THE HOCKADAY LOWER SCHOOL 2011 SUMMER READING LIST ...

THE HOCKADAY LOWER SCHOOL
2011 SUMMER READING LIST
BEFORE SECOND GRADE
Students entering second grade are encouraged to read a variety of books throughout the
summer. The following is a list of books by authors we think they will enjoy. The books are not
required reading. Please consider reading some of these books aloud to your daughter.
Adler, D
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Gold Coins (T)
Adler, D.
A Picture Book of Florence Nightingale (or other biographies in David Adler’s
series of picture book biographies)
Aesop
Aesop’s Fables
Allard, H.
Miss Nelson Is Missing (T)
Anholt, L.
Camille and the Sunflowers (T)
Barrows, A. Ivy & Bean: Doomed to Dance (T)
Beeler, S.
Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World
Berger, M. The Whole World in Your Hands: Looking at Maps
Best, C.
Three Cheers for Catherine the Great (T)
Blumberg, R.
Bloomers!
Blume, J.
Freckle Juice (T)
Brisley, J.
The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook (T)
Bruel, N.
Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty (T)
Buckley, C.
Tarra & Bella
Bunting, E.
Fly Away Home (T)
Burgess, T.W. Old Mother West Wind (T)
Byars, B.
Tornado (T)
Caines, J.
Just Us Women (T)
Cannon, J.
Stellaluna (T)
Child, L.
Clarice Bean, That’s Me (T)
Christian, M.
Sebastian (Super Sleuth) and the Purloined Sirloin (T)
Cleary, B.
Muggie Maggie (T)
Clifford, E.
Harvey’s Horrible Snake Disaster (T)
Coerr, E.
The Josephina Story Quilt (T)
Cole, J.
The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor (T)
Coles, R.
The Story of Ruby Bridges
Conford, E.
A Job for Jenny Archer (T)
Cooney, B.
Hattie and the Wild Waves (T)
DahI, R.
Esio Trot (T)
Dale, J.
Kitten Friends and Puppy Friends series (any titles) (T)
Dalgleish, A.
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (T)
Danziger, P.
Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon (T)
Delton, J.
Camp Ghost-Away (T)
Demi
The Artist and the Architect (T)
DiCamillo, K.
Bink and Gollie (T)
DiCamillo, K.
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride (series) (T)
Donnelly, J.
True Life Treasure Hunts (T)
Duffey, B.
The Gadget War (T)
Emberley, M.
Ruby (T)
English, K.
Nikki & Deia (series)
Farris, C.
My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with
the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
Feiffer, J.
By the Side of the Road (T)
Fleischman, S. McBroom and the Big Wind (T)
Gibbons, G.
Sunken Treasure (T)
Gift, P.R.
Fancy Feet (T)
(T) You will probably enjoy this title or any other ~e by this author.

BEFORE SECOND GRADE 2
Golenbeck, P. Teammates (T)
Greenfield, E. Honey I Love (T)
Grifalconi, A.
The Village of Round and Square Houses (T)
Grimm, J. & W. The Fisherman and His Wife (T)
Hall, D.
The Farm Summer 1942 (T)
Hall, L.
Barry: The Bravest Saint Bernard (T)
Harris, J.C.
Jump’ The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (T)
Hatkoff, J. Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World (T)
Hayes, J.
A Spoon for Every Bite (T)
Haywood, C.
Summer Fun (T)
Heide, F.
The Day of Ahmed’s Secret (T)
Hest, A.
Pajama Party (T)
Hoberman, M. You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together (T)
Howe, J.
Pinky & Rex (T)
Houston, G.
My Great Aunt Arizona (T)
Hurwitz, J.
Busybody Nora (T)
Johnson, D.
Henry Hikes to Fitchburg (T)
Kalman, M.
Sayonara, Mrs. Kackleman (T)
Ketteman, H.
Bubba the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Tale (T)
Kimmel, E.
Gershon’s Monster (T)
Koller, J.
A Dragon in the Family (T)
Krensky, S. Witch Hunt: It Happened in Salem Village (T)
Kunhardt, E.
Pompeii... Buried Alive (T)
Kuskin, K.
The Philharmonic Gets Dressed (T)
Lamorrise, A.
The Red Balloon
Lasky, K.
She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head! (T)
Lattimore, D.
Frida Maria: A Story of the Old Southwest (T)
Lauber, P.
Snakes Are Hunters (T)
Lester, J.
The Knee-High Man and Other Tales (T)
Levine, E.
The Tree That Would Not Die
Levinson, N.
Snowshoe Thompson (T)
Levy, E.
Something Queer on Vacation (T)
Little, E. The Troian Horse: How the Greeks Won the War
Locker, T.
Where the River Begins (T)
Look, L.
Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything (T)
Lyons, M.
Who Came Down That Road? (T)
McCully, E.
The Bobbin Girl (T)
McGinley, P.
The Most Wonderful Doll in the World (T)
Mahy, M.
Tick Tock Tales: Stories to Read Aloud Around the Clock (T)
Marshall, J.
Rats on the Roof and Other Stories (T)
Merriam, E.
Blackberry Ink (poetry) (T)
Merrill, J.
The Girl Who Loved Caterpillars
Monjo, F.N.
The Drinking Gourd (T)
Moore, L.
The Magic Spectacles & Other Easy to Read Stories
Naylor, P.
All Because I’m Older
Nixon, J.L.
Beats Me, Claude (T)
Oakley, G.
The Church Mice Adrift (T)
Osborne, M.P. Magic Treehouse series (any title)
Osofsky, A.
My Buddy
Parker, N.
Bugs (T)
Parsons, A.
Amazing Cats (or any book in the Eyewitness Juniors Series)
Peet, B.
The Wump World (T)
Pfeffer, S.
Sara Kate, Superkid (T)
(T)You will probably enjoy this title or any other title by this author.

