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Preschool
Thomas Goes Fishing W. Awdry
Up North at the Cabin Marsha Chall
Beach Elisha Cooper
Summer Beat Betsy Franco
In the Garden: Who’s Been Here Lindsay B. George
Summer is Summer Phyllis & David Gershator
The Most Perfect Spot Diane Goode
Baseball Guy G Jones
I Love you the Purplest Barbara Joosse
Michael’s Golden Rules Deloris Jordan
The Best Father’s Day Present Ever Christina Loomis
Down By the Cool of the Pool Tony Mitton
Ohio Thunder Denise D. Mortensen
Holey Moley
Grandad”s Fishing Buddy Mary Quigley
When We Go Camping Magriet Ruurs
Wishing I Was Fishing Eva Wells
First Grade
On Meadowview Street Henry Cole Picture Book
Baseball Ballerina K Cristaldi Beginning Reader
Hurricane Hunters! Chris L. Demerest Nonfiction
Beach Riddles Jennie S. Doering Beginning Reader
3 By the Sea and 4 By the Shore Edward Marshall Beginning Reader
Tiny Goes Camping Cari Meister Beginning Reader
Graves Family Goes Camping Patricia Polacco Picture Book Cobble Street Cousin Series Cynthia Rylant 1st Chapter Books
Mr. Putter &Tabby Row a Boat Cynthia Rylant Beginning Reader
P.J. Funny Bunny goes Camping Marilyn Sadler Beginning Reader
Cowboy Camp Tammi Sauer Picture Book
Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed Marjorie Sharmat Beginning Reader
Someday Eileen Spinelli Picture Book
Mudball Matt Tavares Picture Book
When the Cows Got Loose Carol Weis Picture Book
3Days on a River in a Red Canoe Vera Williams Picture Book
Second Grade
Cam Jansen Babe Ruth Baseball David Adler 1st Chapter Book
Blue Ribbon for Sugar Elaine Clayton Picture Book
Magic Schl. Bus:Inside a Storm Joanna Cole Nonfiction
Werewolves Don’t Do Summer Debbie Dadey 1st Chapter Book
Scooby-Doo Camping Caper Gail Herman Beginning Reader
Camp Baby Mouse J Holm Graphic Novel
Time of Wonder Robert McCloskey Picture Book
Babe Ruth Saves Baseball Frank Murphy Beginning Reader
Stage Fright on a Summer Night Mary P. Osborne 1st Chapter Book
Pictures From Our Vacation Lynne Rae Perkins Picture Book
Henry & Mudge Forever Sea Cynthia Rylant Beginning Reader Henry & Mudge Starry Night Cynthia Rylant Beginning Reader
Beans Baker’s Best Shot Richard Torrey Beginning Reader
Zinnia’s Flower Garden Monica Wellington Nonfiction
The Other Side Jacqueline Woods Picture Book
Third Grade
Tornado Eve Bunting 1st Chapter Book Julian’s Glorious Summer Ann Cameron 1st Chapter Book
Horse Named Funny Cide Funny Cide Team Picture Book
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love
Stewart Little Peggy Gifford Juvenile Fiction
Friendly Four Eloise Greenfield Picture Book
Pioneer Summer Deborah Hopkinson 1st Chapter Book
Soccer Sam Jean Marzollo Beginning Reader
SMILE G. McCaughrean Juvenile Fiction
Joy the Summer Vacation Fairy Daisy Meadows 1st Chapter Book
A- Z Mysteries-Detective Camp Ron Roy 1st Chapter Books
Lightning Seymour Simon Nonfiction
The Bathwater Gang Jerry Spinelli 1st Chapter Book
The Fairy Chronicles:
Marigold & the Feather of Hope J.H. Sweet Juvenile Fiction
Beany Goes to Camp S. Wojciechowski 1st Chapter Book
Fourth Grade
Summer of Riley Eve Bunting Animal Fiction
Callahan Cousins/Summer Begins Elizabeth Carey Realistic Fiction
The House on the Cliff Franklin W. Dixon Mystery
The Missing Chums Franklin W. Dixon Mystery
Mickey and Me (more in series) Gordon Korman Sports Fiction
Thimble Summer Elizabeth Enright Historic Fiction
Stumptown Kid Gormen/Findley Sports Fiction
Secret of Shadow Ranch Carolyn Keene Mystery
Game, Set, and Match Donna King Sports Fiction
Island Series OR Dive Series Gordon Korman Adventure Fiction
Storm Warning: Tornadoes Chris Oxlade Nonfiction
Boy Who Saved Baseball John Ritter Sports Fiction
Place in the Sun Jill Rubalcaba Juvenile Fiction
Jack Jones & the Pirate Curse Judith Rossell Adventure Fiction
Skunk Scout Laurence Yep Realistic Fiction
Fifth Grade
The Penderwicks J. Birdsall Historic Fiction
Adventure of Vin Fizz Clive Cussler Fantasy
Tomorrow the River Dianne E. Gray Historical Fiction
Million Dollar Kick (series) Gordon Korman Sports Fiction
2 Hot Dogs with Everything Paul Haven Sports Fiction
Tintin: The Red Sea Sharks Herge Graphic Novel
Penny From Heaven Jennifer Holm Realistic Fiction
Trixie Belden:
Mystery on Corbett’s Island Kathryn Kenny Mystery
Deliver Us From Normal Kate Klise Realistic Fiction
Letters From Camp Kate Klise Humor
Megan’s Island Willo D. Roberts Mystery
Safe at Home Sharon Robinson Sports Fiction
Sammy Keyes & Wild Things W. VanDraanen Mystery
Southpaw Rich Wallace Sports Fiction
Winning Season: Double Fake Rich Wallace Sports Fiction
Sixth Grade
$66 Summer John Armistead Realistic Fiction
One Handed Catch M.J. Auch Sports Fiction
Flight of the Silver Turtle J. Fardell Fantasy
Uncle Duncle Chronicles:
