summer reading suggestions

Here are a few of the books I recommend anyone over the age of 10 to read. Most likely you would find them among juvenile novels in a library or bookstore, but the stories also have a strong appeal to adults.

Olivetti by Allie Millington is one I read this winter/spring. The story is told partly by Olivetti, who happens to be a typewriter. It is about friendship and family.

A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser is about June and Tyrell, who live at a homeless shelter. Tyrell has been there for a few years, but June is new. A book that gives a person reason to think and also understand better the life of children in such situations.

Twenty and Ten by Claire Bishop is a story of some children in France who help hide Jewish children from the Nazis during World War II. My sixth-grade teacher Miss Milner read this to our class.

The Winter King by Christine Cohen is a book I wrote about here. I plan to reread it this summer.

Do you have any recommended books for summer reading?