BEFORE SECOND GRADE 3
Pilkey, D.
Kat Kong (T)
Polacco, P.
Mrs. Katz and Tush (T)
Quackenbush, R. Stage Door to Terror (T)
Reibstein, M.
Wabi Sabi
Robinson, N.
Veronica the Show Off (T)
Rockwell, T.
How to Eat Fried Worms
Roop, P. & C.
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie (T)
Root, P.
Big Momma Makes the World (T)
Ross, P.
M & M and the Haunted House Mystery (T)
Rylant, C.
The High-Rise Private Eyes: The Case of the Climbing Cat (T)
Sakurai, G. Mae Jemison: Space Scientist
San Souci, D. The Talking Eggs (T)
Say, A.
Grandfather’s Journey (T)
Seuss, Dr.
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (T)
Sharmat, M.
Nate the Great (T)
Shub, E.
The White Stallion (T)
Shulevitz, U.
The Treasure (T)
Singer, I.
Why Noah Chose the Dove (T)
Sis, P.
Madlenka’s Dog (T)
Slote, A.
My Robot Buddy
Smith, J.
The Kid Next Door and Other Headaches (T)
Stamm, C.
Three Strong Women: A Tall Tale from Japan
Stanley, D.
Saving Sweetness and Raising Sweetness (T)
Steig, W.
Amos and Boris (T)
Stevens, B.
Deborah Sampson Goes to War
Stevenson, J. That Dreadful Day (T)
Stewart, S.ID. Small The Journey (T)
Teague, M. Dear Mrs. Larue: Letters from Obedience School (T)
Thomson, M.
Keena Ford and The Secret Journal Mix-Up (T)
Turner, A.
Dakota Dugout (T)
Van Allsburg, C. The Garden of Abdul Gasazi (T)
Van de Wetering Hugh Pine (T)
Van Dusen, C. If I Built a Car (T)
Waddell, M.
Harriet & the Haunted School (T)
Walsh, J.
Birdy and the Ghosties (T)
Warner, G.
The Boxcar Children (T)
Welch, C.
Clouds of Terror (T)
Wetterer, M.
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express
Whelan, G.
Next Spring an Oriole (T)
Wilder, L.I.
Laura & Nellie, School Days, etc. (T)
Williams, V.
Stringbean’s Trip to the Shining Sea (T)
Winter, J.
Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan (T)
Yee, P.
Roses Sing on New Snow
Yolen, J.
Pigg ins (T)
Zemach, M.
It Could Always Be Worse (T)
Ziefert, H.
Worm Day (T)
(T) You will probably enjoy this title or any other ~ffle by this author.

THE HOCKADAY LOWER SCHOOL
2011 SUMMER READING LIST
BEFORE THIRD GRADE
Students entering third grade are encouraged to read books from a variety of genres.
Notations before each title indicate the genre of each book. It is not necessary to read a certain
number of books or genres. The authors represented below are some of the best!
TL—Tales and Legends F—Fantasy HF—Historical Fiction RF—Realistic Fiction
M—Mystery P—Poetry BA—Biography!Autobiography NF—Nonfiction (info)
Agee, J. NF-Sit on a Potato Pan, Otis! More Palindromes (T)
Ahlberg, A.
RF-The Woman Who Won Things
Aliki
TL-The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus (T)
Atwater, R.
F---Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Baglio, B.
RF-Animal Ark series (any title) (T)
Bailey, C.
F---Miss Hickory
Ball, D.
F---Emily Eyefinger (T)
Ballard, R.
NF-Exploring the Titanic (T)
Bedard, M.
BA-Emily (T)
Bennett, A.
F---Little Witch
Benton, J.
F---Lunch Walks Among Us (T)
Bishop, C.
HF-Twenty & Ten
Bishop, N.
NF-Nic Bishop Spiders (T)
Bjork, C.
RF-Linnea in Monet’s Garden (T)
Blume, J.
RF-Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (T)
Bond, M.
F--A Bear Called Paddington (T)
Brighton, C. BA-The Fossil Girl: Mary Anning’s Dinosaur Discovery
Brown, D. BA-Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa
Brown, J.
F---Flat Stanley (T)
Bulla, C.R.
RF-The Chalk Box Kid (T)
Bunting, E.
RE-Smoky Night (T)
Butterworth, 0. F---The Enormous Egg
Byars, B.
RF-My Dog, My Hero (T)
Cameron, A.
RF-The Stories Julian Tells (T)
Catling, P.
F---The Chocolate Touch
Caudill, R.
HE-Schoolhouse in the Woods (T)
Chang, H.
RE-Elaine and the Flying Frog
Chew, R.
RF-No Such Thing as a Witch (T)
Ciardi, J.
P---The Hopeful Trout and Other Limericks (T)
Cleary, B.
RE-Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (T)
Clifford, E.
RF-The Remembering Box (T)
Cole, J.
NE-A Horse’s Body (T)
Colver, A.
HE-Bread and Butter Indian (T)
Conford, E.
RE-Me and the Terrible Two (T)
Conrad, P.
RF-Seven Silly Circles (T)
Cooney, B.
BA-Only Opal: The Diary of a Young Girl (T)
Cooper, S.
TL-The Selkie Girl (T)
Corbett, S.
RE-The Disappearing Dog Trick (T)
Coville, B.
E---Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher (T)
Cox, J.
F---Weird Stories from the Lonesome Cafe
D’Aulaire, I. & P. BA-Pocahontas (T)
DahI, R.
RE-Danny, the Champion of the World (T)
HF-Dear America Series (includes various titles by various authors)
Delton, J.
RF-Angel in Charge (T)
DePaola, T.
BA-Here We All Are (T)
(T) You will probably enjoy this title or any other ~j~ie by this author

