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Our Favorite Summer Reads: Don’t Stop Now!

August 24, 2015 by Jennifer Donovan

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I am so glad that we were part of Scholastic’s Summer Reading program (sponsored). The monthly posts kept my kids and me motivated as we shared with you. In this last post, I thought I’d share our favorite reads of the summer, and also some more tips about how to keep your kids reading as the summer winds down and the school year starts up.

I was challenged to share 5 of our favorites in only five words.

I’ll start with my favorite, a book I’ve been meaning to read forever. I was so glad I took a break from review reading:

love walked in
Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos
Finally read this author’s first.


Kyle didn’t read as much as I wanted him to, but he did read more than many 6th grade boys I’m sure. Here are my 11-year-old’s 5 word thoughts on two of his favorites.

hunger games

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (click through to read Dawn’s full review from way back)
Finally got to read this


harry potter and the deathly hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Great ending to great series

My 16-year-old daughter Amanda’s favorite novel of the summer was actually one of mine too:

every last word
Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone
Surprise! Not what I expected

And she did some reading for a pre-college art intensive that she attended that really paid off:

making comics

Making Comics by Scott McCloud
Required, informative, interesting, fun, good

Even if school has started, it’s not too late to get reading!

The last few weeks of summer are notorious for sliding. If you still have a couple of weeks, seize the opportunity! If your kids go back to school like mine did today, you can still use some of these tips to keep non-required reading an enjoyable activity at home.

Check out Scholastic’s Maggie Maguire’s 5 Easy Tips which encourage reading:

They can also play with the Innovative Writing Machine, and they can even enter the story they create at the end of the game.

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About Jennifer Donovan

Jennifer Donovan has been a part of the 5 Minutes for Mom team since 2007. She writes product reviews, covers events, and manages the 5 Minutes for Books weekly column and website. She lives in Houston and blogs at Snapshot about life with her family.

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