June, Dear Rising Fourth Grade Parents,

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1 June, 2013 Dear Rising Fourth Grade Parents, While summer is a great time to play and relax, it s also smart to take a little time to keep the skills sharp the children have worked so hard to master during the school year. We have some suggestions for your students so that they will be not only well rested, but prepared for a rewarding new year at St. Michael s. Reading Set aside fifteen minutes each day for reading. Use the summer reading list found online (Go to click on PARENTS, then select Documents & Forms) to help you guide your child in choosing books appropriate for his or her reading level. The required reading book for the summer is listed at the top of the reading list. It s a good idea for your child to read that book closer to the start of the school year. Your child should record the books read on the attached reading log. This log will be collected during the first week of school, and a fun book report will be done in class on the required book your child selected. Please have your child fill in the reading log by him/herself as this gives good practice in filling in the book logs we ll be using during the school year. Writing We encourage all children to write over the summer, and what better way than to communicate with someone else? Children love to get notes and mail, so one suggestion is that relatives or special friends may send the child a card or a letter to which the child may respond. Some parents like to keep a trip journal/scrapbook with their child, or perhaps leave notes for one another. Every time a child puts pen to paper and receives an enthusiastic response, his or her confidence increases! Writing is optional, of course, there are no summer assignments! Enjoy the summer! We look forward to a fantastic fourth grade year with you and your children! Sincerely, Mrs. Merrill Geier Mrs. Gale Bockisch

2 St. Michael s Episcopal School Summer 2013 Reading List for Rising Fourth Grade Summer Reading Requirement Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Shiloh* OR Fleischman, Sid The Whipping Boy*+ ACTION ADVENTURE DiCamillo, Kate The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Gutman, Dan The Homework Machine; The Return of the Homework Machine Hunter, Erin Into the Wild (series); The Quest Begins (series) Korman, Gordon The Contest (Everest trilogy); The Discovery (Dive trilogy); Shipwreck (Island trilogy); Unsinkable (Titanic trilogy) O Brien, Robert Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH* Riordan, Rick The Lost Hero; The Red Pyramid (series); The Maze of Bones (39 Clues series) St. John, Lauren The White Giraffe (series) Stewart, Trenton Lee The Mysterious Benedict Society (series) ANIMALS Applegate, Katherine The One and Only Ivan* Avi Poppy (series) Birney, Betty The World According to Humphrey (series) Harlow, Joan Hiatt Star in the Storm King-Smith, Dick The School Mouse; Lady Lollipop Myers, Laurie Lewis and Clark and Me: a dog s tale COOL CLASSICS Burnett, Frances Hodgson The Secret Garden Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; The BFG Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Sorensen, Virginia Miracles on Maple Hill* White, E. B. Charlotte s Web*; Stuart Little FLY WITH FANTASY Babbit, Natalie Tuck Everlasting Buckley, Michael The Fairy Tale Detectives (series) Chainani, Soman The School for Good and Evil DiTerlizzi, Tony Kenny and the Dragon Funke, Cornelia Igraine the Brave

3 Kessler, Liz The Tail of Emily Windsnap (series) Levine, Gail Carson Ella Enchanted* Martin, Ann The Doll People (series) Mass, Wendy Rapunzel: the one with all the hair (series) FANTASY (cont.) Mull, Brandon Fablehaven (series); A World Without Heroes (series) Oppel, Kenneth Silverwing (series) Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone (series) Schlitz, Laura The Night Fairy Winthrop, Elizabeth The Castle in the Attic; The Battle for the Castle GRAPHIC NOVELS Hale, Nathan One Dead Spy (series) Hatke, Ben Zita the Spacegirl. Book One, Far From Home (series) Herge, The Adventures of Tintin (series) Kibuishi, Kazu Amulet. Book One, The Stonekeeper (series) Krosoczka, Jarrett Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute (series) Telgemeier, Raina Smile Watson, Tom Stick Dog JUST THE FACTS Ballard, Robert Exploring the Titanic DK Eyewitness (any book in the series) Fradin, Dennis B. Duel!: Burr and Hamilton s deadly war of words Jurmain, Suzanne The Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the true story of an American feud Nelson, Kadir We are the Ship: the story of the Negro baseball league Myron, Vicki with Brett Witter Dewey the Library Cat Price, Sean The Kids Guide to Titanic Swanson, James L. Chasing Lincoln s Killer Who is/who Was Biography books (series) What Was the Boston Tea Party? (What Was? Series) LOL Angleberger, Tom The Strange Case of Origami Yoda ; Darth Paper Strikes Back; Fake Mustache Birdsall, Jeanne The Penderwicks (series) Buckley, Michael NERDS (series) Davies, Jacqueline The Lemonade War (series)

