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Summer Reading Lists:
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
First Grade
REQUIRED READINGS:
Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman Hop On Pop by Dr. Seuss Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli Biscuit Goes to School by Alyssa Satin Capucilli Biscuit Finds a Friend by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
SUGGESTED AUTHORS:
Eric Carle Lois Ehlert Gail Gibbons Kevin Henkes Leo Lionni Dr. Seuss P.D. Eastman Alyssa Satin Capucilli top of the page
Second Grade
REQUIRED READINGS:
The Adventures of Taxi Dog by Debra Barracca Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parrish Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery by David A. Ad
SUGGESTED READING:
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
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Third Grade
REQUIRED READING:
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Rent a Third Grader by B. B. Hiller
SUGGESTED AUTHORS/SERIES:
Matt Christopher Books
Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries
Magic Tree House:
the Merlin Missions “In the Merlin Missions
Jack and Annie go on fantastical adventures with the help of their guide
Merlin the magician and a young magician named Teddy.
Magical tales. (Longer chapter books than the original Magic Tree House Series and more pages).
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Fourth Grade
The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling
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Fifth Grade
REQUIRED READINGS:
Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Ereth’s Birthday by Avi
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Sixth Grade
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Fantasy:
l **When You Reach Me (Stead) A normal 6th grader begins to see things that have not yet happened. The 2010 Newberry Award winner!
The Lightning Thief (Riordan) What if you find out that your father is Poseidon, God of the sea—and there are monsters from your Greek mythology book coming to life to kill you? First in a great series. Contemporary:
** Knuckleheads (Scieska) The true story of the adventures (misadventures?) of growing up with five brothers.
Callie’s Rules (Zucker) Who can keep track of all the rules for fitting in that other middle schoolers seem to know?
The Winter Road (Hokenson) Eighteen year old Willa decides she can fly her Uncle’s Cessna; can she?
Historical:
**Ghost in the Tokaido Inn (Hoobler) Seiki, living in 18th century Japan, struggles to earn the right to become a Samurai warrior. (Mrs. I’s 6th grade summer reading camp choice)
Woods Runner (Paulsen) 13 year old Sam does not know about the rebellion in Boston in 1776, only that his parents have been taken prisoner by British Troops.
For Stronger Readers:
The Oracle Betrayed (Fisher) Mind-bending, gritty mystery set in the “Two Lands”, and imaginary combination of Egypt and Greece.
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Seventh Grade
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Contemporary: Touching Spirit Bear (Mikaelsen) A school bully facing a prison sentence is offered the choice of spending one year —alone—on a remote Alaskan island.
Waiting for Normal (Connor) Addie, a middle schooler in a dysfunctional family situation, tries to make the best of things ALL the time.
Historical Fiction: **Victory (Cooper) This extraordinary time-shifting adventure tells the interwoven story of Sam and Molly, who live two hundred years apart, yet are linked by a fearsome sea battle and a mystery. (Mrs. I’s 7th grade summer reading camp choice)
**The Watsons Go To Birmingham (Curtis) The family “juvenile delinquent” is sent to the deep South to spend the summer with his tiny, strict grandmother—during a summer that changed America.
Woods Runner (Paulsen) 13 year old Sam does not know about the rebellion in Boston in 1176, only that his parents have been taken prisoner by British troops.
Fantasy/Science Fiction:
**When You Reach Me (Stead) A normal 6th graders begins to see things that have not yet happened the 2010 Newberry Award winner!
The Wishing Moon (Tunnell) Wouldn’t it be great to have a genie to grant your wishes . . . or would it? Great follow-up to the Children of the Lamp series.
For Stronger Readers: Return to Sender (Alvarez) To eleven-year-old Tyler, the Mexican workers who have come to help save his family’s Vermont dairy farm are angels . . . illegal ones, though.
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Eigth Grade
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Contemporary:
Project Sweet Life (Hartinger) When their fathers insist they get a summer job, three teens dedicate their summer vacation to fooling their parents and doing as little as possible!
Eight-Grade Superzero (Rhuday-Perkovich) Reggie (now known as “Pukey”) is trying to stay under the radar after a really embarrassing start to the school year.
**Operation Yes (Holmes) All about what Miss Loupe’s students learn about themselves & their classroom community on a North Carolina military base where loved ones wait to be “deployed.”
Fantasy/Science Fiction:
**When You Reach Me (Stead) A normal 6th grader begins to see things that have not yet happened the 2010 Newbery Award winner!
The Secret Under My Skin (McNaughton) An intriguing novel for those still haunted by The Giver.
Historical Fiction:
Enter Three Witches (Gilmore The horrifying story of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” as witnessed by a teenage girl living in the castle.
Chains (Andersen) Sold to Loyalists in 1776, a slave is offered a chance to spy for the Revolutionaries. Does their talk of liberty include her?
**The Outlaws of Sherwood (McKinley) A realistic Robin Hood, one who can’t always shoot an arrow straight and one who desperately needs his friends to survive. (Mrs. I’s 8th grade summer reading camp choice)
For Mature Readers:
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Alexie) Funny, heart-breaking, jubilant story of an Indian teen growing up on a reservation outside Spokane, Washington
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