Summer Reading - Nutley Public Schools

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Nutley Public Schools
Summer Reading Program
“Choice Matters”
K-12
Summer 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introductory Letter……………………………………….................................3-4
Incoming Kindergarten……………..…..................................................5-8
Incoming 1st through 7th Graders……………………………………………………..9
Selecting “Just Right Books”…………..………………………….....................10
A-Z Leveled Reading List……………………………………........................11-18
A-Z Leveled Guiding Questions………………………............................19-31
Bucket Lists…………………………………………………………………..............32-28
Incoming 8th Graders……………………………………………………………………..39
Incoming 9th through 12th Graders…………………………………………………40
Suggested Websites (K-12)..........................................................41-42
Incentive Programs...........................................................................43
Summer Reading at the Nutley Public Library.............................44-46
~2~
Summer Reading 2015
________________________________________
Dear Parents/Guardians:
All K-12 students attending the Nutley Public Schools during the 2015-2016 school year will have the
opportunity to select books that they are interested in and motivated to read during the summer. By
providing students with an element of choice, we believe that the students will be more engaged and
committed to read this summer.
For our incoming kindergarten students, since most children will not be able to read independently,
we encourage you to read with your child and engage in meaningful conversations about the lessons in
the text as frequently as possible throughout the summer. Since literature provides parents with
invaluable opportunities to engage in meaningful, relevant conversations with their children about life
experiences, we are providing you with a list of children’s books to help your child prepare for the
transition to school this fall. At the end of the summer, please log your child’s top five favorite books
on the Kindergarten Summer Reading Log provided in this packet; the completed log is to be returned
to your child’s kindergarten teacher during the first week of school.
All incoming 1st through 7th graders will be individually assessed by their teachers this June using the
Teachers College Assessment for Independent Reading Levels. Once your child is assessed, you and
your child will be notified of his/her reading level according to the Fountas & Pinnell leveling system.
On this leveling system, your child’s “just right” reading level will be assigned using a letter between A
and Z. This “just right” level is where a child can read comfortably with fluency and understanding. In
order to maintain the reading growth that your child has achieved, we are suggesting that your child
read books independently on his/her reading level, throughout the entire summer, that are of interest
to him/her.
Research shows that independent recreational reading and sharing the experience with someone who
cares increases literacy skills dramatically. To support you with being a part of your child’s reading
experience, we are providing you with guiding questions that you can ask your child about the book
that is being read. It is important to note, that when asking guiding questions of your child, you should
ask the questions that are at your child’s independent reading level. You may go the next level of
questions if you wish to challenge your child to push his/her thinking.
Dependent on your child’s interest and the support that you provide, it is also appropriate for children
to enjoy books that are written below or above their “just right” level. The best books can often be
those that children will read because they are of high interest to them. Since some students may be
motivated to read books above their reading level, teachers will help children select “reachable” books
as well. “Reachable” books are above a child’s independent level; children will need your support with
reading these texts. If your child is reading a text above his/her level, please support your child by
reading the text aloud, reading the text together, or discussing the text with him/her.
~3~
Although the teachers will be helping the students to select texts to fill their “Summer Reading Bucket
Lists” to launch summer reading, we are providing you with a listing of books organized by reading
level, genre, title, author, and fiction/non-fiction selections. This format will facilitate you and your
child’s ability to identify books consistent with your child’s reading level and personal preference. For
any book that your child may read that is not included on our list, you can identify the reading level by
going to www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/ or by downloading the “Scholastic Book Wizard” app on
your smartphone. At the end of the summer, your child is to complete the “Summer Reading Bucket
List” by filling the bucket with the titles of the texts that your child read during the summer. In
September, completed “bucket lists” should be returned to your child’s teacher during the first week of
school. Aside from returning the bucket list, your child will have the opportunity to reflect upon his/her
summer reading experience with the class during Readers’ Workshop.
All incoming 8th graders are to read books of their choice throughout the summer and return in
September with a “Summer Reading Bucket List” filled with titles and authors of the texts that they
read. They will not choose texts from a predetermined list. Prior to leaving for the summer, students
will work in class with the support of their Language Arts teacher to begin to select texts that are “just
right.” When students return to school in September, completed “bucket lists” will be returned to your
child’s teacher during the first week of school. Aside from returning the bucket list, your child will have
the opportunity to reflect upon his/her summer reading experience with the class during Readers’
Workshop, sharing reading experiences with his/her peers, as well as formally present a “Book Talk”
that the teachers will help all students to prepare.
This summer, all Nutley High School students entering 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade are required to
read a minimum of a fiction and a nonfiction text of their choice. Students will not have to choose from
an established list; instead, they are to choose a fiction and nonfiction text that they find interesting
and are motivated to read. In addition to these two texts, all students are encouraged to read
magazines, newspapers, articles, blogs, and other novels to avoid “summer slide” and best prepare for
the upcoming school year. When students return to school in September, they will be required to
reflect upon their summer reading text(s) through a verbal and/or written assessment given by their
English teacher. Students should know each text well enough to be able to discuss the texts with their
peers and/or teacher. Students enrolled in AP English III or AP Humanities are to complete an AP
assignment in addition to reading a fiction and nonfiction text of their choice.
During the summer, if your child should need support in choosing a text, please visit the Nutley Public
Library. Not only are the librarians equipped to scan books to determine reading levels, but the
librarians are available to work one-on-one with your child to support him/her with choosing texts.
Furthermore, the library offers motivating incentive programs throughout the summer.
For more detailed information, please review the packet to best prepare your child for success.
Wishing you a wonderful reading-filled summer!
Warm Regards,
Brooke Benavides
K-12 Coordinator of Language Arts
~4~
Kindergarten Reading List
Literature provides parents with invaluable opportunities to engage in meaningful, relevant
conversations with their children about life experiences. In an effort to support our incoming
Kindergarteners with the transition to school this September and engage in such conversations, this
summer, please read with your child as frequently as possible, selecting books similar to those listed
below. At the end of the summer, please log your child’s top five favorite books on the Kindergarten
Summer Reading Log.
