Staying Strong: Summer Reading 2019
As you and your students celebrate the end of the school year, we offer you a collection of links designed to keep you and the children and young adults in your life happily reading over the next several months.
Please note that we will continue to post new entries through the end of June, when we take our own summer vacation, so you can expect to discover new titles and teaching ideas with us for the next few weeks.
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But first, we begin with links to the books that we blogged about over the last year that have won recent awards and honors in the field of children’s and young adult literature. We invite you to explore our previously written blog entries for these winners and honor books. The following awards announced each spring are included in this post:
- 2019 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
- 2019 Ezra Jack Keats Award
- 2019 Notable Children’s Books in the English Language Arts (Children’s Literature Assembly)
- 2019 Notable Books for a Global Society (International Literacy Association)
- 2019 Best STEM Books (National Science Teachers Association)
- 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People (National Council for the Social Studies)
- 2019 Mathical Book Prize (Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, in partnership with the National Council of Teachers of English and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and in coordination with the Children’s Book Council)
Written and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
Published by Candlewick Press
- 2019 Ezra Jack Keats Honor Award
- 2019 Notable Books for a Global Society
- 2019 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
- 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Between The Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery
Written by Sandra Neil Wallace; illustrated by Bryan Collier
Published by Paula Wiseman Books
- 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
Illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
Published by Christy Ottoviano Books
- 2019 Mathical Honor Book
- 2019 Notable Books for a Global Society
- 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales
Published by Neal Porter Books
- 2019 Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor
- 2019 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
- 2019 Notable Books for a Global Society
- 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Written by N. H. Senzai
Published by Paula Wiseman Books
- 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Hey, Wall: A Story of Art and Community
Written by Susan Verde; illustrated by John Parra
Published by Paula Wiseman Books
- 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Written by Nikki Giovanni; illustrated by Ashley Bryan
Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- 2019 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Written by Juan Felipe Herrera; illustrated by Lauren Castillo
Published by Candlewick Press
- 2019 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
- 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Written and illustrated by Raúl Colón
Published by Paula Wiseman Books
- 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Written by Deborah Mills and Alfredo Alva; illustrated by Claudia Navarro
Published by Barefoot Books
- 2019 Notable Books for a Global Society
Written by Matt De La Peña; illustrated by Loren Long
Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons
- 2019 Notable Books for a Global Society
- 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Written by Patricia de Arias; illustrated by Laura Borràs
Published by minedition
- 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Written by Meg Medina
Published by Candlewick Press
- 2019 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
- 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Written by Veera Hiranandani
Published by Dial Books for Young Readers
- 2019 Notable Books for a Global Society
- 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain
Written by Cheryl Bardoe; illustrated by Barbara McClintock
Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- 2019 Mathical Honor Book
- 2019 National Science Teachers Association Best STEM Books
- 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Written by Varian Johnson
Published by Arthur A. Levine Books
- 2019 Notable Books for a Global Society
Written and illustrated by Peter Reynolds
Published by Orchard Books
- 2019 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
2019 Summer Reading and Resource Lists
American Library Association – Library Summer Reading Programs
http://www.ala.org/alsc/publications-resources/book-lists/2019-summer-reading-list
American Library Association – 2019 Notable Children’s Books
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb
American Library Association – 2019 Notable Children’s Digital Media
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncdm
Children’s Book Council: Building a Home Library
https://www.cbcbooks.org/readers/reading-lists/building-a-home-library/
International Literacy Association and Children’s Book Council – Children’s Choices 2019
International Literacy Association and Children’s Book Council – Teachers’ Choices 2019
Lee and Low Books Diverse Summer Reading Book List, K-8
http://blog.leeandlow.com/2015/06/08/2015-diverse-summer-reading-book-lists-k-8/
The Horn Book – 2019 Summer Reading Recommendations
https://www.hbook.com/2019/05/blogs/family-reading/2019-summer-reading-list/
PBS Parents: Fun Summer Science Projects for Kids
http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/science/tips/summer-science-projects/
Reading Rockets: Big Summer Read
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/summer/2019
We Need Diverse Books Summer Reading Series
https://diversebooks.org/resources/summer-reading-series/
Audiobooks for Families
We love audiobooks for car rides with the family. Many public libraries now have downloadable audiobooks that you can listen to on an MP3 player, iPad, or iPod. Check in with your local public library and share the details with parents and students before the year is over. You might want to search for some of the books included in these lists below.
American Library Association – 2019 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2019-amazing-audiobooks-young-adults
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2019-top-ten-amazing-audiobooks-young-adults
American Library Association – 2019 Notable Children’s Recordings
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncr
Audio Publishers Association – 2019 Audies Awards
https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2019-audies-1
Resources for Teachers/Parents
Collaborative Summer Library Program
https://www.cslpreads.org/wp…/10/CSLP-Summer-Reading-White-Paper-2015.pdf
Cooperative Center for Books for Children – 50 Bilingual Spanish/English Integrated Books
https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=102
Cooperative Center for Books for Children – Bibliographies
https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/bibBio.asp
International Children’s Digital Library – Free digital PDFs of children’s picture books from around the globe in their original language. There is an iPad app that allows for easy viewing on your iPad.
http://en.childrenslibrary.org
Literacy Tips for Parents (Reading Rockets)
http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/parents
Reading Rockets – Summer Reading Loss
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/summer-reading-loss
School Library Journal article on Range, an app that locates free summer meals and libraries as safe havens
Start With a Book
Summer Reading Loss: School Library Journal Interview with Dick Allington
Unite for Literacy – digital picture books narrated in a variety of international languages
https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/
Filed under: Book Lists, Summer Reading
About Grace Enriquez
Grace is an associate professor of language and literacy at Lesley University. A former English Language Arts teacher, reading specialist, and literacy consultant, she teaches and writes about children’s literature, critical literacies, and literacies and embodiment. Grace is co-author of The Reading Turn-Around and co-editor of Literacies, Learning, and the Body.
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What a treasure of a resource! This should be sent home with each child.
Thanks, Myra!