A COMMUNITY OF READERS

The Marblehead elementary summer reading lists are the collaborative effort of Marblehead Public Schools and the Abbot Public Library. They are designed to encourage students in Marblehead to read often and for enjoyment, which leads to a lifelong love of reading. Your support and involvement will enable your child to achieve this goal. Remember that reading aloud to your child is a great way to enjoy the many wonderful books that are available.Grades four, five, and six each have a Òrequired readÓ for incoming students. This will give new classmates something in common before they even walk through the door!  Children are also encouraged to read at least one other book from the recommended reading list.

To help you and your child choose appropriate books, we have included recommendations that include a wide range of reading levels and genres. All of the books are available at Abbot Library. To read summaries and student reviews of the books, please refer to our library website athttp://vil.marbleheadschools.org/library/

Each child is also required to bring to school a photograph that captures him/her reading a favorite book in a special spot. If a photograph is not possible, he/she may draw a picture of himself/herself instead.  What a great way to show that we are a community of readers!  

As part of our community focus we encourage you to visit the Abbot Library often this summer to participate in their summer reading programs.

Have a great summer and

The Liberation of Gabriel King by K. L. Going

AVI. Seer of Shadows (Horror)

BALLIET, Blue. The Calder Game (Mystery)

BAKER, Deidre. Becca at Sea (Realistic Fiction)

BIRDSALL, Jeanne. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy and its sequel, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street. (Realistic Fiction)

BOSCH, Pseudonymous. The Name of This Book is Secret and its sequel, If YouÕre Reading This ItÕs Too Late (Mystery, Adventure)

BRUCHAC, Joseph.  The Girl who Helped Thunder and other Native American Folktales (Folklore)

BUCKLEY, Michael.  Tales from the Hood (Sisters Grimm Series, Mystery)

BYNG, Georgia.  Molly Moon and the Hypnotic Time Travel Adventure (Series, Time Travel)

CLEMENTS, Andrew. No Talking (Humor, Realistic Fiction)

CODELL, Esme Raji.  Vive La Paris  (Realistic Fiction)

COLFER, Eoin. Artemis Fowl: the Time Paradox (Series, Fantasy)

CORBETT, Sue. Free Baseball (Sports Fiction)

CURTIS, Christopher Paul. Elijah of Buxton (Historical Fiction, Newbery Honor Book)

DUPRAU, Jeanne. The Diamond of Darkhold (Series, Fantasy)

ERDRICH, Louise. The Porcupine Year (Sequel to Birchbark House and The Game of Silence, Historical Fiction)

FITZHUGH, Louise. Harriet the Spy (Realistic Fiction)

FROST, Helen.  Diamond Willow (Realistic Fiction)

GUTMAN, Dan.  Ray and Me (Series, Sports, Time Travel)

HIASSEN, Carl.  Scat and Flush (Realistic Fiction, Adventure)

HADDIX, Margaret Peterson. Among the Hidden (Series Science Fiction)

HAHNKE, Julie.  The Grey Ghost (Fantasy, Local Author)

HAVEN, Paul. Two Hot Dogs with Everything (Sports Fiction)

HUNTER, Erin.  The Seekers: The Quest Begins (Series, Fantasy)

IBBOTSON, Eva. The Beasts of Clawstone Castle (Fantasy)

JANESCZKO, Paul.  A Foot in the Mouth (Poetry)

JESTER, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth (Fantasy)

JONELL, Lynne.  Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (Humor)

KESSLER, Liz. The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Series, Fantasy)

KLISE, Kate. Regarding the Fountain: A Tale, in Letters, of Liars and Leaks (Series)

KONINGSBURG, E. L. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and others (Realistic Fiction)

LOWERY, Lois.  The Willoughbys (Humor)

MARKLE, Sandra. Animals Christopher Columbus Saw (Nonfiction)

MCKISSACK, Patricia. Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and other Wily Characters (Folklore)

MERCADO, Nancy. Tripping Over the Lunch Lady: And Other School Stories (Short Stories)

NELSON, Kadir. We are the Ship. The Story of Negro League Baseball (Nonfiction)

NIMMO, Jenny.  Charlie Bone and the Shadow (Charlie Bone series, Fantasy)

PERKINS, Mitali.  Rickshaw Girl (Realistic Fiction)

RIORDIN, Rick. The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Fantasy)

SCIESZKA, Jon. Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka (Autobiography)

SCHANZER, Rosalyn. John Smith Escapes Again! (Biography)

SELZNICK, Brian. The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel in Words and Pictures (2008, Caldecott Award Winner, Historical Fiction)

SKURZYNSKI, Gloria. Out of the Deep (National Parks Mysteries series)

SPEARE, Elizabeth George. The Sign of the Beaver (Historical Fiction)

STANLEY, Diane.  The Mysterious Matter of I. M. Fine (Mystery)

TAYLOR, Sydney.  All-of-a-Kind Family (Historical Fiction)

TAYLOR, Theodore.  Ice Drift (Adventure)

WILSON, R.D. Leepike Ridge (Adventure)

WILES, Deborah.  Each Little Bird That Sings (Realistic Fiction)

WOOD, Brenda. My Name is Sally Little Song (Historical

Fiction)