Book Reviews for All Level Readers
Whether you’re figuring out which book to choose for a beach weekend or a night by the fireplace or on your next flight, we’ve chosen some of our favorite books to help you choose. For the kiddos looking for info related to their Briarcliff Manor, Chappaqua, Armonk, or other schools in Westchester County, NY, and around the U.S. we’ve got quick summaries of each summer reading book and a few questions for thought. Feel free to e-mail us with any questions at info@scatteredbooks.com! Order online and have them delivered to your door or pick them up in-store!
Elementary Level Reading
Goosebumps House of Shivers – Scariest. Book. Ever. by R.L. Stine
Matilda / Roald Dahl
Space Case / Stuart Gibbs
Hello Universe / Erin Entrada Kelly
Spy School / Stuart Biggs
Wishtree / Katherine Applegate
The Wild Robot / Peter Brown
The Losers Club / Andrew Clements
Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
Raymie Nightingale by Kate di Camillo
Middle School Level
The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship Of The Ring – J.R.R. Tolkien
Trouble / Gary D. Schmidt
On The Come Up / Angie Thomas
They Both Die At The End By Adam Silvera
Keeper of the Lost Cities / Shannon Messenger
The Name of This Book is A Secret / Pseudonymous Bosch
The Goose Girl / Shannon Hale
The School for Good and Evil / Soman Chainani
Scythe / Neal Shusterman
When you Reach Me / Rebecca Stead
The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay / Suzanne Collins
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Anything but Typical book summary / Nora Raleigh Baskin
The War That Saved My Life / Kimberly Bradley
Among the Hidden / Margaret Peterson
The Misfits / James Howe
Fast Break / Mike Lupica
Between Shades of Grey / Ruta Sepetys
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
We are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Dune Chronicles:
Dune by Frank Herbert
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
Children of Dune
Book 4: God Emporer of Dune
Book 5: Heretics of Dune
Book 6: Chapterhouse Dune
High School Reading Level
The Diary of Anne Frank
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
One Of Us Is Lying – Karen McManus
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
A Court of Thorns and Roses – Sarah J. Maas
Six of Crows – Leigh Bardugo
Of Mice and Men / John Steinbeck
Fahrenheit 451
The Alchemist / Paulo Coehlo
Strange The Dreamer / Liani Taylor
The Raven Boys / Maggie Stiefvater
Looking for Alaska / John Green
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
Good Girl’s Guide to Murder / Holly Jackson
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
H.S. Seniors & Adults
Death Valley by Melissa Broder
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Priscilla / Priscilla Beulieu Presley
My Name is Barbara / Barbara Streisand
Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes
Shogun by James Clavell
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Holiday and Family Reading
Letters from Father Christmas – Tolkein
A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens
The story of Hanukkah – David A. Adler