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Entering
Kindergarten and First Grade
Suggested Summer Reading
Picture Books Argueta, Jorge. Moony Luna / Luna Lunita Lunera. Can Luna’s parents convince her that school is fun? Bennett, Kelly.* Not Norman: a Goldfish Story. Can Norman be the best pet? Carle, Eric.* Where Are You Going? To See My Friend!A friendship story in English and Japanese. Hoffman, Mary.* Princess Grace. What does a princess really look like? Lloyd, Sam.* Mr. Pusskins: a Love Story. A night of adventures for a cat named Mr. Pusskins.
Chaconas, Dori.* Cork & Fuzz. They are so different, can they be friends? Delacre, Lulu.* Rafi and Rosi: Carnival! Siblings’ adventures during the Puerto Rican holiday. Gikow, Louise.* The Big Game. (My First Reader *) Is José ready for the soccer match? Hillert, Margaret.* Who Goes to School? Do you go to school? Hooks, Gwendolyn.* Nice Wheels. (My First Reader*) Special wheels and special friends. Klingel, Cynthia.* What a Week. (Wonder Books*) What can you do this week? Rylant, Cynthia.* Henry and Mudge and the ForeverSea. Seaside Adventures with Henry and Mudge. Silverman, Erica.* Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa. Kate’s best friend is a horse.
Non Fiction Brown, Luarenne Krasny.* How to Be a Friend. Make a friend and be a friend.
London, Jonathan.* Froggy Learns to Swim. Froggy is afraid of water until he learns to swim.
Wells, Robert, E. Polar Bear, Why is Your World Melting? A clear and simple explanation of global warming.
Phillips, J.C. Wink: the Ninja who Wanted to be Noticed. Is Wink too noisy to be a ninja?
Truss, Lynne.* Eats, Shoots, & Leaves: Why, Commas Really DOoMake a Difference! See how using a comma can change a sentence.
Rohmann, Eric. Clara and Asha. Clara would rather play with Asha than go to sleep.
Gray Susan Heinrichs.* Dinosaur Tracks. (Scholastic News*) What dinosaur left these footprints?
Schaefer, Carole.* Dragon Dancing. Can Mei Lin make a dragon dance? Soto, Gary.* My Little Car/Mi Carrito. Teresa’s new car leads to trouble. Suen, Anastasia.* Subway. Take a ride on this underground train! Willems. Mo. Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed. Will Wibur be allowed to wear wacky clothes?
Schaefer Lola M. What is a Fish? Do you know what a fish is? Gibbons, Gail. Ice Cream: the Full Scoop. Explore the history of the yummiest treat! Gibson, Ray.* I Can Draw Animals. You can draw too! Hall, Katy.* Puppy Riddles.Riddles for dog fans.
Beginner
Roemer, Heidi. Come to My Party and other Shape Poems. Poems in picture forms.
Adler, David.* Young Cam Jansen and the Double Beach Mystery. Cam searches for a missing mother and papers.
McDonald, Megan.* Saving the Liberty Bell. Can John Jacob and Papa save the day?
Cannon, A. E.* Way Out West with Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe. Did they forget Pirate Joe’s birthday?
Adler, David. A Picture Book of Helen Keller. Discover her extraordinary life. J B Rudolph. Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman. Wilma Rudolph made her dreams come true.
Entering
Second Grade Suggested Summer Reading
. Harrington, Janice. The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County. Ooh, how she wants to catch Miss Hen. Does she? Hicks, Betty*. Swimming with Sharks. Should Rita switch teams to be with her friend? Howe, James.* Houndsley and Catina. This dog and cat duo learn how to be true friends!
Beginner
Hurwitz, Johanna.* Oh No, Noah! Noah runs into trouble with his new friends.
Danziger, Paula.* Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown. A new teacher, but the same old bossy Hannah.
Lowry, Lois.* Gooney Bird Greene. Gooney Bird tells amazing stories, starting with how she got her name.
Davis, Eleanor. Stinky. Stinky will do anything to keep kids out of his swamp.
McDonald, Megan.* Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express. Can Stink find homes for 101 guinea pigs?
Johnston, Tony.* Alien and Possum. Possum’s new friend is like no other. Krensky, Stephen.* Lionel in the Summer. Join Lionel for some summer fun. Mills, Claudia.* Gus and Grandpa and the TwoWheeled Bike. Grandpa helps Gus say goodbye to training wheels.
O’Malley, Kevin.* Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude. A princess. A cool dude. Who will save whom? Spinner, Stephanie.* Aliens for Breakfast. Richard finds something amazing in his cereal.
Juvenile Fiction
Van Leeuwen, Jean.* Oliver Pig and the Best Fort Ever. Friends + a fort = FUN.
Atwater, Richard. Mr. Popper’s Penguins. A house painter receives a very surprising package.
Yee, Wong H.* Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole. Mouse & Mole help each other to get the job done
Rylant, Cynthia.* In Aunt Lucy’s Kitchen. Adventures with the Cobble Street Cousins.
