Kent Center School - Summer Reading Suggestions 2004

Students Entering Sixth Grade

 

 

Students will enjoy the following books and series.  Selections may also include
other titles and series by these authors.

 

  • Byars, Betsy                               Herculeah Jones series

 

  • Clements, Andrew                       The Landry News
  • Creech, Sharon                           The Wanderer

 

  • Davis, Gibbs                               Ghost in the White House series

 

  • Etchemendy, Nancy                     The Power of Un

 

  • Fleischman, Paul                         Bull Run
  • Fritz, Jean                                  The Cabin Faced West

 

  • Gantos, Jack                               Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
  • George, Jean Craighead               My Side of the Mountain series
  • Gibson, William                           The Miracle Worker
  • Giff, Patricia Reilly                       Lily’s Crossing
  • Gutman, Dan                              The Million Dollar Shot

 

  • Haddix, Margaret Peterson            Among the Hidden series
  • Henkes, Kevin                             Words of Stone
  • Henry, Marguerite                       Misty of Chincoteague
  • Hill, Kirkpatrick                           The Year of Miss Agnes
  • Hobbs, Will                                 Jason’s Gold
  • Holm, Jennifer                            Our Only May Amelia
  • Holmes, Barbara Ware                 Following Fake Man

 

  • Klass, Sheila Solomon                  A Shooting Star
  • Konigsburg, E.L.                          From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs.

Basil E. Frankweiler

 

  • Lawrence, Iain                            The Wreckers
  • Lowry, Lois                                 Number the Stars

 

  • Mowat, Farley                             Owls in the Family

 

  • Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds                Shiloh series
  • Neville, Emily Cheney                   It’s like this, Cat
  • Nixon, Joan Lowery                     Search for the Shadowman

 

  • O’Dell, Scott                               Island of the Blue Dolphin

 

  • Park, Linda Sue                           A Single Shard
  • Paulsen, Gary                             Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered

 

  • Robinet, Harriette Gillem               Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues
  • Ryan, Pam Munoz                        Riding Freedom
  • Rylant, Cynthia                           Missing May

 

  • Speare, Elizabeth George              Sign of the Beaver

 

  • Taylor, Mildred                            Mississippi Bridge

 

  • Ushida, Yoshika                           Jar of Dreams

 

  • White, Ruth                                Belle Prater’s Boy
  • Wiles, Deborah                            Love, Ruby Lavender
  • Wittlinger, Ellen                           Gracie’s Girl
  • Woodruff, Elvira                          Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail
  • Woodson, Jacqueline                    Miracle’s Boys

 

  • Yolen, Jane                                 The Devil’s Arithmetic

 


Nutmeg Nominees

 

  • Bruchac, Joseph                                  Skeleton Man
  • Clements, Andrew                               The School Story
  • Coville, Bruce                                     The Monsters of Morley Manor
  • Creech, Sharon                                   Ruby Holler
  • Harlow, Joan Hiatt                               Joshua’s Song
  • Johnston, Tony                                    Any Small Goodness
  • Kehret, Peg                                        Saving Lilly
  • Martin, Ann M.                                    Belle Teal
  • Spinelli, Jerry                                      Loser
  • Stanley, Diane                                    The Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine

 

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Look for your summer reading fun at

Kent Memorial Library

32 North Main Street

Kent, CT 06757

860.927.3761

 

Monday-Friday         10 AM – 5:30 PM

Saturday                 10 AM – 4:00 PM

 

Closed Sunday and Connecticut State Holidays