Fourth Grade Summer Reading Program
Fitzgerald Elementary School
The purpose of the PWCS Summer Reading Program is to encourage students to enjoy quality literature and to continue developing their independent reading skills. Student participation in the program is voluntary. Students who choose to participate in the program are required to complete a minimum of three books.
Students in Fourth Grade who participate will complete a list of books read. The documentation is to include the name of the author, the title of the book, and a parent or guardian statement that the student has completed the reading.
For Fourth Grade students who participate in Prince William County Public Library's Summer Reading Program, the Public Library documentation will apply. Students will receive an extra “A” (100) for each book completed, for a total of three. The summer reading documentation will be submitted by the student by the end of the first week of school.
The following titles are suggestions for summer reading. Other books selected by the student with guidance from a parent/guardian and/or librarian may be used. Participation in the PWC Public Library Summer Reading Program and its documentation is also acceptable.
PWCS Fourth Grade Summer Reading Program
Suggested Reading
The following titles are suggestions for summer reading. Other books selected by the student with guidance from a parent/guardian and/or librarian are also acceptable. Participation in the PWC Public Library Summer Reading Program and its documentation are also acceptable.
Author / Title / Pub. Date / AnnotationApplegate, Katherine / The One and Only Ivan / 2015 / Ivan, a silverback gorilla, has spent 27 years in a glass enclosure at a shopping mall. He has never seen another of his kind since he was captured as a baby. What happens as he comes to see the world as larger than his small existence being watched by humans?
Avi / Poppy and Rye / 1998 / When their home next to a brook is destroyed by beavers, a large family of golden mice is aided by Poppy the deer mouse and her grumpy porcupine friend, who in the process forges a relationship with the son he had abandoned.(By same author: Poppy, Poppy’s Return)
Beaty, Andrea / Cicada Summer / 2010 / Twelve-year-old Lily, believing she could have prevented the accident that caused her brother's death, has quit speaking leaving everyone to think that she is brain damaged, but in her silence she sees everything, and when sly newcomer Tinny comes to town, Lily suddenly has a lot to talk about--if only she can make herself speak the words. (By same author: Secrets of Cicada Summer)
Cleary, Beverly / Muggie Maggie / 1990 / Maggie resists learning cursive writing in the third grade, until she discovers that knowing how to read and write cursive promises to open up an entirely new world of knowledge for her. (By same author: Henry and Beezus, Ramona and Her Mother)
Condie, Ally / Summerlost: a novel / 2016 / Following the sudden deaths of her father and younger brother, Cedar Lee spends the summer working at a Shakespearean theater festival, making a new friend, and coming to terms with her grief.
Snicket, Lemony / A series of Unfortunate Events
The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary
Danzinger, Paula / The Cat Ate My Gymsuit / 2007 / When the unconventional English teacher who helped her conquer many of her feelings of insecurity is fired, a junior high student uses her new found courage to campaign for the teacher's reinstatement.
O’Connor, Barbara / How To Steal a Dog
Dahl, Roald / The BFG
DiTerlizzi, Tony / The Seeing Stone (series: Spiderwick Chronicles) / 2003 / Mallory and Jared attempt to rescue Simon from goblins using a magical stone which enables them to see things that are normally invisible.
Eule, Brian / Basketball for Fun / 2003 / Teaches the basics of the sport (See series: Sports for Fun)
Harley, Bill / Charlie Bumpers vs. the Teacher of the Year / 2013 / Charlie Bumpers is sure he does not stand a chance of getting along with his fourth grade teacher and despite his best efforts to be neat and well-behaved, he always seems to be in trouble until he discovers her secret.
Hughes, Langston / Langston Hughes / 2006 / An illustrated collection of twenty-six poems by noted African-American poet Langston Hughes, and contains a detailed introduction and biography, as well as brief notes accompanying each poem. (See other titles in series: Poetry for Young People)
Klimo, Kate / The Dragon in the Sock Drawer / 2008 / Cousins Jesse and Daisy always knew they would have a magical adventure, but they are not prepared when the "thunder egg" Jesse has found turns out to be a dragon egg that is about to hatch. (See Series: Dragonkeepers)
Kline, Suzy / Horrible Harry & the Green Slime / 1989 / Follows the school activities of second-graders, Harry and Doug, as they participate in a secret mission to celebrate "Charlotte's Web," learn how to make green slime, and put on a skit warning about the dangers of smoking. (See Horrible Harry Collection)
Louie, Ai-Ling / Yeh-Shen / 1982 / A young Chinese girl overcomes the wickedness of her stepsister and stepmother to become the bride of a prince.
Lubar, David / Punished / 2006 / Logan and his friend Benedict are playing tag in the library when a mysterious man punishes him for his disrespect by making him speak only in puns.
Pilkey, Dav / Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants / 2000 / Professor Pippy P. Poopypants comes to Jerome Horwitz Elementary School to teach science, and goes off the deep end because students make fun of his name, leaving Captain Underpants to save the school from the professor's perilous plot. (See series: Captain Underpants)
Rappaport, Doreen / Lady Liberty: a biography / 2008 / Biography of the Statue of Liberty, describing who designed it and why, and how it came to become a symbol of the United States.
Robinson, Sharon / Hero Two Doors Down: base on the true story of friendship between a boy and a baseball legend / 2016 / Eight-year-old Steve Satlow is thrilled when Jackie Robinson moves into his Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn in 1948, although many of his neighbors are not, and when Steve actually meets his hero he is even more excited--and worried that a misunderstanding over a Christmas tree could damage his new friendship.
Rockwell, Thomas / How to Eat Fried Worms / 1973 / Tells a story about a boy who sets out to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days in order to win a bet.
Sexton, Colleen / Australia (series: Exploring Countries) / 2011 / Describes the geography and culture of Australia, including information on such topics as the land, wildlife, people, food, and holidays of the country.
Spinelli, Jerry / Fourth Grade Rats / 1991 / Suds learns that his best friend is wrong. You don't have to be a tough guy, a "rat," to be a grown up fourth grader. (By same author: Third Grade Angels)
Stone, Lynn / Rays (series: Marine Life) / 2006 / Presents an introduction to rays, in simple text with illustrations, including information on their physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and life cycle. (See others in series: Eels)
Wallace, Bill / Snot Stew / 1989 / Brother and sister cats are taken in by a family and learn the pleasures and dangers of living alongside humans.
Winkler, Henry and Lin Oliver / Day of the Iguana / 2003 / Hank struggles through the ups and downs of friendship and the circle of life when he has a fight with Frankie and his sister's iguana lays forty-five eggs in their cable box. (See series: Hank Zipzer)
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Prince William County Public Schools
Summer Reading 2016
Documentation Grade 4
Students in Grade 4 will receive an “A” (100) for each book completed, for a total of three. Please include the name of the author, the title of the book, and a parent or guardian signature stating that the student has completed the reading.
Book Title / Author1.
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My student has read the above list of books.
Parent or Guardian signature
**Please note students may also participate in the Prince William County Public Library Summer Quest Program, and the Public Library documentation will apply.
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