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Mrs.Salm’sSuggestedReadingListforSummer2016
Happy Summer Reading 2016! Hello, parents and readers: Here are some of my favorite, recently-published books for some summer reading suggestions -- 18 titles for each major grade division. This is a selection of some of the books that I have enjoyed reading this year – and I think that some of the students will enjoy these as well. Here’s to a restful and fulfilling summer -- happy reading! Please keep in touch during the summer. I love to hear what everyone is reading! Mrs. Salm, [email protected], Twitter and Instagram@fly_librarian, BCDS Library Instagram@bcdslibrary
Mrs.Salm’sSuggestedReadingListforSummer2016
Mrs.Salm’sTop18SummerReadingSuggestionsforK-3Non-Fiction/Concepts
DrumGirlDreambyMargaritaEngle:Followsagirlinthe1920sasshestrivestobecomeadrummer,despitebeingcontinuallyremindedthatonlyboysplaythedrums.
FindingWinniebyLindsayMattick:AnaccountofCaptainHarryColeburn'srelationshipwithabearcubin1914,whichherescuedduringWorldWarIandbecametheinspirationforA.A.Milne'sWinnie-the-Pooh.
HowtoSwallowaPigbySteveJenkins:AcleverandwhimsicalnonfictionbookaboutanimalbehaviordisguisedasaHow-to/Advicebook.
FlyGuyPresentsBatsbyTeddArnold:JoinFlyGuyoutsideashelearnsaboutbats
HipposareHugebyJonathanLondon:Textandillustrationsintroducehippopotamuses,exploringtheirphysicalcharacteristics,noises,behaviors,andhabitat.
HowtoReadaStorybyKateMessner:Apicturebookcelebrationoftheactofexploring--andsharing--abook.
IAmHelenKellerbyBradMeltzer:ThestoryofHelenKeller,wholearnedtoreadandwritedespitebeingdeafandblind,andbecameanactivistwhofoughtfortherightsofdisabledpeople.
OnePlasticBagbyMirandaPaul:IsatouCeesayfindsawaytorecyclediscardedplasticbagsthathaveaccumulatedindirtyheapsinherGambianvillage.
TrappedbyRobertBurleigh:Textandillustrationslookattherescueofahumpbackwhalethatgottrappedinafishingnet.
Mrs.Salm’sSuggestedReadingListforSummer2016
FictionSuggestedReadingforK-3
SidewalkFlowersbyJonArnoLawson:Alittlegirlcollectswildflowerswhileonawalkwithherdistractedfatherinthiswordlessbook.
IDon’tLikeKoalabySeanFerrell:Adamdoesnotlikehisstuffedkoala,buteachtimehetriestogetridofit,KoalacomesbackuntilAdamrealizesthatKoalaisonhisside.
ThunderBoyJr.byShermanAlexie:ThunderBoyJr.wantsanormalname...onethat'sallhisown.DadisknownasBigThunder,butLittleThunderdoesn'twanttoshareaname.
LittleOnebyJoWeaver:Followsanewbearcubandhismotherastheydiscovertheworldtogether,througheveryseason.
AreWeThereYet?byDanielSantat:Aboygoesonalongcarridetovisithisgrandmotheranddiscoverstimemovesfasterorslowerdependingonhowboredheis.
BloombyDoreenCronin:Whentheglasskingdombeginscracking,thekingandqueenfailintheirquesttogethelpfromthefairyBloom,whocanworkgreatmagicbutwasbanishedbecauseofhermuddybootsandmessiness.
FroggyGoestotheLibrarybyJonathanLondon:WhenFroggy,Mom,andPollywogilinasetoutforthelibrary,Froggybringsawheelbarrowtoholdallthebooksheplanstoborrowandforgetstousehisindoorvoice.
TheNightGardenerbytheFanBrothers:EveryoneonGrimlochLaneenjoystopiarymasterpiecesbytheNightGardener,butWilliam,alonelyboy,spotstheartist,followshim,andhelpswithhisspecialwork.
LastStoponMarketStreetbyMattdelaPena:Ayoungboyridesthebusacrosstownwithhisgrandmotherandlearnstoappreciatethebeautyineverydaythings.RidingHoodaloud,butDogkeepsinterruptingwithsillyquestions.
