Rising First Grade Summer Reading List Read 10 of these books this summer. Bring a list of the books you read to school on the first day. I Went Walking by Sue Williams The Napping House by Audrey Wood Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr., and Eric Carle The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle The Grouchy Ladybug, the Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle Clifford (any book in the series) by Norman Bridwell Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown If You Give A Mouse (any book in the series) by Laura Numeroff Little Bear’s Big Adventure by Kathleen Allan-Meyer The Hat by Jen Bret Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne Curious George (any book in the series) by Hans Rey Frog and Toad (any book in the series) by Arnold Lobel Little Bear series by Else H. Minarik Nate the Great series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Millicent and the Wind by Robert Munsch Finding the Golden Ruler by Karen Hill Ava, the One and Only by Karen Hill Ruthie and the (not so) Teeny Tiny Lie by Laura Rankin The Little Engine that Could by Walter Piper Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert Danny and the Dinosaur by Sid Hoff Dr. Seuss any book in the series
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Rising First Grade Summer Reading List
Read 10 of these books this summer. Bring a list of the books you read to school
on the first day.
I Went Walking by Sue Williams
The Napping House by Audrey Wood
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr., and Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Grouchy Ladybug, the Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle
Clifford (any book in the series) by Norman Bridwell
Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
If You Give A Mouse (any book in the series) by Laura Numeroff
Little Bear’s Big Adventure by Kathleen Allan-Meyer
The Hat by Jen Bret
Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
Curious George (any book in the series) by Hans Rey
Frog and Toad (any book in the series) by Arnold Lobel
Little Bear series by Else H. Minarik
Nate the Great series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Millicent and the Wind by Robert Munsch
Finding the Golden Ruler by Karen Hill
Ava, the One and Only by Karen Hill
Ruthie and the (not so) Teeny Tiny Lie by Laura Rankin
The Little Engine that Could by Walter Piper
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Danny and the Dinosaur by Sid Hoff
Dr. Seuss any book in the series
Rising Second Graders Summer Reading List
Read a total of 10 books this summer for our first two author studies. Read
8 from author Kevin Henkes. These are his books:
Chrysanthemum
Lily's Purple Plastic Purse
Wemberly Worried
Kitten's First Full Moon
Chester's Way
Lilly's Way
Julius The Baby of the World
Sheila Rae the Brave
Waiting
A Weekend with Wendell
I Can Read Penny series
Grandpa and Bo
Jessica
Owen
The Biggest Boy
The Old Bear
Bailey Goes Camping
or other books by Henkes
http://www.kevinhenkes.com/
The remaining two books can be chosen from Doreen Cronin books
including the Click, Clack series and Diary of a Worm.
http://doreencronin.com/
As you read complete the table given about what you read.
Choose at least two books from this list to read this summer. Bring in a list of
what you read on the first day of school.
The Courage of Sarah Noble Alice Dalgiesh
Trumpet of the Swan E.B. White
The Borrowers Mary Norton
Homer Price Robert McCloskey
Rabbit Hill Robert Lawson
Ben and Me Robert Lawson
Rising Fourth Graders SUMMER READING LIST
Choose two books from the following list to read and enjoy. Be sure to
choose books you have not read! When you have finished reading make
a really cool poster of your books so your classmates will want to read
your book, too! Be sure to include the title, author, main characters,
and just enough of the story so someone would want to read it, but not
enough to spoil the ending.
The Borrowers by Mary Norton ISBN: 978-0152047375
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary ISBN: 978-0380709243
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White ISBN: 978-0739477076
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo ISBN: 978-0763680862
Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White ISBN: 978-0064410946
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh ISBN: 978-0689715402
A Pup in King Arthur's Court by Joanne Barkan ISBN: 978-1570643255
Children of Promise by T.L Tedrow ISBN: 978-0840733986
Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo ISBN: 978-1482557145
Phoebe the Spy by Judith Berry Griffin ISBN: 978-0698119567
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh ISBN: 978-0440416791
Summer Reading Rising 5th Grade
All rising fifth graders should read The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman and be
ready to do some activities based on the book when school starts back. Also,
choose at least two books from the list below. If you need help choosing a great
book, Mrs. B is available all summer to help.
When you have finished reading the two books of your choice make a really cool
poster of your books so your classmates will want to read your book, too! Be sure
to include the title, author, main characters, and just enough of the story so
someone would want to read it, but not enough to spoil the ending. (You don’t
need to make a poster of The Whipping Boy.)
While most of the books listed below are considered classics, parents should
understand that not every book may be written with a Christian worldview, and
parents should choose books at their discretion. These titles may not be read in
an abridged format.
