Summer Reading is Here at Pearl River Public Library

Settled in for the summer? Check out more books from the library to help keep you company. And if you haven’t yet signed up for the summer reading at the library there is still time to do so. Visit the Pearl River Public Library website for more information on participation.

Preschool

Yoko Learns to Read by Rosemary Wells
Yoko and her mama love to read her three favorite books from Japan. Afraid to be left behind, Yoko and her mama go to the library and get a library card. With each book she brings home, Yoko learns new sounds and words.

Can I Bring Woolly to the Library, Mrs. Reeder? by Lois Grambling
Woolly has the potential to be a great library helper. He knows the library rules. He can reach the tallest shelves, but doesn’t really fit between them. And he loves story hour. The problem? He’s a woolly mammoth!

Early Elementary

Those Rebels, John and Tom by Barbara Kerley
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were two very different men, but they did have two different things in common: they both cared deeply for the American colonies and didn’t care for King George. Enjoy the story of two American heroes who bravely set aside their differences to join forces in the fight for our country’s freedom.

What We Wear: Dressing Up Around the World by Maya Ajmera
Children in every country wear different kinds of clothes to play, to study, to pretend and to celebrate. No matter what we wear, our clothes are an important part of who we are. This colorful book is filled with pictures of children from around the world, dressed for different occasions.

Older Elementary/Tweens

Titanic by Gordon Korman
Here is another exciting series by favorite Gordon Korman. Book One: Unsinkable; Book Two: Collision Course; Book Three: S.O.S. Find yourself on the Titianic, along with Paddy, Sophie, Juliana and Alfie, where every second counts in the race against death.

Wild Woman of the Wild West by Jonah Winter
Biographical sketches, line drawings, and color portraits reveal the accomplishments of fifteen amazing women whose adventurous spirit helped build our nation.

Younger Teens

Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve
Fever was adopted as an infant by the Order of Engineers in a future London. She is raised by Dr. Crumb as a kind of experiment. Dr. Crumb agrees to send Fever out to assist an archeologist on a clandestine undertaking. While on this mission, Fever discovers a great deal about the world in which she has been born and the mysterious background regarding her own life.

First Day on Earth by Cecil Castellucci
Four years ago, Malcolm was abducted by aliens for three days. He was found in the desert, and although he claims alien abduction, most people don’t believe him. He attends group meetings to deal with the anger and pain of being abandoned and neglected by his parents and to feel a sense of belonging with others. He eventually meets Hooper, an alien sent to Earth to observe. Mal finally begins to open up and heal over what has transpired.

Older Teens

The Daughters by Joanna Philbin
This book about three 14-year-old BFFs--Lizzie, Carina, and Hudson have parents who are all famous. The first in this series is narrated by Lizzie, the only child of international supermodel Katia Summers. She has fuzzy hair, a large nose and does not resemble her mother at all. Bombarded by the media, Lizzie makes one discordant comment about her mom and suddenly she's all over YouTube. As a result of her outburst, Lizzie is discovered as an "ugly model" with a real-life look, and she's plunged into her mother's world of fame.

Tamar by Mal Peet
This book seamlessly fits together two story lines: The first is the tale of Dart and Tamar, members of the Dutch resistance during World War II; the second is the story of another Tamar, granddaughter to the first and heir to his papers after he commits suicide. In these mysterious papers she will follow a path to unravel his cryptic past and clues to her own identity.