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Summer Reading 2020

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Summer Reading 2020

[Don't] Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health

by Kelly Jensen

After the Shot Drops

by Randy Ribay

Ayesha at Last

by Uzma Jalaluddin

From Ms. Mabee: A very sweet love story that takes a modern spin on Pride and Prejudice. If you're in need of a cozy romance I highly recommend this one. Ayesha and her family are Muslim Canadians, and despite her dreams of becoming a po...

The Beast Player

by Nahoko Uehashi

Beastars, Vol. 1

by Paru Itagaki

Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction

by David Sheff

From Ms. Mabee: Utterly gripping, painful, and powerful, David Sheff's memoir about coping with his son Nic's drug addiction completely drew me in. After watching the Amazon adaptation of this story, I knew I had to read the book (usuall...

The Best at It

by Maulik Pancholy

The Black Flamingo

by Dean Atta

Blood Countess

by Lana Popović

Bloom

by Kevin Panetta

Bloom

by Kenneth Oppel

The Bluest Eye

by Toni Morrison

A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World

by C.A. Fletcher

Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph

by Yusra Mardini

Children of Virtue and Vengeance

by Tomi Adeyemi

Chosen Ones

by Veronica Roth

Cilka's Journey

by Heather Morris

Clap When You Land

by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Steven Grant

Cursed

by Karol Ruth Silverstein

Dawn of the Code War: America's Battle Against Russia, China, and the Rising Global Cyber Threat

by John P. Carlin

Dear Evan Hansen

by Val Emmich

Dig.

by A.S. King

Do You Dream of Terra-Two?

by Temi Oh

Dominicana

by Angie Cruz

Don't Read the Comments

by Eric Smith

Erosion: Essays of Undoing

by Terry Tempest Williams

The Field Guide to the North American Teenager

by Ben Philippe

From Ms. Mabee: If you're looking for a funny and sarcastic protagonist, definitely check out this book. Norris Kaplan, a Black French-Canadian teen, has just moved with his mom from Canada to Austin, Texas. After all the American high s...

Five Feet Apart

by Rachael Lippincott

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

by Hallie Rubenhold

Forward Me Back To You

by Mitali Perkins

Frankly in Love

by David Yoon

Gender Queer

by Maia Kobabe

Genesis Begins Again

by Alicia D. Williams

Girl, Woman, Other

by Bernardine Evaristo

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

by Holly Jackson

Grand Union: Stories

by Zadie Smith

Hearts Unbroken

by Cynthia Leitich Smith

High School

by Tegan Quin

House of Earth and Blood

by Sarah J. Maas

How to Be an Antiracist

by Ibram X. Kendi

How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

by Randall Munroe

Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food & Love

by Elsie Chapman

If It Bleeds

by Stephen King

In Waves

by A.J. Dungo

Jackpot

by Nic Stone

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë

The Joy Luck Club

by Amy Tan

The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly

by Meredith Tate

The Last True Poets of the Sea

by Julia Drake

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

by Mariko Tamaki

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

From Ms. Mabee: With it's focus on family dynamics and first loves, I recommend this one for fans of Austen's Pride and Prejudice. This classic follows the lives of the four March sisters in Civil War era New England. From beautiful and ...