Summer Reading Lists 2013:

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

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Second Grade

REQUIRED READINGS:

In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen by Cynthia Rylant
A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech

SUGGESTED READING:

Henry & Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant
Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osbourne
Nate the Great series by Majorie Sharmat

Amelia Bedelia series

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Third Grade

REQUIRED READING:

Lulu nad The Brontosauras by Judith Viorst
Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo

SUGGESTED AUTHORS/SERIES:

Lulu Walks the Dog by Judith Viorst

Junkyard Wonders by Patricia Polacco

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Fourth Grade

REQUIRED READING:

Riding Freedom by Pan Munsoz Ryan

Boys Against Girls by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

SUGGESTED AUTHORS/SERIES:

Pie by Sarah Weeks

Arlene on the Scene by Carol Liu

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Fifth Grade

REQUIRED READINGS:

Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

Trouble River by Betsy Byars

SUGGESTED READING:

Any Jean Frits books about the American Revolution

Ereth's Birthday by Avi

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Sixth Grade

REQUIRED READING:

The One and Only Ivan (Applegate)

Schooled (Korman)

The Youn Samurai: The Way of the Warrior (Bradford)

SUGGESTED READING:

The Secret Tree (Standiford) 

Wonder (Palacio)   

Fenway Fever (Ritter) 

Flying the Dragon (Lorenzi)

One Crazy Summer (Williams-Garcia)

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Seventh Grade

REQUIRED READING:

Peril on the Sea (Cadnum)
Chains (Anderson)
The One and Only Ivan (Applegate)

SUGGESTED READING:

Rules (Lord)  

A Whole Lot of Lucky (Haworth)  

Ordinary Jack  (Cresswell)  

George Washington: Spymaster (Allen) 

The Art of Keeping Cool (Lisle)     

The Spindlers (Oliver)    

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Eigth Grade

**indicates required books

REQUIRED READING:

The One and Only Ivan (Applegate)

The Dark is Rising (Cooper)
The Outlaws of Sherwood (McKinley)

SUGGESTED READING:

Harris and Me (Paulsen) 

Return To Sender (Alvarez)      

The Whole Story of Half a Girl (Hiranandani) 

Curveball: The Year I lost My Grip (Sonnenblick) 

Secrets of Shakespeare’s Grave (Hicks)  

Romeo and Juliet, Together (and Alive) At Last (Avi) 

Will Sparrow’s Road (Cushman) 

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