Summer Reading Fun  

For summer reading fun, participate in the summer programs at Friendswood Public Library. For more information call the library at 281-482-7135.

Students may read Accelerated Reader titles during the summer and take the quizzes when they return to school in August. Keep a list of the titles read.


Students recommend these titles for summer reading fun.
Author
Title
Reading Level

Alexander, Lloyd

The Book of Three (Prydain series)

5.3 to 6.1

Avi

True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

5.3

Balliett, Blue

Chasing Vermeer

5.4

Byars, Betsy

The Pinballs

3.8

Byars, Betsy

Wanted: Mud Blossom

4.2

Christopher, John

White Mountains (and sequels)

6.2 to 7.0

Collins, Suzanne

Gregor the Overlander (Underlander Chronicles)

4.7 to 4.8

Cooney, Caroline

The Face on the Milk Carton (and sequels)

4.6 to 4.8

Corder, Zizou

Lionboy (Lionboy Trilogy)

4.9 to 5.7

Coville, Bruce

Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher

4.9

Creech, Sharon

Walk Two Moons

4.9

Curtis, Christopher

Bud, Not Buddy

5.0

Curtis, Christopher

The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963

5.0

Cushman, Karen

Midwife's Apprentice

6.0

DiTerlizzi, Tony and Holly Black

The Field Guide (Spiderwick Chronicles series)

3.9 to 4.4

Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee

The Conch Bearer (and sequel)

5.4 to 6.1

Fenner, Carol

Randall's Wall

4.6

Fleischman, Sid

The Giant Rat of Sumatra or Pirates Galore

4.5

Garland, Sherry

The Silent Storm

5.5

George, Jean Craighead

My Side of the Mountain

5.2

Haddix, Margaret Peterson

Among the Hidden (Shadow Children series)

4.8 to 5.3

Hahn, Mary Downing

Time for Andrew

4.5

Hahn, Mary Downing

Wait Till Helen Comes

4.6

Hamilton, Virginia

M. C. Higgins, The Great

4.4

Howe, Deborah & James

Bunnicula (and sequels)

4.0 to 5.8

Jacques, Brian

Redwall series

5.1 to 6.3

Kehret, Peg

Small Steps

5.2

Konigsburg, E. L.

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

4.7

Konigsburg, E. L.

A View From Saturday

5.9

LaFevers, R. L.

The Forging of the Blade (Lowthar's Blade Trilogy)

4.7

L'Engle, Madeline

A Wrinkle in Time (and sequels)

4.7 to 5.2

Levine, Gail

Ella Enchanted

4.6

Lewis, C. S.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Narnia series)

5.4 to 5.9

Lowry, Lois

The Giver

5.7

Lowry, Lois

Number the Stars

4.5

MacLachlan, Patricia

Sarah, Plain and Tall

3.4

McKinley, Robin

Blue Sword

7.0

McKinley, Robin

Hero and the Crown

6.8

Montgomery, L. M.

Anne of Green Gables (and sequels)

6.0 to 8.6

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds

Shiloh (and sequels)

4.4 to 4.9

Nimmo, Jenny

Midnight for Charlie Bone (Children of the Red King series)

4.8 to 4.9

Nixon, Joan Lowery

A Family Apart (Orphan Train series)

3.8 to 6.0

O'Dell Scott

Island of the Blue Dolphin

5.4

Paulsen, Gary

Hatchet (and sequels)

5.5 to 5.9

Peck Robert Newton

A Day No Pigs Would Die (and sequel)

4.0 to 4.4

Pullman, Philip

The Golden Compass (and sequels)

6.0 to 7.1

Rawls, Wilson

Where the Red Fern Grows

4.9

Riordan, Rick

The Lightning Thief

4.7

Rowling, J. K.

Harry Potter series

5.5 to 6.8

Ruchman, Ivy

The Night of the Twisters

4.7

Ryan, Pam Munoz

Riding Freedom

4.5

Sachar, Louis

Holes

4.6

Selden, George

Cricket in Times Square

4.9

Sewell, Anna

Black Beauty

7.7

Snicket, Lemony

The Bad Beginning (Series of Unfortunate Events)

6.3 to 7.4

Speare, Elizabeth George

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

5.7

Stewart, Paul and Chris Riddell

Beyond the Deepwoods (The Edge Chronicles series)

4.9 to 6.3

Taylor, Mildred

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

5.5

Tolkien, J. R. R.

The Hobbit (and the Lord of the Rings series)

6.1 to 7.9

Wallace, Bill

A Dog Called Kitty

4.2

Wallace, Bill

Red Dog

4.4

Wallace, Bill

Snot Stew

3.2

Weeks, Sarah

A Regular Guy (and sequels)

4.5 to 5.5

White, Andrea

Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083

4.5

White, E. B.

Charlotte's Web

4.4

Wilder, Laura Ingalls

Little House on the Prarie (and sequels)

4.6 to 5.8


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