April 30, 2010
2010 Summer Reading List
Because reading is such a foundation for the development of all educational skills, Prince Avenue Christian School students are required to read books over the summer months. Listed below are the requirements for the upcoming school year.
For more information about each grade level reading list, contact the appropriate grade English or Reading teacher.
PRINCE AVENUE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
SUMMER READING LIST 2010
KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS ENTERING FIRST GRADE
(Read minimum of 10 books)
Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman
Little Giants by Alan Rogers (A series of books)
Bread and Jam for Frances Russell Hoban
Martha Blah Blah by Susan Meddaugh
The Treasure Tree by J. Trent and G. Smalley & the sequel,
The Two Trails by J. Trent and G. Smalley
If You Give A Pig A Pancake by Laura Numeroff ( A series of books)
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Tale of Three Trees by Angela Hunt
Books in the following series:
Classic Stories such as Little Toot, Chicken Little, The Little Red Hen, Mother Goose Rhymes
Reading for Fun Enrichment Library (ABEKA)
Dr. Seuss books
Arch books (Bible stories)
Hairy Maclary’s books by Lynley Dodd
Sesame Street books
Curious George books
“If you give a …” series; Laura Numeroff
Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
Adam Raccoon series by Glen Keane
Happy Day series of books
Castle Tales series by Janet Noonan
Christopher Churchmouse series by Barbara Davoll
Little Bear Series by Else H. Minarik
Family Time Bible Stories series
Amelia Bedelia titles by Peggy Paris
Biscuit titles by Alyssa satin Capucilli
Eddycat series by Ada Barnett
The Adventures of Piper the Hyper Mouse by Mark Lowry
Detective Dan by Timothy Roland
Jonathan James series by Crystal Bowman
Tales from Schroon Lake series
Veggie Tales series by Phil Vischer
Just Say Know series by Doug Kingsriter
Books by the Following Authors
Tana Hoban Gail Gibbons Eric Carle
P.D. Eastman Donald Crews Jan Brett
Frank Asch Don Freeman Stephen Cosgrove
Leo Lionni Byron Barton Kim Lewis
Bill Martin, Jr. Angela Hunt Max Lucado
Gertrude Warner – Easy Readers – Box Car Children
FIRST GRADE STUDENTS ENTERING SECOND GRADE
(Read minimum of 10 books)
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura J. Numeroff
If You Give A Moose A Muffin by Laura J. Numeroff
The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy
Books in the following series:
The Berenstein Bears’ books
Curious George books
Holiday books by Dennis Fradin
Jessie Bear books by Nancy White Carlstrom
Clifford series by Norman Bridwell
Survival Series for Kids by Joy Berry (out of print)*
Box Car Children series by Gertrude C. Warner
Woof series by Denae Dobson (out of print)*
Christopher Churchmouse series by Barbara Davoll
Adam Racoon series by Glen Keane
Christian Character series by Michael Waite (out of print)*
Children’s Bible Classics
Happy Day series of books
Psalty series
Books by the following authors (example):
Frank Asch (Bears)
Eric Carle
Donald Crews
Don Freeman (Corduroy)
Margaret Bloy Graham
Gail Gibbons
Syd Hoff
Bernard Waber (Ira Sleeps Over)
Jeanette Oke (Animal Stories)
Robert McCloskey (Blueberries for Sal)
Mercer Mayer (Bubble, Bubble)
Leo Lionni (Swimmy)
Peggy Parish (Amelia Bedelia)
Maurice Sendak (Chicken Soup with Rice)
Arnold Lobel (Frog and Toad are Friends)
Edna Miller
Ezra Jack Keats (A Whistle for Willie)
Anne Rockwell
Laura J. Numeroff
SECOND GRADE STUDENTS ENTERING THIRD GRADE
Required: Stuart Little by E.B. White
Be ready to do a book report on this book.
Read minimum of 10 books from this list or others that you choose.
Recommended: any of the following
The Ugly Ducklings by Hans Christian Anderson
The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting
St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning by Eve Bunting
Chanticleer and the Fox by Geoffrey Chaucer
How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin by Rudyard Kipling
Here Comes the Strikeout by Leonard Kessler
The Coco, the Mouse, and Little Red Hen by Felicite Lafevre
Patches Finds a New Home by Edna Miller
Mousekin’s Family by Edna Miller
When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne
One Morning in Maine by Robert McClosky
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McClosky
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
Cricket In Times Square by George Selden
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Books in the following series:
Narnia Chronicles for young readers
Berenstain Bears series by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish
Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J . Sobol
The Boxcar Children series by G. C. Warner
Hardy Boys series by Franklin W. Dixon
Black Stallion series by Walter Farley
Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene
Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish
Magic School Bus series by Joanna C
Nate The Great series by Marjorie Sharmat
American Girls series by Valerie Tripp
Books by Beverly Cleary
THIRD GRADE STUDENTS ENTERING FOURTH GRADE
Required Novel: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Recommended Classics (Choose and read at least one from the following list):
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Charlotte’s Web by EB White
The Trumpet of the Swan by EB White
Peter Pan by JM Barrie
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Yearling Marjorie Kennan Rawlings
Treasure Island by Stevenson
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
Sarah Bishop by Scott O’Dell
The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day by Scot O’Dell
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder
If your child has exhausted the list of classics, the school library has many Christian fiction books to choose from.
FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS ENTERING FIFTH GRADE READING LIST
REQUIRED READING: One Christian biography about a missionary or Christian figure
RECOMMENDED READING:
Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard
Black Beauty by Anna Sewall
Born Free by J. Adamson
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Brink
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Lassie, Come Home by Eric Knight
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
Otter of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Douglas Wiggin
Sign of the Beaver by Elisabeth George Speare
Sounder by William H. Armstrong
Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
Trouble at Silver Pines Inn by Gloria Repp
Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
Upper School
6-12th Grades
All students should read a total of two novels (with the exception of AP Language students who should read three and Dual Enrollment students who should read one). Assessment for summer reading will take place during the first full week of class during the 2010-2011 school year.
Upcoming Sixth Graders:
1) A Father’s Promise by Donna Lynn Hess
2) Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Upcoming Seventh Graders:
1) The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
2) My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Upcoming Eighth Graders:
1) A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
2) Call of the Wild by Jack London
Upcoming Ninth Graders (ENG I):
1) The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
2) Hangman’s Curse by Frank Peretti OR The Sacrifice by Robert Whitlow (Choose One)
Upcoming Tenth Graders (ENG II):
1) Jimmy by Robert Whitlow
2) Night by Elie Wiesel
Upcoming Eleventh Graders (ENG III-American Literature):
1) The Trial by Robert Whitlow
2) The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Upcoming Twelfth Graders (ENG IV-British Literature)
1) The List: by Robert Whitlow
2) Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Upcoming Eleventh/Twelfth Graders enrolled in AP Language
1) The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
2) Lord of the Flies by William Golding
3) Screwtape Letters by C. S.Lewis
Upcoming Twelfth Graders enrolled in Dual Enrollment English 101 & 102 (Truett McConnell College)
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte