100 Years of Summer Read: 1924-1944

Posted on June 4, 2024

by Heidi Y

It’s the 100th year of Summer Read! Celebrate along with the Library as you read for 30 days from June 1 through August 3. We have chosen some of the most popular titles for every year, from 1924-2024. Dive into this blog series with us as you join in this amazing achievement all summer long. This is just the start of our 100 Years of Summer Read as we make our way through the decades to 2024!

1924

The Boxcar Children #1

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

1925

The Great Gatsby

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

1926

Winnie-the-Pooh

By A.A. Milne

1927

The Tower Treasure

By Franklin W. Dixon

1928

Millions of Cats

By Wanda Gág

1929

The Sound and the Fury

By William Faulkner

1930

The Secret of the Old Clock

By Carolyn Keene

1931

The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant

By Jean de Brunhoff

1932

Brave New World

By Aldous Huxley

1933

Residence on Earth

By Pablo Neruda

1934

Murder on the Orient Express

By Agatha Christie

1935

Black Reconstruction in America

By W.E.B. DuBois

1936

The Story of Ferdinand

By Munro Leaf

1937

The Hobbit

By J.R.R. Tolkien

1938

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

By Virginia Lee Burton

1939

The Grapes of Wrath

By John Steinbeck

1940

Call It Courage

By Armstrong Perry

1941

Make Way for Ducklings

By Robert McCloskey

1942

The Poky Little Puppy

By Janette Sebring Lowrey

1943

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

By Betty Smith

1944

The Hundred Dresses

By Eleanor Estes

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