Summer Reads for Kids, Teens & young adults
As recommended by Lovekidsbooks
Katie the Kitten Rhyming Stories, Alex Scheffler
(Early Learning)
Katie's a kitten with sleek shiny fur She has sparkly eyes and a lovely deep purr. Lizzy's a lamb
who loves to have fun She plays in the fields and skips in the sun. Katie the Kitten and Lizzy the
Lamb are two playful creatures that love to dance and skip through the day!
My First Gruffalo Little Library, Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler
(Baby & Toddler)
From the Gruffalo baby and toddler series featuring all your favourite characters from the deep
dark wood. Learn about colours, numbers, opposites and animals with this fabulous set of four
bold, bright board books in a miniature slipcase. A perfect gift for young Gruffalo fans! Great for
taking on holidays or for travelling.
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, Liz Pichon
(Ages 8 upwards)
Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework: dog attacks, spilt water lightning..Tom' s
exercise book is full of his doodles, cartoons and thoughts,as well as comments from his long-
suffering teacher, Mr Fullerton. After gaining five merits for his CAMPING SUCKS holiday story,
Tom's work starts to go downhill which is a pity, as he's desperate to impress Amy Porter, who
sits next to him...
There are eight books in this series, enough to cover the whole summer for enhusiastic readers or
rainy days!
The Twits, Roald Dahl
(Ages 8 upwards)
Fantastic story by the No.1 Childrens author Roald Dahl. Mr and Mrs Twit are extremely nasty, so
the MuggleWump monkeys and the RolyPoly bird hatch an ingenious plan to give them just the
ghastly surprise they deserve! Lovekidsbooks recommends all of the Roald Dahl Books, amazing
stories for children to get lost in their imaginations.
The Secret Seven Collection, Enid Blyton
(Ages 9-12)
Kids who enjoy adventures or dreaming up adventures will love these books. Peter, Janet and
Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George, together they are The Secret Seven ready to solve any
mystery, any time! In their first adventure and the Secret Seven supersleuths are already on the trail
of a mystery! The gang are dressed in disguise, following a lead to a spooky old house in the snow...
Paper Towns, John Green
(Teenage Fiction)
Quentin has always loved Margo Roth Spiegelman, for Margo (and her adventures) are the stuff of
legend at their high school. So when she one day climbs through his window and summons him on an
allnight road trip of revenge he cannot help but follow. But the next day Margo doesnt come to school
and a week later she is still missing. Q soon learns that there are clues in her disappearance . . . and
they are for him. But as he gets deeper into the mystery culminating in another awesome road trip
across America he becomes less sure of who and what he is looking for. This is a thoughtful,
insightful and hilarious comingofage story.
Girl Online, Zoe Sugg
(Young adult fiction)
The incredible debut novel from YouTube phenomenon Zoe Sugg aka Zoella.I have this dream
that secretly all teenage girls feel exactly like me. And maybe one day when we realize that we all
feel the same we can all stop pretending we're something we're not... But until that day I'm going
to keep it real on this blog and keep it unreal in real life.Penny has a secret. Under the alias Girl
Online Penny blogs her hidden feelings about friendship boys high school drama her crazy family
and the panic attacks that have begun to take over her life. When things go from bad to worse her
family whisks her away to New York where she meets Noah a gorgeous guitarstrumming
American. Suddenly Penny is falling in love and capturing every moment of it on her blog.But
Noah has a secret too one that threatens to ruin Penny's cover and her closest friendship
forever.