Escape from Treasure Island Darreen Krill Fantasy
Jeremy Fink & Meaning of Life Wendy Mass Realistic Fiction
Ravens Revenge Anthony Masters Graphic Novel
Cat Master Bonnie Pemberton Fantasy
Summer of the Pike Jutta Richter Realistic Fiction
The Summer Sherman Loved Me Jane St. Anthony Realistic Fiction
Mystery Isle Judith St. George Mystery
Hurricane Force Joseph B. Treaster Nonfiction
Buttermilk Hill Ruth White Realistic Fiction
Tanglewreck Jeanette Winterson Fantasy
Home and Other Big Fat Lies Jill Wolfson Realistic Fiction
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Kick Back and Enjoy Summer Reading2nd Grade Reading List3rd Grade Reading List4th Grade Reading List5th Grade Reading List6th Grade Reading List7th & 8th Grade Reading ListKick Back and Enjoy Summer Reading
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2nd Grade Reading List
"I Love Saturdays and Domingos" by Alma Flor Ada
"Diary of a Worm" by Doreen Cronin
"Horace and Morris Join the Chorus (But What About Dolores?)" by James Howe
"Arnie the Doughnut" by Laurie Keller
"Dinosaurs Before Dark" (Magic Tree House series) by Mary Pope Osborne
"Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets, (Series) by Dav Pilkey
"Marvin Redpost Kidnapped at Birth" (series) by Louis Sacher
"A Bad Case of Stripes" by David Shannon
"How Sweet It Is (and Was) : The History of Candy" by Ruth Freeman Swain
"Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" by Mo Willems
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3rd Grade Reading List
"The Pot That Juan Built" by Nancy Andrews-Goebel
"Gloria's Way" by Ann Cameron
"Swamp Monster in Third Grade" by Debbie Dadey
"Amber Brown is Not a Crayon" by Paula Danziger
"Starring Grace" by Mary Hoffman
"Dogs Rule!" by Daniel Kirk
"Song Lee and the I Hate You Notes" by Suzy Kline
"Third Grade Stinks!" by Colleen O'Shaughnessy McKenna
"So You Want to Be President?" by Judith St. George
"Exploding Ants: Amazing Facts About How Animals Adapt" by Joanne Settel
"Silly & Sillier: Read-Aloud Tales from Around the World" by Judy Sierra
"Little Wolf's Diary of Daring Deeds" by Ian Whybrow |
4th Grade Reading List
"Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" by Judy Blume
"The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
"The Tale of Despereaux" by Kate DiCamillo
"Hank the Cowdog" (Series) by John R. Erickson
"The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins" by Barbara Kerley
"Redwall" (series) by Brian Jacques
"Emeril's There's a Chef in My Family!: Recipes to Get Everybody Cooking" by Emeril Lagasse
"Families" by Uwe Ommer
"Summer Reading is Killing Me!" (Time Warp Trio series) by Jon Scieszka
"Loser" by Jerry Spinelli |
5th Grade Reading List
"Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
"Love That Dog" by Sharon Creech
"Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo
"The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
"Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
"Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos
"The Bone Detectives: How Forensic Anthropologists Solve Crimes and Uncover Mysteries of the Dead" by Donna M. Jackson
"Esperanza Rising" by Munoz Ryan
"Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein
"Locomotion" by Jacqueline Woodson
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6th Grade Reading List
"Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance" by Jennifer Armstrong
"Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
"Once Upon a Marigold" by Jean Ferris
"Olive's Ocean" by Kevin Henkes
"Trial by Journal" by Kate Klise
"The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
"Stones in Water" by Donna Jo Napoli
"How Angel Peterson Got His Name" by Gary Paulsen
"Bury the Dead: Tombs, Corpses, Mummies, Skeletons, & Rituals" by Christopher Sloan
"The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
"Hush" by Jacqueline Woodson |
7th & 8th Grade Reading List
"The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton
"Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
"Princess Diaries" by Meg Cabot
"Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul: 101 Stories of Changes, Choices, and Growing Up for Kids Ages 9 to 12" by Jack Canfield
"Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
"Breadwinner" by Deborah Ellis
"The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
"Life and Death of Adolf Hitler" by James Cross Giblin
"Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse
"Hoot" by Carl Hiasson
"Far North" by Will Hobbs
"Giver" by Lois Lowry
"An American Plague: the True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
"My Life in Dog Years" by Gary Paulsen |
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