Summer Reading

Summer Reading 

If you have children in school, you're probably familiar with the suggested summer reading lists. Even if it's not an official list, it's encouraged to keep kids reading and engaged throughout the summer. Orange Blossom Publishing has books for every level from picture books to YA reads. Something for everyone. 

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Picture Books/Early Elementary +

Picture books are often seen as early elementary books, but children and adults of all ages can enjoy a beautiful picture book. 

• Sixth Sunday: 
  • I want Mom to break the rules. She says she will on the sixth Sunday of the month...
    
    Bed jumping contests, splatter art, talking sandwiches, and all kinds of fun happens when Mom cuts loose. A story of merriment, silliness, and family love.
    
    
• Joyride: 
  
  • ​ Joyride is a story of trying new things and learning how to find happiness wherever you are.
    
• Pling's Party: 
  
  • ​In this book, children will learn to identify exclamation points in text as well as observe how an exclamation point makes sentences more exciting.
    
• Grumbler: 
  
  • ​"A clever and heartwarming tale starring a grouchy hero." -Kirkus Reviews
    
• Piper: 
  
  • Piper is a story of staying positive in challenging situations and recognizing that we control how we react to stressors. It teaches children the value of optimism and finding happiness within.​
    

Coming Soon:

Pocky is an octopus who loves giving hugs. Everyone MUST get a hug. That's how Pocky makes friends. But when a new fish comes to the reef who doesn't want to be hugged, Pocky must learn how to make friends without touching. And he learns about this new thing called consent. Can Pocky keep his tentacles to himself and still make friends?

See Our Children's Books

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Late Elementary/Middle Grade Books

For the readers of chapter books, the children who want to be drawn into a story of their own. 

• Doomsday Dani: 
  • It’s 1999, and twelve-year-old Dani Collier is preparing for Y2K or, in her view, the end of the world.
• Emma and the Queen of Featherstone: 
  • Emma’s life revolves around the Company’s Mars Terraforming fast track program. Stuck between her parents’ never-ending Mars shuttle supply runs and her own coursework in the program, Emma dreams of adventure outside of the Company’s plan for her.
• Stone Angel Society:
  • The Stone Angel Society is a collection of five short stories about ghosts and the living who believe in them.
    
• Millie and the Kitchen Witch: 
  
  • ​Millie hopes winning an annual baking contest will help bring notoriety and customers to the struggling diner like it does every year. This year more than any other, the Kitchen Witch needs the boost in sales. It should be an easy win.
    

Middle Grade Reads

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YA Reads

Teens and adults alike will fall in love with these Young Adult books.

• Mass: 
  • Sixteen-year-old Stevie Albie is a religious person, but nothing prepares her for meeting Mary. Like the Mary, mother of Jesus. Just as Stevie becomes convinced she has a special connection with God, doctors discover a brain tumor in her frontal lobe they claim is causing the hallucinations.
    
• Early Summer: 
  • Helene Denny worries about everything, even the prospect of leaving home to attend college. It doesn’t help that she’s fascinated with serial killers.
    
• Our Own Little Underworld: (Coming June 6)
  
  • ​A YA Hades and Persephone retelling
    

YA READS

Whether you pick up a few of these great reads, or stock up at your local library, we hope you'll spend some of your summer reading.

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.Tonya Spitler is a personal assistant who loves working with authors and publishers. An avid reader since the age of four, she loves to read all things that have a Happily Ever After. Currently, she is working on her own novels, encouraging authors on their road to success, and wrangling her three teens. Visit www.anovelchoicellc.com to find out more.