Mrs.Salm’sSuggestedReadingListforSummer2016
Mrs.Salm’sTop18BooksforGrades4-6Non-FictionBooksforGrades4-6(IncludesBiographyandPoetry)
IAmMalala:HowOneGirlStoodUpforEducationandChangedtheWorldbyMalalaYousafzai:Theyoungreader’seditionofMalalaYousafzai’s2013memoirforadultslosesnoneofitspowerinitstransitiontoanewaudience.
InsideofaDog:WhatDogsSee,SmellandKnowAlexandraHorowitz:Scientistanddog-ownerAlexandraHorowitzexplainshowdogsperceivetheirdailyworlds,eachother,andthatotherquirkyanimal,thehuman.
StephenCurrybyJonM.Fishman:ProfilesbasketballplayerStephenCurry,fromhischildhoodtohis2014-2015season.
TenDaysaMadwoman:TheDaringLifeandTurbulentTimesoftheOriginal"Girl"Reporter,NellieBlybyDeborahNoyes:AbiographyofNellieBly,thepioneeringjournalistwhoseshowybutsubstantivestuntsskyrocketedhertofame.
EnchantedAir:AMemoirbyMargaritaEngle:Inthispoeticmemoir,MargaritaEngle,thefirstLatinawomantoreceiveaNewberyHonor,tellsofgrowingupasachildoftwoculturesduringtheColdWar.
TheBoysoftheBoatbyGregoryMone:Theastonishingtaleofnineworking-classboysfromtheAmericanWestwhochallengedHitleratthe1936Olympics.
MinecraftCombatHandbookbyStephanieMilton:AhandbookforthevideoandcomputergameMinecraft,includinghowtobuildafort.FeaturestipsfromMinecraftexperts.
TerribleTyphoidMary:ATrueStoryoftheDeadliestinAmericabySusanBartoletti:Witharchivalphotographsandtextamongotherprimarysources,thisrivetingbiographyofMaryMallonlooksbeyondthetabloidscandalofMary'scontroversiallife.
ThingExplainerbyRandallMunroe:Useslinedrawingsandcommonwordstoprovidesimpleexplanationsforhowthingswork,includingmicrowaves,bridges,tectonicplates,thesolarsystem,theperiodictable,helicopters,andotheressentialconcepts
Mrs.Salm’sSuggestedReadingListforSummer2016
FictionSuggestedReadingforGrades4-6
The52-StoryTreehousebyAndyGriffiths:AndyandTerrylivetogetherina52-storytreehousewheretheytellstoriesandhavecrazyadventures.
TheExtraYardbyMikeLupica:TeddyhasbeentrainingallsummerwithhisnewfriendsJackandGustomakethenewtravelfootballteaminWalton,butwhenhislong-absentdadcomesbacktotownandintohislifeheisfacedwithamuchbiggerchallenge.
PaxbySaraPennypacker:AfterbeingforcedtogiveuphispetfoxPax,ayoungboynamedPeterdecidestoleavehomeandgethisbestfriendback.
TheWildRobotbyPeterBrown:Roztherobotdiscoversthatsheisaloneonaremote,wildislandwithnomemoryofwheresheisfromorwhysheisthere,andheronlyhopeofsurvivalistotrytolearnabouthernewenvironmentfromtheisland'shostileinhabitants.
CircusMirandusbyCassieBeasley:Whenherealizesthathisgrandfather'sstoriesofanenchantedcircusaretrue,MicahTuttlesetsouttofindthemysteriousCircusMirandus.
BookedbyKwameAlexander:Family,love,andfriendship,takecenterstageas12-year-oldNicklearnsthepowerofwordsashewrestleswithproblemsathome,standsuptoabully,andtriestoimpressthegirlofhisdreams.
SpaceCaseStuartGibbs:"DashiellGibson,wholivesonMoonBaseAlpha,hastosolveamurderofoneofthemoon'smostprominentdoctors.
TheThingAboutJellyfishbyAliBenjamin:12-year-oldSuzySwansonwadesthroughherintensegriefoverthelossofherbestfriendbyinvestigatingtherarejellyfishsheisconvincedwasresponsibleforherfriend'sdeath.
TheNestbyKennethOppelbyJoanneRocklin:WhenwaspscometoSteveinadreamofferingtofixhissickbabybrother,hethinksallhehastodoissayyes.ButyesmaynotmeanwhatStevethinksitmeans.
