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Fort Lee Public Schools
Summer Learning and
Summer Reading 2021
Fort Lee Public Schools Summer Learning and Summer Reading 2021
Dear Parents and Guardians, All Fort Lee educators are committed to cultivating a passion for reading. According to the National Institute of Education (1988), “…the amount of reading done out of school is consistently related to gains in reading achievement.” Reading also enables us to expand our horizons and develop new ideas. As this academic year comes to a close, we encourage all students to read for fun over the summer break. With the assistance of our school librarians, we’ve provided some recommendations here, but there are so many more wonderful books for students of all ages to explore. With your guidance, students can select anything they want to read (books, magazines, graphic novels, Ebooks, audio books, picture books, etc ), even if they do not appear on this list. We do understand that some books might be di�cult for some students to read independently at this time. This is a perfect opportunity for you to read with your child, an experience we all loved and cherished in our childhood. What we ask is for students to read and read often! Summer reading is a valuable opportunity to demonstrate that reading is not just part of school, but it is a key contributor to lifelong learning. This year you will notice that we added an additional section titled “Summer Learning”. The summer learning section includes a list of the various programs students have access to throughout the summer. Students can utilize the summer learning activities that are provided to practice and deepen their knowledge of reading, writing, languages, social studies, science, math, and the arts.
Students who submit documentation of their summer reading will receive a certificate for their participation in the fall. Here’s how students can record their summer reading:
1. Join the Fort Lee Public Library’s 2021 Summer Reading Program. It's as simple as: Read Every Day! Everyone who logs the days they read this summer is eligible to win one of our three grand prizes. Parents are encouraged to participate as well! Sign up and log your reading at: https://fortleelibrary.beanstack.org/ .
2. Print and fill out the summer reading log provided in this packet. Students must return the completed reading log to their teacher by September 17th.
Have a safe, wonderful summer and HAPPY READING!
Sincerely, Michele Carl� and Monique Kim K-12 Supervisors of Instruction
Fort Lee Public Schools Summer Learning and Summer Reading 2021
Summer Learning
Fort Lee Public Schools Summer Learning and Summer Reading 2021
Content Areas Just for Fun!
K-12 students will have access to the following tools throughout the summer. Tools marked with an asterisk (*) will be turned o� on August 25, so we can prepare the tools for use in the new school yea r.
● Scholastic BookFlix (PreK-3) ● BrainPOP (K-8) ● Flocabulary (5-8) ● Generation Genius (K-8) ● Go Math! (K-4) ● IXL (K-12) ● Newsela (5-12) ● myON (K-4) ● Raz-Kids* (K-4) ● Sadlier Connect (K-6) ● Sora by Overdrive (K-12) ● World Book (K-12)
Click here for information on how to access the tools above:
FLPS Digital Tools Log-in Credentials
The following additional learning activities are intended to provide optional and engaging learning experiences for K-12 students throughout the summer.
● K-4 Learning Activities ● 5-8 Learning Activities ● 9-12 Learning Activities ● K-12 Virtual Tours ● K-12 Social Emotional Learning and
Movement Activities ● World Languages ● The Arts
**Note to Parents: Please be sure to preview the websites selected by your child for age and content appropriateness. We do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of all of the links as the content may change. Please exercise your own informed judgment and evaluation on their use.**
Suggested Summer Reading 2021
Fort Lee Public Schools Summer Learning and Summer Reading 2021
Kindergarten - First Grade
Fiction Books ● Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin ● Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister ● Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen ● Corduroy by Don Freeman ● No David! By David Shannon ● Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Robert
Southey ● Strega Nona by Tomie DePaola ● If You Give a Mouse A Cookie by Laura
Numero� ● Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat ● The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt ● A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin ● Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett ● Mac and Cheese by Sarah Weeks ● Dear Juno by Soyung Pak ● Sky Sisters by Jan Bourdeau Waboose
