2012 Summer Reading Lists Grades 1 - 8


Harrells Christian Academy
Summer Reading List 2012
Rising First and Second Grades

Dear Parents,
The primary goals of our summer reading program are to promote a love of reading for pleasure and to encourage reading continuity as a bridge to the next school year.  With this in mind, the following reading list has been developed to be used as a guide for your child’s summer reading.  Please read through the list as well as requirements.  Since this is a combination for first and second graders, you and your child must decide for yourselves which books are appropriate for his or her ability and interest level.  If you feel it would be beneficial for your child to read from another grade’s list, please feel free to do so.  Please indicate this on the verification form.  We encourage you to become involved with the selections your child makes.  Have an enjoyable summer and remember to Read! Read! Read!
Sincerely,
Joy Usher
Librarian

Requirements
1.      Each student should read a minimum of ten books.
2.      Each parent and student should fill out the verification form and sign it, thus verifying that the books have been read.
3.      The signed forms should be turned in to your child’s teacher during the first week of school.
4.      Those students who successfully complete the summer reading requirements will be given reading certificates and surprise.

Summer Reading List 2012 – Rising First and Second Grades

*Allard                                   Miss Nelson is Missing
*Auch                                    The Princess and the Pizza
Bauer                                     Alison’s Puppy; Alison’s Wings
Becker                                   A Birthday for Bear
Blume                                     Freckle Juice
*Bourgeois                            Franklin is Bossy
*Brett                                     Daisy Comes Home
*Bridwell                               Clifford
*Brown                                  Arthur Babysits
*Bruel                                    Bad Kitty Takes a Bath
*Cannon                                Verdi
Christelow                             Letters from a Desperate Dog
*Clements                             Jake Drake, Class Clown
*Conford                               Jenny Archer to the Rescue
*Danzinger                            Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown
*DePaola                               Strega Nona
*Eastman                               The Best Nest
Farish                                     The Cat who Liked Potato Soup
Fleming, C.                             Sunny Boy! The Life and Times of a Tortoise
Fleming, D.                            Buster Goes to Cowboy Camp
Gerstein                                 The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
*Gibbons                               Horses
*Giff                                       Sunny-Side Up
*Henkes                                                Sheila Rae, the Brave
*Holabird                              Angelina the Ballerina
Jenkins                                   The Emperor’s Egg
Juster                                     The Hello, Goodbye Window
*Kellogg                                 Johnny Appleseed
*Kirk                                       Library Mouse
*Klein                                     Talent Show Scaredy-Pants
*Kline                                     Horrible Harry in Room 2B
Lies                                         Bats at the Library
*Lobel                                    Frog and Toad (series)
Mahy                                      Seen Chinese Brothers
MacLean                                Everybody makes Mistakes
*McCloskey                          Make Way for Ducklings    
*Pennypacker                      Clementine
*Pilkey                                   Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot
*Polacco                                The Keeping Quilt
Rathman                                Officer Buckle and Gloria
*Rey                                       Curious George
*Rylant                                   Henry and Mudge; Lighthouse Family series
*seuss                                    Green Eggs and Ham
*Wells                                    McDuff Moves In
*Willems                               The Pigeon Wants a Puppy
*Woods                                 The Napping House


Look for these series also:

A - Z Mysteries                                                                     Junie B. Jones
Amber Brown                                                                       The Kids of the Polk Street School
American Girl                                                                       Little Critter series
Animal Ark                                                                            Little House Chapter Books
Arthur Chapter Books                                                         Madeline series
The Bailey School Kids                                                        Magic School Bus: A Science Chapter Book
Berenstain Bears Chapter Books                                       Magic Tree House series
Berenstain Bears series                                                      Marvin Redpost series
Boxcar Early Readers                                                          My First Little House Books
Boxcar Children Mysteries                                                 Nate the Great series
Cam Jansen series                                                                Pee Wee Scouts
Chicken Soup for the Little Souls                                      Puppy Friends
Geronimo Stilton series                                                      Puppy Friends
Hank the Cowdog Books                                                     Puffin Easy-to Read
I Can Read Books                                                                  Scholastic Readers
Jigsaw Jones Mysteries                                                       Step into Reading



*This is a suggested reading list.  There are many other excellent titles available.  Any book you feel your child would enjoy or find beneficial will be acceptable.  Some beginning chapter books have been added for those students who are ready for them.