4 Healy, Christopher The Hero s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (series) Hiaasen, Carl Hoot* Mass, Wendy 11 Birthdays (series) McMullan, Kate Have a Hot Time, Hades! (series) Paulsen, Gary Lawn Boy; Lawn Boy Returns Pierce, Lincoln Big Nate in a Class by Himself (series) Sachar, Louis Sideways Stories from Wayside School (series) POETRY Creech, Sharon Love that Dog Dahl, Road Vile Verses Merchant, Natalie Leave Your Sleep Prelutsky, Jack My Dog May be a Genius Silverstein, Shel Where the Sidewalk Ends Kennedy, Caroline Poems to Learn by Heart REAL WORLD Blume, Judy Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Cleary, Beverly Beezus and Ramona (series) Clements, Andrew No Talking; The School Story, A Week in the Woods Fitzhugh, Louise Harriet the Spy (series) Hannigan, Katherine Ida B: and her plans to maximize fun, avoid disaster, and (possibly) save the world Konigsburg, E.L. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler* Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Faith, Hope and Ivy June O Connor, Barbara How to Steal a Dog Paterson, Katherine Bridge to Terabithia*; The Great Gilly Hopkins* Urban, Linda Hound Dog True Yep, Laurence Later, Gator SPORTS Christopher, Matt The Kid Who Only Hit Homers (series) Gutman, Dan Roberto and Me (series) Lupica, Mike Hot Hand (series) SPY FICTION Gibbs, Stuart Spy School Horowitz, Anthony Stormbreaker (series) TAKE ME BACK

5 Avi Iron Thunder: the battle between the Monitor & the Merrimac: a Civil War novel Cannon, Ann Edwards Charlotte s Rose Choldenki, Gennifer Al Capone Does my Shirts*; Al Capone Shines my Shoes Curtis, Christopher Paul Bud, Not Buddy* Dear America (series) Giff, Patricia Reilly Lily s Crossing* Lowry, Lois Number the Stars* MacLachan, Patricia Sarah, Plain and Tall* (series) Peck, Richard A Long Way from Chicago*; A Year Down Yonder*; A Season of Gifts TAKE ME BACK (cont.) Ryan, Pam Munoz Riding Freedom Selznick, Brian The Invention of Hugo Cabret; Wonderstruck Tarshis, Lauren The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (I Survived series) Wilder, Laura Ingalls Little House in the Big Woods (series) WHO DID IT? American Girl Mysteries (series) Broach, Elise Masterpiece Gutman, Dan The Edison Mystery Hale, Bruce The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse (series) Selfors, Suzanne Smells like Dog (series) Turnage, Sheila Three Times Lucky* Warner, Gertrude Chandler The Boxcar Children (series) PARENT SUGGESTIONS Miller, Donalyn The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child Mogel, Wendy The Blessing of a B Minus; The Blessing of a Skinned Knee *Newbery Award or Honor Book Bolded titles indicate Fourth Grade Favorites

GRADE FOUR SUMMER READING LIST 2018

GRADE FOUR SUMMER READING LIST 2018 Dear Rising Fourth Graders, June 1, 2018 We hope you will plan to go to the public library often this summer to select books that interest you and give you information about historical events and people