The Best Summer Reading Books 2024

1. 09/01/2005

Toddlers are totally entranced by trucks, it's true! Tough Trucks delivers lumbering tractor-trailers, dump trucks, tankers, and monster trucks galore--the way kids love them

Toddlers are totally entranced by trucks, it's true! Tough Trucks delivers lumbering tractor-trailers, dump trucks, tankers, and monster trucks galore--the way kids love them ISBN13: 9780753459171 Publisher: Kingfisher Publication Year: 2005 Format: Paperback Pages: 24

2. Unfamiliar (Paperback)

Based on the wildly popular webcomic from Tapas, Unfamiliar is an endearing and whimsical story full of magical mayhem, offbeat outsiders, and the power of friendships and found family. Young kitchen witch Planchette gets an incredible deal on a new house in a magical town. Turns out, there's a reason: it's haunted! After unsuccessfully attempting to get these unwanted ghosts to leave, she realizes the only thing to do is to help them with their problems. Along the way, she befriends a shy siren who hates being popular, a girl battling a curse, and a magically-challenged witch from a powerful coven.

Author: HALEY NEWSOME ISBN: 9781524876838 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 12/06/2022

3. Angels Watching Over Us

From executive producer Roma Downey comes a new faith-affirming brand created just for preschoolers. Little Angels is a faith-based series created just for preschoolers that focuses on eight Little Angels who are guardians, teachers, and companions to twins Alex and Zoe. Throughout each story, children will learn practical lessons, values, and biblical truths in an engaging and appealing manner. In Angels Watching Over Us, the Little Angels are introduced. They explain that their job is to protect and guide Alex and Zoe and to show them God's great love and care. As the Little Angels witness Alex and Zoe squabbling over whether to swing or play ball, Michael appears to explain the concept of cooperation. Soon the twins learn that they can each have more fun if they learn to work and play together. Ages 3-6.

From executive producer Roma Downey comes a new faith-affirming brand created just for preschoolers. Little Angels is a faith-based series created just for preschoolers that focuses on eight Little Angels who are guardians, teachers, and companions to twins Alex and Zoe. Throughout each story, children will learn practical lessons, values, and biblical truths in an engaging and appealing manner. In Angels Watching Over Us, the Little Angels are introduced. They explain that their job is to protect and guide Alex and Zoe and to show them God's great love and care. As the Little Angels witness Alex and Zoe squabbling over whether to swing or play ball, Michael appears to explain the concept of cooperation. Soon the twins learn that they can each have more fun if they learn to work and play together. Ages 3-6.

4. My Hero Academia, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

Midoriya inherits the superpower of the world's greatest hero, but greatness won't come easy. What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called "Quirks"? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless? Getting into U.A. High School was difficult enough, but it was only the beginning of Midoriya's long road toward becoming a superhero. The new students all have amazing powers, and although Midoriya has inherited All Might's abilities, he can barely control them. What's more, the first-year students are told they will have to compete just to avoid being expelled!

Author: Kohei Horikoshi ISBN: 9781421582702 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 11/03/2015

5. To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)

Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American Read Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South--and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred One of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father--a crusading local lawyer--risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.

Author: Harper Lee ISBN: 9780060935467 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 5/26/2015

6. Big Nate: Game On! (Paperback)

Big Nate is big news! Follow Nate and his friends' mostly hapless sports encounters through not-always-highlight-reel moments in the full-color Big Nate: Game On. To sixth-grader Nate Wright, life is one big game. So when he suits up for any sport, he does it with an unmistakable swagger. From fine-tuning his trash-talking skills on the basketball court to his cocky 'tude in the soccer goal, Nate can be a bigger challenge to his teammates than their opponents.

