JCDSRI SUMMER READING PROGRAM
GRADE 6

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Students entering the sixth grade are asked to read 3 books over the summer. Hopefully you will read many more! The Suggested Booklist has books at varied levels. Books with a * are available on audiocassette or CD. Most of these books are available in public libraries.* The assignment is due the first week of school.

1. Choose 3 books from the Booklist, One must be non-fiction

2. Book Assignment: Make a “CD”: on a fiction book,

• Cut out 5 circles the size of a CD. The circle must have a hole in the
  center to fit in a CD Case.

• Label the first CD “Character.” Describe a character in the story on one
  side. Draw an illustration that represents the character on the other
  side.

• Label the second CD “Setting.” Describe a setting from the
  story and draw an illustration on the other side.

• Label the third CD “Resolution” Write about a specific conflict on one side
  and draw an illustration. Explain the resolution and add an illustration on
  the other side.

• Label the fourth CD “Plot.” Write a description of the major events of the
  story on one side and an illustration on the side

• Label the fifth CD “Theme.” Describe a theme that runs throughout the
  story on one side and illustrate the theme on the other side.

3. Reading Record Assignment

Please keep a list of what book choices you have made, including the title and author. It is important to me to know what you enjoy reading.

Note: Please do not read: The Giver, Tom Sawyer, Cheaper by the Dozen, and The Watsons go to Birmingham. We will be reading these during the school year as a class.
If you have any questions, please call me at 401-480-3077, or e-mail me at lisabergman@cox.net. Have a safe summer! Lisa Bergman

The Summer Reading Program is coordinated by Karolyn White, librarian. You can contact Mrs. White at school 751-2470, voice mail 82, or kwhite@jcdsri.org

SUGGESTED BOOKLIST

Fiction

The Black Cauldron. Alexander, Lloyd. In Prydain, it has become imperative that the black cauldron be destroyed. Newbery Honor *

Sounder. Armstrong, William. A black sharecropper steals to feed his family. Their dog, Sounder, is wounded as he defends the father. What will happen to the father, the family and the beloved dog? A story of love and survival. Newbery Medal *

Midnight Magic. Avi. In this thrilling mystery set in Renaissance Italy, a magician, who doesn’t believe in ghosts or magic, must set a princess free from a terrifying ghost.

One More River. Banks, Lynne Reid. A riveting story of a Canadian girl who enjoyed a life of wealth and popularity that was drastically changed when her family decided to move to Israel and live on a kibbutz. Her adjustment to her new life becomes more complicated as the Six-Day War occurs. Jewish

The Lost Years of Merlin. Barron, T.A. A young boy who has no memory of his past washes ashore on the coast of Wales and finds his true name after a series of adventures.*

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s adventures begin when she falls down a rabbit hole leading to a strange new world full of wacky characters.*

Al Capone Does My Shirts. Choldenko, Gennifer. In 1935, Moose Flanagan and his family move to Alcatraz Island where his father has found work. He is responsible for caring for his autistic sister near the prison housing such notorious criminals as Al Capone. Newbery Medal *

Walk Two Moons. Creech, Sharon. An intriguing story about the journey of thirteen year old Sal and her grandparents as they search for her missing mother. Newbery Medal *

The White Mountains. Christopher, John. Three boys strive for freedom in a future run by enormous robots called Tripods.

Artemis Fowl (or any book in the series). Colfer, Eoin. When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a nasty troll. *

Pedro’s Journal. Conrad, Pam. Written in diary format, the story chronicles Christopher Columbus’s journey from Spain to the Americas in 1492.

The Dark Is Rising. Cooper, Susan. This is the first book in the popular Dark Is Rising series. Will is the last of the Old Ones, who are dedicated to fighting evil. He must search for six magical signs for the battle between the Dark and the Light. Newbery Honor *

The Tale of Despereaux: Being a Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread. DiCamillo, Kate. Four wonderful stories of a tiny, large-eared mouse’s struggle with love and life. Newbery Medal *

The City of Ember. Dupray, Jeanne. The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she’s sure it holds a secret that will save the city. Also, THE PEOPLE OF SPARKS *

The Ghost in the Noonday Sun. Fleischman, Sid. An eleven-year-old boy suddenly finds himself in the middle of pirates, shipwrecks and ghosts. *

Flying Solo. Fletcher, R. What happens when the substitute teacher for Mr. “Fab” Fabiano’s six grade class does not show?

