The sun is up, school is out and summer reading challenges have launched for kids in Northeast Ohio. There’s no better time to crack open a new book — especially one written by a local author. 📚 Looking for a few new books to check out this season with young readers? Look no further than the area’s lively literary scene. Here are a few releases featuring art or writing from local authors and illustrators, for a range of ages. 🧑‍💻 Check out more reading recommendations at the link in bio. 🖊 nickoloffoff 📷 Credit: A Friend For Princess Ada: Brown Books Pub Group / Beulah Has a Hunch!, The Great Vandal Scandal: Simon & Schuster / House Party, Looking for True: Penguin Random House / I Am A Homeschooler: Allison Ryver /Library Girl: Little Bigfoot / Luminous: Living Things that Light Up The Night: Greystone Books / Olly & The Spores of Sapphire Creek: Glenn Somodi / Pink Is Not A Color: Two Lions / Play Like a Girl, Surprisingly Sarah: HarperCollins / The Note Who Faced the Music: ...