THE LONE STAR LIT
KIDS' SUMMER READS
JUNE 7TH - AUGUST 1ST, 2020
It only happens once a year — the Lone Star Lit Kids' Summer Reads feature! Browse our wide selection of fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, and visit our Sponsor sites to find the perfect books for all ages.
New books added daily through July 4, 2020!
Want your book included? Click here for details and pay-what-you-can pricing.
Whether you seek mischief or magic, you'll find plenty of
book escapes in our Children's Books Listings.
(updated 6/15/2020)
Hitchin' Post and the Tornado Twistin' 4th of July by Julie Barker
JESSE Unleashed by Amy Brazda
RAD! by Anne Bustard
Beautiful Shades of Brown by Nancy Churnin
For Spacious Skies by Nancy Churnin
The Lonely Cloud by Marcey Heschel
How Fire Ants Got Their Fire by Susan Kralovansky
Think Big by Kat Kronenberg
The Magician by Sherri Maret
The Homesick Club by Libby Martinez
Sadie Prays for a Good Day by Valerie McNeil
Nacho's Nachos by Sandra Nickel
The Box Turtle by Vanessa Roeder
Piper and Mabel by Melanie Shankle
I Am Jax, Protector of the Ranch by Catherine Stier
I Am Ava, Seeker in the Snow by Catherine Stier
If I Were a Park Ranger by Catherine Stier
Up on Bob by Mary Sullivan
Mischief in a Mushroom Patch (Mischief Series, #1) by Amanda Thrasher
A Fairy Match in the Mushroom Patch (Mischief Series, #2) by Amanda Thrasher
Spider Web Scramble (Mischief Series, #3) by Amanda Thrasher
Nonfiction, historical fiction, and fantasy can be found
in our Middle Grade Listings.
(updated 6/17/2020)
Blue Skies by Anne Bustard
Edison Jones and the Anti-Grav Elevator by Michael Scott Clifton
Her Own Two Feet by Meredith Davis and Rebeka Uwitonze
King of the Hill by Nelda Gaydou
The Lost Property Office (Section 13, #1) by James Hannibal
The Fourth Ruby (Section 13, #2) by James Hannibal
The Clockwork Dragon (Section 13, #3) by James Hannibal
The Diary of Asser Levy by Daniela Weil
Contemporary and realistic, historical and fantastical, we've got it
in our Young Adult Listings.
(updated 6/6/2020)
Einstein's Compass by Grace Allison
Angel Thieves by Kathi Appelt
Warrior Saints -- Creator: Stonehaven Academy Saints Book 1 by Carla Thorne
Warrior Saints -- Destroyer: Stonehaven Academy Saints Book 2 by Carla Thorne
Warrior Saints -- Victor: Stonehaven Academy Saints Book 3 by Carla Thorne
We, the Wallflowers by LB Simmons
The Inside Battle by Melanie Sumrow
Yeah, But I Didn't by Ann Swann
Looking for books for young readers by Texas authors of color?
We have thirty-four of them!
(page coming 6/21/2020)
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CHILDREN’S
Emmi in the City: A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story by Salima Alikham
The Magnificent Mya Tibbs by Crystal Allen
A Bean and Cheese Taco Birthday by Diane Gonzales Bertrand
The Amazing Watercolor Fish by Carolyn Dee Flores
Let's Salsa by Lupe Ruiz Flores
In My Family by Lomas Garza
Lucia Luchadora and thr Million Masks by Cynthia Lenor Garza
Not A Bean by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
The Old Truck by Jarrett Pumphrey & Jerome Pumphrey
Fiesta Babies by Carmen Tafolla
William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad by Don Tate
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MIDDLE GRADE
Count Me In by Varsha Bajaj
13th Street: Battle of the Bad-Breath Bats by David Bowles
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas
A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi
Maximillian and the Curse of the Fallen Angel by Xavier Garza
Twins by Varian Johnson
A Mystery Bigger Than Big: A Mickey Rangel Mystery by Rene Saldana Jr
Lucky Luna by Diana Lopez
Supergirl: Master of Illusion by Jo Whittemore
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YOUNG ADULT
Traz Isle by Beth Bowland
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The Hero of Numbani by Nicky Drayden
Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading and Writing YA (anthology) by Desiree S Evans
The Flowers by Dagoberto Gilb
I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee
All the Stars Denied by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Cursed by Trakena Prevost
Heartsick by Dia Reeves
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz
You Brought Me the Ocean by Alex Sanchez
A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
All the Things We Never Knew by Liara Tamani
Fat Angie: Rebel Girl Revolution by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
New books added daily through July 4th.
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