BEFORE THIRD GRADE 2
Duey, K.
F---The Silver Thread (Unicorn’s Secret series) (T)
Duffey, B.
RF-Puppy Love (T)
Erickson, J.
F---Hank the Cowdog (T)
Estes, E.
RF-The Hundred Dresses (T)
Fisher, L.E.
NF-The_Great Wall of China (T)
Fitzgerald, J.
RE-The Great Brain (T)
Fleischman, S. B---Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini (T)
Fonteyn, M.
TL-Swan_Lake
Gannett, R.
F---My Father’s Dragon (T)
Gardiner, J.
RE-Stone Fox (T)
Garza, C. RE-Family Pictures: Cuadros de Eamilia
Giff, P.R.
RF-The Beast in Ms. Rooney’s Room (T)
Gilson, J.
RE-It Goes Eeeeeeeee! (T)
Goble, P.
TL-lktomi and the Boulder: A Plains Indian Story (T)
Gourley, C.
NE-Welcome to Felicity’s World, 1774 (T)
Greenwald, S. F---The_Secret Museum (T)
Grimes, N.
RF-Danitra Brown Leaves Town (T)
Grover, W. NF-Dolphin_Adventure: A True Story (T)
Gutman, D.
RF-Querty Stevens, Stuck in Time with Beniamin Franklin (T)
Hayes, J.
TL-Coyote_&:_Native American Folktales (T)
Hazen, B.
RF-Alone at Home
Henry, M.
RF-Our First Pony (T)
Herman, C.
RF-Max Malone Makes a Million (T)
Hesse, K.
RE-Just Juice (T)
Hest, A.
HE-Love You, Soldier (T)
Hoobler, D.
HF-Next Stop, Freedom (T)
Hopkinson, D. HF-Prairie Skies series (Cabin in the Snow, Our Kansas Home, etc.) (T)
NE-Horrible Histories series
Hurwitz, J. RF-The Adventures of Au Baba Bernstein (T)
Hutchins, P.
RE-Follow That Bus (T)
Isaacs, A.
TL-Swamp Angel
Jones,
F—Little Genie series
Kawai, R.
RE-The Adventures of Hamtaro (series)
Kelly, K.
RF-Lucy Rose (series) (T)
Kidd, D.
RE-Onion Tears
King-Smith, D. F---Pigs Might Fly (T)
Kinney, J.
RE-Dearv of a Wimpy Kid (series) (T)
Kudlinski, K.
HF-Earthguake: A Story of Old San Francisco (T)
Laden, N. F---The Night I Followed the Dog (T)
Landon, L.
RE-Meg Mackintosh and The Mystery at the Medieval Castle: A Solve-It-
Yourself Mystery (T)
LeGuin, U.
F---Catwings (T)
Lester, J.
TL-The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (T)
Leverich, K.
RF-Best Enemies Again
Levy, E.
RF-Dracula Is a Pain in the Neck (T)
Lowry, L.
RF-Gooney Bird Greene (series) (T)
Lurie, A.
TL-Clever Gretchen and Other Forgotten Eolktales
Macaulay, D.
RF-Angelo (T)
McCord, D.
P---Take Sky (poetry) (T)
McGovern, A.
BA-Shark Lady: True Adventures of Eugenie Clark
McKenna, C
RE-Good Grief, Third Grade (T)
MacLachlan, P. RF-Seven Kisses in a Row (T)
Manes, S.
RE-Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (T)
Mathis, S.
RF-The Hundred Penny Box
(T) You will probably enjoy this title or any other ~j~e by this author

BEFORE THIRD GRADE 3
Naylor, P.
RF-Josie’s Troubles (T)
Norton, M.
F---The Borrowers (T)
Orgel, D.
RE-My War with Mrs. Galloway
Osborne, M.
F---The Knight at Dawn (T)
Parish, P.
RE-Clues in the Woods (T)
Park, B.
RE-The Kid in the Red Jacket (T)
Paterson, K.
TL-The King’s Equal (T)
Pfeffer, S.
RF-Twin Surprises (T)
Pinkwater, D.
E---Mush, a Dog from Space (T)
Polacco, P.
BA-Betty Doll (T)
Rappaport, D., ed. BA-Martin’s Big Words (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) (T)
Richler, M.
F---Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur (T)
Ringgold, F.
E---Dinner at Aunt Connie’s House (T)
Robertson, K.
RF-Henry Reed’s Babysitting Service (T)
Rockwell, A.
BA-Only Passing Through: The Story of Soiourner Truth (T)
Rodda, E.
RF-Something Special (T)
Roop, P. & C.
HF-Ahyoka and the Talking Leaves (T)
Ross, P.
HF-Hannah’s Fancy Notions (T)
Rounds, G.
RE-The Blind Colt (T)
Runton, A. E---Owly: Just a Little Blue (T)
Rylant, C.
RE-The Lighthouse Family series (T)
Sacher, L.
F---Sideways Stories from Wayside School (T)
Salisbury, G.
F---Calvin Coconut in Trouble Magnet (T)
San Souci, R. TL-Young Guinevere (T)
Schroeder, A.
BA-Minty: A Story of the Young Harriet Tubman (T)
Scieszka, J.
F---Knights of the Kitchen Table & others in the Time Warp Trio Series (T)
Selznick, B.
F---The Robot King (T)
Sendak, M.
F---Higglety Picjqlety Pop! (T)
Shemin, M.
HF-The Little Riders (T)
Shreve, S.
RE-The Gift of the Girl Who Couldn’t Hear
Smith, J.L.
RE-The Monster in the Third Dresser Drawer & Other Stories About Adam
Joshua (T)
Sobol, D.
RE-Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (T)
Springer, N.
RF-The Great Pony Hassle (T)
Stanley, G.
RE-The Cobweb Confessions & others in the Third-Grade Detectives series
Steig, W.
F---The Amazing Bone (T)
Stevenson, J.
RE-The Worst Person in the World at Crab Beach (T)
Taylor, M.
RE-The Friendship (T)
Thomson, M.
E---Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-Up (T)
Thurber, J.
TL-Many Moons (T)
Van Draanen, W. RE-Secret Identity (Shredderman series) (T)
Vivelo, J.
RE-Super Sleuth and the Bare Bones (T)
Waddell, M.
RE-Harriet and the Haunted School (T)
Walter, M.P.
RE-Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World (T)
Weiss, E.
F---The Tiny Parents
Wells R./Jeffers S. E---Rachel Field’s Hitty or Hitty: Her Eirst Hundred Years by Rachel Field
Wilder, L.l.
HE-Little House in the Big Woods (T)
Williams, V.
RE-Amber Brown Was Brave, Essie Was Smart (T)
Wisniewski, D. TL-The Wave of the Sea Wolf (T)
Wright, B.R.
E---Christina’s Ghost (T)
Yolen, J.
NE-Mary Celeste: An Unsolved Mystery from History (T)
York, C.B.
RE-Miss Know It All (T)
(T) You will probably enjoy this title or any other ~j~ie by this author.

