The Goodreads Guide to Summer Reading

Posted by Sharon on May 13, 2024
Goodreads Guide to Summer Reading 2024
Goodreads' annual guide to the best books to read this summer is here! Discover the season's buzziest new books, check out the year's most popular books so far (according to your fellow readers), find stories to match your reading mood, and more!



 


The Hit Books of the Year (So Far)

Check out the most popular new titles, according to Goodreads members



 


The Most Read Books of the 2024 Reading Challenge

Get inspired with these unputdownable books 





Readers' Most Anticipated Books of Summer

Discover the new books everyone will be talking about



 


Reading Roadtrip: A Book Tour of the USA

51 new novels to sweep you away on a literary adventure 





Book Recs for (Nearly) Every Kind of Summer Reader

120 titles to match all kinds of reading moods and personalities, all season long

 


More great summer reading awaits:







 
What are your summer reading plans?
 
Let us know in the comments!
 
 

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Langston (on hiatus for the forseeable future) Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"

The series Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger is amazing! The books are long and the series is up to 10 books. Plus there is no cussing, adult content, and the romance is a majority of middle school crushing.


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Agata (hard times!) Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"

Some good books are def the Percy Jackson series, Keeper of the Lost Cities and The Inheritance Games.


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when to start, when to start.


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Arshita Nicole Raufi wrote: "@michelle candela

The inheritance games

The selection series"


oh my god i read the inheritance games and fell in love with Jennifer and ever since I got to know about the selection series ....I cant stop thinking about reading it and jumping into that world .


message 55: by Alyssia (new)

Alyssia Too many books not enough time!!!!


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Jennifer Smyth Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"

The Dotty Series
The OZ Series (14 books)
The Lost Girl Series
Agatha Oddly


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Quartknee Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"

I remember my sister reading the Judy Blume books when she was that age. While the world depicted might seem anachronistic in modern times, the themes and pre-teen issues the books address make them classics.

Island of the blue dolphins is a harrowing adventure tale with an indiginous female protagonist about your daughter's age. It's a fictionalized account of actual events that took place off the California coast and depict a girl's indomnitable spirit to get on with life even while facing challenge and hardship.


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Amarie Fernández - Continuar con la Saga ESCUADRÓN de Brandon Sanderson

- Terminar la Saga de TRONO DE CRISTAL de Sarah J Maas

- Leer la Serie completa de las HATHAWAY de Lisa Kleypas

- Empezar (por fin) NACIDOS DE LA BRUMA 2ª ERA de Brandon Sanderson

- La Reina de los Condenados de Anne Rice


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Cheryl Dean Quartknee wrote: "Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"

I've tried to get the granddaughter to read "Island of the Blue Dolphins" for over a year. She finally picked it up and announced, "What a great book this is!" and only has 60 more pages to finish it! She absolutely LOVES IT! Her 4th grade teacher didn't read or mention it (she's now finishing up 5th grade).



˗ˏˋ ୭ ♫ ˚ Ray ˚ ♫ ୭ ´ˎ˗ Can’t wait to obsessively read one book within two days again


message 61: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie Cisneros I want to reread the books I didn't appreciate enough in High School like: The Giver, To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, Catcher in the Rye


message 62: by Vanessa (new)

Vanessa I will be reading mysteries and thrillers, can't wait!


message 63: by Vonda (new)

Vonda I have some trips planed for the summer, lots of waiting for flights means lots of reading!! Finally going to get to the books on my TBR list. I’m really looking forward to reading the books I received from the Book of the Month Club.


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Aruna Sathish Just finished reading The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah and still in the hangover.


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Kris Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"

Hi Michelle, Depending on what she likes, some series and some single books by great authors: Little House on the Prairie, Harry Potter, Box Car Children, Nancy Drew Mysteries, Hardy Boy Mysteries, Percy Jackson, Holes (not a series but good book), The Golden Compass, Harriett the Spy, Anything by Roald Dahl, Goose Bumps. Maybe she can go to the library and pick a few she likes and you will get a good sense of the kinds of stories she likes.


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Cheryl Dean Stephanie wrote: "I want to reread the books I didn't appreciate enough in High School like: The Giver, To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, Catcher in the Rye"
ME TOO! I especially want to re-read some of the Hemingway I read and was too young to appreciate, as well as "The Bridge of San Luis Rey".



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Cheryl Dean Aruna wrote: "Just finished reading The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah and still in the hangover."

I finished "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and I'm still digesting it! I went for something light, so now I'm re-reading Divergent, since the granddaughter is also reading it.



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Ms PA All children need to keep reading over the summer months. Why don't you recommend any books for them? Surely, you must have the data on this age group to offer exciting titles to keep their reading skills honed. Indeed, Goodreads should appreciate its younger members and share titles for its elementary and middle-grade summertime readers.


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Ms PA Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"

She might enjoy these middle-grade authors: Barbara O'Connor, Margaret P. Haddix, Betsy Byars, Robert Cormier; new authors: Jamie C. OHare and Shanley Mahsay


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Carla ♡ Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"

Fairy oak!!


message 71: by Lidia (new)

Lidia Brandy wrote: "I need more hours in the day!"

