Entering Fifth Graders 2010 Summer Reading Lists - Holmdel

Entering Fifth Graders2010 Summer Reading ListsTitle: StormsAuthor: Seymour SimonSummary: Presents information on storms, in simple text with illustrations, anddescribes the atmospheric conditions that help create thunderstorms, hailstorms,lightning, tornadoes, and hurricanes and includes an explanation of how violentweather affects the environment, the land, and the people.Title: The Witch of Blackbird Pond *Author: Elizabeth George SpeareSummary: A young girl's rebellion against bigotry culminates in a terrifying witch huntand trial.Title: Call it CourageAuthor: Armstrong SperrySummary: Based on a Polynesian legend, this is the story of a youth who overcomes hisfear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his tribe.Title: Chasing Lincoln’s KillerAuthor: James L. SwansonSummary: Recounts the twelve-day pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth, coveringthe chase through Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, with a discussion ofAbraham Lincoln as a father, husband, and friend that examines the impact of his deathon those close to him.Title: The Adventures of Tom SawyerAuthor: Mark TwainSummary: The tale of a mischievous boy growing up in a nineteenth-century MississippiRiver town.Title: The Time Machine *Author: H.G. WellsSummary: First published: 1895.; includes bibliographical references. Presents H. G.Wells's science fiction classic "The Time Machine" and includes explanatory notes, anoutline of plots and themes, critical analysis, a Wells chronology, discussion questions,and other study tools.