MNSD Elementary Librarians Celebrate Summer Reading with You!

Entering 5 th Grade Suggested Summer Reading List
Fifth Grade Reads!

The goal of our summer reading program is to encourage the enjoyment of reading and to acquaint students with specific authors, as well as, to encourage the reading habit by suggesting a wide range of authors of fiction, nonfiction, and series books. Summer reading is a time when children can focus on the fun of reading by reading what interests them. Visit your Marple or Newtown Public Library and let the celebration of summer reading begin!


I. Look for fiction books by these authors*:

Avi
Judy Blume
Andrew Clements
Eoin Colfer
Suzanne Collins
Bruce Coville
Sharon Creech
Roald Dahl
Cornelia Funkek
Jack Gantos
Patricia Reilly Giff
Dan Gutman
Margaret Haddix
Anthony Horowitz
Erin Hunter
Eva Ibbotson
Peg Kehret
Deborah Kent
Gail Levine
Gregory Maguire
Ann Martin
Gerald Morris
Phyllis Naylor
Linda Sue Parks
Gary Paulsen
Emily Rodda
Robert Kimmel Smith
Jerry Spinelli
Jean van Leeuwen
Rich Wallace


II. Explore nonfiction books by these authors*:

David Adler
Robert Burleigh
Joanna Cole
Nicola Davies
Douglas Florian
Dennis Fradin
Russell Freedman
Jean Fritz
Lee Bennett Hopkins
Susan Katz
Kathleen Krull
Kathryn Lasky
Patricia Lauber
Sandra Markle
Sy Montgomery
Jim Murphy
Mary Pope Osborne
Will Osborne
Seymour Simon
Robert Snedden
D. M. Souza
Jeff Szpirglas
Jane Yolen
Editors of Time for Kids and National Geographic

III. Browse for your favorite series:

Alex Ryder
American Girls Mysteries
Anne of Green Gables
Any Newbery winner/honor
Charlie Bone
Chet Gecko Mysteries
The Edge Chronicles
Lady Grace Mysteries
Magic Tree House Research Guide
My Side of the Story
On My Own Biography
On My Own History
Ravin Hill Mysteries
Roman Mysteries
Saddles, Stars & Stripes
Sammy Keyes Mysteries
Smart About
Squire Tales
What If You Met a ...
Who Was ...
You Wouldn't Want to Be In ...


IV. Remember Student Magazines, too!

*Some authors write for older children, too. Be sure to check appropriateness of books chosen.

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