Title
Author
Topic
Wilma Jean the Worry Machine
Julia Cook
Anxiety
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Phillip Stead
Caring/Compassion
Bear Feels Sick
Karma Wilson
Caring/Compassion
South
Patrick McDonnell
Caring/Compassion
The Teddy Bear
David McPhail
Caring/Compassion
Those Shoes
Maribeth Boelts
Caring/Compassion
Big Al
Andrew Clements
Character Education
Chicken Big
Keith Graves
Character Education
Brave Irene
William Steig
Courage
Courage
Bernard Waber
Courage
Howard Wigglebottom Learns About
Howard Binkow & Susan F. Cornelison
Courage
Courage
I’m Brave
Kate McMullan
Courage
If I Never Forever Endeavor
Holly Meade
Courage
Peep: A Little Book About Taking a
Maria Van Lieshout
Courage
Leap
Sheila Rae, the Brave
Kevin Henkes
Courage
The Little Yellow Leaf
Carin Berger
Courage
The Terrible Plop
Ursula Dubosarsky
Courage
How to Be a Friend
Laurie and Marc Brown
Friendship
Howard Wigglebottom Learns We Can Howard Binkow & Susan F. Cornelison
Friendship
All Get Along
Howard Wigglebottom Listens to a
Friendship
Friend
Boxes for Katje
Candace Fleming
Generosity
The Giving Tree
Shel Silverstein
Generosity
The Spiffiest Giant in Town
Julia Donaldson
Generosity
A Day’s Work
Eve Bunting
Honesty
Boy Who Cried Bigfoot
Scott Magoon
Honesty
David Gets in Trouble
David Shannon
Honesty
Doug-Dennis and the Flyaway Fib
Darren Farrell
Honesty
Howard Wigglebottom & the Monkey Howard Binkow & Susan F. Cornelison
Honesty
on His Back
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
Diane deGroat
Honesty
Little Croc’s Purse
Lizzie Findlay
Honesty
Ruthie & the (Not So) Tiny Lie
Laura Rankin
Honesty
~5~
Sam Tells Stories
Scapegoat
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
The Empty Pot
The Honest-to-Goodness Truth
The Wolf Who Cried Boy
Tiddler
Chrysanthemum
Cupcake
Free to Be…You and Me
It’s Okay to be Different
Me I Am!
Mostly Monsterly
Odd Velvet
Ruby the Copycat
Cookies
Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a BIG Deal
I Just Don’t Like the Sound of NO!
Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker
The Way I Act
The Way I Feel
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes
Decibella and Her 6-Inch Voice
Do Unto Otters
Don’t Do That!
Excuse Me
How to Behave
How to Speak Politely and Why
Howard Wigglebottom and Manners
Matters
Interrupting Chicken
Lady Lupin’s Book of Etiquette
Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse
Manners
Manners Can Be Fun
Manners Mash-Up
Martha Doesn’t Say Sorry
Martha Doesn’t Share
Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf
My Mouth is a Volcano
Personal Space Camp
Rude Mule
Rules of the Wild
The Thingumajig Book of Manners
This Little Piggy’s Book of Manners
Thierry Robberecht
Dean Hale
B.G. Hennessy
Demi
Patricia McKissack
B.J. Hennessy
Julia Donaldson
Kevin Henkes
Charise
Mario Thomas
Todd Parr
Jack Prelutsky
Tammi Sauer
Mary Whiticomb
Peggy Rathmann
Amy Krouse
Jeanie Franz Ranson
Julia Cook
Christianne
Steve Metzger
Janan Cain
Mark Pett
Julia Cook
Laurie Keller
Tony Ross
Lisa Kopelke
Munroe Leaf
Munroe Leaf
Honesty
Honesty
Honesty
Honesty
Honesty
Honesty
Honesty
Individuality
Individuality
Individuality
Individuality
Individuality
Individuality
Individuality
Individuality
Life Lessons
Life Lessons
Life Lessons
Life Lessons
Life Lessons
Life Lessons
Making Mistakes
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
David Ezra Stein
Babette Cole
Kevin Henkes
Aliki
Munroe Leaf
Ted Arnold
Samantha Berger
Samantha Berger
Judy Sierra
Julia Cook
Julia Cook
Pamela Edwards
Bridget Levin
Irene Keller
Kathryn Allen
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
Manners
~6~
Time to Say Please
Tissue Please
David Goes to School
Howard Wigglebottom Learns to Listen
Fill a Bucket
Giraffes Can’t Dance
I Like Me!
I Like Myself!
I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little
Self Esteem
Spoon
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
The OK Book
What I Like About Me
Mine! Mine! Mine!
My Friend Fred
One of Each
One Winter’s Day
Should I Share My Ice Cream?
The Mine-o-Saur
We Share Everything
Chu’s First Day of School
Corduroy Goes to School
Countdown to Kindergarten
Don’t Eat the Teacher!
First Day Jitters
Froggy Goes to School
I Am Too Absolutely Small for School
I Love You All Day Long
Kindergarten Rocks!
Little Miss Spider at Sunny Patch
School
Little School
Meet the Barkers
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for
Kindergarten
My Teacher
Sam and Gram and the First Day of
School
The Kissing Hand
The New Bear at School
The Night Before Kindergarten
Timothy Goes to School
Wemberly Worried
Mo Willems
Lisa Kopelke
David Shannon
Carol McCloud and Katherine Martin,
M.A.
Giles Andreae
Nancy Carlson
Karen Beaumont & David Catrow
Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell
Manners
Manners
School Behavior
School Behavior
Self-Esteem
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Patty Lovell
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Allia Zobel-Nolan
Shelly Becker
Hiawyn Oram
Mary Ann Hoberman
Christina Butler
Mo Willems
Sudipta Quallen
Robert N. Munsch
Neil Gaiman & Adam Rex
Don Freeman
Alison McGhee
Nick Ward
Julie Danneberg
Jonathan London
Lauren Child
Francesca Rusackas
Katie Davis
David Kirk
Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem
Sharing
Sharing
Sharing
Sharing
Sharing
Sharing
Sharing
Starting School
Starting School
Starting School
Starting School
Starting School
Starting School
Starting School
Starting School
Starting School
Starting School
Beth Norling
Tomie dePaola
Joseph Slate
Starting School
Starting School
Starting School
James Ransome
Dianne Blomberg
Starting School
Starting School
Audrey Penn
Cariie Weston
Natasha Wing
Rosemary Wells
Kevin Henkes
Starting School
Starting School
Starting School
Starting School
Starting School
~7~
Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem
Kindergarten
Summer Reading Log
Student Name:
Parent Signature:
Although we do not want you to put a limit on the number of books you read with your
child, please log your child’s TOP FIVE favorite books on the chart below. This chart is to
be returned to your child’s Kindergarten teacher during the first week of school.
#
Title
Author
I read this book…
(by myself, with
Grandma, etc.)
Did you like this
book?
 or 
1
2
3
4
5
~8~
Summer Reading for Incoming 1st Through 7th Graders
All incoming 1st through 7th graders will be individually assessed by their teachers this June using the
Teachers College Assessment for Independent Reading Levels. Once your child is assessed, you and your
child will be notified of his/her reading level according to the Fountas & Pinnell leveling system. On this
leveling system, your child’s “just right” reading level will be assigned using a letter between A and Z. This
“just right” level is where a child can read comfortably with fluency and understanding. In order to maintain
the reading growth that your child has achieved, we are suggesting that your child read books
independently on his/her reading level, throughout the entire summer, that are of interest to him/her. If
you are new to Nutley, or you do not know your child’s reading level, please read the information on
“Selecting Just Right Books,” provided in the summer reading packet.
