“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.”

Rockford Christian Schools

Summer Reading Program

2017

SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2017

Rockford Christian Elementary School is excited to announce our 2017 Summer Reading Program!

This program was created to encourage students to read throughout the summer months. This is a

great opportunity to read with your child and explore their interests through new book selections.

Kindergarten through Grade 3

For younger students, reading consistently throughout the summer months allows them to learn new

vocabulary and broaden their perspectives. Regular reading is essential to maintain the reading

advancements your child has made throughout the school year.

We encourage each Kindergarten through Grade 3 student to read at least 10 books during the

summer. Students who are emergent readers may be read to by an adult. The attached list of book

recommendations will provide some ideas based on reading level and interests. Parents can

encourage their child to read by monitoring reading level selections and providing a variety of

opportunities to read during the summer months.

Your child may turn in the attached reading record during the first week of school and receive a

special reading reward from their teacher. Happy Reading!

Grades 4 and 5

Summer is a perfect time to break out of your usual reading patterns and explore new interests,

ideas and authors. Our grade 4 and 5 students will have an opportunity for reading exploration as

they complete their summer reading requirement.

Grade 4 and 5 students are required to read at least one book of their choice over the summer. The

selected book should be one the student has not previously read. Students will complete a Google

Forms Summer Reading Assignment (see links below). This form may be completed online at any

point during the summer or students may turn in a printed copy to their teacher during the first week

of school. All forms are also available in the office. If you would like a hard copy of any of this

information mailed to you, please contact the office.

Grade 4 Link: https://goo.gl/forms/lEL8Rak8WSVGmBc52

Grade 5 Link: https://goo.gl/forms/1GAoTAQZt9ddsBKr1

The attached list of book recommendations will help you get started, or you may want to check in

with a friend and ask what they have enjoyed reading! We look forward to hearing about your

summer activities and reading explorations!

KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 3 READING RECORD

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KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 2 READING CHOICES

This list of books will help you guide your child’s summer reading. You are not restricted to this list, but we hope you will find it helpful.

TITLE AUTHOR AR LEVEL PTS ABC Under the Sea Knox, Barbara 2.6 0.5 Abe Lincoln’s Hat Brenner, Martha 2.6 0.5 A Buzz is Part of a Bee Lunn, Carolyn 1.4 0.5

A Dozen Dozens Ziefert, Harriet 1.8 0.5

A Huge Hog is a Big Pig McCall/Keeler 1.1 0.5

A Polar Bear Can Swim Ziefert, Harriet 1.8 0.5

Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping Parish, Peggy 1.8 0.5

Amelia Bedelia ** Parish, Peggy 2.5 0.5

Angel Falls: World’s Highest Waterfall Mattern, Joanne 2.9 0.5

Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothes Barrett, Judi 2.0 0.5

Are You a Snail? Allen, Judy 2.8 0.5

Arrow to the Sun McDermott, Gerald 2.7 0.5

Arthur Goes to Camp ** Brown, Marc 2.9 0.5

Arthur’s Nose Brown, Marc 1.6 0.5 Badgers (Grassland Animals) Murphy, Patricia J. 1.6 0.5

The Bear’s Picnic Berenstain, Stan/Jan 1.9 0.5

The Berenstain Bears on the Moon Berenstain, Stan/Jan 1.9 0.5

The Bike Lesson Berenstain, Stan/Jan 1.6 0.5 Birds We Know Friskey, Margaret 2.6 0.5

Buttons for General Washington Roop, Peter/Connie 2.9 0.5

Captain Cat Hoff, Syd 2.2 0.5

Chester Hoff, Syd 1.9 0.5

Chicken Pox Panic (Christian author) Lewis, Beverly 2.7 1.0 Christopher Columbus Krensky, Stephen 2.7 0.5 Circle Dogs Henkes, Kevin 1.7 0.5 Clifford the Big Red Dog Bridwell, Norman 1.2 0.5 Crabby Cat Caper Lewis, Beverly 2.7 1.0 Curious George ** Rey, H.A. 2.6 0.5

