# Books about summer assigned in US schools

**3** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _summer_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 3–7
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/summer
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore summer

- [Johanna Hurwitz](https://readinglist.school/author/johanna-hurwitz)

## summer canon

- [The Firefly Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-firefly-summer) by Morgan Matson _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Hot and Cold Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hot-and-cold-summer) by Johanna Hurwitz _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning](https://readinglist.school/book/violet-raines-almost-got-struck-by-lightning) by Danette Haworth _(Grades 3–6)_

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