Scholastic Summer Reading This year, 2015, the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge will let kids unlock new stories written by their favorite authors. Each author started with the same opening sentence: “I glanced over my shoulder to make sure that no one had followed me into the shadowy library, then took a deep breath and opened the glowing book…” Doesn’t […]
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1st Grade Summer Reading List of Books
Keep your soon to be 1st (first) graders, your six- and seven- year olds, practicing their reading skills with lots of good books to read! These are favorite books for beginning readers from the easiest books with a few words per page to beginning chapter books with a sentence per page. (For my kids, this was first grade but for […]
Summer Reading Lists For Kids Ages 6 – 14
Happy summer vacation! Get your kids age 6 – 14 reading with book recommendations from my master summer reading lists for kids at every grade level from elementary to middle school to high school!! Reading, lots of it, is the only way to keep kids growing as readers. But, as we know kids need lots of good books. […]
8th Grade Summer Reading List (ages 13+)
I’m calling this list the 8th-grade summer reading list but it’s really for all teenagers, 8th grade through 12th grade. I’ve marked just a few books with an asterisk that may be better for more mature readers. After all, there’s a big range of development between 13 and 18. The books listed are excellent, ranging from […]
6th Grade Summer Reading List (ages 11 – 12)
Want to keep your 6th grader (age 11-12) reading all summer long? The best way is to make sure he has a lot of excellent books. I’ve debated forever and finally chosen the best books for your child to read. Here’s my 6th grade summer reading list for kids ages 11 and 12. Of course, it’s not […]
5th Grade Summer Reading List (age 10 – 11)
I believe it’s so important for children to have a choice of what to read. And I love getting recommendations as much as I do giving them to you. Here is the 5th grade summer reading list, books for your kids ages 10 or 11, split into genres so kids can explore something in every […]
4th Grade Summer Reading List (Ages 9 – 10)
By the time your child is in 4th grade, it’s absolutely vital he or she continue to read at least 20 minutes a day. Did you know that summer learning loss will affect his or her reading comprehension if you skip reading over the summer? So look through this fourth grade reading book list to find the best books […]