2018 Summer Reading Lists for Grades 1 7

2018 Summer Reading Lists for Grades 1 - 7

First Grade Summer Reading Recommendations:
Ada Twist Scientist​ by Andrea Beaty
Amelia Bedelia​ series by Herman Parish
Arthur​ picture books series by Marc Brown
Dr. Seuss Books
Elephant and Piggie​ series by Mo Willems
Flat Stanley ​series by Jeff Brown
Henry and Mudge​ series by Cynthia Rylant
Hi! Fly Guy​ series by Tedd Arnold
I Can Read series Step1, Step 2, and Step 3
If You Give a Mouse A Cookie​ series by Laura Numeroff
Junie B. Jones ​series by Barbara Park
llama llama ​picture book series by Anna Dewdney
Miss Nelson is Missing ​series by James Marshall
National Geographic Kids
Ninja Bunnies​ by Jennifer Gray Olson
Pete the Cat​ picture book series by Eric Litwin
Poppleton​ by Cynthia Rylant
Magic Puppy​ (​Magic Kitten, Magic Ponies, Magic Bunny​) series by Sue Bentley
The Book With No Pictures​ by B.J. Novak
The Day the Crayons Quit​ ​by Drew Daywalt
The Giving Tree​ by Shel Silverstein
The Magic Tree House ​Series by ​Mary Pope Osborne
Owl Diaries​: Woodland Wedding by Rebecca Elliott
Princess in Black Series​, by Shannon Hale
Dog Man​ series by Dav Pilkey
LEGO books
Rainbow Magic​ series by Daisy Meadows

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Second Grade Summer Reading Recommendations:
A to Z Mysteries ​by Ron Roy
Amelia Bedelia ​Chapter Book series
Babe, the Gallant Pig​ by Dick King-Smith
Bink and Gollie Best Friends Forever​ by Kate DiCamillo
Charlotte’s Web​ by E.B.White
The Critter Club​ Series by Callie Barkley
Flat Stanley​ by Jeff Brown
Fables​ by Arnold Lobel
Geronimo Stilton​ series
Gooney Bird Greene​ series by Lois Lowry
Goofballs #2: The Startling Story of the Stolen Statue​ by Tony Abbott
Henry and Mudge​ by Cynthia Rylant
Hi! Fly Guy​ by Tedd Arnold
Horrible Harry​ series by Suzy Kline
Iris and Walter ​by Elissa Guest
Ivy + Bean: No News is Good News​ by Annie Barrows
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer​ by Meg McDonald
Junie B. Jones​ series by Barbara Park
Magic Tree House​ by Mary Pope Osborne
Nancy Drew and The Crew Clue​ by Carolyn Keene
Nate the Great​ by Marjorie Sharmat
The One and Only Ivan​ by Katherine Applegate
Poppleton​ by Cynthia Rylant
Young Cam Jansen​ by David Adler
The Rainbow Magic Series​ by Daisy Meadows
Ramona the Pest​ by Beverly Cleary
Ready Freddy​ by Abby Klein
Summer According to Humphrey​ by Betty G. Birney

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Third Grade Summer Reading Recommendations:
The Girl Who Drank The Moon​ by Kelly Barnhill
Hello Universe​ by Erin Entrada Kelly​From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler​ by
E.L. Konigsburg
Bridge to Terabithia​ by Katherine Paterson
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing​ by Judy Blume
A Boy Called Bat​ by Elana K. Arnold
Bellyache: A Delicious Tale​ by Crystal Marcos
Third-Grade Detectives ​by George E. Stanley
Boxcar Children​ by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Encyclopedia Brown​ by Donald J. Sobol
Ballpark Mysteries​ by David A. Kelly
The Real McCoys​ by Matthew Swanson
Cam Jansen​ by David A. Adler
The Secret Zoo​ series by Bryan Chick
I Survived…​series by Lauren Tarshis
My Father’s Dragon Trilogy​ by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Greetings from Somewhere ​by Harper Paris
Judy Moody and Stink​ by Megan McDonald
Humphrey​ series by Betty G. Birney
Henry Huggins​ series by Beverly Cleary
The Secrets of Droon​ by Tony Abbott
Amelia Bedelia ​Chapter Book series by Herman Parish
Geronimo Stilton ​by Geronimo Stilton
Race the Wild​ by Kristin Earhart
The Littles​ by John Peterson

