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Summer Reading

Learn about our suggested and required summer reading lists for each grade and reading level.

Summer Reading

Suggested PreK & K Reading

Picture Books of the Twenty-First Century for Parents to Read with their Children

Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
After The Fall by Dan Santat
The Book with No Pictures by B. J. Novak
The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken
Braver Than Brave by Janet Sumner Johnson
Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr.
A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Crossings by Katie S. Duffield
Dear Girl by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Paris Rosenthal
Diggersaurs Explore by Michael Whaite
Digging For Words by Angela Burke Kunkel
A Different Pond by Bao Phi
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
Elephant & Piggie (series) by Mo Willems
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick
Gibberish by Young Vo
How This Book Was Made by Mac Barnett
How to Catch a Star! by Oliver Jeffers
If You Come To Earth by Sophie Blackall
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
Journey by Aaron Becker
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Williams
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena
The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Drew Dewalt
The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
Love by Matt de la Pena
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
My Pet Feet by Josh Funk
Norman Didn’t Do It, (Yes He Did)! by Ryan T. Higgins
On a Magical Do-Nothing Day by Beatrice Alemagna
Penguin Problems by Jory John
Pete the Cat (Series) by James Dean, Eric Litwin, and Kimberly Dean
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe
Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue
The Sour Grape by Jory John
Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone
The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
This Joy! by Shelly Johannes
Trombone Shorty by Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews
We’re All Wonders by R. J. Palacio
What Do You Do with an Idea? by Kobi Yamada
Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell
The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds
Entering Grades 1 - 2 Suggested Summer Reading
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  • Level F
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  • Level G
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  • Level I
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  • Level J
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Entering Grades 3 - 4 Required Summer Reading

Entering Grade 3 Required Summer Reading

Grade 3 students are required to read a total of THREE books

Midnight on the Moon by Mary Pope Osborne
Most Valuable Players: The Gold Medal Mess by David A. Kelly
The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
Entering Grade 4 Required Summer Reading

Students entering Grade 4 students are required to read a total of THREE books

Amulet: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
What Was the Boston Tea Party? by Kathleen Krull
Entering Grades 3 - 4 Suggested Summer Reading
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  • Level N
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  • Level O
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  • Level P
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  • Level Q
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  • Level R
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  • Level S
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  • Level T
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  • Books to Read Aloud With Your Children

Entering Grades 5 - 8 Required Summer Reading

Students Entering Grade 5 Required Summer Reading

Students entering Grade 5 are required to read THREE books:

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Blood On The River: James Town, 1607 by Elisa Carbone
The Unteachables by Gordon Korman
Entering Grade 6 Required Summer Reading

Students entering Grade 6 are required to read the following THREE books:

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Entering Grade 7 Required Summer Reading

Students entering Grade 7 are required to read the following THREE books:

In the Shadow of the Sun by Annie Sibley O'Brien
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Entering Grade 8 Required Summer Reading

Students entering Grade 8 are each required to read the following THREE books. Each student is also required to complete a graphic organizer for his or her Eighth Grade Speech, following the guidelines provided by Ms. Ready in the spring of Seventh Grade.

Boys in the Boat (Young Readers' Adaptation): The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey To Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics by Daniel James Brown
Bound by Ice: A True North Pole Survival Story by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace
Northwind by Gary Paulsen
Entering Grades 5 - 6 Suggested Summer Reading
  • Realistic Fiction
  • Historical Fiction & Nonfiction
  • Fantasy & Sci-Fi
Entering Grades 7 - 8 Suggested Summer Reading
  • Realistic Fiction
  • Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, & Memoir
  • Fantasy & Sci-Fi
  • Mystery & Thriller
  • Adventure & Survival
  • Poetry & Novels In Verse