Research shows that independent recreational reading and sharing the experience with someone who
cares increases literacy skills dramatically. To support you with being a part of your child’s reading
experience, we are providing you with guiding questions that you can ask your child about the book that is
being read. It is important to note, that when asking guiding questions of your child, you should ask the
questions that are at your child’s independent reading level. You may go the next level of questions if you
wish to challenge your child to push his/her thinking.
Dependent on your child’s interest and the support that you provide, it is also appropriate for children to
enjoy books that are written below or above their “just right” level. The best books can often be those that
children will read because they are of high interest to them. In addition to reading “just right” books,
please allow your child to read outside of his/her level if he/she is interested to do so.
Since some students may be motivated to read books above their reading level, teachers will help children
select “reach” books as well. “Reach” books are above a child’s independent level; children will need your
support with reading these texts. If your child is reading a text above his/her level, please support your
child by reading the text aloud, reading the text together, or discussing the text with him/her.
Although the teachers will be helping the students to select texts to fill their “Summer Reading Bucket
Lists” to launch summer reading, we are providing you with a listing of books organized by reading level,
genre, title, author, and fiction/non-fiction selections. This format will facilitate you and your child’s ability
to identify books consistent with your child’s reading level and personal preference. For any book that your
child may read that is not included on our list, you can identify the reading level by going to
www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/ or by downloading the “Scholastic Book Wizard” app on your
smartphone. The librarians at the Nutley Public Library will also have an app that can scan any book to
determine the reading level of the text.
Please note, if you are new to Nutley and aren’t sure what texts to choose, please read the information on
“Selecting Just Right Books,” provided in the summer reading packet.
At the end of the summer, your child is to complete the “Summer Reading Bucket List” by filling the bucket
with the titles of the texts that your child read during the summer. In September, completed “bucket lists”
should be returned to your child’s teacher during the first week of school. Aside from returning the bucket
list, your child will have the opportunity to reflect upon his/her summer reading experience with the class
during Readers’ Workshop. There are different bucket lists available for your child to choose from.
~9~
Selecting “Just Right” Books
When selecting “just right” books, it is important that students choose books wisely. Not all books are
right for all readers. As a result, you should as yourself the questions listed below to ensure that you
are making the right choice for you!
o
o
o
o
Interest - Am I interested in what I am reading?
Voice - Does my reading voice sound like my speaking voice?
Words - Can I read almost all of these words accurately?
Talk - Can I talk about what I am reading?
The chart below may help as well.
How do I know if a book is JUST RIGHT?
Too Tricky!




hard to stay focused
reads really, really slow
gets tired pretty quickly
too many words don’t make sense
Just Right 




finds the text interesting
doesn’t want to put the book down
reads almost all of the words correctly
can talk about what is happening
Too Easy!





very boring to read
going so fast it is hard to focus
doesn’t take much energy or effort
doesn’t present a challenge at all
knows all of the words
~ 10 ~
“SUGGESTED” A-Z Leveled Reading List
Please note: the texts contained within this list are suggestions to give families an idea of leveled texts.
Students are free to choose any book, not just the books listed below.
Level
Genre
Inform./Sciences/
Varies Anim.
Inform./Sciences/
Varies Anim.
A
Picture Book
A
Picture Book
A
Picture Book
A
Picture Book
A
Picture Book
Alphabet
A
Book/Picture Book
A
Math/Picture Book
A
Picture Book
A
Picture Book
A
Picture Book
A
Picture Book
A
Picture Book
A
Picture Book
B
School Fiction
Pets/Friendship/
B
Picture Book
B
Seasonal
B
Fantasy
B
Fantasy
B
Informational
B
Math
B
Realistic Fiction
C
Picture Book
C
Poetry
C
Picture Book
C
Rhyme
C
Fantasy
Stories with
C
Rhyme/Fiction
C
Counting
C
C
C
C
D
D
D
D
D
D-G
D+
E
Animal Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Fiction
Poetry/Rhymes/
Picture Book
Fantasy
Fantasy
Fiction
Math/Picture Book
Realistic fiction
Fiction series
Informational
Fiction
Title
Author
F-Fic; NF-Non Fic
Eyewitness Readers (leveled readers)
Time for Kids-Science Scoops (Leveled
Bks.)
Berenstain Bears in the House of Mirrors
Do You Want To Be My Friend?
Truck
Tom
Good Morning, Good Night
DK Publishing
NF
Editors of TIME for Kids
Berenstain, Stan
Carle, Eric
Crews, Donald
Depaola, Tomie
Grejniec, Michael
NF
F
F
F
F
F
The Accidental Zucchini
Sea Shapes
A Boy, A Dog, A Frog And A Friend
Growing Colors
What Can I Be?
Autumn Leaves
Have You Seen My Duckling?
I Like Bugs
The Bus for Us
Grover, Max
Mac Donald, Suse
Mayer, Mercer
McMillan, Bruce
Meister, Cari
Saunders-Smith, Gail
Tafuri, Nancy
Wise Brown, Margaret
Bloom Suzanne
F
NF
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Have You Seen My Cat?
Winter
Ollie
Pig Picnic
I Can Ski
How Many Fish?
My Big Family
Octopus Goes to School
Mice Squeak, We Speak
Pancakes for Breakfast
Silly Sally
Magic Matt and the Dinosaur
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do you
See?
Bugs!
Carle, Eric
Carr, Aaron
Dunrea, Oliver
Hubbell, Patricia
Jones, Melanie Davis
Le Cohen, Carson
Rice, Donna
Bordelon, Carolyn
Depaola, Tomie
Depaola, Tomie
Franco, Betsy
Maccarone, Grace
F
F
F
F
NF
NF
F
F
F
F
F
F
Catch that Cat!
I Love My Shadow
I Went Walking
Martin, Bill Jr./Carle, Eric
McKissack, P./Fredrick, L.
Meister, Cari/Brooks,
David. J.
Wilhelm
Williams, Sue
Quick As A Cricket
Monkey See, Monkey Do
The Chicken and the Duckling
Tiny Goes to the Library
The Best Bug Parade
My Messy Room
Noodles (series)
National Geographic KIDS
Today is Monday
Wood, Audrey
Gave, Marc
Ginsburg, Mirra
Meister, Cari
Murphy, Stuart J.
