100 Years of Summer Read: 2005-2024

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 our fifth and final blog in our 100 Years of Summer Read as we make our way through the decades to 2024!

2005

The Glass Castle

By Jeanette Walls

2006

The Book Thief

By Markus Zusak

2007

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

By Jeff Kinney

2008

The Hunger Games

By Suzanne Collins

2009

What Can You Do with a Paleta?

By Carmen Tafolla

2010

The Warmth of Other Suns

By Isabel Wilkerson

2011

Waiting for the Biblioburro

By Monica Brown

2012

The Fault in Our Stars

By John Green

2013

The Last Airbender

By Gene Yang

2014

Brown Girl Dreaming

By Jacqueline Woodson

2015

Last Stop on Market Street

By Matt de la Peña

2016

It Ends with Us

By Colleen Hoover

2017

The Hate U Give

By Angie Thomas

2018

Thank You, Omu!

By Oge Mora

2019

The Water Dancer

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

2020

The Midnight Library

By Matt Haig

2021

Crying in H Mart

By Michelle Zauner

2022

Farmhouse

By Sophie Blackall

2023

Happy Place

By Emily Henry

2024

Wandering Stars

By Tommy Orange

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