PACE WEST
SUMMER READING LIST
RECOMMENDED SUMMER READING
Students are encouraged to read over the summer to maintain and improve their reading skills. Students will receive extra credit grades next year based on their completion of the summer reading program. Below is the Summer Reading List. If your child is reading below grade level, please contact their teacher for alternative selections they may read. Books on this list are available for check-out from PACE West. Students may also choose to read other books. Parents will be required to submit verification that students did complete the summer reading.
ELEMENTARY GRADES
Students in Grades K – 5: Teachers will provide a bag of appropriate books for your child to read this summer. You may choose to use the books we provide OR choose from the list below.
Grade 2 Choose 5
Author Title Publisher Pub. Date
Aliki "Mummies Made in Egypt" Harper Trophy 1985
Lobel, Arnond Any Title by this Author Varies Varies
Kellogg, Steven Any Title by this Author Varies Varies
Brown, Marc "Arthur" Series Little, Brown Varies
"D.W." Series
Marshall, James Any Title by this Author Dial Books Varies
"Step Into Reading Series" "Monster Bugs", etc. Random House Varies
Aliki "Mummies Made in Egypt" Harper Trophy 1985
Lobel, Arnond Any Title by this Author Varies Varies
Kellogg, Steven Any Title by this Author Varies Varies
Brown, Marc "Arthur" Series Little, Brown Varies
"D.W." Series
Marshall, James Any Title by this Author Dial Books Varies
"Step Into Reading Series" "Monster Bugs", etc. Random House Varies
Grade 3 Choose 3
Author Title Publisher Pub. Date
Hurwitz, Johanna Any Title by this Author Morrow Jr. Books Varies
Osborne, Mary P. "Magic Tree House" series Random House Varies
Lobel, Arnold "Frog and Toad" series Bradbury Varies
Etra, Johathan Aliens for Breakfast, etc. Random Varies
*"Step Into Reading" series Any title on level Bantam Paperback Varies
Hurwitz, Johanna Any Title by this Author Morrow Jr. Books Varies
Osborne, Mary P. "Magic Tree House" series Random House Varies
Lobel, Arnold "Frog and Toad" series Bradbury Varies
Etra, Johathan Aliens for Breakfast, etc. Random Varies
*"Step Into Reading" series Any title on level Bantam Paperback Varies
Grade 4 Choose 3
Author Title Publisher Pub. Date
Adler, David "Cam Jansen" series Viking Varies
Sobol, Donald "Encyclopedia Brown" series T. Nelson Varies
Cameron, Ann "Julian Secret Agent" series Random House Varies
Christopher, Matt The Hit-away Kid, The Lucky Baseball Bat or any other title by
this author
Warner, Gertrude Camp Out Mystery Albert Whitman Varies
Adler, David "Cam Jansen" series Viking Varies
Sobol, Donald "Encyclopedia Brown" series T. Nelson Varies
Cameron, Ann "Julian Secret Agent" series Random House Varies
Christopher, Matt The Hit-away Kid, The Lucky Baseball Bat or any other title by
this author
Warner, Gertrude Camp Out Mystery Albert Whitman Varies
Grade 5 Choose 2
Author Title Publisher Pub. Date
Naylor, Phyllis R. Any title by this author Varies Varies
Dahl, Roald Any title by this author Varies Varies
Paulsen, Gary "Culpepper Adventures" series or any title by this author Varies
Christopher, Matt Spy on 3rd Base, Top Wing or any title by this author Varies
Naylor, Phyllis R. Any title by this author Varies Varies
Dahl, Roald Any title by this author Varies Varies
Paulsen, Gary "Culpepper Adventures" series or any title by this author Varies
Christopher, Matt Spy on 3rd Base, Top Wing or any title by this author Varies
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grade 6 Choose 2
Author Title Publisher Pub. Date
Paulson, Gary Woodsong Puffin 1991
Fox, Paula Monkey Island Orchard 1991
Graham, Kenneth The Wind in the Willows Harper & Row 1972
Stevenson, Robert Kidnapped Doubleday 1886
Paulson, Gary Woodsong Puffin 1991
Fox, Paula Monkey Island Orchard 1991
Graham, Kenneth The Wind in the Willows Harper & Row 1972
Stevenson, Robert Kidnapped Doubleday 1886
Grade 7 Choose 2
Author Title Publisher Pub. Date
Haskins, Jim One More River to Cross Scholastic 1992
Stevenson, Robert Treasure Island Mass Market Paperback 1994
Wyss, Johann Swiss Family Robinson Bantam Classics 1992
Hahn, Mary Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story Avon 1995
Haskins, Jim One More River to Cross Scholastic 1992
Stevenson, Robert Treasure Island Mass Market Paperback 1994
Wyss, Johann Swiss Family Robinson Bantam Classics 1992
Hahn, Mary Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story Avon 1995
Grade 8 Choose 2
Author Title Publisher Pub. Date
Paulsen, Gary Hatchet Bradbury 1987
Gilbreth, Frank B.
