St. Andrew Apostle School
Summer 2011 Reading
“ENGAGE YOUR MIND 24 / 7!
READ, READ, READ IN 2011!”
-Selected Titles for Fifth Graders' Enjoyment-
Lorraine Bentley, St. Andrew Apostle Librarian Media Specialist.
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Alexander | THE BOOK OF THREE (The Prydain series) |
| Amato | EDGAR ALLAN’S OFFICIAL CRIME INVESTIGATORS NOTEBOOK |
| Angleberger | THE STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA |
| Armstrong | WHITTINGTON |
| Avi | THE BOOK WITHOUT WORDS: A FABLE OF MEDIEVAL MAGIC |
| Balliett | CHASING VERMEER |
| Barnett | THE CASE OF THE MISTAKEN IDENTITY (BES*) |
| Becker | SCIENCE ON THE LOOSE |
| Birdsall | THE PENDERWICKS |
| Blumberg | SHIPWRECKED: THE STORY OF A JAPANESE BOY |
| Bowen | TOUCHDOWN TROUBLE (coming out 8/1/09) |
| Brandenburg | FACE TO FACE WITH WOLVES |
| Broach | MASTERPIECE (BES) |
| Bruchac | SKELETON MAN |
| Byars | ME, TARZAN |
| Carbone | STORM WARRIORS |
| Carson | THE BAT SCIENTIST |
| Cassedy | BEHIND THE ATTIC WALL |
| Cerullo | SHIPWREAKS: EXPLORING SUNKEN CITIES BENEATH THE SEA |
| Cherry | HOW WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT OUR CHANGING CLIMATE |
| Choldenko | NOTES FROM A LIAR AND HER DOG |
| Cleary | RALPH S. MOUSE |
| Clements | NO TALKING, EXTRA CREDIT (BES) |
| Cole | A NEW TREASURY OF CHILDREN'S POETRY |
| Conley | TROUT SUMMER |
| Cooper | THE BOGGART |
| Couloumbis | JAKE |
| Coville | THE SKULL OF TRUTH |
| Creech | LOVE THAT DOG and HATE THAT CAT |
| Crespo | THE SECRET LIFE OF FOOD |
| Crew | NEKOMAH CREEK |
| Cummings | SAVING GRACE |
| Cushman | RODZINA |
| Deem | BODIES FROM THE ICE |
| Delano | HELEN’S EYES: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY OF ANNIE SULLIVAN, HELEN’S TEACHER |
| Demarist | ARLINGTON: THE STORY OF OUR NATION’S CEMETERY |
| Diakite | A GIFT FROM CHILDHOOD: MEMORIES OF AN AFRICAN BOYHOOD |
| DiCamillo | BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE |
| Erdrich | THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE |
| Flake | THE BROKEN BIKE BOY AND THE QUEEN OF 33RD STREET |
| Fleishman | JIM UGLY |
| Fleming | THE GREAT AND ONLY BARNUM |
| Forester | THE GIRL WHO COULD FLY (BES*) |
| Freedman | THE WRIGHT BROTHERS |
| Fritz | BULLY FOR YOU, TEDDY ROOSEVELT |
| Funke | IGRAINE THE BRAVE |
| Gantos | JACK ON THE TRACKS: FOUR SEASONS OF FIFTH GRADE |
| George | MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN |
| Gherman | NORMAN ROCKWELL: STORYTELLER WITH A BRUSH |
| Giovanni | LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS, AN AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP |
| Goodall | THE CHIMPANZEES I LOVE: SAVING THEIR WORLD AND OURS |
| Greene | HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SOPHIE HARTLEY |
| Gutman | THE MILLION DOLLAR STRIKE |
| Haas | I DREAMED OF FLYING LIKE A BIRD: MY ADVENTURES PHOTOGRAPHING WILD ANIMALS FROM A HELICOPTER |
| Hahn | TIME FOR ANDREW |
| Hall | SHOW ME THE MONEY: HOW TO MAKE CENTS OF ECONOMICS |
| Hemphill | STONEWALL HINKLEMAN AND THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN |
| Henson | DREAM OF NIGHT (BES*) |
