I love reading but I always find it difficult to read for fun during the school year which breaks my bookworm heart. I take advantage of the summer months to read till my little heart is content. There's lots of summer reading lists but most of the books have 0% to do with summer. That's just fine for some, but as for me, I'm not doing anything exciting this summer so I need to read books that can aid me in imagining a fantastic summer. So, I decided to embark on a mission to discover some books that actually have to do with summer that weren't too extremely clique and generic. I did some digging on the depths of the internet and after reading through reviews and excerpts I dubbed these 12 books as the A team for The Summer Reading List of 2016. There's a wide variety of plots ranging from summer camp adventures to suspenseful murder mysteries. Take a peak and see if you can find something that excites your book loving heart.
"Anna is a fifteen-year-old girl slouching toward adulthood, and she's had it with her life at home. So Anna "borrows" her stepmom's credit card and runs away to Los Angeles, where her half-sister takes her in. But LA isn't quite the glamorous escape Anna had imagined." Read more from Goodreads
"Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad." Read more on Goodreads
"Three sisters. One life-changing summer." Read more on Goodreads
"Seventeen year-old Veronica “Ronnie” Miller’s life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her parents, especially her father… until her mother decides it would be in everyone’s best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him." Read more on Goodreads
"Taylor Edwards’ family might not be the closest-knit—everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled—but for the most part, they get along just fine. Then Taylor’s dad gets devastating news, and her parents decide that the family will spend one last summer all together at their old lake house in the Pocono Mountains." Read more on Goodreads
"Maybe it's the long, lazy days, or maybe it's the heat making everyone a little bit crazy. Whatever the reason, summer is the perfect time for love to bloom. Summer Days & Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories, written by twelve bestselling young adult writers and edited by the international bestselling author Stephanie Perkins, will have you dreaming of sunset strolls by the lake. So set out your beach chair and grab your sunglasses. You have twelve reasons this summer to soak up the sun and fall in love." Read more on Goodreads
"Aubree can’t think of a better place to be than in perfectly boring Ohio, and she’s ready for a relaxing summer. But when her older sister, Elizabeth, gets into real trouble, Aubree is talked into taking over Elizabeth’s summer job, leading a group of senior citizens on a bus tour through Europe." Read more on Goodreads
"When Beatrice Nash arrives with one trunk and several large crates of books, it is clear she is significantly more freethinking — and attractive — than anyone believes a Latin teacher should be. For her part, mourning the death of her beloved father, who has left her penniless, Beatrice simply wants to be left alone to pursue her teaching and writing." Read more on Goodreads
"It was Sloane who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But right before what should have been the most epic summer, Sloane just…disappears. All she leaves behind is a to-do list." Read more on Goodreads
"A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth." Read more on Goodreads
"Imagine that you live on a picturesque communal garden square, an oasis in urban London where your children run free, in and out of other people’s houses. You’ve known your neighbors for years and you trust them. Implicitly. You think your children are safe. But are they really?" Read more on Goodreads
"Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She’s only there because it was her mother’s dying wish that she get to know her father. But what kind of father isn’t around for sixteen years? All Lina wants to do is get back home." Read more on Goodreads
Thanks for reading! If you decide to read any of these books let me know! I'm going to attempt to read all 12 books but no promises I'll succeed. At the end of the summer I'll review the books I finish and I love to hear what you thought of an of the books you decide to read! What's your favorite summer read? Let me know in the comments!
