Welcome to Page of the Day! For 100 Days, we are sharing 100 pages of 100 books – page by page, in order on our Instagram page. With each different day, a different book is featured. From advanced reader copies of upcoming releases to new paperback editions, you’ll be able to catch a glimpse – and read a short passage – from books perfect for summer reading. Here are those short passages from Days 17 through 23:

Day 17: Minding the Store by Julie Gaines with illustrations by Ben Lenovitz

“The following week we walked by a hardware store that was going out of business.”

Day 18: Elmet by Fiona Mozley

“He pressed Cathy for a cup of tea and she got up and shifted the kettle back onto the stove. Daddy stretched his legs under the table then pulled them back in towards himself to make a start on tightly knotted bootlaces. Cathy rolled him a cigarette while waiting on the water and when she handed it to him I saw that her face was suddenly awake, like his, like he had brought something bright and alive home for us to devour. This night, as at other times, I saw that she was truly his daughter.”

Day 19: Shadow of the Lions by Christopher Swann

“When we had all sat down underneath the boughs of the oak tree, John asked us if we knew about the honor code. Dutifully, we murmured yes. We’d all been given a small white pamphlet outlining the honor code and the role of the Judicial Board. John nodded thoughtfully. ‘The honor code is the oldest institution here at Blackbourne,’ he said. ‘Older than some of these trees, probably. It has not changed since it was first implemented. Think about that. Over a hundred and twenty years.’ He looked each of us in the eye as he said that last part. I glanced away, slightly embarrassed.”

Day 20: Our Short History by Lauren Grodstein

“Truthfully, on the Karen M. Neulander Scale of Objectionable Politicians, Ace Reynolds barely nudged five. Believe me, some of these mouth breathers I’ve encountered – some of them I’ve even worked for! – at least Ace remembered I had cancer. At least he remembered I had you.”

Day 21: Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin

“I left a rambling message on Embeth Levin’s answering machine. ‘Embeth, it’s your old neighbor, Rachel Grossman’ – I was still Rachel Grossman then – ‘Rachel Grossman from Forestgreen Country Club, from Princeton Drive, from Boca Raton, from Florida, from planet Earth, ha ha! Anyway, I was thinking of you, and the kids’ – oh God, that was one way to put it – ‘and when the kids were young, and I was wondering if we might have lunch, just to catch up and talk about old times.’ A week had passed and she hadn’t called me back. But why would she? She’d eaten my brisket, she’d eaten my salmon, but we hadn’t been friends.”

Day 22: Remind Me Again What Happened by Joanna Luloff

“During the plane ride, I was surprised to find that I was talking to myself, whispering promises that Claire would be okay. She had always been the strong one. This time I would hold her hand and make sure she knew that she wasn’t alone, that she would get better and be herself again in no time. Later, in the hospital, I walked through the hallways making similar promises, practicing what I would say to Claire once she opened her eyes and I was allowed to touch her skin, move the hair out of her eyes, help her stand and walk out of that place where none of us belonged.”

Day 23: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

“By the time a month had passed and he hadn’t returned, Mother regretted not having been more encouraging when he handed her the compact with its cha-cha wrapping, colored to look like a French bordello. She was sorry for staring so long at his wedding ring, a simple gold band, etched with vines, and she felt silly for wearing her own ring – just the band, as her ex-husband had taken back the stone; it belonged to his mother, and she couldn’t expect to take it with her. And she wondered, now, why she kept on wearing it.”