Grade 5 Summer Reading

May 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

Fiction:
Starfish by Lisa Fipps
Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
Camp by Kayla Miller
Scouts by Shannon Greenland
Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer Holm
Song For a Whale by Lynne Kelly
When Life Gives You Mangoes by Kereen Getten
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
Save Me a Seat by Gita Varadarajan
The Chance to Fly by Ali Stroker
OCDaniel by Wesley KIng
Island (series) by Gordon Korman
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie O’Connor

Nonfiction:
Escape at 10,000 Feet by Tom Sullivan
Ugly by Robert Hoge
Wildheart: The Daring Adventures of John Muir by Julie Bertagna
A Shot in the Arm by Don Brown
Kid ______ (biography series) by Robin Stevenson or David Stabler
Good Night Stories for _______ (biography series) by Elena Favilli
Ground Breaking Guys by Stephanie Peters
Path to the Stars by Sylvia Acevedo

Grade 4 Summer Reading

May 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

Fiction:
Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol
To Night Owl, From Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer
The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt
The Vast Wonder of the World by Melina Mangal
Wild Robot by Peter Brown
The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett
Rules by Cynthia Lord
The End of the Wild by Nicole Helget
Touchblue by Cynthia Lord
Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson
A Series of Unfortunate Events (series) by Lemony Snickett
Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate

Nonfiction:
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by Wiliam Kamkwamba & Brian Mealer
She Dared: Bethany Hamilton by Jenni Walsh
How to Build a Hug by Amy Guglielmo & Jacqueline Tourville
Living Color by Steve Jenkins
Dewey the Library Cat by Vicki Myron

Grade 3 Summer Reading

May 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

Fiction:
Big Foot Little Foot by Ellen Potter
Little Dog, Lost by Marion Dane Bauer
Alvin Ho (series) Lenore Look
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes
My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Ganett
Gooney Bird Greene (series) by Lois Lowry
Fly Away by Patricia McLachlan
Clementine (series) by Sara Pennypacker
Little Women (Classic Starts) retold from Lousia May Alcott original by Deanna McFadden
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi

Nonfiction:
One Plastic Bag by Miranda Paul
Breaking the Ice by Angie Bullaro
Unlikely Friendships (series) by Jennifer Holland
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by Monica Brown
Super Summer by Bruce Goldstone
Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne
Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai

Grade 2 Summer Reading

May 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

Fiction:
Watercress by Andrea Wang
Wallace and Grace (series) by Heather Alexander
​​The Critter Club by Callie Barkley
My Weird School (series) by Dan Gutman
Dog Dairies (series) by Kate Klimo
White Fur Flying by Patricia McLachlan
Here’s Hank (series) by Henry Winkler
A to Z Mysteries (series) by Ron Roy
Magic Tree House (series) by Mary Pope Osborne
Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, From Farm to Family by Elizabeth Zunon
The Bad Seed by Jory John
Henry Builds a Cabin by D.B. Johnston
Looking Like Me by Walter Dean Myers
Out into the Big Wide Lake by Paul Harbridge

Nonfiction:
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans With Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Pimentel
Spring After Spring by Stephanie Roth Sisson
What Charlie Heard by Morticai Gerstein
How It is Made (series) by RJ Bailey or Erica Donner
Cubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo’s First Woman Zookeeper by Candace Fleming

Grade 1 Summer Reading

May 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

Fiction:
Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz
Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea by Meena Harris
Fox at Night by Corey Tabor
Snail and Worm by Tina Kugler
Charlie and Mouse by Laurel Snyder
Barkus by Patricia McLachlin
Henry and Mudge (series) by Cynthia Rylant
Mercy Watson (series) by Kate DiCamillo
If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusen
The First Blade of Sweetgrass by Suzanne Greenlaw and Gabrielle Frey
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Dayalt
I am Enough by Grace Byers
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
I am New Here by Anne Sibley O’Brien
Someone New by Anne Sibley O’Brien
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
Kick Push by Frank Morrison
Fish and Wave by Sergio Ruzzier
Scaredy Squirrel series by Melanie Watt
Uma Whimple Charts Her House by Reif Larsen

Nonfiction:
Over and Under the Rainforest by Kate Messner
Sakamoto’s Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory by Julie Abery
Kate & Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story by Martin Springs
Fly Guy Presents (series) by Tedd Arnold
See How They Grow (series) DK Publishing

Kindergarten Summer Reading

May 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

Fiction:
Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
Grandad’s Camper by Harry Woodgate
My Kite is Stuck! by Selina Yoon
Same, Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
Rooster is Off to See the World by Eric Carle
Mittens (series) by Lola M.Schaefer
Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
Biscuit (series) by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
The Crayon Box That Talked by Shane DeRolf
What is Inside This Box by Drew Daywalt
Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry
Happy In Our Skin by Fran Manushkin
Monkey & Cake (series) by Drew Daywalt
The Adventures of Otto (series) by David Milgrim
Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
I Don’t Care by Julie Fogliano
Ralph Tells a Story by Abby Hanlon
The Sour Grape by Jory John
Potato Pants by Laurie Keller
Words and Your Heart by Kate Jean Neal
Emile and the Field by Kevin Young

Nonfiction:
We all Play by Julie Flett
Double Take! A New Look at Opposites by Susan Hood
Earth Hour: A Lights Out Event for Our Planet by Nanette Heffernan
A Cool Drink of Water by Barbara Kerly
Round by Joyce Sidman

Whole Book Approach Workshop

January 26, 2017 | PublicLibrary, Uncategorized

Discover the difference between reading with children and reading to children by putting children’s responses to picture book art, design, and story at the center of shared reading.

March 9th   6-7:30 PM  Concord Free Public Library  129 Main Street

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