Fourth Grade Summer Reading Program
Mullen 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 number of readings
over the summer.
Students in Grades 4 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. For Grade 4 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. Completion of the summer reading will be
recorded for students by the end of the second week of school.
Lexile Levels
To help in choosing books that can promote reading growth, this year each child’s 2009 English SOL score will include a Lexile
Level. The Lexile Level is based on a student’s SOL score on the English portion of the SOL and approximates his/her reading
level. This means a child should be able to read and understand books in a Lexile range of approximately 100 points below to 50
points above the designated score.
Knowing a child’s Lexile range can help to locate books that he/she might enjoy reading. Student interest and motivation for
reading books that are age appropriate are critical factors to consider as book choices are made. Remember that nothing replaces
conversation with the student, his teachers, and librarians in making great choices.
It is important to note that the Lexile measure does not address the content or quality of the book. Many other factors affect the
relationship between a reader and a book, including its content, the age and interests of the reader, and the design of the actual
book. The Lexile measure is a good starting point in the book-selection process, but parents should always consider these other
factors when making a decision about which book to choose.
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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
Blume, Judy
Soupy Saturdays with the
Pain and the Great One
Cool Zone with the Pain
and the Great One
Superfudge
Cleary, Beverly
Pub.
Date
2007
Lexile
Level
420
2008
370
1980
560
Double Fudge
2002
450
Fudge-a-Mania
1990
490
Muggie Maggie
1990
730
Maggie resists learning cursive writing in the third grade, until she discovers that knowing how to
read and write cursive promises to open up an entirely new world of knowledge for her.
Ramona’s World
1999
750
Ramona Quimby expects fourth grade to be the best year of her life; and although things
do not go just as she had hoped, she still manages to have her share of adventures.
1992
700900
650
19922005
1995
500700
630
19942003
2000
600800
610
DiCamillo, Kate
Any other book in the
Ramona series
Leprechauns Don't Play
Basketball
Any other book in the
Bailey School Kids series
Amber Brown Goes
Fourth
Any other book in the
Amber Brown series
Because of Winn- Dixie
Friedman, Laurie
Mallory vs. Max
2005
620
Lubar, David
Punished
2006
540
Dabey, Debbie
Danzinger, Paula
Annotation
Seven stories with universal situations giving a peek at how a brother and sister relate to
each other.
More adventures at school and at home with Jake, a first-grader, and his older sister
Abigail, known to each other as the Pain and the Great One.
Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his younger brother, Fudge.
His younger brother's obsession with money and the discovery of long-lost cousins Flora
and Fauna provide many embarrassing moments for twelve-year-old Peter.
Pete describes the family vacation in Maine with the Tubmans, highlighted by the antics
of his younger brother Fudge.
There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could a very short basketball
coach from Ireland really be a leprechaun? The Bailey School kids are going to find out.
Entering fourth grade, Amber faces some changes in her life as her best friend moves
away and her parents divorce.
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida,
and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.
Eight-year-old Mallory feels left out when her older brother, Max, gets a dog that
becomes the center of attention.
Logan and his friend Benedict are playing tag in the library when a mysterious man
punishes him for his disrespect by making him speak only in puns.
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Author
Title
McDonald, Megan
Osborne, Mary
Pope
Pennypacker, Sara
Ron, Roy
Sachar, Louis
Scieska, Jon
St. George, Judith
Warner, Gertrude
Chandler
Judy Moody
Pub.
Date
2000
Lexile
Level
530
Any other book in the
Judy Moody series
Civil War on Sunday
20002009
2000
500600
340
Any other book in the
Magic Tree House series
Clementine
19922009
2006
200500
790
Any other book in the
Clementine series
Who Cloned the
President?
Any other book in the
Capital Mysteries Series
The Absent Author
20072008
2001
600700
340
20012009
1997
400650
510
Any other book in the
A to Z Mysteries Series
Sideways Stories from
Wayside School
Marvin Redpost: Class
President
Any other book in the
Marvin Redpost series
Knights of the Kitchen
Table
19972007
1978
400650
460
1999
430
19932000
1991
300450
630
Any other book in the
Time Warp Trio series
The Ghost, the White
House and Me
The Boxcar Children
19912005
2007
500700
1977
490
Any other book in the
Boxcar Children series
19772008
450700
Annotation
Third grader Judy Moody comes to school on the first day in a bad mood, but that all
changes when she gets an assignment to create a collage about herself.
Jack and Annie are transported by their magic tree house to the time of the Civil War
where they meet Clara Barton.
While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old
Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish
pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
KC discovers that the President of the United States has been replaced by a clone and sets
out with her friend Marshall on a dangerous mission to set things right.
Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous mystery
author Wallis Wallace.
Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which
was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
Even though they have all come to school in holey clothes, Marvin and his third grade
class manage to impress their surprise visitor--the President of the United States.
One minute they're looking at pictures of knights in the book, a birthday gift from Joe's magician
uncle, the next minute they're battling fire-breathing dragons. Will Joe, Fred, and Sam escape
death?
Shortly after their mother takes the office of president, KayKay Granger and her sister begin to
suspect that Abraham Lincoln's ghost is haunting the White House and begin to investigate.
Four orphaned children, afraid to go live with their grandfather, set up housekeeping in an
abandoned boxcar and are doing fine until one of them becomes ill.
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Prince William County Public Schools
Summer Reading 2012
Documentation Grades 3 – 4
Students in Grades 3 – 4 will receive an A (100) for each book completed, for a 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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