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Summer Recommended Reading List

This summer, TCS would like you to read

at least 30 minutes for 30 days.

The more you read, the better reader you will become!

Here are some books that your friends suggest that you read.

Hayden’s Recommendations:

1.Girl, Stolen by April Henry HL700L

2.The Night She Disappeared by April HenryHL680L

4.Face of Betrayal by Lis Weihl and April Henry (No Lexile but should be ~700L)

5.The Body in the Woods by April Henry HL720L

6. Count All Her Bones by April Henry HL710L

7. Blood Will Tell by April Henry HL680L

8. Torched by April Henry HL710L

9. Hand of Fate by Lis Weihl and April Henry (No Lexile but should be ~700L)

10. Heart of Ice by Lis Weihl and April Henry (No Lexile but should be ~700L)

Allie’s Recommendations:

  1. The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John 920L
  2. Dolphin Song by Lauren St. John 980L
  3. Smile by Raina Teglemer GN410L
  4. Sisters by Raina Teglemer GN290L
  5. Ghost by Raina Teglemer GN300L
  6. Baby Sitters Club by Raina Teglemer GN350-410L

Grace’s Recommendations:

1.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J.K Rolling Lexile Level = 880L

2.Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire J.K Rolling Lexile Level = 880L

3.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J.K Rolling Lexile Level = 950L

4.Chronicles of Narnia C.S Lewis Lexile Level = 870L

5.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J.K Rolling Lexile level = 940L

Baden’s Recommendations:

1. The Last Kids on Earth #1 by Max BrallierGN650L

2. Bone by Jeff Smith GN360L

3. The Last Kids on Earth #2 By Max BrallierGN570L

4. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo 670L

5. Sister by Raina TegemeierGN290L

6. Smile by Raina TegemeierGN410L

7. Ghost by Raina TegemeierGN300L

Hunter’s Recommendations:

Ranger’s Apprentice Series (books 1-12) by John Flanagan 780L-920L

Sam’s Recommendations:

  1. Last Kids on Earth book 1 by Max BrallierGN650L
  2. Last Kids on Earth and the zombie parade by Max BrallierGN570L
  3. Infinite Ring by James Dashner 800L
  4. The Maze Runner by James Dashner 770L
  5. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner 720L
  6. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein 1020L

Abbie’s Recommendations:

  1. Thunder of the Sea 700L
  2. Smile 410L
  3. Ghost 300L
  4. Drama 400L
  5. Walk Two Moons 770L

Gavin’s Recommendations:

1.BOMB by Steve Sheinkin920L

2.Baby Sitters Club by Raina Teglemer GN350-410L

3. Prisoner of War by Michael Spradlin770L

4. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein 1020L

5.The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by Phillip M. Hoose 970L

Blake’s Recommendations:

  1. Making Bombs for Hitler 760L
  2. Code Talker 910L
  3. Code Naem Verity 1020L
  4. Bomb 920L
  5. Last Kids on Earth (both books) 650L
  6. Captain Hook 1020L
  7. The Boys Who Challenged Hitler 970L
  8. Stink No Surrender 770L
  9. Took 970L
  10. Courage and Defiance 1040L
  11. Prisoner of War 670L

Tess Recommends:

  1. How to Speak to Dolphins 780L
  2. The Land of Story 720L
  3. Wonder 790L
  4. The One and Only Ivan 570L
  5. Walk Two Moons 770L
  6. The Sign of the Beaver 770L
  7. The Little House in The Big Woods 930L

Emma’s Recommendations:

  1. Wonder 790L
  2. Chupacobra 730L
  3. How to Train Your Dragon #1, 2, 3 & 4
  4. Woof 650L
  5. Walk Two Moons 770L
  6. Sign of the Beaver
  7. The Babysitters’ Club Series
  8. Allegiant
  9. Insurgent
  10. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg

If you liked Number the Stars and other war stories, you might like to read these:

  1. Winter’s Bullet (A World War II Story) by William Osborne 760L
  2. Sabotage (A World War II Story) by Neal Bascomb 1070L
  3. Lost in the Pacific (A World War II Story) by Tod Olson 880L
  4. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene

