Prospect Sierra School Summer Reading Recommendations

2017

Kindergarteners Recommend Title Author Type Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey Fiction Cat, Cat Who is That?

Mo Willems Early Reader

Mermaid Cookbook Barbara Beery Non-Fiction Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Jeff Kinney Fiction

Amelia Bedilia Peggy Parish Early Reader My Teacher is a Monster

Peter Brown Picture Book

That is Not a Good Idea

Mo Willems Picture Book

Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter Picture Book Magic Tree House Series

Mary Pope Osborne Junior Fiction

Mercy Watson Series

Kate DiCamillo Early Reader

Star Wars Various Authors Non-Fiction

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Students K-4 and Diane Simoneau

Pokemon Handbook Various Authors Graphic Format Pete the Cat Eric Litwin Picture Book Basketball John Hareas Non-Fiction I will Never Eat a Tomato

Lauren Child Picture Book

Scaredy Squirrel Melanie Watt Picture Book Chu’s Day Neil Gaiman Picture Book I Stink Kate McMullen Picture Book

Star Wars Visual Dictionary

Simon Beecroft Non-Fiction

Endangered Komodo Dragon

Bobbie Kalman Non-Fiction

Jumangi Chris Van Allsburg Picture Book The Cut-Ups James Marshall Picture Book The Tale of Two Bad Mice

Beatrix Potter Picture Book

Ninjago Various Authors Graphic Format Waiting Kevin Henkes Picture Book Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak Picture Book

World War II DK Publishing Non-Fiction We Are in a Book! Mo Wilems Early Reader

First Graders Recommend

Geronimo Stilton Geronimo Stilton Junior Fiction Thea Stilton Thea Stilton Junior Fiction Pokemon Handbook Various Authors Graphic Format Fly Guy Ted Arnold Early Reader Elephant & Piggy Books

Mo Willems Early Readers

King Arthur Molly Perham Folk & Fairy Tales Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Jeff Kinney Fiction

The Book With No Pictures

B.J. Novak Picture Book

Missile Mouse Jake Parker Graphic Format I Want My Hat Back Jon Klassen Picture Book Where the Mountains Meet the Moon

Grace Lin Fiction

Amulet Kazu Kibuishi Graphic Format The Fire Cat Esther Averill Early Reader Harry Potter Books J.K. Rowling Fiction Fablehaven Brandan Mull Fiction Ivy and Bean Annie Barrows Junior Fiction Jack Stalwart Series

Elizabeth Singer Hunt

Junior Fiction

Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne Junior Fiction The Elements Theodore Gray Non-Fiction Grace for President Kelly S. DiPucchio Picture Book Nancy Drew Carolyn Keene Fiction Dolphins at Day Break

Mary Pope Osborne Junior Fiction

Pirates Past Noon Mary Pope Osborne Junior Fiction Poppleton Cynthia Rylant Early Reader Smile Raina Telgemeir Graphic Format Binky Books Ashley Spires Graphic Format Squish Jennifer Holm Graphic Format

Second Graders Recommend

Any book by Roald Dahl

Roahl Dahl Fiction

The BFG Roald Dahl Fiction Eragon Christopher Paolini Fiction Theodosia Mysteries R. L. La Fevers Non-Fiction Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library

Chris Grabenstein Fiction

Phoebe and her Unicorn

Dana Simpson Graphic Format

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Jeff Kinney Fiction

Harry Potter J.K.. Rowling Fiction Jack Stalwart Elizabeth Singer

Hunt Junior Fiction

Alvin Ho Lenore Look Fiction Sunny Side Up Jennifer L. Holme Graphic Novel The One and Only Ivan

Katherine Applegate Fiction

Ivy and Bean Annie Barrows Junior Fiction Magic Tree House Series

Mary Pope Osbourne Junior Fiction

Kingdom of Wrenly Series

Jordan Quinn

Junior Fiction

Warrior Series Erin Hunter Fiction Mrs. Frisbee and the Rats of Nimh

Robert O’Brian Fiction

The Mysterious Benedict Society

Trenton Lee Stewart

Fiction

Grace for President Kelly S. DiPucchio Fiction The Friendship Garden

Jenny Meyerhoff Junior Fiction

Because of Winn Dixie

Kate DiCamillo Fiction

Geronimo Stilton Geronimo Stilton Fiction The Wild Robot Peter Brown Fiction Charlotte’s Web E. B. White Fiction Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Jeff Kinney Graphic Format

The Animal Family Randall Jarrell Fiction Stick Cat Series Tom Watson Fiction The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Camp

Kathi Appelt Fiction

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Grace Lin Fiction

Little Rhino Series: Trophy Night

Ryan Howard Junior Fiction

Upside Down Magic Herge Graphic Format Tin Tin Series Herge The Unwanteds Lisa McMann Fiction Ready, Freddy Series

Abby Klein Junior Fiction

I Survived Series Lauren Tarshis Junior Fiction Confessions of an Imaginary Friend

Michele Cuevas Fiction

Kat Kong Dav Pilkey Picture Book Dragons vs. Drones Wesley King Fiction Verdi Janell Cannon Picture Book Kicks Series Alex Morgan Junior Fiction

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Third Graders Recommend Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland Fiction Real Friends Shannon Hale Graphic Format Because of Winn Dixie