Packard, Mary
Wilhelm, Hans
N/A
Carle, Eric
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
NF
F
E
Fiction
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
E
E
E
E-H
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F-G
F-H
F-J
F-K
G
G
G
G
G
G-J
Fiction
Fiction
Picture Book
Realistic fiction
Picture Book
Fiction
Picture Book
Fiction
Fiction
Comedy/humor
Fiction
Fiction series
Comedy / humor
Realistic fiction
Comedy / humor
Comedy / humor
Poetry/rhymes
Comedy / humor
Comedy / humor
Comedy/humor
Informational
Informational /
Science
Fantasy
All About Me /
Picture Book
Story in Rhyme
Realistic fiction
Fantasy fiction
Fantasy
Fantasy
Picture Book
Comedy/Humor
Comedy/Humor
Picture Book
Folk Tales
Fantasy
General Fiction
Comedy/Humor
Picture Book
Realistic fiction
Fiction Series
Informational
Informational
Comedy/Humor
Fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I-L
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
Pete the Cat series
Where's Spot?
Pete the Cat Too Cool For School
First Grade Friends (series)
Biscuit
Biscuit series
In the Tall, Tall Grass
Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox
Mr. Doodle Had a Poodle
No, David!
Cookie's Week
Curious George
Elephant and Piggie Series
Biscuit (series)
Fly Guy Series
Rabbit's Party
Zoo-Looking
Teddy Bear for Sale
The Carrot Seed
David Goes to School
Blastoff! Readers various titles
Christelow, Eileen
Dean, Kimberly and
James
Hill, Eric
Litwin, Eric
Maccarone, Grace
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin
Flemming, Denise
Maccarone, Grace
Moncure, Jane Belk
Shannon, David
Ward, Cindy
Rey, H.A.
Willems, Mo
Arnold, Ted
Bunting, Eve
Fox, Mem
Herman, Gail
Krauss, Ruth
Shannon, David
Various authors
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
NF
My Five Senses
Hi Fly Guy (series)
Aliki
Arnold, Tedd
NF
F
I Like Me!
Fox in Socks
Do Like Kyla
George Shrinks
Berenstain Bears (Series)
Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers
The Missing Mitten Mystery
The Saturday Triplets (series)
Robin Hill School (series)
The Kissing Hand
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Messy Bessy (series)
Froggy (series)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Shortcut
Bink and Gollie
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!
Slinky, Scaly Snakes
Danny the Dinosaur (series)
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
Mouse Tales
Owl at Home
Carlson, Nancy L.
Dr. Seuss
Johnson, Angela
Joyce, William
Mayer, Mercer
Numeroff, Laura
Kellog, Stephen
Kenah, Katharine
McNamara, Margaret
Penn, Audrey
Appleby, Ellen
Hennessy, B.G.
McKissack, Patricia
London, Jonathan
Carle, Eric
Crews, Donald
DiCamillo, Kate
Dussling, Jennifer
Dussling, Jennifer
Hoff, Syd
Litwin, Eric
Lobel, Arnold
Lobel, Arnold
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
NF
NF
F
F
F
F
~ 12 ~
F
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
J-L
J-M
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
K-L
K-M
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L-N
L-N
Comedy/Humor
Series
Realistic fiction
Fantast
Humor
Comedy/humor
Picture Book
Fantasy
Fiction Series
Mystery
Fiction series
Series
Fantasy
(Friendship/Pets)
Classics/Comedy/H
umor
Ficition Series
Nonfiction
Ficition Series
Fiction Series
Story in
Rhyme/Humor
General Fiction
Informational
Fantasy
Fiction, Fantasy
Picture Book
Comedy
Mystery
Comedy / humor
Realistic fiction
Mystery
Comedy/Humor
Realistic Fiction
Fiction series
Comedy/Humor
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Adventure
Fiction, Mystery
Informational
Realistic Fiction
Folktale/Myst.(Rhy
me)
Adventure
Comedy/Fiction
Comedy/Humor
Henry & Mudge Books
Mr. Putter and Tabby
Where the Wild Things Are
Wild About Books
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
The Duckling Gets a Cookie
Let's Go for a Drive
How Do Dinosaurs...? (series)
Young Cam Jansen
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed...
(series)
Frog And Toad (series)
Rylant, Cynthia
Rylant, Cynthia
Sendak, Maurice
Sierra, Judy
Willems, Mo
Willems, Mo
Willems, Mo
Yolen, Jane
Adler, David
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Lucille Colandro
Arnold Lobel
F
F
A Pet for Fly Guy
Arnold, Ted
F
Madeline (series)
Franklin (series)
Ruby Bridges Goes to School
Arthur's Pet Business
Mercy Watson
Bemelmens, Ludwig
Bourgeois, Paulette
Bridges, Rudy
Brown, Marc
DiCamillo, Kate
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Owen
The Emperor's Egg
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Pete the Cat-Rocking In My School Shoes
If You Give a Moose a Muffin
Dr. Seuss
Henkes, Kevin
Jenkins, Martin
Johnson, Crockett
Litwin, Eric
Numeroff, Laura
Numeroff, Laura & Bond,
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
Felicia
Nate the Great (series)
Sharmat, Majorie
Amanda Pig Series
Van Leeuwen, Jean
Fancy Nancy
O'Connor, Jane
Cam Jansen (series)
Adler, David
Miss Nelson (series)
Allard, Harry
Ira Sleeps Over
Bernard Waber
Arthur (series)
Brown, Marc
There Was an Old Lady Who...(series)
Colandro, Lucille
Sandwich Swap
Di Pucchio, Kelly
The Kids of the Polk Street School (series) Giff, Patricia Reilly
Pinky and Rex
Howe, James
Captain Awesome (series)
Kirby, Stan
Miss Nelson is Missing
Marshall, James
Science Vocabulary Readers
Martin, Justin
Enemy Pie
Munson, Derek
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School
Galaxy Zak (series)
Horrible Harry
Black Lagoon (series)
~ 13 ~
Murray, Laura
O'Ryan, Ray
Kline, Suzy
Thaler, Mike
F
F
NF
F
F
F
F
NF
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
NF
F
F
F
F
F
L-O
L/M
L/M
L/M
L/M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M-O
M/N
M/N
M/N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Comedy/Humor
Comedy/Humor
Series
Comedy/Humor
Comedy/Humor
Comedy / humor
Adventure/Comed
y
Adventure/Comed
y
Classics/Fables
Fantasy
Comedy/Humor
Comedy/humor
Comedy/Humor
Classics/Fables
Folktale
(Charac./Values)
Fantasty
Informational
Fantasy(Rdg./Char/
Values)
Fantasy(Writ/Creat
./Val.)
