Summer Reading 2010
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Twelfth Grade
• English IV (Modern Literature): The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• AP English Literature: The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell, Grendel by John Gardner, The Inferno, Dante
Eleventh Grade
• English III British Literature: Dracula by Stoker
• AP English Language: Wide Sargasso Sea by Rhys; Jane Eyre by Bronte; Dracula by Stoker
Tenth Grade
• English II Honors: Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck, Catcher in the Rye by Salinger (Optional For Honors: Ethan Frome by Wharton)
• English II: Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck (Optional for English II: Ethan Frome by Wharton)
Ninth Grade
• English I Honors: The Life of Pi, Martel; A Raisin in the Sun, Hansberryl
• English I: A Raisin in the Sun, Hansberry
Rising Eighth Grade
• The Giver by Lois Lowry (ISBN 0-440-23768-8)
• The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (ISBN 0-14-038572-X)
• Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe (Honors only)
Rising Seventh Grade
• Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
• Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix (ISBN 0-689-82475-0)
• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (Honors only) (ISBN 0-14-130545-2)
Rising Sixth Grade
• Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (ISBN 0-06-440517-6)
Please choose one of the following …
• King Arthur and the Round Table by Geraldine McCaughrean (ISBN 978-0-340-89437-8 or 340-89437-7)
• Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (ISBN 1402714521 or 978-1402714528)
Rising Fifth Grade
• Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson
Rising Fourth Grade
George Washington’s Socks by Elvira Woodruff
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Rising Third Grade
• The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Catling,
• Invisible Stanley by Jeff Brown
Rising Second grade
2nd graders are to read these books before school begins and bring them to class on the first day of school.
• Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
• Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard
Cubs through First Grade do not have books they must read over the summer. Instead, you'll find some suggested titles to share with your child. The books can be read independently or together. Please encourage your child to read on a regular basis over the summer. If your child is not yet reading, take time to read with your child on a regular basis. The most important part of summer reading is to share books and time with your child.
First Grade
Listed below are suggested books to share with your child over the summer.
• Any Clifford book by Norman Bridwell
• Any Henry and Mudge books by Cynthia Rylant
• Any Nate the Great books by Marjorie Weiman Sharmat
• Any Amelia Bedelia books By Peggy and Books from the Herman Parish
• Biscuit collection
Kindergarten
Listed below are some suggested types of books to share with your child this summer.
• Picture Books by authors such as Aliki, Jan Brett, Marc Brown, Tomie DePaola, Kevin Henkes, Syd Hoff, Steven Kellogg, David Kirk, Leo Lionni, Bill Martin, Jr., Laura Numeroff, Dr. Seuss, Rosemary Wells, and Audrey Wood.
• Fairy and Folk Tales
• Poetry
• Biographies and Non-Fiction
• A great book for all parents: The Read-Aloud Handbook, by Jim Trelease
Junior Kindergarten
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
• A Color of My Own and Inch By Inch by Leo Lionni
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See by Bill Martin, Jr.
• Green Eggs and Ham and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (series) by Laura Numeroff
• Poetry and Nursery Rhymes (Mother Goose, Poems by Shel Silverstein)
• Classic Books (The Kissing Hand, The Little Engine That Could, The Little Red Hen, etc.)
• Traditional Fairy Tales (The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, etc.)
Cubs and Junior Cubs
Please read to your child on a regular basis to help him or her become comfortable around books and to help your child develop his or her vocabulary. Young children love the sounds of rhythms and rhymes. Also, read to them books that interest them along with alphabet and number books. Combine all these with engaging illustrations and your child will enjoy hearing and seeing these books again and again!
Here are some suggestions:
The Frog Wore Red Suspenders by Jack Prelutsky
My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Opie
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr.
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Williams
Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Any books by Eric Carle