Old Yeller. Gipson, Fred. The story of a special friendship between a 14-year-old boy and a big, ugly, yellow dog in the Texas wilderness. Newbery Honor *

Lily’s Crossing. Giff, Patricia. Lily spends the summer of 1944 with her grandmother at Rockaway Beach and learns about loss and friendship from a young Hungarian refugee. Newbery Honor *

Hoot. Haiaasen, Carl. An enjoyable ecology mystery about bullies, owls, and a pancake restaurant. *

The Music of the Dolphins. Hesse, Karen. Scientists who attempt to reintroduce her to the human world capture a fifteen-year-old girl, who has been raised by dolphins. *

The Secret Garden. Hodgson, Frances. A magical story about growth, relationships and gardens.*

Secret of Platform 13. Ibbotson, Eva. Odge Gribble, a young hag, accompanies an old wizard, a gentle fey, and a giant ogre on their mission through a magical tunnel from their Island to London to rescue a prince. *

The View from Saturday. Konigsburg, E.L. For the first time, the sixth grade Academic Bowl Team might defeat the seventh grade! Excitement and intrigue abound as we learn the story of each sixth grader. Newbery Medal *

The Fledgling. Langston, Jane. A beautiful and magical story about frail young girl who wants to fly. Newbery Honor *

A Wrinkle in Time. L'Engle, Madeleine. Three children attempt to rescue their scientist father through intergalactic space travel and confront the forces of evil on the planet Camazotz. Newbery Medal *

Ella Enchanted. Levine, Gail. Loosely based on Cinderella. However, Ella’s fairy godmother gives her the curse of obedience. She must always obey. Newbery Honor *

Anne of Green Gables. Montgomery, L. M. The beloved classic about an aging brother and sister who wish to adopt a boy, but end up with Anne instead.

The Great Gilly Hopkins. Paterson, Katherine. Eleven-year-old Gilly is going to her fourth foster home and is prepared to battle. Newbery Honor *

Brian’s Winter. Paulsen, Gary. A sequel to Hatchet, the author depicts an alternative ending. What if Brian had not been rescued before winter came?

Holes. Sachar, Louis. Talk about bad luck! Poor Stanley Yelnats is sent to boys' juvenile detention center although he is innocent. As punishment, the boys must dig holes in the hard earth of a Texas dried-up lakebed. Stanley decides to dig up the truth. Newbery Medal *

Crash. Spinelli, Jerry. Crash is a star football player who bullies Penn, a classmate who is small and a Pacifist. What happens to these boys that actually produces a friendship? *

The Library Card. Spinelli, Jerry. Four amusingly extravagant stories about how a library card can change lives.

Treasure Island. Stevenson, Robert. The timeless classic about a swashbuckling pirate adventure. *

Time Machine. Wells, H.G. The classic on time travel. *

Detectives in Togas. Winterfield, Henry. Schoolmates in ancient Rome get caught up in political intrigue and mystery when one of their friends is sent to prison.

Stuart Little. White, E. B. The adventures of a debonair mouse named Stuart Little as he seeks his dearest friend.*

The Egypt Game. Snyder, Zilpha. Amusing tale of six children who create a game about ancient Egypt. Sometimes you get more than you bargain for. Newbery Honor *

Non-Fiction

Music (Eyewitness). Ardley, Neil. This book details how music is made by playing instruments, from the most primitive to the most modern.

Exploring the Titanic. Ballard, Robert. This book describes the large luxury liner that sank in 1912 and the discovery and exploration of its underwater wreckage.

D’aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths. D’Aulaire, Ingri, and Edgar D’Aulaire. This book describes in words and drawings the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece. *

Boy. Dahl, Roald. Painful and funny autobiographical memories by the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and others. *

Don’t Read This Book Whatever You Do! Dakos, Kalli. “Best Friends,” “A School Lost and Found,” and “Messy Handwriting”…Enjoy reading this collection of poems about life in school.

You Come Too: Favorite Poems for Young Readers. Frost, Robert. A collection of witty, wise, and tender poems for young people.

Painters of the Caves. Lauber, Patricia. Mammoths, bison, horses, bears, and lions leap to life across the cave walls depicted on the pages of this book. These animals and their artists lived 32,000 years ago. The works of these early Europeans were recently discovered in caves in southern France.

Hold Your Horses: A Feedbag Full of Fact and Fable. Meltzer, Milton. Describes the dozens of roles horses have played in shaping history.

Ship. Macaulay, David. Follow a group of modern-day underwater archaeologists as they search for a long-lost ship in the reefs of the Caribbean.

Insect. Mound, Laurence. A photo essay about insects and their important role in the lives of other living things.

This Same Sky. Nye, Naomi Shihab (Ed.). This poetry anthology includes works by 129 poets from 68 different countries, who celebrate the natural world.

It’s Disgusting and We Ate It: True Food Facts Around the World Throughout History. Solheim, James. Take a lot of interesting facts about eating habits from around the world, blend in fun poems, and sprinkle in great illustrations to cook up a good read about food.

*This booklist is posted on this  web site - Our School-Library

*This list has been sent to the following public libraries: Central and Rochambeau in Providence, Barrington, Cranston, and Pawtucket, and the following bookstores: Books on the Square, College Hill, Ye Ol’ Book Shoppe, Borders in Providence and Cranston, Barnes and Noble in Warwick, and the Barrington Books.

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