Black Beauty Beggars Bible Children’s Homer
Lassie Come Home Baby Island Little Pilgrim’s Progress
Owls in the Family The Railway Children Captains Courageous
Misty of Chincoteague Gentle Ben A Little Princess
Lad: A Dog Princess & the Goblin Mary Poppins
Pollyanna Shiloh The Jungle Book
Indian Captive The Tinker’s Daughter Sarah Bishop
Peter Pan Heidi Rascal
Phantom Tollbooth Black Arrow Sing Down the Moon
Old Yeller The Wednesday Wars The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle
Call It Courage Sounder Where the Red Fern Grows
The Incredible Journey Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of NIMH
Rising 6th-8th Grades Summer Reading List
Rising 6th-8th graders may look at the book list and pick at least one of the following to make a poster or
PowerPoint. Students will present their PowerPoint or Poster in their Literature Class. They will not
present the first day of School, however they will need to ask their Literature teacher when to bring in
their projects.
Though each book has been reviewed, parents are advised to look over their child’s choice of book with
individual personality and maturity in mind. If a student has read a book before, she or he should choose
a different book!
Note: Parents please think about reading the book the same time your child reads the book, this way
you can discuss mature themes that may be found in the book. You may want to also read the book
reviews at PluggedIn.com, which is a Christian company that writes reviews for some of these books.
Each Middle Schooler must also read the required book for his or her grade. The required books are as follows:
1. Rising 6th – Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett ISBN-13: 978-0439372978 2. Rising 7th – Hatchet by Gary Paulsen ISBN-13: 978-1416936473 3. Rising 8th- The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom ISBN-13: 978-0800794057
The students will be required to take a short quiz on the required book in Literature Class upon returning to school.
Looking forward to seeing you next school year!
Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs. Orenstein, and Mrs. Yates
6th grade Reading List:
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi ISBN-13: 978-0545477116
National Velvet by Bagnold Enid ISBN-13: 978-0486492971
The Yearling by Marjorie Kennan Rawlings ISBN-13: 978-0689846236
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein ISBN-13: 978-0547928227
Holes by Louis Sachar ISBN-13: 978-0440414803
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink ISBN-13: 978-1416940289
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum ISBN-13: 978-1420952643
With Daring Faith: a biography of Amy Carmichael by Rebecca Davis ISBN-13: 978-0890844144
The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett ISBN-13: 978-0451528834
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle ISBN-13: 978-0312367541
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson ISBN-13: 978-1101990322
7th Grade Reading List:
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien ISBN-13: 978-0547928210
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott ISBN-13: 978-0553212754
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery ISBN-13: 978-1442490031
God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew ISBN-13: 978-0800796853
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac ISBN-13: 978-0142405963
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (some language) ISBN-13: 978-0763660659
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldbery Sloan ISBN-13: 978-0142422861
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selzneck ISBN-13: 978-0439813785
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart ISBN-13: 978-
0316003957
The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen ISBN-13: 978-0142401095
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis ISBN-13: 978-0440422143
8th Grade Reading List:
Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington (some violence) ISBN-13: 978-150848311
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien ISBN-13: 978-0547928203
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien ISBN-13: 978-0547928197
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (some violence) ISBN-13: 978-0439680134
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz (some violence) ISBN-13: 978-0545459013
Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton ISBN-13: 978-
1416503460 Uncommon Character: Stories of Ordinary Men and Women who have done the Extraordinary by
Douglas Feavel ISBN-13: 978-1622454426
90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis (some violence) ISBN-13: 978-1250005595
Death Cloud by Andrew Lane ISBN-13: 978-0312563714
A boy at war: a novel of Pearl Harbor by Harry Mazer (some violence) ISBN-13: 978-0689841606
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen ISBN-13: 978-0375866289
Mrs.E by Brian Herberger ISBN-13: 978-0997487541
Middle School Rubric for Summer Reading Activities
Content and Analysis of Book
The project includes: 1. The main themes 2. The characters and settings 3. conflicts from the story 4. Students opinion of the book 20 points
The student has a misunderstanding of one of the components or the project has some inaccuracies. 15 points
The student is missing one of the main components for a proper analysis of the book. 10 points
Student is missing two or more components listed for a proper analysis of the book. 5 points
Creativity The project was very appealing. It was colorful and included many pictures. It also was different and creative. It went above the normal book report. 20 points
The project was very appealing. It was colorful and had a few pictures. It looked like the average student book report. 15 points
The project only included one or two pictures or it was not colorful. It was a little disorganized thus causing it not to be attractive. 10 points
The student did not seem to put any effort into the project and it would not catch a consumer’s eye. 5 points
Mechanics and spelling
The project has: 1. correct spelling & correct grammar 2. Correct use of difficult vocabulary 3. book titles that are underlined or italicized 20 points
The project has a few mistakes in spelling and grammar or a few vocabulary words are used incorrectly or the book title is not correct. 15 points
The project has some mistakes in spelling and grammar; vocabulary is below grade level and poorly used. 10 points
Student did not use spell check or read their project out loud to catch mistakes. Student misuses vocabulary. 5 points
Student’s analysis of biblical themes Meaning: Can you connect the story to a theme in the Bible? Is there anything in the story that goes against the bible?
