4th - 6th Summer Reading List ● Ms. Bentley’s Favorites: ○ Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan ○ The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis ○ Rules by Cynthia Lord ○ What The Moon Saw by Laura Resau ○ Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech ○ The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo ○ Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhai Lai ○ Jeremy Fink and The Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass ● CYRM Nominees for 2019-2020 ○ It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas (Middle School) ○ Refugee by Alan Gratz (Middle School) ○ When Friendship Followed Me Home by Paul Griffin (Middle School) ○ The Detective’s Assistant by Kate Hannigan (Intermediate) ○ The Losers Club by Andrew Clements (Intermediate) ○ The War I Finally Won (Sequel to The War That Saved My Life) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Intermediate) ○ Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai (Picture Books for Older Readers) ○ Lillian’s Right to Vote by Jonah Winter (Picture Books for Older Readers) ○ Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers (Picture Books for Older Readers) ● Popular at STEAM ○ The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan ○ Amulet Series by Kazu Kibuishi ○ Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney ○ Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renee Russell ○ The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate ○ Smile; Sisters; and Drama by Raina Telgemeier ● NEW Books ○ The First Rule of Punk by Celia Perez ○ Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina (2019 Newbery Winner) ○ The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes ○ Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez ○ Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee ○ Aru Shah And The End of Time by Roshani Chokshi ○ Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callendaer ○ The Truth As Told By Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor ○ Squirm by Carl Hiaasen ○ The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson ○ Small Spaces by Katherine Arden ○ Out of the Wild Night by Blue Balliett ○ The Serpent’s Secret by Sayantani DasGupta .