Summer Reading
SUMMER READING
2026
As we prepare for summer break, we want to ensure our students continue growing as readers, thinkers, and learners. Reading during the summer can maintain the progress they made during the school year and begin the next year ready to succeed.
This summer, all students will be expected to complete their assigned summer reading book. Grade-level reading assignments and details will be shared in May. Our goal is for students to read their assigned book as independently as possible and demonstrate a clear understanding of the story, characters, themes, and key events they have read.
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Grade: Rising 5K
Book Title: Last Stop on Market Street - This story follows a young boy and his grandmother as they ride the bus through their neighborhood. Along the
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Grade: Rising 1st
Title: All Are Welcome - This story shows a school where students from many different backgrounds learn, play, and grow t
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Grade: Rising 2nd Grade
Book Title: I am Every Good Thing - celebrates Black boyhood, portraying a confident narrator who embodies joy, intelligence, and resilience
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Grade: Rising 3rd Grade
Book Title: That Book Woman - This story celebrates the many positive qualities children have and reminds readers that they can grow, learn, and make
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Grade: Rising 4th Grade
Book Title: Brown Girl Dreaming - This book is written in poetry and tells the story of Jacqueline Woodson’s childhood growing up in the United Stat
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Grade: Rising 5th Grade
Book Title: Return to Sender - This story explores themes of fairness, belonging, and human rights.
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Grade: Rising 6th Grade
Book Title: Tristan Strong Punches A Whole in the Sky - This novel follows a boy who enters a magical world inspired by African American folklore
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Grade: Rising 7th Grade
Book Title: Other Words for Home - This novel tells the story of Jude, a Syrian girl who moves to the United States and must adjust to a new culture
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Grade: Rising 8th Grade
Book Title: 7 Habits of Highly Effective TEENS - This book introduces seven habits to help teens take responsibility for their goals and future.