Peachtree Academy SUMMER READING 2014

For Rising KINDERGARTEN Students Summer provides many opportunities for parents and young children to enjoy unforgettable books together. We would like for all of our families to provide reading opportunities for their children during the summer. Here is a list of books to help you get started. Choose a few to share with your child. Enjoy!

Read Alouds Aylesworth: Naughty Little Monkeys c2003 alphabet Twenty-six monkeys get into mischief when their parents go out for the evening in this rhyming alphabet book.

Ehlert: Pie in the Sky c2004 family fiction As a father and his child view the cherry tree in their back yard, they refer to it as a pie tree. Includes a recipe.

Kimmel: The Gingerbread Man c1993 fairy tale This familiar fairy tale features a gingerbread man who runs away from the woman who bakes him and meets other animals along the way, including a clever fox.

Pfister: Rainbow Fish animal stories The most beautiful fish in the ocean with the shimmering silver scales discovers the beauty of sharing.

Rosen: We're Going on a Bear Hunt c2003 animals, fiction Brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat.

Rosenthal: Duck! Rabbit! c2009 animals Two unseen characters argue about whether the creature they are looking at is a rabbit or a duck.

Sierra: Counting Crocodiles c1997 counting, rhyming A monkey outsmarts ten crocodiles that stand between her and a banana tree by using her ability to count.

Sierra: Wild About Books c2004 animals, humor A librarian accidentally drives her bookmobile to the zoo and subsequently reads a Dr. Seuss book to the animals.

Taback: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat c1999 diversity Joseph starts out with an overcoat and ends with a button.

Thompson: Little Quack c2003 animals Mama Duck encourages her four ducklings to leave the nest. The youngest and smallest, Little Quack, proves to be the most reluctant.

Wood: Alphabet Adventure c2001 alphabet The letters of the alphabet join the search to help "i" find her dot in order to continue their journey in this colorful alphabet book.

Wood:The Napping House c1984 sleep, fiction While a number of creatures sleep, a flea causes a commotion among them with just one bite.

For Rising FIRST GRADE Students Book Report #1 - Sandwich Book Report Each upcoming first grader is to pick one book from the following list and complete the assigned sandwich book report. 100 Days of School

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Cat in the Hat

Corduroy

Curious George

Fancy Nancy

Flat Stanley

The Gingerbread Man

Green Eggs and Ham

Henry and Mudge

Kissing Hand

Morris Goes to School

Owl Moon

Rainbow Fish

Snowy Day

The Hungry Caterpillar

If You Give a Cat a Cupcake

If You Give a Pig a Pancake

Library Mouse

Duck for President

You are to create a sandwich with the following items. Be creative! You can create a mobile, use foam, poster board, etc… 1. Top slice of bread, - write the title and the author’s name. 2. Onion – Setting – describe when and where the story takes place. 3. Lettuce – Main Characters – tell who the story is about. 4. Tomato – Plot – describe the main events and actions in the story. 5. Cheese – Conclusion – tell about the ending. 6. Meat – Favorite Part – describe your favorite part of the book. 7. Bottom slice of bread – write your name and date. Draw a picture of your favorite part.

Book Report #2 – The Giving Tree Each upcoming first grader is to read The Giving Tree. There will be activities and assignments designed around this book during the first week of school.

For Rising SECOND GRADE Students All 2nd grade students are required to read Sarah, Plain and Tall. We will discuss and complete activities with this book the first week of school. All upcoming 2nd graders need to choose one book from the list below to read and complete a project on it. Please choose one of the following projects to do for the book your child chooses. This project needs to be brought to class the first day of school. Choice 1: Cereal Box See attached instructions. Choice 2: Book Cover The student will create a book cover about his/her favorite part of the book. The cover needs to have the book title and author on it. It must have a picture and it must be colored. The picture must be original and not copied from the any current cover. The student will then write a brief description on the back about what happened and why it is his/her favorite part of the book. Book List A to Z Mysteries Series (Roy) Chalk Box Kid (Bulla) Magic Tree House Series (Osborne) Frog and Toad Series (Lobel) The Boxcar Children Series (Warner) The Courage of Sarah Noble (Dalgliesh) Cam Jansen Series (Adler) Judy Moody and Stink Series (McDonald) Nate the Great Series (Sharmat) Amber Brown Series (Danzinger) Magic School Bus (Chapter books and Picture Books)

