2008 Summer Reading List
This Year's Theme: Go Wild! Read
Parents: Look for the reading list to be sent home with your child's report card.
Non- Fiction Titles:
At Gleason's Gym - Ted Lewin
Dino-dinners - Mick Manning
Dogs and Cats - Steve Jenkins
If You Should Decide to Go to the Moon - Faith McNulty
Nic Bishop Spiders - Nic Bishop
What Presidents are Made of - Hanoch Piven
Why War is Never Nice - Alice Walker
Biographies:
Jump - B Jordan
My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers - B King
Rosa - Nikki Giovanni
The Story of Ruby Bridges - B Bridges
Young Thomas Edison - Michael Dooling
Fiction Titles: A Good Day- Kevin Henkes
Butterfly - Alan Madison
Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates - Kevin O' Mally
Elijah of Buxton - Christopher Paul Curtis
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat - Lynne Jonell
Fred Stays with Me! - Nancy Coffelt
Fox- Kate Banks
Heat Wave - Eileen Spinelli
How to Steal a Dog - Barbara O'Connor
Hurry! Hurry! - Eve Bunting
Ivan the Terrier - Peter Catalanotto
Lenny's Space - Banks
Little Red Ridinghood - Jerry Pinkney
No Talking - Andrew Clements
Orange Pear Apple Bear - Emily Gravett
Pictures From Our Vacation - Lynne Rae Perkins
Smelly Bill - Daniel Postgate
The Talented Clementine - Sara Pennypacker
That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown - Cressida Cowell
There is a Bird on our Head! - Mo Williems
Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Wolf's Coming! - Joe Kulka
Series:
Judy Moody - Megan McDonald
Junie B. Jones - Barbara Park
The Magic School Bus
The Magic Tree House - Mary Pope Osborne
Pony Pals - Jeanne Betancourt
Sam the Dog Detective - Mary Labatt
Secrets of Droon - Tony Abbott
A Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket
Spiderwick Chronicles - Tony Diterlizzi
Stink - Megan McDonald
The Time Warp Trio - Jon Scieszka
Favorite Authors to Try:
Jan Brett
Roald Dahl
Jerry Pallotta
Patricia Polacco
Allen Say
Chris Van Allsburg
Magazines:
American Girl
Boy's Life
Dogs for Kids
Kid's Discover
National Geographic World
Ranger Rick
Sports Illustrated for Kids
U. S. Kids
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