Some suggestions for great summer reading adventures
What Your Friends Are Reading - a few selections from your summer reading
lists…
Stink – Megan McDonald
13 Planets – David Aguilar
I Survived… (series)
Ungifted – Gordon Korman
The Chocolate Touch – Patrick Skene Catling
The Puppy Place – Ellen Miles
The Magic Thief – Sarah Prineas
The A to Z Mysteries – Ron Roy
The Spiderwick Chronicles – Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black
Just Plain Good
(Mr. W Recommends…)
Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms – Lissa Evans
The Lemonade War – Jacqueline Davies
The Magician’s Elephant – Kate DiCamillo
Punished! – David Lubar
The Incredible Journey – Sheila Burnford
The Willoughbys – Lois Lowry
Bunnicula – Deborah & James Howe
Recommended Medal Winners & Honor Books:
Caldecott 2014
Locomotive – Brian Floca (winner)
Journey – Aaron Becker
Flora & the Flamingo – Molly Idle
Mr. Wuffles – David Weisner
Newbery 2014
Flora & Ulysses – Kate DiCamillo (winner)
The Year of Billy Miller – Kevin Henkes
Paperboy – Vince Vawter
Doll Bones – Holly Black
Read Alouds to try for yourself!
Stone Fox – John Reynolds Gardiner
Fortunately, the Milk – Neil Gaiman
Skinnybones – Barbara Park
Frindle – Andrew Clements
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl
Sean Recommends:
The Trumpet of the Swan – E.B. White
Fiona Recommends:
Junie B. Jones (all of them!) – Barbara Park
Excellent Links – just click and go!
Scholastic’s Parent & Child 100 Greatest Books – fantastic, searchable list with brief reviews and searchable age categories
ALSC Summer Reading list – grades 3 to 5 – top-rated books, many of them recently published
The International Children’s Digital Library is a great resource – read digital versions of unique & classic books from around the world – all online and free!
Stink – Megan McDonald
13 Planets – David Aguilar
I Survived… (series)
Ungifted – Gordon Korman
The Chocolate Touch – Patrick Skene Catling
The Puppy Place – Ellen Miles
The Magic Thief – Sarah Prineas
The A to Z Mysteries – Ron Roy
The Spiderwick Chronicles – Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black
Just Plain Good
(Mr. W Recommends…)
Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms – Lissa Evans
The Lemonade War – Jacqueline Davies
The Magician’s Elephant – Kate DiCamillo
Punished! – David Lubar
The Incredible Journey – Sheila Burnford
The Willoughbys – Lois Lowry
Bunnicula – Deborah & James Howe
Recommended Medal Winners & Honor Books:
Caldecott 2014
Locomotive – Brian Floca (winner)
Journey – Aaron Becker
Flora & the Flamingo – Molly Idle
Mr. Wuffles – David Weisner
Newbery 2014
Flora & Ulysses – Kate DiCamillo (winner)
The Year of Billy Miller – Kevin Henkes
Paperboy – Vince Vawter
Doll Bones – Holly Black
Read Alouds to try for yourself!
Stone Fox – John Reynolds Gardiner
Fortunately, the Milk – Neil Gaiman
Skinnybones – Barbara Park
Frindle – Andrew Clements
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl
Sean Recommends:
The Trumpet of the Swan – E.B. White
Fiona Recommends:
Junie B. Jones (all of them!) – Barbara Park
Excellent Links – just click and go!
Scholastic’s Parent & Child 100 Greatest Books – fantastic, searchable list with brief reviews and searchable age categories
ALSC Summer Reading list – grades 3 to 5 – top-rated books, many of them recently published
The International Children’s Digital Library is a great resource – read digital versions of unique & classic books from around the world – all online and free!