For Rising Third Grade Students All 3rd grade students are required to read The Mouse and the Motorcycle. We will discuss and do some activities with this book the first week of school. All upcoming 3rd graders need to choose one book from the list below to read and complete a project on it. Please choose one of the following projects to do for the book your child chooses. This project needs to be brought to class the first day of school. Diorama Choose a scene from the book and create a 3-D representation of that scene. Make it creative and colorful. Set the diorama up in a shoe box type box. You may cut out pictures from a magazine, draw your own, use real objects, etc. The sky is the limit, but be creative and use color. Also, I am looking for neatness. Be sure to include your name, the title of your book, and the author. Baseball card Choose one of the main characters and make a baseball card. On one side, draw a picture of the character. On the back side, include information you learned about your character. You can include age, hair color, likes, dislikes interests, etc. Again, be colorful, creative, and neat. Make it on regular size paper. Be sure to include your name, book title, and author.

Choose 1 of your choice “Jake Drake” series (Clements) “Clementine” series (Pennypacker) Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Superfudge, or any other Judy Blume book Any Beverly Cleary book “Magic Treehouse” series (Osbourne) Nonfiction” Magic Treehouse” companions The Chocolate Touch (Patrick Skene Catling) The Great Gilly Hopkins (Katherine Paterson) The Hundred Dresses (Eleanor Estes) Stuart Little, Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White) James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl) “I Survived” series (Lauren Tarhis) “Who Was” or Who Is” series

For Rising FOURTH GRADE Students

** Required Novel: Trumpet of the Swan, E.B. White** Each incoming 4th grader is responsible for reading one book of the choice from the list below and writing a book review. Specific guidelines for the book review can be found at the end of the grade level book lists. All incoming 4th grade students are also responsible for reading the required novel for their grade. This novel will be discussed at length and in detail during the first month of school. Fourth grade summer reading entails two reading tasks. The first task is to select ONE book from the in-class project list and note the elements listed; the other task is to select ONE book from the “Book in a Bag” list and follow the attached instructions in creating a “Book in a Bag.” In-Class Reading Project: Please select one book from the below list and note the elements of character, plot (sequence of events), setting, and theme (moral or lesson learned) as you read. A project will be assigned the first day of school that will reflect the book you read; this project will be given a due date when the school year begins. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, Jeanne Birdsall, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.7 Holes, Lois Sachar, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.6 The BFG, Roald Dahl, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.8 The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary, Candace Fleming Accelerated Reader Book Level 3.9 The Trumpet of the Swan, E. B. White Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.9 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Carl Bowen, Accelerated Reader Book Level 3.0 “Book in a Bag” Summer Book Project: Please select one book from the below list and complete the “Book in a Bag” project using the guidelines attached. Please be prepared to present your “Book in a Bag” on the first day of school. Beezus and Ramona, Beverly Cleary, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.8 Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Judy Blume, Accelerated Reader Book Level 3.3 When Zachary Beaver Came To Town, Kimberly Willis Holt, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.5 The Indian in the Cupboard, Lynne Reid Banks, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.7 4th Grade Rats, Jerry Spinelli, Accelerated Reader Book Level 2.6

Fourth and Fifth Grade “Book in a Bag” Project

1. On one side of a paper bag, draw a colorful scene from the book. Also include: a. The title of the book b. The author c. Your name 2. On the back of the bag, please write: a. Main Characters- Include all of the main characters b. Supporting Characters- Include any other characters that may have been in the story but were not main characters. c. Setting - Include the places and the time periods your story took place. d. Conflicts - Include the main problem within the story (4-5 sentences). e. Resolutions - How does the story end (4-5 sentences)? 3. Inside the bag, place at least six objects that represent significant events that happened in the book. You could also place objects that show aspects of the main characters’ personalities. 4. You will be asked to present your “Book in a Bag” project on the first day of school. You will also be required to tell the class about each item in your bag and why you chose this item. Happy reading!

