Fourth Grade Summer Reading Program



Fourth Grade Summer Reading Program

John F. Pattie, Sr. Elementary School

The purpose of the PWCS Summer Reading Program is to encourage students to enjoy quality literature and to continue developing their independent reading skills. Student participation in the program is voluntary. Students who choose to participate in the program are required to complete a minimum of three books.

Students in Fourth Grade who participate will complete a list of books read. The documentation is to include the name of the author, the title of the book, and a parent or guardian statement that the student has completed the reading.

For Fourth Grade students who participate in Prince William County Public Library's Summer Reading Program, the Public Library documentation will apply. Students will receive an extra “A” (100) for each book completed, for a total of three. The summer reading documentation will be submitted by the student by the end of the first week of school.

The following titles are suggestions for summer reading. Other books selected by the student with guidance from a parent/guardian and/or librarian may be used. Participation in the PWC Public Library Summer Reading Program and its documentation is also acceptable.

PWCS Fourth Grade Summer Reading Program

Suggested Reading

The following titles are suggestions for summer reading. Other books selected by the student with guidance from a parent/guardian and/or librarian are also acceptable. Participation in the PWC Public Library Summer Reading Program and its documentation are also acceptable.

|Author |Title |Publication Date |Annotation |

|Amato, Mary |Our Teacher Is a Vampire and Other |2016 |A notebook that is passed around a classroom with wild rumors, heartfelt confessions, and creative writing and helps|

| |(Not) True Stories | |the students cope when their teacher has a medical emergency and they must cope with a rigid substitute as they |

| | | |worry about their beloved teacher and her family. |

| |On order | | |

| Angelburger, Tom | The Strange Case of the Origami Yoda| 2010 | Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their |

| | | |weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future. Part of |

| | | |the popular Origami Yoda series |

| | J Fic Angleberger | | |

|Applegate, Katherine |The One and Only Ivan |2013 |When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that |

| | | |has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life. |

| |J Fic Applegate | | |

|Barretta, George |Timeless Thomas : How Thomas Edison |2012 |Introduces Thomas Edison's exceptional inventions, innovations and career--and how his work continues to affect our |

| |Changed Our Lives | |lives today. It is a tribute to the inventor who continues to influence modern life. |

| |J Bio Edison | | |

|Bondor-Stone, Annabeth | Shivers! The Pirate Who's Afraid of |  |Shivers, the pirate who's afraid of everything, battles a giant squid, discovers hidden treasures, and gets pooped |

| |Everything |2015 |on by a pigeon to save his parents from the clutches of evil. A great read for even the most reluctant reader |

| | | |Shivers!. 2,The Pirate Who's Back in Bunny Slippers - 2016 |

| |J Fic Bondor-Stone | | |

|Author |Title |Publication Date |Annotation |

|Clements, Andrew | Frindle |Various | When Nick decides to turn around his 5th grade teacher’s love of the dictionary, he invents a new word and begins a|

| |and other Stories about School Life | |chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control. |

| | | |Recommended 4th grade author-part of a series Also writes the Jake Drake series |

| |J Fic Clements | | |

|Colfer, Chris |Land of Stories Series |2012-2016 |Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and |

| | | |find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale |

| | | |characters they grew up reading about. Part of a popular series. |

| |J Fic Colfer | | |

|Epstein, Adam |Palace of Dreams |2014 |Combining the magic of Harry Potter with the adventure of Warriors and the addition of, laugh-out-loud humor, and a |

| | | |mysterious conspiracy that will take all the familiars' wits to unravel, Palace of Dreams is the Familiars' most |

| | | |extraordinary adventure yet. Book 4 in the series |

| |J Fic Epstein | | |

|Glassman, Miriam |Call Me Oklahoma |2013 |Paige Turner starts fourth grade with a new name in hopes of being more bold and brave, especially when dealing with|

| | | |class bully Viveca and overcoming her stage fright. |

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| |J Fic Glassman | | |

| Gonzalez, Christina | Moving Target | 2015 | Twelve-year-old Cassie Arroyo is a student in Rome, but her life changes when a secret organization, the Hastati, |