Easy Juvenile Fiction
Simon, Francesca.* Horrid Henry and the MegaMean Time Machine. Henry plots to send his brother, Perfect Peter, into the future.
Barrows, Annie.* Ivy + Bean. Bean discovers a friend in new neighbor Ivy. Blume, Judy.* Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One. Adventures of the Great One and her brother, the Pain. Bunting, Eve.* One Green Apple. New school, new country, new language. Cameron, Ann.* The Stories Julian Tells. Julian can tell some real whoppers to his brother. Frazee, Marla. A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever. A week at the beach is a blast for two friends. Greene, Stephanie.* Owen Foote, Soccer Star. Owen is ready to play soccer, but is his friend?
Non Fiction Jenkins, Steve. * What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? Not just tails, but eyes, ears, and noses too. Rockwell, Anne.* Bugs are Insects. A bug is a bug is a bug, but not always. St. George, Judith .* So You Want to Be an Inventor? Inventions—some that work and some that don’t. Lipsey, Jennifer.* I Love to Collage! Grab some paper and glue and create!
Entering
Third Grade Suggested Summer Reading
Osborne, Mary Pope.* The One-Eyed Giant. Adventures with Greek gods and monsters. Robinson, Barbara K.* The Best School Year Ever. How can you give compliments to classmates when one is a Herdman? Stanley, George E.* The Cobweb Confession. (Third-Grade Detectives) Can Todd overcome his fear of spiders to catch a thief?
Easy Juvenile Fiction DiCamillo, Kate. Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken. A not-so-chicken chicken sets off to see the world. Duffey, Betsy.* How to be Cool in the Third Grade. Robbie tries to be “cool” after a bully targets him. Farjeon, Eleanor. Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep. Everyone knows about Elsie and her rope skipping— even the fairies. Howe, James.* Houndsley and Catina. Sometimes being a best friend is your best talent. Kerrin, Jessica.* Martin Bridge, Blazing Ahead! Martin’s camping trip is a weekend with the works. Look, Lenore.* Ruby Lu, Brave and True. “Almost 8years-old” Ruby Lu has adventures galore. Pattison, Darcy. The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman. Oliver writes home about his travels. Pennypacker, Sara.* Clementine. She tries hard, but oh, what a bad week she has.
Walter, Mildred Pitts. Suitcase. Xander may be tall, but he’s terrible at basketball. Whybrow, Ian.* Little Wolf’s Book of Badness. Laugh-out-loud moments fill Little Wolf’s letters home from a school for “proper” wolves.
Non Fiction Maestro, Betsey. Coming to America: Thema Story of Immigration. How did the U.S. become such a diverse nation? Jenkins, Steve. Actual Size. Imagine—an eyeball bigger than your head! Bishop, Nic. Backyard Detective: Critters Up Close. What lives in your yard or in the park? Kurlansky, Mark. The Cod’s Tale. How one fish changed the world. Solheim, James. It’s Disgusting — And We Ate It! Fun facts about food. Don’t read this while eating!
Speck, Katie.* Maybelle in the Soup. A dainty cockroach falls into the soup — and trouble!
Eisenberg, Lisa, Simms Taback’s Great Big Book of Spacey, Snakey, Buggy Riddles. Riddles about all your favorite things.
Woodson, Jacqueline. The Other Side. A fence divides land but not friendship between two girls, one white, one African-American.
Sidman, Joyce. Red Sings From Treetops: A Year in Colors. Poetry about the colors of the seasons.
Fiction Harper, Charise Mericle.* Just Grace. Why is Grace’s neighbor getting mail from her cat?
Cole, Joanna. Ms. Frizzle Adventures: Imperial China. The Frizz takes her students to Ancient China.
Krosoczka, Jarrett J.* Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute. (Graphic Novel) What does Lunch Lady do when she’s not serving up lunch? She serves up justice!
Grimes, Nikki. Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman. Learn about the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license.
McAllister, Angela. Digory the Dragon Slayer. Digory is mistaken for a fierce dragon hunter. McCall Smith, Alexander.* Akimbo and the Elephants. Akimbo helps his father set a trap for a hungry lion.
Kerley, Barbara. What to Do About Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World President Teddy Roosevelt’s daughter was wild!
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Entering Fourth Grade Suggested Summer Reading
Soo, Kean.* Jellaby. (Graphic Novel) Portia meets a lost monster. Taylor, Sydney.* All-of-a-Kind Family. Meet a lively New York family from the early 1900s. Tracy, Kristen. Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus . . . That’s just the beginning of her troubles! Yee, Lisa. Bobby vs. Girls (accidentally) One small fight sparks a fourth-grade battle.