Picture Book
Fiction
Realistic fiction
Fairytale
Adventure
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Fantasy
Comedy/Humor
Realistic Fiction
Fantasy
Mystery
Mystery/Suspense
Comedy/Humor
Realistic Fiction
Comedy/Humor
Comedy/Fantasy
Series
Comedy/Humor
Informational
Fables/Folktales
Comedy/Humor
General Fiction
General Fiction
Fiction
Comedy/Humor
My Weird School (series)
Gutman, Dan
F
Arthur Chapter Books
My Weirder School Series
Judy Moody (series)
Amelia Bedelia (series)
Brown, Marc
Gutman, Dan
McDonald, Megan
Parish, Peggy
F
F
F
F
Ivy and Bean (series)
Barrows, Annie
F
Ivy and Bean (series)
The Mitten (series)
Flat Stanley
Charlie & Lola (series) I Will Never..
Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type
The Day the Crayons Quit
Strega Nona (series)
Barrows, Annie
Brett, Jan
Brown, Jeff
Child, Lauren
Cronin, Doreen
Daywalt, Drew
de Paola, Tomie
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
The Empty Pot
Miss Smith's Incredible StoryBook
Dinosaurs
Demi
Garland, Michael
Gibbons,Gail
F
F
NF
How Rocket Learned to Read
Hills, Tad
Rocket Writes a Story
The Day the Crayons Quit
Purplicious
Swimmy
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Magic Tree House (series)
Junie B. Jones
Marvin Redpost (series)
Memoirs of a Goldfish
Alexander and the...(series)
Ready Freddy (series)
Flat Stanley
Clue Jr.
Jigsaw Jones (series)
The Chocolate Touch
The Name Jar
Diary of a Spider/Worm
The Magic Finger
Amber Brown (series)
26 Fairmount Avenue
The Titanic: Lost and Found
The Gingerbread Girl (series)
Zack Files (series)
Julius, The Baby of the World
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Pinkalicious
The Scrambled States of America
Hills, Tad
Jeffers, Oliver
Kann, Victoria
Lionni, Leo
Marshall, James
Osborne, Mary Pope
Park, Barbara
Sachar, Louis
Scillian, Devin
Viorst, Judith
Klein, Abby
Brown, Jeff
Hunter, Parker
Preller, James
Catling, Patrick Skene
Choi, Yangsook
Cronin, Doreen
Dahl, Roald
Danziger, Paula
Depaola, Tomie
Donnelly, Judy
Ernst, Lisa Campbell
Greenburg, Dan
Henkes, Kevin
Henkes, Kevin
Kann, Victoria
Keller, Laurie
~ 14 ~
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
NF
F
F
F
F
F
F
N
N
Historical
Realistic Fiction
Pompeii- Buried Alive
Mr. Peabody's Apples
Shark Lady:True Adventures of Eugenie
Clark
The Littles(series)
Ricky Ricotta (series)
Judy Moody - Girl Detective
A‐Z Mysteries (series)
The Huckabuck Family
The Giving Tree
The Berenstain Bears (series)
Return of the Homerun Kid
Catwings (series)
Who Would Win (series)
The Secrets of Droon - Journey to the
Volcano Palace
Drake, Jake
Bunnicula (series)
I Am (series)
Stone Fox
Silverlicious
Pippi Longstocking
Babysitters Club
Fantastic Frogs
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N+
Informational
Adventure
Adventure
Mystery
Mystery
Humor
Fable
Fiction Series
Fiction Series
Fiction Series
informational
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
Fantasy
Fiction, adventure
Fiction, adventure
Biography
Fiction, adventure
Fiction
Humor
Fiction, adventure
Informational
Adventure/Comed
y
Clementine (series)
Fiction, adventure Boxcar Children
O-R
P
P
P
P
P
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q-R
Biography
Fantasy
Science/Space
Fantasy
Fantasy
Realistic Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fantasy
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Biography
Realistic Fiction
Children's Lit.
Q-R
R
Fantasy
Fantasy
Kunhartz, Edith
Madonna
NF
F
McGovern,Ann
Peterson, John
Pilkey, Dav
Reynolds, Peter H.
Roy, Ron
Sandburg, Carl
Silverstein,Shel
Berenstain, Stan
Christopher, Matt
LeGuin, Ursula K
Pallotta, Jerry
NF
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
NF
Abbott, Tony
Clements, Andrew
Howe, James
Jim Haskins
John Reynolds Gardiner
Kann, Victoria
Lindgren, Astrid
Martin, Ann M.
Penelope Arlon
F
F
F
NF
F
F
F
F
NF
Pennypacker, Sara
Warner, Gertrude
Published by Penguin
Who Is...Who Was... (Series)
Group
George's Marvelous Medicine
Dahl, Roald
Magic School Bus - Space Explorers
Eva Moore
Wayside School (series)
Sachar, Louis
Time Warp Trio (series)
Scieszka
Encyclopedia Brown Sets the Pace
Sobol, Donald J.
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Atwater, Richard
SuperFudge
Blume, Judy
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Blume, Judy
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Cleary, Beverly
James and the Giant Peach
Dahl, Roald
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane DiCamillo, Kate
If You Lived (series)
McGovern,Ann
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
Sachar, Louis
Goosebumps
Stine, R.L.
I Survived (series)
Tarshis, Lauren
Who was Hellen Keller (series)
Thompson, Gare
Super Emma
Warner, Sally
Tales of a fourth grade nothing
Blume, Judy
Di Terlizzi, Tony & Black,
Spiderwick Chronicles (Series)
Holly
Indian in the Cupboard
Banks, Lynne Reid
~ 15 ~
F
F
NF
F
NF
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
NF
F
F
F
F
R
R
Fiction
Informational
R
R
R
R
Fable
Fiction
Fantasy
Realistic Fiction
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R/S
S
S
S
S
Biography
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fantasy
Fantasy
Humor
Fiction
Hist. Fiction
Animal Stories
Fiction
Fantasy
Realistic Fiction
S
S
S
S
Fiction
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Hist. Fiction
S
Mystery
S
Adventure
S
S
S
S
Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Adventure and
Myths
Mystery
Fiction
Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Humor
Humor
Humor
Suspense
S-W
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
The Indian in the Cupboard
Dog Finds Lost Dolphins-Natl Geographic
The Great Kapok Tree: Tale of the
Amazon Rain Forest
Frindle
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Because of Winn Dixie
Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of
May?
Who's Sleeping on Plymouth Rock?
Phoebe the Spy
Rules
Shiloh
Hatchet
Stuart Little
Charlotte's Web
The Hank Zipzer Series
The Castle in the Attic
I Survived Series...
The One and Only Ivan
The One and Only Ivan
Matilda
The Lemonade War
The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop
Elementary
The Kid Who Became President
Turtle in Paradise
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E.
