Here we asked some reviewers to share their favorite summer reads.

The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

This volume of essays from poet Ross Gay offers a glimpse of nearly every small thing and every simple happy moment on a daily basis for a year. Along the way, he reflects on nature, race, and our connections to each other. Whether you’re traveling or staying at home for the summer, it’s the perfect read to inspire observing every little corner of the world with a bit more care and delight.

Travels with My Aunt by Graham Greene

An incurious, retired English banker, Henry Pulling, travels the world with his odd Aunt Augusta after they meet at his mother’s funeral. Henry visits a church for dogs in Brighton, smokes on a train and lands in a jail after blowing his nose on a red scarf honoring the government. Traveling with Henry out of his comfort zone is a delightful journey.

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

The title of the novel is the name of a group of teens at an arts summer camp. It’s about how they do or don’t fulfill their potential as they grow into adulthood. But really it’s about how friends help you see — and become — yourself. It’s wonderful and juicy and so interesting.

Act One by Moss Hart

I’d never heard the term “second-acting” until I read Moss Hart’s firsthand account of jumping the 1920s crowds in his teens, so he could sneak (溜) in with them to enjoy Broadway jokes and songs. The story tells how Hart rose from poverty to write classic comedies and directed My Fair Lady. “Reading of his exploration is what brought me back to my own childhood.”

To help your kids figure out what to read, here is a list of the best books you can use.

Life of Pi

Yann Martel

Pi is a teenager who thinks outside the box. His father owns a zoo that Pi spends a lot of time and energy on. It is when Pi is a child that his father decides to move his family and some of the animals from his zoo to Canada. While crossing the ocean, the boat sinks. Pi figures out how to get on a raft with four different animals and no one else.

Hatchet

Gary Paulsen

Hatchet, which came out in 1987, is Gary Paulsen’s most popular book. It is the first of five in the Hatchet series, specifying the occasions in Brian Robeson’s life after he winds up abandoned in woodland after the pilot of a bush-plane he was flying in has a heart attack and kicks the bucket mid-flight. Brian has to make a camp next to a lake and spends almost two months trying to get by until he is safe.

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

During World War II in Nazi Germany, Liesel Merminger grew up and learned about the war. Immediately after her brother died, Liesel went to the home of Hans and Rosa Huber-mann, who were not her real parents. Liesel quickly adjusted to her new home, and in a short time, she was shown the things that made her want to flee the Nazis.

Esperanza Rising

Pam Munoz Ryan

It is a book for young adults and older people who like to read about real-life events. It is set in the 1930s and based on Ryan’s grandma’s life in a very general way. She had lived like a princess in Mexico, but when she moved to the United States, her whole life changed. Out of nowhere, she became poor. As a small child, she helped her family start a new life.

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