SUMMER READING 2020
Grade

K
REQUIRED READING: 
I Like Me! by Nancy L. Carlson
Suggested Reading:(nightly reading including)
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
No, David by David Shannon
Please have students bring book in the first week of school.
 
1st
REQUIRED READING: 
Biscuit Finds a Friend by Allysa Satin Capuccili
Suggested Reading: (nightly reading including)
Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
The New Kids on the Block by Jack Prelutsky or any Jack Prelutsky book
Please have students bring book in the first week of school. 

2nd
REQUIRED READING: 
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride by Kate DiCamillo
Suggested Reading: (nightly reading including)
Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
Julius the Baby of the World Kevin Henkes
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky or any Jack Prelutsky book
Please have students bring book in the first week of school.
3rd
REQUIRED READING: 
The One in the Middle is the Green Kangroo
by Judy Blume
Suggested Reading: (nightly reading including)
Judy Moody was in a Mood. Not a Good Mood. A Bad Mood. by Megan McDonald
Beezus and Romona by Beverly Cleary
Something Big Has Been Here by Jack Prelutsky or any Jack Prelutsky book
Please have students bring book in the first week of school
Project - Test done in class
4th
REQUIRED READING: 
Crenshaw by Catherine Applegate
Suggested Reading: (nightly reading including)
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Whoosh! by Chris Barton
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstien
Please have students bring book in the first week of school
Book Project Test - done in class
5th
REQUIRED READING: 
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
Recommended Reading:
Jerry Spinelli: Crash, Stargirl, Knots in My YoYo String, Wringer
Gary Paulsen: Lawn Boy, Woodsong, The Winter Room
Classics: Julie of the Wolves, Sounder, A Year Down Yonder, Rascal
Newer Classics: Surviving the Applewhites, Shooting the Moon, Pictures of Hollis Woods
Please have students bring book in the first week of school
Test
6th
REQUIRED READING:
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Recommended:
Homeless Bird, Tuck Everlasting, Mockingbird, The Shakespeare Stealer
Esperanza Rising, Tangerine, Crispin:Cross of Lead
Authors: Avi, Katherine Peterson, Sharon Creech
Please have students bring book in the first week of school
Test
7th
REQUIRED READING: 
Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Recommended:
Choose two or more books from the HAISLN 7-8 2020 list
Please have students bring book in the first week of school
Take notes on the character development of Holling Hoodhood
There will be a writing assignment/project in the first weeks of school.
8th
REQUIRED READING: 
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Recommended:
Choose two or more books from the HAISLN 7-8 2020 list
Please have students bring book in the first week of school
An notate your novel following the provided criteria
There will be a writing assignment/project in the first weeks of school.

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