Gr. 5 & 6 Summer Reading
2008 Summer reading books are available from your child's language arts teacher or during the summer in the Lower School office.
Students entering 5th grade are required to read the novel
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
Students entering 6th grade are to read two novels:
A Jar of Dreams by Yoshiko Uchida
AND a multicultural book from the list below:
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
Slave Dancer by Paula Fox
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kodohata
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Adaline Falling Star by Mary Pope Osborne
Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Finding My Hat by John Son
Journey to Topaz by Yoshiko Uchida
Chu Ju’s House by Gloria Whelan
Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
Blue Fingers: A Ninja’s Tale by Cheryl Aylward Whitesel
Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska
Dragonwings by Laurence Yep
The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jone Yolen
