Summer Reading Lists 2009
INCOMING 8th GRADE
Eighth grade students are required to read the two books listed below. They are to complete 2 book reports which will be due on Friday, September 4, 2009.
Title: Dragonwings
Author: Lawrence Yep
Title: Schooled
Author: Gordon Korman
INCOMING 7th GRADE
Seventh grade students are required to read two of the books listed below. They are to complete 2 book reports which will be due Friday, September 4, 2009.
1. Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
2. Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
3. Miracle Worker by William Gibson
4. Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
INCOMING 6th GRADE
Sixth grade students are required to read two of the books listed below. They are to complete 2 book reports which will be due Friday, September 4, 2009.
1. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
2. Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt
3. Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
4. Sarah Bishop by Scott Odell
5. Yearling by Rawlings
INCOMING 5th GRADE
Fifth grade students are required to read two of the following books. They will be asked to create two advertisements for a newspaper or magazine that features each of the books chosen. Advertisements are due on Friday, September 4, 2009.
Book Selections:
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
Incredible Journey by Sheila Every Burnford
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
St. Pius X: The Farm Boy Who Became Pope by Walter Diethelm
The Egypt Game by Zilpha Snyder
Skinnybones by Barbara Park
INCOMING 4th GRADE
Fourth grade students are required to read Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan and The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich. They will take a test on the two books when they return to school in September.
INCOMING 3rd GRADE
Third grade students are required to read Sylvester and the Magic Pebble over the summer. The other books on the list are suggested reading to enhance your child's reading performance.
2. A Child's Book of Play in Art by Lucy Micklethwaite
3. A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
4. A Toad for Tuesday by Russell E. Erickson
5. Ahoy, Ahoy! Are You There? A Story of Alexander Graham Bell by Robert Quackenbush
6. Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
7. Amelia's Road by Linda Altman
8. An Alphabet of Dinosaurs by Peter Dodson
9. An Octopus Is Amazing by Patricia Lauber
10. Archaeologists Dig for Clues by Kate Duke
11. As I was Crossing Boston Common by Norma Farber
12. Ben Franklin's Glass Harmonica by Byrna Stevens
13. Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema`
14. Brother Rabbit: A Cambodian Tale by Minfong Ho and Saphan Ros
15. Charles Lindbergh: Hero Pilot by David R. Collins
16. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
17. Columbus by Ingrid D'Aulaire and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
18. Dinosaur Dinner: (with a Slice of Alligator Pie) by Dennis Lee
19. Friday Night Is Papa Night by Ruth A. Sonneborn
20. Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
21. From Seed to Salad by Hannah Lyons Johnson
22. Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson
23. How Much is a Millon by David M. Schwartz
24. How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis & Clark by Rosalyn Schanzer
25. I Want a Dog by Dayal Kaur Khalsa
26. In the Forest by Marie Hall Ets
27. Jokes and More Jokes by Sandra Ziegler
28. Lionel in the Fall by Stephen Krensky
29. Little Bear's Friend by Else Holmelund Minarik
30. Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man by David A. Adler
31. Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
32. Me & Nessie by Eloise Greenfield
33. Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag
34. Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel
35. My Island Grandma by Kathryn Lasky
36. Now One Foot, Now the Other by Tomie dePaola
37. One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale by Demi
38. Owl Moon by Jane Moon
39. Pancakes, Pancakes by Eric Carle
40. Punia and the King of Sharks: A Hawaiian Folktale by Lee Wardlaw
41. Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
42. Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley
43. Say Hola to Spanish by Susan Middleton Elya
44. The Church Mouse by Graham Oakley
45. The Columbus Story by Alice Dalgliesh
46. The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
47. The Gingerbread Boy by Richard Egielski
48. The King Who Rained by Fred Gwynne
49. The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
50. The Little Wooden Farmer by Alice Dalgliesh
51. The Smallest Cow in the World by Katherine Paterson
52. Tommy at the Grocery Store by Bill Grossman
53. What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You? by Steve Jenkins
54. Where In The World Do You Live by Al Hine and John Akorn
55. Wiley and the Hairy Man by Judy Sierra
56. Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became The World's Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull
57. Mr. Grigg's Work by Cynthia Rylant
INCOMING 2nd GRADE
Second grade students are required to read seven books and choose three titles on which to write a book report. They are to complete three book report forms. The following are the required seven books. The other titles are just books that your child may enjoy reading over the summer. Book reports are due on Friday, September 4, 2009.
Click here to download the book report form.
1. A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams2. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
3. You Are Special by Max Lucado
4. Verdi by Janell Cannon
5. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
6. The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz
7. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judith Barrett
Please encourage your child to read any of the following books:
1. Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
2. Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
3. Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel
4. Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric A. Kimmel
5. George and Martha by James Marshall
6. Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto
7. The Magic Tree House #1 Dinosaurs by Mary Pope Osborne
8. The Magic Tree House #2 Knight at Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne
9. The Magic Tree House #3 Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborne
10. The Magic Tree House #37 Dragon of the Red Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne
11. The Magic Tree House #38 Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne
12. The Magic Tree House #40 Eve of the Emperor Penguin by Mary Pope Osborne
13. The Magic Tree House #41 Moonlight on the Magic Flute by Mary Pope Osborne
14. Amelia Bedelia and the Baby by Peggy Parish
15. Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower by Peggy Parish
16. Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping by Peggy Parish
17. Amelia Bedelia Helps Out by Peggy Parish
18. Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm by Peggy Parish
19. Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
20. Nate the Great and the Lost List by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
21. Nate the Great and the Missing Key by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
22. Nate the Great and the Monster Mess by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
23. Henry and Mudge in the Green Time by Cynthia Rylant
24. Stella Luna by Janell Cannon
25. Morris And Boris at the Circus By B. Wiseman
26. Too Many Tamales by Soto
INCOMING 1st GRADE
First grade students are asked to choose one book from the list of titles. They are to read over the summer and then draw a picture to go along with the book they chose. Summer reading assignments are due Friday, September 4, 2009.
1. Curious George by H.A. Rey
2. Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
3. Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
4. Little Bear by Else Holelund Minarik
5. The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
6. Madeline by Ludwig Bemelman
7. Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McClosky
8. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
9. Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag
10. Mysterious Tadpole by Steve Kellogg
11. Olivia by Ian Falconer
12. Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats
13. Sam, Bangs and Moonshine by Evaline Ness
14. Snowman by Raymond Briggs
15. Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
16. Story of Ping by Marjorie Flack
17. Swimmy by Leo Lionni
18. Tale of Peter Rabbit — Commemorative Edition
19. The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Marcia Brown
20. Thunder Cake Patricia Polacco
21. Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
22. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
24. William's Doll by Charlotte Zolotow
