Ahlberg, Each Peach Pear Plum
Bemelmans, Madeline books
Berenstain, any book
Brett, any book
Bridwell, Clifford books
Brown, Marc, Arthur books
Brunhoff, Babar books
Carle, any book
Christelow, Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed
dePaola, any book
Duvoisin, Petunia books
Flack, Angus and the Ducks, Wait for William
Henkes, any book
Holabird, any book
Keats, any book
McCloskey, Make Way for Ducklings
Mayer, any book
Minarik, Little Bear books
Pfister, Rainbow Fish books
Potter, any books
Rylant, Henry and Mudge books
Rey, Curious George books
Seuss, any book
Wells, any book

Second Grade
Summer Reading List
READ AT LEAST 20 BOOKS FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST THIS SUMMER. A list should be made of those books read. This list should be signed by a parent and turned in to the teacher the first day of school.

Aesop’s Fables
Allard, Miss Nelson series
Benchley, Red Fox and His Canoe
Bond, Paddington Bear books
Brown, Marcia, Stone Soup or any book
Bulla, The Chalk Box Kid
Burton, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Bunting, any book
Cannon, Stellaluna, Verdi
Carle, any book
Carrick, Patrick’s Dinosaurs
Cohen, Molly’s Pilgrim
Cowcher, Rain Forest, Tigress
Cole, Joanna, any Magic School Bus book
Delton, Judy, any book
Freeman, Don, any book
Gackenbach, any book
Hoban, any book
Hoberman, any book
Hoff, any book
McPhail, any book
Marshall, J., any book
Minarik, any book
Noble, any book
Polacco, any book
Sharmat, Nate the Great books
Steig, Amos & Boris or any book
Val Allsburg, The Polar Express, Jumanji
Walter, Justin and the Best Biuscuits....
Warner, the Boxcar Children series
Wilder, Little House series
Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
Yep, The Curse of the Squirrel
Any biography of a famous American

Third Grade
Summer Reading List
Read at least six books from this list. The first day of school each student is required to turn in to the teacher a list of all books read during the summer. This list should be signed by a parent.

In lieu of written book reports, students will be required to take Accelerated Reader tests on three of the books read. Scores from these tests will be averaged and recorded as a reading grade.

American Girl series
The Kids on Polk Street series
*Blume, Frecklejuice, Superfudge
*Brett, The First Dog, The Mitten
*Bulla, Shoeshine Girl
*Christopher, Dirt Bike Racer, Basket Counts, Hit Away Kid
*Cleary, Ramona the Brave, Henry and Beezus
*Dahl, The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Danziger, any Amber Brown book
Delton, Pee Wee’s books
*Estes, The Hundred Dresses
*Etra, Aliens for Breakfast
*Gardiner, Top Secret, Stone Fox
*Giff, Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw?
Hurwitz, any Russell book
*Haywood, “B” is for Betsy
*Howe, Bunnicula
Howe, Pinky and Rex books
*King-Smith, Babe, the Gallant Pig
Kline, any Herbie Jones book
*Lenski, Strawberry Girl
MacGregor, Miss Pickerell series
*MacLachlan, Sarah Plain and Tall
Manes, How to Be a Perfect Person...
Martin, any Karen book
*Mathis, Sidewalk Story
*Miles, Annie and the Old One
*Parish, Amelia Bedelia books
Polacco, any book
Say, Grandfather’s Journey
*Selden, Harry Kitten, Tucker Mouse
Sobol, Encyclopedia Brown books
Small, Imogene’s Antlers
*Spinelli, The Bathwater Gang
*Stine, Goosebumps books
*Van Allsburg, Jumanji; The Polar Express
*Warner, The Boxcar Children series
*White, Stuart Little
*Wilder, Little House in the Big Woods
*Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
Any biography of a famous American

“*” Accelerated Reader book

Fourth Grade
Summer Reading List
Each student is to read at least six books from the list below. The first day of school, each student is to turn in to the teacher a list of all books read during the summer. This list should be signed by a parent.

