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