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Summer 2026 Book Boxes

Looking for a new read? We’ve got you covered! Check out one of our Book Boxes for kids ages 9-12. Each Book Box contains a book to check out, as well as envelopes filled with fun surprises that you can open as you read along. We have two new books available to check out! Boxes can be put on hold through the library website, and can picked up at the Circulation Desk. Our The Penderwicks and The Lion of Mars Book Boxes will each be available to pick up from May 1, 2026 through April 15, 2027. Each child aged 9-12 can check out each Book Box once during that time, so if your summer is looking busy, you can wait until fall or winter to pick up your Book Boxes! (And as a reminder for those that may have missed it, we also have One Dead Spy and The Case of the Missing Marquess available as Book Boxes through December 1st!)

The Penderwicks
By Jeanne Birdsall
New York : Yearling, 2007. Fiction. 262 pages.

The Penderwick sisters: Rosalind, Skye, Jan, and Batty, are unable to spend summer in their normal vacation spot – but that’s okay. They are ready for a new adventure with their father this summer – a holiday in the Massachusetts Berkshires living in a cottage on the grounds of Arundel Hall. Unfortunately, Mrs. Tifton, the owner of the property, likes everything to be just so – and the rambunctious girls are going to have a hard time following her rules. This book is a perfect summer read, so check out The Penderwicks Book Box today!

The Lion of Mars
By Jennifer L. Holm
New York : Yearling Book, 2022. Fiction. 267 pages.

Bell is like most kids his age. He loves animals, thinks candy is amazing, and spends a lot of time with his friends. Unlike other kids, however, Bell lives on Mars. As part of the American settlement, Bell lives with four other kids and six adults – plus their cat Leo – in an underground settlement underneath Mars’ surface. After a terrible accident many years ago left their leader untrusting of the other nations’ Martian contingents, the American settlement is forced to rely solely on goods sent from earth. But when all of the adults in the settlement fall ill, who will the kids be able to trust to help them survive? For those who like space – or a great adventure story – The Lion of Mars Book Box is a great choice.

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