For busy book-lovers, summer is the perfect opportunity to binge-read amazing books.
Whether it is the absence of homework or the appropriateness of weekend getaways, these upcoming months can allow you to catch up on your reading goals and get back into the habit of reading. Here are some Young Adult suggestions that you can flip through this summer:
1. Made You Up — by Francesca Zappia
Alex is a high school senior struggling with schizophrenia. As she keeps her mental illness to herself, she makes friends, gets a boyfriend, and attends parties— but is it all in her head? Debut author Francesca Zappia tells a "wonderfully complicated",(School Library Journal). story about a teenage girl who is learning to trust herself.
Though it does not seem like a fluffy, easy read, that comes to mind first when thinking about summer reading, Made You Up is a book that can be devoured with a mind that's at peace during the summer.
2. Summer Days and Summer Nights — edited by Stephanie Perkins
In my opinion, this is an ideal road trip read. At each stop, pick this book up and read a short story written by one of 12 popular YA authors. Or don't— the goal, after all, is to read it. "Ranging in tone from heartfelt to spooky to downright outlandish", (Publishers Weekly). this book is a must for summer.
3. The Unexpected Everything — by Morgan Matson
The Unexpected Everything centers around Andie, whose planned-out summer falls into chaos when a political scandal causes her to lose her summer internship. Now, Andie and her estranged father are in the same house for the first time in a while. Author Morgan Matson is the queen of contemporary summer reads— her books are perfect for warm weather.