LCA SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2016
(K5-12th Grades)
Dear LCA Parents,
LCA is instituting a summer reading program to encourage excellence in reading. Studies
indicate that children in their early years who read, are read to, and own books perform better in the
classroom and on tests than those who do not. LCA is committed to helping your students receive a
superior education. Subsequently, our summer reading program will require your child to read at least
one of the titles listed before he/she returns to school. In August, students will be required to submit
a brief essay of the contents of the required reading. In addition to the essay, quizzes may be given
based on the discretion of the teacher. Make sure that your child reads the required summer reading.
Students taking honors classes are required to read all the titles listed under the honors section of the
summer reading list.
Your child’s grade is listed as the one he/she will enter in the fall (example: students who have
just finished 2nd grade follow the list for rising 3rd graders). Please encourage your student to read the
Recommended List as well. These are great books that will improve your child’s reading and enhance
his/her life. Your participation in the “Read Alouds” will demonstrate your commitment to your
child’s/children’s excellence in reading as well.
Additional ideas to encourage reading:
! Library & Ice Cream Night – The entire family goes to the library to choose books and then
out to Dairy Queen for a cool reward.
!
Outdoor blanket party – books, lemonade, and reading anywhere in the yard or on the porch
!
Used bookstore treasure hunt – Whoever finds the best book for the cheapest price chooses
the next read-aloud book.
!
Reading caves – Make a corner of the room, closet, garage, or tree fort a reading hideout for
your child/children.
!
Set the timer to limit video games, TV, and computer play especially in the summer when
we are most likely to lose track of their gaming time.
The sky is the limit for ways to encourage your child/children to love books; so have a great summer
vacation and read, read, read!
Sincerely,
LCA Faculty/Administration
" Rising K5
Books to enjoy together:
(Parents read aloud)
Title
Make Way for Ducklings
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Peter Rabbit (and other adventures)
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Author
Robert McCloskey
Virginia Lee Burton
Beatrix Potter
Peggy Rathmann
Title
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears
The Story of Ping
The Story of Dr. Doolittle
The House at Pooh Corner
Author
Verna Aardema
Marjorie Flack
Hugh Lofting
A.A. Milne
" Rising 1st Grade
Books to enjoy together:
(Parents read aloud)
" Rising 2nd Grade
Required
Title
The Bravest Dog Ever
Books to enjoy together:
(Parents read aloud)
Author
Standiford
Recommended
Title
Three Cheers for Tacky
Uncle Elephant
The Teeny Tiny Woman
Title
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
My Father’s Dragon
Author
Lester
Lobel
O’Connor
Author
Atwater
Baum
Gannet
" Rising 3rd Grade
Required
Title
Author
Riding the Pony Express
Bulla
Purchase online at
http://www.sonlight.com/3R49.html
Books to enjoy together:
(Parents read aloud)
Recommended
Title
Encyclopedia Brown
Emily’s Runaway Imagination
Author
Sobol
Cleary
Misty of Chincoteague
Henry
Title
The Cricket in Times Square
The Door in the Wall
The Twenty-One Balloons
Author
Selden
De Angeli
DuBois
" Rising 4th Grade
Required
Title
The Courage of Sarah Noble
Books to enjoy together:
(Parents read aloud)
Author
Dalgliesh
Recommended
Title
The Matchlock Gun
The Cabin Faced West
Meet Thomas Jefferson
Phoebe the Spy
Title
The Sign of the Beaver
Strawberry Girl
My Side of the Mountain
Author
Edmonds
Fritz
Barrett
Griffin
Author
Speare
Lenski
George
" Rising 5th Grade
Required
Title
Old Yeller
Books to enjoy together:
(Parents read aloud)
Author
Gipson
Recommended
Title
In the Year of the Boar and
Jackie Robinson
Detectives in Togas
By the Great Horn Spoon
Title
The Land I Lost
The Master Puppeteer
Call It Courage
Johnny Tremain
Author
Lord
Winterfield
Fleischman
Author
Nhuong
Paterson
Sperry
Forbes
" Rising 6th Grade
Required
Title
Number the Stars
Books to enjoy together:
(Parents read aloud)
Author
Lowry
Recommended
Title
The Shakespeare Stealer
The Horse and His Boy
Caddie Woodlawn
Title
Roll of Thunder Hear, Hear My Cry
Cheaper by the Dozen
Kidnapped
Author
Taylor
Gilbreth
Stevenson
Author
Blackwood
C.S. Lewis
Brink
" Rising 7th Grade
Required
Title
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Author
Scott O’Dell
Recommended
Title
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Bronze Bow
Author
Juster
Speare
Recommended
Title
Black Beauty
The Hobbit
Author
Sewell
JRR Tolkien
" Rising 8th Grade
Required
Title
Author
Tortured for His Faith
Haralan Popov
(can be found at Amazon,
Door of Hope International
www.dohi.org, Barnes & Noble)
" Rising 9th – 12th Grade ENGLISH
Student in regular (non-honors) English classes will read 200 pages from the reading list in addition to
reading 200 pages from books of their own choosing.
Students in honors English will read 400 pages from the reading list in addition to reading 200 pages
from books of their own choosing
In the fall, students should be able to complete assignments about the basic plot and the characters
from their reading as well as describe their response to book(s) they read by identifying specific
features they liked and did not like.
Writing Bonus: Throughout the summer, students have the opportunity to earn bonus on their summer
reading assignments by emailing Miss Love about what they are reading (thoughts, questions, what
they like, what they dislike, etc.)
" Rising 9th ENGLISH
Title
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Bronze Bow
The Devil’s Arithmetic
The Hobbit
Author
C.S.Lewis
Elizabeth George Speare
Jane Yolen
J.R.R.Tolkien
" Rising 10th ENGLISH
Title
A Separate Peace
To Kill A Mockingbird
Cyrano de Bergerac
Author
John Knowles
Harper Lee
Edmond Rostand
" Rising 11th ENGLISH
Title
The Scarlet Letter
Pride and Prejudice
Same Kind of Different as Me
Author
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Jane Austin
Ron Hall
" Rising 12th ENGLISH
Title
Mere Christianity
Lord of the Flies
The Importance of Being Ernest
Author
C. S. Lewis
William Golding
Oscar Wilde
" Rising 10th Grade HONORS WORLD HISTORY
Required
Title
The Children’s Homer
Author
Padraic Colum
" Rising 11th Grade HONORS US HISTORY
Required
Title
Last of the Mohicans
Author
Cooper
" Rising 12th Grade HONORS GOVERNMENT/ECONOMICS
Required
Title
Being George Washington
Author
Glenn Beck
2016-2017 LCA Teachers/Staff
Required Reading (Please Read ONE of the following books)
Title
Amusing Ourselves To Death:
Public Discourse in the Age of
Show Business
Author
Neil Postman
How To Be A Team Player And
Enjoy It: A Study In Staff
Relationships
Matt Williams
*If you have any questions regarding the above reading materials, please call the school office or
address your concerns to Mr. Edge. We understand that classic literature may periodically contain
slang or offensive language. LCA does not endorse the use of inappropriate language; however, we
do believe that the literary content should not be overlooked due to the author’s lapse in judgment.