Fourth Grade Summer Reading – Faith Christian School 2016
Hello, Fourth Graders! You may choose any two of the
books on the next page to read over the summer. If you wish to
read more than the two books required, you may of course do so.
However, you only need complete the reading journal for two of
the books you read and turn the journal in on the Monday of the
second week of school. Your completion will be graded as two
quiz grades.
CHICK FIL-A CONTEST: For every book that you read
and that you draw a picture of a scene from, above the required
two books, your name will be entered into a drawing for a $15
Chick Fil-A gift card. For example, if you read the two required
books plus two more books from the list, your name will be
entered two times into the drawing. If you read three extra books,
your name will be entered three times and so on for the number
of extra books you read.
Directions for reading journal:
• Purchase a composition journal or spiral bound notebook.
• Create a decorative cover for your journal. Include the title of the
favorite book you read, the author’s name, your name, and a picture
of a scene from the book (you may either draw it or make a collage
using magazine pictures). Glue it to the front of your journal.
• Use one page for each of the following responses:
✴ Page 1: Summarize the favorite book you read by answering
these questions:
Who is the main character?
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What difficulties did he have? (Answer in complete sentences.)
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How did he overcome them or solve them? (Answer in complete sentences.)
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What lesson did he learn? (Answer in complete sentences.)
✴ Page 2: Draw a picture of the story’s setting. (e.g., Is it set in a medieval castle, on a
western ranch, in New York City, or on a farm?)
✴ Page 3: (1) Describe your least favorite character and explain why. (2) Describe your
most favorite character and explain why.
✴ Page 4: Write the title of the second book you read (the one that you didn’t summarize on
page 1). Write the author’s name. Describe your favorite part of that story.
✴ Page 5: Write this pledge, “I have completely read (Titles of the TWO [or more] books
you read) for the first time.”
(Ex.: “I have completely read All-of-a Kind Family, Black Beauty, The Sign of the
Beaver, and Treasures of the Snow for the first time.”)
Put your signature under the pledge to affirm that this is true.
Faith Christian School – Miss Houghton
Fourth Grade Summer Reading – Faith Christian School 2016
BOOK LIST:
1. Adventures along the Cumberland Gap (Edith S. McCall) ~Exciting and action-filled.
2. All-of-a Kind Family (Sydney Taylor) ~Quaint and fun!
3. Arby Jenkins: Mighty Mustang (Sharon Hambrick) [Christian fiction] ~These are part of a
series of well-written books. The chapters are short with little climaxes in plot. The
characters are very real and modern. There is a lot of action and humor. Good for boys.
4. The Baker Street Mysteries: The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Jake & Luke Thoene) [One of a
series] ~Easy to read and very interesting. You may read others in the series at parental
discretion.
5. Black Beauty (Anna Sewell) ~A horse story; very touching and thought-provoking.
6. The Black Stallion series (Walter Farley) ~Exciting and adventurous!
7. Charlotte’s Web (E. B. White) Newbery Honor ~A classic; warm, fun, and folksy
8. Ginger Pye (Eleanor Estes) Newbery ~Delightful; a lost dog and suspicious characters
9. The Little House series (Laura Ingalls Wilder) ~a classic favorite; adventures in the
American western frontier
10. Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars (Ellen MacGregor) ~humorous and creative
11. Mr. Popper’s Penguins (Richard and Florence Atwater) ~funny and cute
12. Number the Stars (Lois Lowry) Newbery ~a Danish girl learns life lessons and experiences
dangerous adventures during Nazi occupation; read at parental discretion
13. Old Yeller (Fred Gipson) ~a faithful dog and his master experience the wild west
14. The Sign of the Beaver (Elizabeth George Speare) Newbery Honor ~grit and adventure,
American Indians and frontiersman, a great book about courage and adventure
15. Strawberry Girl (Lois Lenski) Newbery ~childish adventures in the country South; addresses
some topics of racism; read at parental discretion
16. Treasures of the Snow (Patricia St. John) [Christian fiction] wonderfully simple and yet deep;
set in the Swiss Alps; a boy who always gets into trouble makes a deadly mistake
17. Treehouse Tales (Anne Isaacs) A wonderful tale! The late-nineteenth century setting takes
the reader back to a time of adventure. The treehouse in the story is a child’s dream hideout.
18. Any biographies, with parental discretion, in the Janet & Geoff Benge collection
Faith Christian School – Miss Houghton