SUMMER 2021
Kindergarten
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
1st Grade
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
Any Jack Prelutsky book
Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.
2nd Grade
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
Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.
3rd Grade
REQUIRED READING:
Judy Moody Saves the World by Megan McDonald
Suggested Reading: (nightly reading including)
The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo by Judy Blume
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
Something Big Has Been Here by Jack Prelutsky or any Jack Prelutsky book
Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.
Project - Test will be done in class
4th Grade
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
Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.
Book Project - done in class
5th Grade
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
Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.
There will be a test over the book in class.
6th Grade
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
Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.
There will be a test over the book in class.
7th Grade
REQUIRED READING:
Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Recommended:
Students need to bring the required reading book to class 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 Grade
REQUIRED READING:
Pretties by Scott Westerfield and
Specials by Scott Westerfield
Recommended:
Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.
Work - Take notes on a main character's development/changes throughout the novels.
You will be writing an essay on this in the first weeks of school.
