This abridged summer reading list was compiled by District 30 Library Media Specialists 

For Students Entering Grade 1

The Story Grandmother Told Alexander, Martha
Keep Your Mouth Closed, Dear Alika
Moongame Asch, Frank 
One Crow: A Counting Rhyme Aylesworth Jim 
Amelia's Nine Lives Balian, Lorna
I Wish I were Sick, Too Brandenberg, Franz
The Runaway Bunny Brown, Margaret Wise
Barbar (Series) Brunhoff, Jean E.
Mr. Grumpy's Outing Burningham, John
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Carle, Eric

For Students Entering Grade 2

Bony Legs Cole, Johanna
Oscar, Otter Benchley, Nathaniel
Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ears Aardema, Verna
My Dog and the Birthday Mystery  Adler, David A.
Miss Nelson is Missing (Series) Allard, Harry
World Famous Muriel and the Famous Dragon Alexander, Sue
Time for Bed, the Babysitter Said Anderson, Peggy
Fire Cat Averill, Ester
Digby and Kate Baker, Barber
And I Meant It, Stanley Mansall, Cosby 


For Students Entering Grade 3

Junie B. Jones(Series)    Park, Barbara
The Girl Who Loved Horses   Goble, Paul
What I did Last Summer Prelutsky, Jack
What's So Funny Ketu? Ardema, Vera
Thumbelina Anderson, Hans Christian
Willy and the Hairy Man Bang, Molly
Freckle Juice Blume, Judy
The Sword in the Tree Bulla, Clyde Robert
Beans on the Roof Byars, Betsy
Jenny Archer Conford, Ellen

For Students Entering Grade 4

The Wild Swans    Anderson, Hans Christian
Fables  Lobel, Arnold
Fourth Grade Celebrity   Giff, Patricia
Mr. Popper's Penguins   Atwater, Richard
The Moon's Revenge Aiken, Joan
The Fairy Rebel Banks, Lynne Reid
Superfudge Blume, Judy
The Enormous Egg Butterworth, Oliver
The Winged Cat of Casa Mia Byars, Betsy
The Chocolate Touch Catling, Patrick

For Students Entering Grade 5

Harriet The Spy    Fitzhugh, Louise
The Pistachio Prescription Danziger, Paula
The Wish Giver   Brittain, Bill
Harry Potter (Series) Rowling, J.K.
Dear Mr. Henshaw Cleary, Beverly
The Secret of Terror Castle Arthur, Robert
Kidnapping of Kevin Kowalski Auch, Mary Jane
The Fairy Rebel Babbit, Lynne
House with a Clock in Its Walls Bellairs, John
Nothing's Fair in the Fifth Grade DeClements, Barthe


For Students Entering Grade 6

The Hobbit   Tolkien, J. R.
The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe   Lewis, C.S.
The Wolves of Willoughby Alkin, Joan
The Monster Garden Alcock, Vivian
Dear Lola Angell, Judie
Bright Shadow Avi
National Velvet Bangold, Enid
The Indian in the Cupboaed Banks, Lynne Reid
The Hobbit Tolkien, J.R.
I Will Make You Disappear York, Carol Beach