Buzz Through These Books: The Ultimate 2025 Summer Reads Before the Bell Rings!

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The countdown to backpacks, bus stops, and early mornings is officially on… but there’s still time to sneak in some magical, adventurous, hilarious, and heartwarming reads before school takes over again! 📖💥

Whether you’ve got a little bee just learning to read, a tween who devours novels like honey, or a teen buzzing toward high school, this Buzzy-approved 2025 Summer Book List will help every age soak up the last sunny days with a story in hand. ☀️🐝✨

From laugh-out-loud comedies to jaw-dropping mysteries and inspiring page-turners, these books are the perfect way to power down the screens and power up the imagination before school’s back in session!

So grab a shady spot, sip that lemonade, and buzz into a book before the bell rings! 🐝🍋📚

📚 Little Bees (Ages 3–6):

🐛 The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach
🦖 We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
🚀 Rocket Says Look Up! by Nathan Bryon
🧁 If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff

📘 Budding Bees (Ages 7–9):

🐝 Judy Moody Was in a Mood by Megan McDonald
💡 Zoey and Sassafras (Series) by Asia Citro
🔎 Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
😂 The Bad Guys (Graphic Novel Series) by Aaron Blabey

📙 Buzzing Readers (Ages 10–12):

✨ Front Desk by Kelly Yang
🧠 Wonder by R.J. Palacio
🐉 Wings of Fire (Series) by Tui T. Sutherland
🕵️ City Spies by James Ponti

📕 Tween & Teen Bees (Ages 13+):

🥷 Spy School (Series) by Stuart Gibbs
🌀 Restart by Gordon Korman
🧬 Scythe by Neal Shusterman
💔 Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
🌪️ They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

🧠 Bonus Buzz: Parent Picks!

(‘Cause even grown-up bees deserve a chapter break!)

🌊 Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
🔐 The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
🎨 The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
☕ Book Lovers by Emily Henry

💬 Buzzy Tip:

Make it fun! Start a family book bingo card, hold backyard book clubs, or let your kids pick a “Read & Snack” pairing (think “Wings of Fire” with spicy wings! 🐉🔥🍗).

The Buzzy B – because parenting should come with a side of joy and a hive of support.