Press Release

Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports
Topics: 
Education
Release Date:
Friday, 13 August 2021 - 5:38pm

Chief Librarian, Ms. Suzanne Greenaway is encouraging students to read the Summer Reading List compiled by the Public Library Service of the Virgin Islands.

Mrs. Greenaway said the list is compiled of 40 books, which can be found at the East End Library.

The list is as follows:

Public Library Service of the Virgin Islands
Summer Reading Book List - 2021

Title

Authors

Book Covers

1.  The Lie Tree

Frances Hardinge

The Lie Tree: Amazon.co.uk: Hardinge, Frances: Books

2.  All Grown Up

Jami Attenberg

All Grown Up: Attenberg, Jami: 9781781257050: Amazon.com: Books

3.  Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Vegetable Garden

Lauren Holowaty

Peppa Pig: Peppa's Vegetable Garden | Penguin Random Online | TheMarket New  Zealand

4.  Also an Octopus

Maggie Tokuda–Hall and  Benji Davies

Also an Octopus by Maggie Tokuda-Hall: 9781536215915 |  PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

5.  Animal Rhymes

Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharratt

Animal Rhymes: Campbell, Rod: 9781509805488: Amazon.com: Books

6.  Dusk to Dawn

Hugo Vanterpool

Dusk to dawn: Herald of the Virgin Islands: Vanterpool, Hugo F:  9789766250799: Amazon.com: Books

7.  Frangipani House

Beryl Gilory

Frangipani House (Caribbean Writers): Gilroy, Beryl: 9780435899363:  Amazon.com: Books

8.  The Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

Invisible Man - Kindle edition by Ellison, Ralph. Mystery, Thriller &  Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

9.  The Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling

9780141325293 - The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

10. My Side of the Mountain

Jean George

My Side of the Mountain (Puffin Modern Classics): Amazon.co.uk: George,  Jean Craighead: 8601404321153: Books

11. Emil and the Detectives

Jean George

               Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner

12. To Sir With Love

E.R. Braithwaite

To Sir, With Love: Braithwaite, E. R.: Amazon.com: Books

13. The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Retold by Mary Berendes

 The Boy Who Cried Wolf - The Child's World

14. Around The World in 80 days

Jules Verne

Around the World in 80 Days (Great Illustrated Classics): Jules Verne

15. Little Red Riding Hood

Retold Candice Ransom

Amazon.com: Little Red Riding Hood (Keepsake Stories) (9781577681984): Candice  Ransom, Tammie Lyon: Books

16. Treasure Island

Robert L. Stevenson

Treasure Island (Classic Starts Series) by Robert Louis Stevenson, Lucy  Corvino, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble®

17. The hunchback of Notre Dame

 Victor Hugo

Classic Starts (R): The Hunchback of Notre-Dame : Victor Hugo :  9781402745751

18. The Lion and the Mouse

 Graham Percy

The Lion and the Mouse (Aesop's Fables): Percy, Graham: 9781602532038:  Amazon.com: Books

19.  Anancy-Spiderman

James Berry

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61meCQTXjwL._SX328_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

20.  Escape To Last Man Peak

 Jean D'Costa

Escape to Last Man Peak - Wikipedia

21.  A Tale of Two Cities

          Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities

22. The Adventure of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain

Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Great Illustrated Classics): Mark Twain

23.  Gulliver’s Travels

Jonathan Swift

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL REMOTE REGIONS OF THE WORLD (Illustrated)  (English Edition) eBook: SWIFT, JONATHAN : Amazon.fr

24.  Frankenstein

 Mary Shelly

Frankenstein (Classic Starts Series) by Mary Shelley, Jamel Akib, Hardcover  | Barnes & Noble®

25.  Black Beauty

Anna Sewell

Black Beauty (Great Illustrated Classics): Anna Sewell

26.  Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss

Green Eggs and Ham Book, Hardcover | Oriental Trading

27.  Island of the Blue dolphins

Scott O'Dell

Island of the Blue Dolphins (A Puffin Book): Amazon.co.uk: O'Dell, Scott:  Books

28.  Alice in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll: 9780375866418 |  PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

29.  The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat

Nurit Karlin

THE FAT CAT SAT ON THE MAT - YouTube

30.  The Three Musketeers

          Alexandre, Dumas

Amazon.com: The Three Musketeers - Full Version (Annotated) (Literary  Classics Collection Book 73) eBook: Dumas, Alexandre: Kindle Store

31.  The Secret Garden

Frances Burnett

The Secret Garden (Oxford Children's Classics): Hodgson Burnett, Frances:  9780192727992: Amazon.com: Books

32.  Fly by Night

Frances Hardinge

Fly By Night eBook by Frances Hardinge - 9780330477161 | Rakuten Kobo Greece

 33.  Sister, Sister

Jess Bright

9780192738134: Sister, Sister - AbeBooks - Jess Bright: 0192738135

34.  I’ll Give You the Sun

Jandy Nelson

I'll Give You the Sun : Nelson, Jandy: Amazon.in: Books

35.  Brace Mouth, False Teeth

Sita Brahmachari

Brace Mouth, False Teeth (Paperback) by Sita Brahmachari: New Paperback  (2014) | Grand Eagle Retail

36.  The Rhyming Rabbit

Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks

 

Amazon.com: The Rhyming Rabbit (9781447294238): JULIA DONALDSON: Books

37.  Pocahontas

Andy Hopkins

Penguin Kids 6 Pocahontas Reader (French Edition): Hopkins, Andrew:  9781408288740: Amazon.com: Books

38.  Summer Days & Summer Nights

edited by Stephanie Perkins

Summer Days and Summer Nights : Stephanie Perkins : 9781509809899

39.  Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist by Dickens, Charles (9780140368147) | BrownsBfS

40.  The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away

Cole Moreton

BOY WHO GAVE HIS HEART AWAY_HB: Cole Moreton: 9780008225728: Amazon.com:  Books

 

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