Summer Reading List

Here are a few suggestions for your child’s summer reading list…

Younger readers

Trouble at Recess by Jaime

My Very Own: I Can Do It Storybook! Starring Me by Julie Raynor

Junior readers

Sometimes I Just Stutter by Eelco de Geus

The Girl Who Stutters by Mia J., Rebecca D., and Casey W.

Advanced reader

Self-Therapy for the Stutterer by Malcolm Fraser

Advice to Those Who Stutter by 28 therapists who stutter themselves

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Kenyon Martin

Kenyon Martin, the basketball sensation who was named to the NBA’s All Star Team in 2004, joins other famous people who stutter in a new brochure. The brochure - which unfolds into a small poster - is available free of charge from The Stuttering Foundation.

The poster is intended to give children and adults who stutter inspiration as they grapple with their speech disorder.

James Earl Jones

Actor James Earl Jones, a Broadway, television and movie star, is well-known for his voice as Darth Vader in Star Wars and his book Voices and Silences. Jones has spoken some of the most memorable lines in the history of American film, but the man known for his voice was once afflicted with a severe stutter.

Alan Rabinowitz

Alan Rabinowitz, Ph.D., who passed away in 2018, was an explorer, wildlife conservationist, and author. He established the Hukawng Valley Tiger Reserve in northern Myanmar, which is about the size of the state of Vermont.

His love for animals began when he was very young.

John Melendez

He is a talented musician, actor, and comedian. Listen to a podcast.

Jack Paar

While Jack Paar is among the most prominent of the entertainers on the Stuttering Foundation’s list of Famous People Who Stutter, he deserves special recognition as he was among the first to openly address his stuttering in public. As host of The Tonight Show from 1957-1962, he spoke of his difficulties as a stuttering child and teenager, giving hope to young people.