Summer 2020 Edition
Hooray! After this Thursday you have 10 glorious weeks ahead of you to relax and recharge. When you use some of that time to read you become a smarter and better version of you.
Audiobooks count as reading. It is simply reading with your ears. You have free audiobooks available to you through the Barrington Public Library's eZone and Hoopla Digital platforms as well as our school's RICAT catalog. So plug in your ear buds or AirPods and take that walk or swing in that hammock while listening to a great read.
When I Hit the Road, (2020)
by Nancy J. Cavanaugh
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Ways to Make Sunshine, (2020)
by Renee Watson
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Here is another book I have posted about before but I think needs more love and attention.
Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen, (2018)
by Candace Fleming
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American as Paneer Pie, (2020)
by Supriya Kelkar
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Clean Getaway, (2020)
by Nic Stone
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A Song Below Water, (2020)
by Bethany Morrow
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A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin #1), (2020)
by Roseanne A. Brown
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Want to learn more about our country's history? Historical fiction provides us with a great way to access fictional characters' experiences in historical time periods.
One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters #1), (2010)
by Rita Williams-Garcia
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Countdown (The Sixties Trilogy #1), (2010)
by Deborah Wiles
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Revolution (The Sixties Trilogy #2), (2014)
by Deborah Wiles
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Anthem (The Sixties Trilogy #3), (2019)
by Deborah Wiles
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This one comes out on July 14 so be on the look out!
Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer, (2020)
by Gillian Goerz
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Trespassers, (2020)
by Breena Bard
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Stepping Stones (Peapod Farm #1), (2020)
by Lucy Knisley
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Snapdragon, (2020)
by Kat Leyh
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The Midwinter Witch (The Witch Boy #3), (2019)
by Molly Ostertag
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If you loved the incredible historical fiction novel in verse Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood, you will love this one just as much! Yes, I have posted about this book before but it is truly one of my favorites this year and I need you to know about it.
Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship", (2019)
by Deborah Heiligman
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This next title features 50 children's authors and illustrators answering the question: "In this divisive world, what shall we tell our children?"
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices, (2018)
edited by Wade Hudson
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This multiple award-winning title provides a memoir in verse about growing up African American in the United States. Jacqueline Woodson's writing is, as always, stunning.
Brown Girl Dreaming, (2014)
by Jacqueline Woodson
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