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Mrs. Bush's Recommended Reading

Mrs. Laura Bush's 2019 Summer Reading List for Kids

Recommended reading for elementary and intermediate readers.

 

 

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BOOKS FOR Elementary Readers

 

 

 

Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World
by Vashti Harrison

 

 

 

 

Dragons Love Tacos
by Adam Rubin

 

 

 

 

Guts
by Raina Telgemeier

 

 

 

 

The Terrible Two Series
by Jory John and Mac Barnett

 

 

 

 

Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life
by Bryan R. Johnson

 

 

 

 

The Cardboard Kingdom
by Chad Sell

 

 

 

 

The One and Only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate

 

 

 

 

Saving Winslow
by Sharon Creech

 

 

 

Books for Intermediate Readers

 

 

 

The Crossover
by Kwame Alexander

 

 

 

 

The Night Diary
by Veera Hirandani

 

 

 

 

Auggie and Me: Three Wonder Stories
by R.J. Palacio

 

 

 

 

The Season of Styx Malone
by Kekla Magoon

 

 

 

 

Resistance
by Jennifer A. Nielsen

 

 

 

 

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
by James Patterson

 

 

 

 

The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan

 

 

 

 

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
by Tom Angleberger

 

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