& Ernestine Carey Cheaper by the Dozen Bantam Books 1984
London, Jack White Fang Puffin Classics 1986
Voight, Cynthia Izzy, Willy Nilly Atheneum 1986
Paulsen, Gary Hatchet Bradbury 1987
Gilbreth, Frank B.
& Ernestine Carey Cheaper by the Dozen Bantam Books 1984
London, Jack White Fang Puffin Classics 1986
Voight, Cynthia Izzy, Willy Nilly Atheneum 1986
HIGH SCHOOL
Grade 9 Choose 2
Author Title Publisher Pub. Date
Ende, Michael The Neverending Story Puffin 1993
King, Stephen The Eyes of the Dragon New American Library 1994
McCants, William Anything Can Happen in High School (And it Usually Does)
Brownbeer Press 1994
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit Ballantine 1990
Ende, Michael The Neverending Story Puffin 1993
King, Stephen The Eyes of the Dragon New American Library 1994
McCants, William Anything Can Happen in High School (And it Usually Does)
Brownbeer Press 1994
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit Ballantine 1990
Grade 10 Choose 2
Author Title Publisher Pub. Date
Cook, Robin Mutation Berkley Publishers 1996
Crichton, Michael The Lost World Ballantine 1996
Buck, Pearl S. The Good Earth Pocket 1994
Voight, Cynthia When She Hollers Scholastic 1996
Cook, Robin Mutation Berkley Publishers 1996
Crichton, Michael The Lost World Ballantine 1996
Buck, Pearl S. The Good Earth Pocket 1994
Voight, Cynthia When She Hollers Scholastic 1996
Grade 11 Choose 2
Author Title Publisher Pub. Date
Dog, Mary Crow Lakota Woman Grove Weidenfeld 1990
Jackson, Bo Bo Knows Bo The Autobiography of a Ballplayer
Doubleday 1990
Morrison, Toni Beloved Dutton 1993
Ellison, Ralph The Invisible Man African American Images 1996
Dog, Mary Crow Lakota Woman Grove Weidenfeld 1990
Jackson, Bo Bo Knows Bo The Autobiography of a Ballplayer
Doubleday 1990
Morrison, Toni Beloved Dutton 1993
Ellison, Ralph The Invisible Man African American Images 1996
Grade 12 Choose 2
Author Title Publisher Pub. Date
Sparks, Beatrice It Happened to Nancy Avon 1994
King, Stephen The Stand New American Library 1991
Hillerman, Tony Listening Woman Harper Paperbacks 1978
Powell, Colin My American Journey Ballantine 1996
Sparks, Beatrice It Happened to Nancy Avon 1994
King, Stephen The Stand New American Library 1991
Hillerman, Tony Listening Woman Harper Paperbacks 1978
Powell, Colin My American Journey Ballantine 1996
GED and Special Diploma Choose 2
Author Title Publisher Pub. Date
Crutcher, Chris Ironman Greenwillow 1995
Cormier, Robert The Chocolate War Panthean 1974
Steinbeck, John Of Mice and Men 1973
London, Jack Call of the Wild MacMillan 1903
Crutcher, Chris Ironman Greenwillow 1995
Cormier, Robert The Chocolate War Panthean 1974
Steinbeck, John Of Mice and Men 1973
London, Jack Call of the Wild MacMillan 1903
At all grade levels, if your child is reading below grade level, contact the teacher for appropriate reading materials for the summer.
