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General Recommendations
Page to Screen (Teen Version) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
Jun 14, 2025
22 items
Read the book then watch the story come to life on the screen. These books have been adapted into movies or television series. ...
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Try a New Genre: Horror for Kids - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_CarolineD
ACL_CarolineD
Created on:
Jun 10, 2025
13 items
Summer is a great time for a scary book! Try one of these new horror books for kids, especially if it's a new genre for you.
A...
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Nothing Like a New Book (Books Published in 2025 for Adults) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_MeaganW
ACL_MeaganW
Created on:
May 29, 2025
14 items
These fiction books for adults span many different genres, but all have been published in 2025. Some are so new, they will hit ...
1 like
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Page to Screen (Kids Version) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_MaryA
ACL_MaryA
Created on:
May 27, 2025
11 items
Do you enjoy reading the book before seeing the movie or tv adaptation? We have suggestions for children's books that have rece...
1 like
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When Phones Flipped and Playlists Burned... Born in the 2000's - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_ChristinaL
ACL_ChristinaL
Created on:
May 27, 2025
14 items
Travel back to a time of pop divas and boy bands, of economic downturns and emerging technologies that would introduce us to th...
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1950s Babies (book set in the decade you were born - 1950s) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_MaidaP
ACL_MaidaP
Created on:
May 21, 2025
11 items
Discover the truth behind the poodle skirts and cat-eye glasses in these books set in the 1950s.
AC Library invites everyone t...
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Hearing Beyond the Silence- Deafness and Inclusion- Summer Adventure 2024
By:
a
ACL_JenniferC
Created on:
May 31, 2024
13 items
A collection of books written about characters who are hard of hearing or written deaf authors. This list is geared towards ado...
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Title Tracks - Summer Adventure 2024
By:
ACL_MaryA
ACL_MaryA
Created on:
May 29, 2024
15 items
A reading list for teens. What's not to love when books and music blend together? Whether it's an historical fiction novel abou...
2 likes
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Musical Books for Kids - Summer Adventure 2024
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
May 28, 2024
20 items
Music has the power to spark joy, heal loss and create connections. Explore how music can influence lives in these books approp...
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Back to School Magic - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_KateA
ACL_KateA
Created on:
Jul 18, 2023
15 items
Kids and Teens--Check out these books about magical schools!
Alameda County Library invites you to come along for our 2023 Sum...
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Find Magic in Disability Pride Month - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_KateA
ACL_KateA
Created on:
Jul 11, 2023
13 items
Check out these magical books by disabled authors that flip the script on tiresome tropes. Happy Disability Pride month! Please...
2 likes
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Read a teen book set in a magical place - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_ToddI
ACL_ToddI
Created on:
May 31, 2023
13 items
Magic schools, magic cities, magic kingdoms, all kinds of fantastical settings you can read about!
Alameda County Library invi...
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Books with Maps for Grown-ups - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_CarolineD
ACL_CarolineD
Created on:
May 30, 2023
15 items
Books that have maps are just better, right? The books on this list range from fantasy to true crime, memoir to mystery. From t...
1 like
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Books with Animal Characters for Teens - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_CarolineD
ACL_CarolineD
Created on:
May 27, 2023
15 items
Great books for animal lovers! Whether you are looking for a book from the perspective of animals or a story about the connecti...
1 like
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Books by Teen Authors with Diverse Perspectives - Summer Adventure 2023
Created on:
May 26, 2023
14 items
Check this list to find teen books by authors with diverse cultural / gender identities, and get unique viewpoints on other peo...
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Animal Tales for Grown-ups - Summer Adventure 2023
Created on:
May 26, 2023
12 items
These books for adults tell the story through the words and thoughts of animal characters.
Alameda County Library invites you ...
1 like
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Adult Books Set in Magical Lands - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_AmyY
ACL_AmyY
Created on:
May 25, 2023
16 items
Dive into these books to explore a faraway place where magic abounds.
Alameda County Library invites you to come along for our...
3 likes
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It's an Animal's World -- Books for Middle Grade - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_NidyaGG
ACL_NidyaGG
Created on:
May 25, 2023
21 items
Enjoy these stories centered around animals, packed with adventure, magic and emotion.
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Diverse Children's Authors -- Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_NidyaGG
ACL_NidyaGG
Created on:
May 25, 2023
21 items
Enjoy these titles for all ages from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and gender identities!
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Teen Reads: Authors With Disabilities or Who Identify as Neurodivergent - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_MaryA
ACL_MaryA
Created on:
May 24, 2023
11 items
Check out one of these teen books written by a neurodivergent author, or an author with a disability. Many of the books also fe...
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Reimagined Classics for Adults - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_AmyY
ACL_AmyY
Created on:
May 24, 2023
13 items
Discover a new spin on a classic tale.
Alameda County Library invites you to come along for our 2023 Summer Adventure: A Magi...
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Map to a Magical Journey - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
May 23, 2023
20 items
Take a magical journey with one of these children's books that features maps! These books represent a variety of genres and rea...
2 likes
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Classic Retellings for Teens - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
May 23, 2023
17 items
Check out these books to "discover a new retelling of a classic story" and participate in Summer Adventure.
Alameda ...
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Read a Book from a Place You'd Love to Visit - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_ToddI
ACL_ToddI
Created on:
May 23, 2023
12 items
Check out this list of adult fiction originally written in another language!
Alameda County Library invites you to come along...
1 like
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Retellings of Classic Stories...for Kids! - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
a
ACL_KatieH
Created on:
May 23, 2023
12 items
Revisit a classic story or myth told in a different way! The titles in this list are recommended for ages 8-12.
Alameda County...
1 like
