My To-Read Summer List

Summer is in the air as May comes to a close – though, inWisconsin, we still have a few lingering snow piles, making it a tad early toreach for the beach towel and sunglasses. 

Before June, I’ll start reading my to-do summer read list.My typical to-read stack is nearly as tall as I am, so I hope this works wellas a goal!

Firefly Summer by Morgan Matson: Matson is one of myfavorite young adult authors, so I was psyched to hear she penned a middlegrade. Firefly Summer begins with Ryanna’s summer turning out chaos before iteven truly begins. Normally, she be spending the break with her father and newwife. However, when she reads a letter from her maternal grandparents, Ryannawill now meet and get to know her deceased mother’s side of the family in acamp in the Poconos. Once arrived, Ryanna gets to know her grandparents and somany other family members, who seem to all have quirks. She treats her unconventionalsummer break treating her family exploration like a treasure map.

Alone by Megan E. Freeman: As a middle-schooler, Iread and re-read books such as Hatchet and My Side of the Mountain making Aloneby Megan E. Freeman a quick summer add for me. Alone is about a harrowing storyof a young , Maddie, who wakes from a secret sleepover party with her two bestfriends to discover she is completely alone in her small Colorado town. There’sno power, phones or internet. Slowly, Maddie begins to find how to survive witha rottweiler and a stack of books. Freeman’s debut novel was a Pushcart Prize.

The Big Sting by Rachelle Delaney: Leo may not knowmuch about running a farm, but that’s all about to change as he visits hisgrandpa’s house. His late grandmother and her bees and hives are stolen. Despitebeing a non-risk taker, Leo turns part detective and part adventurer trying to solvethe crime. Leo encounters dangers like a deep ocean, an old barn and unfamiliarlandscapes as he dives in.

Happy Reading!