New Book Display

Check out the new book display that went up in the Teens & Tweens space today, and let us know if you have some favorite books about summer!

Is school out yet?: Books about Summer

Brashares, Ann
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: For the first summer since they were born, Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen will be separated over the summer. But they have the traveling pants, which will keep them connected.
YA BRASHARES

Cole, Allison
Never Ending Summer: A graphic novel about Allison’s boring summer working at the local comic book store while her boyfriend goes to Australia. Could things get any worse?
YA COLE

Dessen, Sarah
Keeping the Moon: 15-year old Colie goes to spend the summer with her aunt while her mother, an exercise guru, tours Europe. Assuming her summer will likely be worse than her school year, she’s in for a few surprises.
YA DESSEN

Limb, Sue
Girl, (Nearly) 16, Absolute Torture: Jess had planned to spend the summer locking lips with her new boyfriend when her mother announces they’re taking a road trip which will include a visit to her dad.
YA LIMB

Lubar, David
Dunk: Chad is looking for a summer job at the boardwalk near his house when he becomes entranced by a clown working in a dunk tank. Wouldn’t it be perfect ~ make fun of customers all day inside the safety of the tank? For anger-filled Chad, it’s the best he thinks he can hope for.
YA LUBAR

McNamee, Graham
Acceleration: Duncan is working for the Toronto Transit Authority’s Lost and Found over the summer when he discovers a journal, filled with the thoughts of a serial killer ...
YA MCNAMEE

Myers, Walter Dean
Harlem Summer: All Mark is interested in during the summer of 1925 is his dream of playing his sax with Fats Waller. Unfortunately, not everything goes as planned, and Mark ends up doing more for his dream than he bargained for.
YA MYERS

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
The Grooming of Alice: It’s the summer between middle school and high school, and Alice’s friends Pamela and Elizabeth want to ensure they make a good impression. They’ve insisted on a workout program to last the whole summer, but Alice isn’t so sure that’s the right plan.
YA NAYLOR

Roberts, Willo Davis
Twisted Summer: Cici can’t wait for summer to start at Crystal Lake—she’ll get to spend time with her cousins, and maybe Jack will finally start to notice her as more than a little kid. But when she arrives she finds out a girl was murdered the summer before, and that Jack’s older brother was convicted of the crime.
YA ROBERTS

Schumacher, Julie
Grass Angel: When Frances’s mother decides to go to Oregon to a spiritual retreat for the summer, Frances refuses to go. But when her mother and little brother are gone, Frances feels abandoned and wonders if they’ll ever come back.
YA SCHUMACHER