books for summer

Summer Reading Lists For Kids Ages 5 – 18

Happy summer vacation! Get your kids ages 5 to 18, reading with book recommendations from these up-to-date summer reading lists for kids. They’re at every grade level from elementary to middle school to high school!! Reading, lots and lots of reading, is the only way to keep kids growing as readers. But kids need lots of good books. […]

Teen Summer Reading List (Ages 13 – 18)

Need summer reading ideas for your teenage readers? This list is meant for all teenagers, 8th grade through 12th grade. However, 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 as you well know. The books […]

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 they have 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 always […]

5th Grade Summer Reading List (Ages 10 – 11)

Need a 5th-grade summer reading list? These books for your kids ages 10 or 11 are organized by genres so that kids can explore something in every category. Let kids choose from the list! Why? Because book choice is key to ownership and motivation. SHOP this list on Amazon. All book reviews and recommendations for […]

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 […]

3rd Grade Summer Reading List (Ages 8 – 9)

What kind of books does your 3rd grader enjoy reading? Here are my recommendations for ages 8 and 9 (third grade) summer reading. Find funny books, fantasy books, friendship stories, adventure stories, and books about animals. These books will get your kids engaged and reading all summer long! SHOP this list. Don’t forget that a summer reading program can be […]

2nd Grade Summer Reading List (Ages 7 – 8)

Hooray! It’s time for summer reading lists & summer reading programs . . .If you’re looking good books for kids going into the second grade, these books will keep your 2nd grader reading throughout the summer, developing and practicing their reading skills with excellent books. As you know, the more a child reads, the more vocabulary they’ll learn […]

1st Grade Summer Reading List of Books

Keep your soon to be 1st (first) graders, ages 6 and 7, practicing their growing reading skills with the best, most highly recommended books! 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 […]