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THANK YOU to everyone who made our reader-curated Blockbuster-Free Summer Reading Exchange (BFSRE) such a huge success. The list totals 48 books, and should be great reference for you when you want something good to read, need a book club selection, or want to discover a new voice.
Thanks again for participating, sharing the list, and for supporting the writers you love.
“Lady of Devices” by Shelley Adina
“Skellig” by David Almond
“Set in Stone” by Beth Balmanno
“Cruddy” by Lynda Barry
“A Heart Divided” by Cherie Bennett
“Aubrey, Wait!” by Robin Benway
“The Elementals” by Cathy Boyle
“Parable of the Sower” and “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia E. Butler
“The Beginning of After” by Jennifer Castle
“My Loose Thread” by Dennis Cooper
“The Clearing” by Heather Davis
The Stork Series: “Stork” “Frost” “Flock” by Wendy Delsol
“Ice” by Sarah Beth Durst
“Such a Rush” by Jennifer Echols
“The Half-Life of Planets” by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin
“The Red Umbrella” by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
“Together Apart” by Dianne E. Gray
“Planet Middle School” by Nikki Grimes
“On Pointe” by Lorie Ann Grover
“84 Charing Cross Road” by Helene Hanff
“Stupid Fast” by Geoff Herbach
“Red Scarf Girl” by Ji-Li Jiang
“Charmed Life” by Diana Wynne Jones
“Lexapros and Cons” by Aaron Karo
“See You at Harry’s” by Jo Knowles
“Prisoners in the Palace: How Princess Victoria became Queen with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel” by Michaela MacColl
“Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour” and “Second Chance Summer” by Morgan Matson
“Shine, Coconut Moon” by Neesha Meminger
“Invincible Summer” by Hannah Moskowitz
“The Pull of Gravity” by Gae Polisner
“Ludie’s Life” by Cynthia Rylant
“The Cardturner: A Novel about a King, a Queen, and a Joker” by Louis Sachar
“Cat Burglar Black” by Richard Sala
“I’ll Be There” by Holly Goldberg Sloan
“Flygirl” by Sherri L. Smith
“What My Mother Doesn’t Know” by Sonya Sones
“How to Say Goodbye in Robot” by Natalie Standiford
“Imaginary Girls” by Nova Ren Suma
“Quarantine: The Loners” by Lex Thomas
“And Then Things Fall Apart” by Arlaina Tibensky
“Losing Face” by Annie Try
“Among Others” by Jo Walton
“Elsewhere” and “All These Things I’ve Done” by Gabrielle Zevin
