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Summer 2008 Reading

"BOOKS ARE GREAT! CATCH THE READING BUG IN' 08!"

-Selected Titles for Fifth Graders' Enjoyment-

Lorraine Bentley, St. Andrew Librarian Media Specialist.

Author Title
Adoff LOVE LETTERS
Aiken COLD SHOULDER ROAD
Alexander GYPSY RIZKA, THE BOOK OF THREE (The Prydain series)
Armstrong WHITTINGTON
Avi THE BOOK WITHOUT WORDS: A FABLE OF MEDIEVAL MAGIC
Balliett CHASING VERMEER
Bellairs CURSE OF THE BLUE FIGURINE
Birdsall THE PENDERWICKS
Bishop TWENTY AND TEN
Blumberg SHIPWRECKED: THE STORY OF A JAPANESE BOY
Bridges THROUGH MY EYES
Brittain PROFESSOR POPKIN'S PRODIGIOUS POLISH
Bruchac SKELETON MAN
Burnford THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY
Burch IDA EARLY COMES OVER THE MOUNTAIN
Byars MCMUMMY; ME, TARZAN
Carbone STORM WARRIORS
Carris STOLEN BONES
Cassedy BEHIND THE ATTIC WALL
Cerullo THE OCTOPUS: PHANTOM OF THE SEA
Choldenko NOTES FROM A LIAR AND HER DOG
Christopher, M. OLYMPIC DREAM
Cleary RALPH S. MOUSE
Clements A WEEK IN THE WOODS, NO TALKING
Cole A NEW TREASURY OF CHILDREN'S POETRY
Conford THE REVENGE OF THE INCREDIBLE DR. RANCID AND HIS YOUTHFUL ASSISTANT JEFFERY
Conley TROUT SUMMER
Cooper THE BOGGART
Coville THE SKULL OF TRUTH
Creech LOVE THAT DOG, RUBY HOLLER
Crespo THE SECRET LIFE OF FOOD
Crew NEKOMAH CREEK
Cummings SAVING GRACE
Curry THE EGYPTIAN BOX
Cushman RODZINA
DeFelice THE GHOST OF FOSSIL GLEN
DiCamillo BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE
Edelman I'M YOUR CHILD, GOD! PRAYERS FOR OUR CHILDREN
Erdrich THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE
Flake THE BROKEN BIKE BOY AND THE QUEEN OF 33RD STREET
Fleishman JIM UGLY
Freedman THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
Fritz BULLY FOR YOU, TEDDY ROOSEVELT
Gantos JACK ON THE TRACKS: FOUR SEASONS OF FIFTH GRADE
George MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
Gherman NORMAN ROCKWELL: STORYTELLER WITH A BRUSH
Gilson HOBIE HANSON, YOU'RE WEIRD
Goodall THE CHIMPANZEES I LOVE: SAVING THEIR WORLD AND OURS
Gutman THE MILLION DOLLAR STRIKE
Hahn TIME FOR ANDREW
Hamilton COUSINS
Henkes SUN AND SPOON
Hill THE YEAR OF MISS AGNES
Holland THE PROMISED LAND
Holm BOSTON JANE (Sequels)
Honeycott INVISIBLE LISSA
Hopkins OPENING DAYS: SPORTS POEMS
Horath EVERYTHING ON A WAFFLE
Hughes NUTTY FOR PRESIDENT
Hurwitz THE HOT AND COLD SUMMER
Ibbotson THE ISLAND OF THE AUNTS, JOURNEY TO THE RIVER SEA
Jackson THE BONE DETECTIVES
Janeczko A KICK IN THE HEAD: AN EVERYDAY GUIDE TO POETIC FORMS
Kennedy A FAMILY OF POEMS: MY FAVORITE POETRY FOR CHILDREN
Key ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
King-Smith HARRY'S MAD, PIGS MIGHT FLY
Konigsburg FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER
Korman NO MORE DEAD DOGS
Kramer EYE OF THE STORM
Kurzweil LEON AND THE SPITTING IMAGE
Kuskin DOGS AND DRAGONS, TREES AND DREAMS
Lauber LIVING WITH DINOSAURS
Lawrence ASSASSINS OF ROME (mystery series)
Lee F IS FOR FABULOSO
Leiner FIRST CHILDREN
Lindbergh THE HUNKY-DORY DAIRY, THE PEOPLE OF PINEAPPLE PLACE
Lowry SWITCHAROUND, ANASTASIA KRUPNIK (series)
Mahy THE BLOOD-AND-THUNDER ADVENTURE ON HURRICANE PEAK
Marrin OH RATS! THE STORY OF RATS AND PEOPLE
Mayne EARTHFAST
McGraw THE MOORCHILD
McKay SAFFY'S ANGEL (sequels)
Mills ALEX RYAN, STOP THAT!
Monroe THEY DANCE IN THE SKY: NATIVE AMERICAN STAR MYTHS
Montgomery THE GOLDEN MOON BEAR: SCIENCE AND ADVENTURE IN THE ASIAN TROPICS
Morpurgo KENSUKE'S KINGDOM
Murphy THE GREAT FIRE
Myers, L. SURVIVING BRICK JOHNSON
Napoli THE KING OF MULBERRY STREET
Naylor MAUDIE IN THE MIDDLE, THE FEAR PLACE
Nicklin FACE TO FACE WITH DOLPHINS
Odell ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS
Ormondroyd TIME AT THE TOP
Paterson THE FLIP FLOP GIRL
Paulsen HOW ANGEL PETERSON GOT HIS NAME AND OTHER OUTRAGEOUS TALES ABOUT EXTREME SPORTS
Pearce TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN
Pearsall TROUBLE DON'T LAST
Philbrick THE YOUNG MAN AND THE SEA
Pinkwater FAT CAMP COMMANDOS GO WEST
Pratchett WEE FREE MEN
Prelutsky SOMETHING BIG HAS BEEN HERE
Pringle AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE: THE STORY OF THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY
Roberts THE PET-SITTING PERIL, SCARED STIFF
Robinson PROMISES TO KEEP: HOW JACKIE ROBINSON CHANGED AMERICA
Sacher SIDEWAYS ARITHMETIC FROM THE WAYSIDE SCHOOL
Sachs A POCKET FULL OF SEEDS
Sauer FOG MAGIC
Scieszka SCIENCE VERSE, SUMMER READING IS REALLY KILLING ME
Scott CLOSE ENCOUNTER: EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE WITH THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
Seldon THE GENIE OF SUTTON PLACE
Selznick THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET (2008 Caldecott winner)
Sharmat GET RICH, MITCH
Simon THE OPTICAL ILLUSION BOOK, EARTH
Singer VENOM
Skurzynksi WOLF STALKER (National Park mystery series)
Slote FINDING BUCK McHENRY, THE TRADING GAME
Snyder THE RUNAWAYS
Soto BOYS AT WORK
Stanley MICHELANGELO
Sullivan SLUGGERS
Uchida A JAR OF DREAMS
Urban A CROOKED KIND OF PERFECT
Vail DARING TO BE ABIGAIL
Van Leeuwen GREAT SUMMER CAMP CATASTROPHE
Voigt BUILDING BLOCKS
Walker FOSSIL FISH FOUND ALIVE: DISCOVERING THE COELACANTH
Wallace PEPPERMINTS IN THE PARLOUR
Warren ORPHAN TRAIN RIDER
Waugh THE MENNYMS
Wick WALTER WICK'S OPTICAL TRICKS
Wiles EACH LITTLE BIRD THAT SINGS
Williams AMBER WAS BRAVE, ESSIE WAS SMART
Wisler KING'S MOUNTAIN
Wright THE GHOSTS OF MERCY MANOR
Yep COCKROACH COOTIES

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