Big Nate Big Nate: Game On!: Volume 6, Book 6, (Paperback) Author: Andrews McMeel Publishing ISBN: 9781449427771 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 2013-04-16 Page Count: 224

7. Carrie Doyle: The Murder Game (Paperback)

Boarding school has never been more dangerous. What if your roommate is a murderer? Or what if he's being framed and only you can save him? Luke Chase made history as a child when he escaped a kidnapping. Now, all he wants is to be a normal teenager. So when he sneaks out to the woods one night to drink with friends and flirt with the new British girl at school, he's excited to feel some freedom. Except the next morning, one of their teachers is found murdered--in the exact same spot where they had been partying. Soon, Luke's roommate and best friend Oscar is the #1 suspect. As the evidence and list of suspects builds, Luke attempts to use his famous survival skills to find the killer and clear Oscar's name. But as Luke gets closer to the truth, the killer is getting closer to Luke. The Murder Game is perfect for fans of: They Wish They Were Us and One of Us Is Lying Murder mystery books for teens Teen thrillers Young adult suspense

Author: Carrie Doyle ISBN: 9781728222295 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 4/06/2021

8. Cat Ninja Cat Ninja: Time Heist: Volume 2, Book 2, (Paperback)

From Epic Originals comes an action-packed graphic novel series about a new breed of superhero. Return to Metro City's furry underbelly in this exciting follow-up to Kirkus-starred Cat Ninja volume 1! When Leon brings a mystery egg home from school, Cat Ninja and Master Hamster face their biggest challenge yet: babysitting! And while they're pretty sure they can keep an egg out of trouble, they know they're in over their heads when that egg hatches into a high-energy ball of feathers and cuteness. It's baby's first superhero adventure when they decide to bring their newest family member along as they uncover the identity--and nefarious motives--of Metro City's latest foe. Through the shared adventures of these former adversaries, kids learn the importance of: - Using your powers--super or not!--to stand up for those who need your help - Family, in all its forms - Second chances

Cat Ninja Cat Ninja: Time Heist: Volume 2, Book 2, (Paperback) Author: Andrews McMeel Publishing ISBN: 9781524867584 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 2021-11-23 Page Count: 160

9. The Bad Guys Collection (Books 1-3) (Hardcover)

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Are you ready for the biggest, baddest collection ever? This hilarious collection includes books 1-3 of The Bad Guys Series: The Bad Guys Mr. Wolf has a daring plan for the Bad Guys' first good mission. They are going to break two hundred dogs out of the Maximum Security City Dog Pound. Will Operation Dog Pound go smoothly? The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable The Bad Guys next mission? Rescue 10,000 chickens from a high-tech cage farm. But they are up against sizzling lasers, one feisty tarantula, and their very own Mr. Snake... What could possibly go wrong? The Bad Guys in The Furball Strikes Back Mr. Wolf and his bad buddies have messed with the wrong guinea pig - one who is secretly an evil mad scientist. And the nasty little furball wants revenge Will they survive? Will they be heroes?

Author: Aaron Blabey ISBN: 9781338624366 Format: Hardcover Publication Date: 5/05/2020

10. The Perfect Place to Die (Paperback)

"Fans of true-crime murder mysteries won't want to miss this one."-- Booklist , STARRED Review Stalking Jack the Ripper meets Devil in the White City in this terrifying historical fiction debut about one of the world's most notorious serial killers. In order to save her sister, Zuretta takes a job at an infamous house of horrors--but she might never escape. Zuretta never thought she'd encounter a monster. She had resigned herself to a quiet life in Utah. But when her younger sister, Ruby, travels to Chicago during the World's Fair, and disappears, Zuretta leaves home to find her. But 1890s Chicago is more dangerous and chaotic than she imagined. She doesn't know where to start until she learns of her sister's last place of employment...a mysterious hotel known as The Castle. Zuretta takes a job there hoping to learn more. And before long she realizes the hotel isn't what it seems. Women disappear at an alarming rate, she hears crying from the walls, and terrifying whispers follow her at night. In the end, she finds herself up against one of the most infamous mass murderers in American history--and his custom-built death trap. With real, terrifying quotes in front of each chapter, strong female characters, and unbearable suspense, The Perfect Place to Die is perfect for fans of true crime, horror, and the Stalking Jack the Ripper series.

Author: BRYCE MOORE ISBN: 9781728229119 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 8/03/2021