Popular Fiction Series ● Charlie and Lola series by Lauren Child ● Fly Guy series by Ted Arnold ● Piggie and Elephant series by Mo Willems ● Katie Woo by Fran Manushkin ● Diary of a Worm, Spider, Fly by Doreen
Cronin ● You Read to Me, I Read to You by Maryanne
Hoberman
Popular Fiction Series (Cont.) ● Mercy Watson by Kate Dicamillo ● Flat Stanley Easy Reader by Je� Brown ● Penny by Kevin Henkes ● Froggy by Jonathan London ● Frog and Toad by Anne Lobel ● Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish ● Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant ● Olivia by Ian Falconer ● Curious George by William H. Macy ● I Spy Reader! by Jean Marzallo ● Poppleton by Cynthia Rylant ● The Perfect Gift by Paula Yoo ● Rafi and Rosi by Lulu Delacre ● Rafi and Rosi Carnival by Lulu Delacre ● All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold ● Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la
Pena ● Where Are You From by Yamile Saied Mendez ● Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev ● Over the Hills and Far Away a Treasury of
Nursery Rhymes collected by Elizabeth Hammill
● Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
● Cece Loves Science by Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes
● Moon! Earth’s Best Friend by Stacy McAnulty ● Do Lizards Eat Ice Cream? by Etta Kaner
Popular Authors ● Steven Kellogg ● Robert Munsch ● Eric Carle ● Mo Willems ● Grace Lin ● Jan Brett ● Denise Fleming ● Brad Meltzer
Nonfiction Books/Series ● Rookie Read About Science series ● Nature Up Close series by Elaine Pasco ● I am Sacagawea by Brad Meltzer ● Welcome Books series ● Let’s Read and Find Out Science series ● Animal Diaries Life Cycle series by Ellen
Lawrence ● Animal Groups Categorical by Brian Cleary ● We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
Fort Lee Public Schools Summer Learning and Summer Reading 2021
Second Grade - Third Grade
Fiction Books ● 13 Story Treehouse by Andy Gri�ths ● Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume ● Freckle Juice by Judy Blume ● Cricket in Times Square by George Selden ● Friends of a Feather by Lauren Myracle ● The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi ● My New Team by Ryan Howard and Krystle
Howard ● Logan Pryce Makes a Mess by Grace Gilmore ● The Best Friend Battle by Lindsay Eyre ● Stowaway by Erin Soderberg ● Dumpling Days by Grace Lin ● Misty by Christine Dencer ● Alvin Ho series by Lenore Look ● Don’t Feed the Geckos by Karen English ● Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la
Pena ● Drita, My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard ● Ruby Lu by Lenore Look ● King for a Day by Rukhsana Khan ● Kunu’s Basket: A Story from Indian Island by
Lee DeCora Francis
Popular Fiction Series ● Cam Jansen by David Adler ● Geronimo Stilton by Elisabetta Dami ● Ivy & Bean by Annie Barrows ● A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy ● Horrible Harry by Suzie Klein ● Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park
Popular Fiction Series (Cont.) ● Just Grace by Charise Harper ● Captain Awesome by Stan Kirby ● Lulu by Judith Viorst ● Flat Stanley by Je� Brown ● Clementine by Sarah Pennypacker ● Katie Kazoo by Nancy Krulik ● The Bad Guys In Mission Unpluckable by
Aaron Blabey ● My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett ● The Carver Chronicles by Karen English ● The Life of Ty by Lauren Myracle ● Little Rhino by Ryan Howard ● Tales from the Maple Ridge by Grace Gilmore ● Sylvie Scruggs by Lindsay Eyre ● Puppy Pirates by Erin Soderberg ● Stanley & Me by Christine Dencer ● My Weird School by Dan Gutman ● Judy Moody & Stink by Megan McDonald ● Captain Awesome Stan Kirby ● The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammed ● Skin Like Mine by LaTashia M. Perry ● Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o ● We’re All Wonders by R.J. Palacio ● Amazing Grace by Mary Ho�man ● Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John
Steptoe ● How to code a Rollercoaster: A Girls Who
Code Book by Josh Funk ● Ready Freddy by Abby Klein ● Rosco Riley Rules by Katherine Applegate
Popular Authors ● Roald Dahl ● Tomie dePaola ● Judy Blume ● Grace Lin ● Kevin Henkes ● Dan Gutman ● Steve Jenkins ● Lenore Look ● Shel Silverstein (Poetry)
Nonfiction Books/Series ● This Is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe ● The Girl Who Thought in Pictures The Story of
Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca ● Go Show the World: A Celebration of
Indigenous Heroes by Wab Kinew ● Little Leaders Bold Women in History by
Vashti Harrison ● Asian-Americans Who Inspire Us by Analiza
Quiroz Wolf ● Who Would Win by various authors
Fort Lee Public Schools Summer Learning and Summer Reading 2021