Student wrote a very thoughtful reflection of how the book reflected biblical themes and even pointed out where something was said that went against the Bible. 20 points
Student wrote a good comparison of the book to the Bible, but it lacked organized thought and did not fully explain his/her opinion. 15 points
Student wrote a short comparison to the Bible but did not use any scriptural references (Bible verses) to back up his/her opinion. 10 points
Student wrote one or two sentences explaining how the book reflected a theme in the Bible. 5 points
Presentation! The student made eye contact, spoke loudly and clearly, had good sentence flow and pacing and displayed confidence in their knowledge and delivery. 20 points
The student’s presentation lacked in one area: made little eye contact, or spoke too softly, or lacked confidence in their book knowledge. 15 points
The student’s presentation lacked some knowledge of the book. 10 points
The presentation seemed lacking almost as if student did not read the book but watched a video or read a synopsis of the book. 5 points
Rising High School Summer Reading List
Rising 9th - 12th graders must read the following books and be prepared to take a
test on them the first week of school. You will also be participating in classroom
discussions regarding these books.
Rising 9th
Jesus> Religion by Jefferson Bethke ISBN-13: 978-1400205394
Gifted Hands by Ben Carson ISBN-13: 978-0310214694
Rising 10th
Crazy Love by Francis Chan ISBN-13: 978-1434705945
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain ISBN-13: 9780140390834
Rising 11th
Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations by Alex and Brett Harris
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck ISBN- 0143039431
Rising 12th
Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper ISBN-13: 978-1-58134-498-1
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ISBN-13: 9780743246392
You must also pick one of the following to read and make a presentation using
Prezi. Though each book has been reviewed, parents are advised to look over their
child’s choice of book with individual personality and maturity in mind. If a
student has read a book before, she or he should choose a different book!
9th and 10th
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens ISBN-13: 9781402754258
Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton ISBN-13: 9780345346490
Marley and Me by John Grogan ISBN-13: 9780060817084
Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens ISBN-13: 9781591940340
The Testament by John Grisham ISBN-13: 9780385493802
October Sky by Homer Hickam ISBN-13: 9780440235507
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card ISBN-13: 9780765378484
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift ISBN-13: 9781591940210
The Call of the Wild by Jack London ISBN-13: 978059044001
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury ISBN-13: 9781451673319
Watership Down by Richard Adams ISBN-13: 9780380002931
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman ISBN-13: 9780060557812
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston ISBN-13: 9780385479561
Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat that Touched the World by Vicki Myron ISBN-13:
9780446407410
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro ISBN-13: 9780062398901
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
ISBN-13: 9780060987107
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ISBN-13: 9780307433848
11th and 12th
A Walk in the Woods by Bryson Bill ISBN-13: 9780767902526
Spindle’s End by Robin McKinley ISBN-13: 9780399234668
Pride Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame- Smith ISBN-13: 9781594743344
Animal Farm by George Orwell ISBN-13: 9780451526342
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot ISBN--13: 9780312965785
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes ISBN-13: 9780156030083
Salt A World History by Mark Kurlansky ISBN-13: 9780142001615
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller ISBN-13: 9780451524478
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai ISBN-13: 9780316322409
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair ISBN-13: 9780252014802
Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-ending Search for a Cure by Jim Murphy
ISBN-13: 9780618535743
Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy ISBN-13: 9780060530624
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad ISBN-13: 9781555460150
Emma by Jane Austen ISBN-13: 9781467758147
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley ISBN-13: 9781580495943
Stardust by Neil Gaiman ISBN-13: 9780380804559
Silas Marner by George Eliot ISBN-13: 9789351031956
Reflections on the Psalms by C.S Lewis ISBN: 015676248X
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams ISBN: 0345391802
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup ISBN-13: 9781493727544
