Trinity School, Ellicott City, Maryland Suggested Summer (1990) Reading List for Primary School (Grades 1-4) Dear Lower School Students and Parents: As the long hot days of summer stretch before us, we encourage our students to take some leisure time to enjoy reading without the pressure of book reports. Attached is a list of books which we strongly encourage our students to read. The list includes current award winning books and other selections strongly recommended by our faculty and various literary journals. Our best wishes for an enjoyable summer. MEDIA CENTER ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suggested Summer (1990) Reading List for Incoming First Grade SHY CHARLES . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Cooney COLOR ZOO . . . . . . . . . . . Lois Ehlert IS YOUR MAMA A LLAMA? . . . . . . . Steve Kellogg THE TUB PEOPLE . . . . . . . . . . Pam Conrad UFO DIARY . . . . . . . . . . . Satoshi Kitamura ANIMALS OF THE NIGHT . . . . . . . Merry Banks TURTLE KNOWS YOUR NAME . . . . . . . Ashley Bryan CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM . . . . . . . Bill Martin, Jr. WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS . . Verna Aardema THE SNOWMAN . . . . . . . . . . Raymond Briggs FROG AND TOAD (other titles) . . . . . Arnold Lobel THE RUNAWAY BUNNY . . . . . . . . . Margaret Wise Brown IRA SLEEPS OVER . . . . . . . . . Bernard Waber THE SNOWY DAY (and other titles) . . . . Ezra J. Keats EVERETT ANDERSON'S YEAR . . . . . . . Lucille Clifton LON PO PO . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Young LITTLE PENGUIN'S TALE . . . . . . . Audrey Wood FOREST OF DREAMS . . . . . . . . . Rosemary Wells Please read fairy tales and folk tales to your children whenever possible. They are a rich and beneficial part of our literary heritage, and enhance the cultural literacy of our children. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suggested Summer (1990) Reading List for Incoming Second Grade TURTLE IN JULY (poetry) . . . . . . . Marilyn Singer TURTLE KNOWS YOUR NAME . . . . . . . Ashley Bryan LON PO PO . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Young ITS AN ARMADILLO (science) . . . . . . Bianca Lavies ANIMALS OF THE NIGHT . . . . . . . . Merry Banks THE KING'S FLOWER (other titles) . . . . Mitsumasa Anno PAPA SMALL (other titles) . . . . . . Lois Lenski THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT (other titles) . B. Potter DO YOU WANT TO BE MY FRIEND? (other titles) Eric Carle DANDELION (other titles) . . . . . . Don Freeman THE BEAR'S BICYCLE . . . . . . . . Emilie McLeod COULD BE WORSE . . . . . . . . . . James Stevenson The EVERETT ANDERSON Books . . . . . . Lucille Clifton SAM BANGS AND MOONSHINE . . . . . . . Evaline Ness THE ISLAND OF SKOG (other titles) . . . S. Kellogg AFRICA DREAM . . . . . . . . . . Eloise Greenfield HEY, AL . . . . . . . . . . . . Arthur Yorinks I HAVE A FRIEND . . . . . . . . . Keiko Narahashi CHERRIES AND CHERRY PITS (other titles) . Vera Williams THE OWL MOON . . . . . . . . . . Jane Yolen MACHINES AT WORK . . . . . . . . . Byron Barton DILLY THE DINOSAUR . . . . . . . . Tony Bradman D.W. ALL WET (other titles) . . . . . Marc Brown THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE THREE BAD MICE . John W. Ivimey STORM IN THE NIGHT . . . . . . . . Mary Stolz IT'S GEORGE . . . . . . . . . . . Miriam Stolz WOMBAT STEW . . . . . . . . . . . Mem Fox BOSSYBOOTS . . . . . . . . . . . David Cox SONG AND DANCE MAN . . . . . . . . Karen Ackerman GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS . . . . James Marshall GRANDPA'S FACE . . . . . . . . . Eloise Greenfield THE BUS STOP . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Hellan THE THREE LITTLE PIGS . . . . . . . Margot Zemach GO AWAY STAY AWAY . . . . . . . . . Gail Haley THE TUB PEOPLE . . . . . . . . . . Pam Conrad GRANNY, THE BABY, AND THE BIG GREY THING (other titles) . Peggy Parish The I CAN READ books . . . . . . . . By the following authors: Arnold Lobel, Ida Luttrell, Kay Chorao, Marjorie W. Sharmat, Doug Cushman, Clyde Bulla As a part of the first grade curriculum, the children have covered such topics as community helpers, families, pioneers, planets, weather, and social relationships. You may wish to encourage your child to read any nonfiction books in these areas. Looking ahead to the second grade, you may select books about Indians, pioneers, rocks, fossils, the human body, nutrition, insects, mammals, reptiles, dinosaurs, a biography of a saint, foreign countries (dress, food, customs, etc.) and poetry (A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES by Robert Louis Stevenson.) Books about the miracles and parables of Jesus are a part of both the first and second grade curriculum. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suggested Summer (1990) Reading List for Incoming Third Grade THE NARROW ESCAPES OF DAVY CROCKETT . . . Ariane Dewey I HATE ENGLISH . . . . . . . . . . Ellen Levine The PIGGINS Books . . . . . . . . . Jane Yolen BLAZE FINDS A TRAIL (other titles) . . . C.W. Anderson TIM ALL ALONE (other titles) . . . . . E. Ardizzone A STORY, A STORY . . . . . . . . . Gail E. Haley A BIRTHDAY FOR FRANCES (other titles) . . Russell Hoban SAM BANGS AND MOONSHINE . . . . . . . Evaline Ness SONG OF THE SWALLOWS (other titles) . . Leo Politi A TREE FULL OF PIGS . . . . . . . . Arnold Lobel BRAVE IRENE (other titles) . . . . . . William Steig LYLE, LYLE CROCODILE (other titles) . . . Bernard Waber A TIME OF WONDER (other titles) . . . . R. McCloskey THE BIGGEST BEAR (other titles) . . . . Lynn Ward ANATOLE . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Galdone DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'LL DO (other titles). . C. Zolotow CROW BOY (other titles) . . . . . . . Taro Yashima MILLIONS OF CATS . . . . . . . . . Wanda Gag THE INCH BOY . . . . . . . . . . Junko Morimoto THE GOLLY SISTERS GO WEST . . . . . . Betsy Byars MOMOTARO THE PEACH BOY . . . . . . . Linda Shute PECOS BILL: A TALL TALE (other titles) . . S. Kellogg THE VILLAGE OF ROUND AND SQUARE HOUSES . . Ann Grifelconi WHAT HAPPENED TO PATRICK'S DINOSAUR . . . Carol Carrick THE SCHOOL BUS INSIDE THE EARTH . . . . Joanna Cole THE AMAZING VOYAGE OF JACKIE GRACE . . . Matt Faulkner STUART LITTLE . . . . . . . . . . C.B. White SHEILA RAE THE BRAVE . . . . . . . . Kevin Henkes ONCE WE WENT ON A PICNIC . . . . . . Aileen Fisher THE ADVENTURES OF SIMPLE SIMON . . . . Chris Conover DINOSAURS DAY (other titles) . . . . . Liza Donnelly HENRY AND MUDGE UNDER THE YELLOW MOON (other titles) . Eloise Greenfield IT'S GEORGE . . . . . . . . . . . Miriam Stolz THE WORST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD AT CRAB BEACH James Stevenson MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS . . . . . John Steptoe LENTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . R. McCloskey NOTHING EVER HAPPENS ON MY BLOCK . . . . Ellen Raskin WHAT DOES THE ROOSTER SAY, YOSHIO? . . . Edith Battles HOW MY PARENTS LEARNED TO EAT . . . . . Ida Friedman TEARS OF THE DRAGON . . . . . . . . Hirosuke Hamada SIGEMI: A JAPANESE VILLAGE GIRL . . . . Ruth Kirk FUNNY LITTLE WOMAN . . . . . . . . Arlene Mosel EMPEROR'S PLUM TREE . . . . . . . . Michelle Nikly FEBOLD FEBOLDSON . . . . . . . . . Ariane Dewey PECOS BILL . . . . . . . . . . . Ariane Dewey MY FATHER'S DRAGON . . . . . . . . Ruth Gannett THE PATCHWORK QUILT . . . . . . . . Valerie Flourney GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY . . . . . Jean Fritz THE SUPREME SOUVENIR FACTORY . . . . . James Stevenson PIPPI LONGSTOCKING . . . . . . . . Astrid Lindgren THE BOY OF THE THREE YEAR NAP . . . . . Diane Snyder ONE HUNDRED DRESSES . . . . . . . . Eleanor Estes MIRANDY AND BROTHER WIND . . . . . . Patricia McKissack MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS . . . . . . . Richard and Florence Atwater The BETSY Series (other titles) . . . . Carolyn Haywood THE BOOK OF NONSENSE . . . . . . . . Edward Lear MRS. PIGGLE-WIGGLE . . . . . . . . Betty MacDonald TATTERCOATS . . . . . . . . . . . Flora Steele ISLAND BOY . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Cooney THE TALES OF OLGA DA POLGA . . . . . . Michael Bond THE CAM JANSEN MYSTERIES . . . . . . David Adler NATE THE GREAT MYSTERIES . . . . . . Marjorie Sharmat The LITTLE Series . . . . . . . . John Peterson MOSTLY MAGIC . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Chew A CASE FOR JENNY ARCHER . . . . . . . Ellen Conford HARRY IN TROUBLE . . . . . . . . . Barbara Ann Porte MISS KNOW IT ALL AND THE THREE RING CIRCUS Carol Beach York MARTIN'S MICE . . . . . . . . . . Dick King Smith BEANS ON THE ROOF . . . . . . . . . Betsy Byars As a part of the second grade curriculum, the children have covered such topics as Indians, pioneers, rocks, fossils, the human body, nutrition, insects, mammals, reptiles, dinosaurs, a biography of a saint, foreign countries (dress, food, customs, etc.) and poetry (A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES by Robert Louis Stevenson.) You may wish to encourage your child to read a nonfiction book in these areas as well as to reinforce what they have learned. The third grade teachers suggest that incoming students read about farm life and city life, Maryland, Japan and India, Lear limericks and other poems, as well as fairy tales from Europe, Asia, and Africa. The Science Department recommends any nonfiction book written by Millicent Selsam. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suggested Summer (1990) Reading List for Incoming Fourth Grade MUGGIE MAGGIE . . . . . . . . . . Beverly Cleary THE SEBASTIAN BARTH MYSTERY SERIES . . . James Howe DORIS FEIN: LEGACY OF TERROR . . . . . T.E. Bethancourt WATCHMAN'S BOY . . . . . . . . . . Susan Sharpe THE BULLY ON BARKHAM STREET . . . . . Mary Stolz THE DOG ON BARKHAM STREET . . . . . . Mary Stolz STUART LITTLE . . . . . . . . . . C.B. White CHARLOTTE'S WEB . . . . . . . . . C.B. White FREAKY FRIDAY . . . . . . . . . . Mary Rodgers HENRY REED'S BIG SHOW . . . . . . . Keith Robertson THE DOLL HOUSE CAPER . . . . . . . Jean O'Connell THE LION, THE WITCH, THE WARDROBE (other titles) . . C.S. Lewis ALVIN'S SWAP SHOP (other titles) . . . . C. Hicks THE HUNDRED DRESSES . . . . . . . . Eleanor Estes MYSTERY OF CHINCOTEAGUE (other titles) . . M. Henry MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS . . . . . John Steptoe THE STORY OF THE JUMPING MOUSE . . . . John Steptoe WIND IN THE WILLOWS . . . . . . . . Kenneth Grahame JUMAJI (other titles) . . . . . . . C. Van Allsburg THE DANCING KETTLE . . . . . . . . Yoshiko Uchida A JAR OF DREAMS . . . . . . . . . Yoshiko Uchida LENTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . R. McCloskey NOTHING EVER HAPPENS ON MY BLOCK . . . . Ellen Raskin CORGIVILLE FAIR . . . . . . . . . Tasha Tudor PECOS BILL: A TALL TALE . . . . . . S. Kellogg THE BIG WAVE . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Buck KITTY IN THE MIDDLE (other titles) . . . Judy Delton TATTERCOATS . . . . . . . . . . . Flora Steele SHOESHINE GIRL . . . . . . . . . . Clyde R. Bulla MORE ADVENTURES OF SPIDER (other titles) . Joyce C. Arkhurst THE TALES OF OLGA DA POLGA . . . . . . Michael Bond ROOSEVELT GRADY . . . . . . . . . Louise R. Shotwell MY FATHER'S DRAGON . . . . . . . . Ruth Gannett BLACK BEAUTY . . . . . . . . . . Anna Sewell THE HOBBIT . . . . . . . . . . . J.R. Tolkien THE JUNGLE BOOK . . . . . . . . . Rudyard Kipling SECRET OF THE ANDES . . . . . . . . Ann Nolan Clark THE ENORMOUS EGO . . . . . . . . . Oliver Butterworth BEN AND ME . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Lawson THE DOLL'S HOUSE . . . . . . . . . Rumer Godden HANS BRINKER . . . . . . . . . . Mary Mapes Dodge PINOCCHIO . . . . . . . . . . . Carlo Collodi STORIES FROM THE BIBLE . . . . . . . Walter de la Mare A FIRST BIBLE . . . . . . . . . . Illus. by Helen Sewell MIGHTY ONES (A poetic retelling of the Bible) . . M. DeJong OTTO OF THE SILVER HAND . . . . . . . Howard Pyle THE TALKING CAT . . . . . . . . . Natalie Carlson CALL IT COURAGE . . . . . . . . . Armstrong Sperry THE BLUE CAT OF CASTLELON . . . . . . Catherine Coblentz INTOMI AND THE BOULDER . . . . . . . Paul Goble RACHEL ON THE RUN . . . . . . . . . Maggie Prince MARTIN'S MICE . . . . . . . . . . Dick King-Smith MARY POPPINS . . . . . . . . . . P.L. Travers DOCTOR DOOLITTLE (series) . . . . . . Hugh Lofting Any books written by the following authors: LAURA INGALLS WILDER, BEVERLY CLEARY, MATT CHRISTOPHER, CAROLYN HAYWOOD, AND RUMER GOLDEN The Social Studies Department recommends that the incoming fourth grade students read the following books: 1) a biography of George Washington 2) a biography of Abraham Lincoln 3) any of the books of Jean Fritz 4) books on the 13 colonies and life in the colonial times 5) books on Maryland The Science Department recommends the nonfiction works of Millicent Selsam for summer reading. =========================================================================== Trinity School, Ellicott City, Maryland Suggested Summer (1990) Reading List for Middle School (Grades 