Alden School - Summer Reading Lists
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Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng A mysterious book on hypnotism leads orphan Molly to unlock her special talent that dramatically changes her life and the lives of people around her. (Sequel: Molly Moon Stops the World ) Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett A mysterious letter delivered to three people identifies a crime that needs to be solved. Can sixth-graders Petra and Calder solve this fast-moving mystery? Peter and the Star-Catchers by Dave Barry This prequel to Peter Pan sets the stage nicely, with strong characters and lots of action. Great family listening as an audiobook. Dark Pond by Joseph Bruchac Armie senses a strange presence in the pond when he arrives at North Mountains school and in spite of the danger sets out to discover what it is. The Dark Ground by Gillian Cross Robert awakens after a plane crash to find himself in an alien place, with strangers in a strange setting. But things are not as they seem - he's actually very close to his home! How can this be? Read the book to find out - first in a trilogy. Hunter by Joy Crowley 14 year old Jordan and her brothers are stranded in the New Zealand outback when their small passenger plane crashes. Will Jordan be able to use the help of a 14 year old slave, who is also in a very dangerous situation, but living 200 years earlier? Big Bang! The Tongue-Tickling Tale of a Speck That Became Spectacular! By Carolyn DeCristofano Billions of years ago the universe was scrunched into a tiny speck that was smaller than this period. What happened? The Great Sockathon by Michael Delaney A great story of friendship and working toward a goal. Four girls decide to raise money to save a 275-year-old tree in their town. They run into one complication - the tree is haunted! The Get Rich Quick Club by Dan Gutman A vow to make a million dollars over summer vacation leads this group of friends on an unlikely adventure. (also available as an audiobook) Ida B..and Her Plans to Avoid Disaster and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan Ida B. loves being homeschooled but her life is turned upside-down when a family crisis forces her to be enrolled in public school. Will her plans to "avoid disaster" succeed? Quake! by Gail Karwoski A good adventure tale about how young Jacob Kaufman survives the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Leon and the Spitting Image by Allen Kurzneil Leon lives with his family in a hotel full of animals, glass eyeballs, and evil ice makers. Add a mysterious teacher who has ears like giant rotting mushrooms, a classroom bully with deadly dodgeball aim, and Leon's quest to survive becomes magical, mysterious, and challenging. Pendragon by D.J. MacHale This is a great fantasy-adventure series for grades 5-up, where Bobby Pendragon travels across space and time, meets knights, fights battles, but never forgets the importance of his friends back home. Here Today by Ann Martin When the mother no longer wants to be a mother and moves to New York City to follow her dreams, the family begins to fall apart. Read through to the satisfying ending and meet the dad who keeps the family together and the strong 11-year-old daughter who helps him. (also available as an audiobook) Charlie Bone and the Time Twister by Jenny Nimmo This sequel to Midnight for Charlie Bone is packed with suspense, magic, and adventure. Art Fraud Detective by Anna Nilsen Can you figure out which works of art are fakes and have been replaced by forgeries? Use the clues and the special magnifier to help you be an eagle-eyed detective. Death By Eggplant by Susan Heyboer O'Keefe Eighth-grader Bertie Hooks has a secret, he wants to be a world-class chef. When Bertie and his mortal enemy, Nick Dekker, both get "flour sack babies" to take care of for a week, things get complicated and hilarious! The Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell A fantasy adventure series begins with young Twig in search of his real father, having discovered that the wood trolls who raised him are not his real parents. He meets all kinds of odd creatures in his travels Beyond the Deepwoods . In Stormchaser , he becomes a sky pirate like his father. Follow the adventures as they continue in the third and fourth volumes of this exciting series! Madam President: the Extraordinary, True (and Evolving) Story of Women in Politics by Catherine Thimmesh A fascinating look at women in power in the United States. Could we have a woman president one day? Shredderman: Secret Identity (series) by Wendelin Van Draanen Fifth grader Nolan Byrd, tired of being harassed by the class bully, creates a secret identity for himself. Will Shredderman rule? So B. It by Sarah Weeks A beautiful story about 12-year-old Heidi whose mother has a 13 word vocabulary.. Heidi goes on a cross-country journey to discover where she and her mother come from and in the process finds the true meaning of love. Investigating Fakes and Hoaxes by Alex Woolf How do forensic scientists figure out when someone or something is a fake or a hoax? Read about their techniques and how they used science to solve some difficult mysteries. |
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