As the school year comes to an end, teachers are grateful for the strides students have made in reading this past school year. We want to maintain the enthusi-asm and interest in literature over the summer as well.

Enclosed you will find a summer reading list and reading logs for

students entering fifth grade in September. This list is a guide or a

starting place for students. Students may read the books on the attached list or may read other literature based on his/her interest and/or reading level.

We are asking that each child read a minimum of three chapter books over the summer, either with an adult or independently. For each of the books the student reads, he/she will need to complete a reading log en-try. Students will also need to complete ONE of the reading projects at-tached to this packet.

Students who complete a minimum of three reading logs, one of the pro-jects and turns this in to his/her homeroom teacher by the due date of FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2014, will be allowed to participate in a PIZZA PARTY during the second week of school!

If at any time you have questions, please call our school and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing you in September.

Have a Wonderful Summer and

Happy Reading!

Royalton-Hartland

Summer Reading Challenge!

The 39 Clues – any in the series by various authors

20,000 Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne

Alive by Piers Paul Read

Birdwing by Rafe Martin

Blizzard, The Great Fire or Truce by Jim Murphy

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

The Cay by Theodore Taylor

Cold River by William Judson

Dear America diaries or My Name is America journals

The Doll People by Ann M. Martin

Eragon or Eldest by Christopher Paolini

Freedom Crossing by Margaret Goff Clark

The Good Earth by Pearl Buck

Remember: You can choose ANY books

you would like for summer

reading. The titles above are

just some ideas!

Awesome Books and Authors that

May Interest You...

Hiroshima by John Hersey

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein

Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer

Ida B by Katherine Hannigan

Jump Ship to Freedom by James Collier

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

Let the Circle Be Unbroken by Mildred Taylor

Letters from a Slave Girl by Mary E. Lyons

Maximum Ride by James Patterson

Montmorency by Eleanor Updale

North by Donna Jo Napoli

Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes

My Father’s Dragon Ruth Stiles Gannett M

A Key to the Treasure Peggy Parish N

The Giving Tree Shel Silverstein N

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Beverly Cleary O

The Boxcar Children Gertrude Chandler Warner O

Stone Fox John Reynolds P

Mr. Popper’s Penguins Richard Atwater Q

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Judy Blume Q

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Barbara Robinson Q

Little House in the Big Woods Laura Ingalls Wilder Q

James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl Q

Bunnicula, Night Nightmare James Howe Q

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl R

Indian in the Cupboard L.R. Banks R

Sadako and the Paper Cranes Eleanor B. Coerr R

Hatchet Gary Paulson R

Charlotte’s Web E.B. White R

Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor R

The Trumpet of the Swan E.B. White R

Stuart Little E.B. White R

Sideways Stories fr/ Wayside School Louis Sachar S

Little House Laura Ingalls Wilder S

The Great Gilly Hopkins Katherine Paterson S

Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder S

Matilda Roald Dahl S

Be Ever Hopeful Patricia Beatty T

Harriet the Spy Louise Fitzhugh T

The Watsons Go to Birmingham Christopher Paul Curtis T

The Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum U

The BFG Roald Dahl U

The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett U

Roy-Hart Reading Challenge

Fictional Reading Log

Name: ____________________________________

Title of Book Chosen : ___________________________________________

Author: ________________________________________________________

Setting: ____________________________________________________________________________

Characters: _______________________ _________________________ ________________________

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Problem:

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Major Events in the Story:

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Solution:

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Roy-Hart Reading Challenge

NON-Fiction Reading Log

Name: ____________________________________

Title of Book Chosen : ___________________________________________

Author: ________________________________________________________

What did you already know about this topic?

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Main Idea:

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Key Text Details:

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Things Learned:

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Questions I still have:

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Summer Project Choices…

Choose one of the books you read over the summer and complete one of the three project/writing assignments listed below.

You may choose which project you would like to complete.

1. Create a model/sculpture of your favorite character from one of the books you read. You may use as many materials to complete the model as you want. Be creative and have fun!

2. Create a book cover for one of the books you read as if you designed the cover. You can use any materials you want (pastels, colored pencils, etc.) for the illustration as you make the book cover interesting to the reader. Remember to include the title and author on the cover. On the back tell why you want kids to read/buy this book.

3. Write an extension to the book you read. You can write another chapter or a sequel to the book. What will happen next in the book you read? Will there be a new problem? Be creative and have fun!

Happy Reading!!