Summer Reads

Dive deep on a squid search. Go to school with a fishboy. Find the perfect pet with Penelope. TFK has made a list of cool new books. Which will you read first?

Search for a Giant Squid

Choose your own STEM adventure in this book by Amy Seto Forrester (above). Dive into the ocean’s twilight zone. Select your captain. Choose the best submarine. Each choice might take you closer to a giant squid. Some choices might be not quite right. That’s okay. No matter what, you’ll learn lots about the deep sea.

Sashimi

Sashimi has the same problems as most other kids. He wants to defeat school bullies. He wants to make new friends and fit in. That’s pretty hard, considering he’s half fish. Sashimi’s problems soon get worse. The town is on the hunt for the Beast of Barnacle Bay. And the creature sounds a lot like Sashimi! This entertaining graphic novel is by Dan Santat.

Penelope Positano Sees It All

Penelope, age 7, wears an eye patch. It strengthens her other eye. And sometimes, it helps her see things that others overlook. That’s definitely the case when Penelope goes looking for the perfect pet. Katie Cotugno’s book shows readers that there’s often more than meets the eye.