Mrs.Salm’sSuggestedReadingListforSummer2016
Mrs.Salm’sTop18SummerReadingSuggestionsfor7-8
Non-FictionBooksfor7-8(IncludedBiographyandPoetry)
WeWillNotBeSilent:TheWhiteRoseStudentResistanceMovementThatDefiedAdolfHitlerbyRussellFreedman:ThetruestoryoftheWhiteRose,agroupofstudentsinNaziGermanywhowereactiveundercoveragentsoftheresistancemovementagainstHitlerandhisregime.
FirstFlightAroundtheWorldbyTimGrove:DocumentstheeffortsoffourAmericanplanestobethefirsttocircumnavigatetheglobebyflightin1924.
ThisSideofWildbyGaryPaulsen:TheNewberyHonor-winningauthorofHatchetandDogsongsharessurprisingtruestoriesabouthisrelationshipwithanimals,highlightingtheircompassion,intellect,intuition,andsenseofadventure.
VoiceofFreedom:FannieLouHamerbyCaroleBostonWeatherford:Acollage-illustratedcollectionoffreeformpoemsdescribingthelifeandworkofcivilrightsadvocateFannieLouHamer.
MostDangerous:DanielEllsbergandtheSecretHistoryoftheVietnamWarbyStevenSheinkin:ThestoryofDanielEllsbergandhisdecisiontostealandpublishsecretdocumentsaboutAmerica'sinvolvementintheVietnamWar.
TheStrangeWilderness:TheLifeandArtofJohnJamesAudubonbyNancyPlain:Abiographyofornithologist,naturalist,andpainterJohnJamesAudubon.
TheBoysWhoChallengedHitler:KnudPedersenandtheChurchillClubbyPhillipHoose:TellsthestoryofagroupofboyresistancefightersinDenmarkaftertheNaziinvasionduringWorldWarII.
HotPink:TheLife&FashionsofElsaSchiaparellibySusanGoldmanRubin:AlookatthelifeandcareeroffashiondesignerElsaSchiaparelli,HighlightsthefashionsforwhichshewasrenownedandherongoingrivalrywithCocoChanel.
Untamed:TheWildLifeofJaneGoodallbyAnitaSilvey
Mrs.Salm’sSuggestedReadingListforSummer2016
FictionSuggestedReadingforGrades7-8
SixofCrowsbyLeighBardugo:Sixdangerousoutcasts.Oneimpossibleheist.Kaz'screwistheonlythingthatmightstandbetweentheworldanddestruction--iftheydon'tkilleachotherfirst.
TheDarkestPartoftheForestbyHollyBlack:Anexcitingfantasyinvolvingfaeries,humansandshiftingloyaltiesandbetrayals
WolfbyWolfbyRyanGraudinTheyearis1956,andtheAxispowersoftheThirdReichandImperialJapanrule.TocommemoratetheirGreatVictory,theyhosttheAxisTour:anannualmotorcycleraceacrosstheircombinedcontinents.Theprize?AnaudiencewiththehighlyreclusiveAdolfHitlerattheVictor'sballinTokyo.
BeastkeeperbyCatEllison:RetellingofBeautyandtheBeastfairytale.
IlluminaebyAmieKaufman:TheplanetKerenzaisattacked,andKadyandEzrafindthemselvesonaspacefleetfleeingtheenemy,whiletheirship'sartificialintelligencesystemandadeadlyplaguemaybetheendofthemall.
ShadowshaperbyDanielJoseOdler:WhenthemuralspaintedonthewallsofherBrooklynneighborhoodstarttochangeinfrontofher,Sierrarealizesthatsomethingstrangeisgoingon--thenshediscoversherfamilyareshadowshapersandfindsherselfinabattlewithanevilanthropologistforthelivesofherfamilyandfriends.
TheHiredGirlbyLauraAmySchlitz:Historicalfictionnovelinwhichayounggirlyearnsforabetterlifeandafuturebeyondcleaning.
TheBoyintheBlackSuitbyJasonReynolds:Soonafterhismother'sdeath,MatttakesajobatafuneralhomeinhisBrooklynneighborhoodand,whileattendingandassistingwithfunerals,beginstoacceptherdeathandhisresponsibilitiesasaman.
GoodbyeStrangerbyRebeccaStead:AsBridgemakesherwaythroughseventhgradeonManhattan'sUpperWestSidewithherbestfriends,Em,crusaderTab,andacuriousnewfriend,shefindstheanswersshehasbeenseeking.