Summer Reading in preparation for the 2026-2027 school year
Students entering the grades below are expected to have completed the summer reading book by the first day of school. Activities and grades will be given at the start of school based on the novels and books listed below.
Kindergarten: Incoming Kindergarten students should read or be read books of their choice. Color one picture on the Kindergarten summer reading log for every 20 minutes of reading completed during the summer break. Bring the summer reading log to school on the first day of Kindergarten.
1st grade: Incoming first graders should read or be read 5 books of their choice. Students will choose one of the 5 books to complete the book report provided to be turned in on the first day of school.
2nd grade: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
3rd grade: The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
4th grade: Skinnybones by Barbara Park
5th grade: The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley
6th grade: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
7th grade: A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen
8th grade: To the Heights: A Novel Based on the Life of Pier Giorgio Frassati by Brian Kennelly