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Summer Adventure
Created on:
May 28, 2025
47 items
Summer Adventure books for Kids
General Recommendations
A Moment in Time - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_AmyY
ACL_AmyY
Created on:
Jun 14, 2025
14 items
These books for adults all focus on a different moment in history, ranging from ancient Greece to late 20th-century Sri Lanka.
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1 like
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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: Westerns for Kids - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_CarolineD
ACL_CarolineD
Created on:
Jun 10, 2025
11 items
Visit another time with these historical fiction books set in the 19th century American West.
AC Library invites everyone to p...
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2010's Babies (Books Set in the Decade You Were Born - 2010s) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_CarolineD
ACL_CarolineD
Created on:
Jun 03, 2025
13 items
2010's babies may not be adults yet, but have already lived through many notable historic events. From historical fiction to fa...
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Cozy, Feel Good Reads for Adults - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_NissaN
ACL_NissaN
Created on:
Jun 02, 2025
10 items
Looking for a book that gives you that comfortable, cozy feeling? Give these a try!
AC Library invites everyone to participate...
2 likes
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1990's Babies (Books Set in the Decade You Were Born - 1990s) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
May 27, 2025
23 items
These books for adults explore the decade that introduced the world to the internet, grunge music, iconic TV sitcoms, and the e...
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1970's Babies (Books Set in the Decade You Were Born - 1970s) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
May 27, 2025
20 items
Return to the era of disco clubs, bell bottom jeans, and the Vietnam War. These books for adult readers span the genres of horr...
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1960's Babies (Books Set in the Decade You Were Born - 1960s) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
May 27, 2025
25 items
Pick up one of these books for adults to revisit the decade of counterculture, the civil rights movement, and memorable pop cul...
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Jumping from Page to Screen (Books Adapted into Film or TV Series - Adults) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_MeaganW
ACL_MeaganW
Created on:
May 25, 2025
16 items
You may have seen these popular movies or series on your screens in the last few years, but did you know they were based on boo...
2 likes
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80's Babies (Books Set in the Decade You Were Born - 1980s) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_MeaganW
ACL_MeaganW
Created on:
May 25, 2025
13 items
These books for adults all take place in the most radical decade of all - like, the 1980s. Okay, so the 1980s were about so muc...
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Fascinating Moments in History for Kids - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_MaidaP
ACL_MaidaP
Created on:
May 21, 2025
15 items
A Paris mosque under Nazi occupation, a strange object crashes in the New Mexico desert, and a young girl navigates the partiti...
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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 the World in a Different Way: Summer Adventure 2024
By:
a
ACL_JenniferC
Created on:
May 31, 2024
17 items
A collection of books written about characters who are hard of hearing or written deaf authors. This list is geared towards chi...
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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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Senses and Sensation in Adult Fiction - Summer Adventure 2024
By:
ACL_NissaN
ACL_NissaN
Created on:
May 13, 2024
11 items
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see words as colors? To live without sight or perhaps the ability to hear? Ex...
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Senses and sensation in the Animal Kingdom - Summer Adventure 2024
By:
ACL_NissaN
ACL_NissaN
Created on:
May 06, 2024
10 items
Did you ever wonder how a bird sees the world, or perhaps how sensitive an elephant's skin is? Check out the titles below to f...
1 like
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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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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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Try a Graphic Novel! - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_AjaL
ACL_AjaL
Created on:
May 27, 2023
10 items
Children: Join us on a magical journey in graphic novel format.
Alameda County Library invites you to come along for our 2023...
3 likes
General Recommendations
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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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...
General Recommendations
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
