Dear Rising Fifth Graders, you. June 1, 2017 We hope you will plan to go to the public library often this summer to select books which interest The enclosed book list represents a wide range of fifth grade reading material. Some books may appear too easy and others too difficult, so please select your books carefully. Before checking out or buying a book, open to the center page and get a view of the difficulty of vocabulary and the style of the writer. It is better to read a book fluently than to feel discouraged with a book that is dull or difficult. You must read at least five (5) books; two of the books you read must be the ones listed below: Please read the Greek Myths book before you read the The Lightning Thief. Your knowledge of Greek Myths will make the Percy Jackson series more meaningful. First Required Reading (choose one): D AULAIRE S BOOK OF GREEK MYTHS Ingi D Aulaire or Adventures of the Greek Heroes McLean, Mollie and Anne Wiseman Second Required Reading: The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan (if you have already read The Lightning Thief, please read a book in the Percy Jackson series you have NOT read or re-read the Lightning Thief.) Then choose one of the following projects. Your project may be based on either of the two required reading books. 1. Advertise a book by designing a poster. Be sure to include the title of the book, the author, and one of your favorite scenes from the story. 2. Write a poem about your chosen book. 3. Choose one character and write a paragraph summarizing his or her importance to the story. On the first day of school you will have an opportunity to share your chosen project. When you have read a book, write the title and author on the record sheet at the end of the Fifth Grade list. Bring the record sheet, signed by yourself and your parents to class on the first day of school. We look forward to teaching you next year and hope you have a wonderful summer. Sincerely, Your 5 th Grade Teachers 1
REQUIRED READING The Lightning Thief D Aulaire s Book of Greek Myths or Adventures of the Greek Heroes Rick Riordan Ingi D Aulaire McLean, Mollie & Anne Wiseman ADVENTURE The Wolves of Willoughby Chase The Red Pyramid (series) Incident at Hawk s Hill From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler The Island of the Blue Dolphins Cricket in Times Square Bud, Not Buddy Our Only May Amelia Joan Aiken Rick Riordan Allan W. Ekcert E. L. Konigsburg Scott O Dell George Selden Christopher Curtis Jennifer Holm FAMILY/FRIENDSHIP STORIES The Secret Garden Frindle A Week in the Woods Things Not Seen The Penderwicks (series) Walk Two Moons Ruby Holler The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate The Tiger Rising Because of Winn-Dixie Frances Burnett Andrew Clements Jeanette Birdsall Sharon Creech Jacqueline Kelly Kate DiCamillo 2
By Lizzie Harriet the Spy Lily s Crossing Junonia Bridge to Terabithia Out of My Mind Belle Prater's Boy Search for Belle Prater Tadpole Mary Eccles Louise Fitzhugh Patricia Reilly Giff Kevin Henkes Katherine Patterson Sharon Draper Ruth White FANTASY Watership Down Tuck Everlasting The Boggart (sequels) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Redwall Ella Enchanted The Chronicles of Narnia The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Richard Adams Natalie Babbitt Susan Cooper Roald Dahl Brian Jacques Gail Carson Levine C.S. Lewis J. R. R. Tolkien HISTORICAL FICTION Al Capone Does My Shirts True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Catherine, Called Birdy Gennifer Choldenko Avi Karen Cushman 3
A Bone from a Dry Sea Someone Named Eva Peter Dickinson Joan Wolf MYSTERY STORIES Tunnels (series) Mysterious Benedict Society (series) Closed for the Season The Egypt Game Sammy Keyes Mysteries Roderick Gordon Trenton Stewart Mary Hahn Zilpha Keatley Snyder Wendenlin Van Draanen NATURE STORIES The Incredible Journey The Talking Earth The Call of the Wild The Black Pearl Hatchet Dogsong Sheila Burnford Jean Craighead George Jack London Scott O Dell Gary Paulsen NON-FICTION A Really Short History of Nearly Everything Leonardo s Horse The Way Things Work Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, et.al Bill Bryson Jean Fritz David Macaulay Sy Montgomery 4
MATH FUN A Million Dots Rickshaw Girl Mummy Math: An adventure in Geometry Sir Cumference and the Great Night of Angleland (series) Lawn Boy Andrew Clements Mitali Perkins Cindy Neuschwander Gary Paulsen READ ALOUD The Yearling Gulliver s Travels Swiss Family Robinson Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Jonathan Swift Johann David Wyss Please continue to read aloud to your child, even though your child may be an independent reader. Have a wonderful literary summer! 5
Summer Reading List Record Over the summer you must read at least five (5) books. The NPS reading list provides many suggestions for books appropriate for you grade level. Please record the books that you have read and return this completed form to your teacher the first day of school in September. 1. Title: 2. Title: 3. Title: 4. Title: 5. Title: Upon completion of the required reading, the student and parent should sign below. Student s Signature Date Parent Signature Date 6
Additional Books I Read 6. Title: 7. Title: 8. Title: 9. Title: 10. Title: 11.Title: 12.Title: 13.Title: 14.Title: 15.Title: 7