Summer Reading Expectations and Suggestions
All of the students entering grades 5 and 6 at Morse Pond School have received a copy of the graphic novel Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi, to read. We hope that students enjoyed their visit with him! This book is on next year's Battle of the Books List.
Next year, there will be TWO Battle of the Books: one required for ALL students and one that is completely optional.
Here is next year's Required Battle of the Books List. So, reading as many as you can over the summer is a great idea!
GRAPHIC NOVELS
1. Amulet: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi
2. Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
3. Faceoff Fall Out by Jake Maddox
4. I Survived The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 by Lauren Tarshis
5 Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas
PICTURE BOOKS
6. Ada’s Violin by Susan Hood
7. After the Fall by Dan Santat
8. Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki
9. Bully by Patricia Polacco
10. Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton
CHAPTER BOOKS
11.Dork Diaries #1 by Rachel Renee Russell
12.The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
13.Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
14.The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner
15.Warriors Into The Wild by Erin Hunter
Are you looking for something a bit more challenging? Try reading as many books from the OPTIONAL Clipper Challenge Battle List below:
1. Beyond The Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
2.Chester and Gus by Cammie McGovern
3. City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
4. Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan
5. Falling Out Of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
6. From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
7.The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
8.The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
9. A Strange Thing Happened In Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga
10.The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann