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

Fishy Tales by Deborah Lock

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow

The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

Go, Dog, Go by P. D. Eastman

I Like Fish by Margaret Wise Brown

It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw

Monkey See, Monkey Do by Marc Gave

My Five Senses by Aliki

Purple Is Part of a Rainbow by Carolyn Kowalczyk

Saving Money by Tanya Thayer

Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill

Puppy Mudge Wants to Play by Cynthia Rylant

Gossie and Friends:
Gemma and Gus
Gideon
Gideon and Otto by Oliver Dunrea

Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris

A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy by David McPhail

Catch Me If You Can by Bernard Most

Cookie’s Week by Cyndy Ward

Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too? by Eric Carle

Have You Seen the Crocodile? by Colin West

It Started As a Seed by Alden Kelley

Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox by Grace Maccarone

Just Like Daddy by Frank Asch

Mac and Cheese by Sarah Weeks

Maple Trees by Marcia Freeman

Pizza Party by Grace Maccarone

Soccer Game! by Grace Maccarone

Who Will Be My Friends? by Syd Hoff

Biscuit by Alyssa Capucilli

Mouse by Lauren Thompson

Gossie and Friends:
Gus
Jasper and Joop
Ollie
Peedie by Olivier Dunrea

Caring for Our Lizard by Anne Richards

The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

Cat and Dog by Else H. Minarik

Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Byron Barton

First Grade, Here I Come by Nancy Carlson

Giant Pandas by Marcia Freeman

I’m a Caterpillar by Jean Marzollo

Mine’s the Best by Crosby Bonsall

Nicky Upstairs and Down by Harriet Ziefert

No, David! by David Shannon

Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw

Spider’s Lunch by Joanna Cole

Llama Llama by Anna Dewdney

Harry by Harriet Ziefert

Little Critter by Mercer Mayer

Daniel’s Mystery Egg by Alma Ada

A Day in the Life of a Firefighter by Linda Hayward

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

How to Lose All Your Friends by Nancy Carlson

Johnny Appleseed by Jane Kurtz

A Kiss for Little Bear by Else Minarik

The Night Before First Grade by Natasha Wing

Pete the Cat’s Train Trip by James Dean

Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig

Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire

Ready, Set, Go! by John Stadler

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert

Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff

Surprise Puppy! by Judith Hodge

Tale of a Tadpole by Karen Wallace

We Are Best Friends by Aliki

You’ll Soon Grow into Them, Titch by Pat Hutchins

Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff

Max by Adria Klein

Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems

Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold

All the Colors of the Rainbow by Allan Fowler

Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman

Big Dog, Little Dog by Philip D. Eastman

Butterflies by Fran Howard

Charlie Needs a Cloak by Tomie dePaola

Children Around the World by Donata Montanari

A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems

Father Bear Comes Home by Else Minarik

Go Away Dog by Joan Nodset

How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen

I Love Our Earth by Bill Martin, Jr.

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus

The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper

Monarch Butterfly by Gail Gibbons

My Best Friend by Pat Hutchins

My Tooth Is About to Fall Out by Grace Maccarone

Napping House by Audrey Wood

Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells

There's a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer

The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

When I Was Little by Jamie Lee Curtis

Dragon by Dav Pilkey

Messy Bessey by Patricia McKissack

Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann

Bones by Stephen Krensky

Bugs for Lunch by Margery Facklam

Cartwheel Katie by Fran Manushkin

Corduroy’s Garden by Don Freeman

Curious George Goes to an Ice Cream Shop by Margaret & H. A. Rey

Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff

Detective Dinosaur by James Skolfield

The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins

The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle

Harriet Tubman by Catherine Nichols

Harry and the Lady Next Door by Gene Zion

The Horse in Harry’s Room by Syd Hoff

How a Seed Grows by Helene Jordan

Ish by Peter H. Reynolds

Jamberry by Bruce Degen

Just Enough Carrots by Stuart Murphy

Last One in Is a Rotten Egg by Leonard Kessler

Milton the Early Riser by Robert Kraus

Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel

No More Monsters for Me by Peggy Parish

Norma Jean, Jumping Bean by Joanna Cole

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

Oliver by Syd Hoff

Our Tree Named Steve by Alan Zweibel

Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel

Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Stagestruck by Tomie dePaola

There’s an Alligator Under My Bed by Mercer Mayer

Annie and Snowball by Cynthia Rylant

Clifford by Norman Bridwell

Fox by James Marshall

Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant

Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik

Minnie and Moo by Denys Cazet

Morris by Bernard Wiseman

Mr. Putter and Tabby by Cynthia Rylant

Poppleton by Cynthia Rylant

Young Cam Jansen by David Adler

The Blind Men and the Elephant by Karen Backstein

Bones and the Cupcake Mystery by David Adler

Bootsie Barker Bites by Barbara Bottner

Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express by Eleanor Coerr

Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin

The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble

Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late by Mo Willems

Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems

Frog and Friends by Eve Bunting

Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown by Paula Danziger

A Girl Named Helen Keller by Margo Lundell

Greg’s Microscope by Millicent E. Selsam

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

Ibis: A True Whale Story by John Himmelman

Little Witch Goes to Witch School by Deborah Hautzig

Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

Manatee Winter by Kathleen Zoehfield

Moses Goes to a Concert by Isaac Millman

Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs by Tomie dePaola

One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes

Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathmann

Sea Turtles by Laura Marsh

Sheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henke

Slinky, Scaly Snakes by Jennifer Dussling

Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis

Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe by Vera B. Williams

Zach’s Alligator by Shirley Mozelle

Andy Shane by Jennifer Jacobson

Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel

Don’t Let the Pigeon... by Mo Willems

Houndsley and Catina by James Howe

Iris and Walter by Elissa Haden Guest

Katie Woo by Fran Manushkin

Mercy Watson by Kate DiCamillo

Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman

Zelda and Ivy by Laura Kvasnosky

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman

Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

Astronaut Living in Space by Kate Hayden

Bronco Charlie and the Pony Express by Marlene Targ Brill

The Bubbly Factory by Tomie dePaola

Chang’s Paper Pony by Eleanor Coerr

A Day in the Life of a Zookeeper by Nate Boutillier

Dolphin by Robert Ada Morris

The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't! by Elise Parsley

Emma’s Rug by Allen Say

The Emperor and the Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen

The Flight of the Union by Tekla White

Gemma the Gymnastic Fairy by Daisy Meadows

Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat

Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King by Jean Marzollo

Home Lovely by Lynne Rae Perkins

How I Became a Pirate by David Shannon

Hungry, Hungry Sharks! by Joanna Cole

I Am Abraham Lincoln by Brad Meltzer

Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber

Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino

The Josefina Story Quilt by Eleanor Coerr

Little Nino’s Pizzeria by Karen Barbour

The Long Way to a New Land by Joan Sandin

The Magic Fish by Freya Littledale

One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root

Pierre the Penguin by Jean Marzollo

Plants that Eat Animals by Allan Fowler

The Quilt Story by Tony Johnston and Tomie dePaola

The Schoolchildren’s Blizzard by Marty Figley

The Secret of Foghorn Island by Geoffrey Hayes

The Selfish Giant by Lisbeth Zwerger

Six-Dinner Sid by Inga Moore

The Snow Walker by Margaret K. and Charles M. Wetterer

The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack

Three Cheers for Tacky by Helen Lester

The True Story of Balto by Natalie Standiford

Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes

Whales: The Gentle Giants by Joyce Milton

Cam Jansen by David Adler

George and Martha by James Marshall

Horrible Harry by Suzy Kline

Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows

Minnie and Moo by Denys Cazet

Pinky and Rex by James Howe

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

Aunt Flossie’s Hat by Elizabeth Howard

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena

Leroy Ninker Saddles Up by Kate DiCamillo

Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco

Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown

Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows

Judy Moody by Megan McDonald

Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park

Magic Treehouse by Mary Pope Osborne

All Pigs Are Beautiful by Dick King-Smith

Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco

Donavan’s Word Jar by Monalisa DeGross

Jada Jones Rock Star by Kelly Starling Lyons

The Librarian from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler

Leroy Ninker Saddles Up by Kate DiCamillo

Lucky by Ellen Miles

A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy

Amber Brown by Paula Danzinger

A Day's Work by Eve Bunting

Good Grief by Colleen McKenna

Justin Case, School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters by Rachel Vail