Nonfiction Books/Series (Cont.) ● “The Picture Biography” series by David
Adler ● Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn
Brooks by Suzanne Slade ● Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip
Freelon by Kelly Starling Lyons ● When You Look Up by Chloe Garcia Roberts ● “Let’s Read-and-Find-Out-Science” books by
various authors (HarperCollins Publishers) ● So You Want to Grow a Pizza? by Bridget
Heos (“Grow Your Food” series)
Fourth Grade - Fifth Grade
Fiction Books/Series ● Me and Marvin Gardens by Amy S. King ● Sunny-Side Up by Jennifer Holm ● The Guest by Michael Dorris ● Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
by Vashti Harrison ● Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper ● The Wild Robot by Peter Brown ● Rollergirl by Victoria Jamieson ● El Deafo by Cece Bell ● Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate ● I Funny by James Patterson ● Pie by Sarah Weeks ● Whatever After series by Sarah Mlynowski ● The Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall ● Amulet Series by Kazu Kibuishi ● I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis ● The Babysitters Club series by Ann M. Martin ● Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene ● Tom Angleberger Origami Yoda series by
Tom Angleberger ● Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case by
Donald J. Sobol ● The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman ● Hank Zipzer series by Henry Winkler ● Paper Wishes by Lois Sepahban ● Drita, My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard ● Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
Fiction Books/Series (Cont.) ● Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell ● Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the
Carlisle Indian School Football Team Defeated Army by Art Coulson
● One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia ● Rules by Cynthia Lord ● Ways to Make Sunshine , by Renee Watson ● Wishtree by Katherine Applegate ● The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan
Nonfiction Books/Series ● Little Leaders Bold Women in History by
Vashti Harrison ● Scholastic Question and Answer series by
Melvin and Gilda Berger ● Who Was…? biography series by various
authors ● Where is…? Series by various authors
(Published by Penguin Random House) ● Animal Heroes: True Rescue Stories by
Sandra Markle ● Sports in Action series various authors ● Harlem: A Poem by Walter Dean Myers ● Let the Children March by Monica
Clark-Robinson ● Ida B. Wells Let the Truth B. Told by Walter
Dean Myers
Fort Lee Public Schools Summer Learning and Summer Reading 2021
Popular Authors ● Judy Blume ● Beverly Cleary ● J.K. Rowling ● Louis Sachar ● Jerry Spinelli ● Andrew Clements ● Linda Sue Park
Sixth - Eighth Grades
Fiction Books ● Terrifying Tales edited by Jon Scieska ● Walking Two Worlds by Joseph Bruchac ● The Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma
Krishnaswami ● Dragonwings by Laurence Yep ● The Flinkwater Factor by Pete Hautman ● The Boy Who Crashed to Earth by Judd
Winick ● Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker
Rhodes ● Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga ● Pippa Park Raises Her Game by Erin Yun ● The Skin I’m In by Sharon G. Flake ● The Thing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata ● Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia
McCall ● American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang ● The House on Mango Street by Sandra
Cisneros ● Historium by Jo Nelson ● Pax by Sarah Pennypacker ● The One and Only Ivan by Katherine
Applegate ● Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan ● Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper ● Crossover by Kwame Alexander ● The Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart ● Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson ● Loser by Jerry Spinelli ● In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph
Marshall III ● Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Fiction Books (Cont.) ● Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech ● The Crossover by Kwame Alexander ● I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter
Changed Two Lives by Caitlin Alifrenka ● The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin ● The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by
Christ Colfer ● Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell ● Better Nate than Never by Sheila Garrigue ● The Eternal Spring of Mr. Ito by Sheila
Garrigue ● Fish in A Tree by Lynda Hunt ● Con Academy by Joe Schreiber ● Rain Reign by Ann Martin
The Skin I’m In by Sharon Flake ● Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia
McCall’ ● George by Alex Gino ● Zeroes by S. Westerfeld, M. Lanagan and D.
