Read with Jenna Junior 2023 Book List

If you love the Read with Jenna book club, last year she created something for your kids. She announced last summer on TODAY the Read with Jenna Junior book list that included 24 titles for kids. This year she had a new list that also includes 24 books. She wants to make summer reading for kids fun!

Jenna Junior 2023 Book Reading List

Here is the full list:

Picture Books

very good hats by emma straub

juneteenth by Van G. Garrett

Summer is for Cousins by Rajani LaRocca

WHY DID THE MONSTER CROSS THE ROAD? BY R. L. STINE

BIG BY VASHTI HARRISON

THE GIVING TREE BY SHEL SILVERSTEIN

HOW TO WRITE A POEM BY KWAME ALEXANDER

MIDDLE-GRADE PICKS

ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET BY JUDY BLUME

DOG MAN: TWENTY THOUSAND FLEAS UNDER THE SEA BY DAV PILKEY

THE ONE AND ONLY RUBY BY KATHERINE APPLEGATE

WAYS TO GROW LOVE BY RENEE WATSON

FALL OF THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL BY SOMAN CHAINANI

THE HUMAN KABOOM BY ADAM RUBIN

STARFISH BY LISA FIPPS

SCHOOL TRIP BY JERRY CRAFT

JOY TO THE WORLD BY KAI SHAPPLEY

the language of seabirds by will taylor

young adult picks

Victory. Stand!: I’m Raising my fist for justice by Tommie Smith

Nigeria Jones: A Novel by Ibi Zoboi

Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

Borderless by Jennifer De Leon

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

The Night in Question by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson

You can find the 2022 list here!

In conclusion

When my kids were young I loved all the summer book lists I could find. I knew I wouldn’t get through them all and that was ok. It was still fun to look through and pick some we thought would be favorites for each one of the kids. I hope Jenna’s list gives you more great ideas for summer reading for your kids!

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