Summer Reading
2016
Upcoming Fifth Graders
Dear Parents of upcoming FIFTH GRADERS:
The following is a list of selected books for your child to read before the onset of school in the fall. He or she will
be required to complete the fiction project by reading and completing the assigned parts. This project will be due
September 12th. Although the assignment only requires one book, we do recommend that your child reads more
than one of the following throughout the summer. By maintaining an active literacy life over the summer, you
ensure your child the best start to the next grade level. Students may test on Accelerated Reader in the fall if they
choose to.
FictionSelectionsforProject:
! AlCaponedoesMyShirtsbyGenniferCholdenko
TwelveyearoldMoosehasalottocontendwithwhenhemovestoAlcatrazIslandin1935,fromhisnewhomeintheguards’
familyquarterstolifewithhisautisticsister.Thisisthefirstbookinathreebookseries.
! FromtheMixed-upFilesofMrs.BasilE.FrankweilerbyE.L.Konigsburg
WhensuburbanClaudiaKincaiddecidestorunaway,sheknowsshedoesn'tjustwanttorunfromsomewhereshewantstorunto
somewhere--toaplacethatiscomfortable,beautiful,andpreferablyelegant.ShechoosestheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNew
YorkCity.Oncesettledintothemuseum,ClaudiaandJamie,findthemselvescaughtupinthemysteryofanangelstatuethatthe
museumpurchased.IsthistheworkoftheRenaissancemasterMichelangelothatisworthmillions?Orisn'tit?Claudiais
determinedtofindout.
! TheCaybyTheodoreTaylor
PhillipisexcitedwhentheGermansinvadethesmallislandofCuraçao.Warhasalwaysbeenagametohim,andhe’seagerto
glimpseitfirsthand–untildisasterstrikes.WhenPhillipcomesto,heisonasmallraftinthemiddleofthesea.BesidesStewCat,his
onlycompanionisanoldWestIndian,Timothy.
! Heroes,Gods,andMonstersoftheGreekMythsbyBernardEvslin
Acompilationoftwenty-sixtalesfromGreekmythologyaretoldwithinsimplebutdramaticlanguage.
! SmilebyRainaTelgemeier
Rainajustwantstobeanormalsixthgrader,butonenightafterGirlScoutsshetripsandfalls,severelyinjuringhertwofrontteeth.
Whatfollowsisalongandfrustratingjourneywithon-again,off-againbraces,surgery,embarrassingheadgear,andevenaretainer
withfaketeethattached.Andontopofallthat,there'sstillmoretodealwith:amajorearthquake,boyconfusion,andfriendswho
turnouttobenotsofriendly.
! SistersbyRainaTelgemeier
Rainacan'twaittobeabigsister.ButonceAmaraisborn,thingsaren'tquitehowsheexpectedthemtobe.Amaraiscute,butshe's
alsoacranky,grouchybaby,andmostlypreferstoplaybyherself.Theirrelationshipdoesn'timprovemuchovertheyears,but
whenababybrotherentersthepictureandlater,somethingdoesn'tseemrightbetweentheirparents,theyrealizetheymustfigure
outhowtogetalong.Theyaresisters,afterall.
! JoeyFlyPrivateEyeinCreepyCrawlyCrimebyAaronReynolds
Haveyoueverhadoneofthosemoments?Youknow--you'retryingtofindastolendiamondpencilboxforyourbeautifulbutterfly
customer,yourmosquitowitnesswon'tgiveyouanyinformation,andyourclumsyscorpionassistanthasjusttamperedwithyour
onlybitofevidence?JoeyFlyhasthosemomentsalot.Infact,he'sprobablyhavingonerightnow.Butthatwon'tstophimfrom
solvingthemysteryinCreepyCrawlyCrime,hisfantasticfirstgraphicnovel!
! TheSeaofMonsters:TheGraphicNovelbyRickRiordan,AdaptedbyRobertVenditti
SeventhgradehasbeensurprisinglyquietforPercyJackson.NotasinglemonsterhassetfootonhisNewYorkprep-school
campus.ButwhenaninnocentgameofdodgeballamongPercyandhisclassmatesturnsintoadeathmatchagainstanuglygang
ofcannibalgiants,thingsget...well,ugly.AndtheunexpectedarrivalofhisfriendAnnabethbringsmorebadnews:themagical
bordersthatprotectCampHalf-Bloodhavebeenpoisonedbyamysteriousenemy,andunlessacureisfound,theonlysafe
havenfordemigodswillbedestroyed.
MARTINEZLITERATURE2016-17NAME________________________Date_________Class______
SUMMERREADINGPROJECT
Required for all incom ing 5 t h grade students
Aspartofyoursummer reading,eachofyouwillreadonebookofyourchoosingasabasisfor
thefifthgradesummerreadingproject.(Iknowyouwillreadalotmorebooksduringthe
summer,ofcourse!)Todemonstrateyourunderstandingofthebook,youwillcompletethe
projectbelow.ThefinalproductneedstobetypedorNEATLYwrittenonthefollowingpages
andplacedinafolder.
Part1:Pleaseanswerthequestionsbelowincompletesentences.Besuretorestatethe
questionsinyouranswers.
£ 1.Whatarethetitleofthebookandthenameoftheauthor?
£ 2.Whoarethemaincharactersinthestory?
£ 3.Whatisthesettingofthestory?(Wheredoesittakeplace?)
£ 4.Describetheeventthatgetsthestorygoing.
£ 5.Whatisthemainconflictthemaincharacter(s)isexperiencing?
£ 6.Whatistheplanthatisputinplaceinordertoresolvetheconflict?
£ 7.Describetheattemptsmadetomaketheplansuccessful.
£ 8.Werethereanyobstaclesinthewayoftheplan?
£ 9.Didtheplanworkintheend?Whyorwhynot?
£ 10.Howdidthemaincharacter(s)feelattheendofthestory?
£ 11.Wouldyourecommendthisbooktoafriend?Whyorwhynot?
Part2:Youwillcreateacoverforthebookyouhaveread.Youmaynotcopytheoriginal
cover.Yourcovershouldincludethebook’stitle,theauthor’sname,
illustrator/photographer’sname,andashortSUMMARY(50-100words)ofwhatthebookis
aboutonthebackofthecover.Youmayuseanymediumyouwish(coloredpencils,markers,
computergraphicsetc.)aslongasthecoverisnotbiggerthanasheetofpaper.
£ BookCoverandSummary
ThisprojectwillbedueSeptember12th,oneweekafterLaborDay2016.
Includeacopyofthispaperandcheckoffallcomponentsasyouworktocompletethislist.
Dateassigned
Friday,June3rd,2016. Parentsignature_________________
MARTINEZLITERATURE2016-17NAME________________________Date_________Class______
£ 1.Whatarethetitleofthebookandthenameoftheauthor?
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£ 2.Whoarethemaincharactersinthestory?
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£ 3.Whatisthesettingofthestory?(Wheredoesittakeplace?)
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£ 4.Describetheeventthatgetsthestorygoing.
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£ 5.Whatisthemainconflictthemaincharacter(s)isexperiencing?
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£ 6.Whatistheplanthatisputinplaceinordertoresolvetheconflict?
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£ 7.Describetheattemptsmadetomaketheplansuccessful.
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£ 8.Werethereanyobstaclesinthewayoftheplan?
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£ 9.Didtheplanworkintheend?Whyorwhynot?
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£ 10.Howdidthemaincharacter(s)feelattheendofthestory?
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£ 11.Wouldyourecommendthisbooktoafriend?Whyorwhynot?
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£ DONTFORGETTOCREATEYOUROWNCOVERFORTHISBOOK.