Summer Reading Together 2024

Summer Reading Together 2024 is sponsored by the Boston Public Library (BPL) and Boston Public Schools.

These booklists were compiled by librarians from BPL, the Departments of English Language Arts and Library Services, and ELA teachers from BPS.

Summer Reading Together engages students to share the experience of reading and talking about books they read over the summer when school begins.

To access books in an eBook format:

1. Go to your Clever access and login

2. Find the Sora App - It has a blue spaceship

3. When Sora opens, click the Summer Reading Together and find your book.

This initiative aims to prevent summer reading loss, encourage pleasure reading, and foster a culture of readers. Our focus is to motivate, engage, and cultivate a culture of readers.

Summer Reading Lists

Summer Reading List: Picture Book Fiction 2024

Download the PDF here

Summer Reading Together

Please read at least two books from the attached PDF.

Read an additional book from the list below

Picture Books (Fiction)

Bubbles...Up! Written by Jacqueline Davie

A Neighborhood Walk, a Musical Journey-Written by Pilar Winter Hill

Dream Street-Written by Tricia Elam Walker

Inside the Suitcase-Written by Clotilde Perrin

Stop and Smell the Cookies-Written by Gibson Frazier

Un pregon de frustas- Written by Margarita Engle

Corre, pequeno Chaski! Written by Mariana Llanos

Mi papi tiene una moto-Written by Isabel Quintero

El ano en que aprendimos a volar-Written by Jacqueline Woodson

La gallina pirate-Written by Brian Yannish

Summer Reading List: Picture Book Nonfiction

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Summer Reading Together

Please read at least two books from the attached PDF.

Picture Book Nonfiction

Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book-Written by Tonya Bolden

Ride, Roll, Run: Time for Fun! Written by Valerie Bolling

Emperor Penguin-Written by Dr. Michele La Rue

Backpack Explorer: Bird Watch: What Will You Find? Written by Storey Publishing

The Roots of Rap 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop-Written by Carole Boston Weatherfoed

Summer Reading List: Emerging Reader Fiction

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Summer Reading Together

Please read at least two books from the attached PDF.

Emerging Reader Fiction

Bad Kitty Goes on Vacation-Written by Nick Bruel

Yasmin the Recycler-Written by Saadia Faruqi

The Tasty Treat-Written Tracey Hecht

Mia Mayhem Rides the Wave-Written by Kara West

How to Code a Roller Coaster-Written by Josh Funk

Bizcocho va a acampar-Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Las Aventuras de Hot Dog-Written by Anh Do

El Proyecto Barnabus-Written by The Fan Brothers

A Divertirse en el Parque Acuatico-Written by Amandeep Kochar

El Toro and Friends-Written by Raul the Third

Summer Reading List: Emerging Reader Nonfiction

Summer Reading Together

Emerging Reader Nonfiction

DK A Street Through Time: A 12,000 Year Journey Along the Same Street-Written by DK

When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip-Hop

Constellations for Kids-Written by Kelsey Johnson

Making Memories: Practice Mindfulness, Learn to Journal and Scrapbook-Written by Amy Tangerine

Robomotion: Robots That Move Like Animals-Written by Linda Zajac

Summer Reading List: Middle Grade Fiction

Middle Grade Fiction

Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer-Written by Gillian Goerz

Glitch: A Graphic Novel-Written by Sarah Graley

Chester Keene Cracks the Code-Written by Kekla Magoon

Planet Omar: Ultimate Rocket Blast-Written by Zanib Mian

My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich-Written by Ibi Zoboi

Investigadores Sobrenaturales-Written by B. B. Alston

El Hijo del Trueno-Written by J. C. Cervantes

El Eclipse Total de Nestor Lopez-Written by Adrianna Cuevas

Nadja Perdidos en NYC-Written by Nadia Spiegelman

Charlie Hernandez series-Written by Ryan Calejo

Summer Reading List: Middle Grade Nonfiction

Middle Grade Nonfiction

Amazing Mindcraft Bite-Size Builds-Written by Mojang

Journal Sparks: Fire Up Your Creativity with Spontaneous Art, Wild Writing, and Inventive Thinking-Written by Emily K. Neuberger

I am Not a Label-Written by Cerrie Burnell

Top Secret: Spies, Codes, Capers, Gadgets, and Classified Cases-Written by National Geographic

The Master Guide to Drawing Cartoons-Written by Christopher Hart

Summer Reading List: Young Adult Fiction

Young Adult Fiction

A Pho Love Story-Written by Loan Le

The Silence That Binds Us-Written by Joanna Ho

A Magic Steeped in Poison-Written by Judy I. Lin

White Smoke-Written by Tiffany D. Jackson

The Last Cuentista-Written by Donna Barba Higuera

Este Corazon Venenoso-Written by Kalynn Bayron

Legendborn-Written by Tracy Deonn

La Rebellion de Rima Marin-Written by Margarita Engle

Lobizona-Written by Romina Garber

Los Chicos del Cementerio-Written by Aiden Thomas

Summer Reading List: Young Adult Nonfiction

Summer Reading List: Additional Titles

This summer, please enjoy at least two books from the lists above. You can read aloud to your child, invite your child to read to you or read together. Audiobooks and eBooks on Sora are available at the Boston Public Library (bpl.org).

As you are reading, please find ideas that stand out to you. You can also think about the following questions:

Fiction

How are the characters feeling? What in the book tells you how the characters feel?
Who is your favorite character in the story and why?
What connections can you make between your own life and the characters and situations in this book? What is different from your experiences?

Non-Fiction

Why is the topic of this book important or interesting to you? What would you want other people to know about this topic?
What new information are you learning?
What more do you want to learn about this topic? What in the text makes you want to learn more about this topic?

Discuss your questions and reactions to the book. Consider making notes with Post-its or on a piece of paper as you read or share your thoughts in your way: a picture, bookmark, flip-book, padlet, Tik-Tok, Flipgrid. Share your creations with someone. Have fun reading across Boston in parks, on the Greenway, and along the Charles.

In September, bring your book to school. Be prepared to discuss this with your school community.

Enjoy Boston Public Library’s Summer Reading Program. There are reading activities planned all summer long. Visit this site for more ideas. https://www.bpl.org/youth-summer-reading/.

Youth Summer Reading

Immerse yourself in STEAM programming and develop stronger reading skills with Boston Public Library's summer reading program for youth 0-17 years old.

This program runs from June 21, 2024 to August 31, 2024.

Theme: All Together Now. Developed by the Collaborative Summer Learning Program.

For more information, go to www.bpl.org/summer

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