Updated on April 25, 2008
The summer months are a great time to promote reading as a lifelong skill. Remember to pack some books and magazines for that vacation, and include them in your beach bags.
Don’t forget to include visits to Chinn Park Library in your summer schedule. They have a host of family activities and programs for all ages. If you register for the free Summer Quest Program you will receive weekly coupons with your library visit. Remember, Summer Quest participation may be used as documentation for the PWC Summer Reading Program.
Please remember that the summer reading list handed out by the school is simply a “suggested” list. It may be used by children and families that need some guidance in locating age/grade appropriate books. If students already have reading preferences, summer is a great time to enjoy whatever excites them as readers. Reading should be seen as a pleasurable, informative, and entertaining pastime, and summer is a great time to explore your own interests. If you need a few suggestions to guide reading choices, you may refer to the following grade level lists. Happy Reading!
Springwoods Librarian
Rising Kindergarteners Summer Reading Suggestions (back to top)
Students are asked to read 5 books. (Parents may read to the children.)
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Author |
Genre |
Content area reading |
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Molly Bang Jan Berenstein Norman Bridwell Margaret Brown Eric Carle Donald Crews Lois Ehlert Leo Lionni Bill Martin Dr. Seuss David Shannon Rosemary Wells |
Alphabet books Counting books Color / shape books Nursery Rhymes Fairy Tales Poetry Fiction/nonfiction |
Weather seasons Life cycles
Number, letter, shape recognition
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Evaluation Strategies
Students will complete a list of books read. The documentation is to include author, title, and a parent/guardian statement that the student completed the reading. Students participating in the Prince William County Public Library Summer Quest Program may use that documentation. Students will receive an S+ for each book completed, for a total of five, if turned in by Friday of the first week of school. Extra credit will count for 10% of the student’s grade in the first marking period.
Rising- First Grade Summer Reading Suggestions (back to top)
Students are asked to read 5 books. (Parents may read to the children).
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Author |
Genre |
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Molly Bang Jan Berenstein Jan Brett Marc Brown Eric Carle Tomie DePaola Lois Ehlert Allan Fowler Kevin Henkes Arnold Lobel Laura Numeroff Cynthia Rylant David Shannon Rosemary Wells Mo Willems |
Picture books Fairy Tales Poetry Animal Books Nonfiction Rookie Reader series Alphabet Books |
Evaluation Strategies
Students will complete a list of books read. The documentation is to include author, title, and a parent/guardian statement that the student completed the reading. Students participating in the Prince William County Public Library Summer Quest Program may use that documentation. Students will receive an S+ for each book completed, for a total of five, if turned in by Friday of the first week of school. Extra credit will count for 10% of the student’s grade in the first marking period.
Rising-Second Grade Summer Reading Suggestions (back to top)
Students are asked to read 5 books.
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Author |
Genres |
Content area reading |
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David Adler Jan Brett Marc Brown Joanna Cole Tomie DePaola Kevin Henkes Steve Jenkins Arnold Lobel Barbara Park Dav Pilkey Patricia Polacco Cynthia Rylant Marjorie Sharmat Jane Yolen |
Fairy Tales Tall Tales Poems Mystery Realistic fiction Beginning Biographies: A. Lincoln, G. Washington, Jackie Robinson, Helen Keller, Martin Luther King, Susan B. Anthony
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Ancient Egypt and China Weather Native Americans Plants Insects Life Cycles |
Evaluation Strategies
Students will complete a list of books read. The documentation is to include author, title, and a parent/guardian statement that the student completed the reading. Students participating in the Prince William County Public Library Summer Quest Program may use that documentation. Students will receive an S+ for each book completed, for a total of five, if turned in by Friday of the first week of school. Extra credit will count for 10% of the student’s grade in the first marking period.
Rising-Third Grade Summer Reading Suggestions (back to top)
Students are asked to read 3 books.