*Look for other excellent titles by this author

Harrells Christian Academy
Summer Reading 2012
Verification Form

Student’s Name:_____________________________
Books Read:
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Student’s Signature:___________________________
Parent’s Signature:____________________________
Date:_____________________
*List  additional books read on the back of this form…

 
Harrells Christian Academy
Summer Reading List 2012
Rising Third and Fourth Grades

Dear Parents,
The primary goals of our summer reading program are to promote a love of reading for pleasure and to encourage reading continuity as a bridge to the next school year.  With this in mind, the following reading list has been developed to be used as a guide for your child’s summer reading.  Please read through the list as well as the requirements.  Since this list is a combination for third and fourth graders, you and your child must decide for yourselves which books are appropriate for his or her ability and interest level.  If you feel it would be beneficial for your child to read from another list, please feel free to do so.  Please be sure to indicate this on the verification form.  We encourage you to become involved with the selections your child makes.  Have an enjoyable summer and remember to Read! Read! Read!
Sincerely,
Joy Usher
Librarian

Requirements
1.      Each student should read a minimum of five books.  Three of the books should be from the list.  The other two may be the choice of the student with the approval of his/her parents.  (Remember to choose books appropriate for ability and interest level.)
2.      Each parent and student should fill out the verification form and sign it, thus verifying that the books have been read.
3.      The signed forms should be turned in to your child’s teacher during the first week of school.
4.      Those students who successfully complete all the summer reading requirements will be given reading certificates and a surprise.

Summer Reading List 2012 – Rising Third and Fourth Grades

**                                           American Girl History Mysteries (various authors)
**                                           American Girl series  (various authors)
Benton                                   The Fran that Time Forgot
*Blume                                  Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing; Superfudge; Fudge-a –Mania
*Byars                                    Wanted…Mud Blossom
*Christopher                        Johnny Long Legs
*Cleary                                  Ramona’s World
*Clements                             The Janitor’s Boy; Jake Drake series
Clifford                                   Help! I’m a Prisoner in the Library
*Cole                                      Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures:  Imperial China
Colfer                                     The Legend of Spud Murphy
*Colville                                 My Teacher fired My Brains
Cox                                         Puppy Power
**                                           Dear America series – girls (various authors)
*Dahl                                      George’s marvelous Medicine
*Danzinger                            Amber Brown is Not a Crayon
Davis                                       The Lemonade War
*Delton                                  Angel in Charge
*DePaola                               26 Fairmont Avenue
*DiCamillo                             Because of Winn Dixie; The Tale of Desperaux
DiTerlizzi                                The Spiderwick Chronicles (numbered series)
*Dixon                                   Hardy Boys series
Drucker                                 Jacob’s Rescue
*Fitzhugh                               Harriet the Spy
*Friedman                             Mallory Goes Green
*Gorman                               Dork on the Run
*Gutman                                Babe and Me; My Weird School series
*Howe                                   Bunnicula series
*Hurwitz                                Baseball Fever
*Ibbotson                              The Secret of Platform 13
*Kehret                                 The Hideout
Keene                                    Nancy Drew series
*King-Smith                           Pigs Might Fly
Krulik                                      Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo series
*Lawson                                                Ben and Me
LeGuin                                   Catwings
Levine                                    Ella Enchanted
*Lewis                                    The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Lin                                           The Year of the Dog
*Lowry                                   Goony Bird Greene series
**                                           My America – girls (various authors)
**                                           My Name is America – boys (various authors)
*MacDonald                         Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
MacLachlin                            Sarah, Plain and Tall (and sequels)
*Martin                                  The Doll People; The Baby-Sitters Club series
*McDonald                           Judy Moody series
*Naylor                                  Shiloh (and sequels)
*Norton                                 The Borrowers
Osborne                                                Magic Tree House series
*Peck                                     Soup and Me
*Peet                                     Bill Peet: An Autobiography
*Pennypacker                      Clementine
*Robinson                             The Best School Year Ever
Rockwell                                How to Eat Fried Worms
**                                           Royal Diaries – girls – (various authors)
*Roy                                       White House White Out
*Sachar                                  Sideways Stories from Wayside School
*Selden                                 The Cricket in Times Square
*Snicket                                 A Series of Unfortunate Events (numbered series)
*Snyder                                 The Egypt Game
*Sobol                                    Encyclopedia Brown series; The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
*Spinelli                                 Fourth Grade Rats
*St. George                           So You Want to Be President?
*Sullivan                                In Their Own Words series
Wallace                                  Ferrets in the Bathroom, Lizards in the Fridge
Wiles                                      Love, Ruby Lavender
*Winthrop                            The Castle in the Attic