D.W. the Picky Eater ** Brown, Marc 2.9 0.5

Days with Frog and Toad Lobel, Arnold 2.5 0.5 Do Cows Eat Cake? ** Dahl, Michael 2.2 0.5 Eagles, Birds of Prey Richardson, Adele D. 2.7 0.5 Farmer Duck Waddell, Martin 2.2 0.5 Fiddlesticks Lewis, Beverly 2.5 1.0

Finders Keepers for Franklin Bourgeois, Paulette 2.8 0.5

Find the Fish ** Foley, Cate 1.2 0.5 Fireflies Coughlan, Cheryl 1.2 0.5 Flowers, Fruits, Seeds Wexler, Jerome 2.2 0.5 Fox and His Friends ** Marshall, Edward 2.0 0.5 Foxes: Clever Hunters Olien, Beckly 2.3 0.5 Frog and Toad All Year Lobel, Arnold 2.6 0.5 From Blossom to Fruit Saunders-Smith, Gail 1.1 0.5 From Bud to Blossom Saunders-Smith, Gail 1.2 0.5 George and Martha ** Marshall, James 2.7 0.5

Go Fractions! Stamper, Judith Bauer 2.8 0.5

Goodnight Moon Wise Brown, Margaret 1.8 0.5

Great Day for Up Seuss, Dr. 0.8 0.5

Green Eggs and Ham Seuss, Dr. 1.5 0.5

Gregory the Terrible Eater Sharmat, Mitchell 2.8 0.5

Growing Vegetable Soup Echlert, Lois 2.0 0.5 Henry and Mudge and the Careful… Rylant, Cynthia 2.1 0.5 Henry Ford Schaefer, Lola M. 2.0 0.5 Hopper Hunts for Spring Pfister, Marcus 2.5 0.5 Hop On Pop Seuss, Dr. 1.5 0.5

KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 2 READING CHOICES TITLE AUTHOR AR LEVEL PTS How a Seed Grows Seuss, Dr. 1.5 0.5 Hurry, Hurry Mary Dear Bodecker, N. M. 2.0 0.5

I Can Lick Thirty Tigers Today Seuss, Dr. 2.9 0.5

I Can Play Baseball ** Eckert, Edana 1.0 0.5 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Numeroff, Laura 2.7 0.5 I Love Cats Matthias, Catherine 1.3 0.5

Independence Day Frost, Helen 2.8 0.5

In the Tall, Tall Grass Fleming, Denise 1.6 0.5 Ira Sleeps Over Waber, Bernard 2.2 0.5 It’s a Good Thing There Are Insects Fowler, Allan 2.3 0.5 It’s About Time Jesse Bear ** Carlstrom, Nancy White 2.5 0.5 I Took My Frog to the Library Kimmel, Eric A. 2.5 0.5 Jackrabbits (Desert Animals) Townsend, Emily Rose 1.7 0.5 Jaguars (Rainforest Animals) Frost, Helen 1.3 0.5

Keeping Water Clean Frost, Helen 1.8 0.5

Kick, Pass, and Run Kessler, Leonard 1.7 0.5

Leopards: Spotted Hunters Schaefer, Lola M. 2.8 0.5

Little Bear ** Minarik, Else Holmelund 2.4 0.5 Mailbox Mania (Christian author) Lewis, Beverly 2.4 1.0 Maple Trees Freeman, Marcia S. 1.4 0.5

Midnight on the Moon (Magic Tree House) ** Osborne, Mary Pope 2.8 1.0

Milton the Early Riser Kraus, Robert 1.2 0.5 Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip Slate, Joseph 1.7 0.5 Miss Nelson Is Missing ** Allard, Harry 2.7 0.5 More Parts Arnold, Tedd 2.6 0.5 Mr. Grumpy’s Outing Burningham, John 1.7 0.5 My Friend Is Sad** Willems, Mo 1.2 0.5 Nate the Great Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman 2.0 0.5 Noah’s Ark Hayward, Linda 1.6 0.5