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Mystery Authors |
Titles |
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David Adler |
Cam Jansen series |
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Donald Sobol |
Encyclopedia Brown series |
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James Preller |
Jigsaw Jones Mysteries |
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Ron Roy |
A-Z Mysteries |
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Gertrude Chandler Warner |
Boxcar Children Mysteries |
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Realistic Fiction Authors |
Content |
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Judy Blume |
Family/friendships |
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Beverly Cleary |
Family, Friends, humor |
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Debbie Dadey |
Bailey School Kids series |
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Paula Danziger |
Amber Brown Friendship stories |
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Joanna Hurwitz |
School and friendship |
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Megan McDonald |
Judy Moody, Stink |
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Barbara Park |
Junie B. Jones |
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Louis Sachar |
Marvin Redpost series |
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Fantasy |
Content |
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Tony Abbott |
Secrets of Droon series |
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Bruce Coville |
Alien Adventure series |
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Roald Dahl |
fantasy |
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Mary Pope Osborne |
Magic Tree House series |
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Jon Scieska |
Time Warp Trio series |
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Nonfiction |
Content |
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David Adler |
First biography books |
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Joanna Cole |
Magic School Bus books |
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Steve Jenkins |
Animal books |
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Patricia Lauber |
Science books |
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Seymour Simon |
Science books |
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Curriculum related reading |
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Water cycle American symbols Famous Americans American Holidays Simple machines Living things Ancient Greece and Rome Explorers: Columbus, Ponce de Leon, Cartier, Christopher Newport
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Evaluation Strategies
Students will complete a list of books read. The documentation is to include author, title, and a parent/guardian statement that the student completed the reading. Students participating in the Prince William County Public Library Summer Quest Program may use that documentation. Students will receive an extra A (100%) for each book completed, for a total of three, if turned in by Friday of the first week of school. Extra credit will count for 10% of the student’s grade in the first marking period.
Rising-Fourth Grade Summer Reading Suggestions (back to top)
Students are asked to read 3 books.
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Author |
Genre |
Content area reading |
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Tony Abbott Lynne Reid Banks Patricia Beatty Bruce Coville Eoin Colfer Matt Christopher Andrew Clements Franklin Dixon Carolyn Keene Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Seymour Simon Lemony Snicket R.L. Stine E.B.White Henry Winkler |
Fantasy Fantasy Historical Fiction Fantasy Fantasy Sports Realistic Fiction Mystery Mystery Realistic fiction Nonfiction Mystery Goosebumps series Fantasy Realistic Fiction |
Jamestown Colony Revolutionary War Civil War Biographies of famous Virginians Solar System Plants Electricity
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Evaluation Strategies
Students will complete a list of books read. The documentation is to include author, title, and a parent/guardian statement that the student completed the reading. Students participating in the Prince William County Public Library Summer Quest Program may use that documentation. Students will receive an extra A (100%) for each book completed, for a total of three, if turned in by Friday of the first week of school. Extra credit will count for 10% of the student’s grade in the first marking period.
Rising-Fifth Grade Summer Reading Suggestions (back to top)
Students are required to read 3 books.
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Authors |
Genre |
Content area reading |
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Avi Patricia Beatty Matt Christopher Eion Colfer Sharon Creech Jack Gantos Dan Gutman Margaret Peterson Haddix Karen Hesse Peg Kehret Gordon Korman Gary Paulsen Richard Peck J.K. Rowling Lemony Snicket Jerry Spinelli Ann Turner Laura Ingalls Wilder Henry Winkler G. Clifton Wisler Betty Ren Wright |
Historical Fiction Historical Fiction Sports Adventure Realistic Fiction Realistic Fiction Realistic fiction Adventure/Futuristic Realistic fiction Mystery Adventure Adventure Historical fiction Fantasy Mystery Realistic Fiction Historical fiction Historical Fiction Humor/Realistic fiction Historical Fiction Mystery |
Native Americans Explorers Colonial Times Revolutionary War Civil War Westward Movement Pioneers
Our Constitution and Government Famous American from the Revolution to Civil War
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Newbery authors: Kate DiCamillo, Kevin Henkes, Christopher Paul Curtis
Evaluation Strategies
Students will complete a list of books read. The documentation is to include author, title, and a parent/guardian statement that the student completed the reading. Students participating in the Prince William County Public Library Summer Quest Program may use that documentation. Students will receive an extra A (100%) for each book completed, for a total of three, if turned in by Friday of the first week of school. Extra credit will count for 10% of the student’s grade in the first marking period.