Biancotti ● Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life by
James Patterson and Chris Tebbets ● One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia ● Little Women by Louisa May Alcott ● Out of Left Field by Ellen Klages ● You Go First by Erin Entrada Kelly ● The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson ● The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin ● The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo
Cartaya ● The List of Things That Will Not Change by
Rebecca Stead
Fort Lee Public Schools Summer Learning and Summer Reading 2021
Popular Series ● Guys Read by Jon Scieska ● Pathfinders by Joseph Bruchac ● Flinkwater Chronicles by Pete Hautman ● Hilo by Judd Winick ● Welcome to the Museum by Jo Nelson ● Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony
Snicket ● Dear America by various authors ● Warriors by Erin Hunter ● The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis ● The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan ● Horrible Histories by Terry Deary , Peter
Hepplewhite and Neil Tonge ● 39 Clues by Rick Riordan ● Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick
Riordan ● Hidden Figures: Young Readers’ Edition by
Margot Lee Shetterly
Popular Authors ● Brian Selznik ● Rene Telemegier ● Wendy Mass ● Patricia Polacco ● Mike Lupica ● Kwame Alexander ● Gary Paulsen ● Roald Dahl ● Jerry Spinelli ● Laurence Yep ● Jack Prelutsky (Poetry)
Nonfiction Books/Series ● I Will Always Write Back. How One Letter
Changed Two Lives by Caitlin Alifirenka ● “Scientists in the Field” Series (Published by
Houghton Mi�in) ● “Hazardous Tales” Series (Nathan Hale) ● “Stem Trailblazers” Series by Lerner Books ● Misty Copeland Life In Motion: Young
Readers Edition by Misty Copeland and Brandy Colbert
● Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson ● The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William
Kamkwamba ● Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes by
Juan Felipe Herrera ● I Am Malala How One Girl Stood Up for
Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai , Patricia McCormick
● LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality by Kirstin Cronn-Mills
● My Corner of the Ring: The Middle Grade Memoir of a Girl Boxer and Future Olympian by Jesselyn Silva
● It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah ● The Thrifty Guide to Medieval Times: A
Handbook for Time Travelers by Jonathan W. Stokes
● Hidden Figures: Young Reader’s Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
● One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children’s Peace Statue by Takayuki Ishii
Fort Lee Public Schools Summer Learning and Summer Reading 2021
Ninth-Twelfth Grades
Fiction Books ● Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo ● The Young Elites by Mary Lu ● The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer by E.K
Johnston ● Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson ● Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Mass ● The Testing by Joel Charbonneau ● The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta ● The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski ● The Crossover by Alexander Kwame ● The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson ● The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas ● Jackaby by William Ritter ● Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender ● Divergent by Veronica Roth ● Vango Between Sky and Earth by Timothee
De Fombelle ● We Were Liars by E. Lockhart ● Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar ● Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley ● The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch
Albom ● Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol R. Brunt ● The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He ● Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean ● On the Come Up by Angie Thomas ● Ready Player One by Ernest Cline ● Room by Emma Donoghue ● Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn
Anderson ● Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith ● Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum ● Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi
Nonfiction Books ● The Glass Castle , Jeannette Walls ● Behind Rebel Lines , Seymour Reit ● Becoming, Michelle Obama ● Grace, Gold, and Glory: My Leap of Faith ,
Gabrielle Douglas ● Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is
Changing Our Minds for the Better, Clive Thompson
● Stamped, Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
● The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland, Jim DeFede
● The Martian by Andy Weir ● The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by
Rebecca Skloot
Popular Authors ● Victoria Aveyard ● Kiera Cass ● Cassandra Clare ● John Green ● Jenny Han ● Sandra J. Maas ● Ransom Riggs ● Nicola Yoon
**A reading program is a joint responsibility between school and family. Parents might very reasonably disagree about what material constitutes suitable reading for children. The titles suggested are not Board of Education approved texts. They are works that are recommended by organizations such as the American Library Association, the New York Times, and the National Council for Teachers of English. They appear on many reading lists across the nation. Nevertheless, certain titles may contain subject matter that some parents may not want their children to read (whether Grimm’s Fairy Tales for young children or books with mature themes and graphic language for older students). Only parents can determine appropriate choices for their children. Check with teachers, local librarians, and book websites for reading levels and information about the various titles.
Fort Lee Public Schools Summer Learning and Summer Reading 2021
Family Read-Alouds for All Ages Here are some titles families can read together.
Fiction ● Charlotte’s Web by E.B.White ● Stuart Little by E.B. White ● James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl ● Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald
Dahl ● The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson
Burnett ● Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling ● Wonder by Raquel J. Palacio ● Hatchet by Gary Paulsen ● Chronicles of Narnia by C.S Lewis ● Treasury of Egyptian Mythology by Donna Jo
Napoli ● Treasury of Greek Mythology by Donna Jo
Napoli ● The Little House on the Prairie by Laura
Ingalls Wilder ● The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum ● The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by
Kate DiCamillo
Great Illustrated Classics Published by Baronet Books ● Aesop’s Fables ● Heidi ● The Call Of The Wild ● King Arthur and the Knights of the Round
Table ● Frankenstein ● Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ● The Last of the Mohicans ● Captains Courageous ● Robin Hood ● Prince and the Pauper ● Time Machine ● Anne of Green Gables ● Peter Pan ● Black Beauty ● The Phantom of the Opera ● The Jungle Book ● The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the
Case of the Hound of the Baskervilles ● The Hunchback of Notre Dame
K-12 Fort Lee Public Schools Summer Reading Log
Student’s Full Name: ______________________________________________
Entering Grade: ________ School:__________
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