In lieu of written book reports, students will be required to take an Accelerated Reader test on any three of the books read. Scores from these tests will be averaged and recorded as a reading grade.
YOU MAY READ ANY BOOK BY AN AUTHOR WHOSE NAME IS PRECEDED BY AN “*”. All of the books listed are on the Accelerated Reader list.

*Barrett, J., Cloudy With a Change of Meatballs
*Blume, Fudge-a-Mania; Superfudge
*Bond, A Bear Called Paddington
*Boyd, Circle of Gold
*Brink, Caddie Woodlawn
*Bunting, Sixth Grade Sleepover
*Burgess, Old Mother West Wind
*Byars, A Blossom Promise; The Pinballs; The Night Swimmers; The 18th Emergency
*Cameron, E., Julian, Secret Agent, The Stories Julian Tells
*Carlson, The Family Under the Bridge
*Christopher, Ice magic, The Hockey Machine
*Cleary, Henry and the Clubhouse, Henry and Ribsy
*Clifford, Eth, Harvey’s Horrible Snake Disaster
Conford, A Case for Jenny Archer, Me and the Terrible Two
*Danziger, P., The Cat Ate My Gymsuit
*Edmonds, The Matchlock Gun
Fritz, J., any book
Gardiner, Top Secret, Stone Fox
*Henry, Marguerite, Misty of Chincoteague
Hensen, R., The Shadowmaker
*Howe, Nighty-Nightmare, Bunnicula
Lingren, Pippi Longstocking
*Lowry, L., All About Sam, Anastasia Books
Park, Skinnybones
*Peck, Soup books
Rockwell, T., How to Eat Fried Worms
*Rowling, Harry Potter series
Selden, G., The Cricket in Times Square
Shreve, S., The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates, Lily and the Runaway Baby
Speare, The Sign of the Beaver
*White, E.B., The Trumpet of the Swan
*Wright, B.R., Christina’s Ghost, The Secret Window, A Ghost in the Window

Fifth Grade
Summer Reading List
Students should read at least six books from the following list. The first day of school, each student is to turn in to the teacher a list of all books read during the summer. This list should be signed by a parent.

In lieu of written book reports, students will be required to take an Accelerated Reader test on any three of the books read. Scores from these tests will be averaged and recorded as a reading guide.
YOU MAY READ ANY BOOK BY AN AUTHOR WHOSE NAME IS PRECEDED BY AN “*”. A-R means that the book is on the Accelerated Reader list.

Avi, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle - A-R
Babbitt, Natalie, Tuck Everlasting - A-R, The Search for Delicious - A-R
Barrie, Peter Pan - A-R
*Banks, Reid, Indian in the Cupboard - A-R
Boston, The Children of Green Knowe - A-R
Burnett, The Secret Garden - A-R
*Byars, Trouble River, Summer of the Swans - A-R
Cleary, Dear Mr. Henshaw - A-R
Christopher, Matt, Supercharged Infield - A-R, The Hockey Machine - A-R
Christopher, Paul, Bud, Not Buddy
Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - A-R, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator - A-R, The BFG - A-R
Farley, The Black Stallion -A-R, The Black Stallion Returns - A-R
*Fleischman, The Whipping Boy - A-R
Fritz, Jean, any book - A-R
*George, Jean, My Side of the Mountain - A-R, Julie of the Wolves - A-R
Giff, Lily’s Crossing
Gipson, Old Yeller - A-R, Savage Sam
Greene, Phillip Hall Loves Me, I Reckon Maybe - A-R
Haddix, Running Out of Time
Hamilton, M.C. Higgins the Great - A-R
*Howe, Bunnicula - A-R
Kehret, Nightmare Mountain - A-R
*King-Smith, Babe, the Gallant Pig - A-R
Konigsburg, E.L., The View From Saturday, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - A-R
*L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time - A-R
*Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - A-R
Lowry, Number the Stars - A-R, Anastasia series - A-R, The Giver - A-R
McSwiggan, Snow Treasure - A-R
Naylor, Shiloh books - A-R
Norton, The Borrowers - A-R
*Paulsen, Dogsong
Robertson, Henry Reed books - A-R
Selden, George, The Cricket in Times Square - A-R
Shura, The Search for Grissi - A-R
Slote, My Robot Buddy - A-R, Hang Tough, Paul Mather - A-R
Sperry, Call It Courage - A-R
Taylor, Mildred, Mississippi Bridge - A-R
Taylor, Sidney, All-of-a-Kind Family - A-R
*Wilder, The Long Winter - A-R
*Wright, B.R., The Dollhouse Murders - A-R