Frankweiler
Zoobreak
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie
Robinson
The Great Gilly Hopkins
A Taste of Blackberries
The War with Grandpa
Banks, Lynne Reid
Carney, Elizabeth
F
NF
Cherry, Lynn
Clements, Andrew
Dahl, Roald
DiCamillo, Kate
F
F
F
F
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series
Chasing Vermeer
Joey Pigza Loses Control
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
The Kid Who Ran for President
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
Boy at War
I Funniest: a MiddleSchool Story
Bridge to Terabithia
I Even Funnier A Middle School Story
I Funniest A Middle School Story
I Funny A Middle School Story
The Chain Letter
~ 16 ~
Fitz, Jean
Fritz, Jean
Griffin, Judith Barry
Lord, Cynthia
Naylor, Phyllis Rerynolds
Paulson, Gary
White, E.B.
White, E.B.
Winkler, Henry
Winthrop, Elizabeth
Tarshis, Lauren
Applegate, K.A.
Applegate, K.A.
Dahl, Roald
Davies, Jacqueline
NF
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
NF
F
F
F
F
Fleming, Denise
Gutman, Dan
Holm, Jennifer
Hopkinson, Deborah
F
F
F
NF
Konigsburg, E.L.
F
Korman, Gordon
F
Lord, Bette Bao
Peterson, Katherine
Smith, Doris Buchanan
Smith, Robert Kimmel
F
F
F
F
Riordan, Rick
Balliett, Blue
Gantos, Jack
Gantos, Jack
Gutman, Dan
Lewis, C.S.
Mazer, Harry
Paterson, James
Paterson, Katherine
Patterson, James
Patterson, James
Patterson, James
Schumacher, Julie
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
T
T
T
T
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U-V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
Informational
Hist. Fiction
Fiction
Graphic Novel
Fantasy
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fantasy
Adventure
Fantasy/Adventure
Realistic Fiction
Fantasy
Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Fiction
Mystery/Detective
Historical Fiction
Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Sharks
The Sign of the Beaver
Abel's Island
Smile
The Wizard of Oz
Masterpiece
The Secret Garden
Summer of the Swans
Princess Diaries (series)
Bud Not Buddy
Mighty Miss Malone
The BFG
Tales of Despereaux
My Side of the Mountain
Warriors (series)
The View From Saturday
Ella Enchanted
Number the Stars
The Big Field
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Wonder
Star in the Forest
39 Clues (series)
Sign of the Beaver
Loser
A Crooked Kind of Perfect
The Kind of Friends We Used to Be
Tuck Everlasting
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Chasing Redbird
Yolanda's Genius
Pictures of Hollis Woods
Old Yeller
Heat
The Underdogs
Dragonsong
Rascal
Island of the Blue Dolphins
V
V
V
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Fiction
V
V
V
W
W
W
Realistic Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Tom's Midnight Garden
Esperanza Rising
Holes
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad
Beginning
Crash
The Cay
Walk Two Moons
The Honest Truth
Hoot
~ 17 ~
Simon, Seymour
&Mugford, Simon
Speare, Elizabeth George
Steig, William
Tegemeier, Raina
Baum, Frank L.
Broach, Elise
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Byars, Betsy
Cabot, Meg
Curits, Christopher Paul
Curits, Christopher Paul
Dahl, Roald
DiCamillo, Kate
George, Jean Craighead
Hunter, Erin
Konigsburg, E. L.
Levine, Gail Carson
Lowry, Lois
Lupica, Mike
Mass, Wendy
Palacio, R. J.
Resau, Laura
Roardan, Rick
Speare, Elizabeth George
Spinelli, Jerry
Urban, Linda
O'Roark, Frances
Babbitt, Natalie
Bernstein, Zena
Creech, Sharon
Fenner, Carol
Giff, Patricia Reilly
Gipson, Fred
Lupica, Mike
Lupica, Mike
McCaffrey, Anne
North, Sterling
O'Dell, Scott
Pearce, Phillippa/Einzig,
S.
Ryan, Pam Munez
Sachar, Louis
Snickett, Lemony
Spinelli, Jerry
Taylor, Theodore
Creech, Shannon
Gemeinhart, Dan
Hiaasen, Karl
NF
NF
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Y
Y
Y
Y
Z
W-Z
Y/Z
Y/Z
Fantasy
Fiction
Fantasy
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Sports Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
A Wrinkle in Time
Elijah of Buxton
Harry Potter (series)
Maniac Magee
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Three Times Lucky
The Five Within
Al Capone Does My Shirts
The Graveyard Book
The Maze Runner
Travel Team
The Clique (Series)
Gathering Blue
Where the Red Fern Grows
Artemis Fowl
Milkweed
Silent Boy
The Giver
The Hunger Games (series)
Alex Rider (series)
The Hobbit
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Z
Z
Z
Ficiton
Biography
Nonfiction
Among the Hidden
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
~ 18 ~
L'Engle, Madeleine
Lowry, Lois
Rowling, JK
Spinelli, Jerry
Taylor, Mildred D.
Teague, Mark
Turnage, Sheila
d'Lacey, Chris
Cholenko, Gennifer
Gaiman, Neil
Dashner, James
Lupica, Mike
Harrison, Lisi
Lowry, Lois
Rawls, Wilson
Colfer, Eoin
Spinelli, Jerry
Lowry, Lois
Lowry, Lois
Collins, Suzanne
Horowitz, Anthony
Tolkien, JRR
Twain, Mark
Haddix, Margaret
Petterson
Myers, Walter Dean
Swanson, James L.
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
NF
NF
A-Z Leveled Guiding Questions
To support you with being a part of your child’s reading experience, we are providing you with guiding questions that
you can ask your child about the book that is being read. It is important to note, that when asking guiding questions of
your child, you should ask the questions that are at your child’s independent reading level. You may go the next level of
questions if you wish to challenge your child to push his/her thinking.
Level A
Here is a sample list of questions that readers at this level can ask before, during, and/or after they read:
Fiction:
- What do you think is going to happen next by looking at the pictures?
- What do you think will happen at the end of the story?
- How does the character feel in this story? (Use the pictures to show how a character feels.)
Non-Fiction:
- What do you already know about this topic?
- What is something new you learned from reading this book?
- What was the most interesting thing about this book?
Level B
Fiction:
- What do you think will happen at the end of the story?
- What is the beginning of the story? The ending?
Non-Fiction:
- What was the most interesting thing about this book?
Level C
Fiction:
- What predictions can you make about the text based on what you already know and your experiences?
Non-Fiction:
- What happened first in the text? Next? Last?
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Level D
Fiction:
- What prediction can you make using the pictures?
- What is the beginning of the story? The middle? The end?
- What have you learned new about this book? Show evidence in the text.
Non-Fiction:
- What did you learn about this book through pictures/graphs?
Level E
Fiction:
- What prediction can you make about what will happen based on what you have read in the text?
- What prediction can you make based on what you know about the characters?
- What caused the character to feel the way he/she does? Find evidence in the text.
- What caused the character to do something in the story? Find evidence in the text.
- Have you ever felt like this character? How did you feel?
Non-Fiction:
- What did you learn about this book through pictures/graphs?
Level F
Fiction:
- What words does the author use to convey meaning? i.e. shouted, cried
- Find the part of the story where the problem is solved?
Non-Fiction:
- What new information did you learn from reading this text?
- What was the sequence of events in this book?
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Level G
Fiction:
- Could this story be true? Tell why.
- Find the part of the story where the problem is solved?
Non-Fiction:
Have you changed your mind about this topic after reading this text?
Level H
Fiction:
- Where in the text can you prove your prediction was correct or not correct?
- Why do you think the character feels the way he/she does? Find evidence in the text.
- Find the part of the story where the problem is solved? What do you think caused the problem?
Non-Fiction:
- Have you changed your mind about this topic after reading this text?
- Do you agree with the author’s point of view about this text?
- What did the author want you to learn?
Level I
Fiction:
- What is the problem of the story? Can you make a prediction about what the solution may be?
- Where in the text can you prove your prediction was correct? Or disprove your prediction?
- What caused the character to do something in the story? What was the effect of his/her actions?
- Find examples of descriptive language the author used. How did it add to the story?
- How might the character have acted differently?
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Non-Fiction:
- What did you notice about the layout of the text? (bold letters, italics…)
- Why did the author organize it this way?
Level J
Fiction:
- What caused the character to do something in the story? What was the effect of his/her actions?
- Find examples of descriptive language the author used. How did it add to the story?
- How might the character have acted differently?
Non-Fiction:
- Why did the author organize it this way?
Level K
Fiction:
- How did the ________change the outcome of the story?
- How did the ________change how the character felt?
- What descriptive language is used and how did it add to the text?
- Do you feel the text was interesting, humorous, or exciting, and why?
Non-Fiction:
~ 22 ~
-
Why did the author organize it this way?
Have you changed your mind about this topic after reading this text?
Do you agree or disagree with the ideas in the text?
Level L
Fiction:
- What is the problem in the story? What prediction can you make about the outcome?
- Why did the character make that choice?
- Find the part in the story where the problem is resolved.
- What might have changed the character’s behavior?
Non-Fiction:
- What new ideas have you learned?
- How did what you learned add to your knowledge?
- What connections can you make to other books?
- Find facts and opinions.
- Do you agree with the author’s point of view? Support your answer.
- How can you tell this book is nonfiction?
Level M
Fiction:
- What evidence can you use to see if your prediction was correct?
- How can you tell this book is fiction?
Non-Fiction:
~ 23 ~
-
What else would you have included if you were the author?
How can you tell this book is nonfiction?
Level N
Fiction:
- How can you tell this book is fiction?
- What did the author do that made this book interesting/funny?
Non-Fiction:
- What else would you have included if you were the author?
- How can you tell this book is nonfiction?
- What did the author do that made this book interesting?
Level O
Fiction:
- Why is the setting important?
- You may not have had the same experiences as this character, but how can you understand him anyway?
- What things can you infer about this character? Using that information, what do you think the character will
do in this situation?
~ 24 ~
Non-Fiction:
- Have you changed your mind after reading this book?
- How would you categorize the information?
Level P
Fiction:
- (Fantasy) How did the author use symbols or magic in this story?
Non-Fiction:
- Have you changed your mind after reading this book?
Level Q
Fiction:
~ 25 ~
-
Find the part in the story where the problem is resolved.
What did the author want you to learn?
Why is the setting important?
You may not have had the same experiences as this character, but how can you understand him anyway?
What things can you infer about this character? Using that information, what do you think the character will
How does the author build suspense throughout the story?
(Fantasy) How did the author use symbols or magic in this story?
Non-Fiction:
- How does this book give you a new perspective?
Level R
Fiction:
- What do you think the character will do based on his personality?
- How has your view of this character changed now that you’ve read more?
- How does the author build suspense throughout the story?
Non-Fiction:
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Level S
Fiction:
Non-Fiction:
Level T
Fiction:
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Non-Fiction:
Level U
Fiction:
- How has the character(s) of the text changed? Support with text examples.
- How has the author’s use of figurative language added meaning/enjoyment to the reading of the text?
Non-Fiction:
LEVEL V
Fiction:
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What things can you infer about this character? Using that information, what do you think the character will
What do you think the character will do based on his personality?
How has your view of this character changed now that you’ve read more?
How has the character(s) of the text changed? Support with text examples.
How does the author build suspense throughout the story?
How has the author’s use of figurative language added meaning/enjoyment to the reading of the text?
How has the author used satire and irony to make a point or increase enjoyment? Provide examples.
Non-Fiction:
Level W
Fiction:
- How has the author used satire and irony to make a point or increase enjoyment? Provide examples.
- What connections can you make about the social/moral issues in your text and real current events?
Non-Fiction:
- What do you think of your subject(s)’s decisions, motivations, accomplishments, etc.? Support your opinion.
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Does the biographer of your subject do so in a fair way? Or, is he/she biased? If so, how? Support your
answer.
Level X
Fiction:
- What connections can you make about the social/moral issues in your text and real current events?
Non-Fiction:
Does your author write with a biased point of view? Use propaganda? Provide evidence.
Level Y/Z
Fiction:
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What connections can you make about the social/moral issues in your text and real current events?
Non-Fiction:
Does your author write with a biased point of view? Use propaganda? Provide evidence.
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Bucket Lists
All incoming students in grades 1st through 8th are to select bucket lists from the options available
below or create an original bucket list(s) to be returned in September.
Prior to leaving school this June, most students selected “just right” texts to read this summer.
These texts were listed on the side of the bucket list or on a separate page. Over the summer, each
student is to fill his/her individual “Bucket List” with the title and author of the texts that were
completed during summer reading. Each student may decorate his/her bucket lists in a way that is
personalized for him/her. Students may use as many copies of the bucket lists as necessary to fill
the bucket with titles/authors or, again, create original bucket lists in a personalized manner.
Please note, it is not required that a child read all pre-selected books listed on the “Bucket List”
created in June with the guidance of the classroom teacher. If a child would like to abandon a text
and select a different book, he/she has the option to do so.
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Just
Right
Just
Right
What books filled your bucket?
Just
Right
Just
Right
Reach
What books filled your bucket?
