Summer @ BPL booklist
This year's Summer Reading booklist was created by your librarians from Brooklyn Public Library. Students will have a better chance of finding these books at the library because we have many copies available.
Book your Brooklyn with these titles:
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Summer @ BPL Booklist: Grades K-5
Summer @ BPL Booklist: Grades 6-12
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- Summer @ BPL
Nibi is water = Nibi aawon nbiishJoanne Robertson
Expedition backyard : exploring nature from country to cityRosemary Mosco
Imaginary bordersXiuhtezcatl Martinez
Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sowerDamian Duffy
Aaron Slater, illustratorAndrea Beaty
Create a costume!Sarah Myer
MoonwalkingZetta Elliott
Drizzle, dreams, and lovestruck thingsMaya Prasad
Knight owlChristopher Denise
Amari and the night brothersB B Alston
Cemetery boysAiden Thomas
The mermaid, the witch, and the seaMaggie Tokuda-Hall
Boogie boogie, y'allC G Esperanza
What is hip-hop?Eric Morse
A duet for homeKarina Yan Glaser
Anonymous noise. 1Ryōko Fukuyama
We play soccer = Jugamos al fútbolRené Colato Laínez
Swim teamJohnnie Christmas
Undefeated : Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football teamSteve Sheinkin
Walking in two worldsWab Kinew
Shirley Chisholm dared : the story of the first black woman in congressAlicia R Williams
Fighting for yes! : the story of disability rights activist Judith HeumannMaryann Cocca-Leffler
BordersThomas King
Punching the airIbi Aanu Zoboi
Ride it! Patch it!Larry Dane Brimner
Nano : the spectacular science of the very (very) smallJess Wade
Holler of the firefliesDavid Barclay Moore
SlayBrittney Morris
