Whether your summer plans include sitting on the beach, taking a road trip, flying, or just staying home — you might be looking for something good to read. “Nerdette” host Greta Johnsen — who’s already read about 50 books so far this year — is here with her summer reading recommendations. She says they all fall into the theme of being transported somewhere, from a residential school for deaf children to 1920s New York to an African safari to a more ghostly Chicago. 

Greta's List:

True Biz by Sara Novic

Trust by Hernan Diaz

The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian

When We Fell Apart by Soon Wiley

This Thing Between us by Gus Moreno:

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