Paradise Canyon Elementary PTA



PARADISE CANYON SUMMER READING LISTFOR INCOMING SIXTH GRADERSThe following books have been compiled from a variety of sources and will help you maintain your reading skills over the summer. Other titles, by any of the authors listed below as wells as book recommended by your parents as good literature, will also be accepted. Your choice of books does not need to be an Accelerated Reader title. Read stories that excite you or that are new to you (ones that you have not previously read).Be prepared to write about one of the books you have read in the summer during the first week of school.GENERAL FICTION:Babbitt, NatalieTuck EverlastingHiaasen, CarlHootFlushScatand othersLaw, IngridSavvyScrumbleRyan, Pam MunozEchoSpinelli, JerryManiac MageeStewart, Trenton LeeThe Mysterious Benedict Society (SERIES)FANTASY FICTION:Baker, E.D.Tales of the Frog Princess (SERIES)Barry, DavePeter and the Star Catcher (SERIES)Buckley, MichaelThe Sisters Grimm (SERIES)Chainani, SomanThe School for Good and Evil (SERIES)Colfer, ChrisThe Land of Stories (SERIES)Colfer, EoinArtemis Fowl (SERIES)DiTerlizzi, TonyThe Search for Wondla (SERIES)Hale, ShannonThe Princess Academy (SERIES)L’Engle, MadeleineA Wrinkle in Time (SERIES)Lewis, C.S.The Chronicles of Narnia (SERIES)MacHale, D.J.Pendragon (SERIES)McMann, LisaThe Unwanteds (SERIES)Oppel, Kenneth:Silverwing (SERIES)Paolini, ChristopherEragon (SERIES)Paterson, KatherineBridge to TerabithiaRowling, J.K.Harry Potter (SERIES)Scott, MichaelThe Alchemyst (SERIES)THE CLASSICS: (Please note: These are the UNABRIDGED editions of classics suitable for most sixth graders; you can always read the less challenging ABRIDGED editions of these and others – look for them in your library or on Amazon.)Alcott, Louisa MayLittle WomenLittle MenBronte, CharlotteJane EyreBurnett, Frances HodgsonThe Secret GardenKipling, RudyardThe Jungle BookSewell, AnnaBlack BeautyTolkien, J.R.R.The Hobbit (SERIES)White, E.B.Stewart LittleWyss, JohannSwiss Family RobinsonCOMEDY/HUMOR:AviRomeo and Juliet Together (and Alive) at LastCowell, CressidaHow to Train Your Dragon (SERIES)Dahl, RoaldanyHorvath, PollyEverything on a WafflePeck, RichardA Long Way From Chicago (SERIES)Sachar, LouisHolesSPORTS FICTION:Gutman, DananyLupica, MikeanySCIENCE FICTION:Bradbury, RayThe Martian ChroniclesFarmer, NancyThe House of ScorpionLowry, LoisThe Giver (SERIES)Norton, JusterThe Phantom TollboothVerne, JulesJourney to the Center of the EarthADVENTURE:Horowitz, AnthonyAlex Rider (SERIES)George, Jean CraigheadMy Side of the MountainPaulsen, GaryHatchetDogsongThe Winter Roomand othersPreus, MargiHeart of a SamuraiHISTORICAL FICTION:Armstrong, WilliamSounderCurtis, ChristopherBud, Not BuddyPark, Linda SueA Single ShardRyan, Pam MunozEsperanza RisingWilder, Laura IngallsLittle House (SERIES)Williams-Garcia, RitaOne Crazy Summer (SERIES)MYSTERY/GHOST/CREEPY:Abrahams, PeterDown the Rabbit HoleBalliett, BlueChasing Vermeer (SERIES)Bertman, JenniferBook ScavengerBlack, HollyDoll BonesGaiman, NeilCoralineKonigsburg, E.L.From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerEach student should read a minimum of three books this summer:--One book for first AR quiz in fall--One for writing assignment the first week of school--One free choicePlease check for AR quiz availability. (Search by book’s ISBN number for more accurate results.)Please DO NOT read any of the following books as you will study them in class.--Where the Red Fern Grows--True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle--Tom Sawyer ................
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