If you liked Walk Two Moons, you might like to read these:

  1. Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech

If you liked the Sign of the Beaver, you might like to read these:

  1. The River by Gary Paulsen
  2. The Island by Gary Paulsen
  3. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
  4. Wringer by Jerry Spinelli

If you like fantasy chapter books, you’ll like:

  1. Iron Trial (Magisterium series)by Holly Black
  2. The Menagerieby Tui T. Sutherland
  3. Unwantedsby Lisa McMann
  4. Outlaws of Time: The Legend of Sam Miracleby N.D. Wilson
  5. The School for Good and Evilby SomanChainan
  6. Wings of Fireby Tui T. Sutherland
  7. The Gauntletby KarunaRiazi
  8. Impyriumby Henry H. Neff
  9. Inkworldseries by Cornelia Funke

If you like mystery and adventure, you’ll love:

  1. Hootby Carl Hiassen
  2. Keeper of the Lost Citiesseriesby Shannon Messenger
  3. Ranger’s Apprenticeseries by John A. Flanagan
  4. The City of Emberby Jeanne DuPrau
  5. Redwallby Brian Jacques
  6. Mastermindsby Gordon Kormon
  7. The Green Emberby S.D. Smith
  8. Edge of Extinction The Ark Planby Laura Martin

If you like historical fiction, you’ll love:

  1. The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency The Case of the Missing Moonstoneby Jordan Stratford
  2. Moon Over Manifestby Clare Vanderpool
  3. Echoby Pam Munoz Ryan
  4. Midnight Without a Moonby Linda Williams Jackson
  5. The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and A Boy Called Eelby Deborah Hopkinson
  6. The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dogby Adam Gidwitz
  7. The War That Saved My Lifeby Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
  8. Number the Starsby Lois Lowry

If you enjoy reading realistic books,read:

  1. Okay for Nowby Gary D. Schmidt
  2. Bookedby Kwame Alexander
  3. See You in the Cosmosby Jack Cheng
  4. 11 Birthdaysby Wendy Mass
  5. Counting by 7sby Holly Goldberg Sloan
  6. Rulesby Cynthia Lord
  7. Fish in a Treeby Lynda Mullaly Hunt
  8. All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cookby Leslie Connor
  9. Mockingbirdby Kathryn Erskine

If you like funny books, try:

  1. Vordak the Incomprehensible by Vordak T. Incomprehensible
  2. Big Nate Welcome to My Worldby Lincoln Peirce
  3. Strange Caseof the Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
  4. A Whole Nother Storyby Cuthbert Soup
  5. Middle School: The Worst Years of my Life by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts
  6. The Croc Ate My Homeworkby Stephan Pastis
  7. Plants vs. Zombiesby Paul Tobin and Ron Chan
  8. The Tapper Twins Go to War (with each other)by Geoff Rodkey

If you likefantasyadventures, you’ll love:

  1. Chronicles of Narniaby C.S. Lewis
  2. Odd and the Frost Giantsby Neil Gaiman
  3. Starcatchersby Dave Berry and Ridley Pearson
  4. Five Kingdomsby Brandon Mull
  5. In a Glass Grimmlyby Adam Gidwitz
  6. Sea of Trollsby Nancy Farmer
  7. The Secret Zooby Bryan Chick
  8. A Wrinkle in Timeby Madeline L’Engle
  9. Legacy of the Claw (Animas #1)by C.R. Grey
  10. Keeper of the Lost Citiesby Shannon Messenger
  11. The Evil Wizard Smallboneby Deliz Sherman

If you likeanimal adventures, you’ll love:

  1. The Last Dogsby Christopher Holt
  2. Warriorsby Erin Hunter
  3. Mouseheartby Lisa Fielder
  4. The One and Only Ivanby Katherine Applegate
  5. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMHby Robert C. O’Brien

If you likeadventures,you’ll love:

  1. Lost in the Pacific, 1942: Not a Drop to Drinkby Tod Olson
  2. Lootby Jude Watson
  3. The Outcasts: Brotherband Chroniclesby John Flanagan
  4. Strandedby Jeff Probst and Chris Tebbetts
  5. Spy Schoolby Stuart Gibbs
  6. Alex Riderby Anthony Horowitz
  7. The Cloak Societyby JerameyKraatz
  8. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Libraryby Chris Grabenstein

If you likemysteries, you’ll love:

  1. 39 Cluesby various
  2. Absolutely Truly Pumpkin Falls Mysteryby Heather Vogel Frederick
  3. Isabel Feeney, Star Reporterby Beth Fantaskey
  4. Belly Upby Stuart Gibbs
  5. Nooks and Cranniesby Jessica Lawson

If you likehistorical fiction, you’ll love:

  1. The War That Saved My Lifeby Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
  2. A Long Walk to Water(memoir)by Linda Sue Park
  3. Heart of a Samuraiby Margi Preus
  4. The Lost Kingdomby Matthew J. Kirby
  5. Paper Wishesby Lois Sepahban
  6. Number the Starsby Lois Lowry
  7. Stella by Starlightby Sharon M. Draper
  8. Al Capone Does My Shirtsby GenniferCholdeko

If you likerealistic fiction, try reading:

  1. All Four Starsby Tara Dairman
  2. The Penderwicksby Jeanne Birdsall
  3. Wonderstruckby Brian Selznick
  4. Out of My Mindby Sharon M. Draper
  5. Kristy’s Great Idea Babysitter’s Clubby Ann M. Martin, illustrated by Raina Telgemeier (graphic novel)
  6. Tangerineby Edward Bloor
  7. Because of Mr. Terupt(series) by Rob Buyea
  8. Smile, Drama, & Sistersby Raina Telgemeier (graphic novels)
  9. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmerby Kelly Jones
  10. Jacky Ha-Haby James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein

Ifyou likefunny, you’ll laugh your way through these books:

  1. Origami Yoda(series) by Tom Angleberger
  2. Unicorn on a Rollby Dana Simpson (graphic novel)
  3. Middle School: The Worst Years of my Lifeby James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts
  4. Vordak the Incomprehensibleby Vordak T. Incomprehensible
  5. Plants vs. Zombiesby Paul Tobin and Ron Chan
  6. The Worst Class Trip Everby Dave Barry

If you likefantasy and sci-fi books, you’ll love:

  1. Eragonby Christopher Paolini
  2. Bot Warsby J.V. Kade
  3. Above Worldby Jenn Reese
  4. Steelheartby Brandon Sanderson
  5. Deep Blueby Jennifer Donnelly
  6. The Maze Runnerby James Dashner
  7. Freaklingby Lana Krumwiede
  8. Mortality Doctrineseriesby James Dashner
  9. The False Princeby Jennifer A. Nielsen

If you likerealisticbooks, you’ll love:

  1. Mother-Daughter Book Clubby Heather Vogel Frederick
  2. The Crossoverby Kwame Alexander
  3. Goodbye Strangerby Rebecca Stead
  4. Stargirlby Jerry Spinelli
  5. American Born Chineseby Gene Luen Yang
  6. The Wednesday Warsby Gary D. Schmidt
  7. Paper Thingsby Jennifer Richard Jacobson
  8. Return to Senderby Julia Alvarez
  9. A Monster Callsby Patrick Ness
  10. Freak the Mightyby Rodman Philbrick

If you likeadventure, try these books:

  1. Crime Travelersby Paul Aertker
  2. TheLondon Eye Mysteryby Siobhan Dowd
  3. Rule of 3by Eric Walters
  4. Michael Veyseriesby Richard Paul Evans
  5. House of Scorpionsby Nancy Farmer
  6. I Am The Weaponby Allen Zadoff

Lovehistorical fiction? Try a book of this list:

  1. The Lions of Little Rockby Kristin Levine
  2. The Watcherby Joan Hiatt Harlow
  3. The Book Thiefby Markus Zusak
  4. Bamboo Peopleby Mitlali Perkins
  5. Chainsby Laurie Halse Anderson