Happy first week of June! In celebration of the summer months, author of Girl Unmoored, Jennifer Gooch Hummer, has chosen five flashlight-worthy sneak-reads for summer camp. These five books will make you wish you could go back to summer camp just to sneak these books in…we won’t judge if you pretend to be at camp and read these with a flashlight under the sheets either.

Wonder by R. J. Palacio

“August Pullman will pull your heart right out of its socket.  Keep the flashlight at the ready for this one because you’ll definitely need to sneak-read under the covers.”

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

“Cerebral palsy can be a scary thing to see… until you meet Melody. Because Melody is one cool girl who considers her situation to be a bit of a bummer – of course – but definitely not a tragedy. This book surprises in the best of ways.”

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

“Miranda sets out to uncover a mystery and when she does, even you will be freaked out about what she finds.”

Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea

“The alternating voices of these seven narrators make it impossible to put this book down. Make sure you have a spare set of batteries.”

Boy by Roald Dahl

“It might be a bit harder to think of your own teacher as scary after you read this. How were these teachers allowed to be so mean? Canes will never look the same.”

Pinterest PS – Check out this oh-so-summer nautical Pinterest board, inspired by Girl Unmoored!