Top Ten Tuesday is thinking about those summer vibes. What books give you that summer vibe? I'm looking for books with summer in the title, or ones that remind me of summer. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl, and you can find more posts and future topics there.
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits and a Very Interesting Boy
by Jeanne Birdsall
All the Penderwicks books take place in the summer as that is when all the interesting things happen to kids, on summer vacation. This is a delightful little series, where the children actually grow over time.
Thimble Summer
by Elizabeth Enright
Originally written in 1938 and a Newbery Winner, my memories are hazy about this one, but I think it was just a simple, kind story.
The Last Summer of Me and You
by Ann Brashares
Classic chick-lit beach-book.
Last Days of Summer
by Steve Kluger
Quality kids book set in WW2, lots of baseball, and heartbreak.
The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread
by Don Robertson
Morris Bird III walks across the city to prove his bravery and has many adventures.
The Dry
by Jane Harper
Great mystery set in Australia during a drought.
August Heat
by Andrea Camilleri
All the Inspector Montalbano books set in Sicily, Italy evoke summer time, and heat, and good food.
The Summer Before the War
by Helen Simonson
English coast just before WW1. Not as good as Major Pettigrew, but a good historical fiction read.
I Want to Go Home
by Gordon Korman
Summer = summer camp, and this is a fantastic children's story, one of the funniest I can remember reading.
Big Summer
by Jennifer Weiner
This is next on my audiobook listens - I'll let you know how it goes.
