WILD
about
Reading
Chadwick Families,
This year’s summer reading theme is
“Wild About Reading!” As we ready
ourselves for the break, my hope is
that every child continues to read
books that he or she goes wild for this
summer. The enclosed reading lists
feature books across age-appropriate
reading levels and genres, as well as
a list of my “Top Ten Picks” for each
grade level. You may notice some
“wild” titles in this packet—books
about animals, jungles, safaris, and
other adventures. These selections
highlight some of the award-winning
books from the past year, classic
favorites, and titles chosen specifically
with each class in mind.
I encourage everyone to read freely
this summer—these lists are suggestions,
not requirements! I do recommend that every reader keep a reading log (I’ve
attached one in this packet). The logs help all of us to remember the books
we have enjoyed, and they help each student to see how much he or she
has accomplished over the summer. When the new school year begins in
September, please remind your child to bring his or her reading log into the
library. We will collect reading logs, and each child that has read during the
summer will be recognized during library time.
Enjoy the summer break, and remember to read wildly!
All my best,
Ms. Herring
Ms. Herring’s
top ten picks
Hatchet
By: Gary Paulsen
Rain Reign
By: Ann M. Martin
The Island of Dr.
Libris
By: Chris Grabenstein
Wildwood
By: Colin Meloy
True…Sort Of
By Katherine Hannigan
Stella by Starlight
By: Sharon Draper
Bomb
By: Steve Sheinkin
Turtle in Paradise
I Funny
By: Jennifer Holm
By: James Patterson
Black Beauty
By: Anna Sewell
Sixth Grade
Summer Reading List 2015
Adventure, Sci Fi, and Fantasy
Author
Title
Barron, T.A.
Carman, P.
The Lost Years of Merlin series
Atherton series
Carman, P.
Colfer, E.
Du Prau, J.
Funke, C.
Going, K.
Juster, N.
Kimmel, E.
Levine, G.
Lewis, C.S.
Mccaffrey, A.
Nimmo, J.
Paolini, C.
Paulsen, G.
Paulsen, G.
Pratchett, T.
Pullman, P.
Rowling, J.K.
Sacher, L.
Smith, R.
Stroud, J.
Teague, M.
Land of Elyon series
Artemis Fowl series
Books of Ember series
Inkheart series
Garden of Eve
Phantom Tollbooth
Suddenly Supernatural series
Ella Enchanted
Chronicles of Narnia series
Harper Hall Trilogy (including Dragonsong)
"Charlie Bone" series
Eragon series
Brian's Winter
Hatchet
Wintersmith
His Dark Materials series (including The Golden Compass)
Tales of Beedle the Bard
Holes
Peak
Bartimaeus Trilogy
Doom Machine
Tolkien, J.R.R.
The Hobbit
Non-fiction and Biographies
Author
Kamkwamba
Powell
Sheinkin
Stone
Title
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers' Edition
Josephine
Bomb
Almost Astronauts
Sixth Grade
Summer Reading List 2015
Realistic Fiction
Author
Atkinson, E.
Cholodenko, G.
Clements, A.
Dowell, F. O.
Fleischman, P.
Holmes, S.
Horvath, P.
Korman, G.
Mckissack, P.
Naylor, P. R.
Perkins, L.
Shusterman, N.
Shusterman, N.
Spinelli, J.
Title
From Alice to Zen and Everyone in Between
If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
Extra Credit
The Kind of Friends We Used to Be
The Borning Room
Operation Yes
My One Hundred Adventures
Schooled
Friendship for Today
Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
Criss Cross
Antsy Does Time
The Schwa Was Here
Crash
Sports Fiction
Author
Green, T.
Green, T.
Lupica, M.
Title
Football Champ
Football Genius
Summer Ball
Mysteries
Author
Allison, J.
Balliett, B.
Balliett, B.
Beil, M. D.
Macdonald, B.
Raskin, E.
Springer, N.
Stead, R.
Stewart, T.
Title
Gilda Joyce series
Calder Game
Chasing Vermeer
The Red Blazer Girls series
Wicked Will
Westing Game
Enola Holmes Mysteries series
When You Reach Me
Mysterious Benedict Society
Sixth Grade
Summer Reading List 2015
Historical Fiction
Author
Anderson, L.
Anderson, L.
Avi
Avi
Bradley, K.
Cholodenko, G.
Cushman, K.
Dowell, F.
Draper, S.
Fox, P.
Funke, C.
Hale, S.
Kadohata, C.
Kelly, J.
Porter, T.
Schmidt, G.
Sis, P.
Uchida, Y.
Title
Chains
Fever 1793
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
Traitor's Gate
Lacemaker and the Princess
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Catherine, Called Birdy
Shooting the Moon
Stella by Starlight
Slave Dancer
Thief Lord
Book of a Thousand Days
Kira-Kira
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
Billy Creekmore
Wednesday Wars
Wall
Journey to Topaz
Classics
Author
Alcott, L.
Forbes, E.
George, J.
Gipson, F.
Rawlings, M.
Stevenson, R.L.
Stevenson, R.L.
Verne, J.
Title
Little Women
Jonny Tremain
My Side of the Mountain
Old Yeller
The Yearling
Kidnapped
Treasure Island
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Summer Reading Log Name:
Author
Title
Rating*
Star Rating (color them in or circle them): 4 stars = LOVED IT!
1 star = Not my favorite
Summer Reading Log Name:
Author
Title
Rating*
Star Rating (color them in or circle them): 4 stars = LOVED IT!
1 star = Not my favorite