2022 Summer Fun Reading List

Summer is here, but that doesn’t mean reading has to stop! No matter how young your student is, we have a book for them. Check out the list below, and stop by the library to pick up an adventure for your child.

Grade 1-2

• Ed and Ted and Ted’s Dog Fred by Andy Griffiths
• Don’t Worry, BEE Happy by Ross Burach
• We Are Growing by Laurie Keller
• Goat Wants to Eat by Laura Gehl
• See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog by David LaRochelle
• Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog by Cynthia Rylant
• Kung Pow Chicken by Cindi Marko
• Meet Mo and Jo: The Boulder Brothers by Sarah Lynn
• Rise of the Earth Dragon #1 by Tracey West
• Mia Mayhem Is a Superhero! by Kara West
• Mythical Beasts: 100 Fun Facts About Real Animals and the Myths They Inspire by Stephanie Warren Drimmer
• Rise of the Earth Dragon by Tracey West
• The Fabled Stables Willa the Wisp by Jonathan Auxier
• Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon
• What Do They Do With All That Poo? by Jane Kurtz

Grade 3-4

• Cat Ninja by Matthew Cody
• The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
• Stella Diaz has Something to Say (series) by Angela Dominguez
• Stink and the Shark Sleepover (series) by Megan McDonald
• Secret Agent Jack Stalwart (series) by Elizabeth Singer Hunt
• Word Travelers and the Taj Mahal Mystery by Raj Halda
• The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg
• Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures (series) by Jackson Pearce and Maggie Stiefvater
• A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying by Kelley Armstrong
• Dolphin Rescue (Animal Planet Adventures #1) (series) by Catherine Nichols
• Escape This Book Tombs of Egypt by Bill Doyle
• Pizazz by Sophy Henn
• Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis
• The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Williams
• Me, Frida, and the Secret is the Peacock Ring by Angela Cervantes
• Survivor Diaries: Avalanche! (series) by Terry Lynn Johnson
• Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai
• It’s the End of the World and I’m in My Bathing Suit by Justin A. Reynolds
• The Beast and the Bethany by Jack Meggitt-Phillips
• From an Idea to Nike: How Marketing Made Nike a Global Success by Lowey Bundy Sichol
• A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You A Laugh Out Loud Guide to Life on Earth by Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley
• Courageous Creatures and the Humans Who Help Them I Survived True Stories by Lauren Tarshis

Grade 5-6

• Escape from Atlantis by Kate O’Hearn
• Area 51 Interns: Alien Summer by James S. Murray and Carsen Smith
• Alone by Megan E Freeman
• Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret (series) by Trudi Trueit
• Framed! A T.O.A.S.T. Mystery (series) by James Ponti
• The Screaming Staircase (series) by Jonathan Stroud
• Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood
• Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte (graphic novel)
• The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh by Helen Rutter
• Middle School: The Worst Years of my Life (series) by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts
• Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable (graphic novel)
• A Whale in the Wild by Rosanne Parry
• Accidental Archeologists: True Stories of Unexpected Discoveries by Sarah Albee
• So You Want to Be a Ninja? by Bruno Vincent
• Pony by R.J. Palacio
• When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
• Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat
• The Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling
• Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibb
• Ophie’s Ghost by Justina Ireland
• Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell
• Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander
• Starfish by Lisa Fipps
• Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
• Wink by Rob Harrell
• The Boy Who Became a Dragon: A Bruce Lee Story by Jim Di Bartolo
• The Superpower Field Guide Eels by Rachel Poliquin
• Voyage of the Sparrowhawk by Natasha Farrant
• Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
• The Unforgettable Logan Foster by Shawn Peters

Grade 7-8

• The Wizenard Series: Training Camp by Wesley King
• The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
• City Spies by James Ponti
• 96 Miles by J.L. Esplin
• Beneath by Roland Smith
• Allies by Alan Gratz
• The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
• Brothers Keeper by Julie Lee
• How To Find What You’re Not Looking For by Veera Hiranandani
• Loyalty by Avi
• Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh
• The Last Cherry Blossom by Kathleen Burkinshaw
• When the World Was Ours by Liz Kessler
• Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson
• Rise Up: Ordinary Kids With Extraordinary Stories by Amanda Li
• The Chance to Fly by Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz
• House of Scorpions by Nancy Farmer
• Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

List provided by Imagination Soup @https://imaginationsoup.net/summer-reading-list-for-kids/

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