A collaboration between the Austin ISD Libraries, BookPeople, and the Austin Public Library, the 2018 Summer Reading Splash will feature author panels, hands-on activities, book signings, and more. The Splash programming will focus on readers in grades 3-6, but the 5 Book Dive Summer Reading Program will continue this year for students of every age. Opening keynote speaker will be Kate DiCamillo, author of Raymie Nightingale and a special opening event with LeUyen Pham.

Full author lineup: 

• Tracey Baptiste: Rise of the Jumbies
• Max Brallier: The Last Kids on Earth ​and the Cosmic Beyond
• Pablo Cartaya: Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
• James Crowley: Monsterlan
• Tara Dairman: The Great Hibernation
• Kate DiCamillo: Raymie Nightingale
• Diana López: Coco: A Story About Music, ​Shoes, and Family
• Anna Meriano: Love, Sugar, Magic: ​A Dash of Trouble
• Iva-Marie Palmer: Gabby Garcia's Ultimate Playbook: MVP Summer
• LeUyen Pham: The Itchy Book
• James Riley: Story Thieves: Worlds Apart
• Geoff Rodkey: Stuck in the Stone Age
• Colby Sharp: The Creativity Project
• Lauren Tarshis: I Survived series
• Judd Winick: Hilo: Waking the Monsters
• Jennifer Ziegler: Revenge of the Happy Campers