St. Juliana Catholic
School
Summer Reading –
Intermediate
(Students entering 3rd, 4th, & 5th)
Educators
consider summer reading very important in developing life-long reading habits,
in maintaining literacy skills and in promoting reading for pleasure. Studies
have repeatedly shown that children who continue to read during the summer
months perform better when school resumes in the fall.
Jim Cornish,
Classroom Connect, May 2003.
The purpose of summer
reading is to keep children reading during the summer to maintain good reading
habits and reading levels. Our goal is for students to be life-long readers
who enjoy all types of reading materials.
Students in grades
3-5 are asked to:
**Read at least 15
minutes every day
**Keep a reading log
(magazines and newspapers count!)
**Try to read at
least 3 books
**Turn in the reading
log to their Language Arts teacher
at the start of
school for a homework grade
Summer reading books
are not included in the SJS Accelerated Reader program.
The Accelerated
Reader program will begin for students on September 2nd. Details
about Accelerated Reader requirements will be outlined at the beginning of the
school year.
Attached is a copy
of a reading log. For lists of suggested series and authors for intermediate
students, a copy of the 2008-2009 Sunshine State List, and additional copies
of the reading log, go to the school website:
www.saintjuliana.org select “Summer
Reading”
Also attached is
information about the Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program with Andrew
Clements. Students who participate are eligible to receive a free
book from Barnes & Noble.
Suggested Website Resources
Palm Beach County Public Library
www.pbclibrary.org
City of West Palm Beach Library
www.wpbpl.com
Guys Read
www.guysread.com
National Council of Teachers of English
www.ncte.org/collections/summerread
(click on Booklists at the bottom left)
Education World
www.education-world.com/summer_reading
Reading Rainbow
gpn.unl.edu/rainbow
Reading is Fundamental
www.rif.org
American Library Association
www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/summerreading/summerreading
(reading
list links at the bottom)
2008-2009 Sunshine State List Grades 3-5
Wild at Heart by
Laurie Halse Anderson
**Ready, Freddy!
by Abby Klein
**Pee Wee Scouts
by Judy Delton
**Cam Jansen by
David Adler
**Zack Files by
Dan Greenburg
**Polk Street School
by Patricia Reilly Giff
**Magic Tree House
by Mary Pope Osborne
**Judy Moody by
Megan McDonald
Shredderman by
Wendelin Van Draanen
Spiderwick by
Tony DiTrellizzi
Amber Brown by
Paula Danzinger
Dear America by
Various Authors
My Name is America
by Various Authors
Frog Princess Tales
by E.D. Baker
Series of Unfortunate
Events by Lemony Snicket
Comeback Kids by
Mike Lupica
Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
**Andy Russell by
David Adler
Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
Time Warp Trio by
Jon Scieszka
Guy Series by
Carol Gorman
Help! I’m Trapped Series
by Todd Strasser
Don’t Get Caught Series
by Todd Strasser
Little House by
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Encyclopedia Brown
by Donald Sobol
Mermaid Tales by
Gillian Johnson
Bunnicula by
James Howe
**Franny K. Stein
by Jim Benton
Chet Gecko Mysteries
by Bruce Hale
Hank Zipzer by
Henry Winkler
**Appropriate for
3rd Grade
