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First Baptist Academy Summer Reading 2016 Students Entering 4th – 6th Grades

Students are assigned to read one book of their choice from their grade level list. Students are then encouraged to read any of the other books on their list or above for the FBA Rocket Reader Summer Reading Contest (see “FBA Rocket Readers Summer Log” to record book titles and minutes to earn rewards for additional reading). Additional books may also be read which are not on the list, contingent upon parental approval. PLEASE NOTE: The one book of choice will have a graded activity that the student will complete at the beginning of the school year. The student will need to have the book that they read in hand when school begins in August.

3 rd going to 4 th

Fiction Because of Winn-Dixie, DiCamillo The Borrowers, Norton Any of the Boxcar Children books, Warner (2nd to 4th grade level) Cam Jansen #1: Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds, Adler (3) (or any of the series) Civil War on Sunday Osborne (2.3) Clementine and the Family Meeting, Sarah Pennypacker (3.9) Cricket in Time Square, George Selden (5.9) The Danger Box, Blue Balliet (5.0) Great Wall of Lucy Wu, Wendy Wan-Long (4.6) Ginger Pye, Estes Hank the Cowdog 01: The Original Adventure, Erickson (3.5) (or any of the series) Hank Zipzer Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver (and more in the series) (4.1-4.7) Henry and Ribsy, Beverly Cleary (ages 8-12) Hooper Finds a Family: A Hurricane Katrina Dog’s Survival Tale, Jane Paley (3.0) I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863, Lauren Tarshish (4.6) Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, Megan McDonald (3.0) (or any of the series) Lions of Little Rock, Kristin Levine (4.1) Muggie Maggie, Beverly Cleary (4.5) My Life as …. (any of The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle series) Bill Myers The One and Only Ivan, Katherine Applegate (3.6) One for the Murphys, Linda Mullaly (3.4) The Penderwicks, Birdsall Pippi Longstocking, Lindgren Rush Revere Series (any from the series) Rush Limbaugh The Saturdays, Enright Soup, Peck Stallion by Starlight, Mary Pope Osborne Stone Fox, John Reynolds Gardiner (3.0) Strawberry Girl, Lenski 2

Nonfiction Gabby Douglas: Going for Gold, Tori Kasara (4.7) What Was the Gold Rush? (4.6) Who Was Neil Armstrong, Roberta Edwards (ages 8-12)

4 th going to 5 th Fiction A Little Princess, Burnett Applewhites at Wit’s End, Stephanie Tolan (5.4) Bud, Not Buddy, Christopher Paul Curtis (5.0) Hank Zipzer Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver (or any of the series) (4.1-4.7) I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863, Lauren Tarshis (4.6) Jump Into the Sky, Shelley Pearsall (5.8) King of the Wind, Marguerite Henry Any of the Mandie books, Lois Gladys Leppard (8-12 year olds) Mouse and the Motorcycle, Beverly Cleary (5.1) My Life as …. (any of the Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle series) Bill Myers Old Yeller, Fred Gipson (5.4) The Phantom Tollbooth, Juster Rush Revere Series (any from the series) Rush Limbaugh Sarah Bishop, O’Dell Stranded, Jeff Probst The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin (5.3)

Nonfiction America is Under Attack: September 11, 2001, Don Brown (5.8) What Was the Boston Tea Party? (5.9) What Was the Battle of Gettysburg? (5.8) Who Was Davy Crockett, Gail Herman (ages 8-12) Who Was Leonardo da Vinci, Roberta Edwards (ages 8-12)

5 th going to 6 th

Fiction

Brian’s Winter, Paulsen Bridge to Terabithia, Paterson Carry On, Mr. Bowditch Latham (5.1) Child of the Mountains, Marilyn Sue Shank (4.7) The Cooper Kids Adventure Series #1: The Door in the Dragon's Throat, Peretti (ages 10-14) (or any of the series) Crow, Barbara Wright (5.4) The Door in the Wall, de Angeli Gentle Ben, Walt Morey Ginger Pye, Eleanor Estes (6.0) Heart of a Samurai, Margi Preus (5.4)** Hold Fast, Blue Balliett (5.2) The Incredible Journey, Burnford Little Women, Alcott The Mighty Miss Malone, Christopher Paul Curtis (4.7) 3

My Life as …. (any of the Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle series) Bill Myers Navigating Early, Clare Vanderpool (5.2) The Pushcart Wars, Merrill Rush Revere Series (any from the series) Rush Limbaugh Sounder, Armstrong The Secret Garden (unabridged), Frances Hodgson Burnett The Yearling, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (5.2) Summer of the Swans, Byars Theodore Boone: the Accused, John Grisham (5.7)

What Katy Did (unabridged), Susan Coolidge (7.4) White Fang (unabridged), Jack London (7.4)

Nonfiction A Voice of Her Own: the Story of Phyllis Wheatley, Kathryn Lasky (5.9) Through My Eyes (Young Readers Edition), Tim Tebow (6.2) Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story--Kids' Edition, Lewis (9-12 year olds)