ifth Grade Summer Reading Program
Neabsco 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 Fifth 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, an explanation of the general topic or plot of the book, and a parent or guardian
statement that the student has completed the reading.
Fifth 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 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
Balliett, Blue
Chasing Vermeer
Clements,
Andrew
Read any book by
this author
No Talking
Lemonade War
Series
Lemonade War
Davies,
Jacqueline
Pub.
Date
2005
2007
2007
Annotation
When a book of unexplainable occurrences brings Petra and Calder together,
strange things start to happen: Seemingly unrelated events connect; an
eccentric old woman seeks their company; an invaluable Vermeer painting
disappears. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of
an international art scandal, where no one is spared from suspicion. As Petra
and Calder are drawn clue by clue into a mysterious labyrinth, they must
draw on their powers of intuition, their problem solving skills, and their
knowledge of Vermeer. Can they decipher a crime that has stumped even the
FBI?
Dave's fifth grade class is called "The Unshushables" by their teachers
because of their constant talking. When Dave reads that Gandhi didn't talk
for one day each week, he is intrigued and decides to try it out himself.
Evan Treski and his younger sister, Jessie, get along well in many ways.
Their relationship changes the summer between Evan's third and fourth
grades, when a letter arrives announcing what the boy sees as total disaster
for him. He and his bright, skipping-third-grade sister will be in the same
class. Thus begins the Lemonade War over which child can make the most
money during the last week before school.
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Dowell, Francis
O’Roark
Any of the Phineas
L. MacGuire Series
Phineas L.
MacGuire … Erupts!
2006
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.
Funke, Cornelia
Dragon Rider
2011
Gaiman, Neil
2008
Henkes, Kevin
The Graveyard
Book
Olive’s Ocean
Palacia, R.J
Wonder
2012
With a lonely boy named Ben on board, the brave young dragon Firedrake
sets out on a magical journey to find the mythical place where silver dragons
can live in peace forever. Flying over moonlit lands and sparkling seas, they
encounter fantastic creatures, summon up surprising courage--and cross the
path of a ruthless villain with an ancient grudge who's determined to end
their quest. Only a secret destiny can save the dragons in this enchanting
adventure about the true meaning home.
Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts
and other denizens of the graveyard.
On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-yearold Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her
relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on
her plans to be a writer.
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial
abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being homeschooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan,
which entails enduring the taunts and fear of his classmates as he struggles
to be seen as just another student.
Parks, Rosa
Rosa Parks, My
Story
Any book from this
author
Mark of Athena
1992
Riordan, Rick
2003
2012
Rosa Park's life story reveals the deliberate choices she made that earned
her the title "Mother to a Movement."
The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat
the giants released by the Earth Mother, Gaea. Then they will have to sail
together to the ancient land--Greece itself--to find the Doors of Death"
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Selznick, Brian
The Invention of
Hugo Cabret
2007
Spinelli, Jerry
Any book from this
author
Eggs
Any book from the
Hank Zipzer Series
Help! Somebody
Get Me Out of
Fourth Grade!
2007
Winkler, Henry
2006
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.
Mourning the loss of his mother, nine-year-old David forms an unlikely
friendship with independent, quirky thirteen-year-old Primrose, as the two
help each other deal with what is missing in their lives.
Fearing that he may be failing fourth grade, Hank enlists the help of his
friends, and even his annoying younger sister, in an effort to prevent his
parents from attending a parent-teacher conference.
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Prince William County Public
Schools
Summer Reading 2015
Documentation Grade 5
Students in Grade 5 who read a minimum of three books will receive an extra
“A” (100) for each book completed, for a total of three. Please include the
name of the author, the title of the book, publishing information, and an
explanation of the general topic or plot of the book along with a parent or
guardian signature stating that the student has completed the reading.
Completion of the summer reading will be recorded for students by the end of
the second week of school.
The format to use in recording the bibliographic information includes the name
of the author, the title of the book, the location and name of the publisher,
and date of publication.
Example:
Christopher, Matt. Great Moments in the Summer Olympics. New York: Brown
and Co., 2012. Print.
**Please note students may also participate in the Prince William County
Public Library Summer Quest Program, and the Public Library documentation
will apply.
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Summer Reading Documentation Form
Grade 5
Use this form for EACH title you read.
Student Name:
Bibliographic Information Sample:
Using MLA format (author’s last name, first name. Title. City of publication: Publishing
Company, date. Medium of Publication.)
Example:
Christopher, Matt. Great Moments in the Summer Olympics. New York: Brown and Co., 2012.
Print.
Bibliographic Information:
Explanation of the general topic or plot of book:
Parent or Guardian Signature
Date
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