Booklists
Whether it's an exploration of outer space or one's innermost thoughts, the mysteries of the universe or a classic whodunit, there's something for everyone to read this year during Summer Reading Club. Participants are not required to read any particular books for Summer Reading Club; the only requirement is that you have fun reading! However, if you'd like some suggestions for something entertaining or informative, check out the lists below, grouped by intended audience.
Easy Readers
- Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, by Eileen Christelow
- Llama Llama Red Pajama, by Anna Dewdney
- Pajama Pirates, by Andrew Kramer
- Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown
- Kitten’s First Full Moon, by Kevin Henkes
- Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late, by Mo Willems
- Amanda Pig and the Awful Scary Monster, by Jean Van Leeuwen
- The Napping House, by Audrey Wood
- Fancy Nancy and the Late Late Late Night, by Jane O’Connor
- Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
- Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night, by Cynthia Rylant
- Good Night, Good Knight, by Shelley Moore Thomas
- Can't You Sleep Little Bear, by Martin Waddell
- I Want to Be an Astronaut, by Byron Barton
- Draw Me a Star, by Eric Carle
- The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot, by Margaret McNamara
- The Way Back Home, by Oliver Jeffers
- Space Boy, by Leo Landry
- You Can't Eat a Princess, by Gillian Rogerson
- I'm Me!, by Sara Sheridan
- When I Grow Up, by Mercer Mayer
- When I Grow Up, by Colin McNaughton
- The Growing Story, by Ruth Krauss
- Ready, Set, Skip, by Jane O’Connor
- I Can Be Anything, by Jerry Spinelli
- I Look Like a Girl, by Sheila Hamanaka
- Silly Lilly In What Will I Be Today, by Agnes Rosenstiehl
- Stellaluna, by Janelle Cannon
- Bats at the Library, by Brian Lies
- Owl Babies, by Martin Waddell
- A Book of Sleep, by Il Sung Na
- Time to Sleep, Alfie Bear, by Catherine Walters
- Desert Song, by Tony Johnston
- The Searcher and Old Tree, by David McPhail
- Pet Shop Lullaby, by Mary Ann Fraser
Juvenile Fiction
- Be a Genie in Six Easy Steps, by Linda Chapman
- The BFG, by Roald Dahl
- The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, by Jacqueline Kelly
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin
- The Song of the Whales, by Uri Orlev
- The Wish Stealers, by Tracy Trivas
- The Wish Master, by Betty Ren Wright
- Quest for the Spark, by Tom Sniegoski
- Seeing Red, by Anne Louise MacDonald
- Dreamquest: Tales of Slumberia, by Brent Hartinger
- Gossamer, by Lois Lowry
- Starfields, by Carolyn Marsden
- The Hunt of the Unicorn, by C.C. Humphreys
- Dave at Night, by Gail Carson Levine
- Camping Catastrophe, by Abby Klein
- Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk, by Megan McDonald
- Dormia, by Jake Halpern
- The Glitch in Sleep, by John Hulme
- Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed, by Barbara Park
- Space Mission Adventure, by Sharon Draper
- Midnight On the Moon, by Mary Pope Osborne
- Binky the Space Cat, by Ashley Spires
- Cosmic, by Frank Cottrell Boyce
- The Doom Machine, by Mark Teague
- One Small Step, by P.B. Kerr
- The Wolves in the Walls, by Neil Gaiman
- Half-Minute Horrors, edited by Susan Rich
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz
- Dare to Be Scared, by Robert D. San Souci
- The Monsters of Morley Manor, by Bruce Coville
Fiction
- Wake, by Lisa McMann
- City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare
- Fallen, by Lauren Kate
- The Summoning, by Kelley Armstrong
- Clockwork Angel, by Cassandra Clare
- Evernight, by Claudia Gray
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone, by Laini Taylor
- The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman
- Unearthly, by Cynthia Hand
- Sisters Red, by Jackson Pearce
- Shiver, by Maggie Steifvater
- Across the Universe, by Beth Revis
- The Body Finder, by Kimberly Derting
- The Forest of Hands and Teeth, by Carrie Ryan
- Peeps, by Scott Westerfeld
- Tantalize, by Cynthia Leitich Smith
- Nick and Norah’s Infinite Play List, by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
- Mister Creecher, by Chris Priestley
- This Dark Endeavor, by Kenneth Oppel
- Blood and Chocolate, by Annette Curtis Klause
- Nightshade, by Andrea Cremer
- Generation Dead, by Daniel Waters
- Chime, by Franny Billingsley
- Anya’s Ghost, by Vera Brosgol