5-8) Dear Middle School Students and Parents: As the long hot days of summer stretch before us, we encourage our students to take some leisure time to enjoy reading without the pressure of book reports. Attached is a list of books which we strongly encourage our students to read. The list includes current award winning books and other selections strongly recommended by our faculty and various literary journals. We request that each student read at least three books from this list or any other books written by the same authors. Three books may also be selected from any list provided by the language arts teachers. In addition, any Newberry books not mentioned on this list are considered appropriate reading. Joke and cartoon books should not be included in the list of summer reading that each student submits to his/her language arts teacher. Our best wishes for an enjoyable summer. MEDIA CENTER ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suggested Summer (1990) Reading List for Incoming Fifth Grade BRIGHT SHADOW . . . . . . . . . . Avi DOWNWIND . . . . . . . . . . . . Louise Moeri THE ONE-EYED CAT . . . . . . . . . Paula Fox THE BOOK OF THREE . . . . . . . . . Lloyd Alexander BURNISH ME BRIGHT . . . . . . . . . Julia Cunningham BEN AND ANNIE . . . . . . . . . . Joan Tate THE HAYBURNERS . . . . . . . . . . Gene Smith STRANDED . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Christopher THE GREAT QUARTERBACK SWITCH . . . . . Matt Christopher THE DOLL HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . Rumer Godden TRUCKERS (fant.) . . . . . . . . . Terry Pratchett THE IGLOO . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte Yue THE TRADING GAME (sport) . . . . . . Alfred Slote BOBBY BASEBALL . . . . . . . . . . Robert Kimmel Smith TRACES OF LIFE: THE ORIGIN OF HUMANKIND . Kathryn Lasky ME TOO . . . . . . . . . . . . Vera and Bill Cleaver GROVER . . . . . . . . . . . . Vera and Bill Cleaver THE SNOW QUEEN . . . . . . . . . . Hans Christian Anderson DO YOU CARRY THE FLAG, CHARLEY . . . . Rebecca Caudill GOODBYE CHICKEN LITTLE (other titles) . . Betsy Byars RIBSY (other titles) . . . . . . . . Beverly Cleary THE WITCHES (other titles) . . . . . . Roald Dahl ALL THE CHILDREN WERE SENT AWAY . . . . Sheila Garrique MISTY OF CHINCOTEAGUE (other titles) . . M. Henry LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS . . . . . Laura Ingalls Wilder TIME-AGE TALES OF JAHDU . . . . . . . Virginia Hamilton THE BORROWERS . . . . . . . . . . Mary Norton HOMER PRICE . . . . . . . . . . . Robert McCloskey THE WHIPPING BOY . . . . . . . . . Sid Fleischman THE HALF-A-MOON INN . . . . . . . . Paul Fleischman WIND IN THE WILLOWS . . . . . . . . Kenneth Grahame CHOCOLATE FEVER. . . . . . . . . . Robert Kimmel Smith THE HUNDRED PENNY BOX . . . . . . . Sharon Bell Mathis BACKYARD ANGEL . . . . . . . . . . Judy Delton THE MOUNTAIN GOATS OF TEMLAHAN . . . . William Toye HOW SUMMER CAME TO CANADA . . . . . . William Toye RED-HOT HIGHTOPS . . . . . . . . . Matt Christopher ALMOST HOME . . . . . . . . . . . M.C. Helldorfer SOUP ON FIRE (other titles) . . . . . Robert Newton Peck THE OLD MEADOW . . . . . . . . . . George Selden THE SAND WITCH . . . . . . . . . . Steve Senn THE APPLE AND THE ARROW . . . . . . . M. and C. Buff THE SWORD AND THE TREE . . . . . . . C.R. Bulla STEEL MAGIC . . . . . . . . . . . A. Norton ROBIN HOOD OF SHERWOOD FOREST . . . . . A. McGovern BOSS OF THE POOL . . . . . . . . . Robin Klein PENNY POLLARD'S DIARY . . . . . . . Robin Klein MOON-DARK . . . . . . . . . . . Patrician Wrightson THE BIRTHDAY BURGLAR (other titles) . . . Margaret Mahy THE HAUNTING . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Mahy The following books are recommended by the Social Studies Department ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI . . . . . . Bernard DeVoto INDIANS . . . . . . . . . . . . William Brandon INDIAN WARS . . . . . . . . . . . Robert M. Atley THE FIRST SHIPS AROUND THE WORLD . . . . Walter Brownlee HERNAN CORTEZ: CONQUISTADOR IN MEXICO . . John Wilkes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suggested Summer (1990) Reading List for Incoming Sixth Grade DAPHNE'S BOOK . . . . . . . . . . Mary Downing Hahn BLIND FLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . Hilary Milton P.S. WRITE SOON . . . . . . . . . Colby Rodowsky GOODBYE CHICKEN LITTLE . . . . . . . Betsy Byars THE ALFRED SUMMER . . . . . . . . . Jan Slepian WELCOME HOME, JELLYBEAN . . . . . . . Marlene F. Shyer TRUCKERS (fant.) . . . . . . . . . Terry Pratchett LUCY BABBIDGE'S HOUSE . . . . . . . Sylvia Cassedy SWAN LAKE . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Helprin WHAT ABOUT ME? . . . . . . . . . . Colby Rodowsky PARK'S QUEST . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Paterson THE NOT-JUST-ANYBODY FAMILY . . . . . Betsy Byars ITS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD . . . . . Judy Blume THE WITCHES . . . . . . . . . . Ronald Dahl MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN . . . . . . . Jean C. George BRIDGE TO TERIBITHIA . . . . . . . . Katherine Paterson THE BAD TIMES OF IRMA BAUMLEIN . . . . Carol Brink QUEEN OF HEARTS . . . . . . . . . Vera and Bill Cleaver FERRIS WHEEL . . . . . . . . . . Mary Stolz HER SEVEN BROTHERS . . . . . . . . Paul Goble AND IT IS TOLD THAT WAY: LEGENDS TOLD BY ARIZONA INDIAN CHILDREN . . . . . Kathryn Lasky HURRICANE ELAINE . . . . . . . . . Johanna Hurwitz FLAME-COLORED TAFFETA (susp/myst.) . . . Rosemary Sutcliff THE SWORD AND THE CIRCLE (King Arthur) . . Rosemary Sutcliff THE $.25 MIRACLE (realistic fiction) . . Theresa Nelson THE KARATE DANCER . . . . . . . . . Doris Buchanan Smith LINNEA IN MONET'S GARDEN . . . . . . Christina Bjork ALICE IN WONDERLAND . . . . . . . . Lewis Carroll THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS . . . . . . Lewis Carroll ANNE OF GREEN GABLES . . . . . . . . L.M. Montgomery THE SECRET GARDEN . . . . . . . . . Frances H. Burnett MISTRESS MASHAM'S RESPONSE . . . . . . T.H. White THE WONDERFUL FLIGHT OF THE MUSHROOM PLANT (science fiction) . . . . . . Eleanor Cameron BELOW THE ROOT (science fiction) . . . . Zilpha K. Snyder NO MAN'S LAND (science fiction) . . . . Simon Watson THE ROBOT, REBECCA, AND THE MISSING OWSER (science fiction) . . . . . . Jane Yolen ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN (science fiction) Alexander Kay THE FORGOTTEN DOOR (science fiction) . . Alexander Kay THE CHILDREN AT GREEN KNOWE . . . . . Lucy M. Boston HARRIET THE SPY . . . . . . . . . Louise Fitzhugh THE BAKER STREET IRREGULARS (mystery) . . Robert Newman THE FAMOUS STANLEY KIDNAPPING CASE . . . Zilpha K. Snyder YOUR ALLEGRO DEAD . . . . . . . . . Barbara Corcoran BUFFALO HUNT . . . . . . . . . . Russell Freeman HATING ALISON ASHLEY . . . . . . . . Robin Klein PENNY POLLARD'S LETTERS . . . . . . . Robin Klein PLAYING BEATIE BOW . . . . . . . . Ruth Park A LITTLE FEAR (fantasy) . . . . . . . Patricia Wrightson THE HAUNTING . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Mahy The SHOES Series . . . . . . . . . Noel Streatfield JANIE'S PRIVATE EYES . . . . . . . . Zilpha K. Snyder THE NIGHTWALKER . . . . . . . . . Belinda Hurmence ME, MOP, AND MOONDANCE KID . . . . . . Walter Dean Myers PANGUR BAN . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Stolz The following books are recommended by the Social Studies Department AFRICANS AND THEIR HISTORY . . . . . . Joseph E. Harris GENGHIS KHAN . . . . . . . . . . Judy Humphrey THE VIKING SHIPS . . . . . . . . . Dan Atkinson MEDIEVAL CASTLES . . . . . . . . . Conrad Cairns A SHORT HISTORY OF ARCHAEOLOGY . . . . Clyn Daniel DIGGING TO THE PAST: EXCAVATIONS IN ANCIENT LANDS . . . . . . . . . W. John Hackwell GODS, GRAVES, AND SCHOLARS: THE STORY OF ARCHAEOLOGY . . . . . . . . . C.M. Ceram PYRAMID . . . . . . . . . . . . David Macaulay CASTLE . . . . . . . . . . . . David Macaulay ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suggested Summer (1990) Reading List for Incoming Seventh Grade TRACES OF LIFE: THE ORIGINS OF HUMANKIND . Kathryn Lasky LONG NIGHT DANCE (fantasy) . . . . . . Betsy James THE WHITE MOUNTAIN (other titles) . . . John Christopher THE WAR BETWEEN THE CLASSES . . . . . Gloria Miklowitz BEYOND THE DIVIDE . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Lasky ON FORTUNE'S WHEEL . . . . . . . . Cynthia Voigt STRANGE ATTRACTORS . . . . . . . . William Sleator THIRD GIRL FROM THE LEFT . . . . . . Ann Turner ALL TOGETHER NOW . . . . . . . . . Sue Ellen Bridges WILDERNESS PERIL . . . . . . . . . Thomas Dygard SCAVENGER HUNT . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Pike NUMBER OF THE STARS . . . . . . . . Lois Lowry WATER SKY . . . . . . . . . . . Jean C. George THE TALKING EARTH . . . . . . . . . Jean C. George MEGAN'S ISLAND (Poe Award) . . . . . . Willo Davis Roberts STONEWORDS (ghost) . . . . . . . . Pam Conrad THE MAN WHO WAS POE . . . . . . . . Avi BLITZCAT . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Westall SNIPER (animal) . . . . . . . . . Theodore Taylor ENCHANTRESS FROM THE STARS (science fic.) . Sylvia Engdahl JOURNEY TO JO'BURG . . . . . . . . Beverly Naidoo SHABANU: DAUGHTER OF THE WIND . . . . . Suzanne F. Staples THE EDGE OF THE YEAR . . . . . . . . Mary Stolz THE WESTING GAME . . . . . . . . . Ellen Raskin THE CALL OF THE WILD . . . . . . . . Jack London WHITE FANG . . . . . . . . . . . Jack London THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER . . . . . Mark Twain JULIE OF THE WOLVES . . . . . . . . Jean C. George THE HIGH KING (other titles) . . . . . Lloyd Alexander THE SECRET GARDEN . . . . . . . . . Frances H. Burnett THE WHEEL OF THE SCHOOL (other titles) . . M. DeJong THE TWENTY-ONE BALLOONS . . . . . . . William DuBois SUMMER OF THE SWANS (other titles) . . . Betsy Byars THE UPSTAIRS ROOM . . . . . . . . Joanna Reiss REDWALL (animal/fantasy) . . . . . . Brian Jaques MOONDIAL (time/fantasy) . . . . . . . Helen Cresswell A SEMESTER IN THE LIFE OF A GARBAGE BAG . Gordon Korman RABBLE STARKEY . . . . . . . . . . Lois Lowry HATCHET . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Paulsen SOUNDER . . . . . . . . . . . . William H. Armstrong MY BROTHER SAM IS DEAD . . . . . . . J. and C. Collier THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (other titles) Arthur Conan Doyle THE MASTER PUPPETEER . . . . . . . . Katherine Patterson TREASURE ISLAND . . . . . . . . . Robert Louis Stevenson THE WISH GIVER (fantasy) . . . . . . Bill Britain THE GREAT BILLY HOPKINS . . . . . . . Katherine Patterson THE YOUNG LANDLORDS . . . . . . . . William Dean Myers SWEET WHISPERS, BROTHER RUSH . . . . . Virginia Hamilton WHO IS CARRIE? . . . . . . . . . . J. and C. Collier THE FAMILY UNDER THE BRIDGE . . . . . Natalie Savage Carlson THE GOATS (survival story) . . . . . . Brock Cole AND THE OTHER, GOLD (realistic fiction). . Susan Wojciechowski SO FAR FROM THE BAMBOO GROVE (hist. fic.) . Yoko K. Watkins BAD MAN BALLAD (adventure) . . . . . . Scott R. Sanders WESTMARK . . . . . . . . . . . . Lloyd Alexander KESTREL . . . . . . . . . . . . Lloyd Alexander THE BEGGAR QUEEN . . . . . . . . . Lloyd Alexander IZZY WILLY NILLY . . . . . . . . . Cynthia Voight HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE . . . . . . . . Diane W. Jones SINGULARITY (suspense) (other titles) . . William Sleator BIG RED (other titles) . . . . . . . Jim Kjelgaard REMARKABLE CHILDREN: TWENTY WHO MADE HISTORY (nonfiction) . . . . . . . Dennis B. Fradin TOBY (realistic fiction) . . . . . . Marc Talbert THE LOST WORLD (science fiction) . . . . Arthur Conan Doyle DRAGONSONG (science fiction) . . . . . Anne McCaffrey DUSTLAND (science fiction) . . . . . . Virginia Hamilton THE GATHERING (science fiction) . . . . Virginia Hamilton THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS . . . . . . . T.E. Bethancourt THE PLANET OF JUNIOR BROWN . . . . . . Virginia Hamilton THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF LEON. . . Ellen Raskin MARA, DAUGHTER OF THE NILE . . . . . . Eloise McGraw THE BRONZE BOW . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth G. Spears FRONTIER WOLF (ancient hist. fic.) . . . Rosemary Sutcliff THE LANTERN BEARERS (anc. hist. fic.) . . Rosemary Sutcliff TO SPOIL THE SUN (Indian) . . . . . . Joyce Rockwood PANGUR BAN . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Stolz SCORPIONS . . . . . . . . . . . Walter Dean Myers THE SERPENT NEVER SLEEPS (hist. fiction) . Scott O'Dell THE DUPLICATE . . . . . . . . . . William Sleator THE NARGUN AND THE STAR . . . . . . . Patricia Wrightson ALIENS IN THE FAMILY . . . . . . . . Margaret Mahy The SHOES Series . . . . . . . . . Noel Streatfield THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE . . . . Joel Aiken DR. DREDD'S WAGON OF WONDERS . . . . . Bill Brittain CATS ARE CATS . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Larrick The ORPHAN TRAIN Series (hist. fiction) . Joan Lowry Nixon The following books are recommended by the Social Studies Department THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION . . . . . . . Bruce Lancaster PAUL REVERE AND THE WORLD HE LIVED IN . . Esther Forbes JOHNNY TREMAIN . . . . . . . . . . Esther Forbes CITIZEN TOM PAYNE . . . . . . . . . Howard Fast ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suggested Summer (1990) Reading List for Incoming Eighth Grade TALES FROM THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN: STORIES OF THE CHINESE IN THE NEW WORLD . . . Paul Yee VOICES FROM THE CIVIL WAR . . . . . . Milton Meltzer RESCUE: THE STORY OF HOW THE GENTILES SAVED THE JEWS . . . . . . . . . Milton Meltzer ALWAYS TO REMEMBER: THE STORY OF THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL . . . . . Brent Ashabranner ON FORTUNE'S WHEEL . . . . . . . . Cynthia Voigt STRANGE ATTRACTORS . . . . . . . . William Sleator THE MAN WHO WAS POE . . . . . . . . Avi FALLEN ANGELS . . . . . . . . . . Walter Dean Myers AND BOTH WERE YOUNG . . . . . . . . Madeline L'Engle DAWN OF FEAR . . . . . . . . . . Susan Cooper A PARCEL OF PATTERNS . . . . . . . . Jill Paton Walsh DECEMBER STILLNESS . . . . . . . . Mary Downing Hahn MY NAME IS NOT ANGELICA . . . . . . . Scott O'Dell LITTLE BY LITTLE (biography) . . . . . Jean Little THE GREAT AMERICAN GOLD RUSH . . . . . Rhoda Blumberg THE GREAT LITTLE MADISON (biography) . . Jean Fritz PANAMA CANAL: GATEWAY TO THE WORLD . . . Judith St. George NUMBER THE STARS . . . . . . . . . Lois Lowry SHABANU: DAUGHTER OF THE WIND . . . . . Suzanne F. Staples MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Mahy DON'T LOOK BEHIND YOU . . . . . . . Lois Duncan MEGAN'S ISLAND (Poe Award) . . . . . . Willo Davis Roberts DEATHWATCH (Poe Award) . . . . . . . Rob White CHAIN LETTER . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Pike ROLL OF THUNDER HEAR MY CRY . . . . . Mildred Taylor LET THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN . . . . . . Mildred Taylor CALICO CAPTIVE . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Spears AMOS FORTUNE, FREE MAN . . . . . . . Elizabeth Yates LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY . . . . . . Russell Freedman STAR WITHOUT A SKY . . . . . . . . Leonie Osowski SCARLET SAILS . . . . . . . . . . Alexander Green THE YEARLING . . . . . . . . . . Marjorie L. Rawlings MOTOWN AND DIDI . . . . . . . . . William Dean Myers SHADOW IN THE NORTH (hist./mys.) . . . . Philip Pullman BEHEADED, SURVIVED (realistic fiction) . . Barbara Williams CHARLIE SKEDADDLE . . . . . . . . . Patricia Beatty FAHRENHEIT 451 . . . . . . . . . . Ray Bradbury THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES (other titles) . . Ray Bradbury THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE . . . . . . Stephen Crane CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS . . . . . . . . Rudyard Kipling DAMIEN THE LEPER . . . . . . . . . James Farrow THE HOUSE OF DIES DRIER . . . . . . . Virginia Hamilton THE SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER . . . . Betty Greene ONCE AND FUTURE KING . . . . . . . . White DIARY OF ANNE FRANK . . . . . . . . Anne Frank SONG FOR A DARK QUEEN . . . . . . . Rosemary Sutcliff SUN HORSE, MOON HORSE . . . . . . . Rosemary Sutcliff JACKAROE (historical fiction) . . . . . Cynthia Voigt SONG FROM AFAR . . . . . . . . . . Cynthia Voigt THE OUTSIDERS (other titles) . . . . . S.E. Hinton WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS . . . . . . Wilson Rawls ESCAPE TO FREEDOM . . . . . . . . . Ossie Davis TEACUP FULL OF ROSES . . . . . . . . Sharon Bell Mathis EIGHT COUSINS . . . . . . . . . . Louisa May Alcott ZOAR BLUE (historical fiction) . . . . Jane Hickman THE HOUNDS OF THE MORRIGAN (fantasy) . . Pat O'Shea THE KEEPER . . . . . . . . . . . Phyllis Reynolds Naylor THE LOVE LETTERS OF J. TIMOTHY OWEN . . . Constance C. Greene ON MY HONOR . . . . . . . . . . . Marion Diane Bauer THE TAMARACK TREE (historical fiction) . . Patricia Clapp XANTH (fantasy) . . . . . . . . . Piers Anthony THE ROAD FROM HOME (biography) . . . . David Kherdian PAUL ROBESON (biography) . . . . . . Eloise Greenfield CHILD OF THE OWL . . . . . . . . . Lawrence Yap MANY SMOKES, MANY MOONS . . . . . . . Jamake Highwater THE DEVIL IN VIENNA (historical fiction) . Doris Orgel THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY OF LEWIS AND CLARK (nonfiction) . . . . . . Rhoda Blumberg ANTHONY BURNS (biography) . . . . . . Virginia Hamilton SCORPIONS . . . . . . . . . . . Walter Dean Myers JOYFUL NOISE (poetry) . . . . . . . Paul Fleischman I AM PHOENIX . . . . . . . . . . Paul Fleischman TREE BY LEAF (suspense) . . . . . . . Cynthia Voigt THIS PLACE HAS NO ATMOSPHERE . . . . . Paula Danziger PEOPLE MIGHT HEAR YOU . . . . . . . Robin Klein WATER SKY (adventure) . . . . . . . Jean Craighead George GENIE WITH THE LIGHT BROWN HAIR (humor) . Ellen Conford The ORPHAN HAIR Series . . . . . . . Joan Lowry Nixon The following books are recommended by the Social Studies Department THE CIVIL WAR . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Caton AMERICAN ECCENTRICITIES . . . . . . . Carl Sefakir WEBSTER'S AMERICAN BIOGRAPHIES MAIN STREET . . . . . . . . . . . Sinclair Lewis THE SCARLET LETTER . . . . . . . . Nathaniel Hawthorne THE KILLER ANGELS (Civil War) . . . . . Michael Schoora THE OX BOW INCIDENT . . . . . . . . M. Van Tilburg Clark ORDEAL BY HUNGER . . . . . . . . . George R. Stewart COWGIRLS: WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN WEST . . Teresa Jordan THE PECULIAR INSTITUTION: SLAVERY IN THE ANTE-BELLUM SOUTH . . . . . . . . Kenneth M. Stampp CAPTIVE BODIES: FREE SPIRITS:THE STORY OF SOUTHERN SLAVERY . . . . . . . William J. Euitts THE JOURNALS OF LEWIS AND CLARK . . . . Bernard DeVoto THE GREAT WEST . . . . . . . . . . David Lavender ACROSS FIVE APRILS (Civil War) . . . . Irene Hunt -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "BOOKADEMICS" LIST [Explanatory note by parent who uploaded list] "Bookademics" is a school activity in which students read from a list of books (given below for each grade) and are prepared to discuss them. The activity is similar to the old G.E. College Bowl, in which teams are formed and the students are asked questions about the books, with points scored for correct answers and rewards for the winning teams. Students who read a minimum of four books are also rewarded by not having to wear school uniforms on a designated day. GRADE FIVE THE BORROWERS . . . . . . . . . . Mary Norton THE ANIMAL, THE VEGETABLE, AND JOHN D. JONES Betsy Byars MISTY OF CHINCOTEAGUE (other titles) . . M. Henry THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD . . . . . . Lynn Reid Banks HOMER PRICE . . . . . . . . . . . Robert McCloskey SOUP & ME . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Newton Peck CIRCLE OF GOLD . . . . . . . . . . Cindy Dawson Boyd THE HUNDRED PENNY BOX . . . . . . . Sharon Bell Mathis PINBALLS . . . . . . . . . . . . Betsy Byars THE WHIPPING BOY . . . . . . . . . Sid Fleischman THE GIRL WITH THE SILVER EYES . . . . . William Davis Roberts GRADE SIX JULIE OF THE WOLVES . . . . . . . . Jean C. George A WRINKLE IN TIME . . . . . . . . . Madeleine L'Engle THE WISH GIVER . . . . . . . . . . Bill Brittain THE CONTENDER . . . . . . . . . . Robert Lipsyte SOUNDER . . . . . . . . . . . . William Armstrong SUMMER OF THE SWANS . . . . . . . . Betsy Byars THE GREAT BILLY HOPKINS . . . . . . . Katherine Paterson SING DOWN THE MOON . . . . . . . . Scott O'Dell IT'S LIKE THIS CAT . . . . . . . . Emily Neville THE HATCHET . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Paulsen THE BFG . . . . . . . . . . . . Roald Dahl GRADE SEVEN DECEMBER STILLNESS . . . . . . . . Mary Downing Hahn LISA BRIGHT AND DARK . . . . . . . . John Neufeld THE WHITE MOUNTAINS . . . . . . . . John Christopher THE BURNING QUESTIONS OF BINGO BROWN . . Betsy Byars MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH . . . . Robert O'Brian MY BROTHER SAM IS DEAD . . . . . . . James & Christopher Collier THE TALKING EARTH . . . . . . . . . Jean C. George TREASURE ISLAND . . . . . . . . . Robert Louis Stevenson THE EGYPT GAME . . . . . . . . . . Zilpha K. Snyder SLAKE'S LIMBO . . . . . . . . . . Felice Holman WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS . . . . . . W. Rawls GRADE EIGHT WATER SKY . . . . . . . . . . . Jean C. George BOAT TO NOWHERE . . . . . . . . . Maureen Crane Wartski DAY NO PIGS WOULD DIE . . . . . . . Robert Newton Peck THE LEGEND OF TARIK . . . . . . . . Walter Dean Myers WELCOME HOME, JELLYBEAN . . . . . . . Marlene F. Shyer UP A ROAD SLOWLY . . . . . . . . . Irene Hunt DAWN OF FEAR . . . . . . . . . . Susan Cooper FLOWER FOR ALERGNON . . . . . . . . Daniel Keyes CRASH COURSE . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Davidson THE WILD CHILDREN . . . . . . . . . Felice Holman KILLING MR. GRIFFIN . . . . . . . . Lois Duncan