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Summer Reading List




By Grade:

Kindergarten - First - Second - Third - Fourth - Fifth - Sixth - Seventh & Eighth




KINDERGARTEN

BRETT(ILLUS.) - GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
THE MITTEN

HAVILL - Books about Jamaica

HENKES - SHEILA RAE THE BRAVE
and other books by Kevin Henkes

JOHNSON - JULIUS

KELLOGG - Books about Pinkerton

KRAUS - LEO THE LATE BLOOMER

NIKOLA-LISA - BEIN' WITH YOU THIS WAY

NUMEROFF - IF YOU GIVE A MOOSE A MUFFIN
IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE
IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE

PINKNEY - MAX FOUND TWO STICKS

REISER - THE SURPRISE FAMILY
And other books by Lynn Reiser

SIMONT - THE STRAY DOG

SLATE - MISS BINDERGARTEN books

STEIG - DR. DESOTO

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SUMMER READING LIST 2002

GRADE 1


ALLARD - MISS NELSON books

BARRETT - CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS

BROWN - Books about ARTHUR

COHEN - The First Grade series

CREWS - BIGMAMA'S

ERNST - Books by Lisa Campbell Ernst

JOHNSON - THE GIRL WHO WORE SNAKES

LOBEL - FROG AND TOAD series

MEDDAUGH - MARTHA BLAH BLAH
And other books about Martha

PINKNEY- THE ADVENTURES OF SPARROWBOY

RATHMAN - OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA
And other books by Peggy Rathman

VAN LEEUWEN - Books about AMANDA PIG and her brother Oliver

VIORST - ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE,
NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY

And other books about Alexander

WALSH - JACK'S TALE

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SUMMER READING LIST 2002


GRADE 2


AARDEMA - OH, KOJO, HOW COULD YOU?
- WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS
And other books by Verna Aardema

ADLER - Picture book biographies

CAMERON - THE STORIES JULIAN TELLS
And other books about Julian, Huey & Gloria

GIBBONS - Books by Gail Gibbons

HOWE - Books about PINKY AND REX

MCKISSACK - MIRANDY & BROTHER WIND

OSBORNE - The MAGIC TREE HOUSE series

PARRISH - Books about AMELIA BEDELIA

PARK -Books about JUNIE B. JONES

PINKNEY - SOLO GIRL

POLACCO - Books by Patricia Polacco

RYLANT - HENRY AND MUDGE series
MR . PUTTER AND TABBY books

Various Authors Stepping Stone books
First Stepping Stone books

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SUMMER READING LIST 2002

GRADE 3

ATWATER - MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS

AUCH - I WAS A THIRD GRADE SCIENCE PROJECT

CAMERON - THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN THE WORLD

CLEMENTS - FRINDLE

CLIFFORD - HELP! I'M A PRISONER IN THE LIBRARY

CLIFTON - THE LUCKY STONE

DAVIS - THE SECRET OF THE SEAL

DUFFEY - THE GADGET WAR
And other books by Betsy Duffey

HURWITZ - CLASS PRESIDENT
and other books by Johanna Hurwitz

KLINE - Books about HERBIE JONES

SCIESKA - THE TIME WARP TRIO series

WALTER - JUSTIN & THE BEST BISCUITS IN THE WORLD

Various Authors The True Books series
The New True Books series

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SUMMER READING LIST 2002


GRADE 4

AMERICAN GIRLS series

AVI - WHO STOLE THE WIZARD OF OZ?

BLUME - Books about FUDGE

CLEARY - Books about RAMONA QUIMBY

EAGER - KNIGHT'S CASTLE
and other books in this series

FLEISCHMAN - THE 13TH FLOOR

GILSON - WAGON TRAIN 911

HAMILTON - THE PEOPLE COULD FLY: American Black Folktales

HESSE - THE MUSIC OF DOLPHINS

MOHR - FELITA

NAPOLI - THE PRINCE OF THE POND

OPPEL - SILVERWING

QUATTLEBAUM - JACKSON JONES AND THE PUDDLE OF THORNS

TATE - FRONT PORCH STORIES AT THE ONE-ROOM SCHOOL

VAN DRAANEN - SAMMY KEYES mysteries

YEP - LATER, GATOR

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SUMMER READING LIST 2002

GRADE 5


CLEARY - DEAR MR. HENSHAW

CONRAD - STONE WORDS: A Ghost Story

COOPER - THE BOGGART

CURTIS - BUD, NOT BUDDY

CURTIS - THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM, 1963

DI CAMILLO - BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE

HEST - THE PRIVATE NOTEBOOK OF KATIE ROBERTS,
AGE 11

HOBBS - KOKOPELLI'S FLUTE

LEWIS - THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA series

LOWRY - Books about ANASTASIA KRUPNIK

MYERS - DARNELL ROCK REPORTING

PECK - GHOSTS I HAVE BEEN
THE GHOST BELONGED TO ME

SACHAR - HOLES

SLOTE - FINDING BUCK MCHENRY

UCHIDA - THE BEST BAD THING
And other books in this series

YARBROUGH - THE SHIMMERSHINE QUEENS

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SUMMER READING LIST 2002

GRADE 6

ARMSTRONG - STEAL AWAY

AVI - SMUGGLER'S ISLAND

BRITTAIN - SHAPE CHANGER

CUSHMAN - THE BALLAD OF LUCY WHIPPLE

HAMILTON - COUSINS

HANSEN - I THOUGHT MY SOUL WOULD RISE & FLY

LEVERICK - THE NEW YOU

LOWRY - THE GIVER

MACLACHLAN - THE FACTS & FICTIONS OF MINNA PRATT

MOHR - GOING HOME

MYERS - SCORPIONS

POPE - THE SHERWOOD RING

SLEATOR - INTO THE DREAM

SPINELLI - LIBRARY CARD
MANIAC MAGEE

TATE - SECRET OF GUMBO GROVE

WRIGHT - THE DOLLHOUSE MURDERS

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SUMMER READING LIST 2002


GRADES 7 & 8


AVI - MIDNIGHT MAGIC

BAUER - RULES OF THE ROAD

COLE - THE GOATS

COONEY - FLASH FIRE

COVINGTON - LIZARD

CUSHMAN - THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE

FARMER - THE EAR, THE EYE, & THE ARM

FINE - FLOUR BABIES

GRIMES - JAZMIN'S NOTEBOOK

MURPHY - ACE HITS THE BIG TIME

PULLMAN - THE BROKEN BRIDGE

ROSTOWSKI - AFTER THE DANCING DAYS

SLEATOR - INTERSTELLAR PIG

TRUEMAN - STUCK IN NEUTRAL

WHELAN - HOMELESS BIRD

WREDE - DEALING WITH DRAGONS
And other titles in the series

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