20 Titles for Young Readers – Summer Reading 2020
I’ve been mulling around the idea of creating summer reading lists this year. It’s been slow going as so much of m energy is put into figuring out how to run a library during a global pandemic! But, I didn’t want to re-create the wheel offering “Summer Reading for 5th Graders” either. Those types of lists can be found all over the Internet! And although they’re super helpful for parents looking for a great starting point for summer reading plans, I wanted to go a different route.
This year, I decided to focus on creating lists around different interests – sports, the arts, gaming, etc. Each list will include 20 books and will be all ages from board books to young adult titles. The lists will also include various formats and hopefully both fiction and nonfiction titles.
Today I’m focusing on the readers in your life. I’ve pulled together a list of books published in the past few years. And, I’m hoping that these might be at least a few new-to-you authors and titles. These are perfect for a day at the beach or an afternoon curled up on the couch during a rainy day.
20 Titles for Young Readers
- 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston
- All of Me by Chris Baron
- Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris, illustrated by LeUyen Pham
- The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman
- Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot! by Cece Bell
- The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
- Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
- Girl of the Southern Sea by Michelle Kadarusman
- The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
- High Five by Adam Rubin, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri
- How to Make Friends with the Sea by Tanya Guerrero
- Juana and Lucas: Big Problemas by Juana Medina
- Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly
- The Lovely War by Julie Berry
- The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake
- Roll With It by Jamie Sumner
- A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel
- We Used To Be Friends by Amy Spalding
- With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Yasmin the Chef by Saadia Faruqi, illustrated by Hatem Aly
If you’re looking for more recent titles, check out my 19 Favorite Middle Grade Books of 2019 and 19 Favorite Picture Books of 2019. And if you’re looking for even more great books, check out the CYBILS Award winners for all age groups and also in specific genres too!
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