Spokane County Library Suggests…
Summer Reading List
June: Integrity – Living a set of values which includes honesty, respect for others, and a sense of personal responsibility
K-2
Hard Work, But It’s Worth It / The life of Jimmy Carter / Bethany Hegedus (2020)
How to Apologize / David LaRochelle (2021)
The Tale of the Mandarin Duck: A Modern Fable / Bette Midler (2021)
The World Needs More Purple People / Kristen Bell (2020)
It’s Not My Fault! / Jory John (2020)
Fred’s Big Feelings : The Life and Legacy of Mister Rogers / Laura Renauld (2020)
I Promise / written by LeBron James (2020)
3-5
Here in the Real World / Sara Pennypacker (2020)
Operation Frog Effect / Sarah Lynn Scheerger (2020)
Bee Fearless: Dream Like a Kid / Mikaila Ulmer (2020)
Caterpillar Summer / Gillian McDunn (2019)
Here in the Real World / Sara Pennypacker (2020)
Spell & Spindle / Michelle Schusterman (2018)
The Case of the Red Rubber Ball / John R. Erickson (2020)
Dan, Unmasked / Chris Negron (2020)
Middle School
A Good Kind of Trouble / Lisa Moore Ramée (2019)
I Can Make This Promise / Christine Day (2019)
The Only Black Girls in Town / Brandy Colbert (2020)
Starfish / Lisa Fipps (2021)
The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. (as Told to His Brother) / David Levithan (2021)
The Smartest Kid in the Universe / Chris Grabenstein (2020)
The Boys in the Back Row / Mike Jung (2020)
Lupe Wong Won’t Dance / Donna Barbra Higuera (2020)
Finding Junie Kim / Ellen Oh (2021
High School
Charming as a Verb / Ben Philippe (2020)
Love is a Revolution / Renée Watson (2021)
The Fountains of Silence / Ruta Sepetys (2019)
The Magnolia Sword : a Ballad of Mulan / Thomas, Sherry (2019)
Lore / Alexandra Bracken (2021)
You Should See Me in a Crown / Leah Johnson (2020)
Everything Sad Is Untrue / Daniel Nayeri (2020)
Read-Alouds
Miep and the most famous diary: The woman who rescued Anne Frank’s Diary / Meeg Pincus (2019)
Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker / Powell (2020)
At the Mountain’s Base / Traci Sorell (2019)
July: Generosity – Unselfish giving and sharing of resources, time and talents with others
K-2
The Giving Day: a Cubby Hill Tale / Cori Doerrfeld. (2020)
Goat’s Coat / by Tom Percival; illustrated by Christine Pym. (2018)
Dozens of Doughnuts / Carrie Finison; illustrated by Brianne Farley. (2020)
Paletero Man / Lucky Diaz (2021)
The Little Red Stroller / Joshua Furst ; illustrated by Katy Wu.(2019)
Harold Loves His Woolly Hat / by Vern Kousky. (2019)
3-5
The Lion of Mars / Jennifer Holm (2021)
Paws for a Cause / Kyla May (2020)
Saucy / Cynthia Kadohota (2020)
Skunk and Badger / Amy Timberlake (2020)
Middle School
Millionaires for the Month / Stacy McAnulty (2020)
Saint Ivy: Kind at All Costs / Morrison, Laurie (2021)
Small Mercies / Bridget Krone (2020)
White Bird / R.J. Palacio (2019)
High School
The Inheritance Games / Jennifer Lynn Barnes (2020)
A Curse So Dark and Lonely / Brigid Kemmerer (2019)
Not My Problem / Ciara Smyth (2021)
Down Comes the Night / Allison Saft (2021)
Jackpot / Nic Stone (2019)
Read-Alouds
Harold Loves His Woolly Hat / by Vern Kousky. (2019)
Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light / Apryl Stott. (2020)
August: Gratitude – Feeling and expressing thankful appreciation for benefits received.
K-2
Ivy Lost and Found / Cynthia Lord (2021)
Sincerely, Emerson: A Girl, Her Letter, and the Helpers All Around Us / Emerson Weber (2021)
Thank you, Neighbor! / Ruth Chan (2021)
Thankful / Elaine Vickers (2021)
The Candy Dish / Kobi Yomada (2022)
Three / Stephen Michael King (2021)
3-5
Billy Miller Makes a Wish / Kevin Henkes (2021)
Blue Skies / Anne Bustard (2021)
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance / Lisa Yee (2022)
New From Here / Kelly Yang (2022)
The One Thing You’d Save / Linda Sue Park (2021)
Ways to Make Sunshine / Renee Watson (2021)
Middle School
A Place at the Table / Saadia Faruqi (2022)
A Soft Place to Land / Janae Marks (2021)
Amina’s Song / Hena Khan (2022)
Just Like That / Gary D. Schmidt (2021)
Out of My Heart / Sharon M. Draper (2021)
Mañanaland / Pam Munoz Ryan (2020)
High School
How to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude and Hope / James Crews (2021)
Not Our Summer / Casie Bazay (2021)
The Electric Kingdom / David Arnold (2021)
The Marvelous Mirza Girls / Sheba Karim (2021)
Watch Over Me / Nina LaCour (2022)
We Are Inevitable / Gayle Foreman (2021)
Read-Alouds
Sincerely, Emerson: A Girl, Her Letter, and the Helpers All Around Us / Emerson Weber (2021)
The Candy Dish / Kobi Yomada (2022)
This list is provided by Spokane County Library District librarians. Author and book suggestions do not necessarily constitute an endorsement by PACE of the author, the entire book content or inherent concepts, or any related organizations or individuals.
