Summer Reading is about learning to love reading, and it should promote reading widely and voluminously. Students should be allowed to explore their interests and passions in the books they choose to read. Student choice is important! Darlington County School District will use Accelerated Reader to expand the summer reading choices available to students in grades K-5. This program provides students access to over 150,000 quizzes. We have compiled a list of suggested titles to spur your thinking and get your summer book list growing. Students are NOT required to read a book from this list, but students SHOULD read a book that has an Accelerated Reader quiz. To check if a book has an Accelerated Reader quiz, please check the link provided on the DCSD website (www.darlington.k12.sc.us). In order to participate in a beginning of the year celebration: K-2 students should accumulate a minimum of 3 AR points. 3-5 students should accumulate a minimum of 6 AR points. 5K titles suggested Dora the Explorer Benny Says Achoo! Dora the Explorer Follow Those Feet Dora the Explorer Let s Read With Dora Dora the Explorer So Many Bananas Everything Goes Henry in a Jam What s That Mittens Mittens Where Is Max Follow Me Mittens Gus Makes a Gift Jon Scieszka s Trucktown Kat s Maps Jon Scieszka s Trucktown Spooky Tire Jon Scieszka s Trucktown Trucks Line Up Mouse Loves School Olivia and the Rain Dance Olivia Becomes a Vet Olivia Plants a Garden Robin Hill School Butterfly Garden Robin Hill School Class Picture Day Robin Hill School First Day of School McDoogle, Farrah Ricci, Christine Spotlight, Simon Miller, Victoria Biggs, Brian Remkiewicz, Frank Thompson, Lauren Testa, Maggie Osterhold, Jared Sollinger, Emily
Grade 1 suggested titles Mercy Watson Fights Crime Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride Mercy Watson Princess in Disguise Mercy Watson Something Wonky Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig Mercy Watson to the Rescue National Geographic Kids Frogs Carney, Elizabeth National Geographic Kids Trucks Mara, Wil Pinkalicious Pinkie Promise Pinkalicious The Pinkerrific Playdate Pinkalicious The Pinkie Promise Pinkalicious The Princess of Pink Slumber Racecar Alphabet Floca, Brian Rotten Ralph Rotten Ralph Helps Out Cookies Week Cindy Ward Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth Robert Burleigh Mighty Spiders! Or Great Snakes! Fay Robinson Eating Fractions Bruce McMillan Flower Garden Eve Bunting Grade 2 suggested titles Amelia Bedelia Peggy Parrish Arthur Mark Brown Flat Stanley Amazing Mexican Secret Brown, Jeff Flat Stanley Great Egyptian Grave Robbery Pennypacker, Sara Flat Stanley Intrepid Canadian Expedition Pennypacker, Sara Flat Stanley Japanese Ninja Surprise Brown, Jeff Flat Stanley Mt Rushmore Calamity Pennypacker, Sara Magic Tree House Dinosaurs Before Dark Osborne, Mary Pope Magic Tree House Knight at Dawn Osborne, Mary Pope Magic Tree House Pirates Past Noon Osborne, Mary Pope National Geographic Kids Sharks Schreiber, Anne Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse Schachner, Judith Skippyjon Jones Mummy Trouble Schachner, Judith Snack Attack Mystery Elizabeth Levy
Spaceheadz #1 Spaceheadz #2 Spaceheadz #3 512 Ants on Sullivan St. Carol Losi Grade 3 suggested titles Encounter Jane Yolen Geronimo Stilton Cheese Colored Camper Stilton, Geronimo Geronimo Stilton My Name is Stilton Stilton, Geronimo Geronimo Stilton Shipwreck on Pirate Isle Stilton, Geronimo George vs. George: The American Revolution As Rosalyn Schanzer Seen from Both Sides Katie Kazoo Anyone But Me Krulik, Nancy Katie Kazoo Girls Don t Have Cooties Krulik, Nancy Kitty Corner Callie Kitty Corner Domino My Weird School Miss Daisy is Crazy Gutman, Dan My Weird School Miss Small Off the Wall Gutman, Dan My Weird School Mrs Roopy is Loopy Gutman, Dan Nancy Drew Clue Crew Cinderella Ballet Keene, Carolyn Nancy Drew Clue Crew Sneaky Snowman Keene, Carolyn Puppy Place Buddy Puppy Place Goldie Super Diaper Baby Adventures Super Diaper Baby Invasion of Potty Vet Volunteers Fear of Falling Anderson, Laurie Vet Volunteers Fight for Life Anderson, Laurie Tapenum's Day: A Wampanoag Indian Boy Kate Waters 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving Catherine O'Neill Grace Grade 4 suggested titles American Girl Myst Silent Stranger Shaw, Janet Captain Underpants Adventures Captain Underpants Attack Talking Toilets Captain Underpants Invasion of Incredible Captain Underpants Perilous Plot Captain Underpants Preposterous Plight Dog Whisperer Storm Warning Edwards, Nicholas
Horse Diaries Bell s Star Hart, Alison Horse Diaries Elska Hapka, Catherine Horse Diaries Golden Sun Sanderson, Whitney Horse Diaries Koda Hermes, Patricia Hurricanes Mari C. Schuh I Survived Hurricane Katrina 2005 I Survived Shark Attacks 1916 I Survived Sinking of Titanic 1912 I Survived The Bombing of Pearl Harbor Lewis and Clark Jodie, Freddie, Samantha Jon Scieszka Lunch Lady & Visit Vendetta Lunch Lady & Bake Sale Bandit Lunch Lady & Cyborg Substitute Lunch Lady & Summer Camp Shakedown Mr. Chickee s Funny Money Curtis, Christopher Paul Navajo Long Walk Nancy M. Armstrong Sarah Morton s Day Kate Waters The World s Oceans Jen Green Grade 5 suggested titles Attack of the Vampire Weenies Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies Curse of the Campfire Weenies Invasion of the Road Weenies Cupcake Diaries Emma on Thin Icing Cupcake Diaries Katie & Cupcake Cure Cupcake Diaries Mia in the Mix Flying Solo Ralph Fletcher George Washington s Spy Woodruff, Elvira Ghosts in the Fog: The Untold Story of Alaska s Samantha Seiple WWII Invasion Guys Read Funny Business Barnett, Mac Guys Read Thriller In the Land of the Lawn Weenies Invasion of the Dognappers Jennings, Patrick Jack s New Power Name of This Book is Secret Bosch, Pseudonymous
Shark Wars #1 Shark Wars #2 Battle of Riptide Shark Wars #3 Into the Abyss Star in the Forest Resau, Laura Treasure of Amelia Island Finott, M. C. This Means War Ellen Wittlinger The Wednesday Wars Gary D. Schmidt The Boy in Striped Pajamas John Boyne Zora and Me Bond, Victoria