| Holm | BOSTON JANE (Sequels), TURTLE IN PARADISE (BES*) |
| Hopkins | OPENING DAYS: SPORTS POEMS |
| Horath | EVERYTHING ON A WAFFLE |
| 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 |
| Jenkins | BONES |
| Kelly | LUCY ROSE : BUSY LIKE YOU CAN’T BELIEVE, MELONHEAD |
| Kennedy | A FAMILY OF POEMS: MY FAVORITE POETRY FOR CHILDREN |
| King‑Smith | HARRY'S MAD, PIGS MIGHT FLY |
| Konigsburg | FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER |
| Korman | NO MORE DEAD DOGS, SWINDLE |
| Kurzweil | LEON AND THE SPITTING IMAGE |
| Lawrence | ASSASSINS OF ROME (mystery series) |
| Levine | KITCHEN SCIENCE |
| Lin | WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON |
| Lindbergh | THE HUNKY‑DORY DAIRY, THE PEOPLE OF PINEAPPLE PLACE |
| Locricchio | THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL COOKBOOK FOR KIDS |
| Lowry | SWITCHAROUND, ANASTASIA KRUPNIK (series) |
| Mack | AFTER ALL, YOU’RE CALLIE BOONE (BES*) |
| Malone | THE SIXTY-EIGHT ROOMS |
| Martin | EVERYTHING FOR A DOG (BES*) |
| Matthews | TRICK OF THE TALE |
| McKay | SAFFY’S ANGEL (sequels) |
| Mills | ALEX RYAN, STOP THAT! |
| Montgomery | THE GOLDEN MOON BEAR: SCIENCE AND ADVENTURE IN THE ASIAN TROPICS |
| Morpurgo | KENSUKE’S KINGDOM |
| Murphy | THE GREAT FIRE |
| Myron | DEWEY THE LIBRARY CAT: A TRUE STORY |
| NCBLA | OUR WHITE HOUSE: LOOKING IN, LOOKING OUT |
| Naylor | THE FEAR PLACE, EMILY’S FORTUNE (BES*) |
| Nelson | AIN’T NOTHING BUT A MAN |
| Nicklin | FACE TO FACE WITH DOLPHINS |
| O'Conner | THE SMALL ADVENTURES OF POPEYE AND ELVIS |
| Ormondroyd | TIME AT THE TOP |
| Park | A LONG WALK TO WATER:A NOVEL:BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BES*) |
| Paterson | GREAT GILLY HOPKINS |
| Paulsen | HOW ANGEL PETERSON GOT HIS NAME AND OTHER OUTRAGEOUS TALES ABOUT EXTREME SPORTS |
| Pearce | TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN |
| Philbrick | THE YOUNG MAN AND THE SEA |
| Pratchett | WEE FREE MEN |
| Prelutsky | SOMETHING BIG HAS BEEN HERE |
| Roberts | SCARED STIFF |
| Robinson | PROMISES TO KEEP: HOW JACKIE ROBINSON CHANGED AMERICA |
| Ryan | PAINT THE WIND (BES) |
| Scieszka | KNUCKLEHEAD |
| Scieszka | SUMMER READING IS REALLY KILLING ME |
| Selznick | THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET (2008 Caldecott winner) |
| Simon | EARTH |
| Simpson, Ed. | THE BILL MARTIN JR. BIG BOOK OF POETRY |
| Skurzynski | WOLF STALKER (National park mystery series) |
| Stewart | THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY |
| Sturm et.al. | ADVENTURES IN CARTOONING: HOW TO TURN YOUR DOODLES INTO COMICS |
| Tack | HELLO, CUPCAKE! |
| Thomson | DRAGON’S EGG |
| Urban | A CROOKED KIND OF PERFECT |
| VanLeeuwen | GREAT SUMMER CAMP CATASTROPHE |
| Waldorf | THE GOLD RUSH KID (BES*) |
| Walker | SECRETS OF A CIVIL WAR SUBMARINE: SOLVING THE MYSTERIES OF THE H. L. HUNTLEY |
| Wallace | PEPPERMINTS IN THE PARLOUR |
| Waugh | THE MENNYMS |
| Wiese | SPORTS SCIENCE |
| Wiles | EACH LITTLE BIRD THAT SINGS |
| Woodruff | FEARLESS |
| Yep | COCKROACH COOTIES |
| Zimmer | 42 MILES (BES*) |
Copyright © 2011 by Lorraine Bentley