Summer Reading

Lawn School All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook . By Leslie Connor.                                                                                            Perry T. Cook has lived happily with his mom, an inmate at the Blue River Correctional Facility, for the last 11 years. After they are separated, Perry works to uncover the truth about her crime and show everyone the value of home and family. Realistic Fiction. ( RIMSBA Nominee ) As Brave As You . By Jason Reynolds.                                                                                                                              When two brothers decide to prove how brave they are, everything backfires—literally. Realistic fiction. Awkward . By Svetlana Chmakova.                                                                                                                                        Trying to blend in at her new middle school, Peppi joins the art club and finds herself at war with the school’s s

Lower Melrose Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer . By Diane Stanley. Illus. by Jessie Hartland. This engaging biography introduces nineteenth-century scientist Ada Lovelace, who developed the first algorithm used by the world’s early computers. Non-fiction/biography picture book. Ada Twist, Scientist . By Andrea Beaty. Illus. by David Roberts. Inquisitive Ada Twist is determined to identify a mysterious smell. Her mission includes some not-so-successful science experiments, supportive parents, and insatiable curiosity. Realistic fiction.      Coyote Moon . By Maria Gianferrari. Illus. by Bagram Ibatoulline. Striving to feed her pups, a coyote hunts in the moonlight until dawn. This strikingly illustrated, nonfiction offering holds many facts and celebrates this skilled predator. Non-fiction picture book. Du Iz Tak?  By Carson Ellis. Illus. by the author. As a tiny plant springs from the ground, curious bugs watch it grow and marvel in