For Rising FIFTH GRADE Students

** Required Novel: Old Yeller by Robert Stevenson** Each incoming 5th grader is responsible for reading one book of the choice from the list below and writing on book review. Specific guidelines for the book review can be found at the end of the grade level book lists. All incoming 5th grade students are also responsible for reading the required novel for their grade. This novel will be discussed at length and in detail during the first month of school. Fifth grade summer reading entails two reading tasks. The first task is to select ONE book from the in-class project list and note the elements listed; the other task is to select ONE book from the “Book in a Bag” list and follow the attached instructions in creating a “Book in a Bag.” In-Class Reading Project: Please select one book from the below list and note the elements of character, plot (sequence of events), setting, and theme (moral or lesson learned) as you read. A project will be assigned the first day of school that will reflect the book you read; this project will be given a due date when the school year begins. The Homework Machine, Dan Gutman, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.8 The Penderwicks at Point Mouette, Jeanne Birdsall, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.6 Midnight Magic, Avi, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.7 Old Yeller, Fred Gipson, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.0 The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster, Accelerated Reader Book Level 6.7 Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM, Robert C. O'Brien, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.1 “Book in a Bag” Summer Book Project: Please select one book from the below list and complete the “Book in a Bag” project using the guidelines attached. Please be prepared to present your “Book in a Bag” on the first day of school. Elephant Run, Roland Smith, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.0 Hatchet, Gary Paulsen, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.7 Island of the Blue Dolphin, Scott O’Dell, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.4 Fifth Grade: Here Comes Trouble, Colleen O’Shaughnessy McKenna, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.4 Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.9 Report to the Principal’s Office, Jerry Spinelli, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.5 Wind in the Willows (abridged) , Kenneth Graham, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.9

For Rising SIXTH GRADE Students

Sixth Grade Book List and Instructions

** Required Novel: The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan ** Each incoming 6th grader is responsible for reading one book of the choice from the list below and writing on book review. Specific guidelines for the book review can be found at the end of the grade level book lists. All incoming 6th grade students are also responsible for reading the required novel for their grade. This novel will be discussed at length and in detail during the first month of school.

Book Title The Swiss Family Robinson A Wrinkle in Time Hatchet Island of the Blue Dolphins Stargirl A Year Down Yonder Rules White Fang The Giver Tuck Everlasting The Black Stallion Holes

Author Name Johann Wyss Madeline L’Engle Gary Paulsen Scott O’Dell Jerry Spinelli Richard Peck Cynthia Lord Jack London Lois Lowry Natalie Babbitt Walter Farley Louis Sachar

For Rising SEVENTH GRADE Students

Seventh Grade Book List and Instructions

** Required Novel: A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck ** Each incoming 7th grader is responsible for reading one book of the choice from the list below and writing on book review. Specific guidelines for the book review can be found at the end of the grade level book lists. All incoming 6th grade students are also responsible for reading the required novel for their grade. This novel will be discussed at length and in detail during the first month of school.

Book Title Kidnapped Call of the Wild 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Bridge to Terabithia

Author Name Robert Louis Stevenson Jack London Jules Verne Katherine Patterson

The Diary of a Young Girl Pictures of Hollis Woods Hoot Catherine, Called Birdy Anne of Green Gables

