Comments for Imagination Soup

Comment on 80 Good Books for Teens by Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:05:30 +0000

Jennifer, Unfortunately, I haven’t kept up with YA in recent years. And, you’re too right– many of the top titles have female protagonists. I can only think of We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, which has both male and female protagonists in it, and One of Us Is Lying with both. I’d give both 4/5 stars. Good luck!

Comment on 80 Good Books for Teens by Jennifer Edwards

Jennifer Edwards — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:14:20 +0000

I don’t know if you still update these but thank you for the great list and I’d love to hear of any suggestions you have that have come out in the past couple of years. My middle grade readers are aging up into teen books and I’m just not as familiar with teen titles! One of my boys is looking for teen murder mysteries with male main characters. He has read and enjoyed Blood in the Water, Silent Sister (YA), Stay Dead (YA), and Gaslit (which all have female main characters) and he is looking for similar mystery books that aren’t in the horror genre.

Comment on 50 Best 2nd Grade Books for Summer Reading by Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:03:21 +0000

In reply to Chandra Laurito.

Hi, Chandra. Thanks for reading Imagination Soup and letting me know about the error. Here’s the updated link: https://a.co/d/09shzSBC.

Comment on 50 Best 2nd Grade Books for Summer Reading by Chandra Laurito

Chandra Laurito — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:27:50 +0000

Hi! I love your book lists. I’ve used them for the last 3 years. One question: the Amazon link is showing an error. Is there a new list for 2026 with an Amazon link?
Thank you kindly,
Chandra

Comment on 50 Best 2nd Grade Books for Summer Reading by Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Wed, 13 May 2026 17:45:30 +0000

In reply to Lisa. Here you go--https://imaginationsoup.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2nd-grade-summer-reading-list-2025.pdf.

Comment on 50 Best 2nd Grade Books for Summer Reading by Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 13 May 2026 16:47:41 +0000

Hello,
I’m having trouble finding the printable book list for Grade 2. Thank you!

Comment on 7 Kid Favorite, Clean Minecraft YouTube Channels by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 11 May 2026 00:05:01 +0000

PrestonPlayz is another clean one

Comment on 30 Middle Grade Graphic Novels with Girl Main Characters by Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Fri, 01 May 2026 20:44:53 +0000

In reply to Shirley Ng-Benitez. thank you so much for your support, Shirley!