Eight Books for Summer Reading

By Hailey Bauer, 6th grade

Don't know what to read over the summer? Here is a list of eight amazing books. Check them out, you might find something that interests you!

One For The Murpheys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Carley Connors has had a tough life. Her stepfather treats her cruelly, and her mother is in the hospital. Can things change when Carley is placed in foster care with the Murphys, a caring and warm family?

Words On Fire by Jennifer A. Neilson

Audra is a twelve year old girl living in Lithuania, which is occupied by Russain Cossack soldiers. When she is forced to leave her family and her home, Audra goes where she was instructed: to a woman named Milda's house. There, Audra learns a secret, and soon she is risking her life for the one thing that keeps Lithuania free.

Blended by Sharon M. Draper

Isabella's parents just got divorced, and it's like she lives in two different worlds; one with her white mother and one with her black father. Isabella is struggling to figure out who she is as inequality starts in her school. Will Isabella find herself, or will she never know her true identity?

The Changelings by Christina Soontornvat

Izzy wasn't supposed to follow Marian. She wasn't supposed to find the hole in the ground that took her to the magical land of Faerie. Now, Izzy has to find her kidnapped sister, and get back to Earth safely. Can three Changelings help Izzy save her sister, even though danger lurks just around the corner?

Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Who knew so much good could come out of being in a play? Julia Marks is short for her age, but is just as capable as everyone else. She is casted as a Munchkin in the Wizard of Oz, and becomes friends with Olive and Mrs. Chang. Even though Julia has never been in a play before, she knows that if she works hard and never gives up that this summer will be the best one yet.

Resistance by Jennifer A. Neilson

Chaya Linder is part of a Jewish resistance group known as Akiva, living in Poland during World War II. Chaya is a courier, losing her true identity when she enters the ghettos, bringing supplies with her, and sometimes people out with her. When an attack on the Nazis fails, most of Chaya's comrades are arrested or killed. Chaya heads to the Warsaw Ghetto, where the resistance there is planning to fight the Nazis, and if what Esther says is true, Akiva's work will seem like a warm-up compared to the battle that is coming.......

A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramee

Shayla is a young, African American girl. Her sister is involved in Black Lives Matter, but Shayla doesn't want to break the rules. After a protest, though, she changes her mind. She starts by doing a small, harmless thing, but then some problems arise. Can Shayla continue supporting her beliefs, or will she be too scared to carry on?

Finding Perfect by Elly Swartz

Molly Nathens is obsessed with being perfect. She lines up her glass animal figurines just right, can't stand it when a letter is crooked on her poster, and her favorite number is four. Molly lives with her dad, older sister, and younger brother. Her mother lives in Toronto, Canada for her job. Molly's sister, Kate, doesn't think their mom is returning, and Molly is determined to bring her home. If she wins the poetry contest at her school, her mother might come back. Meanwhile, Molly is losing control of her life. Everything has to be perfect. If one thing isn't, her world shatters.