July 18, 2024 in Library News

Here are titles that our staff pick for summer fun!

My Girl (1998)

by Columbia Pictures

Vada has had a different life than other 11-year-olds. Her mother died while giving birth to her, her dad owns a funeral service, all the kids at her school think she's weird because she's a tomboy, and her only friend is a boy. Oh, and she's in love with her English teacher. But Vada continues being Vada and this movie is about her loving her family and spending time with her best friend while she conquers the changes happening in her life.
- Vana, AV

Jaws (2012)

by Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Watch Jaws during Shark Week, one of the best weeks of the summer!
- Barb, Shelving

Meatballs (2007)

by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Watch Bill Murray in the role of Tripper Harrison, as the wackiest head counselor in North Star's camp history!! Enjoy the hilarity as he devotes his time in cracking jokes, chasing female counselors and planning the demise of their rivals, the rich campers at neighboring Camp Mohawk! Bill Murray really makes this film entertaining!
- Janet, AV

Grease (2006)

by Sha Na Na

Olivia Newton-John, as Sandy, and John Travolta, as Danny, provide stunning performances in this popular musical story about a "good" girl and "bad" boy who meet over the summer and then find out that they are attending the same High School in the fall. The romance and antics are comical & intense in this fun filled movie!
- Janet, AV

The Parent Trap (2005)

by Walt Disney Productions

Both films, the 1961 version with Maureen O'Hara as well as the 1998 version with Dennis Quaid have the same story line: twin sisters who have never met, go to the same summer camp. When they meet there, they scheme to swap places on their return home in the hopes of reuniting their parents. I enjoy both versions! Watch them both for great family fun!
- Janet, AV

Weathering with You (2020)

by GKids

This is a beautifully animated film that's set during a summer plagued by constant rainy weather. Amid both literal and metaphorical storms, a teenage boy runs away from home and meets a girl who can magically summon clear skies. Over that summer, they witness the collection of sentiments and memories that people create together under the sun.
- Jenalyn, AV

Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

by Buena Vista Home Entertainment

This film depicts Frances Mayes’ journey to reclaim her life after a bad divorce. In a spur of the moment, she purchases a house in Tuscany, Italy. The house is listed under the name “Bramasole,” which according to one of the locals, means “to yearn for the sun.” As she works to restore the house, one can certainly feel the building sense of hope for better days, and it all eventually comes together by summer when Frances sees how far she’s come.
- Jenalyn, AV

One Italian Summer (2022)

by Rebecca Serle

Still reeling from her mother’s death, Carol embarks on their mother-daughter trip to Positano, Italy, alone, where she encounters her mother in the flesh at 30 years old and must reconcile the mother who knew everything with this young woman who does not yet have a clue.
- Jennifer, Fiction

The Guncle (2021)

by Steven Rowley

From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus comes a warm and deeply funny novel about a once-famous gay sitcom star whose unexpected family tragedy leaves him with his niece and nephew for the summer. Super funny and heartwarming!
- Jennifer, Fiction

Mamma Mia! : Here We Go Again (2018)

by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

This playful summer film features ABBA musical numbers, set on a picture perfect Greek island, and Meryl Streep. What more could you want?
- Sarah, AV

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)

by Mandalay Entertainment

Perfect slasher film for summer. These teens did not know who they were messing with. Starring Freddie Prinze, Jr., and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
- Jennifer, Fiction

The Sandlot (2009)

by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

A family classic for the lover of baseball and coming of age stories.
- Jennifer, Fiction

Mr Hobbs Takes a Vacation (2005)

by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

A classic family vacation movie. Jimmy Stewart and Maureen O’Hara, how can you go wrong?
- Kathy, Shelving

Dandelion Wine (1975)

by Ray Bradbury

If you want a book that takes you back in time to the summers of your childhood, read this! This is a collection of short stories from the view of a 12-year-old boy. Stories that show to simple joys of summer, from Grandma's cooking, to fireworks and bees. Relax on your front porch with a lemonade and this book
- Lauren, Hanover Park

It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit (2022)

by Justin A Reynolds

A lighthearted survival tale of friendship and self-acceptance. Eddie Gordon Holloway has come up with the BEST plan...If he wears all the clothes he owns throughout the summer, he will only have to do laundry once! Disastrously, however, on the day of the Beach Bash, Eddie's laundry pile is discovered by his mom and he has to take the rest of the day to wash it all, missing Beach Bash. Halfway through his first load of laundry, the power goes out and no one from the Bash can be found!
- Abbey, Teen

Stand Up, Yumi Chung! (2020)

by Jessica Kim

Aspiring stand-up comedian Yumi Chung is stuck spending the summer enrolled in test-prep tutoring. What is looking to be a boring summer turns around when Yumi stumbles upon a comedy camp for kids taught by one of her favorite YouTube stars! The problem? All of the campers and staff mistake Yumi for another camper, and she doesn't correct them. As the mistaken identity secret unravels, Yumi must decide to tell the truth or risk losing her dreams and those she cares about.!
- Abbey, Teen

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute (2023)

by Talia Hibbert

An adventurous, drama-filled young adult romance with a ton of depth and character development. When a content creator and clean-cut athlete are forced to test their outdoor survival abilities together to win a grand prize scholarship, the real adventure begins.
- Abbey, Teen

Dirty Dancing (2007)

by Great American Films Limited Partnership

It's the summer of 1963 and the world is on the cusp of great change and turmoil. Little does Frances "Baby" Housemann know that her own life will be changed forever by dance instructor Johnny Castle. Fun, flirty, and tackling some difficult subjects, Dirty Dancing is a movie that resonates across the decades.
- Amy, Fiction

Stand by Me (2000)

by Act III Productions

Four best friends go in search of a dead body during the summer of 1959. It's a turning point in their young lives, as they share laughs, scares, and moments that will define who they will grow up to be. It's a favorite of mine for the nostalgia, fine performances by the young actors, and the sense of a time and place from a bygone era.
- Amy, Fiction

Now is Not the Time to Panic (2022)

by Kevin Wilson

Sixteen-year-old Frankie Budge—aspiring writer, indifferent student, offbeat loner—is determined to make it through yet another summer in Coalfield, Tennessee, when she meets Zeke, a talented artist who has just moved into his grandmother’s house and who is as awkward as Frankie is. Romantic and creative sparks begin to fly, and when the two jointly make an unsigned poster, shot through with an enigmatic phrase, it becomes unforgettable to anyone who sees it.
- Emily, Fiction

Mostly Dead Things (2019)

by Kristen N Arnett

With a cover that screams summer, this is a darkly funny family portrait; a peculiar, bighearted look at love and loss and the ways we live through them together.
- Emily, Fiction

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