James H. Vernon SchoolSuggested Summer Reading

List2016

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Read 5 or more books to complete the

“Summer Reading Challenge.” Details can be found on the last

Sign up for the Newbery Book Club in September! You can get a jump-start by reading these titles for the first discussion:3rd & 4th Graders: Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

5th & 6th Graders: Rules by Cynthia Lord

BOLD PRINT indicates Newbery Award & Honor Titles* Indicates approximate reading levels

TITLE AUTHORLevel KNate the Great (series) Marjorie Weinman SharmatFranklin (series) Paulette BourgeoisCommander Toad (series) Jane YolenHigh Rise Private Eyes (series) Cynthia RylantJamaica (series) Juanita HavillLittle Bill (series) Bill CosbyArthur (series) Marc BrownStrega Nona (series) Tomie dePaolaFrances (series) Steven KelloggFluffy (series) Kate McMullanM & M (series) Pat RossFrog and Toad (series) Arnold LobelFrog and Toad Together Arnold LobelJamaica’s Find Juanita HavillRuby the Copycat Peggy RathmanThe Relatives Came Cynthia RylantKoala Lou Mem FoxSheila Rae the Brave Kevin Henkes

Level LGeorge and Martha (series) James MarshallCam Jansen (series) David AdlerMarvin Redpost (series) Louis SacharHorrible Harry (series) Suzy KlinePinky and Rex (series) James HoweNew Kids of Polk Street School (series) Patricia Reilly GiffMiss Malarkey (series) Judy FinchlerPee Wee Scouts (series) Judy DeltonRicky Ricotta (series) Dav PilkeyMiss Nelson (series) Henry AllardAmanda and Oliver Pig (series) Jean Van LeeuwenAmelia Bedelia (series) Peggy ParishMy Weird School (series) Dan GutmanBunnicula and Friends (series) James HoweThe Pain and the Great One Judy BlumeTooter Pepperday Jerry SpinelliFancy Nancy Jane O’ConnorWhistle For Willie Ezra Jack Keats

Level MPuppy Place (series) Ellen MilesMagic Treehouse (series) Mary Pope OsbourneBailey School Kids (series) Debbie DadeyJunie B. Jones (series) Barbara ParkJigsaw Jones (series) James PrellerNancy Drew Notebooks (series) Carolyn KeeneKatie Kazoo, Switcheroo (series) Nancy KrulikJudy Moody (series) Megan McDonaldRainbow Magic (series) Daisy MeadowsBlack Lagoon Adventures (series) Mike ThalerMarc Brown Arthur Chapter Books (series) Marc Brown Pixie Tricks (series) Tracy West & Michael

TeitelbaumThe Unicorn’s Secret (series) Kathleen DueyStink (series) Megan McDonaldBeany (series) Susan WojciechowskiCritter Club (series) Callie BarkleyIvy & Bean (series) Annie BarrowsMolly’s Pilgrim Barbara CohenFish Face Patricia Reilly Giff

Level NAmber Brown (series) Paula DanzigerFlat Stanley (series) Jeff BrownJulian’s Stories (series) Ann CameronA to Z Mysteries (series) Ron RoyThe Zack Files (series) Dan GreenburgSomething Queer (series) Elizabeth LevyThird Grade Detectives (series) George E. StanleyCapital Mysteries (series) Ron RoyNancy Drew and the Clue Crew (series) Carolyn KeeneThe Enormous Crocodile Roald DahlThe Magic Finger Roald DahlThe Chalk Box Kid Clyde Robert BullaThe Chocolate Touch Patrick Skeene Catling26 Fairmount Avenue Tomie dePaola Donovan’s Word Jar Monalisa DeGrossThe One and Only Ivan Katherin ApplegateMy Name is Maria Isabel Alma Flor AdaLily and Miss Liberty Carla StevensAlien in the Classroom Carolyn KeeneThe Adventures of Super Diaper Baby Dav Pilkey

Level O

The Secrets of Droon (series) Tony AbbottDisney: The Never Girls (series) Kiki ThorpRamona (series) Beverly ClearyRamona Quimby, Age 8 Beverly ClearyHenry (series) Beverly ClearyPony Pals (series) Jeanne BetancourtHerbie Jones (series) Suzy KlineThe Boxcar Children (series) Chandler Gertrude Warner The Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries (series) Ann M. MartinDoyle & Fossey Science Detectives (series) Michele TorreyThe Dragon Slayer’s Academy (series) Kate McMullan My Weird School Daze (series) Dan Gutman*Cupcake Diaries (series) Coco SimonHere’s Hank (series) Henry WinklerChocolate Fever Robert Kimmel SmithThe Hundred Dresses Eleanor EstesClass President Johanna HurwitzDogs Don’t Tell Jokes Louis SacharThe Kid in the Red Jacket Barbara ParkTornado Betsy ByarsSable Karen HesseThe Courage of Sarah Noble Alice Dalgliesh

Level P*Geronimo Stilton (series) Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic)Encyclopedia Brown (series) Rose and Donald SobelTime Warp Trio (series) Jon ScieszkaMagic School Bus (series) Joanna Cole & Bruce DeganHank the Cowdog (series) John R. EricksonMy America (series) ScholasticFranny K. Stein (series) Jim BentonDavid Mortimore Baxter (series) Karen TayleurCaptain Underpants Dav Pilkey*Canterwood Crest (series) Jessica BurkhartGooseberry Park Cynthia RylantStone Fox John Reynolds GardinerThe Twits Roald DahlFantastic Mr. Fox Roald DahlA Taste of Blackberries Doris Buchanan SmithThe Hundred Dresses Eleanor EstesHundred Penny Box Sharon Bel MathisHowliday Inn James HoweFelita Nicholasa MohrSkinnybones Barbara ParkWho Stole,”The Wizard of Oz?” AviLevel QAnastasia Krupnik (series) Lois Lowry

The American Girls Collection Pleasant Co. PublishersAnimal Ark (series) Ben M. BaglioDolphin Diaries (series) Ben M. BaglioLittle House (series) Laura Ingalls WilderWiley and Grampa (series) Kirk ScroggsPie Sarah Weeks*The Genius Files (series) Dan GutmanAnnie and the Old One Miska MilesBunnicula James HoweJames and the Giant Peach Roald DahlDear Mr. Henshaw Beverly ClearyJust Juice Karen HesseTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Judy BlumeSuperfudge Judy BlumeFudge-A-Mania Judy BlumeDouble Fudge Judy BlumeHelp, I’m a Prisoner in the Library Louis SacharMr. Popper’s Penguins Richard & Florence AtwaterJames and the Giant Peach Roald DahlAliens Ate My Homework Bruce CovilleFourth Grade Rats Jerry Spinelli

Level RThe Spiderwick Chronicles (series) Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizziDunc (series) Gary Paulsen39 Clues (series) Rick RiordanHank Zipzer (series) Henry WinklerThe Edge Chronicles (series) Stewart, Paul, & Riddell ChrisStar Wars Jedi Academy (series) Jeffrey BrownThe Magician Trilogy Jenny NimmoBecause of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamilloThe Whipping Boy Sid FleischmanZeely Virginia HamiltonRules Cynthia LordMisty of Chincoteague Marguerite HenrySpider Boy Ralph FletcherHatchet Gary PaulsenBrian’s Winter Gary PaulsenThe Island Gary PaulsenShiloh Phyllis Reynolds NaylorNo More Magic AviCharlotte’s Web E.B. WhiteMiracles on Maple Hill Virginia SorensenThe Library Card Jerry SpinelliLevel S

