Visit any Chattanooga Public Library this summer to check out books from these lists. The library's Summer Reading Program will kick off Saturday, May 30. Visit any of their locations to sign up or register from home via their website at chattlibrary.org.
Summer reading combats "Summer Slide", a phenomenon that affects children who stop reading over the summer. "Summer Slide" means that students actually lose some of the reading skills they gained during the school year and start the new school year behind where they finished the last.

Kindergarten Recommended

Summer Reading List

SeriesAuthor

Clifford, the Big Red DogBridwell, Norman

D.W.Brown, Marc

BiscuitCappuccino, Alyssa

Five Little MonkeysChristelow, Eileen

Llama LlamaDewdney, Anna

Duck and Goose Hills, Tad

FroggyLondon, Jonathan

Otis Long, Loreen

Hugless Douglas Melling, David

Curious GeorgeRey, H.A.

Puppy Mudge Rylant, Cynthia

Authors to Choose From:

Eric CarleDavid ShannonLois EhlertMo Willems

Doreen CroninLeo LionniJan BrettKeiko Kaza

Kevin HenkesDavid Ezra KeatsBill MartinLaura Numeroff

Audrey WoodDenise FlemingEllen Walsh.

**You may also read any Fairy Tale, Nursery Rhyme, Counting or Alphabet books.

Nonfiction:

Rookie Readers SeriesK-2

Rookie ReadAbout (Scholastic)

Visit any Chattanooga Public Library this summer to check out books from these lists. The library's Summer Reading Program will kick off Saturday, May 30. Visit any of their locations to sign up or register from home via their website at chattlibrary.org.
Summer reading combats "Summer Slide", a phenomenon that affects children who stop reading over the summer. "Summer Slide" means that students actually lose some of the reading skills they gained during the school year and start the new school year behind where they finished the last.

1st grade Recommended

Summer Reading List

Call #SeriesAuthor

E ArnFly GuyArnold, Tedd

E CapBiscuitCapucilli, Alyssa

E HobYou Read to Me, I’ll Read to YouHoberman, Mary Ann

E FarMia Books (My 1st I Can Read)Farley, Robin

E HayBenny and PennyHayes, Geoffrey

E Lit*Pete the CatLitwin, Eric

E LobFrog and ToadLobel, Arnold

E MayLittle CritterMayer, Mercer

E RylHenry and Mudge SeriesRylant, Cynthia

E RylMr. Putter and Tabby SeriesRylant, Cynthia

E YolHow Do Dinosaurs...Yolen, Jane

Other Authors to Choose From:

Brown, MarcCronin, Doreen

Fleming, DeniseLionni, Leo

McMullen, KateMcPhail, David

Shannon, DavidShea, Bob

Wells, RosemaryWilson, Karma

Nonfiction

Rookie Readers SeriesK-2

Rookie ReadAbout (Scholastic)

Visit any Chattanooga Public Library this summer to check out books from these lists. The library's Summer Reading Program will kick off Saturday, May 30. Visit any of their locations to sign up or register from home via their website at chattlibrary.org.
Summer reading combats "Summer Slide", a phenomenon that affects children who stop reading over the summer. "Summer Slide" means that students actually lose some of the reading skills they gained during the school year and start the new school year behind where they finished the last.

2nd Grade Recommended

Summer Reading List

SeriesAuthor

Young Cam JansenAdler, David

ArthurBrown, Marc

Mercy WatsonDiCamillo, Kate

Bink & GollieDiCamillo, Kate

Rocket the Dog Hills, Tad

Horrible HarryKline, Suzy

Fancy NancyO’Connor, Jane

Magic Tree HouseOsborne, Mary Pope

Junie B. JonesPark, Barbara

Amelia Bedelia Parish, Peggy

Jigsaw Jones MysteryPreller, James

Henry and Mudge Rylant, Cynthia

Mr. Putter and TabbyRylant, Cynthia

Splat the CatScotten, Rob

Ladybug Girl Soman, David

Scaredy Squirrel Watt, Melanie

Katie WooManuskin, Fran

Mouse and MoleYee, Wong

Other Authors to Choose From:

Tedd ArnoldJan BrettTomie DePaola

Mem FoxKevin HenkesSteven Kellogg

Patricia & Fredrick McKissackMargie Palatini

Jack Prelutsky Janet Stevens

Nonfiction

Gail Gibbons National Geographic Readers (Levels 1&2)

Visit any Chattanooga Public Library this summer to check out books from these lists. The library's Summer Reading Program will kick off Saturday, May 30. Visit any of their locations to sign up or register from home via their website at chattlibrary.org.
Summer reading combats "Summer Slide", a phenomenon that affects children who stop reading over the summer. "Summer Slide" means that students actually lose some of the reading skills they gained during the school year and start the new school year behind where they finished the last.

