Book Deals for the Weekend of May 16th
This is our last weekend before school gets out and I can hardly believe summer is almost here!
The annual Summer Reading Chart (with the cutest jungle theme!) just came out this week and on Monday, the Summer Reading Guide releases – I can’t wait!
In the meantime, here are some of my favorite book deals going on this weekend.
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
This one is just so good about a young woman who lives in Prague as an art student by day, while by night she goes around the world collecting human teeth for the non-human monster who raised her. Just prepare to be completely sucked in by this magical story (and then read the rest of the trilogy). (Full review here)
How to Plot a Payback by Melissa Ferguson
This is another one by Melissa Ferguson that I read last spring. She writes clean romance with lots of mishaps and funny dialogue – I don’t think her writing is as hilarious as Sophie Kinsella but they’re definitely fun romance reads. This one is my favorite of hers so far!
The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
A friend in my neighborhood invited my 10 year old and me to join a mother/daughter book club and this Newbery winner was the first pick. Set in 1999, this clever coming-of-age story follows 12-year-old Michael, who is already anxious about Y2K, until a mysterious teen named Ridge arrives claiming to be a time traveler – not to mention he has a book detailing the next 20 years! (This one is a Libro.FM deal so you can use it to make a Yoto card!)
Statistically Speaking by Debbie Johnson
History teacher, Gemma, loves solid facts, statistics and order. Maybe because her past is exact opposite of that. She thinks about the baby she gave up at age 16 every single day and even more so now that “Baby” might be her new student. This one surprised me with how much I enjoyed it!
Alone by Megan E. Freeman
This middle grade survival novel written in verse sounds riveting! Twelve-year-old Maddie wakes up to a nightmare: her town has been mysteriously evacuated, leaving her completely alone. With no power, internet, or help, Maddie must rely on her ingenuity, a loyal Rottweiler named George, and her love of books to survive. Facing natural disasters, looters, and crushing loneliness, Maddie’s determination is tested as she fights to endure the most challenging experience of her life. (This one is a Libro.FM deal so you can use it to make a Yoto card!)
The Frog & Toad Audio Collection by Arnold Lobel
Read by the author, these are just SO delightful. They have fun music and I just feel happy whenever I hear these in the car or playing in our house. I love every single one of these sweet stories and my girls have listened to the whole collection a million times – it’s the audio collection that got my toddlers into audiobooks. (This one is a Libro.FM deal so you can use it to make a Yoto card!)
Ramona Quimby Audio Collection
My girls have listened non-stop to every Ramona book. There’s a reason they’re still so popular, all these years later. We love this audiobook collection for under $7! It’s a steal for 19 hours of audio (8 books in 1). (Plus, this one is a Libro.FM deal so you can use it to make a Yoto card!)
Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
This one is described as “Gilmore Girls, but with murder” as a grandmother, mother, and daughter trio try to solve the murder next door. We read this for 2025 Everyday Reading Book Club, and it was such a fun read (and phenomenal on audio)!
