Duxbury Free Library’s 2014 Summer Reading Suggestionsfor Alden School
The following is a list of books that you might enjoy reading over the summer. Please keep in mind that these are only suggestions, and that there are many other excellent books that you and your family might like.
Mary McCauley – Alden Librarian Marie Piepiora and Patti Pietrantonio – Alden Reading Specialists
Nancy Denman and Jessica Lamarre – Children’s Librarians, Duxbury Free Library
MYSTERIES
ADLER Cam Jansen and the Summer Camp Mysteries (series)
BALLIETT Chasing Vermeer (and others)
BECK Malcolm at Midnight
BEIL The Ring of Rocamadour (and others)
BERLIN The Puzzling World of Winston Breen
BROACH Masterpiece
CLEMENTS We the Children (series)
DOWD The London Eye Mystery
GIBBS Belly Up
GRISHAM Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (series)
KORMAN Framed (and others)
RIORDAN (and others) The Thirty-nine Clues (series)
RUNHOLT Mystery of the Third Lucretia (and others)
SNICKET All the Wrong Questions (series)
SELFORS Smells Like Dog (and others)
VAN DRAANEN Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy (series)
Other mystery authors to try: Mac Barnett, John Bellairs, Paul Fleischman, Bruce Hale, David Patneaude,
Gloria Skurzynski, Donald Sobol, Brad Strickland, Betty Ren Wright
REALISTIC FICTION
BIRDSALL Penderwicks (and others)
BRITT Jane, the Fox, and Me
BUYEA Because of Mr. Terupt
CLEMENTS No Talking (and many others)
CREECH Love That Dog; Granny Torrelli Makes Soup (and others)
DAVIES Lemonade War (series)
DOWELL Second Life of Abigail Walker
GIFFORD Moxie Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little (and others)
LAFLUER Eight Keys
HIAASEN Scat (and others)
KIMMEL Lily B. on the Brink of Cool (and others)
LORD Rules
MCDONALD Judy Moody (series)
O’CONNOR The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester (and others)
SACHAR Holes; Wayside School is Falling Down (series)
SCHMIDT Ok For Now
SPINELLI Maniac Magee (and others)
VAN DRAANEN Shredderman: Secret Identity (series)
Other realistic fiction authors to try: Paula Danziger, Frances O’Roark Dowell, Heather Vogel Frederick,
Jack Gantos,Jean Craighead George, Ann M. Martin,Wendy Mass, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Rebecca Stead
ADVENTURE
BELLNick of Time
COLFERHalf Moon Investigations
CRAIGJimmy Coates, Assassin (series)
FARREYVengekeep Prophecies (series)
FLANAGAN The Ruins of Gorlan (series)
FLETCHERStoneheart (and others)
GRABENSTEIN Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
GUTMANGenius Files (series)
HADDIXMissing (series)
HOROWITZAlex Rider (series)
HUNTERWarriors (series); Seekers (series); Survivors (series)
KORMANIsland(series); On the Run (series)
LOWRYThe Giver (series)
NIXMister Monday (series)
PEARSONSteel Trappe: The Challenge (and others)
RIORDAN Kane Chronicles (series)
RYAN (and others) Infinity Ring (series)
SMITHI.Q (Book one, Independence Hall)
STEWARTThe Mysterious Benedict Society (series)
WALDENH.I.V.E. (series)
YOUNGStorm: The Infinity Code (and others)
HISTORICAL FICTION
AVISeer of Shadows (and others)
CURTISBud, Not Buddy; Elijah Buxton (and others)
FORDThe Fire of Ares
GRAHAMYou Wouldn’t Want to Climb Mt. Everest (and others, various authors)
HEMPHILLStonewall Hinkleman and the Battle of Bull Run
HESSEOut of the Dust (and others)
KADOHATAWeedflower
My name is America (series; different authors)
