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Summer Reading Program 2014
1. Pick up your Summer Reading Bookmark from your classroom
teacher
2. Go to your local public library
3. Using the list below, choose a book of interest and appropriate level
that you would like to read
4. Read your book
5. Complete the Book Report or Advertisement Poster for credit in
your next English class
6. Return your book to your local public library
7. While you are there, you should check out another book to read!
8. Submit your assignment to your teacher in September
Summer Reading Activity: Grades 4-6
Write a book report for a Fiction or Non-Fiction book you have read over the summer. This
report should include: Four paragraphs in which you discuss the theme (main Idea) of the book,
the setting and the main character and the changes or struggle he or she goes through and a brief
summary of the major events of the book. You may include and illustration of your favorite
part of the book with an explanation why that is your favorite part.
Name_____________________________________ Date
Your book report is due on the first day of school. For full credit, you will need to follow all directions.
Your report may be handwritten or typed.
FOR NARRATIVE NON FICTION AND FICTION BOOKS
(These are books that tell a story and involve a main character.)
MOST BOOKS WILL FALL IN TO THIS CATEGORY!!!
Paragraph 1 should introduce the book. It should tell the title, author, and the
setting (time and place).
Paragraph 2 should focus on the plot of the book, especially emphasizing the
major conflicts (issues). You should tell the major events of the text and describe
what the main character goes through, and/or what they are trying to achieve. This
paragraph will naturally be longer than your first paragraph, since you are writing a
summary of the main events of the book.
Paragraph 3 will focus on the characters of your book. You should describe the
main characters. . You should also describe one character (a character who learned
something or changed) and explain how and why that character changed.
Paragraph 4 is your conclusion, in which you should review the book that you
read. In this paragraph, you should tell your opinion of the book and why you
would or would not recommend it to your friends to read.
FOR NON FICTION BOOKS
(These are books that discuss a topic, usually historical or scientific)
Paragraph 1- should introduce the book. It should tell the title, author, the
genre, and the topic. You should also tell why you chose this topic to read
about.
Paragraph 2- should tell about what you have learned from the book.
You should tell the major facts (4-5) and why they are interesting or
important. This paragraph will naturally be longer than your first
paragraph, since you are writing a summary of the main facts of the book.
Paragraph 3- This will focus on the vocabulary in the text. Choose 3
words that you learned from the text or by researching the topic that you
thought were interesting. Write the words and the meaning that you
learned in your words.
Paragraph 4- Would you recommend this book to a friend or family
member? Why or why not?
2014 SUMMER SCHOLARS READING PROGRAM: FICTION BOOK REPORT
Name__________________________________________________ Date_______________________________
Book Title: _____________________________________________Author: ____________________________________
Theme: (What was the recurring idea or lesson in the text)
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Setting: (Where and when did the book take place and how does it help you understand the story)
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Point of View (Who is telling the Story): ______________________________________ _______________________
Describe the main character: __________________________________________________________________________
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Summary of the story (What was the book basically about)
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Describe your favorite part of the book
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Would you recommend this book to someone else in your class? Why would you tell them to read it?
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2014 SUMMER SCHOLARS READING PROGRAM: NON-FICTION BOOK
REPORT
Name__________________________________________________ Date_______________________________
Book Title: _____________________________________________Author: ____________________________________
Topic: (What was this book about?)
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Describe the text features you noticed in this book.
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How did those features help you understand the book?
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Summarize the book (What were the main points?)
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What was the most interesting thing you learned from this book?
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Would you recommend this book to someone else in your class? Why would you tell them to read it?
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4th
, 5th
, and 6th
Grade Summer Reading Options
Roy, Ron. The Absent Author
Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous
mystery author Wallis Wallace.
Kibuishi, Kazu. Amulet
After moving to their ancestral home, Emily and Navin's mother is kidnapped by
a tentacled creature in the basement that leads the children on a deadly chase into
the magical world below their home.
Applegate, Katherine. Animorphs : The Invasion
The Earth is being invaded, but no one knows about it. When Jake, Rachel,
Tobias, Cassie, and Marco stumble upon a downed alien spaceship and its dying
pilot, they're given an incredible power -- they can transform into any animal they
touch. With it, they become Animorphs, the unlikely champions in a secret war
for the planet.
Hudson-Goff, Elizabeth. Anne Frank
A brief biography of Anne Frank in graphic format descibing how she and her
Jewish family were forced into hiding and later taken to the death camps by Nazis
during World War II.
Blume, Judy. Are you there God? It's Me, Margaret
Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-
old girl talks over her problems with her own private God.
Tan, Shaun. The Arrival
In this wordless graphic novel, a man leaves his homeland and sets off for a new
country, where he must build a new life for himself and his family.
Holm, Jennifer L. Babymouse
An imaginative mouse dreams of being queen of the world, but will settle for an
invitation to the most popular girl's slumber party.
DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi,
Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog
Winn-Dixie.
