Thursday, June 8, 2023

It's Summer Reading Time!

 

Turn Down the Music, Turn Up the Lights!
It's Summer Reading Time!

The LAF staff and students have many great book suggestions to keep you reading all summer long!

All pictures below are linked to book lists/details. 


Here are our top 5 book borrowers for the 2022-23 school year! Together they have borrowed a combined 550 books! Each student is holding their favorite LAF library book. 

Jairui - "The School for Good and Evil" Series
The first kidnappings happened two hundred years before. Some years it was two boys taken, some years two girls, sometimes one of each. But if at first the choices seemed random, soon the pattern became clear. One was always beautiful and good, the child every parent wanted as their own. The other was homely and odd, an outcast from birth. An opposing pair, plucked from youth and spirited away.


Jason - "The False Prince"


In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword's point—he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. But Sage's rivals have their own agendas as well.

As Sage moves from a rundown orphanage to Conner's sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of treachery and deceit unfold, until finally, a truth is revealed that, in the end, may very well prove more dangerous than all of the lies taken together

Amara - "Harry Potter"

Harry Potter has no idea how famous he is. That's because he's being raised by his miserable aunt and uncle who are terrified Harry will learn that he's really a wizard, just as his parents were. But everything changes when Harry is summoned to attend an infamous school for wizards, and he begins to discover some clues about his illustrious birthright. From the surprising way he is greeted by a lovable giant, to the unique curriculum and colorful faculty at his unusual school, Harry finds himself drawn deep inside a mystical world he never knew existed and closer to his own noble destiny.


Rhys - "Big Nate Blasts Off"



Soon to be an animated series from Nickelodeon! For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, here comes the eighth novel in the New York Times bestselling series Big Nate. BIG NATE IS BLASTING OFF! Nate has a crush on Ruby. But after his scrap with Randy Betancourt makes headlines in the Weekly Bugle , he's got a problem WAY worse than detention! Can Nate bounce back? And will the annual Mud Bowl be a blast . . . or a bust? Meet BIG NATE, P.S. 38's coolest doodler and definitely NOT the teacher's pet.

James - "Big Nate: Beware of Low-Flying Corn Muffins"

Now an animated series with Paramount+ and Nickelodeon! In this series of hilarious Big Nate comics by bestselling author Lincoln Peirce, the jokes are flying, and the laughs are always on target!
Big Nate is back, and the whole school’s on high alert. Can drama queen Dee Dee compete with Nate’s down-and-dirty gossip gathering? Will Mrs. Godfrey lighten up when she learns that she and Nate share a common obsession? And what happens after Coach John wanders into the flight path of a Nate-powered projectile? In this brand-new collection of Big Nate comics, the self-styled King of Detention is well-armed...so proceed with caution. Join Nate and friends for another laugh-packed installment of Big Nate comic fun.


Lists of Top Teacher Recommended Books


Mrs. Magno - Eerie Elementary Series
Mrs. Magno - the Eerie Elementary Series


Books with Animals


Mrs. McPherson - "The False Prince"


Mystery Books

Miss Killea - "I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1976"



Great Graphic Novels


Mrs. Shulman - "Wolf Hollow"


Books with Diverse Main Characters


Mrs. Nigro - "One for the Murphys"




Wonderful Fantasy Books


Ms. Jackameit - "You Go First"



Laugh-Out-Loud Books


Mrs. Erezuma - "Look Both Ways"



Moving Historical Fiction


Mr. Cronin - "No More Dead Dogs"


Exciting Adventure Books


Mr. Palladino - "There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom"



LAF Students' Faves

Mrs. Collett - "The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise"
"Side Tracked"

Books with a Summer Setting


Mrs. Antunes - "Escaping the Giant Wave"



Books about Sports


Mrs. Nestler - "Stella by Starlight"



Books with a Food Theme


Mrs. Grobert - "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus"


Books Taking Place in NJ