Here are some of the books out this week for your summer reading pleasure! There are lots of books for kids this week, both picture books and early chapter books.
Books for Kids
Bunny’s Book Club Goes to School – Book 2 in the Bunny’s Book Club series. Bunny’s new friend is nervous about starting at a new school, and Bunny is determined to help. This series looks so sweet!
Dragons From Mars Go to School – Book 2 in the Dragons from Mars series. The dragons from Mars are back and eager to join their friend Nathaniel at school.
Even Monsters Go to School – Sequel to Even Monsters Need to Sleep. Shows all the different ways monsters enjoy school.
The Great Gran Plan – One of the Three Pigs tries to save Little Red Riding Hood’s granny.
Hey, Dog – A boy works hard to show an abused dog that he can be trusted.
The Peculiar Pig – A dachshund puppy finds herself in a family of piglets where what makes her peculiar can also save the day.
How to Read a Book – Poetry by Kwame Alexander, art by Melissa Sweet.
Frankie Sparks and the Class Pet AND Frankie Sparks and the Talent Show Trick – The first two books in the Frankie Sparks, Third Grade Inventor series, a new early chapter book series with an emphasis on STEM.
Miss Porter is Out of Order! – Book 2 in the My Weirder-est School series by Dan Gutman. The kids get a substitute teacher who as a Personal Digital Assistant.
Moles (Superpower Field Guide) – A 96-oage field guide to moles.
Mummies, Myths and Mysteries (My Weird School Fast Facts) – The latest nonfiction book from Dan Gutman.
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
The Curse of Greg: An Epic Series of Failures – Book 2 in the Epic Series of Failures series. A middle schooler finds out he’s a fantastical Dwarf and he is drawn into a war between the Dwarves and the Elves.
The Art of Breaking Things – A teen with her eyes on graduation and freedom has to rethink things when her mom rekindles a relationship with the man who crossed serious boundaries with her when she was too young to understand what was happening. Will she hold her secrets and focus on escape or will she give up her dreams to protect her younger sister?
Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food and Love – 13 interconnected short stories about a baker’s dozen of teens and their families, cultures, and foods.
Last Bus to Everland – A lonely teen makes a friend who introduces him to Everland, a “knock off Narnia” where he finally finds a circle of friends. But when the doors to Everland start to disappear, the teen will need to decide if he will stay in Everland or return to his normal life.
Risking It All – Two teens at Wallingford Academy, an elite military school, could not be more different. One is disciplined and determined to pursue her dream of an Air Force career, and the other is there because he took the fall for his girlfriend’s crime. Can Paige help Logan get the most out of his time at Wallingford or will his past drag both of them down in the end?
Books for Adults
Answers in the Attic (ebook) – Book 4 in the Inn at Holiday Bay series.
Ever Faithful (Trade Paperback) – Book 3 in the Vintage National Parks series. Yellowstone National Park is the setting for this romantic mystery about an illiterate man who needs a fresh start – and some reading skills to help him keep his job – and the young woman who tutors him while mysterious fires threaten their relationship.
It’s a Ghost’s Life (ebook) – Book 5 in the Murder By Design series. A home stager is the only one who believes the death of her grandmother’s bingo partner is suspicious, so she enlists her ghost friend’s help in her sleuthing.
The Trouble with Talent (Trade Paperback) – Book 3 in the Gourmet Cat Mystery series. Colbie and her cat Trouble are on the case when a couple of shady school employees are killed after some crooked deals to help or hinder kids getting into college.