I was really into Eragon at that age (The Inheritance Cycle) if she's into dragons and elves/dwarves she might enjoy it too.


message 72: by Paisley (new)

Paisley my summer reading list:
ACOTAR
Divergent
The Naturals
Shatter Me
Caraval


message 73: by Diane (new)

Diane New one (out in August) by Elizabeth Strout! Can't wait!


message 74: by Pamela (new)

Pamela Francine Going on cross country drive with my adult Daughter We are both big readers please suggest a good summer theme mystery and maybe a couple good books with travel involved . Or vacation that’s a good fun read


Litr8r *It isn't hoarding if it's books!* Law wrote: "So many books, so little time. Where to start?"

Yes! Exactly!


Litr8r *It isn't hoarding if it's books!* Jillian wrote: "Who needs sleep when you have a TBR two miles long??"

Yes!


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LinaVer Lyaeh wrote: "Kinda wanna get into my Stephen King era ngl"

So worth getting into this era!!! Maybe I need to get back to it, too.


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Mandy I think I am going to try to read dune over the summer.


message 79: by Maria (new)

Maria Nothing is more optimistic than a reader's "to read" list!


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Christa Sullivan Michelle Candela: Divergent Series by Veronica Roth
Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye
Kinsey Millhone series by Sue Grafton ( goes by the alphabet)
Babysitters Club series


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Christa Sullivan Just finished reading The Family Upststairs and will be reading The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell with my book club any other books you recommend I read ? I’m an avid reader.


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Daisy I want all Supernatural books Free


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Lauren Gates Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"

Percy Jackson, The Cruel Prince, Shadow And Bone, Six of Crows, The Selection


message 84: by Allene (new)

Allene I think you might have forgotten humorous books. I enjoy light reading in the summer.


message 85: by The Frahorus (new)

The Frahorus In the summer I prefer long reads, so I usually buy books that have more than 400 pages.


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Erika~ idk it's autumn here in the south 🤔


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Lucie Hettler Aleah wrote: "Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon
I recommend this series. They're long but really good. I'm currently reading them...


message 88: by Bullet3proof (new)

Bullet3proof Can't wait to read Rina Kent's last book in the rinaverse ''God of War" !!


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V I E N N A  ☾ Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"
Not anything with smut!
Assistant to the Villain
is light-hearted but carries meaning.


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Hermione Poor Latinoamericans/ Australians, being forgotten yet another year 😭🤭


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Cheryl Dean V I E N N A ☪ wrote: "Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"
Not anything with smut!
Our granddaughter is 11, going into middle school next fall. She's reading Divergent (she saw the movie), and I picked up some recommendations on a You Tube channel for middle schoolers. You can message me for titles as I'll have to look them up. Her teacher read aloud this year: Number the Stars, and is now reading Old Yeller! Granddaughter just finished Island of the Blue Dolphins (which takes place here off the coast of California) and LOVED IT! I tried to get her to read it last year and she refused! Ha, ha! "Nana knows best"!!!! Oh, she DID grab "The Hunger Games" copy that I had out in my little free library! Okay...she took "Artemis Fowl", "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library", a "Wings of Fire" book (actually 3 of them!). Some of these I ordered for my Little Free library, but she found them and grabbed them! Hope this helps. I would definitely take her to your local library and chat with the librarian there. Oh, and she's read EVERY Heidi Heckelbeck book!



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Aadya Gabriella wrote: "Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"
You should try keeper of the lost cit..."

Ya, that's amazing


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Aadya Ziena wrote: "Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"

"The Land of Stories" series by Chri..."

It's amazing


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Joy Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"
Anything by Roald Dahl or Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Tom Sawyer, Bunnicula, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Sing Down the Moon. At least, that's what I read when I was 11. That & Cricket Magazine. I still have my books & magazines from childhood & they're still beloved favorites. Maybe share some of your childood favorites with her.


message 95: by Bail (new)

Bail I am leaning in to short stories this summer. I just finished Death by a Thousand Cuts: Stories by Shashi Bhat and can't recommend it enough. There is something so approachable and accessible about a collection of stories.


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Emma Hunter Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"

I read the To All The Boys I've Loved Before series by Jenny Han at her age and I loved them!
To All the Boys I've Loved BeforeP.S. I Still Love You Always and Forever, Lara Jean


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Kasia Michelle wrote: "anyone recommend a good series for a 11 year old girl to read this summer? looking for something for my daughter to get into reading like me!"

The book series I still re-read to this day (at 31 years old) and the one that got me into British humour is the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (starting with book 1, Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging) I think I was about 12 or 13 when I read it the first time.


message 98: by Jelly (new)

Jelly Bear This summer I plan on reading the maze runner series, the great ghatsby, and maybe a tree grows in brooklyn


message 99: by Pamela (new)

Pamela Pity it isn't Summer here, what about winter reads?


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Mariam Jillian wrote: "Who needs sleep when you have a TBR two miles long??"
The way mine might actually be wayyyyy more than 2 miles long if you actually measured it.


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