LMMS SUMMER READING 2026

ALL grades read Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds

PLUS

1 book from this list:

Rebellion 1776 - Laurie Halse Anderson

The Naturals - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Lucky Broken Girl - Ruth Behar

Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish - Pablo Cartaya 

Blood in the Water - Tiffany D. Jackson

We are Big Time - Hena Khan

Restart by Gordon Korman

Four Eyes by Rex Ogle

Ali Cross - James Patterson

Nyxia - Scott Reintgen

The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater

Other Words for Home - Jasmine Warga

All books are available at the Durham County Library.

Many books on this list are series so don’t just stop with #1! 

All of these authors have written multiple books. If you like what you read, read more by that author.

Have a great summer!