Rising First Grade
  1. Tony Baloney by Pam Ryan
  2. Little Owl’s Night by Divya Srinivasan
  3. Otis by Loren Long
  4. Mama Built a Little Nest by Jennifer Ward
  5. Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena
  6. A Beetle is Shy by Dianna Aston
  7. All the World by Liz Scanton
/ Rising Second Grade
  1. Always Remember by Cece Meng
  2. Beekle by Dan Santat
  3. Goal by Mina Javaherbin
  4. Fox Walked Alone by Barbara Reid
  5. The Dark by Lemony Snicket
  6. Brothers at Bat by Audrey Vernick
  7. Tales of Famous Animals by Peter and Connie Roop.

Rising Third Grade
  1. Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
  2. Waiting for Magic by Patricia Maclachlan
  3. Dogs in the Dead of Night by Mary Pope Osborne
  4. Lawn Boy Returns by Gary Paulsen
  5. Sonita Sotomayorby AnnMarie Anderson
  6. The Invisible Man by Terry Davis
  7. Till the Cows Come Homeby Jodi Icenoggle
/ Rising Fourth Grade
  1. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
  2. The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
  3. Fish in a Tree by Lynda Hunt
  4. The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd
  5. Ellie’s Story by W. Bruce Cameron
  6. Nickle Bay Nick by Dean Pitchford
  7. The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson

Rising Fifth Grade
  1. Eight Keys by Suzanne LaFleur
  2. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
  3. Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
  4. Death by Toilet Paper by Donna Gephart
  5. Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs
  6. Auggie & Me by R.J. Palacio
  7. A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord
/ Rising Sixth Grade
  1. Penny From Heaven by Jennifer Holm
  2. The Night Tourist by Katherine Marsh
  3. The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
  4. Freedom Heroines by Frieda Wishionsky
  5. The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman
  6. The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Bradley
  7. Circus Mirandusby Cassie Beasley

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Suggested Activities for Summer Reading List

  1. Visit a museum that has a connection to the story. For example as a connection activity to The War That Saved My Life visit the Anne Frank Exhibit in Sandy Springs.
  1. Draw a map that follows the evolution of the story.
  1. Create trading cards of the characters.
  1. Write a letter as if you were that main character to another character in a story.
  1. Write a book review to share with friends.
  1. Paint a picture of an alternative cover to hang in Spark’s media center.
  1. Turn the story into a graphic novel.
  1. Create a bookmark that advertises the story.
  1. Read another book by one of the author’s and create a graphic organizer comparing and contrasting the two books.
  1. Pretend you are going to interview the author. Write down what questions you would ask.
  1. Create a crossword puzzle using one of the books.
  1. Create a family tree of one of the books.
  1. Create a trailer for the book on IMovie (or other movie making app.)
  1. Make puppets for the characters in a story.
  1. Make a mobile that represents a book.