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Grades 3-5Summer Reading ListDear Parent/Guardian,The summer months are a wonderful time for you to help your childdevelop a love for books and reading. The Newton County SchoolSystem and Newton County Library look forward to helping you plana reading program for your child to last the whole summer.Research shows that children who do not read in the summer lose twoto three months of reading development. The Newton County SchoolSystem is working hard to help every student achieve at highlevels, and literacy is a top priority in every school. We need yoursupport in ensuring that your child meets these expectations.Your example and encouragement will go a long way towardhelping us reach the goal of every student becoming anexcellent reader.This summer book list will help you assure that your child isreading high quality literature. Your local librarian can suggestadditional titles. Happy reading!Dr. Penny MosleyDirector of Elementary Education
Contemporary FictionTia Lola (series). AlvarezDog Man . .PilkeyThe Strange Case of Origami Yoda (series).AnglebergerBecause of Mr. Terupt . BuyeaRoom One: A Mystery or Two . ClementsHate that Cat: A Novel. CreechThe Lemonade War (series). DaviesSalsa Stories .DelacreThe Magician’s Elephant . DiCamilloThe Spiderwick Chronicles (series).DiTerlizziBrendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything in It . FrazierJoey Pigza Swallowed the Key.GantosThe Road to Paris .GrimesThe Homework Machine .GutmanWhen Mules Flew on Magnolia Street . JohnsonDiary of a Wimpy Kid (series).KinneyInside Out and Back Again . LaiAlvin Ho (series) . LookRuby Lu (series) . LookJulia Gillian (And the Art of Knowing) . McGeeJunebug (series) .MeadNext to Mexico. NailsShiloh . NaylorThe Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis . O’ConnorWonder . PalacioBig Nate (series) . .Peirce39 Clues (series) .Scholastic (many authors)Smells Like Treasure. SelforsYounguncle Comes to Town.Singh ASeries of Unfortunate Events (series) . Snicket NoGirls Allowed (Dogs Okay) .TrueitPeace, Locomotion.WoodsonHistorical FictionHistory Mysteries (series) . American GirlSophia’s War: A Tale of the Revolution.AviJefferson’s Sons.BradleySadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes . CoerrElijah of Buxton .CurtisThe Mighty Miss Malone.CurtisThe Giant Rat of Sumatra: Or Pirates Galore.FleischmanNumber the Stars .Lowry
Scraps of Time (series) .McKissackFaith, Hope, and Ivy June. NaylorKeeping Score .ParkTrouble Don’t Last . PearsallSugar . RhodesRiding Freedom .RyanDear America (series) [includes My Name is Americaand Royal Diaries series] . Scholastic (many authors)Countdown. WilesOne Crazy Summer . Williams-GarciaBreaking Stalin’s Nose. YelchinThe Dragon’s Child: A Story of Angel Island. YepFantasy/Science FictionSecrets of Droon (series).AbbottWhales on Stilts!. AndersonDragon Castle . BruchacThe Sisters Grimm (series). BuckleyHiccup Horrendous Haddock III (series) . CowellThe Dream Stealer .FleischmanTuesdays at the Castle. GeorgeSardines in Outer Space (series) .GuibertBoom! . HaddonWarrior (series).HunterA Wrinkle in Time.L’EngleWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon.LinCharlie Bone (series).NimmoThe Magic Thief (series) . PrineasHarry Potter (series) .RowlingThe Night Fairy . SchlitzAlien Feast.SimmonsThe Books of Elsewhere (series) .WestCity of Fire/City of Ice . Yep
BiographySide by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Dolores Huertaand César Chávez/La Historia de Dolores Huertay César Chávez. BrownBarnum’s Bones: How Barnum Brown Discovered theMost Famous Dinosaur in the World.FernJimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of theYoung Jimi Hendrix . GolioDave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave. HillWhen the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and theCreation of Hip Hop . HillFarmer Will Allen and the Growing Table .MartinDaredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Skelton.McCarthyTemple Grandin: How the Girl who Loved CowsEmbraced Autism and Changed the World.MontgomeryElectrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World . RuschBecoming Babe Ruth . TavaresBalloons over Broadway: The True Story of thePuppeteer of Macy’s Parade .SweetSonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx . WinterFolktales, Fairy Tales & LegendsTales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic FolktaleCollection .Campoy and AdaPersephone .ClaytonGlass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella.FleischmanHer Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales,and True Tales .HamiltonThe Wise Fool: Fables from the Islamic World .HusainThe Magical Monkey King: Mischief in Heaven . JiangThe Blue Fairy Book (series) . LangThe Boy from the Dragon Palace .MacDonaldPig-Boy: A Trickster Tale from Hawaii.McDermottGenies, Meanies, and Magic Rings: Three Tales fromthe Arabian Nights .MitchellMore Bones: Scary Stories from Around the World.OlsonThe Beautiful Stories of Life: Six Greek Myths, Retold. RylantCan You Guess My Name?: Traditional TalesAround the World.SierraTops and Bottoms . Stevens APride of African Tales . Washington
Informational BooksMillions, Billions, & Trillions: Understanding Big Numbers . AdlerShimmer & Splash: The Sparkling World of Sea Life .ArnoskyDinosaurs in Your Backyard . BrewsterCitizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery fromYour Own Backyard.BurnsBat Scientists . CarsonExtreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures on Earth . DaviesHaunted Histories: Creepy Castles, Dark Dungeons,and Powerful Palaces .EverettLocomotive .FlocaThe Wolves Are Back . GeorgeGalaxies, Galaxies! .GibbonsThe Reasons for Seasons .GibbonsBones: Skeletons and How They Work . JenkinsBoston Tea Party . KrollThe Tarantula Scientist.MontgomeryRemember: The Journey to School Integration . MorrisonPolar Bears . NewmanWe Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball .NelsonHow to Clean A Hippopotamus . PageVolcano Rising . RuschDiscovering Black America . Tarrant-ReidInsect Detective . VoakePoetryAnimal Poems of the Iguazu .AlarconSol a Sol: Original and Selected Bilingual Poems . CarlsonOutside Your Window . DaviesIn the Wild.ElliotMessing Around on the Monkey Bars: And OtherSchool Poems for Two Voices . FrancoHip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetrywith a Beat .GiovanniThe Great Migration : Journey to the North . GreenfieldLove to Langston.MedinaTap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems).ParkThe 20th Century Children’s Poetry Treasury. PrelutskyGuyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys .RaczkaThe Hound Dog’s Haiku: And Other Poems for Dog Lovers. RosenDark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night.SidmanWon-Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku .WardlawAdapted Reading List from Boston Public Schools
Students will continue tohave access to booksthrough Scholastic LiteracyPro. To access this programlog into Launch Pad athttps://launchpad.classlink.com/newtonga and click onthe Digital Scholastic app.
Grades 3-5 Summer Reading List Dear Parent/Guardian, The summer months are a wonderful time for you to help your child develop a love for books and reading.