Anne Frank Patricia Giff Carl Hiaasen Karen Cushman L.M. Montgomery

Out of the Dust Invincible Louisa

Karen Hesse Cornelia Miegs

Summer Reading Book Review Instructions 6th and 7th Grade

Students in 6th and 7th grade will read one book of their choice from the grade level list and write a book review according to the guidelines as follows:  All book reviews must be typed: prepared in 12 point font either Times New Roman or Calibri, with double line spacing, 1inch margins, and printed in black type on white paper.  Please adhere to grammar and spelling rules. The book review will be a minimum of three paragraphs. Each paragraph should have a strong topic sentence, five to seven supporting sentences and a concluding/transitional sentence.  Paragraph 1: Introduce the book. Give title, author, genre, and a brief summary of the novel.  Paragraph 2: Discuss the book’s theme (remember that the main idea is what the book about; theme pertains to larger meanings and life lessons)  Paragraph 3: Discuss something that really stood out about this book and why. Did you connect with a character or relate to a similar situation? Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? Remember that you are acting as a literary critic, so be specific.

Students should be prepared to turn in their book reviews to their English teacher during the first week of school.

For Rising EIGHTH GRADE Students

Eighth Grade Book List and Instructions

** Required Novel: Having Our Say, The Delaney Sisters ** Each incoming 8th grader is responsible for reading one book of choice from the list below, and writing one five paragraph essay. Specific guidelines for the essay can be found at the end of the grade level book lists. All incoming 8th grade students are also responsible for reading the required novel for their grade. This novel will be discussed at length and in detail during the first month of school.

Book Title Little Women Cold Sassy Tree Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Hiding Place

Author Name Louisa May Alcott Olive Ann Burns Robert Louis Stevenson Corrie Ten Boom

My Antonia The Old Man and the Sea Christy Flowers for Algernon The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Willa Cather Ernest Hemingway Catherine Marshall Daniel Keyes Mark Twain

Crash Journey to the Center of the Earth The Outsiders

Jerry Spinelli Jules Verne S. E. Hinton

For Rising 9th – 12th GRADE Students

All incoming students are responsible for reading one book of choice from the list below, and writing one five paragraph essay according to the instructions listed below. The required grade level novel will be discussed at length and in detail during the first month of school. 9th Grade Required Novel: Night by Elie Weisel 10th Grade Required Novel: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 11th Grade Required Novel: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde 12th Grade Required Novel: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kessy Book Essay Instructions 8th – 12th Grade Students in 8th - 12th grades will read one book of their choice from the grade list and will write an essay according to the guidelines as follows: Minimum Requirements: The essay will be a minimum of 4 paragraphs. Each paragraph is required to have a strong topic or thesis sentence, 5-7 supporting sentences, and a conclusion or transition sentence.  Paragraph 1 should follow the guidelines above and contain a summary of the entire novel.  Paragraph 2 should follow the guidelines above and describe one character from the novel in detail. The details should include a physical description, conflicts encountered in the book, and growth or change in the character through the book.  Paragraph 3 should follow the guidelines above and will concentrate on outlining, describing, and discussing one theme presented in the book. Discuss how the theme is developed and the author’s message regarding this theme.  Paragraph 4 should follow the guidelines above and should be a personal reflection by the student about the book. What did you like or dislike about the book? How did the book affect you as a reader? Etc. Students should be prepared to turn in their essays during the first week of school.

Book Title

Author Name

Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens

Dust Tracks on the Road

Zora Neale Hurston

The Pilgrims Progress

John Bunyan

The Secret Life of Bees

Sue Monk Kidd

Ben Hur

Lew Wallace

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Chris Crowe

The Pearl

John Steinbeck

The Joy Luck Club

Amy Tan

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Ken Kesey

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe

Shindler’s List

Thomas Keneally

In His Steps

Charles Sheldon

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemmingway

Member of the Wedding

Carson McCullers

Speak

Lori Halse Anderson

A Time to Kill

John Grisham

The Awakening

Kate Chopin

Dr. Zhivago

Boris Pasternak

Animal Farm

George Orwell

In the Time of Butterflies

Julia Alvarez

Ivanhoe

Sir Walter Scott

Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes

Pygmalion

George Bernard Shaw

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

The Sound and the Fury

William Faulkner