Sixth Grade
Summer Reading List
Each student should read at least six books from the following list. The first day of school each student is required to turn in to the teacher a list of all books read during the summer. This list should be signed by a parent. In lieu of written book reports, students will be required to take Accelerated Reader tests on any three of the books on this list. Scores from these tests will be averaged and recorded as a literature grade. Titles followed by an “*” are Accelerated Reader books.

Aiken, Joan, The Wolves of Willoughly Chase*
Alcott, Louisa May, Little Women
Alexander, Lloyd, The Book of Three series*, The Beggar Queen*
Armstrong, Sounder*
Asimov, Fantastic Voyage
Avi, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle*
Bellaris, John, The Eyes of the Killer
Blos, A Gathering of Days*
Brittain, The Wish Giver*
Burnett, The Secret Garden*
Byars, The Midnight Fox*, Trouble River*
Carlson, The Family Under the Bridge*
Choi, Year of Impossible Goodbyes*
Christopher, M., The Basket Counts*, The Fox Steals Home*, The Hockey Machine*
Cleaver, Vera, Where the Lilies Bloom*
Collier, James, My Brother Sam is Dead*
Cooper, Susan, any book
Cooney, The Face On the Milk Carton
DeAngeli, The Doorin the Wall
De Jong, Along Came a Dog*
Duncan, Lois, The Twisted Window*, The Third Eye*
Edmonds, Drums Along the Mohawk*
Estes, The Moffats series
Filipovic, Zlata’s Diary (biography)
Fox, The One-eyed Cat*, The Slave Dancer*
Frank, Anne, Diary of a Young Girl*
Freeman, Spring Training*
Freedman, Lincoln: A Photobiography*
George, Julie of the Wolves*; Good Days, Bad Days; 15 NFL Superstars Describe the Best Moments and Worst Moments of Their Careers
Gipson, Old Yeller*
Haas, Horse Like Barney
Hahn, Mary, Wait Til Helen Comes: A Ghost Story*
Hamilton, Virginia, Plain City
Henry, J.L., Elizabeth Blackwell, Girl Doctor*
Henry, O., The Ransom of Red Chief*
Hesse, Letters from Rifka*
Jacobs, W.W., The Monkey’s Paw*
Jacques, Brian, Redwall*
Kjelgaard, Big Red*
Konigsburg, E.L., From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler*
Krull, Wilma Unlimited (biography)
Lasky, The Night Journey*
L’Engle, M., A Wrinkle in Time*
Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe series*
Lowry, Number the Stars*
MacLachlan, Arthur, For the Very First Time*
Martin, Ann, The Ghost at Dawn’s House*
McCaffery, A., Dragonsinger
McKinley, R., The Hero and the Crown*
Meigs, Invincible Louisa (biography)
O’Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins*, Sarah Bishop*, Sing Down the Moon*
Orlev, The Island on Bird Street*
Parks, Rosa, Rosa Parks: My Story
Paterson, The Bridge to Terabithia*
Pevsner, Stella, The Night the Whole Class Slept Over*
Rappaport, Escape from Slavery*
Raskin, Ellen, The Westing Game*
Rawls, Wilson, Where the Red Fern Grows*
Reiss, The Upstairs Room
Rodgers, Mary, Freaky Friday*
Sachs, Marilyn, At the Sound of the Beep
Seabrooke, Judy Scuppernong*
Sebestyen, Ouida, Words by Heart*
Sorensen, Miracles on Maple Hill*
Soto, Baseball in April*
Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond*
Sperry, Armstrong, Call it Courage*
Spinelli, Jerry, Maniac Magee*
Stein, Lexington and Concord, The Lewis and Clark Expedition*
Streatfeild, Ballet Shoes*
Sullivan, Sluggers*
Taylor, Theodore, The Cay*, The Trouble with Tuck*
Thomas, Joyce C., When the Nightingale Sings
Voigt, Cynthia, Dicey’s Song*
Wallace, Bill, A Dog Named Kitty*
Weil, Eleanor Roosevelt*
White Ruth, Belle Prater’s Boy
Windeatt, Lives of the Saints
A book about a Catholic Saint is strongly encouraged.

