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These 5 films hit the big screen this summer. Kids who like them will also enjoy these books.

Pokemon Detective Pikachu (May)
  • The Buried Bones Mystery by Sharon Draper
  • Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time by James Gurney
  • The Field Guide: The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi

A Dog's Journey (May)
  • Dash by Kirby Larson
  • Maxi's Secrets by Lynn Plourde
  • Ribsy by Beverly Cleary

The Sun is Also a Star (May)
  • History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
  • Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by David Levithan & Rachel Cohen 
  • Pride by Ibi Zoboi 
Artemis Fowl (August)
  • Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
  • Reckless by Cornelia Funke
  • Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (August)
  • The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural by Pat McKissack
  • Half-Minute Horrors edited by Susan Rich
  • The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste  
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