Kids who read during the summer months tend to improve their vocabulary and literary competancy, while those who never crack a book may lose skills learned during the school year.
Fostering a love of reading is an easy task with so many exciting, fun books to explore. Help your child learn while cuddling up with a good book this summer!
Bend-La Pine Schools District Librarian Christie Boen offers a few tips and recommendations for reading this summer. Here are some of her top picks for every grade level.
Elementary – Picture Books
• Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick
• Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
• I Got It! by David Wiesner
• Love by Matt de la Pena
• Ocean Meets Sky by Eric Fan and Terry Fan
• Otis and Will Discover the Deep by Barb Rosenstock
Elementary – Chapter Books
• Bob by Wendy Mass (3rd-6th grade)
• The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell (4th-7th grade)
• Front Desk by Kelly Yang (4th-6th grade)
• Granted by John David Anderson (4th-6th)
• The Last by Katherine Applegate (4th-7th grade)
• Rodent Rascals by Roxie Munro (3rd-5th grade)
• The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown (3rd-6th grade)
Middle School
• Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol (5th-8th grade)
• Fly by Night by Frances Hardinge (5th-9th grade)
• Hope in the Holler by Lisa Lewis Tyre (5th-8th grade)
• The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis (5th-8th grade)
• A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi (7th grade and up)
• The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani (5th-8th grade)
• The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (7th grade and up)
• The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor (5th-7th grade)
High School
• After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay (8th grade & up)
• American Panda by Gloria Chao (9th grade and up)
• Blood and Sand by C. V Wyk (8th grade & up)
• Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (9th grade and up)
• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (9th grade and up)
• Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (9th grade and up)
• Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman (book 2) (9th grade and up)
• Wild Bird by Wendelin Van Draanen (8th grade & up)
This article appears in May 28 – Aug 27, 2019.
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