2022 Summer Wonder Prize Book Options

We're proud and excited to foster a love of reading for people of all ages and reading interests. Because reading interests vary so widely, we're offering a huge array of prize book options, with more than 180 titles. KDL Branches will not have the entire prize collection of 180+ titles, but will have about eight to 10 titles for each age category. No two branches will have the exact same selection to choose from.

After completing Summer Wonder, when you arrive to choose prize books, there are also a number of new resources available to help you choose for yourself and for little readers:

Fact sheets for each middle school, high school and Spanish language book. These fact sheets include summaries and links to reviews.
Displays are marked with suggested age groups.
Common Sense Media (CSM) has been incorporated into the prize books fact sheets, where CSM reviews are available. The majority of the books featured as prize options have CSM reviews.
Each library branch has a full subscription to CSM.
And the best resource is one that's actually been part of the process all along is our professional library staff. They're eager to help you find exactly what you're looking for!

To learn more about New Options to Help Parents Navigate Books for Young Readers, read this blog post or ask any library staff.

2022 Summer Wonder Prize Books

Board Books

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom *Spanish
From Head to Toe *Spanish
The Babies on the Bus by Karen Katz
Besos for Baby by Jen Arena
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr
Count with Little Fish by Lucy Cousins
Peek a Flap Dig by Jaye Garnett
Get Out of My Bath by Britta Teckentrup
Hello Robots by Joan Holub
I Can Do It Too by Karen Baicker
Little Owl's Day by Divya Srinivasan
Llama Llama Nighty Night by Anna Dewdney
Look Look Outside! by Peter Linenthal
Moo, Baa, La La La by Sandra Boynton
Peek A Boo Morning by Rachel Isadora
Peek a Flap Who by Jaye Garnett
Peek a Who? by Nina Laden
Ten Tiny Babies by Karen Katz

Picture Books

Llama Llama Loves Camping *Spanish
The Gift of Family *Spanish
Dragons and Tacos *Spanish
Anna's Act of Love/Elsa's Icy Magic by Lisa Marsoli
Crouching Tiger by Ying Chan Compenstine
Crunch, the Shy Dinosaur by Dunlap Cirocco
Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library by Julie Gassman
Froggy Goes to the Library by Jonathan London
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
The Guardian of the Dragon Gem
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
Llama Llama Loves Camping by Anna Dewdney
Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn
Meet Maui (Moana tie in)
Mike Mulligan...Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
My Car by Byron Barton
The Perfect Dog by Kevin O'Malley
Pete The Cat: Robo Pete by James Dean
Pete the Cat's World Tour by James Dean
The Princess and the Pea by Rachel Isadora
Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Thomas ABC book by Rev. W. Awdry
We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
What Can You Do with a Paleta? by Carmen Tafolla

Early Readers

My Monster Truck Family *Spanish
Biscuit Finds a Friend *Spanish
Biscuit Goes to School *Spanish
Big Shark, Little Shark *Spanish
A Friend for Dragon by Dav Pilkey
Amelia Bedelia on the Move by Herman Parish
Batgirl on the Case by Liz Marsham
Berenstain Bears Class Trip by Jan Berenstain
Biscuit Goes Camping by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Daniel Visits the Library by Maggie Testa
Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
Disney Frozen 2: Spirits of Nature by Natasha Bouchard
Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel
Get a Hit, Mo! by David A Adler
Inside Out (movie tie in) by RH Disney
Kick It, Mo! by David Adler
Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same by Grace Lin
Llama Llama Dance Recital by Anna Dewdney
Marvel Amazing Powers by Catherine Saunders
Mission Paw (Paw Patrol) by Nate Lovett
Pete at the Beach by James Dean
Pete the Cat's Groovy Bake Sale by James Dean
Pig, A Fox, and Stinky Socks by Jonathan Fenske
Pinkalicious: Message in a Bottle by Victoria Kann
See Zip Zap by David Milgrim
Uni the Unicorn: Uni's First Sleepover by Amy Krause Rosenthal
Very Short Fairytales by Mary Ann Hoberman

