By A-PLUS EDUCATOR
NPR’s 2011 Summer Book Recommendations
Looking for something for you or one of your children to read this summer? Maybe you have a week at the beach planned, or a long road trip, and you need something to help pass the time and prevent boredom.
It can be hard to find a book that a younger reader can sink his or her teeth into. National Public Radio (NPR) has a great list of summer reads, broken into categories, including: 5 Winning Summer Sports Books, Laugh Yourself Cool: 5 Funny Books To Beat The Heat, and Hooray For YA: Teen Novels For Readers Of All Ages.
There are sure to be a couple of books for just about anyone among this wonderful list of books. Even the most resistant readers are likely to find something here to help pass those lazy summer days. Here are a few books that are likely to appeal to a younger crowd:
A look inside the phenomenally successful ESPN network. The book includes interviews with many well known athletes and current and former ESPN employees.
Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents the delirium of love and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until right before her eighteenth birthday and her treatment, when she falls in love.
Seven high school students are stranded at their New England high school during a week-long blizzard that shuts down the power and heat, freezes the pipes, and leaves them wondering if they will survive.
We hope these summer reading suggestions have given you some good ideas for filling in some of that idle time. Whatever you do this summer, have fun!
