a few summer books recommendations for our dear bookworms🌼🪷A2Seacrow Island by Astrid LindgrenA city family rents a cottage on a remote Swedish island for the summer and slowly learns the rhythms of island life, its fishermen, its silences, and its surprises. Told through the eyes of several children and adults at once, the novel captures both the joy and the ache of a summer that cannot last forever.Waffle Hearts by Maria ParrNine-year-old Trille and his neighbour Lena share a summer full of adventures, waffle-eating, and big feelings on a small Norwegian island. A warm and funny story about growing up, loyalty, and what it means to have a true best friend.The Moomin by Tove JanssonThe Moomin family — round, gentle creatures who live in a cosy valley — set off on curious adventures full of strange characters, wild weather, and quiet magic. Beneath the playful surface, Jansson hides surprisingly deep ideas about freedom, belonging, and the beauty of small things.🤍B1-B2The House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosEsperanza, a young Latina girl, narrates her life in a Chicago neighbourhood through a series of short, poetic vignettes — about her family, neighbours, dreams, and desire to one day leave Mango Street behind. The language is simple and lyrical, each chapter no longer than a page or two, yet the cumulative effect is quietly powerful. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertAfter a painful divorce, Elizabeth Gilbert spends a year travelling through Italy, India, and Indonesia in search of pleasure, spiritual peace, and a new sense of self. Each country becomes a lens through which she examines identity, faith, and desire with wit, honesty, and considerable literary flair. The Summer Book by Tove JanssonAn elderly grandmother and her six-year-old granddaughter spend a summer together on a tiny island off the Finnish coast, exploring the rocks, the sea, and each other. The book has no conventional plot — it is a series of quiet episodes, each one a small meditati