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Fourth Grade Summer Reading:
Required Reading: ​Because of Winn​ ​-Dixie​ by Kate DiCamillo

Suggested books for summer reading:
Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism​ ​by Georgia Byng
Wish​ by Barbara O’Connor
Hello, Universe​ by Erin Entrada Kelly
The Girl Who Drank the Moon​ by Kelly Barnhill
Doll Bones​ ​by Holly Black
Crenshaw​ ​by Katherine Applegate
The Fourteenth Goldfish​ ​by Jennifer Holm
Percy Jackson and the Olympians​ by Rick Riordan
Tracing Stars​ by Erin Moulton
The Tail of Emily Windsnap​ series by Liz Kessler
The Kingdom Keepers​ series by Ridley Pearson
All’s Faire in Middle School (graphic novel)​ ​by Victoria Jamieson
Jake Maddox Survival​ series by Jake Maddox
Wishtree​ ​by Katherine Applegate
A Handful of Stars ​by Cynthia Lord
Full of Beans​ by Jennifer Holm

Suggested authors for summer reading:
   ● Kate DiCamillo
   ● Mike Lupica
   ● Sharon Creech
   ● James Patterson (for children)
   ● Andrew Clements
   ● Judy Blume
   ● Roald Dahl
   ● Katherine Applegate

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Fifth Grade Summer Reading
Required Reading:​ ​Wonder​ by Raquel J.Palacio

Suggested books for summer reading:
Pax​ by Sara Pennypacker
Crash​ by Gerald Spinelli
Because of Mr. Terupt​ by Rob Buyea
Family Under the Bridge​ by Natalie Savage Carlson
Serafina and the Black Cloak​ by Robert Beatty
Game Changers​ by Mike Lupica
Two-Minute Drill​ by Mike Lupica
Word of Mouse​ by James Patterson
Where the Sidewalk Ends​ by Shel Silverstein
Flora and Ulysses​ by Kate DiCamillo
Harry Potter Series​ by J. K. Rowling
The War That Saved My Life ​by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Tale of Despereaux​ by Kate DiCamillo
Hoot​ by Carl Hiaasen
Out Of My Mind​ by Sharon Draper

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Sixth Grade Summer Reading:
Required Reading​: ​The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg​ by Rodman Philbrick

Also choose two of the following Fiction books:
Hatchet ​ by Gary Paulsen
Magician’s Elephant ​ by Kate DiCamillo
Bridge to Terabithia​ by Katherine Paterson
Walk Two Moons​ by Sharon Creech
Ruby Holler ​by Sharon Creech
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry ​ by Mildred Taylor
Al Capone Does My Shirts​ by Gennifer Choldenko
Boy at War​ by Harry Mazer
Runaway Twin ​by Peg Kehret
Summer Ball, Heat, Game Changer, & Travel Team ​ ALL by Mike Lupica
The Lightning Thief & Red Pyramid ​ Both by Rick Riordan
Elijah of Buxton​ by Christopher Paul Curtis
When You Reach Me​ by Rebecca Stead
Missing May​ by Cynthia Rylant
Summer of the Swans ​by Betsy Byars
Zach’s Lie​ by Roland Smith
Fish in a Tree,​ ​One for the Murphys ​ by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Seventh Grade Summer Reading:
Required Reading:

The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr​ by Judith St. George

Next, students may choose between (so choose 1) the following two books:

Mystery of the Roman Ransom​ by Henry Winterfeld

OR

The Seventh Most Important Thing​ by Shelley Pearsall

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