Summer reading list for the 2019-2020 School Year.
Download List Document for Grades 1-5
Download List and Report Document for Grades 6-8
1st Grade – REQUIRED: Biscuit – Alyssa Satin Capucilli
*Bring the book to school for the first week.
2nd Grade – REQUIRED: If You Take a Mouse to School – Laura Numeroff
*Bring the book to school for the first week.
3rd Grade – REQUIRED: The Chalk Box Kid– Clyde Robert Bulla
*Bring the book to school for the first two weeks.
4th Grade – REQUIRED: Friendship According to Humphrey – Betty G. Birney
*Bring the book to school for the first two weeks.
5th Grade – REQUIRED: No Talking – Andrew Clements
*Bring the book to school for the first two weeks.
The above reading selections indicate the book title that is required to be read by your child prior to the first day of school, which is August 21, 2019. The required summer reading book is an Accelerated Reader book in grades 2-5, and the test will be taken as a class in school. Classroom discussions, assessments and activities will occur during the first few weeks of school. Make it a fun reading time.
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6th Grade – Required: Extra Credit by Andrew Clements
7th Grade – Required: A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
8th Grade – Required: Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Reading is the key to learning, and the Academy of St. Bartholomew seeks to promote reading throughout the curriculum. The Summer Reading Program is one aspect of this mission. Summer is a perfect time to explore a good book. Books can take you to many new places and meet new friends.
All students in grades 6-8 are required to read one summer reading book plus complete a report for that book. Students should complete the attached template, then type a report using this information. The report should be typed and double-spaced. The completed template and report are due the first day of school, August 21, 2019.
The required summer reading book is an Accelerated Reader book, and the test will be taken as a class in school. Classroom discussions, assessments and activities will occur during the first two weeks of school.
Summer reading is intended to be pleasurable as well as thought provoking. Have an adventurous summer. See you in August!
