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WHAT WE’RE READING THIS MONTH · OCTOBER 2026
Our current reading adventures.
Selected from Jasmine’s current family reading plans. This feature is dated so you can see when the picks were chosen.
Family read-aloud
The Last Last-Day-of-Summer
By Lamar Giles · illustrated by Dapo Adeola
A shared adventure with Otto and Sheed, mysteries, and time that refuses to behave.
Read, wonder, connect
Keep a prediction notebook. Notice how a new clue changes your thinking. Draw a timeline of events and talk about how the author makes time part of the problem.
Additional study selection
One Crazy Summer
By Rita Williams-Garcia
A historical-fiction choice for deeper conversation about family, identity, and perspective.
Read, wonder, connect
Introduce the 1968 setting together. Track Delphine’s responsibilities and changing understanding, supporting ideas with details from the chapters. Preview family separation and historical racism.
Future monthly features will be added as selections are confirmed. No reading schedule or completed novel-study packet is implied by these cards.
BROWSE THE SHELVES
A book for this stage. Room to grow.
These grade bands are our suggested starting points for discussion and interest, not measured reading levels. Picture books can spark rich conversations at any age. Try shared reading or an audiobook when the text needs support.
Last Stop on Market Street
Matt de la Peña · illustrated by Christian Robinson
Picture book · shared reading
Notice community, perspective, and everyday beauty.
Talk & try together
Discuss: What does CJ notice differently by the end? Find a detail in the pictures or words.
Try: Draw a familiar journey and describe one thing worth noticing.
The Day You Begin
Jacqueline Woodson · illustrated by Rafael López
Picture book · shared reading
Explore belonging and finding the courage to share your story.
Talk & try together
Discuss: What helps someone feel included? Explain using a moment in the book.
Try: Tell or write about something that makes your own story special.
The Last Last-Day-of-Summer
Lamar Giles · illustrated by Dapo Adeola
Fantasy adventure · read-aloud or independent
Follow cousins Otto and Sheed through a time-bending mystery. For grades 2–3, consider adult read-aloud support.
Talk & try together
Discuss: How do the cousins approach a problem differently? What supports your answer?
Try: Keep a clue notebook. Record a prediction, then revise it as you read.
One Crazy Summer
Rita Williams-Garcia
Historical fiction · guided discussion
Explore family and identity in 1968 Oakland. Plan context and conversation about racism, family separation, and the Black Panthers.
Talk & try together
Discuss: What responsibility does Delphine take on? How does her perspective change?
Try: Make a character-change chart with a detail from the beginning and a later chapter.
The Parker Inheritance
Varian Johnson
Mystery · independent or shared study
Investigate clues, friendship, and a town’s racist past. Preview historical injustice and family themes together.
Talk & try together
Discuss: Which clue changes your thinking? Separate what the text confirms from your inference.
Try: Keep an evidence board: clue, possible meaning, and what you still need to know.
Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson
Memoir in verse · guided discussion
Explore identity, family, and a writer’s voice. Preview historical racism, faith, and personal experiences with a grown-up.
Talk & try together
Discuss: How does a poetic image help you understand a memory or feeling?
Try: Write a short memory poem using one precise sensory detail.
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Book-detail links point to publisher or literacy-resource pages. These are original recommendation notes, not full books. Ask your local library about print, e-book, or audiobook copies; availability varies. No purchase is required by this library.
Bring a book into your day.
Before reading
Notice the title and cover. Ask a question. Make a prediction you can revisit.
During reading
Pause for a useful word or a surprising choice. Invite a clue from the text without turning every page into a quiz.
After reading
Retell, draw, discuss, or write. Ask what changed in the story or in your thinking.