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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