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The purpose of the Summer Reading Program is to encourage students to enjoy quality literature and to continue developing their independent reading skills. Student participation in the program is voluntary. Students who choose to participate in the program are required complete a minimum number of readings over the summer. Student-selected books are acceptable. Participation in Summer Quest at the local public library is also acceptable.
Below are some suggested titles for summer reading
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| Asch, Frank | The Last Puppy | Prentice-Hall | 1980 |
| Asch, Frank | Bear's Bargain | Simon & Schuster | 1985 |
| Asch, Frank | Bear's Shadow | Simon & Schuster | 1985 |
| Ashley, Bernard | Cleversticks | Watts | 1992 |
| Bang, Molly | Yellow Ball | Morrow Junior | 1991 |
| Barton, Byron | Read any book by this author, such as Machines At Work | Thomas Y. Crowell | 1987 |
| Berenstain, Stan | Read any book by this author such as, Berenstain Bears' New Baby | Random House | 1974 |
| Cohen, Miriam | Will I Have a Friend? | Macmillan | 1989 |
| Fox, Mem | Hattie and the Fox | Bradbury Press | 1986 |
| Henkes, Kevin | Owen | Greenwillow | 1993 |
| Hoban, Tana | Read any book by this author. | ||
| Hughes, Shirley | Read any book by this author, such as Alfie Gets in First | Lothrop, Lee, & Shepart | 1981 |
| London, Jonathan | Froggy Learns to Swim | Viking | 1995 |
| London, Jonathan | Let's Go Froggy | Viking | 1994 |
| Marshall, James | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Dial Books | 1988 |
| Marshall, James | Little Red Riding Hood | Dial Books | 1987 |
| Marshall, James | Three Little Pigs | Dial Books | 1989 |
| Martin, Bill | Brown Bear, Brown Bear | Henry Holt | 1967 |
| Martin, Bill | Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Wear? | Henry Holt | 1991 |
| Rey, H.A. | Curious George | Houghton Mifflin | 1941 |
| Scarry, Richard | Richard Scary's Best Mother Goose Ever | Golden | 1964 |
| Serfozo, Mary | Who Said Red? | McElderry Books | 1988 |
| Seuss | Read any book by this author, such as Hop on Pop | Random House | 1963 |
| Taback, Simms | Joseph Had a Little Overcoat | Viking | 1999 |
| MacDonald | Alphabatics | Bradbury Press | 1986 |
Note Keeping Strategies
| 1 | You are encouraged to read to your child at least 5 books of your choice. |
| 2 | Keep a record of your child's reading on a Reading Log (title and author). |
| 3 | Turn in the completed Reading Log, along with a signed statement that your child has completed the reading, to your child's teacher the first week of school. |
Evaluation Strategies
| Students will receive an extra S+ for each book completed for a total of five. |
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| Ahlberg, Janet and Allan | Each Peach Pear Plum | Viking | 1979 |
| Berenstain, Stan | Read any book by this author, such as The Bear's Picnic | Random House | 1966 |
| Carle, Eric | The Very Hungry Caterpillar | Philomel | 1969 |
| Carle, Eric | The Very Busy Spider | Philomel | 1984 |
| Carle, Eric | Today is Monday | Philomel | 1993 |
| Crews, Donald | Bigmama's | Greenwillow | 1991 |
| Crews, Donald | Shortcut | Greenwillow | 1992 |
| Falconer, Ian | Olivia | Atheneum | 2000 |
| Galdone, Paul | Henny Penny | Seabury | 1968 |
| Galdone, Paul | What's in Fox's Sack? | Clarion | 1982 |
| Galdone, Paul | Little Red Hen | Seabury | 1973 |
| Gibbons, Gail | Read any book by this author, such as Fire! Fire! | Crowell | 1984 |
| Henkes, Kevin | Sheila Rae, the Brave | Greenwillow | 1987 |
| Karlin, Barbara | Cinderella | Little, Brown | 1989 |
| Keats, Ezra Jack | Letter for Amy | Harper & Row | 1968 |
| Keats, Ezra Jack | Whistle for Willie | Viking | 1964 |
| Langley, Jonathan | Rumpelstiltskin | HarperCollins | 1991 |
| Martin, Bill | Barn Dance! | Henry Holt | 1986 |
| McPhail, David | Read any books about Pig Pig, such as Pig Pig Goes to Camp | E.P. Dutton | 1983 |
| McPhail, David | Read any books about Emma, such as Emma's Vacation | E.P. Dutton | 1987 |
| Prelutsky, Jack | Read-aloud Rhymes for the Very Young | A Knopf | 1986 |
| Rey, H. A. | Curious George | Houghton Mifflin | 1941 |
| Sendak, Maurice | Chicken Soup with Rice | HarperCollins | 1962 |
| Any Alphabet Book, such as: | |||
