Summer Reading Lists
First Grade:
No specific requirements
Second Grade:
Please read at least TWO books from the following list
Magic Tree House
Junie B. Jones
The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids
Arthur
Beverly Cleary
Ready Freddy
Black Lagoon
Be prepared to take a Reading Counts test on the books you have selected during the first few weeks of school.
Third Grade:
Please choose one of the following books:
Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
The Cricket in Time Square by George Seldon
Any of the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne
Fourth Grade:
After reading one of the following books over summer vacation, your child will be given the opportunity to take a Reading Counts test within the first week of school. If your child passes the Reading Counts test, he/she will receive 5 points toward the first quarter reading grade.
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L-Engle, 5.8)
Addy Saves the Day (Connie Rose, 4.9)
Beezus and Ramona (Beverly Cleary, 4.8)
Charlie Bone and the Time Twist (Jenny Nimmo, 5.4)
Chocolate Fever (Robert Kimmel, 4.8)
Chrysanthemum (Kevin Henkes, 4.2)
Class President (Johanna Hurwitz, 4.3)
Dear Dumb Diary: Am I the Princess or the Frog? (Jim Benton, 6.3)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (Jeff Kinney, 5.3)
Dolphins at Daybreak (Mary Pope, 2.2)
Double Fudge (Judy Blume, 4.5)
Fourth Grade Rats (Jerry Spinelli, 4.3)
Little and the Lost Children (John Peterson, 3.9)
Martin's Mice (Dick King-Smith, 5.9)
Ribsy (Beverly Cleary, 4.1)
Samantha Learns a Lesson (Susan S. Adler, 4.2)
Season of a Promise (Patricia Hermes, 3.7)
Stormchaser (Payl Stewart, 4.3)
Summer of the Sea Serpent (Mary Pope, 2.9)
The Last Holiday Concert (Andrew Clements, 4.2)
The Report Card (Andrew Clements, 5.1)
The Uncertain Path (Jude Watson, 4.5)
Wayside School is Falling Down (Louis Sachar, 4.1)
Fifth Grade:
This summer, the fifth graders will be asked to read one book. The title of this book is The Jacket by Andrew Clements (4 points). The fifth grade teachers will be supplying this book to each student. Please have your student read the book and be prepared to do some activities with the book when they return in September. Since we are supplying the text to each student, we would appreciate it if your student could return the book to us in September. We are also including a list of additional summer reading if you would like your student to read further. All books are on Reading Counts and quizzes may be taken when the students return in the Fall.
Ralph The Mouse (Bevely Cleary) - 5 points
The Whipping Boy (Sid Fleischman) -3 points
Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate Camillo) - 7 points
Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli) - 8 points
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech) - 13 points
Sixth Grade:
Manditory Reading:
Dear Mr. Henshaw (Beverly Cleary)
Recommended Reading:
Island of the Blue Dolphin (Scott O'Dell)
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Pattersen)These books will be borrowed from Mrs. Coverdale and Mrs. Denslinger
Seventh Grade:
Over the summer, you are to read any book of your choice, provided that it has a Reading Counts quiz. This book must have a minimum lexile level of 4.0 and/or the Reading Counts quiz must be worth at least 6 points. It must of course be a book that you haven't read before!
1. You must take the Reading Counts quiz for the book you choose during the first week of school. This may also count towards your September monthly goal.
2. You will be asked to write two paragraphs on the first day of school. The first paragraph will be a short summary of the book. The second paragraph will be your reflection about what you read. It should include the following:a. Did you enjoy the book? Why or why not?
b. Was there a moral/lesson from the book?
c. Would you recommend this book to others? Why or why not?This essay will be written in school. Content, spelling and grammer will be considered. You should come prepared to write about your book.
Eighth Grade:
Over the summer, you are to read any book of your choice, provided that it has a Reading Counts quiz. This book must have a minimum lexile level of 4.0 and/or the Reading Counts quiz must be worth at least 6 points. It must of course be a book that you haven't read before!
1. You must take the Reading Counts quiz for the book you choose during the first week of school. This may also count towards your September monthly goal.
2. You will be asked to write two paragraphs on the first day of school. The first paragraph will be a short summary of the book. The second paragraph will be your reflection about what you read. It should include the following:a. Did you enjoy the book? Why or why not?
b. Was there a moral/lesson from the book?
c. Would you recommend this book to others? Why or why not?This essay will be written in school. Content, spelling and grammer will be considered. You should come prepared to write about your book.