Fifth 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 5 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 5 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 2012 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 Fifth 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
Clements, Andrew
No Talking
The Report Card
Pub.
Date
2007
Lexile
Level
820
2004
700
20012009
2008
600800
1070
Colfer, Eoin
Artemis Fowl series
Curtis, Christopher
Paul
Elijah of Buxton
Dahl, Roald
George’s Marvelous
Medicine
Matilda
1981
640
1988
840
Davies, Jacqueline
Lemonade War
2007
630
Di’Camillio, Kate
Because of Winn Dixie
2009
610
Gutman, Dan
The Homework Machine
2007
680
Howe, Deborah
and James
Lewis, C.S.
Bunnicula
1979
700
The Magician’s Nephew
1955
790
Lord, Cynthia
Rules
2006
780
Annotation
The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth
grade girls to a "no talking" contest.
Fifth-grader Nora Rowley has always hidden the fact that she is a genius from everyone
because all she wants is to be normal, but when she comes up with a plan to prove that grades
are not important, things begin to get out of control.
Stories about Artemis Fowl, a young evil genius, and his battles with fairies who use magic,
technology, and a particularly nasty troll to try to defeat him.
Eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves
fleeing the American South in 1859, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher
who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.
George decides that his grumpy, selfish old grandmother must be a witch and concocts some
marvelous medicine to take care of her.
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating
headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news that they will be in the
same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through
lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars.
Because of Winn-Dixie, a big, ugly, happy dog, Opal learns 10 things about her long-gone
mother from her preacher father. Because of Winn-Dixie, Opal makes new friends among the
somewhat unusual residents of her new hometown and lets go of some of the sadness.
Brenton has invented a machine that does homework. When he and three others are assigned
to the same group in school, they form an alliance of convenience that grows into something
more after the temptation of the machine draws them together.
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their
foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets
mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with
human speech.
Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal
existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic.
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Author
Title
Hatchet
Pub.
Date
1987
Lexile
Level
710
Paulsen, Gary
Pennypacker, Sara
Clementine
2006
790
Polacco, Patricia
Any other book in the
Clementine series
Pink and Say
20072008
1995
600700
590
2007
820
Spinelli, Jerry
The Invention of Hugo
Cabret : a novel in words
and pictures
Maniac Magee
1990
820
Urban, Linda
A Crooked Kind of Perfect
2007
730
Wallace, Rich
Any book in The Winning
Season series
Charlotte’s Web
20042007
1999
600800
680
Little House on the Prairie
1935
760
Selznick, Brian
White, E.B.
Wilder, Laura
Ingalls
Any other book in the
Little House series
550850
Annotation
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning
to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive
his parents' divorce.
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.
A story of friendship during the Civil War between two 15-year-old Union soldiers.
Say, who is white and poor, tells how he is rescued by Pink, who carries the wounded
Say back to the home where Pink's black family were slaves. Based on a true
incident with a sad ending.
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris
train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life
and his biggest secret are jeopardized.
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes
athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.
Ten-year-old Zoe Elias, who longs to play the piano but must resign herself to learning the
organ, instead, finds that her musicianship has a positive impact on her workaholic mother,
her jittery father, and her school social life.
Features all of the exciting sports being played at the Hudson City Middle School.
When John Arable's pig gives birth to a litter of piglets, he decides to kill the runt of the litter.
However, his daughter Fern begs him to let it live. He gives it to Fern as a pet, and she names
the piglet Wilbur.
A family travels from the big woods of Wisconsin to a new home on the prairie, where they
build a house, meet neighboring Indians, dig a well, and fight a prairie fire.
Laura Ingalls Wilder focuses on what the daily life of her pioneer family was like as the
frontier era in this country was ending.
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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 2012 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
Alphin, Elaine
Ghost Cadet
Blume, Judy
Cleary, Beverly
Dabey, Debbie
Danzinger, Paula
DiCamillo, Kate
Holmes, Jennifer
Pub.
Date
1991
Lexile
Level
830
Soupy Saturdays with the
Pain and the Great One
Cool Zone with the Pain
and the Great One
Superfudge
2007
420
2008
370
1980
560
Double Fudge
2002
450
Fudge-a-Mania
1990
490
Muggie Maggie
1990
730
Ramona’s World
1999
750
1992
700900
650
19922005
1995
500700
630
19942003
2000
600800
610
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
Babymouse: Queen of the
World
other books in this series
20052010
Annotation
A young boy spends his summer in New Market, Virginia. He meets the ghost of a young cadet
who lost his life during the Civil War battle which took place near his Grandmother’s farm. He
learns about what life was like during the Civil War.
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.
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 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.
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.
An imaginative mouse dreams of being queen of the world, but will settle for an invitation to the
most popular girl's slumber party.
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Author
Title
Krosoczka, Jarrett
Lubar, David
Lunch Lady and the
League of Librarians
other books in this series
Punished
McDonald, Megan
Osborne, Mary
Pope
Pennypacker, Sara
Ron, Roy
Sachar, Louis
Scieska, Jon
St. George, Judith
Pub.
Date
20092010
Lexile
Level
2006
540
Judy Moody
2000
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
19912005
2007
500700
Annotation
The school lunch lady, a secret crime fighter, sets out to stop a group of librarians bent on
destroying a shipment of video game systems, while a group of students known as the
Breakfast Bunch provides backup.
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.
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.
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Prince William County Public Schools
Summer Reading 2012
Documentation Grades 3 – 5
Students in Grades 3 – 5 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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