| Ehlert, Lois | Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables From A to Z | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 1989 |
Note Keeping Strategies
| 1 | You are encouraged to read, or have read to you, at least 5 books of your choice during the summer. |
| 2 | Keep a record of your reading on a Reading Log (title and author). |
| 3 | Turn in your completed log, signed by a parent, to your child's teacher the first week of school. |
Evaluation Strategies
| Students will receive an extra S+ for each book completed for a total of five. |
| Brown, Marc | Any books about Arthur the Aardvark such as Arthur's Family Vacation | Little, Brown | 1993 |
| Bourgeois | Read any books about Franklin the Turtle such as Finders Keepers for Franklin | Scholastic | 1998 |
| Bridwell, Norman | Read any books about Clifford the Big Red Dog such as Clifford and the Big Storm | Scholastic | 1995 |
| Carle, Eric | Animals Animals | Philomel | 1989 |
| Carle, Eric | Grouchy Ladybug | Thomas Y. Crowell | 1977 |
| Cosby, Bill | Read any books in the Little Bill series such as The Best Way to Play | Scholastic | 1997 |
| Hoffman, Mary | Amazing Grace | Dial | 1991 |
| Hoffman, Mary | Boundless Grace | Dial | 1991 |
| McDonald, Megan | Is This a House for a Hermit Crab? | Orchard | 1990 |
| Mayer, Mercer | Any Little Critter books such as Just Grandma and Me | Golden Book | 1983 |
| Minarik, Else | Read any books about Little Bear such as Little Bear | HarperCollins | 1957 |
| Numeroff, Laura | If You Give a Mouse a Cookie | Harper & Row | 1985 |
| Rylant, Cynthia | Read any book about Poppleton Pig such as Poppleton | Scholastic | 1997 |
| Ryland, Cynthia | Read any books about the High-Rise Detectives such as The Case of the Missing Monkey | Greenwillow | 2000 |
| Schaefer, Lola | Read a biography about a famous American such as Abraham Lincoln
George Washington Martin Luther King Cesar Chavez |
Pebble Books | 1999 |
| Siebert, Diane | Truck Song | Houghton Mifflin | 1988 |
Note Keeping Strategies
| 1 | You are encouraged to read or have read to you at least 5 books of your choice. |
| 2 | Keep a record of your reading on a Reading Log (title and author). |
| 3 | Turn in the completed Reading Log, signed by a parent, to your teacher the first week of school. |
Evaluation Strategies
| Students will receive an extra S+ for each book completed for a total of five. |
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| Benchley, Nathaniel | Small Wolf | Harper & Row | 1972 |
| Brennan, Barbara | Wagon Wheels | Harper & Row | 1978 |
| Cleary, Beverly | *The Mouse and the Motorcycle | Houghton Mifflin | 1965 |
| Cleary, Beverly | *Ramona Quimby, Age 8 | Morrow | 1981 |
| Coerr, Eleanor | The Josephina Story Quilt | Harper & Row | 1986 |
| Cooney, Barbara | Miss Rumphius | Viking Press | 1982 |
| Griffith, Helen | Grandaddy and Janetta | Greenwillow Books | 1993 |
| Griffith, Helen | Grandaddy's Place | Greenwillow Books | 1987 |
| Kline, Suzy | Horrible Harry and the Drop of Doom | Scholastic | 1998 |
| Marshall, James | Read any book by this author, such as Rats on the Roof | Dial Books | 1991 |
| McKissack, Patricia | Mirandy and Brother Wind | Alfred A. Knopf | 1988 |
| McKissack, Patricia | Flossie and the Fox | Dial | 1986 |
| Osborne, Pope Mary | Read any book in the Magic Treehouse Searies, such as Dinosaurs Before Dark | Random House | 1992 |
| Pinkney, Gloria Jean | Back Home | ||
| Smith, Janice Lee | *The Monster in the Third Dresser Drawer and Other Stories About Adam | Harper & Row | 1981 |
| Warner, Gertrude C. | *Boxcar Children | Scholastic | 1989 |
| Folklore | Read any folklore book such as: | ||
| Kellogg, Steven | Jack and the Beanstalk | Morrow Junior | 1991 |
| Kimmel | Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock | Holiday House | 1988 |
| Kimmel | Anansi Goes Fishing | Holiday House | 1992 |
| Lester, Julius | John Henry | Dial | 1994 |
| Nonfiction | Read any nonfiction book such as: | ||
| Parker, Nancy | *Bugs | Greenwillow | 1987 |
| Simon, Seymour | *Wolves | HarperCollins | 1993 |
| Poetry | Read any poetry book such as: | ||
| Hoberman, Mary Ann | My Song is Beautiful | Little, Brown | 1994 |
| Hudson, Wade | Pass It On: African-American Poetry for Children | Scholastic | 1993 |
| Silverstein, Shel | Where the Sidewald Ends | Harper & Row | 1974 |
| Silverstein, Shel | Light in the Attic | Harper & Row | 1981 |
Note Keeping Strategies
| 1 | You are encouraged to read or have read to you at least 3 books of your choice |
| 2 | Keep a record of your reading on a Reading Log (title and author). |
| 3 | Turn in the completed Reading Log, signed by your parent, to your teacher the first week of school. |
Evaluation Strategies
| Students will receive an extra A for each book completed for a total of three. |
| Adler, David | Read any book in th Cam Jansen Adventure Series, such as Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds | Viking | 1980 |
| Blume, Judy | Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing | E.P. Dutton | 1972 |
| Cameron, Ann | Julian's Glorious Summer | Random House | 1987 |
| Christopher, Matt | Read any book by this author, such as All-Star Fever | Little, Brown | 1995 |
| Cleary, Beverly | Read any book by this author, such as Runaway Ralph | Morrow Junior | 1970 |
| Conrad, Ellen | Read any Jenny Archer book, such as Get the Picture, Jenny Archer? | Little, Brown | 1994 |
| Greenfield, Eloise | Koya DeLaney and the Good Girl Blues | Scholastic | 1992 |
| Hoffman, Mary | Starring Grace | Phyllis Fogelman | 2000 |
| Kline, Suzy | Read any book about Herbie Jones, such as Herbie Jones and the Monster Ball | G.P. Putman | 1988 |
| Osbourne, Mary Pope | Read any Magic Tree House series book, such as Dolphins at Daybreak | Random House | 1997 |
| Park, Barbara | Skinnybones | Alfred A. Knopf | 1982 |
| Park, Barbara | The Kid in the Red Jacket | Alfred A. Knopf | 1987 |
| Sobol, Donald J. | Read any book in the Encyclopedia Brown series | Delacorte | 1998 |
| Soto, Gary | The Skirt | Delacorte Press | 1992 |
| Tripp, Valerie | Meet Felicity | Scholastic | 1991 |
| Warner, Gertrude Chandler | Read any Boxcar Children Mystery, such as Surprise Island (#2 in series) | Scholastic | 1949 |
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| De Regniers, Beatrice | Sing a Song of Popcorn | ||
| Prelutsky, Jack | Pizza the Size of the Sun | Greenwillow | 1996 |
| Viorst, Judith | If I Were In Charge of the World and Other Worries | ||
| Silverstein, Shel | Falling Up | HarperCollins | 1996 |
Note Keeping Strategies
| 1 | You are encouraged to read at least 3 books of your choice. |
| 2 | Complete a Reading Log to include author and title of each book read. |
| 3 | Turn in Reading Log, signed by a parent, to your teacher by the first week of school. |
Evaluation Strategies
| Students will receive an extra A for each book completed for a total of three. |
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| Avi | *Windcatcher | Avon | 1991 |
| Avi | Poppy | Orchard Books | 1995 |
| Bledsoe, Lucy Jane | The Big Bike Race | Avon | 1991 |
| Christopher, Matt | Pressure Play or any of the sports stories by this author. | Little, Brown | 1993 |
| Coville, Bruce | Into the Land of the Unicorns | Scholastic | 1994 |
| Danziger, Paula | Amber Brown Sees Red | Putnam | 1997 |
| Dorris, Michael | Sees Behind Trees | Hyperion | 1997 |
| Eager, Edward | Half Magic | Hancourt Brace Javanovich | 1982 |
| Fleischman, Paul | *Bull Run | Hapers Collins | 1993 |
| Gilson, Jamie | Hobie Hanson, You're Weird | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard | 1987 |
| Grover, Wayne | Dolphin Treasure | Greenwillow | 1996 |
| Hamilton, Virginia | Cousins | Philomel | 1990 |
| Hurwitz, Johanna | The Hot and Cold Summer | Morrow | 1984 |
| McKissack, Patricia | A Picture of Freedom | Scholastic | 1997 |
| Rowling, J.K. | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Scholastic | 1997 |
| Scieszka, Jon | Read any book in the Time Warp Trio Series, such as Summer Reading Is Killing Me | Viking | 1997 |
| Slote, Alfred | The Trading Game | Trumpet | 1990 |
| Snicket, Lemony | Read any book in A Series of Unfortunate Events | Scholastic | |
| Wright, Betty Ren | Christina's Ghost | Scholastic | 1987 |
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* denotes more challenging books
Note Keeping Strategies
| 1 | You are encouraged to read 3 books of your choice. |
| 2 | Keep a reading log to include the author, title, publisher, copyright date, and summary of the book. |
| 3 | Turn in the reading log, signed by a parent, to your teacher the first week of school. |
Evaluation Strategies
| Students will receive an extra A for each book completed for a total of three. |
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