Now One Foot, Now the Other De Paola, Tomie 2.9 0.5

Nutik, the Wolk Pup George, Jean Craighead 2.8 0.5

Old Black Fly Aylesworth, Jim 1.4 0.5 One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Seuss, Dr. 1.7 0.5 Poppleton Rylant, Cynthia 2.7 0.5

Prairie Dogs (Grassland Animals) Murphy, Patricia J. 1.9 0.5

Rain Makes Applesauce Scheer, Julian 2.5 0.5 Robert Fulton Schaefer, Lola M. 2.3 0.5

Scruffy Parish, Peggy 1.9 0.5

Sea Horses (Ocean Life) Schaefer, Lola M. 1.6 0.5 Sheep In A Jeep ** Shaw, Nancy 1.0 0.5 Singing Sam Bulla, Clyde Robert 2.2 0.5

Snakes Broekel, Ray 2.8 0.5

Stinky Sneakers Mystery Lewis, Beverly 2.5 1.0 Storms Broekel, Ray 2.3 0.5

Teach Us Amelia Bedelia Parish, Peggy 1.9 0.5

Teddy Bear’s Picnic, The Bratton/Kennedy 2.7 0.5 There Is a Bird on Your Head** Willems, Mo 0.8 0.5 Very Busy Spider, The Carle, Eric 1.3 0.5

Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Carle, Eric 2.9 0.5

Time to Sleep Fleming, Denise 2.1 0.5

Tough Cookie Wisniewski, David 1.8 0.5

What are Forests? Trumbauer, Lisa 1.9 0.5

Wombat Divine Fox, Mem 2.2 0.5 Wright Brothers Schaefer, Lola M. 2.2 0.5 Young Cam Jansen Baseball Mystery ** Adler, David A. 2.3 0.5

Note: **Other titles available. Books in a series may have different reading levels.

KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 2 READING CHOICES

TITLE AUTHOR AR LEVEL PTS ABC Under the Sea Knox, Barbara 2.6 0.5 A Chair for My Mother Williams, Vera B. 3.4 0.5 A Cote of Many Colors Oke, Janette 5.0 4.0 A Fine, Fine School Creech, Sharon 3.3 0.5 A New Coat for Anna Ziefert, Harriet 3.5 0.5 A Pocket for Corduroy Freeman, Don 3.7 0.5 Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod Blake, Robert J. 3.3 0.5 And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street Seuss, Dr. 3.6 0.5

Angelina Ballerina Holabird, Katharine 3.9 0.5

Animals Do the Strangest Things Hornblow, Leonora 3.0 1.0 Animals of Sea and Shore Podendorf, Illa 3.7 0.5 Armadillo Rodeo Brett, Jan 3.4 0.5 Art Lesson De Paola, Tomie 3.6 0.5 Arthur and the Best Coach Ever ** Kensky 3.3 1.0 Babar Learns to Cook ** Brunhoff, Laurent de 3.6 0.5 Badgers Stone, Lynn M. 4.6 0.5

Ballet Maurer, Tracy M 4.8 0.5

Barry, the Bravest Saint Bernard Hall, Lynn 3.8 1.0

Baseball’s Greatest Pitchers Kramer, S. A. 4.2 1.0 Bear Schoenherr, John 3.7 0.5 Ben and the Porcupine Carrick, Carol 3.6 0.5 Berries, Nuts and Seeds Burnes, Diane L 4.2 1.0 Best Friends Kellogg, Steven 3.4 0.5 Best Friends for Frances Hoban, Russell 3.4 0.5 Billy and Blaze ** Anderson, C. W. 3.7 0.5 Bink & Gollie DiCamilla, Kate 2.5 0.5 Blueberries for Sal McCloskey, Robert 4.1 0.5 Bread and Jam for Frances Hoban, Russell 3.4 0.5

Buddy: the First Seeing Eye Dog Moore, Eva 3.8 0.5

Buster Makes the Grade ** Brown / Krensky 3.3 1.0 Butterfly House Bunting, Eve 3.4 0.5

