Summer Reading List for Students Entering 5th Grade
REQUIRED READING:
A book report on this book will be written in class during the first week of school. This will count
as the first reading grade of the 2016-2017 school year.
The Cricket in Times Square, by George Selden
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Chester Cricket pays an unplanned visit to Tucker Mouse, and Harry Cat in
the subway of Times Square. Because of his music, their lives will never be
the same again.
SUGGESTED READING:
Need suggestions for beach reading or books to bring on vacation? Check out these handpicked titles that are ideal for the season.
The Mouse And the Motorcycle (series), by Beverly Cleary
Pippi Longstocking (series), by Astrid Lindgren
Little House on the Prairie (series), by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard Atwater
Because Of Winn‐ Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo
My Side Of The Mountain, by Jean C.George
The Chronicles of Narnia (series), by C.S. Lewis
The Littles to the Rescue (series), by John Peterson
Miss Pickerell (series), by Dora Pantell
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, by Rudyard Kipling