Recommended Reading: Book Lists
Recommended Reads for Elementary Students
Grade K-1
1. "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss
2. "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss
3. "Corduroy" by Don Freeman
4. "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak
5. "Curious George" by H.A. and Margret Rey
Grade 2-3
1. "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein
2. "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
3. "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper
4. "The Berenstain Bears" series by Stan and Jan Berenstain
5. "Henry and Mudge" series by Cynthia Rylant
Grade 4-5
1. "The Tale of Despereaux" by Kate DiCamillo
2. "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
3. "The Magic Tree House" series by Mary Pope Osborne
4. "The Boxcar Children" series by Gertrude Chandler Warner
5. "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
Middle School Book Recommendations
Grade 6
1. "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
2. "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
3. "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett
4. "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis
5. "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
Realistic Fiction
1. "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio
2. "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
3. "The Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series by Jeff Kinney
4. "The Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series by Rick Riordan
5. "The Babysitter's Club" series by Ann M. Martin
Fantasy
1. "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling
2. "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
3. "The Beyonders" series by Brandon Mull
4. "Fablehaven" series by Brandon Mull
5. "The Sisters Grimm" series by Michael Buckley
Mystery
1. "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
2. "The 39 Clues" series by various authors
3. "The Mysterious Benedict Society" series by Trenton Lee Stewart
4. "The Boxcar Children" series by Gertrude Chandler Warner
5. "Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective" by Donald J. Sobol
Historical Fiction
1. "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
2. "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
3. "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" by John Boyne
4. "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
5. "The Bronze Bow" by Elizabeth George Speare
Nonfiction
1. "National Geographic Kids" books
2. "The Who Was...?" series by June Eding
3. "The Science of...?" series by various authors
4. "The History of...?" series by various authors
5. "Biographies" of famous historical figures
High School Summer Reading List
9th Grade
1. "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
2. "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
3. "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
4. "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger
5. "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros
10th Grade
1. "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare
2. "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck
4. "Night" by Elie Wiesel
5. "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
11th Grade
1. "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
2. "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller
3. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain
4. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde
5. "Beloved" by Toni Morrison
12th Grade
1. "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
2. "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
3. "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
4. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
5. "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Additional Recommendations
1. "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
2. "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
3. "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
4. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
5. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
