Summer Reading List for Students Entering Fourth Grade

Summer 2008

Summer reading is an enjoyable experience designed to keep reading skills active.

Students are asked to read three books during the summer but are encouraged to read

as much as possible. Teachers will be doing activities based on summer reading when

students return to school in August. Have a wonderful summer filled with BOOKS,

BOOKS, BOOKS!

Choose any ONE of the following 3 books to read this summer:

Theme: Friendship

The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson

The BFG by Roald Dahl

Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Choose any TWO of the following books to read this summer or read

any two books of your choice:

Harry Potter (any) by J.K. Rowling

Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators by Robert Arthur

In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord

The Kid Who Only Hit Homers by Matt Christopher

William Shakespeare and the Globe by Aliki

26 Fairmont Avenue by Tomie De Paola

Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz

Shoeshine Girl by Clyde Robert Bulla

Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary

Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater

The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman

The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

Matilda by Roald Dahl

Honus and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure by Dan Gutman

A Series of Unfortunate Events (any) by Lemony Snicket

Dear America series

Alabama Roots series by various authors