Warriors (series) Erin HunterTwice Upon a Time (series) Wendy MassDeltora Quest & Dragons of Deltora (series) Emily RoddaPoppy (series) AviMy Teacher is an Alien (series) Bruce CovilleEmily Windsnap (series) Liz KesslerRandi Rhodes, Ninja Detective (series) Octavia SpencerThe Great Gilly Hopkins Katherine PatersonSixth Grade Secrets Louis SacharThe War With Grandpa Robert Kimmel SmithMatilda Roald DahlOn My Honor Marion Dane BauerJourney Patricia MacLachlanChasing Vermeer Blue BalliettThe Cricket in Times Square George SeldenThe Star Fisher Lawrence YepGranny Torelli Makes Soup Sharon CreechLily’s Crossing Patricia Reilly GiffThe Sea of Monsters Rick RiordanThe Janitor’s Boy Andrew ClementsHot Hand Mike LupicaFrom the Mixed Up Files of E.L. Koningsburg

Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Level TWolves of the Beyond (series) Kathleen LaskyAnimorphs (series) K.A. ApplegateBaseball Card Adventures (series) Dan GutmanSammy Keyes Mysteries (series) Wendelin Van DraanenThe Chronicles of Narnia (series) C.S. LewisDeltora Shadowlands (series) Emily RoddaRowan of Rin (series) Emily RoddaKeys to the Kingdom (series) Nix GarthDiary of a Wimpy Kid (series) Jeff KinneyTimmy Failure (series) Stephan PastisJoey Pigza (series) Jack GantosOne Crazy Summer Rita Williams GarciaAbel’s Island William SteigThe Strange case of the Origami Yoda Tom AnglebergerPreacher’s Boy Katherine PatersonBaby Patricia MacLachlanCracker Jackson Betsy ByarsDanny, Champion of the World Roald DahlThe Tiger Rising Kate DiCamilloBridge to Terabithia Katherine PatersonThe Tiger Rising Kate DiCamilloIt Came From Beneath the Sink R.L. StineLevel UAnimorphs (series) K.A. ApplegateCharlie Bone (series) Jenny Nimmo

Books of Ember (series) Jeanne Du PrauMy Side of the Mountain Jean Craighead GeorgeFlora and Ulysses Kate DiCamilloWonder J.A. PalacioThe BFG Roald DahlThe Fledgling Jane LangtonThe View From Saturday E.L. KoningsburgOnion John Joseph KrumgoldNumber the Stars Lois LowryThe Summer of the Swans Betsy ByarsWringer Jerry SpinelliWoodsong Gary PaulsenJulie Jean Craighead GeorgeJulie of the Wolves Jean Craighead GeorgeJulie’s Wolf Pack Jean Craighead GeorgeElla Enchanted Gail Carson LevineMidnight Magic AviThe Secret Garden Frances Hodgson BurneGinger Pye Eleanor EstesBud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul CurtisThe Tale of the Despereaux Kate DiCamillo

Level VHarry Potter (series) J.K. RowlingGregor the Overlander (series) Suzanne CollinsA Series of Unfortunate Events (series) Lemony SnicketEragon (series) Christopher PaoliniThe Cay Theodore TaylorDogsong Gary PaulsenHoles Louis SacharAutumn Street Lois LowryThe Twenty-One Balloons William DuboisIsland of the Blue Dolphins Scott O’DellOld Yeller Fred GipsonEsperanza Rising Pam Munoz RyanMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Robert C. O’BrienPictures of Hollis Woods Patricia Reilly GiffThe Westing Game Ellen RaskinA Year Down Yonder Richard PeckCrash Jerry SpinelliThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle AviEverything on a Waffle Polly Horvath12 Again Sue CorbettLevel WPercy Jackson & the Olympians (series) Rick RiordanEverworld (series) K.A. ApplegateSeptimus Heap (series) Angie SageThe Heroes of Olympus (series) Rick Riordan