3rd Grade Recommended

Summer Reading List

SeriesAuthor

Cam JansenAdler, David

Ivy and BeanBarrows, Annie

Arthur Chapter BooksBrown, Marc or

Krensky, Steven

Amber BrownDanziger, Paula

Nikki & DejaEnglish, Karen

Zack FilesGreenburg, Dan

Dyamonde DanielGrimes, Nikki

Amazing GraceHoffman, Mary

Gooney Bird GreenLowry, Lois

Judy MoodyMcDonald, Megan

Stink SeriesMcDonald, Megan

Magic Tree HouseOsborne, Mary Pope

ClementinePennypacker, Sara

A to Z MysteriesRoy, Ron

Calvin CoconutSalsbury, Graham

Skippyjon JonesSchachner, Judy

Time Warp TrioScieszka, Jon

Keena Ford Thompson, Melissa

EllRay JakesWarner, Sally

EmmaWarner, Sally

Visit any Chattanooga Public Library this summer to check out books from these lists. The library's Summer Reading Program will kick off Saturday, May 30. Visit any of their locations to sign up or register from home via their website at chattlibrary.org.
Summer reading combats "Summer Slide", a phenomenon that affects children who stop reading over the summer. "Summer Slide" means that students actually lose some of the reading skills they gained during the school year and start the new school year behind where they finished the last.

4th Grade Recommended

Summer Reading List

SeriesAuthor

Franny K. SteinBenton, Jim

Fred Bowen Sports StoriesBowen, Fred

Nikki & Deja English, Sally

Geronimo StiltonStilton, Geronimo

Dyamonde DanielGrimes, Nikki

Just GraceHarper, Charice

BunniculaHowe, James

Jake Maddox SportsMaddox, Jake

MythlomediaVarious Authors

Big NatePeirce, Lincoln

STATStoudemire, Amar'e

I Survived... Tarshis, Lauren

American Girls Series Various Authors

American Girl Mystery Various Authors

39 Clues Various Authors

Shredderman Van Draanen, Wendelin

EllRay JakesWarner, Sally

StickdogWatson, Tom

Other Authors to Choose From:

Betsy ByarsMatt ChristopherBeverly Cleary Andrew Clements

Kate DiCamilloDan Gutman Robert San SouciShel Silverstein (Poetry)

Chris Van Allsburg Patricia MacLachlan Sharon Robinson

Nonfiction Titles:

You Wouldn’t Want to Be A… Who Was…? Biographies (Scholastic)

If You...Series (Scholastic) National Geographic Readers (Level 3)

Visit any Chattanooga Public Library this summer to check out books from these lists. The library's Summer Reading Program will kick off Saturday, May 30. Visit any of their locations to sign up or register from home via their website at chattlibrary.org.
Summer reading combats "Summer Slide", a phenomenon that affects children who stop reading over the summer. "Summer Slide" means that students actually lose some of the reading skills they gained during the school year and start the new school year behind where they finished the last.

5th Grade Recommended

Summer Reading List

SeriesAuthor

Origami YodaAngleburger, Tom

Sisters GrimmBuckley, Michael

City of EmberDuPrau, Jeanne

Goddess GirlsHolub, Joan

Willow Falls Mass, Wendy

FablehavenMull, Brandon

Alex Rider Horowitz, Anthony

EragonPaolini, Christopher

Percy JacksonRiordan, Rick

Series of Unfortunate EventsSnicket, Lemony

I Survived... Tarshis, Lauren

Dear America SeriesVarious Authors

My Name is America SeriesVarious Authors

Other Authors to Choose From:

Christopher Paul CurtisKaren Cushman Matt Christopher Andrew Clements Patricia Reilly Giff Dan Gutman

Mary Downing HahnMargaret Peterson HaddixDeborah Wiles

Karen Hesse Erin HunterLois Lowry

Nonfiction Titles & Authors

Nic BishopBrian Floca

Kadir Nelson

You Wouldn’t Want to Be A…

Who Was…? Biographies (Scholastic)

What Was...? History (Scholastic)