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This summer, Stratford Public Library is having summer reading programs for both children and adults! When you visit the library, please see staff to sign up for either program. 

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Everyone will receive materials to log their number of books read until Labor Day on September 1, 2025. There’s no registration deadline; join any time!

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Our book recommendations for the summer!

Early Readers

• Fireflies in the Night by Judy Hawes

• Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea by Meena Harris

• My Magical Foods by Becky Cummings

• The Truth About Dragons by Julie Leung

• The Bright Side by Chad Otis

• Beach Day by Karen Roosa

• My Tiny Life by Ruby T. Hummingbird

• Tomorrow’s Lily by Chris Raschka

• Too Many Carrots by Katy Hudson

• My Garden by Kevin Henkes

• A Parade of Elephants by Kevin Henkes

 

Chapter books

• Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

• The Unicorn Academy series by Julie Sykes

• The Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol series by Andres Miedoso

• The Mia Mayhem series by Kara West

• Once Upon a Tim by Stuart Gibbs

• Dragon Girls series by Maddy Mara

• Zoey and Sassafras series by Asia Citro

• Princess in Black series by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale

• Simon Ellis, Spelling Bee Champ by Claudia Mills

• Cody Harmon, King of Pets by Claudia Mills

• Big Foot and Little Foot by Ellen Porter

• JoJo Makoons, The Used-To-Be Best Friend by Dawn Quigley

• The Kingdom of Wrenly, The Lost Stone by Jordan Quinn

 

Middle grade books

• The Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey

• Chrenshaw by Katherine Applegate

• The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

• The Last Kids on Earth series by Max Brallier

• Serafina and the Black Cloak by Ryan Beatty

• How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

• Booked by Kwame Alexander

• Cool For The Summer by Dahlia Adler

• Poppy and Ereth by Avi

• The Vanderbilts of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaseer

• The Island of Dr. Libris by Chris Grabenstein

• The Warriors series by Erin Hunter

• Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia

• Ghost by Jason Reynolds

• Fast Pitch by Nic Stone

 

Young adult books

• The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

• Legend by Marie Lu

• You Have a Match by Emma Lord

• Cinder by Marissa Meyer

• An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

• Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz

• To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

• Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

• Caraval by Stephanie Garber

• Lore by Alexandra Bracken

• Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

• Flowerheart by Catherine Bakewell

• Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

• Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

• Powerless by Lauren Roberts

• Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

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