Reading Lists
Looking for a good book? These thematic and leveled lists should help you find just the right read.
Fifth Grade Reading Partners (Ms. Liu)
Sci-Fi/Disaster Novels for middle-school readers
Fantasy books
Wartime Adventures
Action & Suspense
Around the World with Picture Books
Historical Fiction
Mysteries
Suggested Summer Reading Lists:
Entering First Grade
Entering Third Grade
Entering Second Grade
Entering Fourth Grade
Entering Fifth & Sixth Grade
Entering Seventh & Eighth Grade
For additional summer reading ideas, we recommend the following websites:
San Francisco Public Library Recommended Reading
-- Thematic lists compiled by children's librarians at the SFPL.
Los Angeles Public Library Great Books page
-- A good place to find lists of popular authors and series, new releases, old favorites, and grade-by-grade reading recs.
HAISLN 2009 Summer Reading Lists
-- A grade by grade set of lists compiled by librarians from the Houston Area Independent School Library Network.
Boston Public Library
-- Thematic lists, mostly for elementary-school readers.
Reading Rockets
-- Tips to keep your son reading over the summer.