A Long Walk to Water Linda Sue ParkInside Out and Back Again Thanhha LaiHoot Carl HiaasenOne Crazy Summer Rita Williams GarciaI am a Star Inge AuerbacherThe Black Pearl Scott O’DellTiger Eyes Judy BlumeRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred TaylorMissing May Cynthia RylantManiac Magee Jerry SpinelliYear of Impossible Goodbyes Sook Nyul ChoiWalk Two Moons Sharon CreechThe Phantom Tollbooth Norton JusterThe House on Mango Street Sandra CisnerosDragon’s Gate Lawrence YepA Wrinkle in Time Madeline L’EngleDragonwings Lawrence YepThe Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George SpeareCoraline Neil GaimanHome of the Brave Katherine ApplegateOnce Upon a Marigold Jean Ferris

Level XMortal Instruments (series) Cassandra ClareThe School for Good and Evil (series) Soman ChainaniA Girl Named Disaster Nancy FarmerTies that Bind, Ties that Break Wilson RawlsCall it Courage Armstrong SperryLet the Circle Be Unbroken Mildred TaylorThe Road to Memphis Mildred TaylorThe Yearling Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsThe Little Prince A. De Saint-ExuperyOut of the Dust Karen HesseAl Capone Does My Shirts Gennifer CholdenkoAl Capone Shines My Shoes Gennifer CholdenkFeathers Jacqueline WoodsonThe Egypt Game Zilpha Keatley SnyderSaving the World and Other Extreme Sports James PattersonThe Final Warning James PattersonThe Angel Experiment James PattersonThe Graveyard Book Neil GaimanDouble Identity Margaret P. Haddix

Level YArtemis Fowl (series) Erin ColferKane Chronicles (series) Rick RiordanDead End in Norvelt Jack Gantos

Anne Frank, the Diary Anne FrankThe Devil’s Arithmetic Jane YolenThe Call of the Wild Jack LondonJesse Gary SotoLiving Up the Street Gary SotoMy Brother Sam is Dead James & Christopher CollierThe Pushcart War Jean MerrillThe Giver Lois LowryWhere the Lilies Bloom Very and Bill CleaversThe Ear, the Eye and the Arm Nancy FarmerA Corner of the Universe Ann M. MartinThe Boy Who Reversed Himself William SleatorInstead of Three Wishes: Magical Short Stories Megan Whalen TurnerEcho Pam Munoz Ryan

Level ZThe Hunger games (Trilogy) Suzanne CollinsCirque Du Freak (series) Darren ShanLord of the Rings Trilogy J.R.R. TolkeinA Summer Life Gary SotoThe Contender Robert LipsyteThe Friends Rosa GuyTreasure Island Robert Louis StevensonThe Hobbit J.R.R. TolkienAdventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark TwainAcross Five Aprils Irene HuntBlack Beauty Anna SewellThe Golden Compass Philip PullmanCity of Beasts Isabel Allende

If you like sports…Amazing But True Sports Stories (Q) Phyllis HollanderWinning Season Series (Q) Rich WallaceTop 10 Series (S-T) Various AuthorsThe Desperado Who Stole Baseball (Q) John H. Ritter

The Real Slam Dunk (N) Charisse K. Richardson

Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day (M) Barbara ParkThe Golden Glove (O) Fred BowenBaseball Fever (O) Johanne HurwitzBaseball Card Adventures (R-T) Dan GutmanThe Million Dollar Kick (T) Dan GutmanThe Million Dollar Shot (S) Dan GutmanThe Million Dollar Goal (T) Dan GutmanComeback Kids Series (S-T) Mike LupicaXTreme Sporte Series (R) Various AuthorsSports Fairies Series (Q-R) Daisy MeadowsPlayers in Pigtails (M) Shana Corey

Authors who wrote sports stories: Mike Lupica (V) Matt Christopher (M+)

If you like fairies, princesses, & magic…Candy Faries Series (O) Helen PerelmanTrollz Series Jennifer MillerSister Magic Anne MazerFrog Princess (U) Ed BakerElla Enchanted Gail Carson LevinePerfectly Princess Series Alyssa CrowneB Magic Series Lexi ConnorAnimal Magic Series Holly WebbGoddess Girls Series Joan Holub & Suzanne WilliamsThe Princess School Series (P) Jane Mason & Stephanie