- Anna Dressed in Blood, by Kendare Blake
- Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcia
- Hold Me Closer, Necromancer, by Lish McBride
- My Soul to Take, by Rachel Vincent
- Hex Hall, by Rachel Hawkins
- Rot and Ruin, by Jonathan Maberry
- Zombies vs. Unicorns, by Holly Black
- Ashes, by Ilsa J. Bick
- Dearly, Departed, by Lia Habel
- Zombie Blondes, by Brian James
- Bad Taste in Boys, by Carrie Harris
- I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It, by Adam Selzer
- Everneath, by Brodie Ashton
- The Shattering, by Karen Healey
- The Name of the Star, by Maureen Johnson
- The Body of Christopher Creed, by Carol Plum-Ucci
- The Replacement, by Brenna Yovanoff
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by John Green and David Levithan
- Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver
- Virals, by Kathy Reichs
- Blood Red Road, by Moira Young
Books
Non-Fiction
- My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams, by John and Abigail Adams
- Feng Shui Your Life, by Jayme Barrett
- Altered Books Workshop, by Bev Brazelton
- Best Hunting Stories Ever Told, edited by Jay Cassell
- Knitting for Peace: Make the World a Better Place One Stitch at a Time, by Betty Christiansen
- Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City, by Nicholas Christopher
- Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe, by Terence Dickinson
- The Everything Ghost Hunting Book: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Exploring the Supernatural World, by Melissa Martin Ellis
- The Harvard Medical School Guide to a Good Night’s Sleep, by Lawrence Epstein and Steve Mardon
- Dear Bess: The Letters from Harry to Bess Truman, 1910- 1959, by Robert H. Ferrell
- A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness – and a Trove of Letters – Revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression, by Ted Gup
- Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts about Peace, by Anna Grossnickle Hines
- Ghost Hunting: True Stories of Unexplained Phenomena from The Atlantic Paranormal Society, by Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson, and Michael Jan Friedman
- Hemingway on Hunting, by Ernest Hemingway
- The Observer’s Sky Atlas: With 50 Star Charts Covering the Entire Sky, by E. Karkoschka
- 365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life, by John Kralik
- Book + Art: Handcrafting Artists' Books, by Dorothy Simpson Krause
- Campground Cookery, by Brenda K. Kulibert
- The Twilight Garden: Creating a Garden That Entrances by Day and Comes Alive at Night, by Lisa Leendertz
- The Evening Garden: Flowers and Fragrance from Dusk Till Dawn, by Peter Loewer
- Making Herbal Dream Pillows: Secret Blends for Pleasant Dreams, by Jim Long
- On Writing Romance: How to Craft a Novel That Sells, by Leigh Michaels
- Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir, by Eddie Muller
- Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home, by Nando Parrado
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place, by Aron Ralston
- I Love You, Ronnie: The Letters of Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan, by Nancy Reagan
- As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto, by Joan Reardon
- Writing Life Stories: How to Make Memories into Memoirs, Ideas into Essays and Life into Literature, by Bill Roorbach and Kristen Keckler
- Dear Old Love: Anonymous Notes to Former Crushes, Sweethearts, Husbands, Wives, & Ones That Got Away, by Andy Selsberg
- Other People's Love Letters: 150 Letters You Were Never Meant to See, by Bill Shapiro
- Touching the Void, by Joe Simpson
Fiction
- The Bookshop, by Penelope Fitzgerald
- Big Woods: The Hunting Stories, by William Faulkner
- The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
- The Book of Air and Shadows, by Michael Gruber
- The Friday Night Knitting Club, by Kate Jacobs
- Mister Pip, by Lloyd Jones
- The Canada Geese Quilt, by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
- The Bear Went Over the Mountain, by William Kotzwinkle
- The Shop on Blossom Street, by Debbie Macomber
- The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club, by Gil McNeil
- The Keeping Quilt, by Patricia Polacco
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Burrows
- Papa and the Pioneer Quilt, by Jean Van Leeuwen
- Show Way, by Jacqueline Woodson
- The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruis Zafon