It has been a busy spring, readers! I did not get as much reading done as I wanted to. I am OK with that though.. because I have a whole summer ahead of me to read, read, read, no matter what, what, what! Here are some of my favorites from May and June of 2020.

A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park

I know, I know.. how have I never read this well loved book before?! I don't know! All I know is that I am sad that I did not get to it sooner. This story, which is based on a true story, tells the story of Salva, who in 1985 is frorced to leave his country and seek refuge. It also tells the story of Nya who is living in Sudan in 2008, and struggling to fetch clean water for her family everyday. These two lives are intertwined in shocking ways despite the 23+ years between them. 

From Night Owl to Dog Fish by Holly Goldberg Sloan

When their dads fall in love, Bett and Avery are sent, against their will, to the same sleepaway camp. Their dads hope that they will find common ground and become friends--and possibly, one day, even sisters. But things soon go off the rails for the girls (and for their dads too), and they find themselves on a summer adventure that neither of them could have predicted. Now that they can't imagine life without each other, will the two girls (who sometimes call themselves Night Owl and Dogfish) figure out a way to be a family?