Hines Stephens

Series by Daisy Meadows: Rainbow Magic Fun Day Fairies

Pet Fairies Music FairiesSports Fairies Petal

Fairies Jewel FairiesRainbow Fairies

Graphic NovelsLunch Lady (series) Jarrett J. KrosoczkaDrama Raina TelgemeierSmile (T) Raina Telgemeier

Sisters Raina TelgemeierSquish (series) Jennifer & Matt HolmBabyMouse (series) Jennifer & Matt HolmBig Nate (series) Lincoln PierceAmulet (series) Kazu Kibuishi

El Deafo Cece BellBone (series) (W) Jeff SmithRoller Girl  Victoria Jamieson Awkward (for grades 5 and up) Svetlana ChmakovaHuman Body Theater Maris WicksSecret Coders Gene Luen YangStar Wars: Jedi Academy (series) (R) Jeffrey Brown

Sports Illustrated Kids: Graphic NovelsGraphic History Collection (S)

Bored?Redo Your Room: 50 Bedroom DIYs You Can Do in a Weekend

by the editors of Girls’ Life MagazineHow to Code by Max WainewrightCrafting With Duct Tape by Dana Meachen RauMore Boredom Busters by Caroline FernandezGet Outside Guide by National Geographic KidsHow to Speak Cat: A Guide for Decoding Cat Language by National

GeographicKitchen Science Lab for Kids by Liz Lee HeineckeWeird but True Food by National Geographic KidsCamp Out! By Lynn BrunelliBug Detective by Maggie LiDerek Jeter’s Ultimate Baseball Guide 2015 by Larry DobrowGreat Things to do Outside by DK PublushingWriting and Staging Funny Plays by Charlotte GuillainDrawing Animals by Carolyn ScraceDecorative Card Crafts by Annalees LimCool Refashioned T-Shirts: Fun & Easy Fashion Projects by Alex KuskowskiCool Board Games: Crafting Creative Toys & Amazing Games by Rebecca

Felix

Poetry Poetry Speaks To Children Elise Paschen (editor)

(Includes CD with poems read by the poets)Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices Paul FleischmanDark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night Joyce SidmanCould We Be Friends? Poems for Pals Bobbi KatzA Writing Kind of Day: Poems for Young Poets Ralph FletcherCreatures of Earth, Sea and Sky Georgia HeardFor the Love of the Game-Michael Jordan and Me Eloise GreenfieldIn the Land of Words-New and Selected Poems Eloise GreenfieldNight on Neighborhood Street Eloise Greenfield Come With Me: Poems for a Journey Naomi Shihab NyeWater Music: Poems for Children Jane YolenIt’s Raining Laughter Nikki GrimesIt’s Raining Pigs and Noodles Jack PrelutskyA Light in the Attic Shel SilversteinWhere the Sidewalk Ends Shel SilversteinThe Random House Book of Poetry for Children selected by Jack PrelutskyIf you’re Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand Kalli DakosA Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children selected by Caroline KennedyBaseball, Snakes, and Summer Squash- Donald Graves

Poems About Growing Up

Narrative Poetry Love That Dog by Sharon CreechHate That Cat by Sharon CreechHeartbeat by Sharon Creech Locomotion by Jacqueline WoodsonBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonOut of the Dust by Karen Hesse

Nonfiction Toys! Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions Don Wulffson

Chameleons Are Cool Martin JenkinsThe Great Fire Jim MurphyI am Malala Malala Yousafzai

Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship Scholastic

Oh, Rats! Albert marrinOh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty Joy MasoffExploding Ants: Amazing Facts About How Animals Adapt Joanne SettelManfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau Jennifer BerneRosa Nikki GiovanniWackiest White House Pets Gibbs Davis

