Get it? These are hot books because it’s hot in the summer! We’re geniuses, right? Right?! Why are you shaking your head and burying your face in your hands?

Anyway… here are some recommended reads that take place during the summer (in no particular order). If you’re a fan of any of these, send in your review:

1. There’s a Bat in Bunk Five by Paula Danziger
2. Bummer Summer by Ann M. Martin
3. Hot and Cold Summer by Johanna Hurwitz
4. The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars
5. Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright
6. Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech
7. Aquamarine by Alice Hoffman
8. A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck
9. Summer Reading is Killing Me (The Time Warp Trio) by Jon Scieszka
10. Half Magic by Edward Eager
11. Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee
12. Saving Grace by Mary Hoffman

Plus, check out:

• Fudge-a-mania by Judy Blume (Nancy’s pick)
• Pinky Pye by Eleanor Estes (Karen’s pick)
• The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall (our first Kidsmomo Mystery Book!)