SUMMER READING SPECTACULAR
We Carry Required Summer Reading for Local Middle and High School Students
We have suggestions for all kinds of readers! Whether your child needs a pile of books to get through a weekend, or would be happier putting off required reading until Aug. 30th, this list has something for everyone!
ENTERING GRADES 2, 3 AND 4 |
Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse, D. Kelly. Did trading Babe to the Yankees in 1919 really start years of bad luck for the Red Sox?
Cabin on Trouble Creek, J. Van Leeuwen. In 1803, two brothers spend the winter alone on their homestead, waiting for their family to return.
How To Save Your Tail, M. Hanson. A smart rat staves off disaster by telling spellbinding fairy tales to two cats.
Mostly Monty, J. Hurwitz. Monty is nervous about starting first grade.
Oggie Cooder, S. Weeks. Oggie’s talent for carving cheese into shapes propels him into reality tv fame and sudden popularity at school.
Pippa’s First Summer, C. Badgley. The adventures of a family of bats.
The Sister’s Eight (series), L. Baratz-Logsted. Each sister discovers her own special power in this humorous series.
The Word Eater, M. Amato. Watch out for this bookworm – if he eats a word, real things start to disappear.
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Dollhouse Murders, B. Wright. The dolls are rearranging themselves to leave clues to a real life murder mystery.
Found (The Missing Book 1), M. Haddix. Two friends find they were adopted the same day, and this coincidence leads them to an unsolved mystery from the year they were born about an airplane that appeared out of nowhere.
Larklight, P. Reeve. A five star read aloud! A sci-fi pirate adventure filled with cliffhangers, a bickering brother and sister and droll British humor.
Leepike Ridge, N. Wilson. While river rafting, Thomas becomes trapped in an underground cavern.
Tunnels, R. Gordon. Will explores an abandoned tunnel under London and finds a strange community underground.
The Wednesday Wars, G. Schmidt. Holling resents being the only student left in his 7th grade classroom each Weds., until his extra assignments lead to good fortune.
When I Crossed No-Bob, M. McMullan. In a poor southern town after the Civil War, Addy’s life improves when she is taken in by a teacher’s family.
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Airman, E. Colfer. Unjustly accused of treason, Conor vows to escape from a prison island and clear his name with the Princess who was once his best friend.
Joyride, A. Ehrlich. Why does Nina’s mother make them move whenever Nina begins to make new friends?
The London Eye Mystery, S. Dowd. Ted puts his organized brain to work to solve the baffling case of his cousin’s disappearance from a sealed pod on a ferris wheel.
One Small Step, P. B. Kerr. Scott is recruited for a top secret astronaut mission.
The Other Side of the Island, A. Goodman. Fans of Pfeffer’s “Life As We Knew It” or Westerfeld’s “Uglies” will enjoy this vision of society on Earth after a cataclysmic flood.
The Postcard, T. Abbott. Someone is leaving Jason old postcards with clues that lead to hidden pages of a detective novel. And the novel seems to parallel a mystery from the 1940’s in Florida.
Stravaganza: City Of Masks, M. Hoffman. Lucien finds himself in waking dreams – in an alternate world like our Venice, Italy, where he is involved in political intrigue with a beautiful Duchess.
Undercover, B. Kephart. Elisa is helping Theo write love letters to the popular girl he has a crush on, but what happens when Elisa herself falls for Theo? |