Junior Early Chapter Books

Mercy Watson to the Rescue *Spanish
The World According to Humphrey *Spanish
Ada Lace, On the Case by Emily Calandrelli
Amelia Bedelia: Cats Meow by Herman Parish
The Bad Guys in the Baddest Day Ever by Aaron Blabey
Barkus by Patricia MacLachlan
Battle of the Bands by Melody Reed and Emilie Pepin
Captain Awesome to the Rescue by Stan Kirby
EllRay Jakes is Not a Chicken by Sally Warner
Ellray Jakes Stands Tall by Sally Warner
Eva's Campfire Adventure by Rebecca Elliott
The Haunted House Next Door by Andres Miedoso
Heidi Heckelbeck by Wanda Coven
Hello, Nebulon by Ray O'Ryan
Humphrey's Big Birthday Bash by Betty G. Birney
Humphrey's Really Wheely Racing Day by Betty G. Birney
Jada Jones Rock Star by Kelly Starling Lyons
Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen by Debbie M Florence
Judy Moody Was in a Mood by Megan McDonald
Meet Yasmin! by Saadia Faruqi
Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo
Mia Mayhem vs the Mighty Robot by Kara West
Mr Cooper is Super by Dan Gutman
Mr Will Needs to Chill by Dan Gutman
Princess in Black by Shannon Hale
Pug Blasts Off by Kyla May
Rise of the Earth Dragon by Tracey West
Ruby and the Booker Boys by Derrick Barnes
Skunked by Jacqueline Kelly

Junior Early Graphic Novels

Cat & Cat Adventures: The Quest for Snacks by Susie Yi
Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark by Jenny Laird
Pea, Bee & Jay: Stuck Together by Brian Smith

Junior Chapter Books

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe *Spanish
Merci Suarez Changes Gears *Spanish
The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
Fenway and Hattie by Victoria Coe
First Rule of Punk by Celia C Perez
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis
Katie and the Cupcake Cure by Coco Simon
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis
Loser's Club by Andrew Clements
Lost in the Tunnel of Time by Sharon Draper
Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis
One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Spy School by Stuart Gibbs
Stink Bomb and Ketchup Face by John Dougherty
Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit
The Vanderbeeker's of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser

Junior Non Fiction

Astronaut John Kelly (ER)
Can You Survive a Global Blackout? by Matt Doeden
Cinderella: Interactive Fairy Tale by Jessica Gunderson
Dinosaurs Discovered by Dean R. Lomax
DK Findout Animals by Dorling Kindersley
Hansel and Gretel: Interactive Fairy Tale by Matt Doeden
My Weird School Fast Facts: Mummies... by Dan Gutman
Stink It Up: A Guide to the Gross... by Megan McDonald
Weird But True 10 by National Geographic
Weird But True Dinosaurs by Nat Geo
Weird But True: Sports by Nat Geo
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? by Steven Jenkins
Where are the Constellations? by Stephanie Sabol
You Should Meet: Mae Jamison (ER) by Laurie Calkhoven

Junior Graphic Novels

Babymouse: Dragonslayer by Jennifer Holm
Big Nate Goes Bananas by Lincoln Peirce
Edison Beaker: Creature Seeker by Frank Cammuso
Hilo Book 1 by Judd Winick
Investigators Book 1 by John Patrick Green
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute by Jarrett J Krosoczka
Max Meow Book 1 by John Gallagher
Measuring Up by Lily Lamotte

Middle School Non Fiction

Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Hidden Figures Young Readers Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
History Smashers: The Titanic by Kate Messner

Middle School Fiction

A Wrinkle in Time *Spanish
Holes *Spanish
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz
Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
Holes by Louis Sachar
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Last Days on Mars by Kevin Emerson
Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead
Mayday by Karen Harrington
Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
The Only Game by Mike Lupica
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
Restart by Gordon Korman
Rhyme Schemer by K. A. Holt
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
The Stars Beneath our Feet by David Barclay Moore
The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
When Friendship Followed Me Home by Paul Griffin
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T Sutherland

Middle School Graphic Novels

All Summer Long by Hope Larson
Alls Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson
Amulet book 1 by Kazu Kibuishi
Mile Morales: Shock Waves by Justin A. Reynolds
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani

High School Non Fiction

It's Trevor Noah, Born a Crime (Young Readers edition) by Trevor Noah
I Will Always Write Back by Martin Ganda
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Gut Opdyke

High School Fiction

The Selection *Spanish
Ender's Game *Spanish
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
American Street by Ibi Zoboi
Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman
Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L Sanchez
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Oribiting Jupiter by Gary Schmidt
Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen
Peak by Roland Smith
PS I Still Love You by Jenny Han
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
The Selection by Kiera Cass
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Steeplejack by A J Hartley
Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
Warcross by Marie Lu
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

High School Graphic Novels

Almost American Girl by Robin Ha
Boruto Naruto Next Generations 1 by Ukyo Kodachi
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell