<%@LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" CODEPAGE="65001"%> Summer Reading Untitled Document

Revised: 3/5/08

Please note: Detailed guidelines are included with the lists and report forms which are sent home at the end of each year with report cards.

Click here for high school book report outline (7th - 12th):

Book report forms may be found in your end of the year report card packages. Extra copies of these may be picked up in the school office.

Some grade specific summer reading requirements are outlined at the bottom of this page. Copies of book report forms and complete guidelines are available in the school office.

K5 Authors K5 Titles
Barrett Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing
Benjamin Young Helen Keller
Berenstain The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV
Brett Gingerbread Baby
  The Hat
  The Mitten
Bridwell Clifford The Big Red Dog Series
Brown Runaway Bunny
  Goodnight Moon
Bunting Sunflower House
Carle, Eric Series
Dr. Seuss Series
Galdone The Little Red Hen
  The Three Billy Goats Gruff
  Rumpelstilskin
Guarino Is Your Mama a Llama?
Hallinan My First Day of School
Hoff Danny and the Dinosaur
Jonas The Quilt
Joossee I love You the Purplest
Keane Adam Raccoon and the Mighty Giant
Keats A Snowy Day
  Peter's Chair
Lionni Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse
  Swimmy
Lobel Frog and Toad Series
Martin Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you Hear?
Ness Sam, Bangs and Moonshine
Numeroff If You Give a Moose a Muffin
  If You Give a Pig a Pancake
Palacoo The Keeping Quilt
Piper The Little Engine That Could
Potter The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Rathmann Officer Buckle and Gloria
Ray Curious George Series
Saltzman The Jester Has Lost His Jingle
Shannon A Bad Case of Stripes
Small Imogene's Antlers
Stevens Tops and Bottoms
Udry A Tree is Nice
Williams A Chair For My Mother
Young Seven Blind Mice
Ziefert Little Red Riding Hood
  Henny Penny
1st Grade Authors 1st Grade Titles
Awdry Happy Birthday,Thomas
Balian Humbug Rabbit
Brown The Golden Egg Book
DeBrunhoff Barbar and the Ghost
Eastman Are You My Mother?
Gelman Why Can't I Fly?
Hillert The Baby Bunny
  The Ball Book
  Come to School Dear Dragon
  The Funny Baby
  Help for Dear Dragon
  The Yellow Boat
  The Little Cookie
 