Cam Jansen…Babe Ruth Baseball ** Adler, David A. 3.8 1.0

Chester the Worldly Pig Peet, Bill 5.3 0.5 Chrysanthemum Henkes, Kevin 3.3 0.5 Civil War on Sunday ** Osborne, Mary Pope 3.4 1.0 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Barrett, Judi 4.3 0.5 Comet’s Nine Lives Brett, Jan 4.0 0.5 Corduroy Freeman, Don 3.5 0.5 Cowardly Clyde Peet, Bill 4.5 0.5 Crinkleroot’s Guide to Walking in the Woods Artnosky, Jim 3.7 0.5

Crinkleroot’s Nature Almanac Arnosky, Jim 4.8 1.0

Curious George Gets a Medal Rey, H. A. 4.1 0.5 Ducktails Oke, Janette 4.6 5.0 Dude Ranch Detective Keene, Carolyn 3.0 1.0 E is for Elisa Hurwitz, Johanna 4.0 1.0 Eli Peet, Bill 3.5 0.5 Elizabeth Cady Stanton Davis, Lucile 3.4 0.5 Finding Providence Avi 3.3 0.5 Garter Snakes Wechsler, Doug 4.7 0.5 George Washington’s Teeth Chandra / Comora 3.6 0.5 Gingerbread Baby Brett, Jan 3.5 0.5 Goin’ Someplace Special McKissack, Patricia C. 4.3 0.5 Grandfather’s Journey Say, Allen 3.6 0.5

Grandpa’s Teeth Clement, Rod 3.9 0.5

Gretchen: the Bicycle Dog Heyman, Anita 4.1 0.5 Gullible’s Troubles Shannon, Margaret 4.3 0.5

Habitat for Humanity Suen, Anatasia 3.9 0.5

KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 2 READING CHOICES

TITLE AUTHOR AR LEVEL PTS Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark Hurwitz, Johanna 3.7 0.5 Homes and Habits of Insects Stone, Lynn 4.3 0.5 Hooway for Wodney Wat Lester, Helen 3.1 0.5 Horton Hatches the Egg Seuss, Dr. 3.1 0.5 House Mouse, Senate Mouse Barnes, Peter/Sheryl 4.6 0.5 How Much Is a Million Schwartz, David M. 3.4 0.5 Huge Harold Peet, Bill 4.5 0.5 I Wonder Why the Sea is Salty Ganeri, Anita 4.6 0.5 Ice Cream Treats: the Inside Scoop Fleisher, Paul 5.2 0.5 If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon Levine, Ellen 5.2 1.0 In Aunt Lucy’s Kitchen Rylant, Cynthia 4.0 1.0 Inside a Coral Reef Telford / Theodorou 5.1 0.5 Island Boy Cooney, Barbara 4.7 0.5 Jeremy: The Tale of an Honest Bunny Karon, Jan 4.5 1.0 Koala Lou Fox, Mem 3.2 0.5 Library Lil Williams, Suzanne 4.0 0.5 Lobsters Cooper, Jason 4.5 0.5

Lucky Chuck Cleary, Beverly 3.9 0.5

Madeline ** Bemelmans, Ludwig 3.1 0.5 Magic School Bus at the Waterworks Cole, Joanna 3.7 0.5 (Magic School Bus Series offers a variety of titles—reading levels 3.1 to 4.4) Make Way for Ducklings McCloskey, Robert 4.1 0.5 Math for All Season Tang, Greg 3.5 0.5 Mercy Watson to the Rescue DiCamillo, Kate 2.7 0.5 Mia Hamm: Soccer Star Kirkpatrick, Rob 4.7 0.5 Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Burton, Virginia Lee 4.4 0.5

