2018 Summer Reading Lists for Grades 1 - 7

First Grade Summer Reading Recommendations: Ada Twist Scientist by Andrea Beaty ​ Amelia Bedelia series by Herman Parish ​ Arthur picture books series by Marc Brown ​ Dr. Seuss Books Elephant and Piggie series by Mo Willems ​ Flat Stanley series by Jeff Brown ​ Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant ​ Hi! Fly Guy series by Tedd Arnold ​ I Can Read series Step1, Step 2, and Step 3 If You Give a Mouse A Cookie series by Laura Numeroff ​ Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park ​ llama llama picture book series by Anna Dewdney ​ Miss Nelson is Missing series by James Marshall ​ National Geographic Kids Ninja Bunnies by Jennifer Gray Olson ​ Pete the Cat picture book series by Eric Litwin ​ Poppleton by Cynthia Rylant ​ Magic Puppy (Magic Kitten, Magic Ponies, Magic Bunny) series by Sue Bentley ​ ​ ​ The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak ​ The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt ​ ​ The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein ​ The Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne ​ ​ Owl Diaries: Woodland Wedding by Rebecca Elliott ​ Princess in Black Series, by Shannon Hale ​ Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey ​ LEGO books Rainbow Magic series by Daisy Meadows ​

1 Second Grade Summer Reading Recommendations: A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy ​ Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book series ​ Babe, the Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith ​ Bink and Gollie Best Friends Forever by Kate DiCamillo ​ Charlotte’s Web by E.B.White ​ The Critter Club Series by Callie Barkley ​ Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown ​ Fables by Arnold Lobel ​ Geronimo Stilton series ​ Gooney Bird Greene series by Lois Lowry ​ Goofballs #2: The Startling Story of the Stolen Statue by Tony Abbott ​ Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant ​ Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold ​ Horrible Harry series by Suzy Kline ​ Iris and Walter by Elissa Guest ​ Ivy + Bean: No News is Good News by Annie Barrows ​ Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer by Meg McDonald ​ Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park ​ Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne ​ Nancy Drew and The Crew Clue by Carolyn Keene ​ Nate the Great by Marjorie Sharmat ​ The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate ​ Poppleton by Cynthia Rylant ​ Young Cam Jansen by David Adler ​ The Rainbow Magic Series by Daisy Meadows ​ Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary ​ Ready Freddy by Abby Klein ​ Summer According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney ​

2 Third Grade Summer Reading Recommendations: The Girl Who Drank The Moon by Kelly Barnhill ​ Hello Universe by Erin Entrada KellyFrom The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by ​ ​ ​ E.L. Konigsburg Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson ​ Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume ​ A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold ​ Bellyache: A Delicious Tale by Crystal Marcos ​ Third-Grade Detectives by George E. Stanley ​ Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner ​ Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J. Sobol ​ Ballpark Mysteries by David A. Kelly ​ The Real McCoys by Matthew Swanson ​ Cam Jansen by David A. Adler ​ The Secret Zoo series by Bryan Chick ​ I Survived…series by Lauren Tarshis ​ My Father’s Dragon Trilogy by Ruth Stiles Gannett ​ Greetings from Somewhere by Harper Paris ​ Judy Moody and Stink by Megan McDonald ​ Humphrey series by Betty G. Birney ​ Henry Huggins series by Beverly Cleary ​ The Secrets of Droon by Tony Abbott ​ Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book series by Herman Parish ​ Geronimo Stilton by Geronimo Stilton ​ Race the Wild by Kristin Earhart ​ The Littles by John Peterson ​

3 Fourth Grade Summer Reading: Required Reading: Because of Winn -Dixie by Kate DiCamillo ​ ​ ​ ​

Suggested books for summer reading: Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng ​ ​ Wish by Barbara O’Connor ​ Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly ​ The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill ​ Doll Bones by Holly Black ​ ​ Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate ​ ​ The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm ​ ​ Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan ​ Tracing Stars by Erin Moulton ​ The Tail of Emily Windsnap series by Liz Kessler ​ The Kingdom Keepers series by Ridley Pearson ​ All’s Faire in Middle School (graphic novel) by Victoria Jamieson ​ ​ Jake Maddox Survival series by Jake Maddox ​ Wishtree by Katherine Applegate ​ ​ A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord ​ Full of Beans by Jennifer Holm ​

Suggested authors for summer reading: ● Kate DiCamillo ● Mike Lupica ● Sharon Creech ● James Patterson (for children) ● Andrew Clements ● Judy Blume ● Roald Dahl ● Katherine Applegate

4 Fifth Grade Summer Reading Required Reading: Wonder by Raquel J.Palacio ​ ​ ​

Suggested books for summer reading: Pax by Sara Pennypacker ​ Crash by Gerald Spinelli ​ Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea ​ Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson ​ Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty ​ Game Changers by Mike Lupica ​ Two-Minute Drill by Mike Lupica ​ Word of Mouse by James Patterson ​ Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein ​ Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo ​ Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling ​ The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley ​ Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo ​ Hoot by Carl Hiaasen ​ Out Of My Mind by Sharon Draper ​

5 Sixth Grade Summer Reading: Required Reading: The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick ​ ​ ​

Also choose two of the following Fiction books: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen ​ Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo ​ Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson ​ Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech ​ Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech ​ Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor ​ Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko ​ Boy at War by Harry Mazer ​ Runaway Twin by Peg Kehret ​ Summer Ball, Heat, Game Changer, & Travel Team ALL by Mike Lupica ​ The Lightning Thief & Red Pyramid Both by Rick Riordan ​ Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis ​ When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead ​ Missing May by Cynthia Rylant ​ Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars ​ Zach’s Lie by Roland Smith ​ Fish in a Tree, One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt ​ ​ ​

Seventh Grade Summer Reading: Required Reading:

The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr by Judith St. George ​

Next, students may choose between (so choose 1) the following two books:

Mystery of the Roman Ransom by Henry Winterfeld ​

OR

The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall ​

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