Seventh Grade
Summer Reading List
Read at least six books from the following list. The first day of school each student is required to turn in to the teacher a list of all books read during the summer. This list should be signed by a parent.

In lieu of written book reports, students will be required to take Accelerated Reader tests on any three books from this list. Scores from these tests will be averaged and recorded as a literature grade. You may read any book by an author whose name is preceded by an “*”. All of the following books are on the Accelerated Reader list.

Avi, The Fighting Ground
Burnford, The Incredible Journey
Collier, My Brother Sam is Dead
Cooper, Susan, Greenwich series
Fast, April Morning
Gunther, Death Be Not Proud
*Hahn, any book
Holland, The Journey Home
Kjelgaard, Big Red, Irish Red
Lord, A Night to Remember
McGraw, Moccasin Trail
McKinley, The Hero and the Crown
Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables series
Neufield, Lisa, Bright and Dark
North, Rascal
*O’Dell, any book
Pearce, Tom’s Midnight Garden
Raskin, The Wrestling Game
Rawlings, The Yearling
*Rawls, Summer of the Monkeys or any book
Roth, The Iceberg Hermit
*Speare, The Bronze Bow
Stein, The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Stevenson, Treasure Island
Taylor, Mildred, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
*Tolkien, The Hobbit series
*Twain, any book
*Voigt, any book
Wojciechowska, Shadow of a Bull
Yates, Amos Fortune, Free Man

Seventh Grade
Summer Reading List
Read at least six books from the following list. The first day of school each student is required to turn in to the teacher a list of all books read during the summer. This list should be signed by a parent.

In lieu of written book reports, students will be required to take Accelerated Reader tests on any three books from this list. Scores from these tests will be averaged and recorded as a literature grade. You may read any book by an author whose name is preceded by an “*”. All of the following books are on the Accelerated Reader list.

Avi, The Fighting Ground
Burnford, The Incredible Journey
Collier, My Brother Sam is Dead
Cooper, Susan, Greenwich series
Fast, April Morning
Gunther, Death Be Not Proud
*Hahn, any book
Holland, The Journey Home
Kjelgaard, Big Red, Irish Red
Lord, A Night to Remember
McGraw, Moccasin Trail
McKinley, The Hero and the Crown
Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables series
Neufield, Lisa, Bright and Dark
North, Rascal
*O’Dell, any book
Pearce, Tom’s Midnight Garden
Raskin, The Wrestling Game
Rawlings, The Yearling
*Rawls, Summer of the Monkeys or any book
Roth, The Iceberg Hermit
*Speare, The Bronze Bow
Stein, The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Stevenson, Treasure Island
Taylor, Mildred, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
*Tolkien, The Hobbit series
*Twain, any book
*Voigt, any book
Wojciechowska, Shadow of a Bull
Yates, Amos Fortune, Free Man