Summer Packets

Summer Reading 2026-27
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First Grade: 

1. A Splendid Friend Indeed by Suzanne Bloom
2. Have You Filled A Bucket Today? by Carol McLoud

Second Grade: 

1. Apples by Gail Gibbons (non-fiction)
2. Not Norman by Kelly Bennett (fiction) 

Third Grade: 

1. Any Magic Treehouse book
2. Any Who Would Win Book

Fourth Grade: 

1. Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
2. The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies

Fifth Grade: 

1. Loser by Jerry Spinelli OR Eggs by Jerry Spinelli
2. Who Was Anne Frank? by Ann Abramson

Sixth Grade: 

1. The Cay by Theodore Taylor
2. Holes by Louis Sachar
3. The Earth Dragon Awakes by Laurence Yep 

Seventh Grade: 

Required: Ground Zero by Alan Gratz (there will be a test on September 11th, 2026) 

Choose TWO out of these:

Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney

City of Ember by Jean DuPrau

Race to the Bottom of the Sea by Lindsay Eager

The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz

In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall

Lizzy Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary Schmidt

The Notorious Benedict Arnold by Steve Sheinkin

Assignment: Complete a Plot Map for each of the books that you "choose." There will be a writing assignment on these books as well in September.

Eighth Grade: 

Choose ONE from the following novels:

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

AND

Choose ONE from the following novels:

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz

AND

You are also being asked to read ONE book that YOU have chosen. This book will not be tested; however, you will be responsible for a writing piece that demonstrates your understanding of the book you have chosen. It can be a graphic novel, fiction, nonfiction, etc. 

Pick something YOU want to read, and be ready to tell me all about it in a written piece. 

By the time you return to school as the Class of 2027, you will have enriched your summer by reading three books!

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

5th Grade Honors Math

6th Grade

6th Grade Honors Math

7th Grade

7th Grade Honors Math

8th Grade

8th Grade Honors Math