ST. SIMON CATHOLIC SCHOOL

SUGGESTED SUMMER READING LIST FOR

EARLY AND BEGINNER READERS

GREEN EGGS AND HAM BY DR, SEUSS

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR BY ERIC CARLE

IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE BY LAURA NUMEROFF

DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS BY MO WILLEMS

LITTLE OWL’S NIGHT BY DIVYA SRINIVASAN

LLAMA LLAMA, TIME TO SHARE BY ANNA DEWDNEY

CORDUROY BY DON FREEMAN

THE GIVING TREE BY SHEL SILVERSTEIN

GOODNIGHT MOON BY MARGARET WISE BBROWN

THE LITTLE MOUSE, THE RED STRAWBERRY AND THE

BIG HUNGRY BEAR BY DON AND AUDREY WOOD

BROWN BEAR BROWN BEAR WHAT DO YOU SEE

BY BILL MATIN

SYLVIA LONG’S MOTHER GOOSE BY SYLVIA LONG

DEAR JUNO BY SOYUNG PAK

THE LION AND THE MOUSE BY JERRY PINKNEY

BLACKOUT BY JOHN ROCCO

ARE YOU MY MOTHER BY P.D. EASTMAN

YOKO BY ROSEMARY WELLS

INTERRUPTING CHICKEN BY DAVID STEIN

GRUMPY BIRD JEREMY TANKARD

LOVE YOU FOREVER BY ROBERT MUNSCH

*NOTE: ALL OF ROBERT MUNSCH BOOKS ARE FUN TO READ TOGETHER

THE KISSING HAND BY AUDREY PENN

THE TALE OF THREE TREES BY ANGELA ELWELL HUNT

CURIUOS GEORGE BOOK SERIES BY MARGARET AND H.E. REY

SCOOBY DOO BOOK SERIES FOR LEVEL READERS

FROM SCHOLASTICS

THE MITTEN OR THE HAT BY JAN BRETT

KATIE AND THE MONA LISA BY JAMES MAYH

EVERYBODY WAS A BABY ONCE BY ALLAN AHLBERG AND BRUCE INGMAN

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ST. SIMON CATHOLIC SCHOOL

SUGGESTED SUMMER READING LIST

FOR STUDENTS FROM GRADE 2 THROUGH GRADES 5

CHARLOTTE’S WEB BY E.B. WHITE

WHEN MARIAN SANG BY PAM MUNOZ RYAN

THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE BY C. S. LEWIS

THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS SERIES BY JOANNA COLE

GRANDFATHER’S JOURNEY BY ALLEN SAY

TEA WITH MILK BY ALLEN SAY

FLY GUY BY TEDD ARNOLD

IVY + BEAN BY ANNIE BARROWS

TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING BY

JUDY BLUME

SMILE BY RAINA TELGEMEIER

GODDESS GIRLS BOOK#1: ATHENA THE BRAIN BY JOAN HOLUB AND

SUZANNE WILLIAMS

MY LITTLE BIBLE BY STEPHANIE BRITT

THE QUILT MAKERS GIFT BY JEFF BRUMBEAU & GAIL DE MARCKEN

I AM BY DR. WAYNE DYER

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOKS, ATLASES

BBIG NATE SERIES BY LINCOLN PEIRCE

MY WEIRD SCHOOL SERIES BY DAN GUTMAN

BREEZUS AND RAMONA BOOK SERIES BY BEVERLY CLEARY

MAGIC TREE HOUSE BOOK SERIES BY MARY POPE OSBORNE

LIVING SUNLIGHT BY MOLLY BANG AND PENNY CHISHOLM

THE ENGLISH ROSES BOOK SERIES BY MADONNA

GERONIMO STILTON BOOK SERIES BY GERONIMO STILTON

THE MAGICAL MS. PLUM BY BONNY BECKER

THE LEMONADE WAR BY JACQUELINE DAVIES

DEAR MAX BY SALLY GRINDLEY

JUST GRACE AND THE DOUBLE SURPRISE BY CHARUSE MERICLE HARPER

THE FASTEST GAME ON TWO FEET AND OTHER POEMS ABOUT HOW SPORTS BEGAN

BY ALICE LOW (POETRY)

BALL HOGS BY RICH WALLACE

WHAT’S THE WEATHER INSIDE? BY KARMA WILSON

(POETRY)

BOBBY VS. GIRLS (ACCIDENTLY) BY LISA YEE

SADAKO AND THE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES

BY E. COERR

MY ROTTEN REDHEADED OLDER BROTHER BY PATRICIA POLACCO

THOSE SHOES BY MARIBETH BOELTS

LOST AND FOUND , MINE FOR KEEPS , STAND IN THE WIND ...

CANADIAN AUTHOR JEAN LITTLE HAS WRITTEN MANY WONDERFUL NOVELS SUITABLE

FOR CHILDREN FORM AGE 7-10

SOPHIE THE AWESOME BY LARA BERGEN

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ST SIMON CATHOLIC SCHOOL

SUGGESTED SUMMER READING LIST FOR GRADES

6, 7, AND 8 STUDENTS

THE LIGHTENING THIEF BY RICK RIORDAN

39 CLUES BY RICK RIORDAN

BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA BY KATHERINE PATERSON

TEAM MOON BY CATHERINE THIMMESH

THROUGH MY EYES BY RUBY BRIDGES OR THE STORY OF RUBY

RIDGES BY ROBERT COLES

THE GIVER BY LOIS LOWRY

THE SCHOOL STORY BY ANDREW CLEMENTS

THE HUNGER GAMES #1-3 BY SUZANNE COLLINS

THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE THE CHRONICLES OF

NARNIA BY C.S. LEWIS

TUCK EVERLASTING BY NATALIE BABBIT

THE BOY WITH THE STRIPED PAJAMAS

BY JOHN BOYNE

THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL BY ANNE FRANK

A WRINKLE IN TIME MADELEINE L’ENGLE

THEODORE BOONE KID LAWYER OR ACCUSED

BY JOHN GRISHAM

A SINGLE SHARD BY LINDA SUE PARK

CLEOPATRA’S MOON BY VICKY ALVEAR SHECTOR

SLAM BY WALTER DEAN MYERS

ELIJAH OF BUXTON BY CHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS

HOW TO STEAL A DOG BY BARBARA O’CONNOR

CRISPIN THE CROSS OF LEAD BY AVI

SCAT BY CARL HIAASEN

HIAASEN: HOOT BY CARL HIAASEN

FUNKE: THE THIEF LORD CORNELIA FUNKE

WONDER BY R.J. PALACIO

STORM MAKERS BY JENNIFER E SMITH

GHOSTS OF THE TITANIC BY JULIE LAWSON

TOMORROW GIRLS (BOOKS1-3) BY EVA GRAY

THE WITCHES BY RONALD DAHL

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH , MATILDA, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE

FACTORY ARE JUST A FEW OF THE BOOKS WRITTEN BY R. DAHL THAT KIDS

ENJOY READING.

JACK AND LILLY BY JERRY SPINELLI

THE HERO’S GUIDE TO SAVING YOUR KINGDOM

BY CHRISTOPHER HEALEY

GHOST KNIGHT BY CORNELIA FUNKE

THE PARADISE TRAP BY CATHERINE JINKS

BIG DREAM: MICHAEL JORDAN AND THE PURSUIT OF OLYMPIC

GOLD BY DELORIS JORDON

THE RESISTERS (SERIES) BY ERIC NYLUND

ALEX AND THE AMAZING TIME MACHINE BY RICH COHEN

THE KINGDOM KEEPERS (SERIES) BY RIDLEY PEARSON

UNDERWORLDS (SERIES) BY TONY ABBOTT

THE YEAR OF THE BOOK BY ANDREA CHENG

WARRIORS OF THE BLACK SHROUD BY PETER HOWE

PEAK BY RONALD SMITH

THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES BY TONY DITERLIZZI AND

HOLLY BLACK

HANA’S SUITCASE BY KAREN LEVIN

IF ONLY I COULD BY CAROLE GEITHNER

CHECKMATE BY DEAN MYERS

POWERLESS BY MATTHEW CODY

HERO.COM BY ANDYBRIGGS

SIMON BLOOM THE GRAVITY KEEPER BY MICHAEL REISMAN

HARRY POTTER (SERIES) BYJ.K. ROWLING

TRIUMPH BY JEREMY SCHAAP

HUSH BY JACQUELINE WOODSON

FOR FREEDOM; THE STORY OF A FRENCH SPY BY KIMBERLY

BRADLEY

GIFTED HANDS BY BEN CARSON

A PERFECT GENTLE KNIGHT BY KIT PEARSON

ALEXANDRIA OF AFRICA OR BEVERLY HILLS MAASAI

BY ERIC WALTERS

SAFE AS HOUSES BY ERIC WALTERS

THIS I BELIEVE (BOOK ONE AND TWO) EDITED BY

JAY ALLISON

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