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Your Summer Reading List

Lido Village Books

Nothing is better than immersing yourself in a good book especially when it’s on the beach with your toes in the warm sand and the sound of the waves crashing in the distance. Our friends at Lido Village Books shared with us their Summer 2020 reading list for the entire family. Filled with a variety of action, adventure, romance and self-discovery, pick up your next summer read from this local bookstore that has been around for decades!

For the Grown-Ups

The Guest List by Lucy Foley | Fiction | Mystery/Thriller

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett | Fiction | Coming-of-Age Story

The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue | Fiction | Historical

Untamed by Glennon Doyle | Non-Fiction | Biography

The Chiffon Trenches by Andre Leon Talley | Non-Fiction | Biography

For the Tween & Teens

Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer | Fiction | Fantasy

The Bookwanderers by Anna James | Fiction | Fantasy

The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy’s Big Idea (Graphix) by Raina Telgemeier | Fiction | Graphic Novel

The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate | Fiction | Graphic Novel

Amulet: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi | Fiction | Sci-Fi

For the Little Ones

Undefeated by Kwame, Alexander | Non-Fiction | Poetry

Maybe by Kobi Yamada | Fiction

Run Wild by David Covell | Fiction | Nature

All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold | Fiction

I Don’t Want to be a Frog by Dav Petty | Fiction

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