Smith, Jeff. Bone
Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone are run out of their home, Boneville,
and become separated in the wilds, but better fortune begins when Fone meets a
young girl named Thorn.
Norton, Mary. The Borrowers
Miniature people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the
humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the clock.
Barnes, Derrick D. Brand-New School, Brave New Ruby
Eight-year-old Ruby Booker is headed to a new school where her older brothers
rule; however, Ruby has big plans to change that.
Preller, James. The Case of the Class Clown
Clever, funny detectives Jigsaw Jones and Mila Yeh solve mysteries in shool and
out.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy
Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own
way.
Maddox, Jake. Cheer Challenge
Amanda is thrilled when she is selected to be the captain of the cheerleading
squad, but soon learns that the job is harder than she thought.
Pennypacker, Sara. Clementine
While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret,
eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her
father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
Simon, Seymour. Comets, meteors, and asteroids
Explains the wonders of space, comets, asteroids, extraterrestrial objects, and
meteors.
Osborne, Mary Pope. A Crazy Day with Cobras
The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to India during the Mogul Empire in
the 1600s to search for an emerald needed to break a magic spell.
Cleary, Beverly. Dear Mr. Henshaw
In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in
coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally
finding his own place in the world.
Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Greg Heffley's Journal
Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best
friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily,
hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take
drastic measures to save their friendship.
Odgers, Darrel. Dog Den Mystery
When someone steals an old boot, Jack doesn't care. Then someone steals his
squeaker bone. And his blanket. And Red's ball. Now Jack DOES care. Who is
the thief of Doggeroo?.
Bergen, Lara. Drama Queen
Charlie and her best friend Nicole find that participating in the school play is a lot
more challenging than they originally thought.
Buckley, Michael. The Fairy-Tale Detectives
Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric
grandmother that they have always believed to be dead.
Philip, Neil. Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
Retells twenty of the Grimm Brother's fairy tales including "The Frog Prince,"
"Rumpelstiltskin," "The Fisherman and His Wife," and "The Golden Goose.".
Silverstein, Shel. Falling Up : Poems and Drawings
A collection of humorous poems and drawings.
Heuvel, Eric. A Family Secret
While searching his Dutch grandmother's attic for yard sale items, Jeroen finds a
scrapbook which leads Gran to tell of her experiences as a girl living in
Amsterdam during the Holocaust, when her father was a Nazi sympathizer and
Esther, her Jewish best friend, disappeared.
Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Two suburban children run away from their Connecticut home and go to New
York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, where their ingenuity enables them to live in
luxury.
Patrick, Jean L. S. The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth
A retelling of the day Jackie Mitchell, a seventeen-year-old female professional
baseball player, struck out the New York Yankees best hitters, Babe Ruth and
Lou Gehrig, in an exhibition game in 1931.
Wesley, Valerie Wilson. How to Lose Your Class Pet
When third-grader Willimena loses the class pet, her teacher helps her to
understand that responsibility means doing one's best, and that animals can't
always be controlled.
Banks, Lynne Reid. The Indian in the Cupboard
A nine-year-old boy receives a plastic Indian, a cupboard, and a little key for his
birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life in
the cupboard and befriends him.
West, Tracey. Island of the Giant Pokémon.
Pikachu and Ash find themselves stranded on an island inhabited by giant
Pokémons when their cruise ship is wrecked.
Grimes, Nikki. Jazmin's Notebook
Jazmin, an African-American teenager who lives with her older sister in a small
Harlem apartment in the 1960s, finds strength in writing poetry and keeping a
record of the events in her sometimes difficult life.
McDonald, Megan. Judy Moody
Third grader Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she gets an
assignment to create a collage all about herself and begins creating her
masterpiece, the Me collage.
Cameron, Ann. Julian, Secret Agent
When Julian, his little brother Huey, and their friend Gloria decide to be "crime
busters," they find themselves in one adventure after another.
Kipling, Rudyard. Jungle Book
Accounts of a courageous youngster and formidable creatures of the Indian jungle
abound in this series of 14 imaginative tales. Mowgli, a boy raised by a wolf pack,
learns the lore of the jungle from its inhabitants; Rikki-tikki-tavi, a brave
mongoose, defeats a deadly cobra, and more.
Park, Barbara. Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus
Remember when it was scary to go to school? In the 1st Junie B. Jones book, it's
Junie B.'s first day and she doesn't know anything. She's so scared of the school
bus and the meanies on it that when it's time to go home, she doesn't.
Spinelli, Jerry. Knots in my Yo-Yo String : The Autobiography of a Kid.
This Italian-American Newbery Medalist presents a humorous account of his
childhood and youth in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
Mazer, Anne. Knowledge is Power
Abby Hayes's expectations for sixth grade are shaken on the first day when she
makes a blunder that threatens to follow her throughout the year.
Himekawa, Akira. The Legend of Zelda
Link embarks on a quest to deliver the spiritual stone of the forest to Zelda,
princess of the land of Hyrule, while encountering many dangers and fighting
evil.