Non Fiction Fiction Campbell, Nicola. Shin-chi’s Canoe. Shin-chi must leave home, but brings a precious toy. Fine, Anne. The Diary of a Killer Cat. Sure he killed the bird, but not the bunny! McKissack, Patricia.* Abby Takes a Stand. Abby protests discrimination at the lunch counter Blume, Judy. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. What disaster awaits Peter’s new turtle? DiTerlizzi, Tony. Kenny and the Dragon. Only Kenny is willing to save the life of his newest friend. Fleming, Candace.* The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School. Learn some hilarious lessons from Mr. Jupiter. Frazier, Sundee. Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything In It. Brendan finds his long-lost grandfather, and more. Jennings, Patrick. We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes. Crusher and her mouse friend plan to escape. Knudson, Mike. Raymond and Graham, Dancing Dudes. Two friends deal with bullies, and worse, dancing! Laybourn, Emma. Missing Magic. Max is the only kid at school without magic powers. Lin, Grace.* The Year of the Dog. Will Grace really have good luck this year? Lombard, Jenny. Drita My Homegirl. Making friends in a new country isn’t easy. Moss, Marissa. Alien Eraser to the Rescue. Max records his life at home and school in his notebook. Rodda, Emily.* Enter the Realm. (Fairy Realm)
Rockwell, Anne. The Robber Baby. Greek myths retold. Halls, Kelly, Milner. Mysteries of the Mummy Kids. Kid mummies have been found all over the world. Grace, Catherine O’Neill. Forces of Nature. A tour of earth’s natural disasters. Siwanowicz, Igor. Animals Up Close. Get closer than you ever imagined to some scary critters. Settel, Joanne. Exploding Ants: Amazing Facts About How Animals Adapt. Strange behaviors help these animals survive. Hatkoff, Craig. * Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship. A 130-year-old tortoise adopts a baby hippo. Deen, Paula. Paula Deen’s My First Cookbook. Learn to make some delicious treats for the whole family. Sturm, James. Adventures in Cartooning. Adventure stories show you how to make your own comics. Stewart., Mark. Goal! The Fire and Fury of Soccer’s Greatest Moment. Look back at some of the best goals ever scored. Rex, Adam.* Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich. Wild and wacky poems. Pipe. Jim. * Polar Region Survival. Where it’s REALLY cold outside! Weatherford, Carole, Boston. I, Matthew Henson. Nothing can stop Henson from becoming a great explorer. Christensen, Bonnie. Django. A young guitar player overcomes a devastating injury to play again. *Try other books by this author or in this series.
Entering Fifth Grade Suggested Summer Reading
St. John, Lauren. The White Giraffe. Martine relocates to Africa where she sees a white giraffe. Summy, Barrie. I So Don’t Do Mysteries. Sherry and her ghost mother solve a mystery. Urban, Linda. A Crooked Kind of Perfect. How can Zoe become a piano prodigy without a piano?
Fiction Angleberger, Tom.* The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. Can Tom trust the advice of Yoda? Applegate, Katherine. Home of the Brave. An African refugee befriends a cow in America. Avi.* The Seer of Shadows. Is Horace really seeing a ghost in his photograph? Ferrari, Michael. Born to Fly. Bird McGill dreams of becoming a fighter pilot. Jones, Diana Wynne.* Conrad’s Fate. Magic is pulling the world into a parallel universe. Korman, Gordon.* Swindle. Griffin will do anything to get back what’s rightfully his. Matthews, L. S. A Dog for Life. A boy and his telepathic dog run away from home. Morpurgo, Michael.* Kensuke’s Kingdom. Michael’s stuck on a desert island, but he’s not alone. Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Faith, Hope and Ivy June. An exchange program shows these girls have more in common than they thought. Pinkwater, Daniel. The Neddiad. A shaman secretly gives Neddie a sacred turtle stone. Pratchett, Terry.* Only You Can Save Mankind. . . . by entering a real alien world via a computer game. Rex, Adam. The True Meaning of Smekday. A girl and an alien invader team up to save the Earth. Roberts, Willo Davis.* The View from the Cherry Tree. Rob witnessed a murder, but no one believes him.
Vande Velde, Vivian.* Three Good Deeds. Howard steals eggs and is turned into a goose.
Non Fiction Godfrey, Neale S. Neale S. Goddfrey’s Ultimate Kids’ Money Book. Savings, credit cards, stocks, and how to make a lot of money. Guevara, Susan. Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls. Heroine adventure stories. Burns, Loree, Griffin. Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion. There’s so much you can learn from trash! Challoner, Jack. 1001 Inventions That Changed the World. History of the world’s most impressive inventions. the secrets of the terracotta warriors. Bruchac, Joseph.. Jim Thorpe: Original All-American. Sport’s hero is unstoppable. Roche, Art.. Comic Strips: Create Your Own Comic Strips From Start to Finish. Learn the ins and outs of making your own comics. Paulsen, Gary.* Woodsong. Author Gary Paulsen and a team of sled dogs compete in the Iditarod. Bryan, Ashley. Salting the Ocean: 100 poems by Young Poets. Get inspired by poets your age. O’Connor, Jane. The Emperor’s Silent Army. Learn
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