Summer is a time of exploration and self-discovery. Summer is a time to travel, camp, go to beaches and pools, whatever it takes to just relax. When you’re a kid (and even for adults), the summer away from school gives you time to process and think; it gives you time to explore the nooks and crannies of your neighborhood in a way that you just don’t have time for during a busy school year. And because of this, there are so many great books set during the summer. Here are our favorite summer stories equipped with resources to share with your students and their parents to discover during the summer.

1. Blackout (P-2) 
2. Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp (P-2, Lexile 290, GR Level H) 
3. Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea (K-2, Lexile 420, GR Level J) 
4. Henry and Mudge in the Green Time (K-2, Lexile 480, GR Level J) 

    

5. Lawn Boy (3-7, Lexile 780, GR Level V) 
6. Ballpark: The Story of America’s Fields (3-8; Lexile 1140) 
7. Glory Be (4-7, Lexile 680, GR Level S) 
8. One Crazy Summer (4-7, Lexile 750, GR Level W) 

    

9. Turtle in Paradise (4-7, Lexile 610, GR Level V) 
10. The Book of One Hundred Truths (4-7, Lexile 610, TR Level W) 
11. Because of Winn-Dixie (4-8, Lexile 610, GR Level R) 
12. The Lightning Thief (5-8, Lexile 740, GR Level W) 

     

13. The Watsons Go to Birmingham (5-8, Lexile 1000, GR Level U) 
14. Tuck Everlasting (5-9, Lexile 770, GR Level W) 
15. Okay for Now (5-9, Lexile 850, GR Level Y) 
16. Dead End in Norvelt (5-9, Lexile 920, GR Level Y) 
17. Paperboy (5-9, Lexile 940)