*Look  for other excellent titles by this author

                       
Harrells Christian Academy
Summer Reading 2012
Verification Form

Student’s Name:_____________________________
Books Read:
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Student’s Signature:___________________________
Parent’s Signature:____________________________
Date:_____________________
*List  additional books read on the back of this form…

Harrells Christian Academy
Summer Reading List 2012
Rising Fifth Grade

Dear Parents,
The primary goals of our summer reading program are to promote a love of reading for pleasure and to encourage reading continuity as a bridge to the next school year.  With this is mind, the following reading list has been developed to be used as a guide for your child’s summer reading.  Please read through the list as well as the requirements.  You and your child must decide for yourselves which books are appropriate for his or her ability and interest level.  If you feel it would be beneficial for your child to read from another grade’s list, please feel free to do so.  Please be sure to indicate this on the verification form.  We encourage you to become involved with the selections your child makes.  Have an enjoyable summer and remember to Read! Read! Read!
Sincerely,
Joy Usher
Librarian

Requirements
1.      Each child should read a minimum of four books.  Two of the books should come from the list.  The other two selections may be the choice of the student with the approval of his/her parents.  (Remember to choose books appropriate for ability and interest level.)
2.      Each parent and student should fill out the verification form and sign it, thus verifying that the books have been read.
3.      The signed forms should be turned in to your child’s teacher during the first week of school.
4.      Those students who successfully complete all of the summer reading requirements will be given reading certificates and a surprise.


 
Summer Reading List 2012 – Rising Fifth Grade
Alexander                             The Book of Three (and sequels)
Alphin                                    Ghost Soldier
Armstrong                             Whittington
Armstrong                             Sounder
*Banks                                   The  Return of the Indian                  
Barry/Pearson                      Peter and the Starcatchers
*Blume                                  Iggie’s House
*Bruchac                               The Warriors
Burnett                                  A Little Princess
*Byars                                    The Summer of the Swans
Carbone                                 Storm Warriors
*Clements                             Things Not Seen
*Creech                                 Ruby Holler
*Curtis                                   The Watsons Go to Birmingham…1963
Dahlberg                                Play to the Angels
Dowell                                    Chicken Boy
*Ferris                                   Once Upon a Marigold
*Fritz                                      The Cabin Faced West
*Gantos                                 Joey Pigza Loses Control
*Giff                                       Lily’s Crossing
*Gutman                                The Homework Machine
*Haddix                                 Among the Hidden
Hannigan                               Ida B…And Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
*Hiaasen                                Hoot
*Holt                                      When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
Hunt                                       Across Five Aprils
*Kehret                                 Escaping the Giant Wave
Keith                                       Rifles for Waitie
*MacLachlin                         Skylark
Martin                                    Everything for a Dog
Mazer                                     A Boy at War
*Paterson                              The Great Gilly Hopkins
*Peck                                     Fair Weather
Philbrick                                                Freak the Mighty
Riordan                                  The Maze of Bones (The 39 Clues series (sequels are by various authors)
Ryan                                       Esperanza Rising
Wechter                                                Taffy of Torpedo Junction
*White                                   Belle Prater’s Boy
Wiles                                      Each Little Bird That Sings
Winkler                                  Hank Zipzer series

*Look for other excellent titles by this author



Harrells Christian Academy
Summer Reading 2012
Verification Form

Student’s Name:_____________________________
Books Read:
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Student’s Signature:___________________________
Parent’s Signature:____________________________
Date:_____________________
*List  additional books read on the back of this form…
 Middle School



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