Ice Cream: The Full Scoop Gail Gibbons The Honey Makers Gail Gibbons How to Survive in Antarctica Lucy Jane Bledose Snowflake Bentley Jacqueline Briggs Martin A Killer Whale’s World Caroline Arnold Hurricane Hunters: Riders on the Storm Chris L. Demarest Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing the Birds Jim Arnosky Beachcombing, Exploring the Seashore Jim Arnosky Corn is Maize Aliki A Drop of Water Walter Wick Salmon Summer Bruce McMillan Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats Ann Earle Animal Fact/Animal Fable Seymour Simon

Self-Driving Cars Katie MarsicoApril Fools Day: What a Joke! Theodore JonesPond Wildlife Clare HibbertSlinky Innovators: The James Family Lee SlaterThe Water Beneath Your Feet Ellen LawrenceRecycling & Upcycling: Science, Technology, Engineering Steven OtfinoskiDr. Seuss: Imaginative Children’s Book Writer & Illustrator Jennifer LandauCat Speak: Revealing Answers to the Strangest Cat Behaviors Maureen Webster

Nonfiction Authors That We Love! Aliki Gail Gibbons Seymour Simon Bobbi Kalman Franklyn M. Branley Milton Meltzer Charles Micucci Jerry Pallota Melvin Berger Jim Arnosky Dan Green Nic Bishop

Nonfiction Series I Survived… by Lauren Tarshis Calling All Innovators (Scholastic) Face to Face (National Geographic) Who Was..? (Grosset & Dunlap) Ripley’s Believe it or Not! NFL Today! (Creative Paperbacks)

DK Readers (DK Publishing) Time For Kids (Harper Trophy)A True Book (Scholastic) Cornerstones of Freedom (Scholastic)

National Geographic Kids Getting to Know the World’s Greatest

(National Geographic) Artists (Scholastic)Science SuperGiants (Scholastic) Life in the Time of… (Heinemann)The Magic Schoolbus (Scholastic) Magic Tree House Research (Scholastic)You Wouldn’t Want To… (Scholastic) Speedy Facts (Scholastic)Sally Ride Science (Scholastic) Look What Came From… (Scholastic)Global Issues (National Geographic) Everyday Science (National Geographic)If You Lived at the Time of… (Scholastic) National Geographic Explorer (National Geographic)

Magazines Zoobooks (Grades 3-8)

Ranger Rick (Grades 2-4)Cobblestone (Grades 5-7)

Dig (Grades 4-8)National Geographic for Kids

(Grades 1-3 or 4-6)Sports Illustrated for Kids

(Grades 3-6)Junior Scholastic (Grades 4-7)

Highlights (Grades 3-5)

Arts & Science for Kids (Grades 3-5)

Owl (Ages 9-13)Boy’s Life (Ages 7-17)

Boy’s Quest (Ages 6-12)Jack & Jill (ages 6-12)

American Girl (Ages 8-12)Young Rider (Ages 8-15)

Discovery Girls (preteens)Dogster & Catster

Sites for Nonfiction Digital Texts

http://www.timeforkids.comhttp://www.scholasticnews.com

http://kids.discovery.comhttp://pbskids.orghttp://kids.usa.gov

http://www/newsELA.comhttp://www.wonderopolis.com

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Have a wonderful, book-filled summer

Vernon’s Summer Reading

Challenge

Summer break is here, and it’s the perfect time to think about reading some good books. You can go on wonderful adventures, laugh with characters, try to solve a mystery or spook yourself silly just by reading a good book! This summer, the Vernon School is challenging you to read 5 or more books. Whether you visit the library, go to a book store or just look on your own bookshelf at home, you are sure to find just the right reading material. So find a cozy place and have fun reading!

Prize: A pizza party will be awarded to the class which has read the most books. Students who participated will also be recognized at the first Town Meeting of the new school year.

How to participate: Read 5 or more books on your reading

level. List each book on the enclosed reading log. Have a parent or an adult family member

sign your log. Submit your summer reading log to your

teacher during the first week of school. All

entries must be submitted by Wednesday, September 7, 2016.

*The log is very important and must be completely filled out.