Miss Rumphius Cooney, Barbara 3.8 0.5

Moles: Champion Excavators Garcia, Eulalia 5.9 0.5

Molly’s Pilgrim Cohen, Barbara 3.0 0.5 Money Elkin, Benjamin 4.1 0.5

Moses the Kitten Herriot, James 4.8 0.5

Mountain Top Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 3.6 2.0 My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Polacco, Patricia 3.3 0.5 New Kid in Town Oke, Janete 5.1 4.0 No Jumping on the Bed! Arnold, Tedd 4.5 0.5

Oil Spill! Berger, Melvin 3.8 0.5

Olympics Fradin, Dennis B. 4.9 0.5

One Morning in Maine McCloskey, Robert 4.4 0.5 Only One Woof Herriot, James 4.5 0.5 Oscar, Cat-About-Town Herriot, James 4.0 0.5 Paddington Goes to Town Bond, Michael 6.1 4.0 Pee Wees on First Delton, Judy 3.5 0.5

Pickles to Pittsburgh Barrett, Judi 4.8 0.5

Punctuation Takes a Vacation Pulver, Robin 3.9 0.5

Recycling Kalbacken / Lepthien 5.6 0.5 Rescue on the Outer Banks Ransom, Candice F. 3.5 0.5 Riptide Weller, Frances 4.0 0.5 Robots Greene, Carol 3.6 0.5 Rockets and Spaceships Wallace, Karen 3.0 0.5 Rodeos Fain, James 3.2 0.5 Rosie and the Tustler Gerrard, Roy 5.4 0.5 Score One for the Sloths Lester, Helen 3.5 0.5

Space Rocks: A Look at Asteroids Waldeck, Aaron 4.8 0.5

Space Telescope Fradin, Dennis B. 5.9 0.5

Stone Soup Brown, Marcia 3.3 0.5

Sugaring Time Lasky, Kathryn 5.8 10.

Sweet Dream Pie Wood, Audrey 4.6 0.5 Tale of Benjamin Bunny Potter, Beatrix 4.4 0.5

GRADES 3-5 READING CHOICES

This list of books will help you guide your child’s summer reading. You are not restricted to this list, but we hope you will find it helpful.

TITLE AUTHOR AR LEVEL PTS A City of Dreams Brouwer, Sigmund 6.1 5.0 A Dangerous Plan ** Jenkins/LaHaye 4.7 4.0 (Left Behind for Kids Series) A Girl from Yamhill Cleary, Beverly 6.5 11.0 A Little Princess Burnett, Frances 6.0 11.0 A Picture of Freedom McKissack, Patricia C. 4.6 5.0 A Pioneer Sampler Greenwood, Barbara 5.5 7.0 A Pup in King Arthur’s Court Barkan, Joanne 4.4 5.0 Abandoned on the Wild Frontier ** Jackson, Dave/Neta 5.5 4.0 About-Face Space Race (Christian author) Elmer, Robert 3.2 2.0 Across Five Aprils Hunt, Irene 6.6 10.0

Addy Learns a Lesson ** Porter, Connie 3.9 1.0

(American Girl Series) Advanced Skateboarding Rosenberg, Aaron 5.6 1.0 Adventure on the Wilderness Road Lawlor, Laurie 4.4 5.0 (American Sisters Series)

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Twain, Mark 8.1 12.0

After the Rain: Virginia’s Civil War Osborne, Mary Pope 4.6 2.0 Again Josefina! Tripp, Valerie 4.2 0.5 Amelia’s War Rinaldi, Ann 4.0 7.0 America’s Paul Revere Forbes, Esther 6.6 2.0 Anastasia Again! Lowry, Lois 4.5 5.0 And Then What Happened, Paul Revere Fritz, Jean 5.3 1.0 Animals on the Trail with Lewis and Clark Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw 7.4 2.0 Anne Frank: Life in Hiding Hurwitz, Johanna 7.0 2.0 Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better Buchanan/Randall 4.1 3.0 (Christian authors) Arctic Patrol Mystery ** (Hardy Boys Series) Dixon, Franklin W. 5.1 5.0 Arthur, for the Very First Time MacLachlan, Patricia 4.2 3.0