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Summer Reading for Incoming 8th Graders
All incoming 8th graders are to read books of their choice throughout the summer and return in September with a
“Summer Reading Bucket List” filled with titles and authors of the texts that they read. They will not choose texts
from a predetermined list, nor will they have a specific number of texts to read. The goal is to have students
reading throughout the summer to avoid “summer slide.” As a result, all students should read as many texts, of
their choice, throughout the entire summer.
Prior to leaving for the summer, students will work in class with the support of their Language Arts teacher to begin
to select texts that are “just right.” However, if a student selects a text that he/she begins to read, but is no longer
engaged in, the student should abandon the text and find a new text to read. Please note, if you are new to Nutley
and aren’t sure what texts to choose, please read the information on “Selecting Just Right Books,” provided in the
summer reading packet.
To help students continue to select texts that are of interest to them, students can utilize the Suggested Website
list provided below; students are also encouraged to visit the Nutley Public Library so that our skilled librarians can
assist with making book selections. The librarians are available to work one-on-one with your child to support
him/her with choosing books. Not only will they provide personalized support, but they have motivating incentive
programs available as well.
When the students return to school in September, completed “bucket lists” will be returned to your child’s teacher
during the first week of school. “Bucket Lists” are available in this summer reading packet. Aside from returning the
bucket list, your child will have the opportunity to reflect upon his/her summer reading experience with the class
during Readers’ Workshop, sharing reading experiences with his/her peers, as well as formally presenting a “Book
Talk” that the teachers will help all students to prepare.
To best prepare for September, while reading, students are encouraged to reflect upon their reading; therefore, it
might be helpful to consider questions such as:
 What new ideas/perspectives have I gained by reading?
 How has this text changed my thinking?
 What new information have I learned?
 What in the text really made an impact on me? Why?
Additionally, it is suggested that students record their ideas about the texts in an app, journal, notebook, or using
post-its to track their thinking. Although this component is not required, it may better prepare students for the
“Book Talk” in September.
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Summer Reading at Nutley High School
This summer, all Nutley High School students entering 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade are required to read a
minimum of a fiction and a nonfiction text of their choice. Students will not have to choose from an established list;
instead, they are to choose a fiction and nonfiction text that they find interesting and are motivated to read. By
providing an element of choice, we believe that students will be more engaged and committed to read over the
summer. In addition to these two texts, all students are encouraged to read magazines, newspapers, articles,
blogs, and other novels to avoid “summer slide” and best prepare for the upcoming school year.
Students enrolled in AP English III or AP Humanities are to complete an AP assignment in addition to reading a
fiction and nonfiction text of their choice.
When students return to school in September, they will be required to reflect upon their summer reading text(s)
through a verbal and/or written assessment given by their English teacher. Students should know each text well
enough to be able to discuss the texts with their peers and/or teacher.
To best prepare for September, while reading, students are encouraged to reflect upon their reading; therefore, it
might be helpful to consider questions such as:




What new ideas/perspectives have I gained by reading?
How has this text changed my thinking?
What new information have I learned?
What in the text really made an impact on me? Why?
Additionally, it is suggested that students record their ideas about the texts in an app, journal, notebook, or using
post-its to track their thinking. Although this component is not required, it may better prepare students for the inclass assessment in September.
Prior to leaving for the school year, students will work with their teachers to begin to find texts that they might
want to read this summer. If any student needs assistance in selecting two texts, he/she may want to search the
links provided below or visit the Nutley Public Library. However, if a student selects a text that he/she begins to
read, but is no longer engaged in, the student should abandon the text and find a new text to read.
During the summer, if any student should need support in choosing a text, please visit the Nutley Public Library.
The librarians are available to work one-on-one with students to support them with choosing books. Not only will
they provide personalized support, but they have motivating incentive programs available as well.
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Suggested Websites to Assist Students with Selecting Books
Leveled Books
Scholastic Book Wizard
Website to search the level of books according to guided reading levels. (A-Z)
www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/
Booksource
Website with popular titles listed by collection/genre according to reading levels. (A-Z)
http://www.booksource.com/Departments/Leveled-Reading.aspx
Highly Recommended/Award Winning Children’s Books
Award Winning Kids’ Books
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/awardwinners
Recommended Books from ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children)
http://www.ala.org/alsc/booklists
Young Adult/Teen Books
Flowchart to Select Young Adult Summer Reading Books
http://teach.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Summer-Reading-Flowchart-Young-Adults.gif
100 Best-Ever Teen Novels
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/157795366/your-favorites-100-best-ever-teen-novels
Young Adults’ Choices Reading Lists
These book lists were created by teens in grades 7-12.
2015: http://www.reading.org/Libraries/choices/yac2015.pdf
2014: http://www.reading.org/Libraries/choices/yac2014.pdf
2013: http://www.reading.org/Libraries/choices/ira-young-adults-choices-reading-list-2013.pdf
2012: http://www.reading.org/Libraries/awards/YoungAdultsChoices2012_web.pdf
2011: http://www.reading.org/Libraries/Choices/yac2011.pdf
2010: http://www.reading.org/Libraries/Choices/yac2010.pdf
Other Years/Resources: http://www.reading.org/resources/booklists/youngadultschoices.aspx
Epic Reads
http://www.epicreads.com/books/
50 Books to Read in High School
http://www.lexpublib.org/50BooksInHighschool
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YALA’S Teens’ Top Ten
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten
The 100 Best Young-Adult Texts of All Time
http://time.com/100-best-young-adult-books/
Book Lists & Book Trailers from New York Libraries
http://www.summerreadingnys.org/teens/teens-booklists/
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Summer Reading Incentive Programs (K-12)
1. Scholastic Summer Reading Incentive
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Join in with some online summer reading fun with Scholastic.
o Read, log minutes, and earn rewards!
o http://www.scholastic.com/ups/campaigns/src-2015/kids
2. Barnes & Noble Summer Reading
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Read any 8 books and earn a FREE book from B&N.
o Download the online journal and start tracking your reading!
o http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/summer-reading/379003570/
3. DOGO Books: Summer Reading 15
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Read and review books to earn FREE books for yourself and your school!
o Sign-up online and starting reviewing your books!
o http://cdn.dogomedia.com/assets/DOGObooks%20Summer%20Reading%202015%20%20One%20Page%20Flyer%20for%20Educators.pdf
4. Book It: Summer Reading Challenge with Wimpy Kid
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Read and review books to earn FREE books for yourself and your school!
o Perfect for Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans!
o http://www.bookitsummer.com/
5. Summer Reading at the Nutley Public Library
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Earn rewards right here in Nutley!
o http://nutleypubliclibrary.org/youthservices/
o Check out information below, as well.
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Summer Reading at the Nutley Public Library
http://nutleypubliclibrary.org/youthservices/
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Summer Reading - Nutley Public Schools

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