Summer Reading 2019: Home

The Alcatraz Escape by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

All Summer Long by Hope Larson (Illustrator)

Better You Than Me by Jessica Brody

Blended by Sharon M. Draper

Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee

Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow

Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Grenade by Alan Gratz

I'm Ok by Patti Kim

Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake

The Last by Katherine Applegate

The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier

New Kid by Jerry Craft (Illustrator)

The Rambling by Jimmy Cajoleas

The Red Fox Clan by John Flanagan

Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen

The Secret Life of Lincoln Jones by Wendelin Van Draanen Parsons

Serafina and the Splintered Heart by Robert Beatty

Short and Skinny by Mark Tatulli

Sidetracked by Diana Harmon Asher

Spy School British Invasion by Stuart Gibbs

Squirm by Carl Hiassen

Tight by Torrey Maldonado

Totally Middle School by Betsy Groban (Editor)

The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor

Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beasley

Backyard Bears by Amy Cherrix

Camp Panda by Catherine Thimmesh

The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs by America's Test Kitchen Staff

Dear Heartbreak by Heather Demetrios (Editor)

Endurance, Young Readers Edition by Scott Kelly

For Everyone by Jason Reynolds

Becoming by Michelle Obama An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America - the first African-American to serve in that role - she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare. In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it - in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations - and whose story inspires us to do the same.

The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor by Sonia Sotomayor Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, was a young girl when she dared to dream big. Her dream? To become a lawyer and a judge. As Justice Sotomayor explains, "When I was a child my family was poor and we knew no lawyers or judges and none lived in our neighborhood. I knew nothing about the Supreme Court and how much its work in reinterpreting the Constitution and the laws of the United States affected peoples' lives. You cannot dream of becoming something you don't even know about. That has been the most important lesson of my life. You have to learn to dream big dreams." Sonia did not let the hardships of her background--which included growing up in the rough housing projects of New York City's South Bronx, dealing with juvenile diabetes, coping with parents who argued and fought personal demons, and worrying about money--stand in her way. Always, she believed in herself. Her determination, along with guidance from generous mentors and the unwavering love of her extended Puerto Rican family, propelled her ever forward.

Glimmer of Hope by The March for Our Lives Founders

Google It by Anna Crowley Redding

The Grand Escape by Neal Bascomb

Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin

Mary's Monster by Lita Judge

My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero

The Perfect Horse by Elizabeth Letts

Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson

Ski Soldier by Louise Borden

Something Rotten by Heather L. Montgomery

Spooked! by Gail Jarrow

Standing up Against Hate by Mary Cronk Farrell

Taking Cover by Nioucha Homayoonfar

Thoreau at Walden by John Porcellino (Illustrator)

Three Stars in the Night Sky by Fern Schumer Chapman

What Einstein Told His Barber by Robert L. Wolke

500 Words or Less by Juleah del Rosario

After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay

American Street by Ibi Zoboi

As Old As Time by Liz Braswell

Catwoman by Sarah J. Maas

Chaotic Good by Whitney Gardner

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh

Follow Your Heart by Tasha Nathan

Generation One by Pittacus Lore

Goldfish by Nat Luurtsema

Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

The History of Jane Doe by Michael Belanger

Hope Nation by Rose Brock (Editor); Marie-Lys Lubrano; Jason Reynolds; Angie Thomas; Nicola Yoon

I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo

Internment by Samira Ahmed

Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday by Natalie C. Anderson

Lucy and Linh by Alice Pung

On Blood Road by Steve Watkins

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Sherwood by Meagan Spooner

Soldier Boy by Keely Hutton

Swing by Kwame Alexander; Mary Rand Hess

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

Tool of War by Paolo Bacigalupi