Fourth Grade Summer Reading Program
Swans Creek Elementary School
The purpose of the PWCS Summer Reading Program is to encourage students to enjoy quality literature and to
continue developing their independent reading skills. Student participation in the program is voluntary. Students
who choose to participate in the program are required to complete a minimum of three books.
Students in Fourth Grade who participate will complete a list of books read. The documentation is to include the
name of the author, the title of the book, and a parent or guardian statement that the student has completed the
reading.
Fourth Grade students who participate in Prince William County Public Library's Summer Reading Program, the
Public Library documentation will apply. Students will receive an extra “A” (100) for each book completed, for a
total of three. The summer reading documentation will be submitted by the student by the end of the first week of
school.
The following titles are suggestions for summer reading. Other books selected by the student with guidance from a
parent/guardian and/or librarian may be used. Participation in the PWC Public Library Summer Reading Program
and its documentation is also acceptable.
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PWCS Fourth Grade Summer Reading Program
Suggested Reading
The following titles are suggestions for summer reading. Other books selected by the student with guidance from a parent/guardian
and/or librarian are also acceptable. Participation in the PWC Public Library Summer Reading Program and its documentation are
also acceptable.
Author
Title
Pub.
Date
Beattie, Owen
Buried in Ice: The Mystery
of a Lost Artic
1992
Christopher, Matt
(series)
The Hit- Away Kid
1988
Cleary, Beverly
(series)
Ramona the Brave
1975
Clements, Andew
(series)
A Week in the Woods
2002
Dahl, Roald
(series)
The BFG
1982
Dakos, Kalli
(series)
If You’re Not Here, Please
Raise Your Hand
1990
Dowell, Frances
Phineas L. MacGuire
ERUPTS!
2007
George Washington’s
Breakfast
1969
Say What?
2004
Fritz, Jean
Haddix, Margaret
Annotation
Probes the tragic and mysterious fate of Sir John Franklin's failed
expedition to find the Northwest Passage in 1845.
Barry McGee, hit-away batter for the Peach Street Mudders, enjoys
winning so much that he has a tendency to bend the rules; then the dirty
tactics of the pitcher on a rival team give him a new perspective on sports
ethics.
Six-year-old Ramona tries to cope with her mother's returning to work,
monsters under her bed, and an unsympathetic first-grade teacher.
The fifth grade's annual camping trip in the woods tests Mark's survival
skills and his ability to relate to a teacher who seems out to get him.
Kidsnatched from her orphange by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who
spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with
him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull
giants.
An illustrated collection of poems about a variety of elementary school
experiences.
Fourth-grade science whiz Phineas MacGuire is forced to team up with
the new boy in class on a science fair project, but the boy's quirky
personality causes Phineas to wonder if they have any chance of winning.
Having the same name and birthday as George Washington, a young boy
wants everything else in his life just as Washington had it, but he cannot
find out what Washington ate for breakfast
When their parents begin saying the wrong thing every time six-year-old
Sukey and her older brothers misbehave, the children discover that it is a
plot and fight back with their own wrong phrases.
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Haddix, Margaret
Hamilton, Virginia
King-Smith, Dick
(series)
Among the Hidden
(series)
Various
The People Could Fly:
American Black Folktales
1995
Babe the Gallant Pig
1983
Pippi Longstocking
(series)
1950
Anastasia Absolutely
1995
The Best School Year
Ever
1994
Lindgren, Astrid
Lowery, Lois
Robinson, Barbara
Schanzer, Rosalyn
Simon, Seymour
How We Crossed the
West: The Adventures of
Lewis and Clark
1997
The Sun
1985
Tarshis, Lauren
I Survived
(series)
Various
Charlotte’s Web
1952
The Boxcar Children
(series)
1977
White, E.B.
Warner, Gertrude
In a fictional future, drastic measures have been taken to deal with
overpopulation.
Retells twenty-four African-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the
supernatural, and desire for freedom, each followed by a note explaining
its history and meaning.
The sheep pig. A piglet destined for eventual butchering arrives at the
farmyard, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret
to success.
Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but
without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village.
Presents more adventures of thirteen-year-old Anastasia Krupnick as she
tries to deal with a new dog, her school values class, and a personal moral
dilemma.
The best Christmas pageant ever. The six horrible Herdmans, the worst
kids in the history of the world, cause mayhem throughout the school
year.
A colored map of the route of Lewis & Clark westward from the
Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean from May 1804 to November 1805 on
endpapers. Uses quotes from the travelers' own journals to tell the story
of the 1804 expedition undertaken by Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark to search for a river route to the Pacific Ocean, and features
illustrations based upon descriptions from the journals, as well as
drawings and paintings of the time.
Describes the nature of the sun, its origin, source of energy, layers,
atmosphere, sunspots, and activity.
Stories from history through the eyes of a boy who lived through the
event.
Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the
farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to
help him.
Four orphans, two boys and two girls, set up housekeeping in an old
boxcar.
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Prince William County Public
Schools
Summer Reading 2015
Documentation Grade 4
Students in Grade 4 will receive an “A” (100) for each book completed, for a maximum
total of three. Please include the name of the author, the title of the book, and a parent
or guardian signature stating that the student has completed the reading.
Book Title
Author
1.
2.
3.
My student has read the above list of books.
Parent or Guardian signature
**Please note students may also participate in the Prince William County Public Library
Summer Quest Program, and the Public Library documentation will apply.
Student’s Name
Classroom Teacher
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