| | | |shoots her father, and she learns that she is a member of an ancient bloodline that enables her to use the Spear of |

| | | |Destiny, a legendary object that can alter the future. |

| |: J Fic Gonzalez | | |

|Greenwald, Tom; |My Dog Is Better Than Your Dog |2015 |Jimmy Bishop is delighted when his new dog, Abby--who sleeps during the day, and grows huge fangs at night--turns |

| | | |out to be a crime-fighting, vampire dog, who also does not like the babysitter. |

| | | |Tom Greenwald is also the author of the popular series Charlie Joe Jackson, Jack Strong, and Katie Friedman. |

| |J Fic Greenwald | | |

|Author |Title |Publication |Annotation |

| | |Date | |

|Hoffman, Judy |The Art of Flying |2013 |Eleven-year-old Fortuna Dalliance is asked by the weird Baldwin sisters to convince Martin, a distinctly bird-like |

| | | |boy, to return to his true form as a swallow but Fortuna is not sure she is willing to lose her new friend. |

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| |J Fic Hoffman | | |

|Holm, Jennifer |Babymouse: Queen of the World |Various |Graphic Novel- An imaginative mouse dreams of being queen of the world, but will settle for an invitation to the |

| | | |most popular girl's slumber party. |

| |J 741.5 Hol | |Part of a popular series |

|Holm, Jennifer |Fourteenth Goldfish | 2014 |Grandpa Melvin has become a teenager and now lives with his daughter and granddaughter, as he goes to middle school.|

| | | |Humorous events as well as the serious side of life are presented in this "back to the future" novel. |

| | | | |

| |J Fic Holm | | |

|Holm, Jennifer |Squish. Fear the Amoeba |2014 |Graphic Novel- Afraid to watch horror movies with his friend, Pod, Squish the amoeba feels better after learning |

| | | |that even comic book superheroes get scared sometimes. |

| |J 741.5 Hol | | |

| | | |Part of a series |

|Marcionette, Jake |Just Jake |2014 |Middle schooler Jake Ali Mathews and his family move from Florida to Maryland and Jake must start at the bottom of |

| | | |the social ladder once again, but he is determined to make friends and get back on top with the help of his box of |

| | | |"kid cards" and his natural "awesomeness." |

| | | |Part of a series |

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| |J Fic Marcionette | | |

|Messner, Kate |Ranger in Time, Rescue on the Oregon |2015-2016 |Ranger, a golden retriever, could have been a great search-and-rescue dog, but one day he unearths a mysterious box |

| |Trail | |and is transported back to the year 1850, where he is really needed by a family traveling along the Oregon Trail. |

| | | |Danger in Ancient Rome and Long Road to Freedom (Underground Railroad) are sequels. |

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| |J Fic Messner | | |

|Author |Title |Publication |Annotation |

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|Mull, Brandon |Five Kingdom Series |2014-2016 |Whisked through a portal to The Outskirts, an in-between world, sixth-grader Cole must rescue his friends and find |

| | | |his way back home--before his existence is forgotten. Book 1-Sky Raiders; 2- The Rogue Knight 3- Crystal Keepers |

| | | |4-Death Weavers. Other Mull popular series include Fablehaven and Beyonders. |

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| |J Fic Mull | | |

|Pastis, Stephen |Mistakes Were Made |2013 |Timmy Failure and his sidekick, Total, an imaginary1500-pound polar bear, run a detective agency true to its name: |

| | | |Total Failure, Inc. The slapstick text combined with the pen-and-ink illustrations result in hilarious situation |

| | | |showing just how socially inept Timmy can be. Similar to Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Other books in the series—Timmy |

| | | |Failure: Now Look What You’ve Done, We Meet Again, and Sanitized for Your Protection. |

