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Great Sites to Create Customized Summer Reading Lists and Inspire Reading!

 

Santa Clara County Library

  • You can request a custom list from the Los Altos public librarians. You just need to ask!
  • NoveList - requires library card & pin; create custom reading lists based on interests and reading level.
  • Next Reads - regular email list with updates on newly published books.

Book Adventure

  • FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8.
  • Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes.

RIF Reading Planet Reading Rockets

  • Provides a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read better.
  • The reading resources assist in helping readers build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.
  • Includes book lists for recommended reading.

Suggested Summer Reads!

 

Picture Books

Jeremy Draws a Monster, by McCarty, Peter.
Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes, by Palatini, Margie.
Pssst! by Rex, Adam.
The Lion & The Mouse, by Pinkney, Jerry.

Easy Readers

All books by Willems, Mo.
Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole, by Yee, Wong Herbert.
Mercy Watson Goes For a Ride, by DiCamillo, Kate.
Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers : the Sixteenth Book of Their Adventures, by Rylant, Cynthia.
Nate the Great Goes Undercover, by Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman.

1st - 2nd

Bad Kitty Gets a Bath, by Bruel, Nick.
Roxie and the Hooligans, by Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds.
Saving Mr. Nibbles! by Carman, Patrick.
Secret Agent: Jack Stalwart by Hunt, Elizabeth Singer.
Dragon Slayers Academy, by McMullan, Kate.
Calendar Mysteries, by Roy, Ron.

2nd - 3rd

Clementine, by Pennypacker, Sara.
The Magic Half, by Barrows, Annie.
Stink: Solar System Superhero, by McDonald, Megan.
Martin Bridge : Ready for Takeoff! by Kerrin, Jessica Scott.
Toys go Out, by Jenkins, Emily.
Zac Power, by Larry, H. I.

3rd - 4th

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things, by Look, Lenore.
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself, by Peirce, Lincoln.
Dewey the Library Cat: A True Story, by Myron, Vicki.
A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, And the Meaning of Home by Cole, Henry,
The Doll People, by Martin, Ann M.
Tatum & Nutmeg, by Emily Bearn
The Penderwicks : A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, by Birdsall, Jeanne.

4th - 5th

The Underneath, by Appelt, Kathi.
Masterpiece, by Broach, Elise.
The Secret Language of Girls, by Dowell, Frances O'Roark.
The Gollywhopper Games, by Feldman, Jody.
Flight of the Phoenix, by La Fevers, R. L.
The Fizzy Whiz Kid, by Williams, Maiya.
NERDS : National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society, by Buckley, Michael.
Chasing Vermeer, by Balliett, Blue.
The Tail of Emily Windsnap, by Kessler, Liz.
No talking, by Clements, Andrew.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret : A Novel in Words and Pictures, by Selznick, Brian.

5th - 6th

The Dragons of Ordinary Farm, by Williams, Tad.
Dragon Slippers, by George, Jessica Day.
Suddenly Supernatural, by Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody.
Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow, by Rollins, James.
Ring of Fire, by Baccalario, Pierdomenico.
Safe at Home, by Robinson, Sharon.
The Red Pyramid, by Riordan, Rick.
Steel Trapp : The Challenge, by Pearson, Ridley.

Jr. High/Young Adult

Waiting for Normal, by Connor, Leslie.
Leviathan, by Westerfeld, Scot.
The White Gates, by Ramthun, Bonnie.
Cold Hands, Warm Heart, by Wolfson, Jill.
The Doom Machine: a novel by Teague, Mark.
The Brooklyn Nine: a Novel in Nine Innings, by Gratz, Alan.
The White Giraffe, by St. John, Lauren.
Revolution is Not a Dinner Party: a novel by Compestine, Ying Chang.



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