Why should students read during the summer?
The purpose of the PWCPS Summer Reading Program is to encourage students to enjoy quality literature and to continue developing their independent reading skills.
What are the requirements?
This is a voluntary program. Students who participate are required to complete a minimum number of readings:
· Grades K - 2, five books
· Grades 3 - 5, three books
· Grades 6 - 12, two books
How do students document their reading?
Grades K - 4 students complete a list of books read. The documentation is to include
author, title, and a parent or guardian statement that the student completed the reading.
Grades 5 - 12 students provide the author, title, publishing information, and an explanation of the general topic or plot of the book along with a parent or guardian statement that the student has completed the reading.
Follow the format example:
Fix, James F. The Complete Book of Running. New York: Random House, 1977.
OR
Students who participate in the Prince William County Public Library Summer Reading program may use their documentation.
What is the reward?
Students:
· Build their vocabulary
· Develop their reading skills
· Enjoy new stories
· Learn new information
· Receive extra credit
What is meant by extra credit?
Students in Grades K - 2 will receive an S+ for each book completed, for a total of five. Extra credit will count 10% of the student’s grade in the affected marking period.
Students in Grades 3 - 5 will receive an extra A (100) for each book completed for a total of three. Extra credit will count 10% of the student’s grade in the affected marking period.
Students in Grades 6 - 8 will receive an extra A (100) for each book completed for a total of two. Extra credit will count 10% of the student’s grade in the affected marking period.
Students in Grades 9 - 12 who complete two books will receive two percentage points added to their final 9 weeks’ grade in the affected marking period.
Where can students get the books?
PACE West
PWC Public Library
Bookstores
Friends
The purpose of the PWCPS Summer Reading Program is to encourage students to enjoy quality literature and to continue developing their independent reading skills.
What are the requirements?
This is a voluntary program. Students who participate are required to complete a minimum number of readings:
· Grades K - 2, five books
· Grades 3 - 5, three books
· Grades 6 - 12, two books
How do students document their reading?
Grades K - 4 students complete a list of books read. The documentation is to include
author, title, and a parent or guardian statement that the student completed the reading.
Grades 5 - 12 students provide the author, title, publishing information, and an explanation of the general topic or plot of the book along with a parent or guardian statement that the student has completed the reading.
Follow the format example:
Fix, James F. The Complete Book of Running. New York: Random House, 1977.
OR
Students who participate in the Prince William County Public Library Summer Reading program may use their documentation.
What is the reward?
Students:
· Build their vocabulary
· Develop their reading skills
· Enjoy new stories
· Learn new information
· Receive extra credit
What is meant by extra credit?
Students in Grades K - 2 will receive an S+ for each book completed, for a total of five. Extra credit will count 10% of the student’s grade in the affected marking period.
Students in Grades 3 - 5 will receive an extra A (100) for each book completed for a total of three. Extra credit will count 10% of the student’s grade in the affected marking period.
Students in Grades 6 - 8 will receive an extra A (100) for each book completed for a total of two. Extra credit will count 10% of the student’s grade in the affected marking period.
Students in Grades 9 - 12 who complete two books will receive two percentage points added to their final 9 weeks’ grade in the affected marking period.
Where can students get the books?
PACE West
PWC Public Library
Bookstores
Friends
