Fillmore Central School

2015 Summer Reading List

Beach Day by Mercer Mayer(978157768840)

Accelerated Reader Level: 0.6

Little Critter, Little Sister, and Dad spend a fun day at the beach.

Dancing Dinos at the Beach by Sally Lucas (9780375856402)

Accelerated Reader Level: 1.4

Six dancing dinosaurs that appear on page ten of a young boy’s book leap off the page and start having fun at the beach.

Amanda Pig and the Wiggly Tooth by Jean Van Leeuwen (9780142412909)

Accelerated Reader Level: 2.1

When Amanda Pig has her first loose tooth, she is reluctant to pull it.

The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo by Judy Blume (9781481411318)

Accelerated Reader Level 2.5

Freddy hates being the middle one in the family until he gets a part in the school play.

Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet by Graham Salisbury (9780375846007)

Accelerated Reader Level: 2.8

Nine-year-old Calvin catches the attention of the school bully on the day before he starts fourth grade, while at home, the unfriendly fifteen-year-old daughter of his mother’s best friend has taken over his room.

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer by Megan McDonald (9780763657109)

Accelerated Reader Level: 3.0

Judy's big plans for the summer seem ruined when two of her best friends go away, and then her parents leave her and Stink with Aunt Opal, but a new "thrill-a-delic" plan has her racing toward fun.

Sophie the Awesome by Lara Bergen (9780545146043)

Accelerated Reader Level: 3.1

Third-grader Sophie Miller is desperate to stand out and gives herself a new name, Sophie the Awesome, but finds that living up to her declared awesomeness is not an easy task, especially when Toby Myers is around.

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar (9780380698714)

Accelerated Reader Level: 3.3

Humorous episodes take place in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.

Kickers: The Ball Hogs by Rich Wallace (9870375850929)

Accelerated Reader Level: 3.7

Nine-year-old Ben, a natural athlete and member of the Bobcats co-ed soccer team, wants to overcome his inexperience and prove himself on the field, but his obnoxious teammate, Mark, keeps hogging the ball.

Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka (9780142400432)

Accelerated Reader Level: 3.8

When Joe, Fred, and Sam are sent back in time by a magic book, they find themselves face to face with giants, dragons, wizards, King Arthur, and the Knights of the Round Table.

The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide by Tony DiTerlizzi (9781442486928)

Accelerated Reader Level: 4.2

When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda’s worn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to faeries and other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences.

Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo and K.G. Campbell (9780763676711)

Accelerated Reader Level: 4.3

Self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman is not easily surprised but finding a flying, poetry-writing, superhero squirrel and meeting "profoundly strange" William Spiver puts a whole new spin on her life.

My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish by Mo O’Hara (9781250052155)

Accelerated Reader Level: 4.8

Told in two separate stories, Tom's big brother becomes an evil scientist and his first experiment is on Tom's goldfish Frankie. To save Frankie, Tom zaps him with a battery to bring him back to life, but something is not quite right.

Floors by Patrick Carman (9780545460927)

Accelerated Reader Level: 5.7

Ten-year-old Leo’s future and the fate of the extraordinary Whippet Hotel, where his father is the maintenance man, are at stake when a series of cryptic boxes leads Leo to hidden floors, strange puzzles, and unexpected alliances.

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