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St. Paul Catholic School 2019 Summer Reading
Grade Level Lists*
Entering 3rd Grade
Students must select a minimum of 1 of the books listed below:
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The Unusual Mind of Vincent Shadow by Tim Kehoe fe
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7 x 9 = Trouble by Claudia Mills
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The Secret of the Shamrock by Lisa Hendey
Students must select a minimum of 1 of the books listed below:
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I, Fly: The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Are by Bridget Heos
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What If You Had Animal Series by Sandra Markle oe
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Series by Mary Pope Osborne oe
Entering 4th Grade
Students must select a minimum of 2 of the books listed below:
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By the Great Horns Spoon by Sid Fleischman oa ha
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Fourth Grade Rats by Jerry Spinelli fe
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The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt fe oe oa ha
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The Templeton Twins Have an Idea by Ellis Weiner fe oe he
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No Talking by Andrew Clements ha
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Rules by Cynthia Lord fe oe
Students must also select:
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Any book in the "Who Was..." series oe oa
Entering 5th Grade
Students must select a minimum of 2 of the books listed below:
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The Wild Robot by Peter Brown oe oa
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein oe
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The Candymakers by Wendy Mass fe oe
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The Last Musketeer Book #1 by Stuart Gibbs he
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My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
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Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff fe oe oa
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The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry fe oe oa he
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Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord ha
Students must read:
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What are Newton's laws of Motion? by Denyse O'Leary fe
Entering 6th Grade
Students must select a minimum of 2 of the books listed below:
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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate fe oe oa ha
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Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson fe
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Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Drape oe oa
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Ghost by Jason Reynolds oe oa
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False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen fe oe oa
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Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story by Nora Raleigh Baskin ha
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Pax by Sara Pennypacker oe oa he ha
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When You Reach Me by Rebbecca Stead oe oa
Entering 7th Grade
Students must select a minimum of 3 of the books listed below:
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1 of the 4 Gospels - include 6 thoughtful journal entries
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Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
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Peak by Roland Smith fe
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The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry fe oe oa
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Becoming Ben Franklin : How a Candle-maker's Son Helped Llight the Flame of Liberty by Russell Freedmen
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Paperboy by Vince Vawter fe oe oa
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne fe
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Death Cloud (Sherlock Holmes: The Legend Begins) by Andrew Lane fe
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Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schultz
Entering 8th Grade
Students must select a minimum of 2 of the books listed below:
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Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
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Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit oe oa
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Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred D. Taylor oe oa
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum oe oa he
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Holes by Louis Sachar oe oa
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Night by Elie Wiesel
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The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
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The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
* All titles are available at the Grosse Pointe Public Library or on
Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com
fe 1 copy available in our Follett Shelf eBook collection.
fe Unlimited copies available in our Follett Shelf eBook collection.
oe oa Title is available either as an eBook (oe) or an audiobook
(oa) through the Grosse Pointe Library's Overdrive Collection
he ha Title is available either as an eBook (oe) or an audiobook
(oa) through the Grosse Pointe Library's Hoopla Collection
Summer Reading Resources
Download the Apps below to enjoy free eBooks and audiobooks on your iPad, Kindle Fire, tablet or computer. Overdrive eBooks can also be read on Kindle ereaders.
Destiny Discoverer
Download the Destiny Discoverer App and enjoy over 300 titles in our library's Follett eBook collection.
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Overdrive
Download the Overdrive App and enjoy eBooks and audiobooks through the Grosse Pointe Library.
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Hoopla
Download the Hoopla App to enjoy eBooks and audiobooks through the Grosse Pointe Library.
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