Primary: CHESTER by Melanie Watt
(Kids Can Press)
Elementary: ALVIN HO: ALLERGIC TO GIRLS, SCHOOL AND OTHER SCARY THINGS
by Lenore Look (Random House)
Middle School: BREATHE: A GHOST STORY
by Cliff McNish (Carolrhoda)
High School: THE HUNGER GAMES
by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one… until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow — between perfection and passion.
This is the 1st book of a triology and the 2nd installation is due out this Fall in October! The next book is called CROSSED! I am so looking forward to it.
I give MATCHED 5 stars!!
Super Summer Reading Ideas
Pre K & Kindergarten
Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio & LeUyen Pham
Hot Rod Hampster by Cynthis Lord & Derek Anderson
If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff
Silverlicious by Victoria Kann
We’re Going on a Lion Hunt by David Axtell
Kindergarten & 1st Grade
Duck Duck Moose by Dave Horowitz
Flat Stanley by Marc Brown
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parrish
Cam Jensen by David A. Alder
Fly Guy by Ted Arnold
Nate the Great by Marjorie S. Sharmat
Petal Fairies by Daisy Meadow
Miss Bindergarten Stays Home From Kindergarten by Joesph Slate & Ashley Wolff
Super Summer Reading Ideas
{rising 3rd grade}
Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing
By Judy Blume
Fourth grader Peter Hatcher has a terrible problem – his little brother Fudge! The first in a very funny five book series.
Judy Moody was in a Mood (Series #1)
By Megan McDonald
To start, Judy Moody doesn't have high hopes for third grade. Her new desk won't have an armadillo sticker with her name on it. Her new classroom will not have a porcupine named Roger. And with her luck, she'll get stuck sitting in the first row, where Mr. Todd will notice every time she tries to pass a note to her best friend, Rocky. An aspiring doctor, Judy does have a little brother who comes in handy for practicing medicine, a cool new pet, and a huge Band-Aid collection.
Judy also has an abundance of individuality and attitude, and when Mr. Todd assigns a very special class project, she really gets a chance to express herself! Megan McDonald's spirited text and Peter Reynolds's wry illustrations combine in a feisty, funny first chapter book for every kid who has ever felt a little out of sorts.
The Homework Machine
By Dan Gutman
The unlikely foursome made up of a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker -- Brenton, Sam "Snick,", Judy and Kelsey, respectively, -- are bound together by one very big secret: the homework machine. Because the machine, code named Belch, is doing their homework for them, they start spending a lot of time together, attracting a lot of attention. And attention is exactly what you don't want when you are keeping a secret.
Before long, members of the D Squad, as they are called at school are getting strange Instant Messages from a shady guy named Milner; their teacher, Miss Rasmussen, is calling private meetings with each of them and giving them pop tests that they are failing; and someone has leaked the possibility of a homework machine to the school newspaper. Just when the D Squad thinks things can't get any more out of control, Belch becomes much more powerful than they ever imagined. Soon the kids are in a race against their own creation, and the loser could end up in jail...or worse!
Henry & Ribsy
By Beverly Cleary
At last, Henry Huggins's father has promised to take him fishing, on one condition. Henry's dog, Ribsy, has been in all sorts of trouble lately, from running off with the neighbor's barbecue roast to stealing a policeman's lunch. To go on the fishing trip, Henry must keep Ribsy out of trouble -- no chasing cats, no digging up lawns...and no getting anywhere near little Ramona Quimby, the pest of Klickitat Street.
Ramona the Brave
By Beverly Cleary
Ramona is happy to have a new bedroom all to herself—during the day, at least. It's not as easy to be brave when there might be ghostly, boneless gorillas oozing under the door at night. Then there is the big, mean dog that steals Ramona's shoe on her way to school. Any other first grader might be frightened. But it's going to take more than monsters and dogs to scare this fearless first grader!
Super Summer Reading Ideas
{rising 2nd grade}
Young Cam Jansen and the Pizza Shop Mystery
by David A. Alder
Cam Jansen and her friend Eric go to the mall and eat. They have the best pizza in the world. Afterward, they realize that Cam's jacket has disappeared. Could someone have taken it? Where could it be? Cam's amazing memory goes into action with a click! Can Cam find her jacket and solve the pizza shop mystery?
Cool Zone with the Pain & the Great One
By Judy Blume
The Pain and the Great One hardly agree on anything. But deep down, they know they can count on each other, especially at school, where it often takes two to figure things out. Like when that first baby tooth falls out on the school bus. Or when an unwanted visitor on Bring Your Pet to School Day needs to be caught. Or worst of all, when a scary bully says you’re burnt toast. On days like these it can feel good not to go it alone. (And don’t forget Fluzzy the cat, who knows a thing or two himself.)
Magic Tree House Series
By Mary Pope Osborne
Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day
By
Barabara Park
Afternoon kindergarten is having a field day, and Junie B. Jones is team captain! Only, here's the problem. Room Eight keeps on winning too many events. And so how will Room Nine ever become the kindergarten champions? As Captain Field Day, will Junie B. find a way to lead her team to victory? Or will it be up to someone else to save the day?