Kate DiCamillo Fiction

Jack and the Beanstalk

Steven Kellogg Folk and Fairytales

Geronimo Stilton Geronimo Stilton Junior Fiction

Almost Home Brian Seltzer Graphic Format Back to School Joan Bauer Fiction Harry Potter Series J.K. Rowling Magic Tree House Series

Mary Pope Osbourne Junior Fiction

The City of Ember Dallas Middaugh Graphic Format Dragon Rider Cornelia Funke Fiction Princess Academy Shannon Hale Fiction The Mysterious Benedict Society

Trenton Lee Stewart

The Twitts Roald Dahl Fiction Dragon Breath Ursula Vernon Graphic Novel Bliss Katherine Littlewood Fiction Young Arthur Robert D San Souchi Folk and

Fasaairytales Fantasy Kingdom:Geronimo Stilton

Geronimo Stilton Junior Fiction

Nancy Drew Carolyn Keene Fiction Penderwicks in Spring

Jeanne Birdsall Fiction

Vet Volunteers Laurie Halse Anderson

Fiction

Spiderwick Series Tony DiTerlizzi Fiction Danger! DK Publishing Encyclopedia Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh

Robert O’Brian Fiction

Secrets of Droon Tony Abbott Junior Fiction Big Nate Lincoln Pierce Fiction Ghosts Raina TTelgmeir Fiction Junior Gymnast Teddy Slater Non-Fiction I Survived Nazi Invasion

Lauren Tarshis Junior Fiction

Guinness World Records 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017

Guinness World Records

Reference

Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey Fiction

Fourth Graders Recommend Benedict Society Trenton Lee

Stewart Fiction

Sit-In Andrea Davis Pinkney

Non-Fiction

Percy Jackson Rick Riordan Fiction A Snicker of Magic Natalie Lloyd Fiction The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Graphic Format

A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle Fiction Out of My Mind Sharon Draper Fiction Animal Family Randall Jarell Picture Book Wonder R.J. Palacio Fiction Harry Potter Series J.K. Rowling Fiction See You in the Cosmos (older)

Jack Cheng Fiction

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Double Down

Jeff Kinney Fiction

Magisterium Series (older)

Holly Black Fiction

The War That Saved My Life

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Fiction

The Sisters Grimm Michael Buckley Fiction Smile Raina Telgemier Graphic Novel Alanna (older) Tamora Pierce Fiction Swindle Gordon Korman Fiction

The One Hundred Dresses

Eleanor Estes Fiction

Go Big! Cory Cotton Non-Fiction Crossover Kwame Alexander Fiction in verse Crabtree Jon and Tucker Nichols Picture Book Chato and the Party Animals

Gary Soto Picture Book

Seekers Series Erin Hunter Fiction The Jumbies Tracey Baptiste Fiction Star Wars: Beware of the Dark Side

Tom Angelberger Fiction

Dork Diaries Rachel Renee Russell Fiction Fudge Series Judy Blume Fiction Augie & Me R. J. Palacio Fiction Sisters Grimm Michael Buckley Fiction Wonderstruck Brian Selznick Graphic Format Earth Dragons Chris d’Lacey Fiction The Land of Stories Chris Colfer Fiction The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs

Cylin Busby Fiction

Girl Who Drank the Moon

Kelly Barnhill Fiction

Running Out of Night

Sharon Lovejoy Fiction

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snickett Fiction

Wings of Fire Tui Sutherland Fiction The Unwanteds Lisa McMann Fiction The Land of Stories Chris Colfer Fiction The Penderwicks Jane Birdall Fiction

When the Sea Turned to Silver

Grace Lin Fiction

Big Nate Lincoln Pierce Fiction Lion and the Mouse Jerry Pinkney Folk and Fairytale Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Judy Blume Fiction

Swallows and Amazons (older)

Arthur Ransom Fiction

The Eighth Day (older)

Dianne K. Salerni Fiction

The Apothecary Maile Meloy Fiction Moon Bear Gill Lewis Fiction

What would Happen If?

Randall Munroe Non-Fiction

Lost and Found Andrew Clements Fiction Spirit Animals Various Authors Fiction

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Some of my favorites!

Early Readers Anything by Mo Wilems Mr. Putter and Tabby series Cynthia Rylant The Cat on the Mat is Flat Andy Griffiths Fly Guy Series Ted Arnold Mercy Watson Series Kate DiCamillo Junior Fiction The Shrinking of Treehorn Florence Parry Heide The Stories Julian Tells Ann Cameron The Lighthouse Family Series Cynthia Rylant Ellray Jakes Sally Warner Picture Books Quiet in the Garden Aliki All in a Day Cynthia Rylant The Three Questions Jon Muth The Other Side JacquelineWoodson Spoon Amy Kraus Rosenthal Fiction Ottoline Chris Ridell Rabbit Hill Robert Lawson Jenny and the Cat Club Ester Averill Lionboy Series Zizou Corder Bunnicula James Howe Animal Family Randall Jarrell Bat Poet Randall Jarrell Calvin Coconut Series Graham Salisbury Anything by Grace Lin or Christopher Paul Curtiss The Silver Spoon of Solomon Snow Kaye Umansky The Invention of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick Anything by Jacqeline Woodson