You are not required to choose a book from the
following list. It is merely here to give you guidance for anyone who needs it
in choosing their two books for summer reading. Please make sure you choose
books appropriate for your reading level. The books are listed in their
categories in order of difficulty (e.g., Extraordinary Jane is easier than Islandborn)
Fiction Picture Books
Extraordinary Jane by Hannah E. Harrison
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena
The Magician’s Hat by Malcolm Mitchell
School’s First Day ofSchool by Adam Rex
Super Manny Stands Up by Kelly DiPucchio
Are We There Yet? By Dan Santat
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
What Do You Do with an Idea? By Kobi Yamada
The Artist and Me by Shane Peacock
Islandborn by Junot Diaz
Nonfiction Picture Books
Marvelous Cornelius by Phil Bildner
The Day-Glo Brothers by Chris Barton
Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers
Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art ofConfusion by Chris Barton
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Cool Herc and theCreation of Hip Hop by Laban Carrick Hill
The Music in George’s Head: George GershwinCreates Rhapsody in Blue by Suzanne Slade
Balderdash! John Newbery and the BoisterousBirth of Children’s Books by Michelle Markel
Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover by Markus
Motum
When Paul Met Artie: The Story of Simon &Garfunkel by Greg Neri, illustrated by David Litchfield
Early Chapter Books
Charlie and Mouse by
Laurel Snyder
Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo
Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo
The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale
Beatrice Zinker, Upside DownThinker by Shelley Johannes
Captain Pug by Laura James
Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon
Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
The Story of Diva and Flea by Mo Willems
The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes
Middle Grade Novels
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban
Me and Marvin Gardens by Amy Sarig King
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Bluffton by Matt Phelan
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
The Battle of Darcy Lane by Tara Altebrando
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook by
Leslie Connor
Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Veswani
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
Bigger Than a Breadbox
by Laurel Snyder
Orphan Island by Laurel
Snyder
The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by
Christopher Healy
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
Enchanted Air by Margarita Engle
Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker
Bradley
A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Young Adult Novels
Rebound by Kwame Alexander
Solo by Kwame Alexander
Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
The Schwa Was Here by Neal Shusterman
Peak by Roland Smith
Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz
The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds
The Running Dream by Wendelin van Draanen
The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz
The Summer of Letting Go
by Gae Polisner
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
The Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Young Adult Nonfiction
Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Cultures edited
by Mitali Perkins
March: Books 1-3 by John Lewis
Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - theWorld’s Most Powerful Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
The Nazi Hunters by Neal Bascomb
Fault Lines in the Constitution by Cynthia and
Sanford Levinson
Alexander Hamilton:Revolutionary by Martha Brockenbrough
