynolds
• Trubble Town Squirrel Do Bad by Stephan Pastis
• Once Upon a Tim by Stuart Gibbs
• Crabgrass Comic Adventures by Tauhid Bondia
• Two-Headed Chicken by Tom Angleberger
• Schnozzer & Tatertoes Take a Hike! by Rick Stromosky

HISTORICAL FICTION

• The Watson’s Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
• John Lincoln Clem Civil War Drummer Boy by E. F. Abbott
• Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
• Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood
• Escape This Book Tombs of Egypt by Bill Doyle
• Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
• Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis

REALISTIC

• Guts by Raina Telgemeier
• The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
• Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai
• Restart by Gordon Korman
• Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q Raúf
• Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd
• Cress Watercress by Gregory Maguire
• Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen by Niki Lenz

NONFICTION

• Gross As A Snot Otter: The World of Weird Animals by Jess Keating
• From an Idea to Nike by Lowey Bundy Sichol
• Animal BFFs by Sophie Corrigan
• Beavers: The Superpower Field Guides by Rachel Poliquin
• The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome by Jonathan W. Stokes 
• A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You by Mike Barfield
• The Biggest Stuff in the Universe by Mr. DeMaio
• Where the Weird Things Are: An Ocean Twilight Zone Adventure by Zoleka Filander
• A Natural History of Magical Beasts by Emily Hawkins

FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION

• Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis
• Royal Guide to Monster Slaying by Kelley Armstrong
• Mellybean and the Giant Monster by Mike White
• Chupacarter by George Lopez and Ryan Calejo
• The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
• If the Magic Fits by Susan Maupin Schmid
• Trapped in a Video Game by Dustin Brady
• Legends of Lotus Island: The Guardian Test by Christina Soontornvat
• Your Pal Fred by Michael Rex
• Pacey Packer Unicorn Tracker by J.C. Phillipps
• Dragon Kindom of Wrenly: The Coldfire Curse by Jordan Quinn
• Whatever After: The Graphic Novel by Sarah Mylnowski

Entering 5th

FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION

• Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
• Endling #1: The Last by Katherine Applegate
• Travis Daventhorpe for the Win! by Wes Molebash
• Area 51 Interns: Alien Summer by James S. Murray and Carsen Smith
• Escape from Atlantis by Kate O’Hearn
• Pahua and the Soul Stealer by Lori M. Lee
• Dungeoneer Adventures by Ben Costa and James Parks
• The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat

ADVENTURE

• Green Lantern: Legacy by Minh Le
• Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibb
• Explorer Academy by Trudi Trueit
• Alone by Megan E. Freeman
• Masterminds by Gordon Korman
• The Unforgettable Logan Foster by Shawn Peters

MYSTERY

• Framed! A T.O.A.S.T. Mystery by James Ponti
• The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
• Nooks and Crannies by Jessica Lawson
• The Frame-Up by Wendy McLeod MacKnight
• The Case of the Left-Handed Lady by Nancy Springer

FUNNY

• Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson
• The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry
• The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier
• The Last Last Day of Summer by Lamar Giles
• Once Upon a Tim by Stuart Gibbs
• Crabgrass Comic Adventures by Tauhid Bondia

NONFCTION

• Accidental Archeologists by Sarah Albee
• Two Truths and a Lie by Ammi-Joan Paquette & Laurie Ann Thompson
• A Brief History of Underpants by Christine Van Zandt
• The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome by Jonathan Stokes
• Black Heroes of the Wild West by James Otis Smith
• Human Body Learning Lab by Betty Choi, M.D.
• Almanac 2025 (Kid's Edition) by National Geographic
• The Biggest Stuff in the Universe by Mr. DeMaio
• Wild Life! by Syd Robinson

HISTORICAL FICTION

• A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
• Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood
• Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
• Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee
• Pony by R.J. Palacio
• Loyalty by Avi
• The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

ANIMALS

• Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable
• Always Clementine by Carlie Sorosiak
• The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
• Ride On by Faith Erin Hicks
• A Whale of the Wild by Rosanne Parry
• Cress Watercress by Gregory Maguire
• The Aquanaut by Dan Santat

REALISTIC

• Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte
• Roll with It by Jamie Sumner
• A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser
• The Unteachables by Gordon Korman
• Isaiah Dunn is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
• Not an Easy Win by Chrystal B. Giles
• New Kid by Jerry Craft
• From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
• Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega
• Finally Seen by Kelly Yang

Entering 6th

GRAPHIC NOVELS

• Primer by Jennifer Muro and Thomas Krajewski
• The Aquanaut by Dan Santat
• The Doughnut Kingdom by Gigi D.G.
• When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed
• Class Act by Jerry Craft
• Act by Kyla Miller
• Brave by Svetlana Chmakova
• Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

FANTASY & SCI-FI

• The Adventurers Guild by Zach Loran Clark & Nick Eliopulos
• Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
• Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
• Lightcasters by Janelle McCurdy
• Hither and Nigh by Ellen Potter
• Legend of the Dream Giants by Dustin Hansen
• The Shape of Time by Ryan Calejo
• Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation by Sylvia Liu
• Skyriders by Polly Holyoke
• Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou
• Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman

REALISTIC

• Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
• How to Stay Invisible by Maggie C. Rudd
• Starfish by Lisa Fipps
• From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
• Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson
• Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
• Unsettled by Reem Faruqi
• Finally Seen by Kelly Yang
• Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
• Not an Easy Win by Chrystal B. Giles
• Shark Teeth by Sherri Winston

HISTORICAL

• Allies by Alan Gratz
• Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson & Kwame Alexander
• Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
• Voyage of the Sparrowhawk by Natasha Farrant
• Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis
• A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
• Traitors Among Us by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
• Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood
• Max in the House of Spies by Adam Gitwitz
• Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen

ADVENTURE

• The Van Gogh Deception by Deron Hicks
• 96 Miles by J.L. Esplin
• Framed! A T.O.A.S.T. Mystery by James Ponti
• The Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling
• City Spies by James Ponti
• Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibb
• The Unforgettable Logan Foster by Shawn Peters
• Ali Cross by James Patterson
• The Liar’s Society by Alyson Gerber

FUNNY

• The Last Last Day of Summer by Lamar Giles
• The Jolly Regina by Kara LaReau
• Strange Case of the Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
• Middle School: The Worst Years of my Life by James Patterson & Chris Tebbetts
• The Croc Ate My Homework by Stephan Pastis
• The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff

NONFICTION

• The Boy Who Became a Dragon by Jim Di Bartolo
• The Mayflower (History Smashers) by Kate Messner
• The Superpower Field Guide Eels by Rachel Poliquin
• Wild Outside Around the World with Survivorman by Les Stroud
• Courageous Creatures and the Humans Who Help Them by Lauren Tarshis
• Almanac 2025 (Kid's Edition) by National Geographic
• Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for The World’s Most Adventurous Kid by Dylan Thuras and Rosemary Mosco
• A Day in the Life of an Astronaut, Mars, and the Distant Stars by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley
• The Deep! by Lindsey Leigh

SCARY

• Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman
• Lockwood & Co The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
• A Tale of Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
• Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland
• The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street by Lindsay Currie
• Zombie Season by Justin Weinberger