Summer Reading Lists: 2011

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:

Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney           

Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery by David A. Adler   

SUGGESTED READING:

Strega Nona by Tomie DePaola

Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman

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Third Grade

REQUIRED READING:

The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh

There’s a Tarantula in My Purse and 172 other Wild Pets by Jean Craighead George

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:

Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz

Why Don’t You Get A Horse, Sam Adams? by Jean Fritz

Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? by Jean Fritz

Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? by Jean Fritz Running

Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix

SUGGESTED READING:

Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Ereth’s Birthday by Avi

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Sixth Grade

**indicates required books

Fantasy:                                                     

                                                                          
**The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Angleberger)                
Is 6th grader Dwight a fool or does his yoda puppet really
have the Force? Clever book for fans of the Wimpy Kid!

The Wish Stealers (Trivas)                                                            
Only by returning a fountain’s stolen pennies to the original
owners will the wishes be granted and evil be stopped.

Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark (Pearson)                      
Ever dream of sneaking into Walt Disney World after hours?
What might you encounter?

Contemporary:

**The Winter Road (Hokenson)                                                   
Eighteen year old Willa decides she can fly her Uncle’s
Cessna; can she?

Callie’s Rules (Zucker)                                                                  
Who can keep track of all the rules for fitting in that other
middle schoolers seem to know?

Historical Fiction:

**The Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior (Bradford)     
Combine a shipwreck, ninja pirates, and a legendary Samurai
swordsman (Mrs. I’s 6th grade summer reading camp choice!)

The Crowfield Curse (Walsh)                                                       
A suspenseful and spooky Medieval mystery

For Stronger Readers:
Moon Over Manifest (Vanderpool)                                              
2011 Newbery Award Winner

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Seventh Grade

**indicates required books

Contemporary:

Rules (Lord)                                                                                                
A sibling with a disability is coached in “real life” by a loving older sister.

Waiting for Normal (Connor)                                                                    
Addie, a middle schooler in a dysfunctional family situation,
tries to make the best of things ALL the time. (Schneider Family Book Award)

Historical Fiction:

**Peril on the Sea (Cadnum)                                                                    
In 1588, Queen Elizabeth faces the conquest of her beloved
England in a fearsome sea battle. (Mrs. I’s 7th grade summer reading camp choice!)

**Chains (Anderson)                                                                                  
Sold to Loyalists in 1776, a slave is offered a chance to spy for the
Revolutionaries. Does their talk of liberty include her?

Fantasy/Science Fiction:

**The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Angleberger)                           
Is 6th grader Dwight a fool or does his yoda puppet really
have the Force? Clever book for fans of the Wimpy Kid!

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.

Moon Over Manifest (Vanderpool)                                                          
2011 Newbery Award Winner

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Eigth Grade

**indicates required books

Fantasy/Science Fiction:

**The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Angleberger)                           
Is 6th grader Dwight a fool or does his yoda puppet really
have the Force? Clever book for fans of the Wimpy Kid!

Contemporary:

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.

Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie (Sonneblick)                                     
Steven plays his drums and wishes the hottest girl in class
would acknowledge his existence . . . and the his little brother is
diagnosed with leukemia.

**Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet (Dionne)                                
How would you like to share the 8th grade with a seven year old
genius sister?

Historical Fiction:

**Trouble Don’t Last (Pearsall)                                                                 

A slave prefers the risks of the Underground Railroad to life in bondage.

(Mrs. I’s 8th grade summer reading camp choice!)

For Mature Readers:

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Alexie)                                                          

Funny, heart-breaking story of a modern Indian teen growing up on
a reservation outside Spokane, Washington

Moon Over Manifest (Vanderpool)                                                         

 2011 Newbery Award Winner

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