Ashleigh’s Diary Campell, Joanna 4.7 8.0 Ashleigh’s Western Challenge Campbell/Platt 4.7 8.0 AstroBall Free-4 All (Christian author) Elmer, Robert 3.3 1.0 At the Plate with—Ken Griffey Jr. Christopher, Matt 6.6 4.0 Attaboy Sam! Lowry, Lois 4.6 3.0 Attack of the Denebian Starship Morris/Meeks 4.7 5.0 Babe & Me Gutman, Dan 4.3 4.0 Babe Ruth Macht, Norman L. 6.0 2.0 Back to the Drawing Board Myers, Bill 4.5 2.0 Badger in the Basement ** Baglio, Ben M. 4.6 4.0 (Animal Ark Series)

Ballistic Bugs Buchanan/Randall 3.8 3.0

Bambi Salten, Felix 4.9 6.0

Banner in the Sky Ullman, James Ramsy 5.1 11.0 Battle of the Bands Buchanan /Randall 4.3 3.0 Bear Dogs: Canines with a Mission Wood, Ted 4.7 0.5

Because of Winn-Dixie Di Camillo, Kate 3.9 3.0

Beezus and Ramona ** Clearly, Beverly 4.8 3.0

Better than Best (Christian author) Lewis, Beverly 4.1 2.0 Big Dogs Altman, Linda Jacobs 4.5 0.5 Bizarre Birds Wechsler, Doug 5.1 1.0 Black Beauty Unabridged Sewell, Anna 7.7 11.0

Blazer Drive Brouwer, Sigmund 3.8 3.0

Boston Jane: An Adventure Holm, Jennifer L. 4.9 8.0 Brian’s Winter Paulsen, Gary 5.9 5.0

Bright Freedom’s Song Houston, Gloria 5.7 6.0

By the Shores of Silver Lake ** Wilder, Laura Ingalls 5.3 9.0 Caddie Woodlawn Brink, Carol Ryrie 6.0 8.0

GRADES 3-5 READING CHOICES

TITLE AUTHOR AR LEVEL PTS Caesar Rodney: American Patriot Melchi, Susan McCarthy 5.4 1.0 Cal Ripkin, Jr.: Baseball’s Iron Man Gutman, Bill 6.1 1.0

Caleb’s Story MacLachlan, Patricia 2.9 2.0

Call for Courage Snelling, Lauraine 4.2 6.0 Call It Courage Sperry, Armstrong 6.2 2.0

Camping Keller, Kristin Thoennes 4.9 1.0

Can You Imagine? McKissack, Patricia C. 3.9 0.5

Canyons Paulsen, Gary 5.5 5.0 Captive at Kangaroo Springs Elmer, Robert 4.6 7.0 Carlota O’Dell, Scott 5.4 4.0 Case of the Dangerous Cruise Roddy, Lee 5.0 5.0 Case of the Missing Minds Myers, Bill 4.1 3.0 Catch a Falling Star Lewis, Beverly 4.6 4.0

Catch That Pass! ** Christopher, Matt 3.9 2.0

Change of Heart (Christian author) Byrd, Sandra 4.0 3.0

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Dahl, Ronald 4.8 5.0

Charlotte’s Web White, E.B. 4.4 5.0 Cheaper by the Dozen Ernestine / Frank Gilbrett 6.0 10.0

Children of Promise Tedrow, T.L. 4.9 6.0

Coming Home Brooke, Lauren 4.3 4.0 Copperheads George, Linda 4.0 0.5

Coyotes Lepthien, Emilie 3.9 0.5

Crabs Bailey, Donna 3.9 0.5

Cracker Jackson Byars, Betsy 4.2 4.0

Creature of the Mists Brouwer, Sigmund 4.8 5.0

Crispin: The Cross of Lead Avi 5.0 7.0

Cross My Heart Byrd, Sandra 3.8 3.0

Crossing the Colorado Rockies Lawlor, Laurie 4.7 5.0 Danger Lies Ahead McCusker, Paul 4.0 3.0