NIXONMaria’s Story: 1773 (and others)
PARKWhen My Name Was Keoko
PRYORLuke on the High Seas (series)
Royal Diaries (series; different authors)
SALISBURY Under the Blood-Red Sun
SELZNICK The Invention of Hugo Cabret; Wonderstruck
TARSHIS I Survived… (series)
HUMOR
ANDERSON Pals in Peril (series)
APPELT True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
BIRDSEYEAttack of the Mutant Underwear
COTLER Cheesie Mack (series)
COWLEYChicken Feathers
GAIMANFortunately, the Milk
GLEITZMANToad Rage
HALEPrince of Underwhere (and others)
KELLERArnie the Donut (series)
KELLYMelonhead
KINNEYDiary of a Wimpy Kid (series)
KORMANUngifted
PALATINIGeek Chic: the Zoey Zone
PASTIS Timmy Failure (series)
PATTERSON I, Funny; I, Funnier
PEIRCEBig Nate Strikes Again (series)
RUSSELL Dork Diaries (series)
SCIESZKA Time Warp Trio (series)
WINKLER The Zippity Zinger (series)
Other humor authors to try: Roald Dahl, Betsy Duffey, Johanna Hurwitz, Dav Pilkey
FANTASY
BARRY Peter and the Starcatchers (series)
BYNG Molly Moon (series)
COLFER Artemis Fowl (series)
COLFER, Chris Land of Stories (series)
DICAMILLO Flora and Ulysses (and others)
DITERLIZZI The Search for WondLa
DOWNER Hatching Magic
FLANAGAN Ranger’s Apprentice (series)
FUNKE Dragon Rider; Inkspell (and others)
GAFF Tangle of Knots
HEALY Heroes Guide to… (series)
LAW Savvy; Scumble
MOORE Door to Time (series)
NEFF The Hound of Rowan (and others)
NIMMO Midnight for Charlie Bone (series)
PAOLINI Eragon; Eldest (series)
RIORDAN The Lightning Thief (series)
SAGE Magyk (series)
SPRINGER Rowan Hood (series)
STROUD Amulet of Samarkand (series)
VALENTE The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship or Her
Own Making
YOLEN Wizard’s Hall; Tartan Magic
Other fantasy authors to try: Avi, Lynne Reid Banks, Bruce Coville, Roald Dahl, Eva Ibbotson, Brian Jacques,
Erin Hunter, Gail Carson Levine, Brandon Mull, Elizabeth Winthrop, Patricia C. Wrede
INFORMATION
ARMSTRONGSpirit of Endurance: The True Story of the Shackleton Expedition
ATHANSTales from the Top of the World
BISHOP Lizards; Snakes; Butterflies & Moths; Marsupials; Spiders
BURNSHandle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey
CANEY Steve Caney’s Ultimate Building Book
CARSON Emi and the Rhino Scientist: Saving Species from Extinction
CERULLOShipwrecks: Exploring Sunken Cities Beneath the Sea
COOK Hey Batta, Batta Swing! The Wild Old Days of Baseball
FERNBarnum’s Bones: How Barnum Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World
FLOCALocomotive
GREENBERGThe Mad Potter: George E. Ohr Eccentric Genius
HAKIMThe Story of Science, Aristotle Leads the Way
HALLS Saving the Baghdad Zoo: a True Story of Hope and Heroes
KIDDGo: A Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design
MCLACHLANDraw Out the Story: 10 Secrets to Creating Your Own Comics
MOBERGPresidential Pets
PRINGLEStrange Animals, New to Science
ROTHParrots Over Puerto Rico
SPILSBURYComics & Graphic Novels
VARIOUS Who Was/Is?; What Was?….(biography series)
GRAPHIC NOVELS
CAMMUSO Knights of the Lunch Table (series)
DAVIES Garfield (series)
DUFFY Fairy Tale Comics
HOLM Babymouse (series); Squish (series)
KROSOCZKA Lunch Lady (series)
MARTIN Babysitter’s Club (series)
TENNAPEL Cardboard (and others)
TELGEMEIER Smile
WATTERSON Calvin and Hobbes (series)
FOR ROAD TRIPS
BLACK Doll Bones
DICAMILLO Flora & Ulysses
FUSCO Beholding Bee
KORMAN Ungifted
PALACIO Wonder