Mallory in the Spotlight by Laurie Friedman

What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? by Jean Fritz

Geronimo Stilton by Geronimo Stilton

Henry Huggins by Beverly Clearly

The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Clearly

Ramona by Beverly Clearly

Adventure According to Humphrey by Betty Birney

Bermuda Triangle by Andrew Donkin

Dog Days by Karen English

Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl

An Orange for Frankie by Patricia Polacco

Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel

Dragonbreath by Ursula Vernon

My Weird School Daze by Dan Gutman

Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry

Bunnicula and Friends Scared Silly by James Howe

Bunnicula Strikes Again by James Howe

Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now by Lauren Child

Double Play at Short by Matt Christopher

Fight for Life by Laurie Halse Anderson

Last Summer with Maizon by Jacqueline Woodson

The Peculiar Pumpkin Thief by Geronimo Stilton

Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater

Power Forward by Hena Khan

Superfudge by Judy Blume

The Talented Clementine by Sara Pennypacker

What was the Boston Tea Party? by Kathleen Krull

Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe

If You Lived by various authors

Power Forward by Hena Khan

Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi

A Wicked History by various authors

Because of Winn-Dixie by Katie DiCamillo

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Clarice Bean Spells Trouble by Lauren Child

The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson

Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier

Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen

No Talking by Andrew Clements

Sisters by Raina Telgemeier

Sun and Spoon by Kevin Henkes

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Dog Man by Dav Pilkey

I Survived by Lauren Tarshis

Kidnapped by Gordon Korman

The Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley

The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsberg

The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies

Long Shot by Mike Lupica

Long-Arm Quarterback by Matt Christopher

Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young

Matilda by Roald Dahl

My Teacher Is an Alien by Bruce Coville

New Kidby Jerry Craft

Taking Sides by Gary Soto

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

Blubber by Judy Blume

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad by Nathan Olson

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall

Smile by Raina Telgemeier

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Level V

The Aurora County All-Stars by Deborah Wiles
Level V

Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Level U

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Katie DiCamillo
Level U

Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson
Level W

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Level W

The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
Level U

A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan

Booked by Kwame Alexander

Class Act by Jerry Craft

Clean Getaway by Nic Stone

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya

Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

Front Desk by Kelly Yang

The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles

Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds

Middle School (series) by James Patterson

Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina

Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya

New Kid by Jerry Craft

Tight by Torrey Maldonado

Child of the Dream (A Memoir of 1963) by Sharon Robinson

Wild River by Rodman Philbrick

Wildfire by Rodman Philbrick

Blended by Sharon M. Draper

A Girl on Schindler’s List: A Memoir by Rena Finder with Joshua M. Greene

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levin

On the Horizon by Lois Lowry

The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson

Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park

Refugee by Alan Gratz

The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman

They Called Us Enemy by George Takei

Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

The Last Bee Keeper by Pablo Cartaya

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia

Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia

Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

The Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone

Gym Candy by Carl Deuker

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez

The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson

Internment by Samira Ahmed

Jackpot by Nic Stone

Lone Stars by Mike Lupica

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

Paper Towns by John Green

Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson

Pride by Ibi Zoboi

Solo by Kwame Alexander

The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

Swing by Kwame Alexander

That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger

The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson

When Stars are Scattered by JVictoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

The Selection (The Selection #1) by Kiera Cass

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Game Changer by Neal Shusterman

The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) by Trevor Noah

I Will Always Write Back by Martin Ganda and Caitlin Alifirenka

On the Horizon by Lois Lowry

Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti by Frances Temple

White Rose by Kip Wilson

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Scythe (Book One in The Arc of a Scythe series) by Neal Shusterman

Thunderhead (Book Two in The Arc of a Scythe series) by Neal Shusterman

The Toll (Book Three in The Arc of a Scythe series) by Neal Shusterman

Warcross by Marie Lu

Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson