Is your mind scrambled from studying for finals? Are you burned out from taking your kids here and there in the end of school year scramble? Then give your brain a break with one of these easy, breezy reads. These books are perfect for light reading and quick escapism. Bring them with you on the go or keep them at home for a couple minutes of peace and quiet.
Teen
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett
Dan Versus Nature by Don Calame
My Fairy Godmother is a Drag Queen by David Clawson
Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg
Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans
BZRK by Michael Grant
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
Legend by Marie Lu
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead
Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Adult
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg
Better Homes and Corpses by Kathleen Bridge Greenstein
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Roman Crazy by Alice Clayton and Nina Bocci
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs by Matthew Dicks
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
Time’s Up by Janey Mack
Why My Third Husband Will be a Dog by Lisa Scottoline
Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris
The Martian by Andy Weir