Summer Reading List Guide for students entering Grade 4 *More difficult Any title from the following series:

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1 Summer Reading List Guide for students entering Grade 4 *More difficult Any title from the following series: My Name is America Amber Brown American Girl Black Lagoon Black Stallion The Borrowers Judy Moody Dear America Nancy Drew Pippi Longstocking Rose series Soup Wayside School *Abel s Island Amber Brown series various authors Paula Danziger various authors Mike Thaler Walter Farley Mary Norton Megan MacDonald various authors Carolyn Keene Astrid Lindgren Madonna Jack Canfield Louis Sachar William Steig Paula Danziger *A Bear Called Paddington(and others in series) Michael Bond *Afternoon of the Elves *Alan and Naomi *Aldo Applesauce(and other titles) Al(exandra) the Great(and others in series) *Anastasia Krupnick(and others in series) Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm *Author for the Very First Time Back Yard Angel (and others in series) B is for Betsy (and others in series) Betsy-Tacy (and others in series) *Blue Willow Janet Taylor Lisle Myron Levoy Johanna Hurwitz Constance Greene Lois Lowry Carla Stevens Patricia MacLachian Judy Delton Carolyn Haywood Maud Hart Lovelace Doris Gates

2 *Buddies Barbara Parks Bunnicula (and others in series) Deborah & James Howe The Carp in the Bathtub (and other titles by author) *The Castle in the Attic Elizabeth Winthrop *Charlotte s Web E.B. White Chocolate Fever Robert K. Smith Class Clown Johanna Hurwitz *Confessions of an Only Child Norma Klein Dear Lovey Hart, I Am Desperate Ellen Conford Dear Mr. Henshaw Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charlie (and other titles by author) Rebecca Caudill Dinner at Alberta s Russell Hoben Don t Read This Book, Whatever You Do! Kali Dakos The 18 th Emergency Betsy Byars *The Egypt Game Zipha Keatley Snyder Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day (and others in series) Donald J. Sobol *The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates Susan Shreve Fourth Grade Rats Jerry Spineli *Freaky Friday Mary Rodgers *Freddie the Detective Walter R. Brooks George s Marvelous Medicine (and others by author/not The BFG) Roald Dahl *A Girl Called Al Constance Greene *Give Us a Great Big Smile, Rosy Cole (and others in series) Sheila Greenwald The Great Gilly Hopkins Katherine Paterson Half Magic (and others by author) Edward Eager *Harriet the Spy Louise Fizhugh The Hateful, Playful Trick (and others in series) Scot Corbett *Henry and the Clubhouse (and others in series) *The House with a Clock in its Walls John Bellairs How to Eat Fried Worms Thomas Rockwell The Hundred Penny Box Sharon Bell Mathis

3 *A Jar of Dreams Yoshiko Uchida *Jelly Belly (and others in series) Robert Kimmel Smith Julian s Glorious Summer Ann Cameron Katie John Mary Calhoun The Keeping Quilt Patricia Polacco Kevin Corbett Eats Flies Patricia Hermes Kitty from the Start (and others in series) Judy Delton Left Handed Shortstop (and others in series) Patricia Reilly GIff The Littles (and others in series) John Peterson *The Luck of Pokey Bloom (and other titles by author) Ellen Conford The Magic Finger Roald Dahl *Matilda Roald Dahl Millie Cooper Takes a Chance Charlotte Herman *Misty of Chincoteague Marguerite Henry The Monster in the Third Dresser Drawer Janice Lee Smith *Mr. Popper s Penguins Richard Atwater Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (and others in series) Betty MacDonald The Muffin Fiend Daniel Pinkwater *My Father s Dragon (and others in series) Ruth S. Gannett *My Mother is the Smartest Woman in the World Eleanor Clymer *My War with Mrs. Galloway *The Mystery on Bleaker Street (and other titles by author) William J. Hooks No Such Think as a Witch (and other titles by author) Mavis Jukes *The Not Just Anybody Family (and others in series) Betsy Byars Number the Stars Lois Lowry *Ramona and Her Father (and others in series) *Ramona Quimby, Age 8 The Robot and Rebecca (and other titles by author) Jane Yolen Seven Kisses in a Row Patricia MacLachan The Secret Life of the Underwear Champ (and other titles) Betty Miles *The Shadowmaker Ron Hansen