THE HOCKADAY LOWER SCHOOL
2011 READING LIST
BEFORE FOURTH GRADE
Students entering fourth grade are encouraged to read books from a variety of genres. Notations before
each title indicate the genre of each book. It is not necessary to read a certain number of books or genres. The
authors listed below are some of our favorites.
TL—Tales and Legends F—Fantasy HF—Historical Fiction RF—Realistic Fiction
M—Mystery P—Poetry BA—BiographylAutobiog raphy NF—Nonfiction (informational)
SF—Science Fiction
Agee, J.
NE-Who ______________________________________________
Ordered the Jumbo Shrimp? And Other Oxymorons (T)
Aiken, J.
HF-Dangerous ________________ Games (T)
Alexander, L.
F---Time ________ Cat (T)
Amato, M.
F---The __________
Word Eater
Anderson, L.H. F---Fight __________ for Life & other in ____________
Vet Volunteers series
RF-A _____________________
House Called Awful End (T)
N F-Voices _______________ from the Fields
RF-The Good Dog (T)
F---The Indian in the Cupboard (T)
F---Touch the Moon (T)
F---The Wizard of Oz (T)
RF-The Peppermint Pig (T)
HF-Turn Homeward, Hannalee (T)
F---The House with a Clock In Its Walls (T)
P---A Book of Americans
F—The World According to Humphrey (T)
RF-Double Fudge (T)
RF-Edwina Victorious
BA-Through My Eyes (Ruby Bridges)
F---The Wish Giver (T)
E---No Flying in the House
F---Freddy and the Perilous Adventure (T)
F---The Fairy-Tale Detectives (T)
RE-Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain (T)
HF-Sara Crew or A Little Princess (T)
RE-The Not-Just-Anybody Family (T)
RE-Katie John (T)
SF-Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet (T)
RE-Utterly Me, Clarice Bean (T)
RE-Erindle (T)
Ardagh, P.
Atkins, B.
Avi
Banks, L.R.
Bauer, M.
Baum, L.
Bawdin, N.
Beatty, P.
Bellairs, J.
Benet, S. & R.
Birney, B.
Blume, J.
Bonners, S.
Bridges, R.
Brittain, B.
Brock, B.
Brooks, W.
Buckley, M.
Burch, R.
Burnett, F.H.
Byars, B.
Calhoun, M.
Cameron, E.
Child, L.
Clements, A.
Clifford, E.
Coatsworth, E.
Conford, E.
Conrad, P.
Coville, B.
Creech, S.
Crilley, M.
Curtis, G.
Cuyler, M.
Danziger, P.
Demi
DiCamillo, K.
Eager, E.
Edwards, J.
RE-Help! I’m a Prisoner in the Library (T)
E---The Cat Who Went to Heaven (T)
RE-A Royal Pain (T)
RE-Staying Nine (T)
E---Into the Land of the Unicorns (T)
RE-Absolutely Normal Chaos (T)
SE-Akiko on the Planet Smoo (T)
RE-Bud, Not Buddy (T)
RE-The Trouble with Soap (T)
RE-United Tates of America (T)
BA-Gandhi (T)
F---The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (T)
F---Half Magic (T)
RF-Mandy (T)
(T) You will probably enjoy this title or any other ~j~je by this author.

BEFORE FOURTH GRADE 2
Estes, E.
RF-The Moffats (T)
Feiffer, J.
F---A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears (T)
Fisher, D.
HF-Understood Betsy (T)
Fitzhugh, L.
RF-Harriet the Spy (T)
Fleischman, S. HF-The Whipping Boy (T)
Freedman, R.
BA-Out of the Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille (T)
Gardiner, J.
F---Top Secret (T)
Gauch, P.
HF-This Time, Tempe Wick?
George, J.C.
NE-The Tarantula in My Purse (T)
Giff, P.
HF-Lily’s Crossing (T)
Greene, C.
RF-Isabelle the Itch (T)
Greer, G.
F---Max and Me and the Time Machine (T)
Gross, V.
HF-The Day It Rained Forever: The Story of the Johnstown Flood
Guibert, E.
F---Sardine in Outer Space (series)
Gurasich
HF-Letters to Oma: A Young German Girl’s Account of Her First Year
In Texas, 1847
Gutman, D.
F---The Edison Mystery (T)
Hahn, M.
E---Time for Andrew (T)
Hamilton, V.
TL-Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales (T)
Hautzig, E.
RF-A Gift for Mama (T)
Heide, F.
RE-Banana Twist (T)
Hesse, K.
HF-Out of the Dust (T)
Hopkins, LB., sel. P---My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States (poetry)
Howe, J.
F---Bunnicula (T)
Hurwitz, J.
RF-Class Clown (T)
Ibbotson, E.
F---Island of the Aunts (T)
James, M.
F---Shoebag (T)
Jarrell, R.
F---The Bat Poet
Johns, L.
F---Hannah West in the Center of the Universe (T)
Jonell, L.
F---Emmy & the Incredible Shrinking Rat (T)
Kehret, P.
RF-Night of Fear (T)
Kelly, K. RE-Lucy Rose: Here’s the Thing About Me (T)
King-Smith, D. NE-Dick King-Smith’s Animal Friends: Thirty-One True Life Stories (T)
Klise, K.
RE-Letters from Camp: A Mystery (T)
Konigsburg, E.L. RF-From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (T)
Lasky, B., ed.
N F-Girls to the Rescue: Tales of Clever Courageous Girls from Around the World
Lauber, P.
BA-Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart (T)
Levine, E.
NE-If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad
Levine, G.C.
F---Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand (T)
Lindbergh, A.
F---The Hunky-Dory Dairy (T)
Lindgren, A.
E---Pippi Longstocking (T)
Little, J.
E---Different Dragons (T)
Lofting, H.
E---The Story of Dr. Dolittle (T)
Lowry, L.
RE-All About Sam (T)
Lunn, J.
F---The Root Cellar
MacBride, R.
HE-Little House on Rocky Ridge (T)
McCloskey, R. RE-Homer Price (T)
McKenna, C.
RE-Fourth Grade Is a Jinx (T)
MacLachlan, P RF-Arthur, for the Very First Time (T)
McSwigan, M. HF-Snow Treasure
Martin, A.M.
F---Welcome to Camden Falls (T)
Martin/Godwin F---The Doll People
Matas, C.
HF-Lisa’s War
(T) You will probably enjoy this title or any other ~j~je by this author.

BEFORE FOURTH GRADE 3
Merriam, E.
P---Fresh Paint (poetry) (T)
Merrill, J.
RE-The Toothpaste Millionaire
Nabb, M.
E---The Enchanted Horse (T)
Namioka, L.
RF-Yang the Second and the Secret Admirers (T)
Naylor, P.R.
RF-Carlotta’s Kittens (T)
Nixon, J.L.
HF-A Family Apart (T)
Nordstrom, U. RF-The Secret Language
Norton, M.
E---The Borrowers (T)
Nye, N. P---Come with Me: Poems for a Journey (T)
O’Neill, Mary
P---Hailstone & Halibut Bones (poetry)
Orgel, D.
RE-Whiskers Once and Always (T)
Park, B.
RF-Skinnybones (T)
Paterson, K.
RE-~g~y (T)
Paulsen, G.
RE-Hatchet (T)
Pierce, T.
HE-Alanna: The First Adventure (T)
Pinkwater, D.
F---The Hoboken Chicken Disaster (T)
Prelutsky, J.
P---My Dog May Be a Genius (poetry)
Riddell, C.
RE-Ottoline and the Yellow Cat (series) (T)
Roberts, W.D. RE-Babysitting Is a Dangerous Job (T)
Robinson, B.
RE-The Best School Year Ever (T)
Rodda, E.
E---The Forests of Silence (T)
Rodowsky, C.
RE-Dog Days
Rosen, M., sel. P---Walking on the Bridge of Your Nose (poetry)
Ruckman, I.
RE-The Night of the Twisters (T)
Rylant, C.
RE-Every Living Thing (T)
Sakade, E.
TL-Japanese Children’s Favorite Stories
Selden, G.
F---The Cricket in Times Sguare (T)
Shannon, G. TL-Stories to Solve: Eolktales from Around the World (T)
Shefelman, J.
HE-A Paradise Called Texas (T)
Siegel, S.
B---To Dance: A Ballerina’s Graphic Novel
Snyder, Z.
RE-The Egypt Game (T)
Sobol, D.
HE-”My Name Is Amelia” (T)
Springer, N. RE-~~ (T)
Stolz, M.
RF-The Noonday Friends (T)
Taylor, S.
HF-All-of-a-Kind Family (T)
Taylor, T.
RE-The Trouble with Tuck (T)
Telgemeier, R. RF-Smile
Travers, P.
E---Mary Poppins (T)
Uchida, Y.
HE-A Jar of Dreams (T)
various authors NF-You Wouldn’t Want to Be series (for instance, You Wouldn’t Want to Be Mary,
Queen of Scots! A Ruler Who Really Lost Her Head
Voigt, C.
RE-Angus and Sadie (T)
Wallace, Barbara E---The Barrel in the Basement (T)
Wallace, Bill
RF-Beauty (T)
Weston, C.
RF-Melanie in Manhattan (T)
Whelan, G.
HE-The Indian School (T)
White, E.B.
F---Stuart Little (T)
Williams, V.
RE-Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart
Winthrop, E.
E---The Castle in the Attic (T)
Wright, B.R.
RF-Ghosts Beneath Our Eeet (T)
Wulffson, D.
NE-The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle
Yolen, J.
TL-Passager (or other titles in the Young Merlin Trilogy) (T)
York, C.B.
RE-I Will Make You Disappear (T)
(T) You will probably enjoy this title or any other ~ie by this author.

THE HOCKADAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
2011 SUMMER READING LIST BEFORE FIFTH GRADE
The following list includes a variety of suggested authors and titles. You are not required to
choose books only from this list. HOWEVER, ALL STUDENTS ENTERING 5TH GRADE ARE REQUIRED
TO READ THE SECRET GARDEN BY FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS
IN AUGUST.
Enjoy your summer reading!
Aiken, J.
Alcock, V.
Alexander, L.
Anderson, M.
Avi
Babbitt, N.
Balliett, B.
Banks, L.
Barker, C.
Barron, T.A.
Bawden, N.
Beatty, P.
Bellairs, J.
Birdsall, J.
Arabian Nights
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (T)
A Kind of Thief (T)
The Beggar Queen (T)
Searching for Shona
Something Upstairs (T)
Tuck Everlasting (T)
The Danger Box (T)
Angela and Diabola (T)
Abarat
The Merlin Effect (T)
Carrie’s War (T)
Wait for Me, Watch for Me, Eula Bee (T)
The Trolley to Yesterday (T)
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very
Interesting Boy (series) (T)
___________
The Nobody’s (T)
__________________________
The Children of Green Knowe (T)
________________
Caddie Wood lawn (T)
___________
SOS Titanic (T)
Ihe _______________
Secret Garden (T) REQUIRED FOR ALL STUDENTS ENTERING 5TH
____________________
The Incredible .Journev
Summer of the Swans (T)
_____________________________
The Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods
A Room Made of “~‘~ (T)
Behind the Attic Wall (T)
Indigo Blue (T)
Year of Impossible Goodbyes (T)
Al Capone Shines My Shoes (T)
The White Mountains (T)
The Return of the Twelves
No Talking (T)
My Daniel (T)
What Katv Did
Over Sea, Under Stone (T)
Bode, N.
Boston, L.
Brink, C.
Bunting, E.
Burnett, F. H.
Burnford, S.
Byars, B.
Cameron, A.
Cameron, E. . - - -. -
Cassedy, S.
Cassidy, C.
Choi, S.
Choldenko, G.
Christopher, J.
Clark, P.
Clements, A.
Conrad, P.
Coolidge, S.
Cooper, S.
Corcoran, B. I Am the Universe (T)
Coville, B.
Goblins in the Castle (T)
Creech, S.
The Castle Corona (T)
Curtis, C.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham (T)
Cushman, K.
Matilda Bone (T)
DahI, R.
Boy: Tales of Childhood (autobiography) (T)
Danziger/Martin RS Lonaer . Letter - Later: A Novel in Letters (T)
DiCamillo, K.
The Tale of Despereaux... (T)
Doughty, W.
Crimson Moccasins
Dowell, F.
Dovey Coe
(T) You will probably enjoy reading this title or any other ~ie by this author.

BEFORE FIFTH GRADE
Duncan, L.
DuPrau, J.
Eager, E.
The Gift of Magic (T)
The City of Ember (T)
Knight’s Castle (T)
Edwards, J.
Little Bo: The Story of Bonnie Boadicea (T)
Ellis, D.
Enright, E.
Estes, E.
Farley, W.
Farmer, P.
Feiffer, J.
Ferris, J.
Filipovic, Z.
Fitzhugh, L.
Fleischman, S.
Fox, P.
Fritz, J.
Gates, D.
George, J.C.
Gregory, K.
Gutman, D.
Hahn, M.D.
Hale, S.
Hamilton, V.
Hansen, J.
Hautzig, E.
Henkes, K.
Hermes, P.
I-Jesse, K.
Hoeye, M.
Holt, K.
Horvath, P.
Hunter, E.
Ibbotson, E.
Jacques, B.
Jansson, T.
Jones, D.
Juster, N.
Karr, K.
Kay, E.
Kehret, P.
Kessler, L.
Kipling, R.
Klise, K.
Konigsburg, E.L.
LaFevers, R.
The Breadwinner (T)
The Saturdays (T)
The Moffats (T)
The Black Stallion (T)
Charlotte Sometimes (T)
The Man in the Ceiling (T)
Once Upon a Marigold (T)
Zlata’s Diary (autobiography)
Harriet the Spy (T)
Disappearing Act (T)
One-Eyed Cat (T)
Brady
Blue Willow (T)
My Side of the Mountain (T)
Earthquake at Dawn (T)
The Homework Machine (T)
Daphne’s Book (T)
Enna Burning (T)
Zeely (T)
Which Way Freedom? (T)
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia (autobiography) (T)
Sun and Spoon (T)
Mama, Let’s Dance (T)
Witness (T)
Time Stops for No Mouse (T)
Dancing in Cadillac Light (T)
Everything on a Waffle
Into the Wild (T)
The Secret of Platform 13 (T)
Redwall (T)
Moominland Midwinter (T)
Dogsbody (T)
The Phantom Tollbooth
The 7~ Knot (T)
The Divide (series) (T)
Small Steps (T)
Philippa Fisher’s Fairy Godsister (T)
The Jungle Book (T)
Trial by Jury, Journal (T)
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth (T)
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos
Langton, J.
The Diamond in the Window (T)
Law, I.
_______ Scumble (T)
Lawrence, C.
______________________
The Dolphins of Laurentum (T)
Lasky, K.
______________________
Double Trouble Squared (T)
L’Engle, M.
_______________
A Wrinkle in Time (T)
Lenski, L.
Strawberry Girl (T)
Levine, G.
Two Princesses of Bamarre (T)
Lewis, C.S.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (T)
Lindgren, A.
Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter (T)
(T) You will probably enjoy reading this title or any other ~e by this author.

BEFORE FIFTH GRADE 3
Lively, P.
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe (T)
Lord, B.
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Lowry, L.
Number the Stars (T)
McEwan, I.
The Daydreamer
MacGrory, Y.
The Secret of the Ruby Ring
Mckay, H.
The Exiles (T)
Martin, A.M.
The Meanest Doll in the World (T)
Mahy, M.
Aliens in the Family (T)
Montgomery, L. Anne of Green Gables (T)
Meigs, C.
Invincible Louisa
Mowat, F.
Owls in the Family (T)
Murrow, L.
The Ghosts of Lost Island (T)
Myers, W.D.
The Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner (T)
Myers, W.D.
At Her Maiesty’s Reguest: An African Princess in Victorian England (T)
Naylor, P.R.
Alice in Rapture, Sort of (T)
Nesbit, E.
The Railway Children (T)
Nixon, J.L.
High Trail to Danger (T)
O’Dell, S.
Island of the Blue Dolphins (T)
O’Hara, M.
My Friend Flicka
Paterson, K.
Bridge to Terabithia (T)
Paulsen, G.
Guts: The True Story Behind “Hatchet” and the Brian Books (T)
Pearce, P.
Tom’s Midnight Garden (T)
Peck, Richard A Year Down Yonder (T)
Pierce, T.
Sandry’s Book, Tris’s Book, Daia’s Book (T)
Reiss, J.
The Upstairs Room (nonfiction) (T)
Rhodes, J.
Ninth Ward
Riordan, R.
The Maze of Bones (The 39 Clues series) (T)
Rogers, M.
Freaky Friday (T)
Rowling, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (T)
Sabin, E.
School for Sorcery
Sachs, M.
The Bears’ House (T)
San Souci, R.
Cut from the Same Cloth: American Women of Myth, Legend, and Tall Tales
Schwartz, D.
G is for Googal (math nonfiction) (T)
Sepulveda, L.
The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly
Sis, P.
The Tree of Life (Charles Darwin) (T)
Skolsky, A.
Love from Your Friend, Hannah (T)
Sleator, W.
Marco’s Millions (T)
Snickett, L.
The Bad Beginning (T)
Snyder, Z.
Cat Running (T)
Stanley, D.
Bella at Midnight (T)
Stolz, M.
Cat Walk (T)
Streatfeild, N.
Ballet Shoes (T)
Taylor,M.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (T)
Taylor, T.
The Cay (T)
Van Draanen, W. Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief (T)
Voigt, C.
Bad Girls (T)
Wallace, B.
Peppermints in the Parlor (T)
Waugh, S.
The Mennyms (T)
Weston, C.
The Diary of Melanie Martin (T)
Whelan, G.
Chu Ju’s House (T) (You may read any title by G. Whelan EXCEPT Homeless
Bird. It is a classroom novel in 5th grade.)
Yep, L.
Ribbons (T)
Yolen, J.
Odysseus and the Serpent Maze (T)
(T) You will probably enjoy reading this title or any other title by this author.

THE HOCKADAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
2011 SUMMER READING LIST
BEFORE SIXTH GRADE
The following list includes a variety of suggested authors and titles. You are not required to
choose books only from this list. HOWEVER, ALL STUDENTS ENTERING 6TH GRADE ARE
REQUIRED TO READ Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes BEFORE SCHOOL BEGINS IN AUGUST.
Johnny Tremain is available for purchase in the Hockaday Bookstore.
Enjoy your summer reading!
Aiken, J.
Nightbirds on Nantucket (T)
Alexander, L.
The Arkadians (T)
Anderson, L. Fever 1793
Armstrong, J.
Shipwrecked at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of
Shackleton and the Endurance
Armstrong, A. Whittington
Avi
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (T)
Baker, E.
The Frog Princess (T)
Balliett, B
Chasing Vermeer (T)
Bauer, J.
Hope Was Here (T)
Bawden, N.
A Handful of Thieves (T)
Beatty, P.
Wait for Me. Watch for Me, Eula Bee (T)
Bellairs, J.
The Letter, the Witch and the Ring (T)
Besson, L.
Arthur and the Forbidden City (T)
Blackwood, G. The Shakespeare Stealer (T)
Buckley-Archer, L. Gideon the Cutpurse (T)
Byars, B.
The House of Wings (T)
Cameron, E.
Court of the Stone Children (T)
Carbone, E. Blood on the River: James Town 1604 (T)
Cavendish, G. Conspiracy (T) and other books in the Lady Grace series
Chabon, M.
Summerland
Choi, S.
Echoes of the White Giraffe (T)
Clapp, P.
The Tamarack Tree (T)
Clements, A.
Things Not Seen (T)
Clinton, C.
A Stone in My Hand
Collier, J.
My Brother Sam Is Dead (T)
Collins, S.
Gregor the Overlander (T)
Cooney, C.
Flight #116 Is Down (T)
Cooper, S.
The Boggart (T)
Corcoran, B.
Stay Tuned (T)
Couloumbis, A. Getting Near to Baby
Creech, S.
Walk Two Moons (T)
Cushman, K.
The Midwife’s Apprentice (T)
Daigliesh, A.
The Silver Pencil
Dash, J.
The Longitude Prize
Delacre, L.
Salsa Stories
DeFelice, C.
Signal (T)
Duane, D.
So You Want To Be a Wizard (T)
Duncan, L.
Locked in Time (T)
Ellis, D.
Parvana’s Journey (T)
Farmer, P.
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm (T)
Fine, A.
Step By Wicked Step (T)
Fleischman, S. By the Great Horn Spoon (T)
(T) You will probably enjoy reading this title or any other ~je by this author.

BEFORE SIXTH GRADE
Fletcher, S.
Dragon’s Milk (T)
Forbes, E.
Johnny Tremain (required for all students entering 6j~~ grade)
Fox, P.
The Slave Dancer (T)
Funke, C.
The Thief Lord (T)
Gaiman, N.
The Graveyard Book (T)
Gantos, J.
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (T)
Garfield, L.
The December Rose (T)
George, J.C.
Julie of the Wolves (T)
Gliori, D.
Pure Dead Brilliant (T)
Goudge, E.
The Little White Horse
Grahame, K.
The Wind in the Willows
Grisham, J.
Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer (T)
Haas, J.
Unbroken (T)
Haddix, M.
Running Out of Time (T)
Hale, S.
Forest Born (T)
Hamilton, V.
The House of Dies Drear (T)
Hesse, K.
Aleutian Sparrow (T)
Hiaasen, C.
Hoot (T)
Hill, K.
Toughboy and Sister (T)
Hobbs, W.
Ghost Canoe (T)
Hoffman, M. Stravaganza: City of Masks (T)
Holm, J.
Our Only May Amelia
Holt, K.W.
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (T)
Horvath, P.
The Canning Season (T)
Hulme, J.
The Glitch in Sleep (T)
Hunt, I.
Across Five Aprils (T)
Hunter, M.
A Stranger Came Ashore (T)
Hurmence, B. Slavery Time When I Was Chillun (T)
Ibbotson, E.
A Song for Summer (T)
Ingold, J.
The Window(T)
Jacobs, P.
Born Into Light
Jacques, B.
Pearls of Lutra (T)
Jones, Dianna W. Aunt Maria (T)
Kindl, P.
Goose Chase (T)
Kipling, R.
The Jungle Book (T)
Klise, K.
Grounded (T)
Konigsburg, E.L. A Proud Taste of Scarlet and Miniver (T)
Lasky, K.
The Last Girls of Pompeii (T)
Lawrence, C.
The Thieves of Ostia (T)
Lawrence, I.
Lord of the Nutcracker Men
LeGuin, U.
Wizard of Earthsea (T)
L’Engle, M.
Meet the Austins (T)
Levine, G.C.
Dave at Night (T)
Martin, A.M.
A Corner of the Universe (T)
Mass, W.
11 Birthdays (T)
Matas, C.
Of Two Minds (T)
Meyer, C.
Beware, Princess Elizabeth (T)
Molloy, M.
The Witch Trade (T)
Mortenson, G. Three Cups of Tea (YOUNG READER’S EDITION)
Morris, G.
The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf (T)
Myracle, L.
Eleven
Namioka, L.
Ties That Bind, Ties That Break (T)
Napoli, D.J.
Three Days (T)
Naylor, P.R.
Sang Spell (T)
(T) You will probably enjoy reading this title or any other ~ie by this author.

BEFORE SIXTH GRADE 3
Nelson, M.
Carver: A Life in Poems (George Washington Carver)
Nicholson, W. Slaves of the Mastery (T)
Nimmo, J.
Charlie Bone and the Time Twister (T)
Nixon, J.L.
The Ghosts of Now (T)
North, S.
Rascal (T)
O’Brien, R.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (T)
O’Dell, S.
Streams to the River, Rivers to the Sea (T)
Oppel, K.
Silverwing (T)
Orgel, D.
The Devil in Vienna (T)
Park, L.S.
The Single Shard (T)
Park, R.
Playing Beatie Bow
Paterson, K.
The Same Stuff as Stars (T)
Paulsen, G.
Dogsoncj (T)
Peacock, S.
Eye of the Crow
Peck, R.
Fair Weather (T)
Peck, R.N.
A Day No Pigs Would Die (T)
Pierce, T.
Daia’s Book (T)
Pullman, P.
Count Karlstein (T)
Raskin, E.
The Westing Game (T)
Rawls, W.
Where the Red Fern Grows (T)
Rinaldi, A.
A Break with Charity: The Story of the Salem Witch Trials (T)
Riordan, R.
The Lightning Thief (T)
Rodda, E.
Rowan of Rin (T)
Rodowsky, C.
Sydney, Herself (T)
Rylant, C.
The Heavenly Village (T)
Sachar, L.
Holes (T)
Sage, A.
EM~ (T)
Salisbury, G.
Under the Blood Red Sun
Schaenen, I.
All the Cats of Cairo
Sebestyn, 0.
Words by Heart
Selznick, B.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Shreve, S.
Blister (T)
Singer, M. Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls
Sleator, W.
The Boy Who Reversed Himself (T)
Snyder, Z.K.
The Headless Cupid (T)
Speare, E.G.
Calico Captive
Spinelli, J.
Knots in My Yo-Yo String: The Autobiography of a Kid (T)
Stead, R.
When You Reach Me
Stewart, T.
The Mysterious Benedict Society (series) (T)
Taylor, M.
The Land (T)
Tolan, S.
Surviving the Applewhites (T)
Tolkien, J.
The Hobbit (T)
Van Draanen, W. Swear to Howdy (T)
Voigt, C.
Homecoming (T)
Waugh, S.
Earthborn (T)
Westall, R.
Stormsearch (T)
Whelan, G.
The Impossible Journey (T)
Winterfield, H. Detectives in Togas
Woodson, J.
Miracle’s Boys (T)
Wrede, P.
Dealing with Dragons (T)
Yep, L.
Dragon War (T)
Yolen, J.
Queen’s Own Fool: A Novel of Mary Queen of Scots (T)
Yu, C.
Little Green: Growing Up During the Cultural Revolution
Yumoto, K.
The Friends (T)
(T) You will probably enjoy reading this title or any other ~ie by this author.

THE HOCKADAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
2011 SUMMER READING LIST
BEFORE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES
The following list includes a variety of suggested authors and titles. You are not required to choose your books
only from this list nor are you required to read a certain number of books. The common book requirement for
each grade follows:
All students entering 7th grade are required to read The Misfits by James Howe and The Outsiders by S.E.
Hinton before school begins in August.
All students entering 8th grade are required to read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith before
school begins in August.
The Misfits, The Outsiders, and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn are available for purchase in the Hockaday
Bookstore.
EIGHTH GRADERS NEW TO HOCKADAY IN 2011-12, ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO READ TO KILL A
MOCKINGBIRD BY HARPER LEE BEFORE SCHOOL BEGiNS IN AUGUST.
Enjoy your reading this summer!
Aiken
Midnight Is a Place (T)
Alexander
The Illyrian Adventure (T)
Alexie
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Alleride
Kingdom of the Golden Dragon (T)
Almond
Counting Stars (T)
Alvarez, J.
Before We Were Free
Al-Windawi Thura’s Diary: My Life in Wartime Iraq
Anderson, L.H.
Speak (T)
Anderson, M.T.
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, The Pox Party (series) (T)
Austen
Pride and Preiudice (T)
Avi
Crispin: The Cross of Lead (T)
Barron
The Merlin Effect (T)
Beals
Warriors Don’t Cry
Boom
The Hiding Place
Bradbury
The Martian Chronicles (T)
Bray
Rebel Angels (T)
Bronte, E.
Wuthering Heights
Bujor
Prophecy of the Stones
Card
Ender’s Game (T)
Cashore, K.
Graceling (T)
Chetwin
The Crystal Stair (T)
Christie
And Then There Were None (T)
Clement-Davies
The Sight (T)
Colfer
Artemis Fowl (T)
Collins
The Hunger Games (T)
Cooney
Code Orange (T)
Cooper
Greenwitch (T)
Crew
Children of the River (T)
Crossley-Holland
The Seeing Stone (T)
Davis
Silver Pigs: A Detective Novel in Ancient Rome (T)
(T)
Other titles by this author are also recommended.

SEVENTHIEIGHTH GRADE SUMMER READING 2
Dessen
The Truth about Forever (T)
Dickinson
Eva (T)
Divakaruni
The Conch Bearer (T)
D’Lacey
Icefire (T)
Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (T)
Dowd
Bog Child
Draper
Fire from a Rock (T)
du Maurier
Rebecca
Eddings
Belgariad Series (T)
Engdahl
Enchantress from the Stars (T)
Farmer
The House of the Scorpion (T)
Fleischman
Seek (T)
Freedom Writers The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used
Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
Garfield
The Sound of Coaches (T)
Gee
The Fire-Raiser
Gilbreth
Cheaper by the Dozen
Belles on Their Toes
Haddix
Among the Imposters (T)
Hale
Book of a Thousand Days (T)
Hamilton
M.C. Higgins the Great (T)
Hinton
The Outsiders (required for students entering 7th grade)
Horowitz
Skeleton Key (T)
Howe
The Misfits (required for students entering 7k” grade)
Hunter
The Mermaid Summer (T)
Ibbotson
Journey to the River Sea (T)
The Invisible Ladder: An Anthology of Contemporary American Poems
for Young Readers
Jarvis
The Dark Portal (T)
Jerome
Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog
Johnson
Bird(T)
Jones
The Thief in the House of Memory (T)
Kadohata
Weedflower (T)
King
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice
Konigsburg
Silent to the Bone (T)
Kurtz
The Storyteller’s Beads
Lasky
Beyond the Burning Time (T)
Lawrence
Lord of the Nutcracker Men
Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird (Required for new students entering
Hockaday in 8m grade.) Students entering 7th grade, DO NOT READ.
LeGuin
The Wizard of Earthsea (T)
L’Engle
Troubling a Star (T)
Levitin
The Return (T)
Lord
Spring Moon (T)
Lowry
Gathering Blue (T)
McCaffrey
Dragonflight Series (T)
McKay
Saffy’s Angel (T)
McKillip
The Riddle Master of Hed (T)
McKinley
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast (T)
Mah
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
Mass
A Mango-Shaped Space (T)
Mazer
After the Rain (T)
(T)
Other titles by this author are also recommended.

SEVENTHIEIGHTH GRADE SUMMER READING 3
Meyer, C.
Mary, Bloody Mary (T)
Mull
Fablehaven (T)
Murphy Life! How I Love You
Myers
(T)
Myracle
Peace, Love & Baby Ducks (T)
Na
A Step from Heaven
Naidoo
The Other Side of Truth (T)
Napoli
Bound (T)
Nix
Sabriel (T)
Nixon
Who Are You? (T)
Nolan
A Face in Every Window (T)
Nye
Going Going (T)
Oppel
Airborn (T)
Orlev
The Man from the Other Side
Paschen, ed. Poetry Speaks Who I Am: Poems of Discovery, Inspiration,
Independence and Everything Else
Paterson, K.
Bread and Roses, Too (T)
Patterson, J.
Maximum Ride: The Anael Pvn~rim~~nf ~nrI others in Max. Ride series
Paton-Walsh
Grace (T)
Pattou
East(T)
Perkins
Criss Cross (T)
Philbrick
Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex
Picoult
My Sister’s Keeper (T)
Pierce, M.
The Darkangel (T)
Pierce, T.
Wild Magic: The Immortals (T)
Pope
The Perilous Gard
Porter
The Girl of the Limberlost (T)
Pratchett
The Wee Free Men (T)
Pullman
The Ruby in the Smoke (T)
Quinlan
How Reading Changed My Life
Reiss
The Upstairs Room and/or The Journey Back
Resau
What the Moon Saw (T)
Rinaldi
Girl in Blue (T)
Riordan, R.
The Lightning Thief (T)
Ryan
Esperariza Rising
Selznick
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sleator
Strange Attractors (T)
Smith, B.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (required for students entering 8k” grade)
Smith, Roland
The Cryptid Hunters (T)
Spinelli
Milkweed (T)
Staples
Under the Persimmon Tree (T)
Stewart
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Taylor, M.
The Road to Memphis (T)
Temple
A Taste of Salt (T)
Ten Napel
Ghostopolis (graphic novel)
Tomlinson
Toads and Diamonds
Townley
Into the Labyrinth (T)
Van de Velde
Heir Apparent (T)
Westerfeld
Leviathan (T)
Wrede
The Book of Enchantments (T)
Yolen
Queen’s Own Fool: A Novel of Mary Queen of Scots (T)
Zusak
The Book Thief
(T) Other ~jes by this author are also recommended.