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Royalton Hartland

Required Summer Reading

Name: _________________

As the school year comes to an end, teachers are grateful for the strides students have made in read-ing this past school year. We want to maintain the en-thusiasm and interest in literature over the summer as well.

Enclosed you will find a required summer reading list and reading logs for students entering fifth grade in September. This list is a guide or a starting place for students. Students may read the books on the attached list or may read other literature based on his/her interest and/or reading level.

We are requiring each child read a minimum of two chapter books over the summer, either with an adult or independently. For each of the books the student reads, he/she will need to complete a reading log entry. Students will also need to complete ONE of the reading projects attached to this packet.

Students will need to hand in two reading logs and one reading project on the first day of the 2015-16 school year. These items will be used as a grade for the first two homework assignments and the first project/test assignment.

We look forward to seeing you in September.

Have a Wonderful Summer and

Happy Reading!

Royalton-Hartland Required Summer

Reading

The 39 Clues – any in the series by various authors

20,000 Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne

Alive by Piers Paul Read

Birdwing by Rafe Martin

Blizzard, The Great Fire or Truce by Jim Murphy

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

The Cay by Theodore Taylor

Cold River by William Judson

Dear America diaries or My Name is America journals

The Doll People by Ann M. Martin

Eragon or Eldest by Christopher Paolini

Freedom Crossing by Margaret Goff Clark

The Good Earth by Pearl Buck

Remember: You can choose ANY

books you would like for summer reading. The titles above are just

some ideas!

Awesome Books and Authors that May Interest You...

Hiroshima by John Hersey

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein

Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer

Ida B by Katherine Hannigan

Jump Ship to Freedom by James Collier

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

Let the Circle Be Unbroken by Mildred Taylor

Letters from a Slave Girl by Mary E. Lyons

Maximum Ride by James Patterson

Montmorency by Eleanor Updale

North by Donna Jo Napoli

Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes

My Father’s Dragon Ruth Stiles Gannett

A Key to the Treasure Peggy Parish

The Giving Tree Shel Silverstein

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Beverly Cleary

The Boxcar Children Gertrude Chandler Warner

Stone Fox John Reynolds

Mr. Popper’s Penguins Richard Atwater

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Judy Blume

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Barbara Robinson

Little House in the Big Woods Laura Ingalls Wilder

James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl

Bunnicula, Night Nightmare James Howe

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl

Indian in the Cupboard L.R. Banks

Sadako and the Paper Cranes Eleanor B. Coerr

Hatchet Gary Paulson

Charlotte’s Web E.B. White

Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

The Trumpet of the Swan E.B. White

Stuart Little E.B. White

Sideways Stories fr/ Wayside School Louis Sachar

Little House Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Great Gilly Hopkins Katherine Paterson

Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder

Matilda Roald Dahl

Be Ever Hopeful Patricia Beatty

Harriet the Spy Louise Fitzhugh

The Watsons Go to Birmingham Christopher Paul Curtis

The Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum

The BFG Roald Dahl

The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett

Finding Lexile Levels

Finding the Lexile Level of any book is fairly simple. If you’re not sure if a book is at your lev-el, go to www.scholastic.com. In the top right corner of the screen you will see a link called Book Wizard.

Click on this link, and then type in the title or author of the book you are looking to find. This will give you the Lexile or A-Z level of the book title.

Happy Reading!

http://www.scholastic.com

Roy-Hart Reading Challenge Fictional Reading Log

Name: ____________________________________

Title of Book Chosen : ___________________________________________

Author: ________________________________________________________

Setting: ___________________________________________________________

Characters: _______________________ _________________________ ________________________

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Problem:

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Major Events in the Story:

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Solution:

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Roy-Hart Reading Challenge NON-Fiction Reading Log

Name: ____________________________________

Title of Book Chosen : ___________________________________________

Author: ________________________________________________________

What did you already know about this topic?

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Main Idea:

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Key Text Details:

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Things Learned:

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Questions I still have:

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Summer Project Choices…

Choose one of the books you read over the summer and

complete one of the three project/writing assignments listed below.

You may choose which project you would like to complete.

1. Write a book review for one of the books you read. This should include a summary of the book, the main plot, the theme of the book, as well as why others should read this book (or not). This review should be between 4-6 paragraphs.

2. Create a book cover for one of the books you read as if you designed the cover. You can use any materials you want (pastels, colored pencils, etc.) for the illustration as you make the book cover interesting to the reader. Re-member to include the title and author on the cover. On the back tell why you want kids to read/buy this book.

3. Write an extension to the book you read. You can write another chapter or a sequel to the book. What will happen next in the book you read? Will there be a new problem? Be creative and have fun!

Happy Reading!!

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