4 *Shiloh Skinnybones Something Suspicious The Spook Birds *Strawberry Girl Stone Fox *The Sword in the Tree Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing The Three and Many Wishes of Jason Reed The Twits *The Two Thousand Pound Goldfish *The Upstairs Room The Winter Mittens The White Stallion Phylllis Reynolds Naylor Barbara Clark Kathryn O. Galbraith Eve Bunting Lois Lenski John Gardner Clyde Robert Bulla Judy Blume Hazel Hutchins Roald Dahl Betsy Byars Joanna Reiss Tim Arnold Elizabeth Shub Popular Easy Reader and Chapter Book Authors: (entering grades 2 3 / Reading Levels: Grades 1-4) David Adler James Howe Louis Sachar C. W. Anderson Carolyn Keene Marjorie Sharmat Crosby Bonsall Suzy Kline Donald Sobel Betsy Byars Astrid Lindgren Gertrude Warner Franklin W. Dixon Arnold Lobel Laura Ingalls Wilder Patricia Riley Giff Mary Pope Osborne Betty Ren Wright Frances Hoban Peggy Parish Popular Chapter Book Authors: (entering grades 3 4/ Reading Levels: Grades 4-7) Lloyd Alexander Marguerite Henry J.K. Rowling Caroline Arnold Langston Hughes Cynthia Rylant Avi Brian Jacques Jon Scieszka Lynn Reid Banks E.L. Konigsburg Seymour Simon John Bellairs C.S. Lewis Jerry Spinelli Bill Brittain Lois Lowry Mildred Taylor

5 Patricia MacLachlan Yoshiko Uchida Matt Christopher Peg McKissack Vivian Vande Velde Sharon Creech Phyllis Naylor Cynthia Voight Roald Dahl Joan Lowery Nixon Laura Ingalls Wilder Paul Fleischman Scott O Dell Laurence Yep Jean C. George Gary Paulsen Jane Yolen Patricia Reilly Giff Richard Peck Mary Downing Hahn Patricia Polacco Caldecott Medal Award Winners: (awarded for illustrations) 2017 Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean Michel-Basquiat Javaka Steptoe 2016 Finding Winnie: The True Story fo the World s Most Famous Bear Lindsay Mattick 2015 The Adventures of Beekle:The Unimaginary Friend Dan Santat 2014 Foroa & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Kate DiCamillo 2013 This is Not My Hat Jon Klassen 2012 A Ball for Daisy Chris Raschka 2011 A Sick Day for Amos McGee Philip C. Stead 2110 The Lion and the Mouse Jerry Pinkney 2009 The House in the Night Susan Marie Swanson 2008 The Invention of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick 2007 Flotsam David Wiesner 2006 The Hello, Goodbye Window Norton Juster 2005 Kitten s First Full Moon Kevin Henkes 2004 The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Mordicai Gerstein 2003 My Friend Rabbit Eric Rohmann 2002 The Three Pigs David Weisner 2001 So You Want to Be President? Judith St. George 2000 Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Simms Tabeck 1999 Snowflake Bentley Jacqueline Briggs Martin 1998 Rapunzel Paul Zelinsky 1997 Golem David Wisniewski 1996 Officer Buckle and Gloria Peggy Rathman Newbery Medal Award Winners: (awarded for writing advanced readers or good read-a-louds - some are of a mature theme) 2017 The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill 2016 Last Stop on Market Street Matt de la Pena 2015 The Crossover Kwame Alexander 2014 Locomotive Brian Floca 2013 The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate 2012 Dead End in Norvelt Jack Gantos 2011 Moon Over Manifest Clare Vanderpool 2010 When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead

6 2009 The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman 2008 Good Masters! Sweet ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village Margarita Engle 2007 The Higher Power of Lucky Susan Patron 2006 Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins 2005 Kira Kira Cynthia Kodohada 2004 The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo 2003 Crispen: The Cross of the Lead Avi 2002 A Single Shard Linda Sue Park 2001 A Year Down Under Richard Peck 2000 Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtus 1999 Holes Louis Sachar 1998 Out of the Dust Karen Hesse 1997 The View from Saturday E.L. Konigsburg 1996 The Midwife s Apprentice Karen Cushman

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Name: Date: Grade 5 Summer Reading Activity Your child reads best independently at reading level: Summer Reading Directions: Reading during the summer will help your child maintain or improve their reading