Dark Passage McCusker, Paul 4.8 3.0

Dixie and Bandit ** Morris, Gilbert 4.3 3.0 (10 titles available; slight variation in reading levels) Dogsong Paulsen, Gary 5.2 5.0 Down in the Piney Woods Smothers, Ethel Footman 3.7 4.0

Dreams on Ice Lewis, Beverly 3.9 3.0

Eagles’ Wings Snelling, Lauraine 4.0 5.0 Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective ** Sobol, Donald J. 4.1 1.0 (Series: slight variation in reading levels)

Evvy’s Civil war Brenaman, Miriam 5.1 8.0 Eye of the Hurricane Roddy, Lee 4.8 5.0

Fair Weather Peck, Richard 4.7 4.0 Fangs for the Memories Myers, Bill 3.5 3.0 Ferocious Fighters Knight, Tim 5.2 1.0 Fire, Bed & Bone Branford, Henrietta 5.0 4.0 Fly Fishing Hopkins, Ellen 4.5 0.5 Follow the Dream Lewis, Beverly 4.3 3.0

Follow the Star Elmer, Robert 4.8 7.0

Forgive the River, Forgive the Sky Whelan, Gloria 4.5 2.0 Freedom Run McCusker, Paul 4.7 4.0 Freedom Trap Elmer, Robert 4.5 5.0 Frindle Clements, Andrew 5.4 2.0 From the Mixed-Up Files Konigsburg, E.L. 4.7 5.0 of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Fundamental Mountain Biking King, Andy 5.5 1.0

Gentle Ben Morey, Walt 4.8 8.0 George Washington’s Breakfast Fritz, Jean 4.1 0.5

Get Along, Little Doggies Rogers, Lisa Waller 4.9 4.0

GRADES 3-5 READING CHOICES

TITLE AUTHOR AR LEVEL PTS Go Free or Die: Ferris, Jeri 4.6 1.0 A Story about Harriet Tubman

Good Neighbors Tedrow, T.L. 4.4 8.0 Grandpa’s Stolen Treasure Johnson, Lois Walfrid 3.9 6.0

Hail to the Chump Buchanan /Randall 4.0 3.0

Harriet the Spy Fitzhugh, Louise 4.5 8.0 Hatchet Paulsen, Gary 5.7 7.0 Hide Behind the Moon Lewis, Beverly 4.3 4.0 Home on Stoney Creek Luttrell, Wanda 5.5 7.0 Home to the Prairie Tedrow, T.L. 4.4 7.0 Homer Price McCloskey, Robert 6.6 4.0 Hooray for Beekeeping Kalman, Bobbie 4.3 0.5

Horse Heroes Petty, Kate 5.7 1.0

Horseback Riding in Action Calder, Kate 5.8 1.0

House at Pooh Corner Milne, A. A. 4.8 4.0

How to Eat Fried Worms Rockwell, Thomas 3.5 2.0 How to Think Like a Scientist Karamer, Stephen P. 4.6 1.0 Hurricane Katrina *** Tarshis, Lauren 4.0 2.0 I’m Not Who You Think I Am Kehret, Peg 4.6 4.0 In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Lord, Bette Bao 4.6 4.0

Irish Red Kjelgaard, Jim 5.8 7.0

Island of the Blue Dolphins O’Dell, Scott 5.4 6.0

Island Stallion Farley, Walter 5.8 8.0 Jet Skiing Italia, Bob 5.1 0.5 Jim Ugly Fleischman, Sid 4.3 3.0

Johnny Tremain Forbes, Esther 5.9 13.0

Just Between Friends Byrd, Sandra 4.1 3.0

Kavik: The Wolf Dog Morey, Walt 4.9 7.0

Kentucky Dreamer Snelling, Lauraine 4.2 6.0 Let the Circle Be Unbroken Taylor, Mildred D. 5.7 15.0 Life on the Trail Kalman, Bobbie 5.5 1.0 Lightning Kramer, Stephen 5.4 1.0 Little House in the Big Woods*** Wilder, Laura Ingalls 5.3 5.0 Local Government (Kids’ Guide) Giesecke, Ernestine 6.6 1.0 Lost Campers Hutchens, Paul 5.7 5.0

