Summer is ideal for visiting your local library or curling up with a Kindle! Reading is an excellent way to relax, unwind, fuel one’s imagination, and deepen one’s understanding of our world.
Looking for a good read, but still figuring out where to start? Look no further! Here are some recommended titles by grade (2-8).
Second Grade
The Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne
The Rainbow Magic Series by Daisy Meadows
The Year of the Book Series by Andrea Cheng
Third Grade
I Survived Series by Lauren Tarshis
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Who Was? Series (Multiple Authors)
Fourth Grade
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Land of Stories Series by Chris Colfer
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Fifth Grade
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Sixth Grade
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
The War that Saved My Life By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Seventh Grade
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barbara Higuera
The Probability of Everything by Sarah Everett
Code Name Kingfisher by Liz Kessler
Eighth Grade
Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca
The Giver by Lois Lowry
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition) by Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick
Having read many of these books over the years, each one will be a valuable addition to a reading list! For those students who could use some incentive, check out the San Diego Public Library’s Summer Reading Program (starts June 1st)! Prizes are awarded at special milestones.
Need more books? Visit Imagination Soup at https://imaginationsoup.net/
That’s all for now! Happy reading!
Until next time,
Anoushka Majumder
Curriculum Director of English
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