Suggested Reading Lists

 Classes Suggest Summer Reading Lists         Staff Share Their Favorite Books          2007 Summer Reading Programs
By Grade Level
K / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

Award Winners

Misc. Book Lists
for All Ages

Other Book Lists

Read-Alikes
Online Stories
Online Book Clubs

Some of our teachers (and their students!) have suggested the following Summer Reading Lists:
Check back through the end of the school
year as more classes and staff members
share with us their favorite books.

Our Kindergarten students like to read:
  • Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni
  • My Friend is Sad by Mo Willems
  • Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber
  • The Missing Piece by Shel Silverstein
  • Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein
  • Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems
  • Mercer Mayer books
  • Eric Carle books
  • Leo Lionni books

Mrs. Youmans makes the following suggestions:

  • Rising 4th and 5th graders can begin reading from the Battle of the Books list.  As soon as we have a list, we'll post it on our website.
  • Other good books for 2-3 grades are Judith Viorst books---Earrings!, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day, Rosie and Michael, Alexander Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday, The Tenth Good Thing About Barney, My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins, or Things
  • Laura Numeroff books: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, If You Give a Moose a Muffin, If You Give a Pig a Pancake, If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
  • Mary Pope Osbourne book series: Magic Tree House
  • and for 2-4 grades, Max Lucado: You Are Special, Best of All, Most Marvelous Gift
  • For 4-5 graders: The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Parsley Staff Members Share Their Favorite Book(s)!
Mrs. Fahrland
  • Born of a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet
  • The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
  • The Shame of the Nation by Jonathan Kozol
Mrs. Suggs
  • One of my favorite books is The Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt. It is a very complex and interesting book set in a kingdom long ago. It is fantasy mixed with realistic fiction and humor. It is an AR book on a 5th grade level.
Mrs. Tobin
  • One of my favorite books is Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. I love the adventure and possibility of living forever!
Ms. Weldon
  • Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
  • Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
  • The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Mrs. Van Note
  • Pinkalicious
  • Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy
  • Hooway for Wodney Wat
Mrs. Postemski
  • Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech is one of my favorites!!
Mrs. Cannon

Some of my favorites are

  • The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
  • I, Freddy by Dietlof Reiche
  • Bloomability by Sharon Creech
  • Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
  • The BFG by Roald Dahl
  • Frindle by Andrew Clements
  • Holes by Louis Sachar
  
Mrs. Rizzo
  • As a child, I loved Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and the Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene.
  • As a mom I really enjoyed reading the Harry Potter series and talking about it with my son.
  • I also love the original Winne the Pooh by A. A. Milne.
Mrs. Bailey
  • Summer of the Monkeys & Where the Red Fern Grows (both by Wilson Rawls)

2009 Summer Reading Programs For New Hanover County students:


by Grade Level
Clicks on the links below to view suggestions for great books to read by grade level

Kindergarten
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1st Grade
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2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade

Award Winners

Miscellaneous Book Lists for All Ages
Story Place & Book Hive from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (online stories and activities)

Book Lists from Seminole County (FL) Public Library (all pages include Kids' Reviews on some of the suggested books)
Scary Stories
American Historical Fiction
Chapter Books
Friends and Family

If you liked _________, then try reading ___________.
Below are links to lists of books similar to one you may have already enjoyed.
Continue the Reading...
from J. A. Lanigan Elem. School, MI
Read Alikes
Harry Potter Read-alikes
Lemony Snicket Read-Alikes
Read Alikes for My Side of the Mountain
new The Book Seer
Type in the book title and author and this website
will recommend other books you may like.

Links to Children's Stories You Can Read Online!
Online Children's Stories
Children's Storybooks Online
Webtime Stories
International Children's Digital Library
Aesop's Fables (traditional and modern)
Myths and Fables from Around the World
Grimm Fairy Tales
Tall Tales
Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
SurLaLune Fairy Tales Pages
Classics for Young People
Book Pop Online Reading Collection
Tumble Book Library
Children's Books Forever
 

Online Book Club: http://www.scholastic.com/flashlight

Register to join this virtual reading club and participate in multimedia experiences for kids such as moderated author chats, trading instant messages with other readers, explore author's original manuscripts, and play interactive games. Bring some of your favorite books to life! This site is targeted for students in grades 3-5 and some of the current favorite titles include Holes, Esperanza Rising, and .

Early Readers (pre-k thru 2nd grade): Join a Summer Reading Club or enhance your beginning reading skills by joining studydog.com. It's free!