Davies, Jacqueline. The Lemonade War
Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news that they will
be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they
battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100
dollars. Includes mathematical calculations and tips for running a successful
lemonade stand.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. A Little Princess
Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London School, is left in poverty when her
father dies, but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor.
Krosoczka, Jarrett. Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians
The school lunch lady, a secret crime fighter, sets out to stop a group of librarians
bent on destroying a shipment of video game systems, while a group of students
known as the Breakfast Bunch provides backup.
Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee : A Novel
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he
accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.
Tripp, Valerie. Meet Molly : An American Girl
While her father is away fighting in World War II, Molly finds her life full of
change as she eats terrible vegetables from the victory garden and plans revenge
on her brother for ruining her Halloween.
MacHale, D. J. The Merchant of Death
Fourteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon, having learned he is a Traveler--someone
who can ride "flumes" through time and space, is soon off to the alternative
dimension of Denduron where he teams up with Loor, a girl his age from the
warrior-territory of Zadaa, in an attempt to save the gentle Milago people from
slavery.
DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson to the Rescue
After Mercy the pig spends the night in the Watson's bed, all three awaken with
the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor and it is up to Mercy to
save them.
Pyle, Howard. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood : Of Great Renown, in
Nottinghamshire The adventures of the outlaw Robin Hood and his merry men as they evade the
King and overcome many a foe in Sherwood Forest.
DiCamillo, Kate. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is
separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country,
acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories.
Stine, R. L. Monster Blood III
Evan's plan to get back at his cousin Kermit for his practical jokes backfires and
he finds himself turning into a giant.
Kinney, Sarah. Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew
Eight-year-old Nancy Drew teams up with friends Bess and George to determine
who is responsible for the theft of the model volcanoes the students have built for
a school project and why they were taken.
Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust
In a series of poems, fifteen-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on
her family's wheat farm in Oklahoma during the dust bowl years of the
Depression.
Craddock, Erik. Pirate Palooza
When Stone Rabbit and Andy Wolf try to use a pirate's peg leg to repair a table,
they awaken its former owner, Barnacle Bob, who makes them part of his ghost
pirate crew.
Cleary, Beverly. Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Presents the further adventures of the Quimby family as Ramona enters the third
grade.
Wood, David. Roald Dahl's The Witches : A Set of Plays
Real witches -- The tree-house witch -- The grand high witch -- The witches'
annual meeting -- The boy-mouse -- The boy-mouse defeats the witches -- So
long as somebody loves you. Presents seven short plays based on Roald Dahl's
story about a little boy who stumbles upon a witches' convention, and includes
tips on staging, costumes, and props.
Giovanni, Nikki. Rosa
A brief illustrated account of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus in
Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, and the subsequent bus boycott by the black
community.
Draanen, Wendelin. Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy
Sammy continues to make life with her grandmother interesting as she tries to
discover who is stealing from St. Mary's church, befriends a homeless girl, and
plays in a softball tournament against a bitter rival.
Riordan, Rick. The Sea of Monsters
Seventh-grader Percy Jackson has recently discovered that he is the son of
Poseidon, making him half human and half god, and along with his a demigod and
a satyr friend, must save his beloved Camp Half-Blood from evil forces
determined to destroy it.
Telgemeier, Raina. Smile
The author relates, in graphic form, her experiences after she injured her two front
teeth and had to have surgeries and wear embarrassing braces and headgear, all
while also dealing with the trials and tribulations of middle school.
McDonald, Megan. Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers
A class visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum inspires Stink
Moody to create a variety of terrible smells to put on the sneakers he plans to
enter in the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneaker contest.
Krulik, Nancy E. Super Burp!
When fourth-grader George starts at a new school, he vows to become a model
student instead of the class clown he has always been, but just as his plan is going
really well, he is overtaken by a magic burp that turns him back into a mischief-
maker.
Russell, Rachel Renée. Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker
Middle-school drama queen Nikki Maxwell worries about asking a boy to her
school's "sweetheart dance.".
Sachar, Louis. There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
An unmanageable, but lovable, eleven-year-old misfit learns to believe in himself
when he gets to know the new school counselor, who is a sort of misfit too.
Sachar, Louis. Wayside School is Falling Down.
More humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside
School, where students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded Mushroom
Surprise, and study a hobo during Show and Tell.
Dowell, Frances O'Roark. Where I'd Like To Be
A group of foster children build a home of their own.
Paulsen, Gary. The Winter Room
A young boy growing up on a northern Minnesota farm describes the scenes
around him and recounts his old Norwegian uncle's tales of an almost
mythological logging past.
Yolen, Jane. Wizard's Hall
A young apprentice wizard saves the wizard's training hall by trusting and
believing in himself.
Roberts, M. L. World's Weirdest Sea Creatures
Discusses the life and habits of strange and exotic sea creatures such as the eel, the
wolf fish, and others.
L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time
Meg and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for
Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the
government.