The Little Cowboy and Big Cowboy

  Little Puff
Hoban Bread and Jam For Frances
MacDonald Hello, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
Mayer Me Too!
Murphy Five Minutes Peace
O'Conner The Teeny Tiny Woman
Phillips Lucky Bear
  Tiger is a Scaredy Cat
Rey Curious George Flies a Kite
Ziefert Sleepy Dog
  Little Red Riding Hood
ABEKA Summer Enrichment Library
2nd Grade Authors 2nd Grade Titles
Adler Cam Jansen Chapter Books
Allard Miss Nelson Series
Berenstain Berenstain Chapter Book
Bridwell Clifford Series
Brown Arthur Chapter Books
Brett Jan Brett Books
Bulla Chalk Box Kid
Cleary Beverly Cleary Chapter Book
Corer The Big Balloon Race
Cohen Molly's Pilgrim
Delton Blue Skies, French Fries
  Cookies and Crutches
  Lucky Dog Days
Giff In the Dinosaur's Paw
  Pickle Puss
  Snaggle Doodles
  The Valentine Star
Ginsburg Good Morning, Chick
Goble The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
Herman Double-Header
Houston The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree
King-Smith Hyperion Chapter Books Level 2
Leppard The Mandie Books
Lewis The Cul-de-sac Kida Series
Lobel Frog and Toad Series
Marzolla Soccer Sam
  Slam Dunk Saturday
Noble The Days Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Oke Animal Friends Series
Osborne Magic Tree House Chapter Books
Parish Amelia Bedelia Series
Park Junie B. Jones Chapter Books
Patterson The Little Series
Rosenbloom Deputy Dan and the Bank Robbers
  Henry and Mudge Series
Saltzman The Jester Lost His Jingle
Schecter Sleep Tight, Pete
Sharmat Nate the Great Series
Steig Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Thaler Cream of Creature From the School Cafeteria
VanAllsburg The Polar Express
  Jumanji
Viorst Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Waber Ira Sleeps Over
  Lyle, Lyle Crocodile
Warner The Boxcar Children and Mystery Chapter Books
Yorkins Hey, Al
3rd Grade Authors 3rd Grade Titles
Alder Cam Jansen Chapter Books
Benchley Sam The Minuteman
Berenstain The Berenstain Bears and the Bermuda Triangle
  Ghosts of the Auto Graveyard
Brown Stanley Chapter Books
  Arthur Chapter Books
Bulla White Byrd
Carlson The Family Under the Bridge
Catling The Chocolate Touch
Christopher Matt Christopher Chapter Books
Clearly Beezue and Ramona
  Ramona the Brave
Dadey and Jones Bailey School Kids Chapter Books
Dalgliesh The Courage of Sarah Noble
Danziger Amber Brown Chapter Books
Davidson Five True Dog Stories
Dick-King-Smith The Invisible Dog
  Babe The Gallant Pig
  A Mouse Called Wolf
Erickson Hank the Coward Chapter Books
Estes The Hundred Dresses
Fleischman The Whipping Boy
Gardiner Stone Fox
McCarone The Haunting of Grade Three
Martin Babysitter's Chapter Books
Norton The Borrowers
Osborne Magic Tree House Chapter Books
Park Junie B Jones Chapter Books
Paterson The Great Gilly Hopkins
Peterson The Littles Chapter Books
Roy A to Z Mysteries Chapter Books
Sachar Marvin Redpost Chapter Books
Sandin The Long Way Westward
Selden The Cricket in Times Square
Salsam Greg's Microscope
Sobol Encyclopedia Brown Series
Wallace The Flying Flee, Callie and Me
  Shot Stew
  Journey Into Terror
Warner Boxcar Children Chapter Books
  American Girls Collection Chapter Books
4th Grade Authors 4th Grade Titles
Wilkie Helen Keller:Tragedy to Triumph
Catling The Chocolate Touch
Christopher The Diamond Champs
  The Basket Counts
  The Year Mom Won the Pennant
Cleary Henry Huggins
  Runaway Ralph
Dahl Fantastic Mr. Fox
  James and the Giant Peach
Dickens Oliver Twist Great Illustrated Classics
Estes The Hundred Dresses
Fitz What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
Hamilton The Planet of Junior Brown
Hurwita The Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein
McCloskey Homer Price
Myers Incredible World of Wally McDoogle Series
Rockwell How To Eat Fried Worms
Wilder On the Banks of Plum Creek
5th Grade Authors 5th Grade Titles
Bauer On My Honor
Brittian The Wish Giver
Burnford The Incredible Journey
Bryars The Summer of the Swans
DeClements Nothing's Fair in the Fifth Grade
DiCamillo Because of Winn Dixie
Farley The Black Stallion
Gates Blue Willow
George My Side of the Mountain
  Julie's Wolf Pack
Giff Lily's Crossing
Henry King of the Wind
Hutchens The Indian Cemetery
  The Blue Cow
  Watermelon Mystery
Lewis The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Lowery Number the Stars
Norton The Borrowers
O'Brien Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
Robinson The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Sorenson Miracles on Maple Hill
Smith A Taste of Blackberries
Speare The Sign of the Beaver
White The Trumpet of the Swan
Wilder Little House on the Prairie
6th Grade Authors 6th Grade Titles
Montgomery Anne of Green Gables
Ullman Banner in the Sky
Thomas Bud, Not Buddy
Latham Carry On Mr. Bowditch
Carlson The Family Under the Bridge
Paulsen Hatchet
O'Dell Island of Blue Dolphins
George Julie of the Wolves
Myers My Life As a Whoopie Cushion
Lowry Number the Stars
Barry Peter and the Starcatchers
Holm Our Only May Amelia
DuBois The Twenty One Balloons
Raskin The Westing Game
Fleischman The Whipping Boy
Hutchens The Colorado Kidnapping
  The Treasure Hunt
Fox The Slave Dancer
7th Grade Authors 7th Grade Titles
Paulsen Brian's Winter
McDaniel So Much To Live For
The following books will be needed during the school year:  
Speare The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress
London Call of the Wild
8th Grade Authors 8th Grade Titles
Kejelgaard Big Red
Lowry The Giver
The following books will be needed during the school year:  
Doyle The Hounds of the Baskervilles
Hinton The Outsiders
Twain The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
9th Grade Authors 9th Grade Titles
Christe Then There Were None
Boom The Hiding Place
The following books will be needed during the school year:  
Orwell Animal Farm
Horowitz Stormbreaker
McCormick Fields & Pastures New
10th Grade Authors 10th Grade Titles
Tolken The Hobbitt
One additional book must be read from the following books needed during the school year:  
Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea
Bronte Jane Eyre
Twain The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Grisham A Time to Kill
Burnes Cold Sassy Tree
11th Grade Authors 11th Grade Titles
Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath
The following books will be needed during the school year:  
Crane The Red Badge of Courage
Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter
Steinback Of Mice and Men
Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby
12th Grade Authors 12th Grade Titles
Dickens A Tale of Two Cities
Golding Lord of the Flies
One additional book must be read from the following books needed during the school year:  
Orwell 1984

K5: Students are required to have ten of the books listed read to them.

1st Grade: Students must read ten of the books listed and complete the book report form.

2nd Grade: Students are required to read six books by different authors. Students must complete the book report form in their own handwriting.

3rd Grade: Students are required to read three of the books listed and complete the book report form.

4th Grade: Students are required to read, pass the accelerated reader test, and complete a book report form on Helen Keller: Tragedy to Triumph. Students are required to read one additional book from the list.

5th Grade: Students are required to read, report on, and test on two of the books from the list.

6th Grade: Students are required to read, report on, and test on two of the books from the list.

7th - 12th Grade: Students must read two books (if only one is required, the other may be chosen from the list), write reports following the guidelines, and take the tests during the summer or on the first day of school.