Mandie and Her Missing Kin ** Leppard, Lois Gladys 4.9 6.0

(Reading levels vary slightly) Mary Poppins Travers, P. L. 6.1 6.0 Miko’s Muzzy Mess Elmer, Robert 3.3 1.0 Miles’ Song McGill, Alice 5.6 7.0

Miracles on Maple Hill Sorensen, Virginia 4.9 7.0

Mission 1 Oxygen Level Zero Brouwer, Sigmund 5.4 3.0 Molly Pitcher: Young Patriot Stevenson, Augusta 3.4 3.0 Moonshiner’s Gold Erickson, John R. 4.4 6.0 Moving Up Snelling, Lauraine 4.1 0.5 Mr. Revere and I Lawson, Robert 7.5 5.0

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH O’Brien, Robert C. 5.1 8.0 My Friend Flicka O’Hara, Mary 6.0 15.0 Night of the Fireflies Lewis, Beverly 4.4 4.0

North to Freedom Holm, Anne 5.7 9.0 Number the Stars Lowry, Lois 4.5 4.0 Old Yeller Gipson, Fred 5.0 5.0 Olympic Dreams Snelling, Lauraine 4.1 5.0 On My Honor Bauer, Marion Dane 4.7 2.0 On the Far Side of the Mountain George, Jean Craighead 4.5 6.0 On Top of Concord Hill Wilkes, Maria D. 5.4 7.0 One Plus One Byrd, Sandra 3.7 3.0

GRADES 3-5 READING CHOICES

TITLE AUTHOR AR LEVEL PTS One Small Dog Hurwitz, Johanna 4.4 2.2

Onion John Krumgold, Joseph 4.5 8.0 Only the Best Lewis, Beverly 4.2 3.0 Panic at Emu Flat Elmer, Robert 4.5 7.0 Pass It On Byrd, Sandra 4.0 3.0 Phoebe the Spy Griffin, Judith Berry 4.3 1.0 Pinocchio Collodi, Carlo 5.3 6.0 Point of No Return McCusker, Paul 4.4 4.0 Rascal North, Sterling 7.1 7.0 Rat Teeth Giff, Patricia Reilly 3.4 3.0 Reunion in Kentucky Luttrell, Wanda 5.5 7.0 Road to Freedom Roddy, Lee 5.4 7.0

Room with a Boo! Myers, Bill 3.8 2.0

Runt Bauer, Marion Dane 4.8 3.0

Sarah Bishop O’Dell, Scott 4.9 7.0

Sarah, Plain and Tall MacLachlan, Patrica 3.4 1.0 Saving Lilly Kehret, Peg 5.1 5.0 Scouts of the Wild West Savage, Jeff 6.3 1.0

Seaman: The Dog Who Explored the West Karwoski, Gail Langer 6.0 9.0 with Lewis and Clark Skylark MacLachlan, Patricia 3.2 1.0

LIBRARY RESOURCES

Rockford Christian School Library

Public Libraries of Rockford • 815-965-7606

Main Branch • 215 N Wyman St

Montague Branch • 1238 S Winnebago St

Rockton Centre Branch • 3112 N Rockton Ave

East Branch • 6685 East State St

Rock River Branch • 3128 11th St

Lewis Lemon Branch • 1988 Jefferson St

Cherry Valley Library • 755 East State St • 815-332-5161

North Suburban Library (Loves Park) • 5340 N 2nd Street • 815-633-4247

North Suburban Library (Roscoe) • 5562 Clayton Circle • 815-623-6266

Talcott Free Library (Rockton) • 101 East Main Street • 815-624-7511

BOOK STORES

Barnes & Noble (Cherryvale Mall) • (815) 332-3069

Half Price Books Outlet • 6669 East State St • 815-484-9990

Drewelow’s House of Books • 2233 Charles St • 815-226-2233