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| |J M Pastis | | |

|Patterson, James |Jacky HaHa |2016 |Twelve-year-old Jacky "Ha-Ha" Hart is a class clown who loves to make people laugh; when she's required to act in |

| | | |the school play, she must overcome her stutter. She is also dealing with her mom serving overseas and her dad who |

| | | |is never home. |

| | | | |

| | | |Patterson also writes I Funny series and Middle School series for this age group. |

| |J Fic Patterson | | |

|Pichon, Liz |The Brilliant World of Tom Gates |2014 |In this diary-style, comic novel Tom Gates fifth-grader documents the hilarious details of every mishap and success.|

| | | |The handwritten font and cartoon drawings bring Tom’s experiences to life. If you like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, try |

| | | |this book. |

| |J Fic Pichon | | |

|Rundell, Katherine |Rooftoppers |2013 |When authorities threaten to take Sophie, twelve, from Charles who has been her guardian since she was one and both |

| | | |survived a shipwreck, the pair goes to Paris to try to find Sophie's mother, and they are aided by Matteo and his |

| | | |band of "rooftoppers." |

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| |J Fic Rundell | | |

|Author |Title |Publication |Annotation |

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|Sternberg, Julie |Friendship Over |2014 |Ten-year-old Celie confides her worries about her ex-best friend, her maddening older sister, and her grandmother in|

| | | |her journal. Look for other titles in the Top Secret Diary of Celie Valentine series. Do an author search for Julie|

| | | |Steinberg such as Like Bug Juice On a Burger |

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| |J Fic Sternberg | | |

|Tashjian, Janet |My Life as a Gamer |2015 |Derek Fallon gets the chance of a lifetime--to participate in a gaming focus group to test out a new video game |

| | | |called "Arctic Ninja." With his friends Carly, Matt, and Umberto, Derek thinks his gaming talents will be showcased.|

| | | |but he realizes that everyone has got him beat, including whiz kid El Cid. On top of that, school reading tests have|

| | | |begun and Derek feels doubly off his game. Isn't there anything he's good at?. Other titles in the series include |

| | | |My Life as a…Stuntboy;….as a Cartoonist;…as a Joke;…as a Book. |

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| |J Fic Tashjian | | |

|Watson, Tom |Stick Dog |2013 |Stick Dog and his four friends – Stripes, Mutt, Poo-Poo and Karen – will do anything to steal some sweet-smelling |

| | | |hamburgers from a family at Picasso Park. |

| | | |Part of a series |

| |J Fic Watson | | |

|Biographies about 4th grade|These are available through the PWC | |Colonial Virginia: Pocahontas & Powhatan -J Bio Pocahontas, John Smith-  J Bio Smith; Revolutionary War era George |

|Virginia Studies curriculum|library system under J Bio followed | |Washington-  J Bio Washington; Thomas Jefferson-, J Bio Jefferson; James Madison-, J Bio Madison; Patrick Henry- J |

| |by the subject’s last name; for | |Bio Henry, the Marquis de Lafayette, and James Lafayette; Civil War: John Brown- J 973.7116 Bar; Ulysses. S. Grant-|

| |example Thomas Jefferson | |J Bio Grant; Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson- J Bio Jackson;, Robert E. Lee- J Bio Lee; Abraham Lincoln- J Bio Lincoln; |

| |J Bio Jefferson | |Harriett Tubman- J Bio Tubman Nat Turner- J Bio Turner; 20th/21st century Va-Harry F. Byrd, Sr- J Bio Byrd.; Oliver |

| | | |W. Hill, Sr. J Bio Hill; -; Arthur R. Ashe, Jr- J Bio Ashe.; A. Linwood Holton, Jr.- J Bio Holton; Maggie Walker- J |

| | | |Bio Walker; and L. Douglas Wilder- J Bio Wilder. |

Prince William County Public Schools

Summer Reading 2016

Documentation Grade 4

Students in Grade 4 will receive an A (100) for each book completed, for a maximum total of three. Please include the name of the author, the title of the book, and a parent or guardian signature stating that the student has completed the reading.

|Book Title |Author |

|1. | |

|2. | |

|3. | |

My student has read the above list of books.

Parent or Guardian signature

**Please note students may also participate in the Prince William County Public Library Summer Quest Program, and the Public Library documentation will apply.  

|Student’s Name |Classroom Teacher |

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